Amidst the lively ceremony, the sky began to snow sporadically...
Snow flakes slowly floated in the air, swirling around, falling bit by bit into every corner of the vast earth...
Hua Shi, who finally had some free time, did not stay in the bustling crowd for long. Instead, he took Hua Ying's little hand, avoided the crowded and conspicuous crowd, and went into the small woods nearby.
In the bustling scene with people surging like tides, no one noticed the two figures, one big and one small, who quietly left.
Hua Shi deliberately avoided Sister Hua, the only person she had chatted with for a long time, and then she walked out, and no one noticed her anymore.
After escaping successfully, Hua Shi did not stop for a moment and looked in the direction where the "crazy woman" was dragged away and disappeared.
That happened several hours ago...
I don’t know if I can find it again when I spend the time.
It was not easy for her to slip away, and it was really difficult for her to avoid Sister Hua's stare.
Walking on the snow, I went deeper into the woods. The noisy voices behind me gradually faded away as I walked deeper.
Hua Shi kept staring at the messy footprints on the ground and walked forward.
Fortunately, the snow was not heavy all day, and the footprints left on the snow were not buried again after most of the day.
This also made it easier for her to continue searching...
After walking for a while, the little carrot head she was holding suddenly stopped in place and refused to move an inch no matter what.
Hua Shi helplessly lowered his head and asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you tired? Or hungry?"
The little guy lowered his head, rubbed his eyes with one hand, and slowly raised his sleepy eyes.
The sound of milk gurgling, a little unclear: "Sleepy..."
"Are you sleepy?" Hua Shi was a little surprised.
"Uh..." The little guy was so sleepy that it seemed difficult for him to open his eyes. When he looked up at her, his eyelids were drooping.
Hua Shi was a little amused and said, "Then I'll carry you on my back and you climb up."
As he said that, he squatted down and motioned for him to lie on his back.
The little carrot head with short arms and legs moved over panting and stuck to her back.
Hua Shi put her hands behind her back, lifted him up, weighed him, and said, "Hold on tight to my neck, hold on with both hands, and be careful not to fall."
The little guy, whose head was dizzy with sleepiness, obediently put his arms around her neck.
The cold little hand stuck to her, making Hua Shi shiver with cold.
This hand is cold enough...
Hua Shiteng freed his hand and pinched the cold little hand, feeling helpless.
Although Xiao Huaying will be seven years old after the New Year, her body is so thin and small due to long-term malnutrition that she looks only about five years old. When she is carried on my back, she looks so light and weightless.
Hua Shi continued walking forward with him on her back, and from time to time she had to support his little butt with her hands behind her back, for fear that he would faint and fall backwards without being supported firmly.
After walking forward for a while, the noisy sounds outside the grove became farther and farther away. She estimated that they had walked deeper into the woods.
The tracks on the snow were getting shallower and shallower. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be just ahead...
Just as this thought came to mind, a rustling sound suddenly came from the front...
Hua Shi slowly squatted down and picked up a long wooden stick on the ground.
Holding the wooden stick in his hand, he continued to move forward when the flower bloomed.
She used a stick to push aside the low leaves that blocked her view.
As soon as it touched the branches, the broken snow piled up on the branches fell down with a sound of fine snow.
Hua Shi also saw it. The woman, her long and messy hair covering her face, curled up under the tree. She had her thin body hunched over with her back to her. Her hands were constantly digging snow from the ground and stuffing it into her mouth.
She could even hear the sound of the woman chewing and swallowing snow.
She walked over, making footsteps, but the woman seemed not to hear them at all and continued to dig snow from the ground to eat.
Hua Shi saw that her clothes were tattered, and her arms and calves were exposed to the air, covered with blue and purple scars, some of which even formed black scars.
She paused, not sure how to break this strange scene...
Hua Shi did not move forward, but remained vigilant, standing one meter away and observing the woman's every move.
Finally, perhaps because she had swallowed enough snow, the woman suddenly stopped moving her hands.
Under Hua Shi's gaze, she slowly turned around, and a pair of dark, empty eyes looked at her.
This unexpected look made Hua Shi take two steps back.
Those were a pair of... black eyes with more pupils than whites. If she hadn't opened her eyes wide, those dark eyes would have seemed as if there were no whites at all.
It was dark and gloomy, a terrifying female ghost...
Hua Shi swallowed his dry throat and spoke tentatively: "...Hello?"
After hearing her words, the woman suddenly stood up again, tilted her head, and her messy hair slowly slid down following her movements.
Hua Shi said again: "My name is Hua Shi, what's your name?"
The woman finally spoke, her voice hoarse, as if it were broken, leaking air and thick: "My name is... Zhang Nanjing."
Seeing that she had a reaction and her expression seemed calm, with no intention of attacking anyone, Hua Shi continued to talk: "What are you doing here?"
The expression on Zhang Nanjing's dirty face seemed to pause for a moment.
Then Hua Shi saw her, touched his stomach, and said word by word: "I'm hungry, I'm eating snow."
Hua Shi then said, "I have some food here, do you want some?"
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