Chapter 93
"Fireflies hang lanterns, fly east and west, fly to the doorstep at night, and they will come to see the baby off when he comes home."
The children came to the meadow, reciting nursery rhymes and skipping. Away from the hustle and bustle, everything around them became quiet, with only the chirping of insects and frogs, and many tiny dots of light twinkling in the sky.
The fireflies flew up and down, flashing emerald green light, hiding in the grass for a while, and then flying into the air again.
Compared with the few scattered fireflies in the suburbs of the county, the number of fireflies here is amazing. It is simply a dream world. You don’t even need to catch them specifically. You can get them just by reaching out your hand.
Su Miao walked into their world, surrounded by tiny stars. There were even a few curious and lazy ones that lay directly on the back of her hands and in her hair. She could feel these magical little lives crawling across her skin.
Su Miao gently placed his hand next to the glass bottle, and the silly little light spot actually crawled in by itself.
Several children also put the fireflies they caught into the bottle. Soon, more than twenty insects formed a beautiful light bottle.
The children were running and playing on the grass holding bottles, and Su Miao also joined in. There were no adults and no lights here, only the atmosphere of freedom, and she could be as unrestrained as she wanted.
When we were tired from running, we lay down on the grass and looked at the stars. Without the city lights, the stars seemed especially bright, as if we could pick them with our hands.
A little girl pointed at the starry sky and shouted excitedly: "Look, those stars together look like a rabbit."
The other children joined in and began to connect the patterns they saw.
"I saw a lion!"
"That's a lollipop!"
Su Miao looked at the starry sky quietly, feeling extremely peaceful in her heart. At this moment, she forgot all her troubles and worries, as if she had become one with the entire universe.
At this time, a meteor with a long tail streaked across the sky.
Su Miao said happily: "It's a shooting star! Everyone, make a wish!"
The children immediately closed their eyes and said their wishes loudly.
Su Miao also closed her eyes and prayed silently in her heart. She hoped that her family would be healthy and safe in this life, and that she could always maintain this innocence and happiness.
After a long time, Su Miao felt that the chill in the wind had increased. She said to the children, "It's getting late. Let's go back and play together tomorrow."
Hu Zi handed her the glass bottle: "Auntie, this is for you."
Su Miao thought for a moment and said, "Hu Zi, are you willing to release these fireflies?"
"Hmm? Why?"
"These fireflies only live for about seven days. It would be a shame to keep them trapped in the bottle forever. How about letting them continue to fly here?"
"So they only live for such a short time. No wonder they die soon after we catch them. Let's put them home. We can come and play with them every day anyway."
The children all agreed with Su Miao's suggestion.
Just as they were about to release the fireflies, another group of children came up behind them, led by a well-dressed little boy. When he saw the bottle in Su Miao's hand, his eyes lit up.
"Hey! What are you holding in your hand? Let me see it!" The little boy ran towards Su Miao with his companions.
Seeing him rushing around, Su Miao was afraid that he would really hit her, so she took a step back. Her nephews and nieces thought she was very scared, so they all stood in front of her.
Hu Zi said, "These are the fireflies we caught. We were just about to release them."
The little boy laughed out loud: "Are you idiots? Why would you let him go after you caught him? Why not give it to me?"
After saying that, he stretched out his hand to grab the bottle from Su Miao's hand, but was pushed away by Xiao Gang: "This belongs to our aunt, we can't give it to you!"
"Tsk! What's so great about that? How much is a broken bottle worth? I'll buy it from you for a dollar, okay? Give it to me now."
"Who wants your money? This is what I gave to my aunt. If you want it, ask your nephew for it!"
Hu Zi stood in the front, not giving in to the unruly and rude little boy!
The little boy must have been spoiled by his family. He must get whatever he wants. Now that he is stopped, the little emperor is so anxious that his temper flares up.
Su Miao saw his face flushing visibly, and thought that if he were a kettle, it would definitely be humming right now.
She didn't want the two children to quarrel, so she simply opened the bottle cap and released the fireflies, thinking that they would not catch fire without the fuse.
Who would have thought that the little boy would burst into tears when he saw the fireflies flying away.
"How dare you let the fireflies escape! You little bitch, you're such a scoundrel! You guys! Hurry up and grab the bottle for me! Whoever grabs it will get two dollars!"
Two yuan was a huge sum of money for a village kid! His companions rushed forward and started fighting.
There were the same number of people on both sides, and the opponents were all boys. Seeing that there were two girls on Su Miao's side, they thought they had a sure win.
But they made a mistake. The little girl in the village was also very good at fighting and was not at all inferior.
For a moment, the scene became chaotic, with children pulling and pushing each other, and screams and shouts coming one after another.
Someone else came around and pulled Su Miao's sleeve. Su Miao waved his hand to shake him off, but stepped on a stone in the grass and fell down.
This immediately pissed off the nephews and nieces. Hu Zi yelled, "How dare they hit their aunt! Brothers! Fight them!"
Su Miao saw that it had really turned into a group fight, and hurriedly tried to go over and pull everyone apart, but as soon as he got close, he was pushed to the ground again.
This time she got angry too. Fighting, huh? Come on! Who’s afraid of who?
Furious, she saw a large lump of black mud on the ground about a meter away. She went up and grabbed two pieces, shouting, "Hey!"
Everyone was stunned for a second and looked at her. She took the opportunity to throw two lumps of mud at the faces of the two children with great precision.
The two who were hit were desperately wiping the mud off their faces. The leading boy among them yelled, "Ah!!! My clothes! Do you know how expensive my new clothes are!!!"
While he was speaking, Su Miao picked up two more balls without hesitation and hit two more.
The nephews and nieces all stared at her blankly, their eyes full of admiration, as if to say, "Auntie is so brave!"
Just as Su Miao raised her eyebrows in triumph, she heard a boy yell, "Pah! You're so immoral! You actually threw cow dung at me! Pah! I already took a bite!"
What cow? What cow dung?
Su Miao lowered his head with a puzzled look on his face, looked at his black and sticky hands, then looked at his nephews and nieces, and saw them nod in tacit understanding.
"ah!!!!!!!"
This time it was Su Miao who screamed.
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