Chapter three hundred and twenty eight picturesque
The glaciers are melting, spring is warm, flowers are blooming, and the sun is shining to the extreme, making the green grass greener and the clear water clearer.
The three months of cold winter are finally over! The chill of early spring is gone, and the world is finally warm again.
Countless plants are growing wildly, bathing in the sunshine, and it’s time for the little girl to go out.
This is the peak of spring. The herbs in the mountains have survived the entire cold winter and are ready to be picked in spring.
Caroline rushed out of the courtyard with a basket on her back and ran forward in small steps. Unfortunately, her skirt was too long and she had to lift it up with her hands. Damn it, why do you have to wear a skirt?
She couldn't help but turn around and said softly: "Mom, can I not wear a skirt?"
A middle-aged woman in an apron came out, shook her head and sighed: "Dear Caroline, you are almost sixteen years old. Even if you come from a poor family, you should be a lady. In fact, my mother doesn't want you to
If you go up the mountain again, you can definitely marry into a good family."
When she heard the word "marry", Caroline shook her head quickly, turned around and ran away, like a little rabbit.
The middle-aged woman looked at her and shook her head, and couldn't help but said: "You stinky girl, you are too willful."
"Anna! Help me! It's time to give birth. The lamb is about to be born!"
A rough voice came from the backyard, and the middle-aged woman ran over quickly.
Caroline ran for several miles before stopping, panting slightly, and couldn't help but look behind her. When she was sure that her mother was not chasing her, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, I escaped another disaster. Really, why do people get married when they reach their age?
Caroline sighed softly and looked toward the low hillside ahead with sadness. The lush green grass had blocked the road, butterflies were flying, and there were even bees circling.
"Wow! The flowers are blooming!"
Caroline's eyes widened, and she immediately ran over, chasing the butterflies and bees, looking at the mountains of flowers, all her worries and worries were completely forgotten.
Children's personalities are so simple. Although Caroline is no longer young, she has maintained this simplicity.
The sun was shining brightly, and her smile became even sweeter. Her green face and elf-like facial features seemed to have come out of a painting. And her golden hair was fluttering, making her look like a mythical character.
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"Hey! Caroline! You're out to play again!"
"Let's see how Aunt Anna deals with you."
"Stop talking nonsense! Aunt Anna has a good temper, but Uncle Sam is not so easy to talk to!"
Voices came one by one, and seven or eight men and women, all young girls and boys, were walking towards us with backpacks on their backs.
Caroline frowned slightly and curled her lips and said, "I'm not here to play! I'm going to collect medicine."
At this point, she stared and couldn't help but said: "Why are you all carrying backpacks? That can't be the case."
A fat little girl with freckles smiled and said: "Yes, we all saw you coming out with a backpack on your back! So we all followed. Everyone knows that little sister Caroline has a good nose and can find anything.
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Caroline didn't care, she just narrowed her eyes and smiled and said, "Then you will have to help my family more often from now on!"
As she spoke, she turned around and walked forward. The countless butterflies and bees seemed not to be afraid of her, circling and dancing around her.
She's already used to it.
And, our Caroline feels that this is a good thing.
This mountain has given this small village all the wealth, including grass for grazing sheep, flowers for making wine, medicine for treating diseases, and game for eating.
There are no large monsters here, only some little rabbits and squirrels. They grow up in this mountain forest, and this is their home.
Caroline soon let her friends return home with their loads, but her own basket was empty!
Yeah! You just let them pick it, and you have forgotten yourself!
She was a little annoyed, but she couldn't help but laugh. In her opinion, helping others was also a kind of happiness.
"ah!"
A cry of surprise suddenly sounded, and the fat girl with freckles ran over quickly, her face turned pale with fright.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Did you encounter a snake again?"
Caroline couldn't help but ask.
"No, it's not."
The little fat girl gasped and stammered: "Ah! Merciful God, there is a dead person here!"
"dead?"
Everyone's eyes widened and they quickly took a few steps back, looked at each other, swallowed their saliva, and no one dared to look up.
Caroline took a deep breath, put her backpack on the ground, and walked forward step by step.
"Caroline, don't go, that's a dead person."
There was also fear in Caroline's eyes, but more of it was courage. She shook her head, stepped forward step by step, and finally saw the whole body.
Her face suddenly turned pale. This person was so terrifying. The skin all over his body was cracked, revealing the dry flesh and blood inside. His hair was messy and covered in blood. His right hand and left leg were both broken, and the stumps were no longer there.
where.
Caroline panted slightly, and mustered up the courage to look at his face. His face was normal, just covered in blood, but it had clear outlines and clear facial features, which was very good-looking.
He held the knife in his hand and held it tightly.
Who is this person? Why is he here? Is he being hunted?
There were many questions in Caroline's mind, but she was no longer afraid.
She turned back and said: "Come and see! He is an Oriental!"
As soon as these words came out, several young people hesitantly came closer step by step. When they saw the appearance of the corpse, they couldn't help but scream in fear.
An older child hurriedly said: "Caroline, let's go! He looks so scary. Maybe we should talk to the elders about this."
But Caroline frowned slightly and suddenly said: "Did any of you bring water?"
"Ah? Caroline, are you thirsty? Drink from me!"
A big boy blushed and took over the water bottle he had drank from. The other boys immediately handed out their own water bottles in a hurry.
The little chubby girl pouted and couldn't help but hum. Caroline was so popular that she couldn't help but be jealous.
But there's nothing I can do about it, Coraline is so good-looking and has such a good personality, so of course she's lovable.
Caroline blushed and took the glass of water, opened the bottle cap, and slowly poured it towards the corpse's face.
Everyone was startled and could not help but retreat quickly.
"Caroline, do you give water to dead people?"
"God bless, let's not provoke him, okay? I think he is scary."
After hearing this, Caroline shook her head, took out a white handkerchief from her arms, and wiped away the blood on the corpse's face with clean water.
The handkerchief was dirty. Caroline frowned and threw it into the backpack. She looked at the body, but her eyes widened.
"Wow! How unique! Orientals are really different from us."
After saying this, the curiosity of a group of children suddenly outweighed their fear, and they quickly came over with their heads propped up.
I saw that this man had fair skin, but it was already full of wrinkles, and his long hair was as pale as snow, but you could still tell that he was a young man.
Just because his outline is still there, it doesn't have the same vicissitudes of life as the old man.
Caroline said blankly: "Why is he old? Judging from his age, he looks like an older brother."
The little chubby girl frowned and said: "How can there be such an old brother? Caroline, let's tell the elders about this! Or the pastor of the church."
A boy said: "We are all grown up, there is no need to tell them, let's bury him!"
A group of people immediately joined in and shouted that they have grown up.
Caroline stared at the corpse, then suddenly squatted down, and opened the corpse's eyelids with fingers as tender as green onions, and immediately backed away in fright.
She saw a light in the eyes of this corpse! It was purple-blue, like the deep universe.
Only then did the friends around him react. The chubby girl couldn't help but said, "What's wrong, Caroline?"
Caroline looked at her male friends and whispered, "Which one of you is willing to help me?"
"I am willing, I am willing!"
"Me too!"
Caroline said: "Let's go together! Help me carry him down."
Several people's legs suddenly became weak, and there was already sweat on their foreheads.
One person laughed dryly and said: "Caroline, stop joking, the body is so rotten, how dare we move it!"
"Caroline, you're not going to take this body home, are you? You can't sell this for money."
Caroline took a deep breath and said, "He doesn't seem to be dead."
When these words were spoken, everyone immediately rolled their eyes.
Caroline said: "He is really not dead. Look, his skin and flesh are cracked, but he is not rotten or smelly."
"Could it be that the corpse has changed?"
The little chubby girl said these words, and several people looked at each other, and couldn't help but slowly backed away, then yelled and left quickly.
Caroline pouted, snorted somewhat unhappily, then plucked up the courage to squat down slowly, and opened the eyelids of the corpse.
A purple-blue light flashed through, and his eyes were as deep as the universe.
She held her breath and opened her other eye. Sure enough, it was also purple-blue, like two unfathomable light holes, and the whites of the eyes could not be seen at all.
Letting go of her hand, Caroline murmured: "I don't know why, but I always feel that you are not dead."
She thought for a long time and then suddenly said: "I want to save you and save a life. After all, it is right. My father and mother will not object! Hehe!"
As if she had convinced herself, she threw the backpack aside, grabbed the waist of the body, and lifted it up with all her strength, her face turned red, but she didn't have enough strength after all.
"You are so heavy!"
She couldn't help pouting, exhaling a few heavy breaths, and exerting force again, a breeze blew by, and she finally picked up the body and carried it on her back.
The weight bent her slender waist, and the blood stained her long skirt. She didn't mind, she just gritted her teeth and walked down the hillside step by step.
The breeze was blowing, the grass was green, and the sun was shining brightly, and her mood suddenly improved.
Saving people is really a happy thing for her.
She likes all life, she loves nature and is intimate with nature.
My mood improved. For some reason, the body on my back didn't feel heavy anymore, and I felt much more relaxed when I walked.
No, maybe you shouldn't call him a corpse. He must still be alive. It's rude to call him a corpse.
What is your name? Caroline thought about it, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she couldn't help but said happily: "Let me call you Brother Dongfang! You are from the East after all, and Caroline doesn't have a brother yet!"
Thinking that this person might wake up and call her sister, Caroline was so happy that she ran down the mountain quickly. She didn't even know why she was so strong.
But as she approached home, Caroline couldn't help but slow down. Would her parents really not object to her? Her mother wouldn't, but her father always had a straight face.
She paced and didn't dare to go in, but the cry of the lambs in the backyard could already be heard.
Hey! The lamb has been born! The father should be in the backyard!
Her eyes lit up, and she quickly ran into the house with her brother Dongfang on her back and entered her small room.
Although it is small and does not have many things, she likes her small room very much because it can give people warmth.
She carefully put this man on her little bed, finally laughed, squinted her eyes and said, "Go to sleep, go to bed! My bed is warm!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a steady voice came: "Caroline, who is he?"
Caroline's expression changed, and she quickly turned around and saw her bearded father.
She grabbed her skirt with both hands and whispered: "Father, he is injured, very, very seriously."
Sam said solemnly: "Since he is injured, he must be in trouble. Our family cannot support him, nor can we cure him!"
Caroline whispered: "But we can't ignore him, God is merciful, right?"
Uncle Sam's face darkened and he looked at the corpse on the bed. Just as he was about to speak, his eyes suddenly lit up and he hurriedly walked towards the bed.
"Father"
"do not speak!"
Uncle Sam had already shouted. His eyes were fixed on the dark dagger in the man's hand. Looking at the exquisite arc and the shining blood red, he couldn't help but gasped: "God bless! I have never seen it before."
Such a good weapon! I’m afraid it’s priceless! Caroline, you are really my father’s lucky star!”
Caroline's face turned red and she whispered: "But father, this is his thing!"
"But we have to save his life! Without the money from this knife, we can't even maintain our own lives."
Uncle Sam stretched out his hand, but found that he couldn't pull it off. He couldn't help but thought to himself, damn, why are you holding it so tightly?
He tried hard to open the man's hand, but it was not enough even though he used all his strength. He finally couldn't help but became angry, clenched his fist and punched the hand violently.
Then a bloody light suddenly shot out, illuminating the entire room!
The next moment, Uncle Sam saw his blond hair falling.
He swallowed, his legs shaking with fear.
Looking at the exquisite short knife, he felt an unprecedented panic in his heart. (To be continued)