After completing the organization and redemption of the endless plane world, barely allowing them to maintain their status quo and prevent them from continuing to collide, deteriorate and be destroyed, Little Annie naturally left it alone! She first ran to a certain world and took away her little bear Tibbers, and then began to travel around the endless plane world, and finally came to this world.
Lady Queen Anne is very busy. Usually, she is either eating or on the way to eat?
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So, right now, she was eating her dinner in a street bakery, a few pieces of bread that were a little too fluffy, and she also brought her bad little bear with her.
(...)
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To be honest, Anne herself had to admit that the bread here was not very tasty. Apart from a layer of butter and a few slices of cheese on top, it really didn't have much special features.
but,
Since this world seemed to be a backward one, and this was a small town, there seemed to be nothing too delicious on the streets, so she didn't mind too much and just ate some casually. Because if you think about it, she hasn't been able to go out with her little bear like this for a long time, and wander around and eat and drink leisurely in other worlds.
"..."
(￣～￣)Chew!
"Hey! Tibbers, do you want some bread? It's really delicious, I'm not going to lie!!"
o(灬??ω??灬)o
After Annie took a few bites, she looked around and found that there was no one in the store. Thinking that no outsiders would find her, she quietly handed the half-eaten cheese bread in her hand to the mouth of her little bear. She wanted the other person to help her eat it.
(That... Dear little master, of course you didn’t lie to me. How could you lie to me? I know that you are actually lying to the bear!!
(●￣(??)￣●)
——Although it’s been a while since he hung out with his bad little master, how could Tibbers the Bear not know what kind of virtuous guy his little master was? If it was really delicious, why would she take the initiative to share it with it? )
"!!"
(ー`??ー)
"Here! Are you going to eat or not?!"
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Little Annie straightened up her face and was mentally prepared to teach a bear a lesson at any time.
Don't think she doesn't know. When this hateful guy was adopted by Lin Daiyu and that maid named Yan, he ate what they fed him every day! It's fine now, but when Queen Anne came to feed it kindly, it was so bold that it dared to refuse her kindness?
(Eat! Of course you have to eat! This is something given by the greatest and most respected little master. How can I refuse it?
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——He was excited. Taking advantage of the opportunity that no one around him noticed, Tibbers suddenly opened the bear's mouth. Without tasting or chewing, he swallowed the piece of bread in one bite and let it enter its shadow. After entering the belly of the flame body, it was completely burned into ashes and gas. )
"snort!"
o(｀^??)oHmph!
"If you are still reluctant, then no one will have to give you food in the future!!"
ヽ(￣へ￣)－C????;◇;??
Annie knows that the little white bear now is no longer the little white bear before. Without a living body, it definitely doesn't need to eat ordinary food. Isn't that necessary? Therefore, after discovering that a delicious and delicious guy who had been raised by others for two years dared to burn the bread she gave him in disgust, Annie stood up and picked up the other person, and angrily planned to leave this place. He left the shop and walked out into the darkening street.
'? ? '
'etc! ! '
'Hello! '
'Wait a minute! Little girl, where are the adults in your family? It's snowing again this night, and you're alone now. Where are you going? '
At this time, in the bakery, the unshaven man didn't look like a good person. In fact, he was indeed not a good person. He even dared to charge her a full gold coin for a few pieces of cream cheese bread, and he didn't bring any change. The rude shopkeeper suddenly stretched out his head when he heard the commotion. After looking at the situation, he found that his little customer was about to walk out, and he hurriedly shouted several times.
"Eh?"
∑(??△｀)? !
"What does it have to do with you where they are going?!"
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Anne expressed that it was a little strange, because she didn't seem to have paid the other party less, so if she had enough to eat and drink, why didn't she leave and stay in his shabby bakery?
"Well……"
"Little girl!"
"Looking at your accent and clothes, you shouldn't be from our small town, right?"
The bearded shopkeeper, who was just packing up his things and preparing to close the door when night fell, wiped the flour on his hands casually on his body, and began to look up and down again with interest at the thickly dressed man in front of him. A strange little girl wearing a blue and white plush skirt made of animal fur, wearing a hat of the same style on her head, a scarf around her neck, snow boots on her feet, and carrying a stuffed toy bear in her hand. .
He could tell that the little guy in front of him was indeed not a local of their town, because he had never seen a little guy dressed like this in the town, and if he had seen it, he would definitely recognize it. Come out or have an impression.
Maybe, this is a passing noble or a child from a wealthy businessman's family? However, the other party's family was too worried, and they allowed such a cute little guy to wander around outside. You know, even he almost had the intention of abducting the other party back just now!
"So what if it's not? Uncle blame, are you trying to do something bad?"
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Anne began to stare at the other party with suspicion and slightly wary eyes. She was already preparing. If the other party wanted to do something bad to her, or had other inappropriate thoughts, then she would definitely let him know what fear was. And cruel!
(…)
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"Hey!"
"Look what you said, what else can I do?"
"Little girl, I just want to remind you that at night, especially on snowy nights like this, you must never go out alone, because it is very dangerous!"
He continued to wipe his hands randomly on his clothes, then took a few steps forward and swept the crumbs of bread that the little girl had just eaten on the table to the ground. This seemed a little unhygienic, so As for the shopkeeper who made Anne regret coming here to eat, he continued:
"You are not from our town, maybe you don't know, right?"
"The snowy nights here are very dangerous. Let me tell you, at times like this, there will be a little match girl out there at night... Those who are alone, especially slow runners like you If the little girl is touched by her, it will be in trouble!!"
Having said this, the shop owner couldn't help but paused. He seemed to have remembered something extremely terrible, and he couldn't help but shudder. Then his eyes began to flicker. He must have been affected by some of his own bad things. I was frightened by the rumors and events.
"Anyway!"
"Little guy, I advise you to wait in my store first, waiting for your adults to come to find you? Or, you can wait until I finish packing your things, and we can go together. If we are on the way, I will Consider taking you to find your family."
"If you live too far away from here, then there's nothing I can do..."
Under normal circumstances, he would not be so kind suddenly, and he would not go back so late in the snowy weather.
However, considering that the little girl in front of him generously gave him a heavy gold coin, and that today was not the last night of the year, he felt that it would not be too important to stay a little longer, so he waited patiently. Waiting for the other party to eat and delay until now.
"Say it!"
"Where is your family? Wait until I lock the door, and I will take you there if you want! As long as you don't go out alone, that little girl selling matches will definitely not cause trouble!"
To be honest, if he hadn't just charged the other party dozens or even hundreds of times more money, so that he felt a little bit sorry, how could he be so kind and plan to give the other party a ride? Of course, he would not tell the other party that it was too late now, and he himself was a little bit guilty, so he wanted to take the opportunity to find a companion to go back with him to avoid running into the legendary scary guy? !
"The little match girl?"
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Annie frowned, feeling a little baffled!
"What's there to be afraid of about the little match girl? She never plays with matches!!"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
After staring at the bearded shop owner for a long time and realizing that he didn't seem to have any malicious intentions, but that he really wanted to give her away and was a little worried about her safety, she curled her lips in disdain and turned around. She went too far and showed that she was not afraid of that weird little match girl at all!
"Goodbye weird uncle!"
ヾ(￣▽￣)Bye~
"I kindly remind you that the bread you make is actually not delicious at all! In addition to cream and cheese, you should put some jam, jelly beans or chocolate on it! And, your shop is dirty It’s stained, looks small and dark, and the stools haven’t been wiped. I’m sure they won’t come here again!”
ヽ(??????????-)－C ??????????????
After saying that, after making a face at the other party, little Annie rushed out of the store without waiting for the other party's reaction, and disappeared on the snowy street outside. After a while, she disappeared without a trace, leaving only one person behind. A long series of footprints, one deep and one shallow.
'yes! '
'Why didn't I think of that? You can really try bread with jam and chocolate, and jelly beans! In that case, the taste shouldn't be too bad, but it's too late now and we don't have the ingredients. I can try it tomorrow...'
'! ! '
'Hello! Little guy, wait for me first, it’s really dangerous outside! ! '
However, after the bearded shop owner murmured to himself for a long time, he felt that the other party's idea was good, and finally realized it, and rushed to the door in a hurry. On the slightly dark street outside, except for the vast Apart from the white snow, where is the figure of the little girl carrying a stuffed bear, who is clearly from a wealthy family?
'Alas~! '
'never mind! It's so late, I just hope nothing happens to her...'
He shook his head and saw that it was indeed getting late. The bearded shop owner who made a lot of money today thought about it and hurriedly ran into the store. After simply packing up his things, he hurriedly slipped out and locked them. He opened the wooden door of his bakery, and then hurried to his home on the east side of the street while it was still dark.
There are still snowflakes in the sky, and although there are still pedestrians in twos and threes on the street, they are all in pairs, and there is rarely a single one! So, if he doesn't want to cause trouble for himself, it's best not to stay outside for too long on a snowy night?
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In 1669 AD, the German H. Brand extracted yellow phosphorus. Then, people took advantage of the fact that yellow phosphorus is easily oxidized and ignited. They dipped one end of a small wooden stick with sulfur, and then dipped it in yellow phosphorus and rubbed it to make it glow and heat. This characteristic has created a magical fire-starting tool, that is - matches.
Not long after that, some tinkering guy mixed yellow phosphorus into the medicine head instead of antimony trisulfide to make yellow phosphorus matches. This kind of match is easy to use and sensitive to ignition. It does not require any special ignition device. It can be directly rubbed on the dry ground or on the wall of your home to ignite. Subsequently, this kind of match quickly became popular and became popular. It was wholesaled from small and large workshops by small and large traders and brought to the streets for sale and retail, and sold to those who needed to start fires.
As for the fact that yellow phosphorus matches are too sensitive and can easily cause fires, and can seriously endanger people's health due to the highly toxic yellow phosphorus during the manufacturing and use process, they have been simply ignored by people of this era. .
However, in this town, there is a terrible legend that is unknown to outsiders and that at the same time makes the people here feel extremely frightened...
It is said that
Two years ago, it was the night of the last day of the year. It was extremely cold that night and it was snowing. Just like now, it was almost dark?
However, on a cold and dark night like this, a little girl with long golden hair, bare feet, and wearing thin and dirty clothes was walking aimlessly on the street. walking...
Speaking of which, she was originally wearing a pair of slippers when she came out of the house, but what was the use of that? Because they were a pair of very big slippers, they were so big and had always been worn by her mother, so when she was crossing the road, two carriages accidentally rushed over, scaring her. The shoes ran away immediately.
One of them could not be found, but the other one was picked up by a naughty little boy and ran away... There was no other way, so the little girl had no choice but to walk on the snow with her bare feet, her little feet turned red from the cold. A piece of green.
'Selling matches...'
'Matches are being sold. Who wants to buy matches? Sir, do you want to buy matches? '
She still had many matches in her shabby apron, and she even held a handful in her hand and shouted. Unfortunately, no one bought any of her matches during the whole day. No one has ever given her a copper coin!
because,
The matches she sells are somewhat outdated, and they are still the least valuable, most flammable and highly toxic yellow phosphorus matches. People nowadays don’t like this kind of stuff! Besides, kerosene lighters and non-toxic safety matches are now popular, so the ones she sells are outdated.
However, no one would kindly tell her about that kind of thing, just watching her outside like a clown selling yellow phosphorus matches that no one would buy.
The night was getting darker, there were fewer pedestrians on the road, and fewer people were willing to stop or look at her.
The poor little girl, she was cold and hungry, shivering as she walked forward. Snowflakes fell on her long golden hair, which was gently curled, and the hair began to condense into It looked a bit desolate...
But she didn't have time to pay attention to this, and neither did anyone else!
At this time, there was a little light coming from almost every window on both sides of the street, and the street echoed with the sounds of singing and laughter coming from the houses, and there was also a fragrant smell of roast goose... because, It was New Year's Eve and Christmas Eve. She remembered that when her grandmother was still alive, she had eaten that kind of roast goose once. She would never forget the taste.
Finally, the little girl who was cold, hungry and tired had to sit down in the corner of a house, and cringed with her legs that were numb from the cold, barely curling them into a ball.
The cold wind was howling and snowflakes were drifting. She only felt colder...
But she didn't dare to go home because she didn't sell a match and didn't make any money. Her father would definitely beat her severely!
Besides, it’s just as cold at her house as on the street…
Because their originally warm home was robbed by debt collectors, ever since her mother died of illness... and her current home only has a roof, although the biggest cracks have been blocked with grass and rags. , but the cold wind and icy snowflakes could still be kept in the can, so she didn't want to go back at all if she didn't get any money from selling it and couldn't buy food.
Soon, her little hands almost became stiff...
At this time, even a small match can bring her warmth, but she is a little hesitant because she still needs to sell them for money to give to the family member who has lost her mother's departure and the family. Due to unexpected events, she became self-defeating, liked to drink heavily, and always liked to beat her father in exchange for food.
finally……
Maybe it was really too cold, but she still couldn't stand the torment of the biting cold on her hands, feet, head, neck and whole body. She had to muster up the courage to take out a yellow phosphorus match and pointed it at the wall while trembling. With such a touch, the ignited light and flames finally temporarily warmed her frozen little hands and illuminated her dim eyes.
Now that there is the first one, there will definitely be a second one, a third one...
She could no longer resist the warmth and hope they brought to her, even if they could only give her a little warmth and a moment of light! She just listened to the sounds of laughter coming from the lighted windows of other people's homes and the rich smell of roast goose, relying on the only matches she had, in this cold weather. She was enjoying the humble happiness that only belonged to her in the corner.
…
On that night, no one knew how many matches the little match seller polished and what she saw in the light of the fire, and no one wanted to know!
but,
In the early morning of the next day, when the sun shone on the snow-white streets, and when people began to bustle onto the streets to welcome the new year and the new day, they saw that the little girl was still curled up. Sitting in that corner, her cheeks were red, and there was a smile that seemed to be happiness at the corner of her mouth?
But it's a pity that her smile is very hard and motionless...
Because she is already dead!
——On the last night of the old year, on Christmas Eve, I was frozen on the bone-chilling streets!
The new year's sun has risen, and the warm sunshine has begun to shine on her petite and fragile body. She is still sitting curled up with a smile, and her little hands are still holding her matches tightly, one of which is A handful has almost been burned, and some burned ones are scattered in the corner at her feet, while more yellow phosphorus fire that has not yet been ignited is still neatly stacked in the pocket of her worn apron...
'ha! Look, she's dead! '
'Yes, dead. '
'She probably wanted to use matches to keep warm. She's so stupid. She should have used matches to light a bonfire! What's the use of a match, even if it's all lit? '
'It's freezing and snowy outside, and even a bonfire is of little use. It's better to go back home early, roast on a warm stove, and eat plump roast goose! '
'And that warm bed! '
'ah! Yes, the warm quilt made me sleep very comfortably last night. I wish you all a Merry Christmas...'
'Merry Christmas! '
People were talking and laughing around her like that, celebrating the arrival of the new year... Of course, Christmas is not a new year, but, for the people here, and the stubborn people on this continent, After Christmas Eve, it can be said to be the new year!
And next to those people, in the corner, the frozen little match girl was still huddled there motionless, with a smile that only belonged to her at the corner of her mouth.
only,
But no one here knew the meaning of the smile on the corners of her stiff, red face, nor did they know how beautiful and happy things she had seen in those handfuls of colorful fires...
However, even if they knew, no one would care, because for those who can stay at home, eat roast goose by the fire, spend Christmas Eve in a warm bed, and laugh and cheer each other the next day For people, that kind of humble happiness does not mean anything to them!
This is also true. For people who survived the cold winter night and were able to celebrate Christmas the next morning, the death of a little match girl had nothing to do with them. Apart from adding some topics for them to talk about, that was it. Anyway, that's what most of them thought.
However……
They never imagined that not long after the little girl died, terrible things started to happen in this small town starting from the second year?
I don’t know why, but people continue to freeze and die in the snowy night, and in their hands, without exception, are the kind of matches or matches that are burned after being lit. They smile and stand upright. He was frozen and fell to death in the snow, and then was discovered by pedestrians in the warm sunshine the next day...
As a result, a terrible legend began to spread crazily in this small town, saying:
On the contrary, on a cold night when it snows or there is snow, a little girl selling matches will appear on the street, and she is the little match girl who froze to death on the street on Christmas Eve!
And anyone who dares to go out at night and accidentally bump into her will inexplicably buy a match or some matches. They have to buy them because if they don't buy them, they will die! And those who bought the matches will also die if they cannot bear the cold and light the matches!
Because they will find happy things from the matches, and what the matches burn is their souls! The more desires they have, the more happiness they see, and the more they want to get from the fire, the closer they are to falling into hell.
The only way is to resist its temptation!
…
Of course, the above are all speculations of people in this small town about that kind of horrible thing, and it is also a legendary version recognized by most people. As for whether it is really like that, no one knows. Because no one who meets that little match girl will survive!
As for whether the only way is the way, no one has verified it.
Because people always have desires, and no one can successfully resist the happiness that emerges from the fire... Once they light the match, they will completely sink in until their souls are burned out and they fall to death on the street. He was discovered in the early morning light of the next day.
'La la la~! '
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'Hum hum……'
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However, a certain troubled little girl did not know the terrible legend circulating in this small town at this time. She just regarded the bakery owner's words as words to scare children, and did not listen to Duofangduo at all. Even more so, I didn’t even listen!
Besides, she is not an ordinary child, so she can still sing, jump, and dance carelessly on the street on this snowy night, running wild and running step by step on the snowy street.
"Eh?!"
ヽ(゜Q.)ノ?
"Hey! Hello, I want to ask you something, can you..."
o(??▽｀)o =3 =3 =3
At this time, Anne suddenly saw two adults with portable kerosene lamps coming out of a street on the deserted snowy night street. She felt that it was necessary to ask those two people about the location of the hotel. Then he smiled and trotted towards them quickly.
'? ? '
'Who is that? '
'like……'
'Is it, is it a little girl? '
'ah! Little, little girl? ! '
'! ! '
'It can't be, is it the little match girl? ! '
'No way? '
'Help! ! Run quickly! ! ! '
However, what surprised Anne a little was that the two people shouted, dropped the kerosene hurricane lamp in their hands, and then turned around and ran away, without even giving her a chance to finish her sentence. ?
"..."
Σ(??д????)? ? ?
"That's weird, Tibbers. Did they recognize the wrong person? Also, what's there to be afraid of about the little match girl? Why do the people here look so stupid?"
(lll￢ω￢)
Judging from the conversation between the two before they escaped, as well as the words of the previous bakery owner, it was not difficult for little Annie to surmise that they must have mistakenly identified the wrong person, and seemed to have mistaken her for the match seller. little girl?
You know, her Tibbers can vouch for her, Queen Anne has never sold matches! She has only sold arms, such as those C-14 electromagnetic rifles, Lanzer-type flying mines, spider mines, widow mines, and shoulder-mounted super-large fireworks with a yield of tens of billions, etc...
As for matches, things that even children who can't stand on the table will no longer play with, how could she sell them?
"..."
s (????ˇεˇ????)ゞ
"Really, I just want to ask a question, why are you so afraid..."
ε=(??ο｀*)))Alas
There was no other way. Little Annie, who originally just wanted to ask for directions and find a hotel to rest for the night, had no choice but to sigh and prepare to move forward, past the kerosene lamp that was crooked on the ground and gradually extinguished, and continued to move forward. Take a walk and see if you can find it on your own or if you meet someone more reliable to ask for directions...
suddenly!
"Eh?"
Σ(⊙ω⊙`)?
She hadn't gone very far, probably when she turned a corner, but she discovered something first, and she couldn't help but turn her head curiously.
Because, at the corner of the street, she seemed to see a little girl with bare feet, her feet were red from the cold, wearing thin, shabby linen clothes, and a pocketed apron, holding a handful in one hand. Matches, the other hand waving towards her constantly?
(…)
(￢??￢.)
(Tibbers seemed to have discovered something strange, but after thinking about it, he did not tell his bad little master, because he felt that his little master would definitely be able to find it. It’s better not to talk too much.)
'It's a show off...'
'Long and bright flames... Miss, do you want to buy a match? '
After realizing that little Annie had finally noticed her and looked over, the little girl, who was still selling matches on the street with thin clothes and bare feet in this icy and snowy night, said in a low and trembling tone. .
"..."
(°ー°〃)
have to!
Obviously, it seemed that the two adults who were afraid of something just now, and the little girl selling fireworks that the owner of the bakery told about before, actually came to her, Lady Queen Anne? !
"Matches..."
(??_??)
"Although I never need or want to play with matches, but..."
??乛??乛??
Since the other party kindly begged, and he was barefoot and wearing so few clothes in a deserted corner on a snowy night in the cold weather, wouldn't it be a bit too impersonal if she didn't buy a few?
"Okay, little sister, how are you going to sell your matches?!"
o(*^▽^*)o
so,
Blinking, he looked at the other person up and down, and after looking again and again, he really couldn't understand what was in the other person that could make those adults afraid. He always likes to get to the bottom of things when doing things, and he always relies on his strength to do whatever he wants. The fearful little Annie smiled openly and jumped towards the other party with her little bear Tibbers in her arms.
(…)
ε=(????｀●)))Alas
(After seeing the habitual smile on the corner of his bad little master's lips, Tibbers habitually sighed in his heart...)
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