Chapter 22 Back to the tree as the saying goes, it is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and in the middle of summer, the trees on the mountain are lush and green, but when you go up the mountain, you feel cool, and it is not hot on the flat ground.In view of the fact that the herbs generally grow in the hidden places of lush vegetation or the steep and steep cliffs, my grandmother and I, and my brother Zhao, do not take the mountain roads that are trampled by passers-by to the bare grass, and they are all rugged and grassy, and if we are not careful, we will roll down to the foot of the mountain.I grew up in the countryside since I was a child, purely a wild child, such a road in my eyes, it is like walking on the ground, as for Zhao Di, who always followed her grandfather up the mountain to pick herbs, she was more than me, not to mention my grandmother.Grandma, Brother Zhao and I walked slowly in the mountains, occasionally leaning down to see if there were herbs hidden in the grass under the big tree, sometimes Brother Zhao and I picked up some vine grass to play, and sometimes the three of us walked silently."
Foam, take me to the place where you were attacked last time," my grandmother, who had been silent, suddenly stopped and said to me."
What, you were attacked, who bullied you, I'll help you fight back," Brother Zhao's eyes were on fire when he heard this.I hurriedly waved my hand and explained, "No, when I went up the mountain to pick herbs, a little squirrel was very naughty and smashed a pine cone on my head. ”Brother Zhao is very simple, and he won't be as unlucky as me to encounter those things, so I still don't want her to know, I just want her to live a peaceful life.I wanted to say goodbye to my grandmother and go next time, but I looked at my grandmother and found that she had a cold face and sharp eyes, as if she was angry.Think about it, maybe my grandmother asked me to take her to that place, she should have asked me to get rid of that kind of dirty thing completely, in this case, it is better to take my grandmother there, with my grandmother here, my brother and I should not be afraid of that dirty thing."
Xuanmo, what are you thinking" Brother Zhao shook his hand in front of my eyes."
No, let's go."
According to the road in memory, I led my grandmother and brother Zhao.After walking for about half a moment, Brother Zhao asked in a low voice with a puzzled expression: "Xuanmo, have you noticed that this way is a little strange" Listening to her ask, I carefully observed the surroundings, along the way, I rarely saw the sun, the sky seemed to be a little green, the eyes were suddenly a little sour, after rubbing, the sky was still blue and clear, I noticed that the temperature around me had dropped a lot, the slight chill seeped into the skin, the hair stood up, and I saw that there were many shades on the ground, and I thought it was the effect of the shade of the trees.In a trance, I felt as if I had returned to the time when my body came here uncontrollably, and it was like this, quiet and scary, only a leaf swayed, and the sound could be heard.Before I could say anything strange, Brother Zhao suddenly said, "By the way, we haven't even seen a small animal until now," and the corner of his eye glanced at his grandmother, frowning slightly."
Maybe that little squirrel saw me moving the rescuers and hid."
I made a joke to dispel the doubts in my brother's heart.Later, along the way, I continued to fight with my brother Zhao, so that I felt that the mountain was a little more vibrant, but I always smelled the smell of rotting corpses.It didn't take long for me to take them to the place where I remembered the locust tree.The locust tree still maintains the fractured shape of the original palace piece, the fallen half, there is no black gas at the beginning, but it is covered with pieces of black charcoal the size of a human face, as if it has been burned by fire, and the dead tree is scattered around the dense animal corpses, the eyes of those animals have been gouged out one by one, only the hollow eye sockets are left, there are many green insects crawling in and out, but there is no wound on the corpse, there is no trace of blood, and the coat color looks as bright as alive.Brother Zhao retched a few times when he saw it."
Why are so many small animals dead here," Brother Zhao's eyes were full of distress.I hadn't been scared of this scene since the village chief's incident, but it would make me understand why I couldn't even see the shadow of a small animal along the way.When I was panicking, Brother Zhao wanted to step forward to touch the corpses, but my grandmother shouted: "Don't touch" This time, Brother Zhao's hand was immediately retracted, and he stayed quietly beside me, I shook her hand and calmed her mind."
Grandma, I didn't see the carcasses of these little animals at that time.""
It's not good, it's not good, it's not good," my grandmother didn't pay any attention to my words, but her brows were furrowed, and her eyes were panicked."
Why" I felt uneasy when I saw my grandmother so panicked, and I wanted to ask.was hurriedly pulled away by his grandmother.Without saying a word, she kept running down the hill, as if something terrible was chasing her behind her.I don't know why my grandmother looked so flustered when she saw this scene, and vaguely guessed that it should be a bad thing.I always felt as if there were two beams of light burning me behind me, so I looked back, and it was okay not to look at it, but when I saw it, my heartbeat suddenly slowed down by half a beat.The carcasses of many small animals lying on the ground were motionless, but at this moment, they all stood up, faced us, and smiled strangely, and I wanted to call out to my grandmother, but I found that my mouth did not seem to be able to spit out a sound, and the scarlet on my chest was as hot as if it had been burned by fire
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