Chapter 64 Encountering Two Mice
The little beggar shook his head: "I don't have a name, big brother! Can you take me away?"
Take her away? Du Wanwan was stunned for a moment when asked. It was no problem to take her away, but she didn't know if her parents would be unhappy if she took her back.
My parents will definitely be unhappy to have an extra mouth to feed for no reason while they are fleeing famine.
But the little beggar's eyes were so beautiful that it made people feel sorry for her. If they didn't take her away, would she starve to death here? How could a girl of eleven or twelve travel such a long distance to escape famine?
Although the beggar was dirty, Du Wanwan could tell at a glance that she was a girl, and probably a pretty one.
I just don’t know why she became an orphan, did she lose her parents or family when she was born, or did something happen later.
"Big brother! Please take me away! I eat very little." The little beggar was afraid that Du Wanwan would despise her, so she seldom begged humbly, "I can also work, and I won't eat the food at home for free."
Before Du Wanwan could reply, Xiao Qi flew back and stood on her shoulder, chattering.
"Master, there are two mice over there. They said they found a place full of gold, silver and treasures. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Gold, silver and treasures? Du Wanwan glanced at the little beggar in front of her and said nothing, fearing that she would be frightened by hearing something she shouldn't hear.
"I'll go with you to take a look." Du Wanwan put down the backpack and placed it on the ground, and ordered the little beggar, "I'll go over there to take a look. You can come with me and help me look after my things."
The little beggar's eyes brightened up a lot, his black grape-like pupils sparkled, and a happy smile appeared on his face: "Big brother! Don't worry! I promise to take good care of the things."
Du Wanwan thought, even if you want to carry the basket away, it's impossible, it's too heavy, you don't have enough strength. There are meat buns underneath, it depends on whether you are kind enough.
If you are honest, you will never steal the food. If you are not honest, you will just take it and eat it.
Whether the little beggar can accept his temptation depends on her character. It would be best if she is a kind person. If she is not kind, she might break her promise and not take her away.
Seeing Du Wanwan and the little crow go away, the little beggar retracted her gaze and focused on the bottom of the backpack. She saw it all just now, the big brother took out the big meat bun from under the cloth.
I wonder if there is anything else in there, but there should be some, right? Does she want it?
No, I’d rather not.
When she was at home, her parents told her not to take other people's things casually. Although the memory was distant, she always remembered it.
The little beggar was still hungry, very hungry, and a bun was not enough to fill her stomach that had not eaten for several days. Even so, she did not dare to reach out and take the things in the backpack.
He sat obediently beside the backpack, waiting for the big brother to come back.
The elder brother was very kind and friendly, the kindest person she had met in all these years since she escaped. She firmly believed that the elder brother would take her with him.
Du Wanwan, the big brother in the little beggar's heart, followed Xiao Qi forward, turned two corners, and came to an abandoned courtyard.
This place didn't look like anyone was living there, it looked like it had been abandoned for many years, the roofs were overgrown with weeds, several places had collapsed, and broken walls could be seen everywhere.
But the scale of the mansion remains the same, and it once had its glorious moments.
"Xiao Qi! How did you get here?" Du Wanwan stepped into the gate of the house and looked around. "Where are the two mice you mentioned?"
"It's inside." Xiao Qi flew in the air, leading the way for his master, "Hurry up, hurry up, it's inside."
Following Xiao Qi, Du Wanwan quickened her pace and walked to the back of the yard. Most people would not dare to come in. There were actually seven graves buried in this yard.
They were buried in the central courtyard, one next to the other. None of them had a tombstone and no one knew whose grave it belonged to.
In her previous life, Du Wanwan would never believe in ghosts, gods, or Buddhas, but after traveling through time, she was no longer sure. Now that she has met him, let's say farewell!
After all, she was the one who intruded into someone else's territory and disturbed their peace.
When she arrived in front of the seven tombs, Du Wanwan bowed to each one of them. Without muttering anything, she just bowed several times with her empty hands.
She didn't know whose grave it was, let alone what to say.
After the worship, I followed Xiao Qi and walked further inside to the backyard wall. There was a nest in the weeds, with two mice, one big and one small, lying inside.
Xiao Qi stood beside them, chirping, "My master is here. Didn't you say there were gold and silver treasures? Tell my master."
The big rat stood up, walked over the weeds, looked up at Du Wanwan, and squeaked several times.
The little mouse also stood up and looked at Du Wanwan: "What a handsome little brother, why don't we mice have such good looks? The silly boy next door is not good-looking at all, I don't like him."
The big mouse looked at the little mouse and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Only humans can say whether they like it or not, not mice. Just make do with it!"
The mouse was looking at her, and Du Wanwan was also looking at the mouse: "If you like it, you like it. If you don't like it, you don't like it. Why should you compromise? Little mouse! I support your idea. If you don't like it, you can't have it."
After hearing her words, the little mouse was so happy that he covered his mouth and smiled, revealing his little white teeth, and even turned around a few times on the spot.
"Mom! What little brother said is very right. I like someone because I like him. I won't compromise. I don't like the silly boy next door. He looks stupid." After saying that, the little mouse jumped in front of Du Wanwan, "Little brother! It's great that you can understand what I say."
Crouching down, Du Wanwan asked the little mouse: "Aren't you afraid of me?"
The little mouse looked at her and said, "I was afraid at first. Humans are our natural enemies. But the little crow said that you are a kind human, and you are its owner, and you can understand what we say. So I am not afraid of you anymore."
The big rat was afraid that Du Wanwan would do something to the little rat, so it came over and pulled it away. It stood about one meter away from Du Wanwan, looking at her warily.
"Don't hurt my daughter. She is still young and doesn't understand anything."
Before Du Wanwan could say anything, the little mouse spoke up to help her clarify: "Mom! This little human brother won't hurt me. She is a kind person."
Xiao Qi cried out: "My master would never hurt you for no reason. Tell me, master, where is the gold, silver and treasure you mentioned?"
The big mouse rolled his eyes several times: "It's okay to tell your master, what can we gain?"
When Du Wanwan was thinking about what to exchange with the big rat, the little rat turned his head and stared at the well beside the wall in a daze.
She frowned slightly, ignored the big rat's words, and walked towards the well.
"You can't go. You can't go."
Knowing her intention, the big rat swooped past her, ran to the well, jumped onto the well platform, spread its front legs, and pretended to be blocking its way.
"You can't get near here, this is our territory."
(End of this chapter)
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