Rural Woman 004. Country Boy
Yang Zi learned from TV and scooped two handfuls of water from the stream to drink. The water was very clear and sweet, but she was still surrounded by a huge sense of loneliness, her heart was quite bitter, and even wanted to cry a little.
Although she is not a person who lacks resilience, in life, there are often difficulties to overcome and no difficulties to create, but when encountering such a cliche and absurd situation of transmigration, everything else can be tolerated, the key problem is that she misses her home!
In that space, although she still doesn't have a boyfriend for the time being, there are many people chasing after her, and also loving parents, girlfriends who can scold each other without any awkwardness, colleagues who get along well with each other, and a group of super cute little kids. Who knows if she's dead or just unconscious? Is it possible for her to go back again?
She didn't dare to think carefully about what was wrong with her, but she knew that in any case, her parents would fall into endless sorrow.
She sat down on a rock by the stream, finally unable to hold back her tears. Since there was no one around, she let out her voice and burst into loud sobs. She cried out all the confusion and grievances in her heart, and then found a way out of her current difficulties.
"Little sister, what's wrong?" A slightly childish voice sounded in her ear, as if afraid of scaring her, very gentle and soft.
Yang Zi couldn't care about her image anymore, and she wiped away her tears with a not-so-clean sleeve. Her face immediately became a bit messy again. She looked in the direction of the sound, and a boy who appeared to be around ten years old was standing not far from her.
The boy's complexion was slightly yellow, and although he wasn't short, he was a bit on the thin side. His eyebrows were very thick, his eyes weren't particularly large, and he was gazing at her with a concerned expression, silently watching her, with a medium-sized basket slung over his arm.
Looks like a simple-minded and slightly timid kid, probably helping his family dig for wild vegetables or something!
Wu wu, finally saw a living person, Yang Zi suddenly felt that this world was still very loving. What she longed for most now was to meet someone who could give her a temporary place to rest. Because she really felt tired, maybe it was because her small body had been frightened first and then bounced all the way on the horse carriage, which was unbearable.
"Little sister, are you lost and can't find your way home?" The boy asked again as she didn't respond.
Yang Zi nodded, but being called "little sister" by a boy so much younger than her was somewhat awkward, so she spoke up.
"My name is... Yang Tao," she said, finally making up her mind to go with the name "Yang Tao", although she still had a soft spot for her original name.
"Alright, Peach. Where do you live? I'm familiar with this area, I can walk you home." The boy smiled a bit shyly, looking very proper.
"I, can't remember," Yang Tao said, feeling an inexplicable sense of melancholy in her heart. When others transmigrated, even if they didn't have special abilities or treasures, most would still bring the memories of their original body. Why was it that when she came here, there was nothing at all?
Seeing the little boy's eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking seriously about something, Yang Tao felt a bit tense. Would she be abandoned again? But she didn't have the idea of selling Meng anymore.
That handsome guy just now is about twenty years old, although he may be younger than her in another space, but after all, it's almost the same. Now facing a child who doesn't know if she has ten years to act cute, even she herself feels very shameless, forget it.
Even if she was abandoned again, she would be heartbroken once, depressed twice, and if there was a third time, she would definitely get used to it. She suddenly had no confidence in the appearance of this small body, if she were a beauty, she shouldn't have ended up so miserable!
"Alright, you come home with me first." She was lost in thought here, but heard the boy say. "Maybe there's someone in the village who knows your family, and you can find your way home?"
"Really?" Her eyes lit up.
To be honest, she didn't have much hope of finding her way home from the start, and judging by how she was kidnapped, she shouldn't be around here either. But what's most important now isn't that, it's just that she can find a place to eat, as long as she doesn't end up like those who died right after crossing over.
She couldn't believe that she could return just by dying heroically, such a ridiculous plot. She figured that since she had come here, the possibility of returning was small, although she really wanted to go back.
The boy nodded heavily and stretched out his hand to hold hers.
"Don't think my family is poor, okay?" The boy said with some concern, and then eagerly showed off. "But my grandma is really great, there are only a few women in the village who can read and write, my grandma can, and she taught me all the characters I know!"
Yang Tao thought to herself that this boy was really simple and honest, saving someone but fearing they would despise his poor family. However, she still wanted to discreetly ask about the people in his household and whether they would welcome her, a little girl who had been picked up.
"What's your name? Is there anyone else at home?" Yang Tao asked softly.
She wasn't afraid that the boy would notice her tone was somewhat inconsistent with her age, as he looked quite innocent. But if she encountered older people, she still had to be careful, because older people have more experience and their eyes are very poisonous; if she acted too mature, she might be taken for a monster or something.
Of course, she wasn't very mature in the first place and didn't need to pretend much, it's just that when speaking with children, she was used to softening her tone.
"There's only me and my grandma at home, Grandma said that my parents passed away when I was very young." The boy's face showed a hint of sadness, which immediately made Yang Tao feel infinite sympathy for him, but also secretly and somewhat unkindly felt a hint of relief. With only the two of them in the family, it would be simpler at least.
"Oh, right! My name is Pei Yifan." The boy seemed to remember, his previous answer was not thorough enough, he hurriedly added, and squatted down to find a small branch to write for her to see. "But grandma and them call me Piaowa."
Wow! Yang Tao couldn't help but feel a little surprised. In fact, she had already thought of many names in her heart, such as Chun Yu and Qiu Sheng, because she heard that his grandmother was literate, so she politely didn't think of "Gou Rang" or "Gou Dan", but unexpectedly, this boy's name sounded so good, a bit too artistic, and even his nickname had such depth.
It seems that this small mountain village still has a hidden master! If I had known earlier, she would have given herself a more artistic name. But Yang Tao is just Yang Tao, maybe in this time and space, she can no longer eat her favorite fruit, let's just leave it as a memory.
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