Chapter 108 Scarecrow's Opening
A remote small rural village in Wangshui City in southwestern China.
Beside the golden rice field, the paper man sat cross-legged on the edge of the field: "It's time to harvest, probably in the next two days."
Salvation System: "Harvest will start tomorrow."
"What is the story of the Scarecrow Boy?" the paper man asked curiously.
The salvation system hesitated.
"I'm not as timid as my original self. Just speak directly."
"Okay." The Savior System flipped through the data and said, "There is a boy who lives alone in the countryside. The boy is very hardworking. He goes to the farm every morning to help with the work and does not come back until the evening. But one day, the boy did not come back. Many people went to look for him. They searched the whole village and walked through the wheat fields, but still could not find the boy. It was so strange. He was clearly there. Why did so many people pass by him, but no one noticed? Was the boy actually inside the scarecrow? Was he useless because the harvest was already good? The boy was so sad, but it didn't matter. Soon, everyone would be with him."
The paper figurine nodded: "So this story is actually about a boy who became an orphan and helped other villagers with farm work in order to have food. But after the harvest, some people were unwilling to share the food with the boy, so they killed him and made him into a scarecrow and placed it in the fields, right?"
Savior System: “Ah, yes.”
The paper man's eyes narrowed: "It's a really scary story."
Savior System: "Because of the weird background stories, most of them are born out of tragedy."
If nothing goes wrong, it won't become weird.
As for the character of the scarecrow, although we can't see the role-playing panel of the paper man, we can guess a little based on this story.
"Come on, system, take a small piece of my soul and let the role of the straw boy come out."
The salvation system hesitated for a moment: "This, do we really not need to discuss it with the host's body?"
Paper Figure: "What are you discussing? Isn't his story clearly written? Put out the cards of the Straw Boy and the Curse Priest. I won't move the Curse Priest because he hasn't made any arrangements yet. Isn't the Straw Boy already set? When the original is so busy, I'll run a trip for him as a part of him. How considerate."
"Oh, okay." The salvation system was convinced and secretly took a look at the current condition of the original body Qingtong. Qingtong had just returned home to meet his mother and stepfather and was talking. He probably didn't want to be disturbed by the system at this time.
The paper man is also a host, so it should be... okay.
The salvation system is operating quietly in the background.
There was a flash of light in front of the paper man, and a boy who looked to be about eleven or twelve years old appeared in front of him. The boy's skin was the same color as the withered straw, and he was wearing a tattered shirt and pants, a tattered straw hat on his head, and a small sickle in his hand.
The moment he appeared, the Scarecrow Boy swung the sickle in his hand forward before he even opened his eyes. The paper man immediately took two steps back to avoid it, but even so, a small piece of cloth was cut off and fell to the ground.
"Hello, big brother~~" The straw boy showed a wicked smile, and it was obvious at first glance that he was not a child from a decent family. "It's our first meeting. How about dying for a while?"
Paper Figure: ...
"System, what is the personality of the Straw Boy?"
The salvation system replied: "The labels are 'evil', 'vengeful', 'competitive', and 'hate adults'."
Paper Man: So that’s how it is. No wonder he’s even crazier than me.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the soul fragments are smaller, and are more affected by the vest's personality.
"You are a soul fragment separated from me. You should know why I let you out." The paper man dodged the attack of the straw boy and retreated step by step.
The scarecrow boy had a cute and innocent smile on his face, but he was extremely ruthless in his attacks. The steel sickle blade almost cut the paper man's throat several times, but the paper man dodged it by jumping.
Because of its own characteristics, the paper man was very light and could jump three meters high with just one jump. The boy who was the scarecrow could only look up at him with hatred.
"I know." The boy put away the sickle, "But why should I cooperate with you? I want to do what I want to do."
Paper Figure: ...
Suddenly I understood Qingtong's feelings when I said that I wanted to do things according to my mood.
It is clearly my own clone, why is it so different from me and so disobedient?
If the original body has one pound of rebelliousness, then with the personality of the paper man, the rebelliousness will become three pounds. And the boy in front of him is probably 90% rebellious.
"I have my own name, and you must call me King!"
Paper Figure: “Is this your name?”
The straw boy said proudly: "This is a name I came up with myself, and it is also a title!"
"Very good, I will call you fuck from now on."
The straw boy swung the sickle in hatred, but the paper man quickly bent his knees to avoid it. The sickle flew in a circle in the air and then flew back into the hand of the straw boy.
It wasn't a boomerang, but it felt like one.
The salvation system spoke up: "Well, there is a name in the story of the straw boy, and it's called Qin Xiaocao."
The paper man laughed out loud: "It's still grass."
The scarecrow stared at the paper man with resentment: "After I unlock my skills..."
The paper figure must be cut into pieces and offered as a sacrifice.
"Then, Qin Xiaocao, you will stay in this rice field tonight..."
"Why should I listen to you?" Qin Xiaocao glanced at the paper man and put the sickle on his waist. "I want to do what I want." After saying that, he turned around and left.
The paper figurine stood there, watching the boy walk through the rice field toward the distant countryside. He put his finger to his chin, and the weird smile on his face deepened.
"System, don't blame me for this." The paper man said with a smile, "He was disobedient."
Savior System: “Huh??”
"But it doesn't matter." The paper man followed Qin Xiaocao from a distance, "I will keep a close eye on him. No one will die, don't worry."
Salvation System: !!
It's not reassured at all!
Should I tell the main body? The salvation system was very entangled. It took a look at the main body. Although the host was not talking to his parents, the host's younger brother was very clingy. He was pestering the host to talk about martial arts classes and showing off the moves he had learned.
Otherwise, take another look?
Even if the soul fragments in the straw boy Qin Xiaocao's body are very small, they come from the host and he should not do anything too extreme.
Yes, no problem.
must.
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In a house in the westernmost part of the countryside, a young girl was doing her homework with her head down.
The high school entrance exam is coming next year, and she wants to get good grades so that she can go to a key high school in the county.
The girl's name is Li Zhaodi. Just by looking at the name, you can tell that it reflects her parents' desire for a boy.
Zhaodi is the eldest in the family, and she has a younger sister, Pandi. However, the last one is a boy named Youfu.
The younger brother is blessed, and the two sisters are just accidental mistakes before the last younger brother appears.
Fortunately, their parents didn't mistreat them too much after giving birth to them. As long as they weren't compared with their youngest brother, everything would be fine.
I heard that the first three girls of the Yang family in the east of the village all died of illness.
How they died of illness is probably only known to their family members.
This rural village is very remote, and the city it belongs to is a small one.
If you were to ask where in southwest China is the poorest, this place would definitely be on the list.
In an era where everyone in the outside world has a smartphone, the phones that people in this rural area have are all the old-fashioned button-type ones, and their televisions are the big-slicked-back ones. Some families don't even have a television.
The small rural community, which was cut off from all news, had no idea about this strange live broadcast, so they continued to live their lives as usual.
The local customs and habits in closed areas are also relatively backward. There are still some remnants of the idea that girls must get married when they grow up, that the bride price is equivalent to face, and that only boys can carry on the family line.
Fortunately, her parents' partiality was not obvious. When Li Zhaodi said that she wanted to go to a key high school, take the college entrance exam, and see the world after completing her compulsory junior high school education, her mother said nothing but mended the clothes in her hands. Her father said dryly, "If you can do very well in the exam, we will pay for it."
College tuition is very high, and it is hard to say whether this family can afford it, but my father has already started preparing for high school tuition.
Li Zhaodi doesn't complain too much about her life. She knows very well that if she wants to change the status quo, she can only rely on her own continuous efforts.
But the younger sister was different. Perhaps because she was taken care of by her older sister Li Zhaodi when she was young, she was very unhappy when a younger brother who was more favored suddenly appeared under her. She always compared herself with her younger brother subconsciously. In addition, the youngest brother was at the age of a panda and was somewhat spoiled, so the two siblings were always fighting.
Because complaining to her parents was fruitless, whenever she felt she was wronged, the younger sister Li Pandi would come to her older sister to complain.
"Sister——" Li Pandi, who had just entered junior high school, ran to Zhaodi and complained again, "Look, Youfu tore my grasshopper to pieces!!"
Li Zhaodi turned her head and took a look. Only half of the grasshopper made of grass leaves could be seen, and the other half was scattered.
"Then make up another one." Li Zhaodi said lightly.
"How could I know that? This was made up by Brother Cai from the east of the village. I had to get it from him with great difficulty!" Li Pandi gritted her teeth. "He is so annoying. He even broke my pencil case before! I am really annoyed with him. I wish he would disappear someday!"
"Don't talk nonsense." Li Zhaodi frowned and said, "Youfu is only eight years old, he is still young."
"I wasn't this annoying even when I was eight years old! You all sided with him! Just because he's a boy!" Li Pandi snorted, "I won't talk to you anymore, I'm going to go find Brother Cai and ask for a new one!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran away.
Li Zhaodi sighed helplessly and lowered her head to continue doing her homework. Suddenly, her pen paused and she looked out the window in confusion.
The iron gate of the yard was open, and from the window of Li Zhaodi's room she could see directly outside the gate: a rice field beside the dilapidated dirt road.
In the middle of the rice field, there is a scarecrow standing there quietly, facing this side.
That rice field belongs to my neighbor and has not been harvested yet.
No one has harvested yet. The agreed harvesting day is tomorrow, because only from tomorrow can we go to the village chief's house to rent agricultural machinery.
Was there this scarecrow before?
Looking at the scarecrow facing this side, Li Zhaodi felt very uncomfortable.