"Come here to eat together. What are you doing squatting there?" Shao Zilong greeted.
Haitang shook his head and refused.
We didn't force it.
In fact, we had already had breakfast when we arrived, and we ate a lot. Although this large bowl of fish noodle soup was very fragrant, it was really hard to eat.
After reluctantly eating less than half of the bowl, I found that Haitang's bowl was completely clean, even the soup had been scraped away.
I let her go ahead and put it in the pot, and the rest was for her.
Haitang shook his head.
It wasn't until he confirmed that we were telling the truth that he happily ran over to fill up another large bowl.
This was the first time either of us saw this little girl smile.
"Little sister, do you have any other relatives?" Shao Zilong asked.
Haitang shook her head while holding the bowl.
"No more? Then when did your parents..." Shao Zilong frowned.
"When I was seven years old." Haitang lowered her head and said.
We were both startled, "Have you lived alone since you were so young?"
Haitang nodded.
"The uncles and aunts of the neighbors have also helped you a lot. That's the best thing about the village, the warmth of people." Shao Zilong said with a smile.
Haitang said nothing, holding the bowl and eating noodles silently.
"What, did I say something wrong?" Shao Zilong was stunned.
I was also a little surprised, "Is there no one to take care of you?"
Haitang shook his head, his eye circles a little red, "I have had bad luck since I was a child, and everyone close to me has a bad ending. My parents fell into the river and drowned because of me."
"What about bad luck? Do you believe such nonsense? Don't listen to these people's nonsense. I think you are a good boy. You must have good luck!" Shao Zilong said displeasedly.
I took a closer look at Haitang's face and asked Wen Yan, "Little sister, can you tell me what happened to your parents?"
Haitang hesitated for a moment, glanced at us with timid eyes, and then told the story.
It turned out that one night when she was seven years old, she suddenly woke up from her dream and found that she had slept in the closet.
And the cabinet door was closed tightly.
She yelled "Mom, Dad," but no one responded.
Haitang kicked the door hard and finally kicked it open. After searching around the room, she couldn't find her parents.
The bed was empty.
She ran out and looked around, but saw no one, so she had to go to other people in the village for help.
Haitang has been unpopular in the village since she was a child. Many people secretly call her Sangmenxing, thinking that she will bring bad luck, but anyone who comes close to her will get into trouble.
However, after hearing that Haitang's parents were missing, many people still came out to help and searched the entire village until the next morning, but no one was found.
Until noon that day, someone went to wash vegetables in the Red River nearby, and suddenly two black figures floated up from the river.
The man was frightened at that time.
Because what came up in pairs was the bodies of Haitang’s parents!
The couple were holding hands and floating side by side on the water. This strange scene scared the whole village into silence.
For the little girl Haitang, this scene has become an indelible shadow.
Haitang's parents died under mysterious circumstances, and there were different opinions on the matter in the village. Some said that the couple jumped into the river because they couldn't bear to think about it, while others said that they were killed by Haitang.
In short, after this incident, the villagers became even more taboo on Haitang.
Even the neighbors near her home were so scared that they moved far away from Haitang's home.
It's no wonder that when we came over, we found that all the houses nearby were empty, and only Haitang's family was occupied.
Others don't even dare to come close for fear of getting into trouble, so it's even less likely that anyone will come to take care of Haitang.
Therefore, the little girl, who was only seven years old at the time, lived alone.
Fortunately, her parents still left some money, and the family also had fields and vegetable gardens. When the little girl was hungry, she would pick some vegetables, dig some sweet potatoes, or go to the river to touch some fish and shrimps.
Since her parents died in the river, Haitang also developed good water skills and could even hold her breath at the bottom of the river for a long time.
"What were you doing when you were seven years old?" Shao Zilong couldn't help but ask me.
I said I was playing in the mud.
"Me too." Shao Zilong nodded.
"I'll eat over there." Haitang held the bowl and moved it to the side, squatting far away from us.
I looked funny and a little sad at the same time, so I waved to her and said, "Come here, we both have hard lives, we are the ones who defeat others."
"Yes!" Shao Zilong said, "Why don't you come over and give it a try and see who can defeat whom?"
The little girl still shook her head after hearing this.
We can't force her, so we have to let her do it.
"Eating noodles, eating noodles, I'm almost full." I said.
Seeing this, Shao Zilong also picked up the bowl and followed me and took a big mouthful of noodle soup.
However, no matter how hard we ate, we couldn't finish the crab apples. There was still more than half a bowl left, and the little girl started to fill up the third bowl.
She looked at us sheepishly and saw that we really didn't want any more, so she happily wrapped up the rest.
This appetite really surprised both of us.
Even if we didn't have breakfast, the two of us together couldn't eat this little girl.
"Little sister, do you know your birthday and horoscope? Let this master brother show it to you." I asked with a smile.
Haitang's eyes flashed, she glanced at me, then at Shao Zilong, and told her birth date.
"Well, let me do the math..." Shao Zilong frowned slightly, started to pinch his fingers, and then whispered to me quickly, "Damn it, I don't know how to do this!"
"You don't know how to do this?" I was a little surprised.
"This thing gives me a headache. I haven't learned it from my old man!" Shao Zilong said, "Have you ever learned it?"
I said it was okay.
"Then come here!" Shao Zilong raised his head and coughed, pretending to me, "I've already done the math. To be on the safe side, you can do the math too."
I chuckled to myself.
But when I got my birth date and horoscope just now, I had already done the math.
This little girl looks like she is only thirteen or fourteen years old, but she is actually already fifteen. Probably because she is sallow, thin, and stunted, she looks smaller.
As for her fate, it is indeed very special, but it cannot be said to be a lone star of evil, nor will it bring bad luck to people.
But from what Haitang said, this should be true and probably not groundless.
So this means that there may be other reasons.
Moreover, the death of her parents was indeed too strange and strange, and there might be some unknown secret in it.
"I've read your horoscope, and your horoscope is indeed a bit bad." Seeing Haitang looking at me nervously, I frowned and shook my head.
As soon as I finished speaking, I saw that the little girl's face suddenly turned pale.
"What are you doing?" Shao Zilong glared at me.
"From your horoscope, you are destined to be a glutton. You know the glutton. It is a legendary monster that can devour all things. It is particularly gluttonous. Are you the same?" I ignored him and continued.
