Chapter 18 Xiang Aqing
Master Ma pressed the two of them to the ground with one hand and sat down.
As the sky opened, the entire dream changed.
A big mountain stands tall, and a small village at the foot of the mountain, with smoke rising from the cooking stove and setting sun.
A pair of young girls were walking in the mountains and forests, with the girl carrying a basket and the boy holding a sickle. The two were picking mushrooms after the rain, talking and laughing.
Just then, a whine came.
The two looked at each other and ran over quickly. They saw a bizarre bird lying on the ground, twisting its wings with its might.
However, the strange bird's wings were injured, and no matter how flapping he could not fly.
The girl ran over quickly, picked up the bird, and said with distress: "This bird is injured, so pitiful."
After the boy leaned over and looked at it, he said, "This bird is so ugly. It looks like a human face. It's not a mountain spirit, right? I'll throw it away."
The girl gave the young man a blank look: "Zhang Hao, how can you be like this? Although this bird is ugly, it is still alive. Besides, the mountain spirit still needs you to save it? You have eaten you long ago."
The boy is Zhang Hao.
Master Ma looked at Zhang Hao beside him. Zhang Hao was like a terrible lightning strike, fixed there, motionless, his eyes were red, and he murmured: "A Qing..."
"A Qing, do you really want to take it back? Are you not afraid that your grandfather will throw it directly into the stove pit and cook it and drink it?" Zhang Hao murmured.
A Qing was stunned, then pouted and said, "He dares! He dares to touch my bird, I... I smashed his hookah!"
After saying that, Ah Qing rubbed the strange bird's head with great distress and said, "Be good, don't be afraid. My sister takes care of you and ensures that you will be healthy."
It’s strange that the strange bird who was struggling before stopped struggling after hearing this and lay gentlely in A Qing’s arms.
On the way down the mountain, Ah Qing asked Zhang Hao to get her some bruises and damage medicine.
Although Zhang Hao was a little unhappy, Ah Qing asked and had to go home and make a fuss.
From this day on, A Qing began to take care of the strange birds. In order to prevent the old man who had a strange temper from getting up in the middle of the night and roasting the birds with wine, A Qing almost kept the birds away.
Gradually, the strange bird's body became better and better, and he could start to stand on A Qing's fingers and shoulders.
Every day, Ah Qing brought strange birds up the mountain to chop firewood, pick up mushrooms, go to the field to farm, read books and study, and lives a happy life.
Of course, Zhang Hao was like a little tail, following A Qing every day on the grounds of taking care of the bird.
They are all young people, and they are just beginning to fall in love.
On that day, the sunset was full of sunset. On the way back, Zhang Hao whispered: "A Qing, I like you..."
Ah Qing was stunned, then blushed and spat: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Then Ah Qing ran away.
Zhang Hao stood there and stood stupidly, asking unwillingly: "You reply! I really like you!"
A Qing, who had run away, turned around and wrinkled his nose and said, "I'm going up the mountain to pick mushrooms tomorrow."
Zhang Hao was stunned for a long time, and finally went home with a silly smile.
In the following time, Zhang Hao established a relationship with Ah Qing, and the two acted together every day.
Ah Qing is an extremely kind girl. When she sees animals being injured, she will take them back to take care of them.
She also takes care of the lonely and widowed elderly in the village, and she often gives her some food when she is able, and helps dry a quilt when she is unable, clean up the house, wash clothes, etc.
As a boyfriend, Zhang Hao naturally had to follow him.
However, Zhang Hao did not refuse. On the contrary, he was excited to do whatever he did with Ah Qing.
Of course, wherever the two of them went, they all had a small tail, that is - the strange bird.
Ah Qing’s favorite song is “I Believe”. Every time he finishes his work, he will pull Zhang Hao to sing this song all the way home.
Zhang Hao asked Ah Qing why she liked this song so much.
Ah Qing looked at Zhang Hao with a smile and said, "What do you think..."
Then she sang: "I believe in freedom,
I believe in hope,
I believe you can touch the sky with your hand.
You're by my side,
Make life fresher,
Every moment is very exciting…”
Zhang Hao suddenly understood something and smiled foolishly: "I know..."
Ah Qing looked at Zhang Hao with great confidence and said, "For tomorrow, we have to work harder. When school starts, we must study harder and set out towards our dreams!"
Zhang Hao nodded.
The two stood under an old osmanthus tree. When the moon rose, Zhang Hao whispered: "A Qing, I will graduate next year. Then we will get married."
Ah Qing gave him a blank look, shook his body with a blushing face and said, "Let's talk about it when this little guy can fly."
Zhang Hao glanced at the strange bird. The feathers of the strange bird became more and more plump, and his injuries were getting better and better. It seemed that he could fly without having to be next year.
He suddenly became a fool and hugged Ah Qing with great strength.
The picture changes...
It's already winter.
On this day, Ah Qing brought the strange bird to find Zhang Hao, but after knocking on the door for a long time, no one came to open it.
"A Qing, are you looking for Zhang Hao? Don't you know that he had a car accident yesterday? Now their family is in the city hospital." An old woman said to A Qing.
When Ah Qing heard this, his little face turned white and then he ignored everything and ran to the city.
On the way, a kind-hearted uncle saw A Qing running on the road and asked her what was wrong. After knowing the whole story, the uncle took A Qing to the hospital.
But Ah Qing did not see Zhang Hao because she met Zhang Hao's father, Zhang Jing and his mother Xu Hehua in the corridor outside the ward.
Zhang Jing took his wife's hand and sighed, "Stop talking, I'll try to raise money now. Don't worry, no matter what, I'll raise money for him..."
"Where are you going to get it? There is still a 100,000 left!" Xu Hehua said.
Zhang Jing was silent...
Aqing turned around and left, took the car back home, and then took out the money hidden in the shoe box on the top of the cabinet without telling it, and took away her big piggy bank.
When he arrived in the city, Ah Qing did not go directly to the hospital, but found a hair salon, pointed at his waist-length hair and asked: "Are you collecting your hair?"
The eldest sister in the hair salon smiled and said, "Cake it! Oh, my hair is so good, how long are you going to sell it?"
Ah Qing said without thinking: "Let's go as long as possible..."
The hair salon sister said, "Are you short of money?"
Ah Qing nodded.
The eldest sister of the hair salon sighed and comforted her: "Don't worry, my sister promises that even short hair can make you beautiful."
Ah Qing smiled slightly, but when the first scissor fell, she cried.
Outsiders will never understand the meaning of that long hair to girls.
That is their youth and their pride. This hair is grown by them carefully every year, day by day, just like a child. Now with scissors, it hurts like cutting flesh on the body.
Chapter completed!