"She's pretty, she dresses pretty well, and she's as big as a porcelain doll in a New Year painting. Whoever marries her in the future will be very lucky."
"Yingying, I'm going to give you something to eat. Don't be polite. All of this is for you. Your family is a distinguished family in our village. The village chief asked us to entertain you."
Afterwards, all kinds of snacks were stuffed into Song Yingying's little hands. There were even rare candies that she couldn't hold with both hands, so they were stuffed into her cotton-padded jacket pockets.
Song Yingying changed from a chubby little baby to a little baby full of food.
Then, the scene changed to another one.
Song Yingying was left alone in a strange place, holding a bunch of food in her hands. She was very scared of the cold air around her, and because she couldn't find her parents, her eyes were red and she was about to cry.
At this time, a group of children rushed out and surrounded Song Yingying.
"Who are you? Do you know where my parents are? I want to find them."
A group of children pointed at her and said, "Look, that's her, the girl from the city!"
"She has so much food and candy in her hands!"
"I'm hungry and I want to eat."
A group of children were drooling at Song Yingying, their eyes full of greed. No one knew who took the lead, but they suddenly rushed up and several little hands were trying to snatch things from Song Yingying.
Not only did they fight over food, they also pulled at Song Yingying's clothes and hat.
"No...no...go away..."
Song Yingying, who had always been spoiled in the city, had never seen such a scene before. She was so scared that she fell heavily to the ground. She was in pain all over, her hands and knees also hurt.
"No more, no more... no more food..."
Song Yingying lay on the ground, her eyes red and tears almost falling, but it was not easy to hold them back.
Seeing that Song Yingying really had no food left, the children took their spoils and left with a full load. Only Song Yingying was left lying on the ground helplessly.
Song Yingying was frightened and panicked. Her limbs went limp, and with the overly heavy clothes she was wearing, she rolled over on the ground and couldn't get up.
She was scared, dirty, cold, and her body was covered in snow, which was embarrassing.
Song Yingying actually couldn't get up, so she lowered her head. After a while, she could hear the sound of sniffing, and tears fell from her eyes.
She couldn't hold it back any longer and started crying.
The countryside is terrible! The children who snatch things are terrible! She is in a mess!
The reason why Song Yingying shed tears was not so much because she was frightened by the children snatching her things, but because she felt too embarrassed. It was the first time that the proud little girl felt so helpless.
As she was sobbing, suddenly a force pulled her up from the ground.
Song Yingying turned around and saw a tall and thin boy in her wet eyes. The boy looked a few years older than her. He was tall but very thin. It was winter, but he was wearing very thin clothes and the shoes on his feet had holes.
Song Yingying had just been frightened, and now she saw a child who was much older than herself. She was so scared that she almost fell to the ground again.
"Ah, what are you doing! I'm telling you... I haven't eaten any more, I haven't eaten any more, really..." In order to prove what she said, Song Yingying took out her pocket and showed it to the other party.
But whether she died or not, there was actually a small cake in her pocket.
There was irrefutable evidence that she was lying.
How come they weren't sold out?
Song Yingying trembled even more with fear, and threw the cake in her hand towards the boy, "Here, all for you. I have no more, really no more!"
She started running with tears in her eyes, gradually getting farther away.
The tossed cake rolled on the ground for a few times and finally stopped at the boy's feet.
The boy looked at Song Yingying's back as she ran away, thought of her crying little face, then lowered his head to pick up the cake on the ground and held it tightly in his hand.
He didn't snatch it away, she gave it to him.
Afterwards, Song Yingying cried and made a fuss about wanting to go home, but her father said that this ancestor worship ceremony was very grand and that he had important responsibilities and had to stay in the village for seven or eight days, so she stopped making a fuss and stayed obediently.
Although Song Yingying was extremely reluctant, she could not disobey her father's orders and had to continue staying in the village.
Since that day, Song Yingying was less careful when going out, for fear of running into children. She always looked back while walking, but she didn't see other children, but kept seeing the boy that day.
The boy was still the same as before, wearing frivolous clothes, with a dirty face, and was tall and thin.
Song Yingying didn't like being followed, and she hated it at first, but she later found that because of the presence of the boy, the bad kids who had previously tried to steal her things would be scared and run away when they saw the boy.
The boy looked fierce and ferocious, so the other children were afraid of him.
Song Yingying later realized that this was not a bad thing. With the presence of boys, no one bullied her anymore.
Moreover, the boy did not get close to her. He always stayed three or four meters away from her. Wherever she went, he followed her and never disturbed her.
One day, the aunt in the ancestral hall gave Song Yingying a big big sugar-coated bun. It was hot and smelled delicious.
Song Yingying had to use both hands to hold it.
She was holding the big fragrant steamed bun and suddenly thought of the boy.
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