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Since the fall of late June, the weather has become hotter and hotter. Not only is it hot during the day, but it is also restless at night.

Zhong Shao was lying on the bed, the sweat on her face kept coming out, the thin summer clothes had already been soaked with sweat, and the mat under her body had long since lost the slightest coolness, and the whole night passed like she was tossing and turning pancakes.

In the early morning, before dawn, Zhong Shao, who couldn't sleep all night, suddenly opened his eyes.

Entering the eye, it was pitch black.

Zhong Shao half propped herself up and sat up, her eyes were wide open and she couldn't see the scene in front of her clearly, but she had an inexplicable illusion that she didn't know where she was, and what day and night.

His head hurt a little, Zhong Shao sat quietly on the bed with his head propped on one hand, and did not turn on the lamp.I don't know if it was because she didn't sleep well last night. Affected by those bizarre dreams, she always felt that she seemed to have forgotten something.

But looking back after waking up, it is very common to forget the dream after waking up, so don't take it too seriously.

Just as Zhong Shao supported his head to regain his senses, a crisp voice suddenly came from outside: "Ah Shao, come out quickly, we should go out, if we don't leave, it will be dawn, the sun has been poisonous these two days. "

Before dawn, Yangliu Village was completely silent, but this sound broke the silence, and there was no sound from the left and right, but there was a barking of dogs.

"Oh, here we come." He hurriedly agreed, and Zhong Shao, who was resting his head on his head, suddenly turned over and jumped off the bed. The dilapidated wooden bed made a "squeaky" sound, as if it might fall apart at any time.

The dilapidated thatched hut can only be described as a bare house. The clothes on Zhong Shao's body were already half wet with sweat, but she didn't have any clothes to change, and she didn't care about it, so she simply scooped water from the water tank. Lai rinsed his mouth, wiped his face and ran out in a hurry.

There is a simple fence around the thatched house, adding a simple courtyard to the dilapidated house.

After washing, Zhong Shao hurriedly ran to a corner of the small courtyard to pick up a wooden cage while turning his head to wipe the water stains on his face on his clothes, and then opened the courtyard door and went out without further delay.

There were two people standing outside the courtyard gate, one big and one small, but they were a father and son, and it was the child who called her just now.

"Ah Shao." The child greeted with a smile.

Zhong Shao casually ran over to the door, and shouted at the two, "Second Uncle Zhang, Dali."

At this time, the sky had not yet brightened, and people could only vaguely see the road.The man surnamed Zhang nodded, and the man who is usually of few words simply replied: "Well, let's go." After speaking, he turned and walked towards the road out of the village.

The two children hurriedly followed behind, not afraid of the ignorance, they got together and started talking.

Today, the three of them went out early in the morning to sell things in Los Angeles, twenty miles away. The man surnamed Zhang was a woodcutter, and he would go up the mountain to cut firewood every day, and the next day he would carry the firewood to sell in Los Angeles.Although Luocheng is far away, the firewood can only be sold for a few dollars if it is carried there. For the poor in the village, the few dollars are worth the hard work.

Of course Zhong Shao didn't go to Los Angeles to sell firewood, she was too young to carry so much firewood and walk such a long distance.It's just that she managed to catch two wild rabbits on the mountain two days ago, and the food at home was exhausted, so she thought about going to the city to sell the rabbits for some food.

Second Uncle Zhang was the most diligent person in Yangliu Village to go to Los Angeles. Zhong Shao happened to have a good relationship with his son Zhang Dali, so he asked Zhang Dali to ask Second Uncle Zhang to take her to Los Angeles together.Second Uncle Zhang didn't want to bring a child with slow feet, but seeing how pitiful she was without a father and mother, he finally agreed. Unexpectedly, this kid Zhang Dali saw the excitement, and followed him desperately to learn more.

One is a belt, and two are also a belt. After all, today is not going fast.Uncle Zhang couldn't stand his son's fuss, so he finally agreed, and that's how the three of them walked together this morning.

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Luo City is prosperous, before entering the city, seeing the tall city tower from a distance is enough to shock people's hearts.

It was the first time for Zhong Shao and Zhang Dali to see such a tall city tower, and they couldn't help but stop when they saw it from afar.But when the two children looked at the city tower, they were far less excited than they had imagined.There is no other reason, it is too tired, too hungry, too hot and too thirsty.

Twenty miles is not too short, especially for two children under ten years old.

From dark to dawn, and then from dawn to sun, the power of the scorching summer sun gradually came into play. The sun scorched the earth brightly, and even the grass and trees on the roadside were a little unbearably wilting, let alone people. .

It was the first time for Zhong Shao to walk such a long distance. She clearly felt the pain in the soles of her feet, and she knew that there must be blisters without taking off her shoes.But this is not the most difficult thing, the most difficult thing is the feeling of dry mouth - she went back to Los Angeles for the first time, she didn't know that she had to walk for such a long time, and she didn't bring water, even though Zhang's father and son brought water She had some, and she had already exhausted it by now.

The tip of his tongue licked his dry lips, the original thirst was not half relieved, Zhong Shao looked at the tower in the distance and asked: "Second Uncle Zhang, is that Luocheng? Are we almost there?"

Zhang Dali also regained his energy when he heard the words, and immediately raised his head to look at his father: "Father, how long do we have to go?"

Uncle Zhang was carrying the firewood, and his clothes were already half wet with sweat, which made the original dark brown clothes a little darker.He lifted up his skirt and wiped his sweat, looked at the tower in the distance and said, "Let's go, let's go for another quarter of an hour."

As soon as he heard that there was still a quarter of an hour, Zhang Dali immediately froze, regretting that he insisted on following.

Seeing Uncle Zhang walking towards the direction of Luocheng non-stop, the two younger ones hurried to follow, Zhang Dali tugged at the hem of his father's clothes: "Father, it's so hot and thirsty, buy some for me when I enter the city." Can you drink mint water?"

Mint water is the water soaked in mint. It is the most refreshing and refreshing. It also contains sugar, which has a light sweet taste. It has always been favored by people in this weather. There are many stalls selling it in the streets and alleys of Los Angeles. this.

Zhong Shao couldn't help but look forward to it, but Uncle Zhang obviously didn't think so, he frowned and said, "I'm in the city, I can just find some well water to drink, what mint water do you want?!"

Two pennies a bowl of mint water is enough to buy two steamed buns. It's so expensive, why don't you lose it after two mouthfuls?The hard work of chopping a load of firewood to sell is only seventy or eighty cash, how can it be such a waste.

Zhang Dali felt bitter, but he didn't dare to make trouble with his father.It's okay to make a fuss about ordinary things, he has been with his father today, and he knows that money is hard to come by, and his family is not rich, so he can't spend it according to his temper.

Zhong Shao looked at the cage in his hand, then at Zhang Dali's slumped face, finally nudged him with his elbow and said, "Dali, when you go to the city and sell the rabbit, I'll ask you You drink peppermint water."

Zhang Dali's eyes lit up when he heard the words, but looking at Zhong Shao's dark and thin face, he finally slumped his shoulders and said, "Forget it, your house has no rice to cook, why do you drink mint water. After entering the city, I still listen to my father and find some well water to drink."

The Zhong family is different from the Zhang family. The Zhang family has always been so poor, while the Zhong family was the wealthiest family in the ten miles and eight villages back then, and the whole family could read and write.It's a pity that Zhong Shao's father's life is not good. Since her mother ran away with someone, not to mention Wuxin's family business, her health has been deteriorating.With such a large family business, in the end, it was replaced by bowls of bitter medicine soup. Until the old man left a year ago, he left such a shabby cottage for Zhong Shao.

Zhong Shao couldn't remember what her mother looked like, since she could remember, there was no such person in her life.She only remembered her father coughing day and night, the bitter smell of medicine lingering in the house all the year round, and the things that were sent to the pawn shop, the land deeds sold one by one, and her father went away years ago. Sometimes, apart from being sad, she even felt a sense of relief.

No matter for her or her father, perhaps death is a kind of relief.

After hearing Zhang Dali's words, Zhong Shao smiled quite generously: "It's okay, just two pennies. I sold the rabbit today, and we'll go to the mountains to catch it tomorrow!"

Zhang Dali heard this, and immediately patted his chest and said, "Then call me tomorrow, and I will help you."

Zhong Shao happily responded, but at this time she didn't know that after today, she would never have the chance to go up the mountain to catch rabbits.

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