After an unknown period of time, I was awakened by the sound of water flowing.
I slowly opened my eyes and looked around with difficulty.
A few branches supported the rags that were full of mending, forming a small square shed that was about half the height of a person. It was just enough to accommodate me and Big Sister, who had her eyes tightly closed.
The golden sunlight shone on us through the thin rags on the top. The color looked so peaceful…
Where was this place? Are we dead? Everyone said that a dead person had no chin.
I nervously touched my own…It was still there! That means I'm still alive!
"Big Sister! Big Sister!" I pushed her hard, but she didn't move at all. There was no reaction at all.
Could it be…she was dead? Frightened, I placed a finger in front of her nose…
Phew…she was still breathing! I heaved a sigh of relief.
But where was this place? I rubbed my dizzy head…
By the way, after we fell off the bridge yesterday, we plunged headfirst into the cold river.
A piece of cloth was lifted from the shed, and a man with disheveled hair poked his head in.
"Hey! Are you awake?" The fluffy man spoke.
" Yes…Yes…" I was shocked and nodded. He spoke very casually, but very politely.
"Did you sleep well?" he said with a smile as bright as the sun.
"It's…It's still alright…"
"She's still not awake?" He looked at the big sister beside me.
"Um…not…not yet."
"The weather today is really good. Do you want to come out and fish with me?”He was still smiling.
" Ah…Okay, okay…" I, who never knew how to reject people, obediently stood up and walked out.
Mmmm-
The sunlight outside was so bright! It stung my eyes, so I quickly put a shade over my eyes.
Looking around, I can still see the magnificent bridge from yesterday! Thinking back to yesterday's scene, he still felt a little scared.
Fluffy Hair ignored my daze. He walked along the river and sat down. In front of him was a long bamboo pole that extended all the way to the center of the river...
"Come and sit!" The man with the fluffy hair patted the only flat stone beside him like a gentleman." What's your name?"”
" Ma Qiuqiu…" I answered honestly.
"What a cute name!"
This was the first time I heard someone praise my name. I couldn't help but be stunned. After a closer look, she realized that although he looked very rough, with unkempt hair, a stubble that covered half of his face, tattered clothes, and leather shoes that had been soaked in water, he should be a very interesting person.
"Thank…Thank you." I nodded at him in embarrassment and walked over to sit beside him.
" Yesterday…" I was a little worried that he would ask about yesterday. After all, it wasn't a good memory. I didn't expect to hear him say it.
"Yesterday, you were lucky to fall beside Uncle Bing and my boat. Anyway, fishing doesn't matter if you catch two more people.”
"You…you don't want to ask…why?”
"You want to say?"
" No..." Thinking of what happened yesterday, my eyes darkened.
"Since you don't want to say it, why should I ask?”He pouted mischievously at me.
The fishing line floating on the river twitched twice. He quickly lifted the fishing rod, but there was nothing on the other end of the line. He sighed in disappointment and put the line back into the water.
"I'm sorry!" He continued," I forgot to introduce myself. I'm a wandering artist. Everyone calls me Mr. Mu.”
"Uncle Bing is my good friend, but he has a small problem here!”He tapped his temple with two fingers.
"Is there something wrong with his head? Then isn't he…" I swallowed the word " lunatic " into my stomach.
"He just gets muddle-headed sometimes, hehe…"
"I…I see…"
"You're still a student, right? Judging from your school uniform, you should be from Hayakawa High School!”
" Hmm…" He actually recognized Hayakawa High School's uniform? This Mr. Mu was really strange. He was clearly dressed in shabby clothes, but his speech and mannerisms faintly gave people the feeling that he had the temperament of a noble.
"If you stare at me like this, it'll easily cause misunderstandings!”
Mr. Mu's teasing voice interrupted my thoughts. I realized that my eyes were staring at Mr. Mu without moving. I quickly retracted my impolite gaze with a red face.
"I've only been to many places and met all kinds of people, so I know more things!”
He actually guessed what I was thinking! Then where did he live…
"Uncle Bing and I lived on the boat before you knocked over our boat. The small shed under the bridge was the new house that was built last night!”Mr. Mu said with a smile. His tone was very relaxed, as if he was talking about someone else.
"Ah…I'm…I'm sorry!" Heavens, this…this person couldn't possibly have mind-reading skills, right?
"Haha, don't think too much! Your questions are written all over your face.”Mr. Mu's smile was sparkling.
" Ah!!..."
An earth-shattering scream from the shed interrupted our conversation.
"Big Sister!" I followed Mr. Mu and opened the curtain.
A strange uncle with bird nest hair and wearing a Tai Chi suit was squatting on the ground and muttering to himself as he looked at the frightened big sister.
"Ghost…Ghost! Little…little girl! Are…are we dead?" Big Sister looked at me and said while trembling.
"Uncle Bing!" Mr. Mu shouted from behind me.
No…No way! This strange uncle who was mistaken for a wandering ghost was Uncle Bing?!
"Who…who is he?"
The eldest sister stared at Mr. Mu as he helped Uncle Bing out of the shed and asked nervously.
I tried my best to use the most fluent way to describe our encounter from last night to now to Big Sister.
The elder sister was silent for a long time.
She probably remembered something sad again! I sighed softly. Just like me, although I was a little glad that I was still alive, I didn't know what to do.
After a long time, the big sister finally spoke again. She looked at me with a melancholic expression.
"I…I didn't hear you clearly just now.”
Let me faint…
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