Transcending the python

Just now he was too hungry to stand up, when he saw the bird's eggs, Rong An suddenly came to the tree, hugged the trunk and was about to climb the tree.

For a country kid like him, climbing trees is a must-have skill.Like this kind of tree with obvious bark texture, a five or six-year-old girl can easily climb to the top.

Rong An climbed up quickly, nimbly like a monkey.To his disappointment, there were no eggs in it, only a white feather.It is not known what kind of bird it was left behind.

Thinking about it, it is not the season to hatch eggs. There are only magpies or sparrows in the woods, and most of the birds have not migrated back from the south.

Rong An's hands and feet were so cold that he was about to have cramps, and he could barely pick the bark.He could only straddle the thickest branch, take a rest, and rub his stiff hands vigorously.

Thinking of something, Rong An looked down to the side.The big snake was still coiled in place, and the grass was pressed into a clear depression, which was very conspicuous, and Rong An who was on the tree could see it at a glance.

Being condescending, the field of vision is much wider.On the withered yellow mixed with a little green grass, the big purple-black snake stands out very abruptly.Rong An could see more clearly the puddles of blood around the giant snake.

It was indeed injured, and the injury was serious, so much blood was shocking.

Rong An broke off a branch and threw it towards the snake, wanting to see if it was dead.But the distance is a bit far, and the branches are light, Rong An can't grasp it accurately.

That night Rong An dug the roots of several trees and picked up the cicada eggs under the roots.There are also wild vegetables that many people in the village eat but cannot be named.These materials for dinner are definitely not enough, but this is the only way to go at this time.On the way to leave, Rong An made a lot of marks. Although he had never eaten snake meat, he trembled when he thought of the black scales of the big snake, but Rong An, who was so hungry and panicked, decided that this snake belonged to him.

At noon the next day, Rong An came to the mountain early.It wasn't that he was afraid that the snake's corpse would stink, he was just afraid that those pesky eagles would find the snake's corpse earlier than he did, and when he got there, all he saw would be wreckage.

Rong An brought the family knife, and the joy in his clear eyes could not be concealed.Although the villagers were unwilling to make an exchange with him, they could only use what they got for themselves and their mother.But as long as he persisted for these three days, someone would send money to Rong An, and he survived another month.

But what made him miserable was that when he approached the place where the snake was yesterday, the giant snake was no longer there.

Rong An only saw the bloodstains on Datan, the bloodstains stopped abruptly somewhere, and the snake seemed to disappear out of thin air, shattering his snake dream.

Rong An was in great pain, he walked sadly among the bloodstains, hoping to find some clues.The snake was so big that the surrounding grass was crushed flat by it, and the air was filled with the peculiar stench of snakes, but Rong An didn't find it unpleasant at all.He was anxious and nervous, and had long forgotten this short-term discomfort.

Then, disappointed in every way, Rong An accidentally found an egg in the grass.

The egg was so big it looked like a small watermelon.It was pressed into the soil, leaving only a small tip, which was covered by the whitish withered grass, so Rong An didn't see it at first.

Rong An knelt on the ground and dug the egg with his hands.He also thought that maybe it was just an eggshell, but when he loosened the surrounding soil and held the heavy egg, Rong An felt deep gratitude in his heart.He knew it was a real egg.

Rong An's eyes were so moved, he crawled and rolled away from here, his running was unstable, his left foot kept stepping on the instep of his right foot.Even so, Rong An still hugged the egg tightly, not hurting it at all.He sniffed the smell of this egg, bit the shell lightly with his teeth, and imagined the wonderful scene of eating the egg in his mind, ah, at this moment he is the happiest person in the world.Rong An never thought that he would have such good luck. In the past, no one from the village would take him with him when they went hunting in the mountains.Rong An had no tools, so he could only dig the trap by himself.But his luck was not good, even though Mingfeng praised his trap as the best in the village, not even a rabbit would fall into his trap.This egg was the first time Rong An received a gift from the mountain.

The boy was running along the way home, and when he was almost home, Rong An lifted the egg up to the sun, and found that there were no walking creatures inside.The egg is heavy, and it is not an empty egg. Inside, there may be a double-yolk egg inside.Rong An's heart was beating happily, but his brisk footsteps slowed down as he approached the door.

He saw the door of the house flung wide open.The people in the village are simple and honest, and they don't close the door when they sleep.But Rongan was afraid that his mother would run around, so he put a wooden stick at the door.The door was obviously not opened by the mother, and someone might have broken in.

Rong An walked home slowly, and saw the person coming at a glance.

The man had a thick black braid, which was held by a thin red rope and hung down to his waist.Hearing movement at the door, the man turned his head and smiled slightly at Rong An.Turning around, one could see the woman's wheat-colored skin, and her dark and bright eyes.She smiled and called Rong An 'Brother'.The voice is sweet and crisp, like a thrush bird.

Rong An nodded and asked, "Mingfeng, why are you here?"

When saying this, Rong An glanced at his mother lying on the bed.Ever since my mother got sick, it was difficult to fall asleep. She often cried and wailed bitterly at night, and couldn't fall asleep during the day, feeling very haggard.I don't know what method Mingfeng used to make her mother sleep peacefully like this.

"I'll take a look at Auntie. Brother, it's not a problem that you always leave Auntie at home. Good people are all overwhelmed."

"Well, I'll take her out when I have time." Rong An found two bowls and put them on the stove, ready to crack the eggs, and said while doing it, "Mingfeng, you stay here. Eat the eggs."

The woman named Mingfeng stared wide-eyed, and said in surprise: "Brother, where did you pick up such a big egg?"

Rong An didn't speak, he knocked on the edge of the bowl with an egg, knocked three times, the eggshell didn't break, but the bowl broke first.It's not how hard the egg is, but the bowl of Rong An's family is too broken, it's about to break.

Rong An frowned, pursed his thin but firm lips, and then knocked with the edge of the pot attached to the stove, and it was smashed, and a slightly fishy smell of eggs rushed to his face, first the light yellow egg white was pulled The long strips flowed out, followed by the orange-yellow egg yolk that couldn't wait to jump out.The egg was huge, and the yolk and white spread out almost filled half of the pot. After thinking about it, Rong An poured hot water into the pot, stirred it twice, and wanted to drink it just like that.

Rong An served two bowls, handed Mingfeng one, and drank it in two mouthfuls.In just a moment, there is a gentle feeling of fullness in the abdomen.He even forgot that the hot water was very hot, and his tongue and lips were burned unconsciously, but Rongan still felt satisfied.

Mingfeng shook his head: "I just ate, but I can't eat anymore."

"Take it." Rong An was very firm.Mingfeng is the daughter of the village head, and their family has helped Rong An in many things, but Rong An felt powerless to repay.

Mingfeng smiled and shook her hand, after a while Rong An also felt bored.If possible, of course he would like to repay Mingfeng with something better than a picked egg.

Without allowing him to think too much, Rong's mother was woken up by the two of them talking, she groaned and got up from the bed.Her eyes were empty, facing a certain point in the void, she said blankly:

"……pain."

Rong An quickly stood up, supported Mother Rong, and asked, "Mom, where does it hurt?"

Mother Rong stretched out her hands and rubbed her abdomen, it seemed that she could bear it.Rong An knew that she was hungry, eating too many sweet potatoes made her stomach feel uncomfortable.Holding the egg drop soup, he walked up to his mother and fed her bit by bit.

Mingfeng looked at Rong An with a smile, maybe the soup was very good, and after finishing drinking, Rong's mother fell asleep again.Mingfeng waved his hands and called Rong An out.This young and beautiful girl kept twisting her fingers, and after a while, she simply said:

"Brother, I have something to tell you."

"Tell me." Rong An was a little strange.

"I...I," Mingfeng blushed suddenly, "I like you."

The woman's voice was a little low, but Rong An could still hear her clearly.His face changed suddenly, as if he had heard a lot of news, he waved his hands back and forth:

"No, don't be kidding. People like me, why... I don't deserve you. "

Mingfeng stomped her feet and said, "Brother! Don't say such things, I'll just ask you, what do you think of me?"

Mingfeng has a bold personality, which has something to do with her family background.But Rong An is different, his life experience taught him to be patient and silent, facing Mingfeng, Rong An only felt helpless.He didn't have any feelings for Mingfeng, but he was grateful to her and regarded her as a girl.

He waved his hand and said, "Don't mention this kind of thing in the future."

Mingfeng didn't feel angry.With a handsome face like Rong An, no matter how many people in the village exclude him, the young girls will pay attention to Rong An. On the surface, they may ignore him, but actually seeing Rong An's situation, everyone feels distressed.She just asked a little desolately: "Brother, are you really a thin lover? Can't you see how much I like you?"

Rong An's face turned pale, and his fingertips trembled with anger. In the end, he didn't speak, turned around and went back home, closing the door behind him.

After a while, he heard Mingfeng stomping angrily, turned around and left.Such a girl has many suitors in the village, and she also has a temper, so she couldn't be ashamed to say anything after being rejected so mercilessly by Rong An.

It's not that Rong An sincerely wants to embarrass her, it's just that he really has no way to agree.He knew Mingfeng was a good girl, and he was grateful to her.But if you don't like it, you don't like it, there is nothing you can do about it.

Seeing that his mother was asleep, he packed up his things and went out to work. When he came home at night, Rong An suddenly heard his mother's weak moans.He walked to the bed, bent over, put his hands on the side of his mother's head, leaned his ears close, and heard her muffled voice:

"pain……"

Rong An was stunned for a moment, helped his mother up, touched her stomach with his hand, and asked, "It still hurts? Are you okay?"

The mother was delirious, and her hands as rough as tree bark were plucking the back of Rong An's hands. She looked calm, but she kept yelling in pain.Rong An didn't know what was wrong with him, so he quickly held his mother's hand.Her hands were hot and cold, and her neck was flushed with blood oozing faintly.Rong An didn't dare to delay, he knelt down and carried her to the village hospital.He knew that people in the village didn't want to get close to him, so he didn't usually invite others to his home, and he also invited a doctor for his mother, who would send her to the clinic behind his back.