Chapter 9 Forty-third night letter cat

I saw her when Li Duo ran over quickly, but I didn't believe it. It was a little different from usual. She changed her plain face and put on some light makeup. It was more than ten degrees, and she looked very eye-catching in a red dress.I vaguely remember that Ji Yan once touched her head and said that a girl should look like a girl, and her hair looks better if she has long hair, so she also started to grow long hair, it really looks like a woman who wants to please herself.However, although his appearance has changed, his personality remains the same, and he still hops over like a rabbit.At this time, Li Zheng also turned his face away, and the two met each other.

Li Duo was stunned.He stared at Li Zheng with wide eyes, opened his mouth and said nothing, and Li Zheng was also a little nervous.I thought to myself that they are indeed brothers and sisters, and the blood relationship cannot be severed. "What a cute kid!" Li Duo suddenly picked up Li Zheng and stroked his head vigorously with his hands. We watched with suppressed smiles. Li Zheng's expression was very awkward and he wanted to turn around, but Li Duo's helpless She was so strong that she almost picked him up. "Wait, he looks so familiar!" Li Duo suddenly said seriously, then looked at Ji Yan, then at Li Zheng in his arms.I thought I still recognized it.

"It looks very similar to you, Brother Ji Yan." Li Duo squinted at Ji Yan, "Could it be your illegitimate child?" After hearing this, I almost spit out the Coke I drank in my mouth. Ji Yan looked helpless, and didn't know how to tell the difference, so I had no choice but to smooth things over and say that the child belongs to Ji Yan's relatives in the countryside and will be fostered here for a few days.Although Li Duo still looked distrustful, he soon went to tease Li Zheng again.It's just that Li Zheng didn't pay her much attention. "Just as long as you're having a good time." After Li Zheng said this, he pulled off his hat, covered his eyes, and then fell back to sleep.Seeing that Li Zheng was silent, Li Duo had no choice but to chat with us.

"This child is so boring, why don't you tell me a story, brother Ji Yan, and order me some food." It turned out that she was here for dinner, but she happened to come here to catch up. Ji Yan smiled. "Tell me a story about Xinmao." Both Li Duo and I pricked up our ears.Li Zheng also turned his head to the side. Although he still didn't pull up his hat, it could be seen that he was also listening. "China is so big that if you rely on walking, you may not be able to travel in your lifetime. However, there are many people who have the same hobbies as me. I have been to those relatively remote mountain villages to see if there are any strange stories. Second, you can continue to look at different folk customs.

In the Yunnan-Guizhou area, I met four college students who were younger than my grade.They haven't graduated yet, and I thought they were donkey friends just like me.But unexpectedly, they are not as simple as traveling. One of them, a tall, thin girl who likes to wear a yellow sweatshirt with a ponytail, told me proudly that the four of them are doing something very meaningful. I was naturally curious.So I decided to go on the road with them, so that I can have several partners during the trip, so that the trip will not be too lonely, and it will be safer. From this girl's mouth, I know the whole story.

These people are all volunteers of the Education Fund Association.They raised money everywhere to build a primary school for a relatively poor rural area in this area.This village is too poor, not to mention the school, the houses the villagers live in are old and precarious.But the children here are eager to study, looking into the children's eyes, even hard-hearted people can't stand it. Although everyone tried their best to build a temporary school, it was very dilapidated, and even the desks were old borrowed from other places. wooden table.Although the teachers who teach here really want to pass on knowledge to these children, it is difficult for a smart woman to cook without rice without a school.This kind of wooden shed school can't hold normal classes, and if it rains and winds, the health of the children will also be a problem.Because a reporter kindly wrote an article about what happened here, these students decided to set up a fund to help these children realize their dream of owning a real school.

But I don't understand what this has to do with them coming here. If I'm not mistaken, it's still a time when I'm in college.The girls confirmed my thoughts, indeed, they came out on leave. "Can't we wait until the holidays to see these children?" I couldn't help asking. Let me call the leading girl Ponytail. Ponytail flicked his hair, and said in an atmosphere: "Don't mention it, the money raised at the beginning was saved by our classmates, teachers and some kind parents. But I didn't expect the children to write back and tell us that the money is not worth it. I didn’t go to the village. I asked the so-called cadres in the middle, and they all said it was lost. Then everyone remembered that the money for the Hope Project had been corrupted. It turned out to be true. It’s really lack of virtue. We had to write back to comfort the kids, and then we raised another fund, but we didn’t trust people anymore, so everyone volunteered to bring the money in person, and we were the four chosen.” She had just said here.Suddenly realized that she had made a slip of the tongue, but she and the boys next to her looked at each other, glanced at me again, and smiled.

It is estimated that she is afraid that I will also be someone who has peeps at money.Having said that, if I really have this intention, these four people are not opponents. I reassured her and told her that there was a relatively barren woodland in front of her. Of course, it would be easy to walk from the main road, but it would take some detours, but if I crossed directly, it would be three days faster than taking the main road. "Of course I'll go straight from here. I want to go home early." A boy stood up and I shook my head. "It's better for me to lead the way, otherwise it's easy to get lost in the forest. And you'd better keep your spirits up and try to walk there during the day." The four agreed.The next day we started hiking through that forest.

In fact, even if it wasn't for helping them, I would choose to go to that forest. Because I heard that the letter cat haunts there. Xinmao is a kind of monster who likes to help people deliver things, so it is called Xinmao.But no one has seen it.There are even rumors that cats help people with letters and items in return.But what exactly is unknown.But one thing is certain, Xinmao rarely appears in front of people, let alone helping to deliver things. But I still want to see what it looks like. The forest is like a maze, and I didn't expect to lose my way here.Although we had been prepared for a long time, we still didn't go out in the face of the ghostly forests around us.It should only take a few hours to walk through this forest.But we deliberately started in the morning, but we have not seen the end until the afternoon.The sky here is getting dark very quickly, and the gloomy sky and thick leaves cover the only sunlight.Although Ponytail has a boyish personality, she timidly tugged at the corner of my coat, who was walking in the front.

It is very dangerous to spend the night here, not to mention those poisonous insects and beasts, the poisonous mist and miasma that will diffuse in the forest at night are very deadly.I also started to regret being too pushy to bring them in.Fortunately, these people are more enthusiastic and not easily discouraged. But there is a time when the physical strength is finally exhausted.According to Mawei, the money is best delivered on time.We decided to take a short break in a relatively open place and drink some water to recover some energy.The light casts irregular grids through the leaves, like a chessboard.This place is full of fallen leaves, and the layers of bedding are very thick.Sitting on it is soft, like sitting on a spring bed.So much rotting leaves have re-fertilized the land that the trees here keep growing very well.Unfortunately, such forests that preserve the original ecosystem are rare.Occasionally coming out of the city to touch these unprocessed vegetation of nature can make people very comfortable.

"Why? It's not in a hurry to build it. Even if the money arrives, it will take a certain amount of time, right?" I asked her strangely. "No, because this is a promise." Ponytail lowered her eyelashes, bit her lower lip, and twisted the slightly yellowed towel that had just wiped off her sweat with her fingers.Although the way she lowered her head was not good-looking, it had a natural beauty and unprocessed femininity. "We have already broken our promise to those children once. Although the money was taken by those people, we were also at fault and did not do our best. So this time we promised them to send the money before the summer vacation. They still Children, if they are deceived twice in a row, will they still trust people in the future? Will they still believe in good people? The one who has been communicating with us is a child named Fuwa. It’s just a name, but in fact this child’s family is the poorest. Normally, this child can’t even eat enough to eat. He is yellow and thin, and most of his clothes are modified. Indeed, he is the one with the best homework among many people, and his handwriting is good, so he has always been the one who communicates with us. Therefore, we must not let those children get hurt again." Mawei said a little excitedly, with a delicate and pale face There was actually a blush.The boys next to him fell to the ground exhausted, but they nodded in agreement. Looking at these passionate peers, I was suddenly infected.Everyone took a short rest and decided to start again, because according to the local map, as long as you can pass through here, you can reach the village.I picked up the map and walked to the front, trying to identify the direction. A group of people walked hard in the forest.Suddenly, I saw a very thin mist rising in front of me, and vaguely saw something approaching. It was huge, and I was startled. I thought it must be a bear. If so, it would be terrible. Suddenly, an unnamed animal appeared in front of him.At first I thought it was my eyesight.But the rest of them just stood there.It seems to have seen it too. With my previous experience and knowledge, I have never seen such a thing, and my heart tightened. Could this be Xinmao? This guy is surprisingly fat.Almost squinting and shaking the fat all over, he walked slowly.The gray cat is fluffy covering the body, making the already huge body expand a lot.The round head, as big as a millstone, swayed from side to side, with a leisurely demeanor as if walking in his own garden.Its legs are short and thick, like four short pillars, supporting a heavy roof.A thick broom-like tail swayed behind the body. It wasn't until I got closer that I realized that it looked more or less like a cat.If the eight-tailed cat I have seen before is a representative and symbol of beauty and mythology.Then this guy's appearance is really beyond compliment.But it is honest and cute. "It should be believing in cats." I said to myself.Ponytail looked at me strangely. "What did you just say?" The rest of the people also came over, and they were a little surprised and scared at first.But when they found that Xinmao squatted bored not far away and ignored everyone, they started to like it a little.A boy dared to reach out to touch it, but the trusted cat deftly moved away, keeping a distance of more than ten meters from us. Speaking of it, it is almost as big as an adult.It was getting dark, we wanted to avoid Xinmao, but it was always blocking us. Xinmao opened its mouth, yawned, and looked at us lazily.The short legs make it invisible when seated, hidden in thick gray down. It just occurred to me that since it is called Xinmao, of course its appearance means that it has to complete its own work. But don't know what it will ask of us in return.And why does the letter cat appear in front of us?I looked at Xinmao, and there seemed to be something hanging on its paws. "Meow." Xinmao meowed, just like a normal meow, but louder. Xinmao squatted there, stretched out its front paws and shook it at the pony's tail.It looks like a lucky cat.Mawei looked at it, and walked over carefully, but this time Xinmao didn't avoid it. It handed the ponytail what was in its paw.Xinmao then stood up, but did not walk away, still looking at us.Ponytail walked back. She held a light yellow canvas bag in her hand.Very worn out with a few patches left.Everyone was curious about what was in the bag.After opening it, it turned out to be an apple with a neatly stacked note. When he opened the note, Mawei actually cried.I took it from her and was shocked. The paper is very rough and yellow, but the writing is very correct and childish, although the handwriting is a bit blurred.But when I saw the signature, I knew it was written by the child named Fuwa. "Dear Big Brother Big Sister Fuwa is ill. When I wrote this letter, Fuwa couldn't hold the pen. The handwriting is a bit ugly. Please don't blame me, my handwriting is the best in the village. My classmates and I have been waiting for you to come. Although some people say that you lied to us, we don't believe it.Later, I was caught in the rain at the entrance of the village and fell ill when I returned home.The family had no money, so I had to lie on the kang and drink more hot water.Parents said that drinking more hot water will cure Fuwa's illness. I saw a big cat yesterday, and I asked it if it could deliver this letter to you, it nodded, so I wrote it down. By the way, this flat (apple) was originally given to me by my father. I was reluctant, so I let this big cat bring it. I really hope to see you all come, and my classmates and their parents. I'm so sleepy. Fuwa wrote" The apples are beautiful, but no one eats them.Just hold it in your hand and pass it on to each other.Shinmao still watched us lazily with half-closed eyes. "We must get out as soon as possible." Ponytail wiped away her tears and said firmly.I want to too, but it's not that easy.Suddenly saw Xinmao who still hadn't left, and thought of a way. I yelled to Xinmao from a distance.It shook its fat head and looked at me. "Since you are in charge of delivering the letter, then send us to the village." I shouted loudly.The letter cat didn't move.The eyes are fully opened, and the cat eyes the size of copper bells are staring at me with light.But it doesn't show whether it agrees or refuses. "We will pay the price, but you must take us to the village before dark." I shouted again, and Ponytail and the others nodded.At this time, Xin Mao narrowed his eyes again, opened his mouth wide and meowed.Then, Xinmao began to breathe heavily. Just as I was wondering what it wanted to do, a very interesting scene appeared in front of my eyes. It was unimaginable, Shinmao's body swelled up like a blow.The hairs that had begun to droop stood up one by one.It's like a giant plush toy. However, I bet you've never seen one as big as a room. After the body swelled, Shinmao turned around and barked at us.Everyone understands that we should sit on it.Holding the long and tough hair, we can easily get on its back. Unexpectedly soft and comfortable, but also exudes this very friendly and light cat smell.Then, Shinmao's tail like a thick hemp rope bound us tightly.It saw us all come up.Start running forward.Don't underestimate its four short legs, but it runs like lightning.If it didn't have its tail to fix us, maybe it would really fall. Soon, Xinmao took us through the forest.The village can almost be seen from afar.It was already night.Xinmao parked everyone by the river, and then stopped passing. "Meow." It added in a low voice, and then there was a gurgling sound in its throat.I made an appointment with Xinmao to send the things to the village first, and then come back to look for it.Xinmao lay down on the ground docilely.Hide the head on the outstretched front legs. When everyone rushed to the village, they were almost treated like VIPs.Everyone, like a festival, was greeted by men, women and children.But to be honest, the poverty of this village even exceeded my imagination, and I hardly saw a person wearing a good dress.Mawei excitedly handed over the money to the village chief.The village chief held our hands and was speechless for a long time.His thick, dark face was flushed red, and finally he knelt on the ground, holding the hand of the ponytail, and spoke in a suffocated manner. "Thank you on behalf of the children!" We quickly helped the village head up. But Mawei turned her head and looked around for someone. I asked her if she didn't see Fuwa?She said yes, if the child knew we were coming, he would definitely come out to see us. The village chief was silent, and just took us to Fuwa's house on the rugged village road. But Fuwa can no longer see us.He lay quietly on the simple wooden bed, clutching the dark green schoolbag tightly in his hand.His parents were crying beside him. "This baby was drenched in the rain, and he was waiting for you at the entrance of the village day and night, so he suddenly developed pneumonia. There is no medicine in the village, and the nearest hospital is more than fifty miles away. Besides, we will take it if we send it away." No money. But I didn't expect him to go so fast." The village chief explained while wiping his tears.But Ponytail couldn't say anything.Just walked over, took out a row of brand new colored pencils and erasers from his pocket and placed them on Fuwa's chest.There was also that bright apple that was still red, the apple that Fuwa still refused to eat until she died, and it was also placed beside his head.Then, Ponytail covered his mouth with his hand and walked out with his head bowed. I remember that the whole village was always lively that day.All the kids gathered around us to listen to our stories, and the laughter soon drowned out the place.Although Ponytail has always been sad, the happiness and happiness of the other children still infected her to some extent. There were so many things that I forgot the letter cat who was still waiting for us to repay in the distance.know to get up the next morning.We just remembered. I hurried to the river, but I didn't expect that big guy to sleep on the ground.No complaints or dissatisfaction at all.We wake it up.Shinmao blinked and looked at us in front of him. "Tell me, what is the price?" Mawei also learned about Xinmao from me.Xinmao suddenly lay down.All fours are turned upside down, revealing a white and fluffy belly.Then meowed.Everyone was puzzled as to what this guy was going to do. Fortunately, I have a lot of contact with cats, and I can see that Xinmao's legs are too short to scratch some places.Cats have too much fur, making their skin itchy. The so-called price is to make us itch for him! The result made us dumbfounded.But the five of them still tried their best to hold on to it.From neck to stomach.Xinmao looked at the sun with squinted eyes, and yelled contentedly from time to time. When the letter cat finally turned over, wagging its fat buttocks and thick tail, it walked into the forest.And we haven't left for a long time. Ponytail and I broke up on the road.I helped Ponytail, and I helped myself.I recorded the story of Xinmao so that the world would not misunderstand it.But there is one thing that I have never understood, what is the standard for Xinmao to choose to deliver letters. " "A kind heart without distracting thoughts!" Li Duo said suddenly, "Like that child named Fuwa, or that girl with ponytail." Ji Yan looked at Li Duo approvingly and nodded. At this time, the waiter came to pack the things.The four of us stood up, Ji Yan and Li Zheng decided to send Li Duo home, and I went home first, because the three of us decided to go to a very famous indoor hot spring newly opened nearby to take a soak. After breaking up with them.I went home and found the newspaper. Maybe I didn't think of it.Inadvertently, a report I wrote led to such a story, which was definitely not what I thought of at the beginning.