Hearing her say that, Zhongwazi quickly shook his head and said, "No, I don't want to. Sister Chen, please don't talk about leaving anymore. It's not good if others hear it."
I noticed she seemed quite afraid of hearing the word "leave".
“Zhongwazi, there’s no one here, don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone. Why should leaving make you an oddball? Everyone has their own thoughts, why should others interfere?”
Zhongwa looked around several times before pulling Chen Hua down to whisper, "Sister Chen, I heard this was passed down from the past. It's not that people are forbidden from going out, but it seems that those who do go out are cursed and die within a few days. When my parents were alive, they wanted to go out and make a living first, and then take me and my grandma with them. But they are gone, and my grandma's illness has gotten worse."
"And those of you who came in, you must not stay here any longer, otherwise you will also be cursed and forced to stay here, especially the girls, who will directly become someone's wife. Sister Shen, you are a good person, so you must be careful."
After Zhongwazi finished speaking, he seemed relieved and pulled Chenhua towards the field.
"Sister Chen, you must not tell anyone about this. The village doesn't want us to talk about it, or Grandma and I will be in big trouble."
"Okay, I promise I won't tell, don't be afraid."
Shen Hua stroked her head, comforting her.
Soon, the two followed the country path and circled around to a somewhat secluded hillside where the grass grew very lushly.
The boy wasn't cutting the grass, but rather the things with leaves growing inside the grass.
It looks somewhat like wild vegetables; the leaves are small but plentiful, and they feel soft to the touch.
"Is this pig feed? This kid knows so much."
"Hmm, this kind, and that kind, those are all pig feed, pigs love to eat them."
The little boy praised Shen Hua a lot, and his face turned rosy because of Shen Hua's praise.
"Sister Chen, please don't praise me like that. Grandma taught me all of this. Grandma knows a lot. But since Mom and Dad passed away, Grandma hasn't taught me anything. Sometimes when we're together, I feel like there's a distance between us."
Zhongwazi was a little sad when she talked about her grandmother, but it's understandable. Her parents are gone, so her only relative is her grandmother. If her grandmother isn't close to her, then she'll be all alone.
Children are most afraid of feeling insecure, otherwise they will panic.
Her grandmother, thinking about her illness and her actions, probably also had that thought in her mind.
No wonder she couldn't detect it when she took his pulse. The worm's brain is inside his head, like flesh, so how could she detect it?
She didn't know how to comfort Zhongwazi anymore. She might become an orphan in the future, while Chen Hua was already alone before she was even born.
She couldn't understand some of the family emotions she felt. Without experiencing their suffering, she couldn't advise them to be kind. She could only pray that the child could overcome his own difficulties.
"Zhongwazi, why are you cutting grass? Do pigs eat that too?"
"No, Sister Shen, it's still early. I'm going to cut some grass to trade with other people for something."
Shen Hua carefully examined the grass and leaves and was relieved to find no insects on them.
She said, "Where would you find so many worm brains? They only grow on things that are underground where there are corpses."
"Coo coo coo, coo coo coo."
Chen Hua's belly rumbled along with Zhong Wa's. Before they knew it, they had been out for quite a while. It was past ten o'clock, time for dinner.
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