paddock

Heavy rain.The black-eared cat was lying under the rock, watching the raindrops falling in front of him.The stone pressed on its leg, making it unable to move on its stomach. The injured leg was aching, but it was not unbearable anyway.The rain moistened the soil, and the fragrance of the soil came to the nostrils. The black-eared cat was too lazy to even shake off the water droplets on its hair.

Anyway, it's no big deal, getting hurt is no big deal, getting rained is no big deal, what's the difference between getting hurt and not getting hurt?What's the difference between being in the rain and not being in the rain?The black-eared cat was thinking, when he suddenly heard footsteps approaching from far away. It turned out that a man was running forward with a child on his back, his steps were steady and eager.

Is his child sick?The black-eared cat drooped its head, not being interested in taking another look.It’s nothing unusual. Others have parents and relatives, but it doesn’t. It was born alone, and belonged to this mountain. It finds food and drinks by itself, and gradually changes from being bullied by others to bullying others.The footsteps went further and further away.

It seemed to be getting dark.The black-eared cat thought so, and closed his eyes to sleep, as if he couldn't feel the bursts of pain from his legs.When the black-eared cat was about to fall asleep, there was a sound of footsteps approaching from far away. This time, the steady legs stopped in front of the black-eared cat.

The black-eared cat felt a shadow hanging over him.It opened its eyes and raised its head, only to see the man who was passing by with the child on his back bent down, looked at it with a frown, and reached out to touch its head.

The black-eared cat let out a sharp meow.How can this person touch its head casually!He didn't have permission for it!

But the man misunderstood its cry, and comforted him softly: "It's all right, I'll help you move the stone away. Don't be afraid, it won't hurt soon."

It is not afraid!

The man helped it move the stone away.

The black-eared cat took a deep look at the man, then turned and ran away.The legs seem to be a little weak, but it doesn't matter, it can still jump very high and run very fast.He grabbed some sparrows, bit his breath, followed the man's breath to find the door of the other party's house, and threw all the sparrows over.

The black-eared cat hid in the dark, trying to see when the man would come home, but the one who opened the door was a pregnant woman.Startled, the woman brushed the sparrows aside.The black-eared cat was very angry, and hid by the window to spy on the situation in the house.The woman is stroking her stomach to comfort the fetus in her stomach.

After a while, the man came back, and the woman told him about Que'er.The man was stunned for a moment, then found Queer, who was cleared aside by the woman, looked carefully, and said gently: "It's not a prank or a threat signal, but a cat sent it. Zhao Dong was sick that day, I carried Zhao Dong home, and on the way back to school, I saw a black-eared cat whose legs were crushed by a stone, so I rescued it from under the stone. This should be a gift from it to us, right?"

Only then did the black-eared cat feel a little satisfied.For humans, though, is sharing food a prank — or even a threat signal?

The black-eared cat was puzzled.

Humans are so weird!

The black-eared cat no longer "shared food" with the man and the couple, and only wandered here after a full meal to listen to the man and the couple talking.It turned out that the child was not their son that day, but their student.Do they treat students as if they were their own children?But there are so many students, but there are only two of them!

The black-eared cat couldn't figure it out.

After some time, the child of the man and the woman is born.That child is so small that it can easily snatch it away by jumping in through the window if it wants to.The black-eared cat lies by the window and watches every day.

The child grows up day by day, and will soon walk and talk.He was still staggering when he walked, and occasionally disliked himself for walking too slowly, so he simply crawled on the ground and got up.The black-eared cat found it extremely novel.It is very fierce, no one wants to be friends with it, and no one wants to have children with it. Maybe it will never have such a thing as a kitten in its life.It's been amazing watching this kid grow up.

When the child can stay at home alone, what awaits the child is endless loneliness.Men and women are always busy, there are so many students who need tutoring every day, so many things to follow up every day, and it's almost dark when you get home every day.Sometimes thunder suddenly sounded, and the child was very frightened and hid there trembling.

Children are very fragile and need companionship.The black-eared cat thought so, but did not approach the child.It knew that the child had seen him several times, but the child was afraid of him, so he only dared to look at it from a distance, and dared not take a step forward.

If it ran over, it would frighten the child, wouldn't it?

Just like putting Que'er in front of their door.

The black-eared cat ran to the side of the classroom and lay down on its stomach. As soon as the man or woman walked back, it would run to the child.After a long time, the child also discovered that its appearance would inevitably be accompanied by the return of his father or his mother.

Since then, the child has been delighted every time he sees it.

When the kid grows up a bit, he starts running around.The child seemed to be used to being alone, and would wander around the teaching building every day, and sometimes it would go there too, and the child would just stare at it, as if wanting to talk to it.But the child never talked to it after all, the child probably prefers the silent but kind big camphor tree.

Sometimes the child is sent back to his grandmother's house.The black-eared cat followed and looked, and found that it was better to leave the child alone.His grandma is too eccentric, she hides all good things from that child, and the child has been taught to work at such a young age, and once wanted to beat the child—at that time, the black-eared cat saw He couldn't go down, jumped down from the firewood pile, and bit the old woman's hand violently.

The old woman lost her soul in fright, and sat down on the ground, howling dryly and looking at the bleeding wound.The child was also frightened, and stood in a daze, looking at the old woman and then at it, at a loss, not knowing what to do.Pointing at the child, the old woman cursed and said, "You little broom star! Nothing will happen if you get it on!" Then the old woman picked up the broom and tried to drive it away.

It jumped up, jumped onto the roof, and ran away from the child's grandmother's house.

After this incident, the child must be more afraid of it, right?The black-eared cat thought so, and went to see the man, his wife and the child as usual.

The man and his wife came to pick up the child and went back. Knowing that the old woman was bitten, they paid for her to go to the town to get vaccinated.The old woman looked better after receiving the money, and after the man's family of three left, she muttered: "It was just bitten by a cat, how can I be so particular about it? And get vaccinated! I'm really stupid for reading!" Very happy, took the money left by the man and counted it twice, and put them away contentedly.

The black-eared cat was not interested in reading any more, and followed the man's family back to the school.The students are already on vacation, but there are still many students who stay in school. They don't understand some content and want to make up for it during the vacation.This is something that has never happened before. Before the holiday time, the hearts of the students flew outside.As soon as the school bell rang, they would shoot out like arrows, playing and running wild everywhere.

What changed them?

The black-eared cat couldn't figure it out.

After foraging for food every day, it would lie outside the classroom, trying to figure out why.It's a pity that I didn't get an answer until the end.

Something happened to the man and his wife.

The black-eared cat was the first to discover it. It screamed at everyone passing by, but it took a long time before anyone found the buried man and his wife.When the man was dug out, the man and his wife were out of breath.

It can no longer appear in front of the child.The black-eared cat thought.

Every time it appeared in front of the child in the past, it almost meant that the man and his wife would return home, and now they will not go back. If the child sees it, if he still looks forward to seeing them, he will be very disappointed. sad!

The black-eared cat returned to the mountains.

On the day the man and his wife were buried, the black-eared cat followed.Since then, it has regarded their graves as its own territory, guarding and patrolling there every day. No matter if it is a person, a snake or a mouse, the black-eared cat will not allow them to get close.But it has nothing to do with the green grass on the grave, it can only watch them grow taller and denser, grabbing the moist and soft soil tightly, and hiding the low grave mound tightly.

How is the child?Black-eared cat occasionally wants to know.But it didn't dare to look, it was afraid that it would be seen by the child, and it would arouse the child's sadness.If it has parents of its own, it must be very sad to encounter such a thing!

The black-eared cat thought sullenly, opened its mouth, showed its sharp teeth, and bit seven inches of the poisonous snake that did not listen to the warning, easily biting the snake to death, and slowly enjoyed the delicate and tender snake meat.

The black-eared cat felt that many pairs of cautious eyes were watching its eating process, but it didn't care at all. Instead, it deliberately showed its blood-stained teeth, which were bright red, terrifying, and hideous.

These guys just have to be in awe of it.

It does not need friends, let alone so-called company.

The days became long and lonely again.It doesn't matter if it rains or not, it doesn't matter whether it's hot or cold, it doesn't matter whether the sun sets or rises, it doesn't matter-it doesn't matter, what do these things care about, it won't be trapped by the rain outside, it won't be caught by the cold Or if it gets sick due to heat, it will not be afraid because the sun goes down, and it will not be flushed with joy when it sees the bright red sun rising in the sky early in the morning.

Anyway, it doesn't matter.

Until one day, it heard a burst of noisy footsteps.

It looked carefully and found a familiar face among those who came.He has grown up, he seems to be doing well, his eyes are bright, and he doesn't seem to be afraid of being lonely at all.

It jumped down from the tree and looked at him fixedly.

He ran forward, not as quiet and timid as before, but shouted in surprise: "Xiao Hei!"

He said, "Can I give you a hug?"

He said, "Would you like to go north with me?"

Yes, of course.

Yes, of course I would.