"Grandma, this is Song Xiaoan, sister Song Yimian." Tao You introduced.
Song Xiaoan stepped forward and showed a sweet smile: "Hello, grandma!"
Grandma Tao took Song Xiaoan's hand and looked closer: "Oh, okay, you are Xiaoan. Hey, you are as handsome as Xiao Song."...
"Eat fried glutinous rice balls. They were just made and are still hot." Grandma Tao enthusiastically pulled out her chair and pushed a small plate of fried glutinous rice balls towards the three of them.
The fried glutinous rice balls were delicious, but the heat was not controlled well. Some of them exploded, and the fillings leaked out. They were black, but this did not stop the three of them from using their chopsticks.
"It's delicious!" Song Xiao'an likes eating these glutinous foods very much. This plate of fried glutinous rice balls really suits her taste. "Grandma Tao, did you make this filling yourself? It's so special."
Grandma Tao laughed: "This is my exclusive secret recipe. Xiaoyou and Xiao Song never got tired of eating this every day when they were little."
Here, Tao You and Song Yimian fell in love with the same fried glutinous rice dumplings. They held up their chopsticks and fought for each other on the plate, refusing to give in to each other.
——Even if I like you, you can't snatch the glutinous rice balls that I like from you!
"Let go, I caught my eye first!" Tao You's eyes widened and he stared at the chopsticks without blinking.
Song Yimian also rarely wanted to be outdone: "I'll take the chopsticks first."
"Eh!"
The two were competing fiercely. Song Xiaoan put his chopsticks in the middle and took away the perfect-shaped glutinous rice ball: "Well, it's so delicious."
"You are so grown up, you still feel like you were a child." Grandma Tao couldn't help complaining.
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The bottom of the plate of fried glutinous rice balls was quickly gone. Tao You rubbed his belly and collapsed on the straw mat on the ground. The exquisiteness he had just forgotten had long been forgotten, and he could do whatever he wanted to feel comfortable.
"By the way, do you want to go to the back mountain to catch fireflies at night?" Tao You suddenly suggested.
Song Yimian was stunned for a moment: "Can you still walk up the back mountain now?"
He raised his feet and walked towards the back door. Through the window, he could see the mountains in the back not far away, which were endless. The sun shone on the top of the mountains, and the green turned black. When he was a child, he could still see the path to the top of the mountain. After more than ten years of degradation, it is now completely covered with vegetation.
"There is no way, I probably won't be able to get up." Song Yimian returned to the living room and sat down on the mat.
Song Xiaoan lay on his stomach and swayed his feet: "Sister Xiaoyou, did you ever go to the top of the mountain behind when you were a child?"
"Of course." Tao You replied proudly, "I went up every three days, and once I climbed over the top of the mountain, and there was another village on the other side."
"However, the village seems to be deserted now."
Song Xiaoan opened his eyes excitedly and looked at Tao You with admiration.
She had only read about such interesting things in books, and she would also hear similar experiences when listening to adults telling stories about their childhood. She always thought that this was a story exclusive to that era, but she didn't expect that Tao You would also play it. past these.
Suddenly, Tao You's image in her heart rose to another level and became more magnificent: "Sister Xiaoyou, tell me, what is there on the mountain? What did you play when you were children?"
"I heard from my grandma that there are tigers, wolves, snakes, etc. on this mountain at night. Have you ever encountered them?"
"Isn't the air in the mountains especially fresh? From the mountains, where can you see the furthest? What are the scenery?"
Song Xiaoan asked several questions in succession, moved closer to Tao You, and even grabbed a handful of melon seeds from one side and started cracking them, as if I am ready to listen to the story, you can start at any time.
"Well," Tao You put his hands behind his head and crossed his legs again, "That's a long story. No\./wrong\./updated\./new`.w`.a`.p `.`.c`.o`.m”
Song Xiaoan glanced at the clock on the wall and said, "Don't worry, I can stay here and listen to you tonight."
"First of all, people would go to the mountain every day at that time. There would be no such things as tigers and wolves. They were all meant to deceive children. My grandfather did not want to take me up there because he wanted to scare me like this. But who am I? How could I believe this? But there are snakes, and I've seen people catch them."
"I don't know who it was. I was so scared that I didn't dare to sleep at night. I huddled in bed and insisted that I heard a wolf howling on the mountain and that it was about to come down to bite people. Grandpa Tao made such a fuss that he walked away from me in the middle of the night. (The next page is more exciting! )
The woodshed carried a wooden stick to beat someone. \./Hand\./Machine\./Version\./No\./Error\./First\./Posted~~" Song Yimian forked a piece of watermelon and handed it to Tao You, while naturally trying to make trouble.
"Shh!" Tao You made a zipper gesture with his hand, signaling Song Yimian to shut up quickly.
Song Xiaoan opened his mouth to Song Yimian, "Brother, I want to eat too. Ah~"
Song Yimian randomly forked a small piece into the bowl and stuffed it into Song Xiaoan's mouth.
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In fact, when Tao You was a child, she often made Grandpa Tao angry because of her naughty nature, and was often threatened by Grandpa Tao's firewood.
The most serious incident was when she took Song Yimian to play in the mountains without permission. As a result, she got lost on the mountain and didn't return home late at night. Grandpa Tao was so anxious that he took many people up the mountain to look for him and almost called the police. After he returned home, Tao found her. You were stared at by Grandpa Tao with a wooden stick and made to stand in the yard for several hours.
Among the children in the village, there are always one or two such kings. They have been hanging out in the village since they were young. They are familiar with the roads in the village, and they can always find weird ways to play. They can even play alone for three days. Don’t get lost when going up the mountain. This is what children like Tao You, who grew up in the city and only have the opportunity to return to the village during festivals, winter and summer vacations, admire.
As long as these children are around, Grandpa Tao will allow Tao You to go out and play with them until they get home after dark.
During the day, Tao You played with the group of children; at night, Tao You was never allowed to go out alone. Someone must follow him wherever he went. This was Grandpa Tao's unshakable rule.
Tao You followed them up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots, crack chestnuts, pick wild vegetables, and climb trees to pick wild fruits; he went to the fields to catch grasshoppers, eels, and wild raspberries; he went down to the stream to catch fish, touch crabs, and look for snails. The first time Tao You swam in her life was in the creek at the foot of the back mountain. Throughout the year, her skin was best protected only during the period when she lived in the city. When she returned to the village, she would play around and lie down at night. On the bed, close your eyes and fall asleep.
Song Yimian also participated in these activities.
At that time, the group of half-sized children still had a very ceremonial team leader and vice-captain, as well as a team slogan. I don’t know how these were separated. Anyway, they already existed when Tao You returned to the village again.
Tao You has always been unwilling to just be a small team member who listens to the instructions of others, but in order to be able to go up the mountain to play, she tolerated it.
It happened that Tao You had a disagreement with the captain of the children's group and almost got into a fight. The man threatened Tao You and said that he would never take her to play in the mountains again.
How could Tao You be so obedient? Even in kindergarten, no child would talk to her like this. She was often the one who said harsh words.
Tao You and Song Yimian watched at the foot of the mountain as the group of children followed the kid king, each of them carrying a large, ill-fitting backpack, jumping up the mountain.
Tao You was very curious about what they would do and what fun and strange things they would find. However, because he had just had a quarrel with the leader, Tao You was too embarrassed to follow him and took Song Yimian home.
After staying at home for a day, in the evening, the setting sun slanted across the mountains, reflecting the shape of the mountains. Tao You sat on the back door with her chin in her hands, looking at the mountains not far away in a daze.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she ran towards the house, carrying a basket on her back. She dragged Song Yimian, who was concentrating on reading a picture book, to avoid Grandma Tao who was cooking in the kitchen, and ran towards the foot of the mountain.
She thought naively that the number of times she went up the mountain to play was not the first among the children, but she was definitely not the last. She knew the way up the mountain, so why did she have to follow them to go up the mountain? She wanted to prove that without them, she would not be able to go up the mountain. She can still have fun herself!
As for why she brought Song Yimian with her, the most important reason was that she wanted to find a companion to play with. The second reason was that if Grandpa Tao found out that they went up the mountain without permission, he would let her go for Song Yimian's sake.
'It will get dark soon. Let's go up and play again tomorrow. "Song Yimian dragged his steps behind Tao You, feeling a little uneasy.
Tao You was not afraid, "Half, it's still early before dark, let's play for a while and then come down." "
'Do you dare to say that after reading a book at home for a whole day, you don't want to play at all? "
Song Yimian shut up and followed Tao You up the mountain obediently.
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After Grandma Tao finished cooking, she thought Tao You and Song Yimian were looking for other children. (The next page is more exciting!)
After I went to play, I didn’t think too much and watched TV in the living room waiting for them to come back.
Until it was almost dark, Tao You and Song Yimian had not returned home. At this time, they would have almost finished their meal.
Grandma Tao anxiously went out to look for the King of Children, only to find out that Tao You and Song Yimian had never looked for them at all.
Grandma Tao's eyes turned red with anxiety, and she quickly went to find Grandpa Tao who was still visiting.
After a while, everyone in the village who could help took flashlights and prepared to find someone.
But because no one noticed the whereabouts of Tao You and Song Yimian, they divided into several teams and searched separately in the village.
Grandpa Tao, on the other hand, took several others who were familiar with the mountain roads to go up the mountain to find someone.
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Just when the adults were looking for Tao You and Song Yimian with flashlights, they also lost their way on the mountain.
Summer nights are always hot and restless.
Tao You had long lost his arrogance during the day, and held Song Yimian's hand tightly. The two small figures were close to each other, moving forward in small steps.
There is no other light in the village except the light coming from the houses from house to house. Tao You and Song Yimian can clearly see the approximate location of the village from the mountain, but no matter how they walk, they can't get closer, and they even get closer and closer as they go. far trend.
'Youzai, why don't we take it here? Grandpa and the others must be looking for us. "Song Yimian said conservatively.
Tao You thought about what Grandpa Tao would look like after he found them, and she couldn't help but shudder, "Let's keep looking, just in case we find the way." "Grandpa might be able to be gentler.
She didn't know whether it was because the surroundings were too quiet or because of Tao You's psychological influence. The sounds of various insects became clearer and closer to her ears. She felt numb all over and her fear continued to rise, but she still gritted her teeth. cry.
'Song Xiaopang, you are sweating. \./Hand\./Machine\./Version\./First\./Post\./Update\./New~~" Tao You felt that Song Yimian's clothes were soaked through.
Song Yimian swallowed, "Well, it's very hot." "
'You remember, the road down the mountain passes through a cemetery. "Tao You didn't pay attention to this when he went up the mountain during the day, but now he has lost the courage.
Her heart was beating fast and her other hand was clenched into a fist, but she still couldn't help but think of the ghost stories about the cemetery that she had heard everywhere.
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Just when the two of them were hesitant and about to pee with fear, Song Yimian suddenly pointed to an open space in front of them, where there was a small wooden house and a creek.
'You Zai, look! "
'firefly! "
There were many fireflies gathered above the clearing, emitting a faint light.
This is the firefly.
Tao You instantly put his fear behind him, ran to the open space, raised his head and watched the fireflies.
'So beautiful. ".
