The Road to the Rebirth of the Goddess

Chapter 2

"Third sister!" Mulan, who was in deep thought, was called back to her thoughts, and waved to the figure on the mountain road carrying a wicker basket: "Little sister!"

The younger sister, Kapok, is 12 years old, but due to malnutrition since childhood, her body has not grown at all, and she looks like a little girl of eight or nine years old.

"Third Sister, take a break and eat." Mu Mian walked to Mulan's side, put down the basket in her hand, and first took out a water jug, "Drink some water first."

Mulan was indeed thirsty, so she picked up the pitcher and drank more than half of it in one gulp, then took a bite of the cornmeal cornbread that the younger sister handed over, the taste was rough and hard to swallow, thinking of those past Hard times, involuntarily red eyes again.

"What's the matter, Third Sister? Are you too tired from work? Why don't you just stop digging? Look, you haven't dug anything this morning." Naturally, Mu Mian couldn't figure out why she was crying. After thinking for a while, she said, "Why don't we go to the mountain to the west to smash wild chestnuts. A few days ago, Aunt Chunhong smashed a basket of wild chestnuts to sell in the county, and they were sold out in less than half a day. People said that the things on the mountain are delicious."

"Don't go!" Mulan said hastily, with a bit of sternness in her voice.

"What's the matter?" Kapok's grievance was filled with puzzlement.

"Anyway, I can't go. The wild chestnut is full of thorns. What if it falls and hits the body? What if it accidentally falls into the eye?"

"Haha, how is it possible!" Kapok said nonchalantly. The wild chestnuts on the mountain have been growing for so many years, and I have never heard of anyone being hit in the eye.She didn't know, but Mulan still had lingering fears.

I remember that not long after she went to college in her previous life, my younger sister went to the mountain to hunt wild chestnuts, and was hit in the eye by a wild chestnut covered with hard burrs that fell from the tree and stabbed her eyes. At that time, all the money in the family was given to herself. It was used to pay the tuition fees of the university. In order to heal the eyes of the little sister, the parents begged the grandpa to ask the grandma to borrow money, especially the mu dad, dragging an injured leg that has not yet healed, he just knelt down for others, and he didn’t care about it. No matter how much I borrowed, the treatment was delayed in the end, and the little girl lost an eye forever.

Thinking of this incident, Mulan thought of her aunt and cousin again. That time, the cousin was obviously greedy and asked the younger sister to go hunting for wild chestnuts. After the younger sister hurt her eyes, the aunt's family ignored them. Begging came to the door, my aunt unexpectedly said lukewarmly: "It's just a girl's film, if you are blind, go blind, don't waste this money." I don't think I am also a woman.

My aunt just gave birth to a son herself, as if she was superior to others, and never looked down on Mu Ma who only gave birth to a daughter. Although their family is not rich and powerful, their life is still much better than Mulan's family. Not long after that, my aunt's family, who had been crying for poverty, bought a house in the county. It is said that the location is very good and the price is low, which is a great bargain.

Thinking of the cold-bloodedness of my aunt's family, Mulan felt angry, and she said it a little more aggressively: "I say you can't go, but you can't go!" The younger sister always listened to her elder sister's words, although she felt a little disapproving, she still nodded obediently: " Well, I'm not going."

Mulan was still worried, and she warned again: "You must not go secretly, even if others come looking for you, especially your cousin, don't go anywhere he tells you to go. By the way, what date is it today?"

"NO.18!"

"August eighteenth?"

When Kapok was asked so much, she doubted herself a little, and thought about it seriously: "Well, that's right, it's eighteen."

"Great!" Mulan was overjoyed. She clearly remembered that Li Guozhu, a neighbor in her previous life, dug up dinosaur eggs on August 20th. Two days later, on the 22nd, she sold them to the boss in Hong Kong. 5 yuan, and then married a daughter-in-law with drums and gongs in early September, before Mulan University started school at that time!

The reason why I remember it so clearly is because Li Guozhu dug the dinosaur egg a little bit next to him. It would be a lie if he said that he didn't feel jealous at all. How nice it would be!

But then again, even if he dug it himself, he might have thrown it away as an ordinary round stone. After all, no one knew him at that time. At that time, Li Guozhu didn't know what it was, but he just thought it was a nest They are neatly arranged, not like ordinary things, so I wrapped one in my clothes and asked someone in the county to inquire about it. Then I found the Hong Kong boss. They asked him if he had any more, and he said there was a litter, all of which were still in the field. Well, people said hurry up and dig it up, it's worth the money, so he hurried back and dug it out.

Speaking of which, I didn't dig anything at that time. At that time, there was a small jade bottle in the ground, the size of a thumb, with a small and exquisite lid. Unfortunately, I didn't dig too well. Be careful, as soon as the hoe goes down, the "ding" ground will be broken into several petals, otherwise, if you pick it up, you might be able to sell it for a few dollars.Mulan remembered that she picked up all the pieces and tried to put them back together angrily!

"Third Sister, what did you say is great?" Mu Mian tugged on Mulan's clothes, pulling her thoughts back from the memory.

"Oh, it's nothing. Little sister, you go home first, and bring the biggest basket at home tonight."

"What do you want a basket for?"

"I found something in the field over there in the morning. It might be worth some money. I dug it up and put it back in a basket."

"Wow, that's really great!" Seeing that Mulan had finished eating, Mu Mian happily packed up her things and went home.

Mulan carefully identified the location, found a place and dug carefully. After digging for a long time, she felt something hard under the hoe, so she threw away the hoe, squatted down and picked up a branch. Round stone-like objects, dinosaur egg fossils!Mulan was so excited that her hands trembled slightly.

"Hey, Mulan, what are you digging so seriously?"

Mulan shook her hands in fright, and broke all the branches in her hand. Looking up, it turned out that Li Guozhu, the neighbor who lived next door, was wearing a thin cloth jacket, carrying a hoe in her left hand, and a hare in her right hand, coming out of the mountain. Quickly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, hehe laughed dryly: "No, it's nothing, I just want to dig some keel."

Brother Da Zhu nodded, and raised the hare in his hand to her: "I just hunted a rabbit in the mountain, stewed it tonight and sent a bowl to Uncle Friends and Auntie." The Uncle Friends and Auntie he was referring to were Mulan's. parents.

Mulan clapped her hands and stood up: "Then thank you Brother Da Zhu."

"Why are you being polite to me? Have you dug the keel? Do you want my help? I have great strength, so dig it up quickly."

"No, no, no need, I'm just tired of digging and squatting down to have a rest. Brother Dazhu, you should go back quickly, don't let Qun Niang worry." Qun Niang is Li Guozhu's widowed mother, who was paralyzed five years ago. Li Guozhu couldn't take care of himself in bed. Li Guozhu was originally a good-looking talent, but because his widowed mother dragged him down, he didn't even talk about a daughter-in-law at 26. This can be regarded as an elderly bachelor in the village.

In his previous life, he dug up dinosaur eggs and sold them for 5 yuan. He just married the daughter of an old carpenter in a neighboring village. The carpenter hurt his hand when he was working in the early years, and he couldn't do heavy work later. The family was also very difficult. The family marriage is nothing but two difficult families making do with each other.

Thinking that what she had dug originally belonged to Li Guozhu, Mulan felt a little bit sorry, but thinking of the situation in her own family, she was ruthless and sent Li Guozhu away by rambling.

It wasn't until Li Guozhu's disappearing figure disappeared that Mulan squatted down and continued to dig. Not long after, she dug out a dinosaur egg fossil, which was just the right size for two palms to hold together. Mulan had never studied dinosaurs before. I don't know what kind it is, but it doesn't matter, it's worth the money.

When Mulan dug one, she found a pile of hay to wrap it tightly, put it aside, and then continued to dig. After more than two hours of busy work, she finally dug out a complete nest of six dinosaur egg fossils.

Looking at the baby eggs arranged in a circle, Mulan was both happy and emotional, and there was also a faint worry. She didn't know it at this age in her previous life, but now she understands that her behavior of reselling dinosaur egg fossils is necessary. If she is caught, she will go to jail, but when she thinks of the house with four walls, her father lying on the hospital bed, and her 12-year-old sister who is so sensible and makes people feel distressed, Mulan's heart becomes ruthless again. Living a good life is the most important thing.

Mulan let out a long breath, and collapsed on the soil slope beside her. She hadn't done such physical work for a long time, and she was really tired. Looking at the water jug ​​beside her, the last drop of water had been drunk just now. When it was over, I had no choice but to take out a wild jujube left by my little sister and stuff it into my mouth. Immediately, the whole mouth was filled with body fluid stimulated by the sour taste.

People say looking at plums quenches thirst, Mulan is looking at jujube to quench thirst. The wild jujube trees in the village are so sour that they can't eat it. People in the village are so hungry that they have nothing to eat, and they will not eat it. , but when you are thirsty, take a bite, the effect of quenching your thirst is still good.

After resting for a while, Mulan suddenly remembered the jade bottle she dug up in her previous life, jumped up, ran back to the place where the keel was dug before, and searched carefully. With the current situation of the family, if she can earn a little more, Mulan But never too much money.

Because she remembered the general location, Mulan found the small green and transparent jade bottle without much effort. It was only the size of a thumb, but the workmanship was very delicate, and the color was even more beautiful, even though Mulan had never seen it in two lifetimes. I have bought something good, and I know that this jade bottle is definitely worth a lot.

Then he wrapped the jade bottle carefully and put it in his close pocket, when he looked up, he saw his little sister coming into the mountain carrying a big basket.

(End of this chapter)