Chapter 12 final rest

Hui Gu has lived in the city for twelve years, but since she was born, she has never seen the wild scenery.This summer, her father's villa had just been built, and they moved out of the city to spend the summer.Huigu seemed to like it, sometimes she sat alone under the big tree at the door, quietly listening to the farmers singing Yangko; the butterflies on the wild flowers flew over her head vividly. The earthen houses in the green bushes are lined up row by row.From a distance, I saw a woman in green clothes and red clothes sitting on the back of a donkey, walking slowly on the path.She felt that these scenes were very fresh and interesting, as if they had changed to another world.

In the afternoon of this day, when she came back from her midday dream for the first time, she walked downstairs by herself. The yard was very quiet, without any sound.After wandering on the porch for a while, she suddenly remembered her bicycle. She hadn’t ridden it for a long time, and she had nothing to do today. She wanted to take it out to play, so she went in and helped the bicycle outside the door, and rode on it. The path walked slowly.Turning around the slope, I saw a small stream with peach willow trees on the banks. The scenery is extremely elegant. While enjoying it, I walked a long way unknowingly.

Unexpectedly, at the end of the stream, the terrain slanted a lot, so her car slipped down and flew away continuously.Huigu was frightened, and hurriedly tried to turn her back, but it was too late, she felt the trees on both sides receding to the two sides like flying away, and they were about to fall into the water, so Huigu was so frightened that she just yelled.Suddenly it felt as if someone was pulling it behind, the car overturned and Hui Gu also fell to the ground.When she looked up, she was a country girl, climbing a wheel behind her.Hui Gu regained her composure, brushed off the dust on her body, and turned her head to thank her, only to see that she was only about thirteen or fourteen years old, her face was very dark, her clothes were extremely ragged, but she had a simple, honest and lovely attitude.She smiled and said, "Girl!

I almost didn't slide down just now, and fell into the water, it's not for fun! Hui Gu also laughed and said: "Isn't that right? It's just because I don't know the way. Fortunately, you are behind me, otherwise, I would have rolled down." She looked at Hui Gu for a while and said, "Young lady lives in that mansion behind the mountain?" Hui Gu laughed and said, "How do you know?" She said: "A few days ago, I heard people say that the owner of the mansion behind the mountain has moved here."I don't think the girl is dressed like our country, so I thought,..." Hui Gu nodded and smiled, "Yes, what's your name?Who else in the family? She said: "My name is Tweety, and I have my mother, two younger brothers and three younger sisters at home."I've been here since I was four years old when my parents died. Hui Gu said: "Your mother, is it your aunt or aunt?" "

Cui'er shook her head and said, "None." Hui Gu hesitated for a while, then suddenly thought that she must be a child bride, and asked, "Is your mother treating you well?" Cui'er said nothing, her eyes were red.Looking up at the shadow of the sun, she said: "It's getting late, I have to go, if I go back late, my mother will..." Then she carried the bucket with all her strength to leave, Huigu saw that the bucket was very high, There was a lot of water in it, so she said, "Where can you move it by yourself, wait for me to help you carry it." Tweety said, "No, the girl can't move it even more, and she wet her clothes when she turned around. Let me come by myself." While struggling to pick up the bucket, he moved it step by step, and went straight away.

Huigu stood on the bank of the stream, looked at her back, and thought to herself: "Looking at her wronged appearance, I don't know how her mother treats her so badly! Poor her, she is only slightly older than me, so it's hard for her Do these hard jobs all day long. People are born with weights and thicknesses!" At this moment, Mother He shouted from behind: "The girl is here, so I can find it!" Huigu turned her head and smiled, and then held the bicycle, Slowly turn back.Mother He took the bicycle and said, "When did the girl come out, and she didn't ask me to follow. My wife went downstairs just now, but she couldn't find the girl, so she was so anxious. Never come out alone in the future, if..." Hui Gu laughed He said: "Come on, I came out once by chance, and I told you about two cars." He's mother also laughed, holding Hui Gu's hand, and walked home together.On the road, Huigu told He's mother that she had met Tweety herself, and only concealed the fact that the bicycle was almost in danger.He Ma sighed and said, "I also heard from the sisters-in-law in that village that her mother-in-law is really powerful and treats her extremely badly.

Because her father-in-law died of illness in less than two months after she came here, her mother-in-law cursed her all day long, saying that her life was too hard to kill her father-in-law, so she abused her in every possible way, and it was inevitable that she would suffer from cold and hunger.I heard that the child is gentle and kind, very popular. " At this time has been home.Her father and mother were both leaning on the railing at the top of the building. Seeing Hui Gu came back, even though they liked it, they couldn't help saying a few words. Hui Gu only smiled and agreed, but she couldn't help but think about the situation Tweeter was in. She is poor.

The next morning, Huigu went to the stream to look for Cui'er again, but she didn't meet her, so she stood there for a while.He also thought that Tweety might not be able to come out at this time, so he would have to wait a little longer, and he was afraid that his mother would be worried about it, so he had to come back bored. In the afternoon, Huigu went downstairs and told He Ma: "I'll go out for a while, if my wife wants to find me, just say I'm playing in front of the mountain." He Ma agreed, and she walked slowly to the front of the mountain From a distance, I saw Tweety washing clothes with her head down by the stream. Hui Gu went over and called out "Tweety!" Surprised, she approached and asked, "Tweety! What's the matter with you?" Tweety reluctantly said, "Nothing!" But she spoke in a choked voice, while still vigorously washing her clothes.Huigu didn't ask any questions, she picked a clean stone and sat down, looked at her intently, and said after a while: "Tweety! I still have those clothes, let me wash them for you, can you take a rest? "These words full of compassion and tenderness suddenly moved Tweety's heart greatly—poor Tweety has been born in this world for fourteen years, and no one has ever treated her with compassion and gentle words. she.Her mind was filled with only misery and terror, and all she felt on her body was whipping, freezing and hunger.She also didn't understand what love and happiness are in the world, and she just spent those miserable and dark days in a daze.If by chance someone said a slightly kind word to her, she felt very special, but she didn't like it either, as if she didn't believe that such kind people really existed in the world.

So yesterday although Hui Gu sincerely expressed condolences to her suffering, she only took this half-believing attitude and walked away by herself. This morning, she got up early in the morning and was busy making a fire and cooking.Her two younger brothers didn't know why they were bickering, and they were arguing in the yard. She was afraid that her mother would wake up, and it was her fault, so she hurried out to persuade her.They all took Tweet out to vent their anger, scratched the bloodstains on her face, and scolded: "You are also worthy to come out and persuade us, let's hide in the kitchen as soon as possible, carefully, my mother will get up, and she will be beaten again!" Seeing that Tweety was even more upset, she hurried into the kitchen again, and they chased after her.Cui'er hid, crying and said: "Come on, don't make trouble, the pot is about to dry!" They lifted the lid of the pot to see, and shouted: "Mom!

Look at Tweety cooking, even the pot is boiled dry, she is still hiding and crying! Her mother came out of the room over there, with her head disheveled and her clothes covered, ran into the kitchen and picked up a half pot of boiling water, watched Tweety's face splash, and cursed: "Why are you crying all day long? You'll make me cry to death after a while, and you'll get your wish! " At this moment, Tweety's face and hands were covered with blisters. Just as she was crying and wanted to speak, her brothers pushed her away forcefully.Her mother cooked herself angrily and ate with her children.Tweety only hid in the yard and pushed the mill, but did not dare to go in.In the afternoon, when her mother was asleep, she quietly picked out the dirty clothes in the house and sat by the stream to wash them.The scald on her wrist was numb and painful after being exposed to water. While she was washing clothes, she could only cry.

Hui Gu came and called her again, at that time she thought Hui Gu was just here to play around, and she was afraid that Hui Gu would make fun of her, so she just responded lightly.He didn't want Hui Gu to sit on the sidelines, but looked at her with pity, and told her to help her.She looked up for a while, and suddenly felt as if a ray of light broke through the darkness in her heart.At this time, her mind was full of new ideas, and she felt that gratitude and pain were rushing together like a raging tide, so she choked up sobbing and covered her face with her front, and gradually burst into tears, the wet clothes in her hands fell into the water inside.Hui Gu approached her, picked up the wet clothes, stood next to her, brushed back her burnt yellow fluffy hair, and gently stroked her.At this time, Huigu's eyes were also full of tears, and she only looked down at Cui'er.A benevolent light enveloped Tweety'er. The shadows of the two of them are reflected in the stream. Although the poor, the rich, the wise, and the stupid are so far apart, the sympathy and gratitude that emanate from their innocence make their spirits , united in one place, creating a wonderful world of harmony and love. From then on, Huigu's lively and playful mind was filled with a kind of compassionate thought.She thinks Tweety is the cutest and most pitiful person.At the same time, she also thought of the countless suffering people in the world, so she took Tweety as a representative of the suffering people, to comfort and comfort them.She often talked with Tweet about all the things in the city, and when she went out every day, she would bring some biscuits and candies, or things she had played with, for Tweet.But Tweety was afraid to take her home, for fear that her younger siblings would snatch her away, and fear that her mother would not allow her to come out after knowing that Hui Gu treated her so well.So after playing, Hui Gu put it away and brought it out tomorrow, and the sugar cake was eaten at that time.They spend one hour a day playing together, and now Tweety does not stop Huigu from coming to help her, sometimes they wash clothes together, draw water, and talk together.Hui Gu felt that she couldn't be so kind and interesting when she was in school and playing with her classmates.Tweety'er's heart gradually turned from darkness to light. She felt that the world is not only filled with misery, horror, and flogging and hunger. Although her mother still beat, scolded and tortured her, the bitterness and joy in her heart are quite different from before. The happy summer was coming to an end, that afternoon, Huigu stood in front of the window, watching the heavy rain outside the window.On the opposite mountain peak, the clouds were thick, the grass was turning greener and greener, and the leaves in front of the building trembled uncontrollably from the raindrops.She suddenly remembered that the summer vacation was coming to an end, the school was about to start again, and she was able to see her husband and classmates again, and she liked it very much.While concentrating, her mother called from behind: "Hui Gu! You're feeling bored today, aren't you? "Hui Gu smiled and turned back to her mother and sat down, resting her head on her mother's lap. He's mother smiled and said: "Miss can't go out to play with Cui Er today, so she is bored. Huigu suddenly remembered that if she went back, she had to tell Tweety. At this moment, her mother laughed and said, "What a lovely child Tweety is, you are so good to her!"I see you two days later, are you still willing to go back? "Madam He said: "My wife doesn't know there are other ridiculous things.That day I went to deliver sugar cakes to the girl, and they both sat by the stream, washing clothes, drawing water, talking and laughing, it was very interesting.I think the girl has never done such rough work at home, but she likes to do it when she is with Tweety. The mother laughed and said, "That's good, I have learned a few skills."From now on..." Her father was sitting by the window over there reading a newspaper, and when he heard this, he put down the newspaper and said, "Hui Gu has a really kind heart. I don't know how to help her, so I let her go out every day.I think rural people who have no education will naturally produce stubborn and cruel women like Tweety's mother-in-law, and there will also be poor and innocent women like Tweety.I think Huigu knows these pains and will be able to help her in the future.Hui Gu!Do you think so? At this time Huigu was listening, but her eyes were full of crystal tears, she stood up, walked to her father, took the newspaper away from her lap, stood next to the chair, and thought for a while , and said: "I went back, and I can't come out often, wouldn't Tweet suffer even more?Daddy!Let's take Tweety back, shall we? Her father laughed and said, "Silly boy!"Do you want someone else's child bride-in-law, can we take it away casually? Hui Gu said, "Can you buy her?" "He's mother shook her head and said: "Who sells a child bride-in-law? Her mother will definitely not agree. Mother said: "Anyway, we are still here during the Chinese New Year, and it's not that we won't see each other in the future. Maybe her future situation will be better. Don't worry!" Hui Gu didn't say anything, just leaned on her father's arm, and after a while, said: "Mom!When are we going back? "Her mother said: "We should go when the weather clears. Hui Gu laughed and said, "I've played a lot, and I want to go back to school." " Mama He laughed and said, "Don't be busy, there are girls who will get tired of studying in the future." Everyone laughed. After another two days, the rain gradually subsided, and there were only raindrops like dust, constantly flying.Huigu wanted to go out to see Tweety.When I walked into the yard, I felt a chill and the ground was slippery, so I went in and put on another coat, changed my shoes, put on a straw hat, and walked slowly to the stream.The stream also rose, gurgling unceasingly, and the rocks they used to sit on were submerged by the water, but Tweety was nowhere to be seen!She stood for a while, feeling too cold.Just as she was about to turn around and go back, Cui'er came over with a bucket from the other side, and suddenly saw Hui Gu, put down the bucket and said with a smile, "Miss hasn't come out for several days." Hui Gu said, "It's all because of the rain." Locked up, how have you been for the past two days?" Tweety shook her head and said, "That's all, it's fine anywhere!" While talking, Hui Gu saw that her hair was covered with drops of water, and said, "We Go and hide under the tree, so you don't get drenched." Then they walked under the tree together. Tweety said with a smile: "The few words the girl taught me two days ago, I lightly drew them on the wall with a branch. After reading them for a few days, I can recognize them all. Let the girl teach me new ones." Hui Gu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll teach you again. Originally, I don't know many characters myself, and you are a fast learner. I'm afraid you will catch up with me in a few days." Cui Er She liked it very much, and said: "I don't know when I will be able to catch up. Miss, teach me a few more words every day, or maybe after a year or two..." At this time, Hui Gu frowned suddenly and said: "I I forgot to tell you, we—we are going back to the city in two days, how can I teach you every day?" Tweety was stunned when she heard this, as if she had never thought of this, she hurriedly asked: " Is it true? Girl, don’t tease me!" Hui Gu said: "Why not, my mother said, we should leave when the weather is sunny." Tweety said: "Isn't the girl's home here?" Hui Gu said: "We still have a house in the city. We only come here for a summer break. How can we live long? Besides, I have to go back to school." Tweety said, "When will the girl come again?" Hui Gu said Said: "Probably come back after the Chinese New Year summer. You wait at home well, and we will play together again during the Chinese New Year." At this time, Tweety Er didn't care about fetching water anymore, and stood there for a long time in a daze, while Hui Gu was only silent. Quietly looked at her.After a while, she suddenly said: "Miss is gone, I am suffering even more, can you try to take me away?" Huigu didn't expect her to say this, and couldn't answer for a while, so she reluctantly said: "Your family still There is someone, how can we take you away?" Cui'er couldn't help crying at this moment, and said with a sob: "My family doesn't treat me as a human being, and the girl knows that I live for a day, and I live for a day. How can I wait until the Chinese New Year, the girl must save me!" Seeing her like this, Hui Gu felt very sad, so she persuaded her, "Don't be sad, I will come anyway, if you say I will take you there , this matter will definitely not work, you might as well..." Tweety'er's mother, seeing Tweety'er coming out to draw water and not returning for a long time, thought that Tweety'er was hiding again, so she ran out to look for it by herself.Walking to the stream, I saw Tweety standing with a girl in white with her face turned away.She walked over gently, and they could understand their conversation, and immediately became furious, and ran straight over.Both Cui'er and Hui Gu were startled, Hui Gu still didn't know who she was, but Cui'er's face was as white as paper, and she couldn't stop shrinking back.The woman grabbed Tweety'er by the collar, slapped Tweety and scolded: "Damn girl! You'll criticize people behind your back, and blame me for not treating you as a human being!" Tweety was in pain and just cried, Huigu didn't Feeling scared and anxious, she came over and said, "You stop, she didn't say..." The woman sneered and said, "Our mother-in-law teaches my daughter-in-law, so there is no need for the girl to be pitiful. The girl wants to take her away. Kidnapping people is a crime!" He dragged Cui'er away.Poor Huigu had never received such words, her cheeks were flushed, tears were about to drip, she held her hands tightly, watching Tweety leave.When he ran back, he felt wronged and felt sorry for Cui Er. He cried for a long time, but he didn't dare to let her parents know. I'm afraid they would say that she was arguing with the village women, which was out of character. The next day the rain stopped, Huigu remembered what happened yesterday, and was very worried for Tweety, so she didn't dare to look.Sure enough, Tweety did not come out in the afternoon.I was just bored at home, watching the servants pack things up.After dinner, after sitting for a while, I went downstairs to find Mama He to sleep with. I saw Mama He and a few women from the village sitting at the door talking, when I suddenly heard a woman say: "Cui My son is really going to die this time, and I don't know why her mother said she was going to run away, she was beaten badly. We heard her cry last night, but today there is no sound, maybe..." Hui Gu was startled, and hurried to her bed When she was about to ask questions earlier, Mama He turned her head and saw Huigu coming, so she waved to them, but they were silent for a while.At this time, Hui Gu's mother was upstairs calling: "Mother He! Where is the girl's bicycle?" Mother He stood up and agreed, pulling Hui Gu and saying, "Let's go up, it's getting late." Hui Gu Said: "You go first, my wife is calling you, I will wait a little longer." He Ma had to go by herself.Hui Gu hurriedly asked, "What happened to you just talking about Tweety?" They laughed and said, "You didn't say anything about Tweety." Hui Gu hurriedly said, "It doesn't matter if you tell me." They said, "But yesterday her mother Hit her a few times, but nothing serious." Hui Gu said, "Do you know where her home is?" They said: "It's next to the Earth Temple in front of the mountain, at the gate facing south, and there are several big willow trees at the gate." At this time, Mother He came out again, talked to them briefly, and then took Huigu in. That night, Hui Gu felt that she could not sleep well, and just after dawn, she quietly got up by herself, walked downstairs, opened the courtyard door, and walked towards the front of the mountain.The grass is full of dew, the cool wind is blowing, the morning glow on the horizon is shining bright red, the sun has not yet risen, and the birds on the treetops can't stop singing.Walking to the side of the earth temple, there is indeed a door facing south. Looking inside, there are two girls playing in the yard. Suddenly they see Hui Gu standing at the door, and they come out with a smile.Hui Gu asked: "Do you have a Cui Er here?" They said: "Yes, what's the matter?" Hui Gu said: "I want to see her." When they heard this, they wanted to call mom.Hui Gu quickly waved her hand and said, "No need, just take me to see it." She took out a handful of copper coins and gave them to them. They happily took them and took Hui Gu inside.Hui Gu asked in a low voice, "Where's your mother?" They said, "My mother is still asleep." Then they came to a very dilapidated and filthy small room, and they pointed to it and said, "Tweety'er is inside." Hui Gu said, "You go, thank you." She pushed the door open and walked in, only to feel that it was very dark inside. , bursts of stench touched the nose, and I couldn't see where Tweety was, so I called softly, only to hear a weak voice in the corner of the room answering.Huigu approached, lowered her head to take a closer look, and saw Cui'er curled up on a small kang with tears on her face, and a pile of rotten cotton at her feet.Hui Gu felt sore, so she sat on the edge of the kang, patted her lightly and said, "Tweety! I'm here!" Tweety's eyes slowly opened, and suddenly seeing Huigu, her eyebrows moved After a few movements, it only showed the appearance of wanting to speak, silent and crying.Huigu couldn't help crying, so she took her hand and sat holding back her tears.Tweety'er didn't speak a word, her breath was very weak, she seemed to be asleep.After a while, she could only hear her say slightly: "Girl... I... I recognize all these words..." Suddenly woke up again and said: "Girl! Listen to the sound of the stream..." Hui Gu only smiled and nodded, she closed her eyes with a smile, and slowly pulled Hui Gu's hand to her chest.Hui Gu only felt that her hand was getting tighter and tighter, as if she was breaking out in cold sweat. After a while, she turned her side slightly, she seemed to be singing a song, but she couldn't hear clearly, and then became silent.Huigu sat for a long time, thinking she had fallen asleep, stood up gently, and looked at her face—look, her haggard and bruised face was full of smiles, the bright morning sun, piercing through the dark window lattice, was shining on her face. On her face, it seemed to take her to the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss. This is poor Tweety's first rest, and also her last rest! Collection "Going to the Country". )