The world is broken, the cubs mend it

“Then I’ll watch here…”

The little guy was pushed back and sat cross-legged on the green grass.

Compared with Wang Lele, Wang Yingying is indeed quite skilled, but that's all. She didn't catch any fish but did catch an eel.

This thing was so slippery and looked like a snake that she was so scared that she threw away the dustpan.

The eel fell onto the shore. Yuanyuan quickly got up and grabbed the slippery loach with both hands.

“What a long fish.”

"Hey...don't come over here!"

Seeing that she was holding the eel that was still shaking its tail, Wang Yingying took several steps back with her thin arms.

"You are such a coward!"

Wang Lele said this but did not go towards the little bean. The thing that looked like a snake was enough to give people goose bumps.

"Do you not like it?"

Yuanyuan looked at the eel in her hand and didn't think it was scary at all.

Perhaps he is just a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger, so he is braver than other children.

"I don't like it. Take it farther away."

Wang Yingying waved at her and was unwilling to go into the water again when she found eels in the water.

There are many snakes in the summer, especially in cool and humid places like the riverside. If we don’t catch any fish, we will go to other places to play in groups.

There are thorny bushes with small thorns growing on the roadside, with dark red fruits on them, and the unripe ones are a bit orange in color.

The eel in Yuanyuan's hand had lost its life and hung limply in her palm.

"Is this edible?"

Such old wild fruits were unfamiliar to her. When she saw everyone picking them and putting them into their mouths, her dark eyes stared at them.

"Okay, haven't you eaten it before?"

Wang Yingying looked at her in confusion. Everyone had seen this kind of wild fruit since childhood.

"No, it's the first time we've met."

Yuanyuan was too short to reach the ones high up, so she reached out and grabbed a low-lying prickly ash and put it in her mouth.

The orange-red prickly ash is not ripe and tastes crispy and sour when eaten.

It was a nightmare for the little guy who didn't like sour food. His face wrinkled into a ball, he squinted his eyes, opened his mouth and spit out.

"Eat this kind, it's sweet." Wang Yingying picked a handful of ripe ones for her and asked, "Are you from the city?"

She is good-looking, dresses nicely, and speaks with a different accent from everyone else.

"I don't know. I just got here."

Yuanyuan took the prickly berries she handed over. They tasted sour and sweet, and the texture was a little bit like mulberries, but the taste was completely different.

“Thank you, this is delicious.”

"..."

Wang Yingying thought about what she said and said that she didn't quite understand.

"Can you help me pick some more? I want to give it to my dad."

Yuanyuan never forgets to bring some delicious food back home, and gently pulled the other person's sleeve.

"Is your father Chen Jiahe?"

Wang Yingying looked at her soft little face and stood on tiptoe to help her pick the prickly bubbles from high up.

These kids know everything from what they hear from adults, who say that someone is having an affair with another child and is finding them.

"Um…"

"My grandma said your father has been a bad person since he was a child. Why are you looking for him?"

"Who said that? My dad is very good to me!"

Yuanyuan quickly corrected, her voice much louder than before.

"How is he good to you? You are still a child, how can you know what is good?"

Wang Yingying is only two and a half years older than her, but she speaks like a little adult.

Everyone in the village said that the Chen family was not good. She had heard this since she was a child, and this prejudice had become deeply rooted.

"Dad bought me new clothes."

Yuanyuan pointed at her new coat and said her clothes were better looking than everyone else's.

"Did he buy this for you?"

Wang Yingying opened her mouth into an O shape. She had noticed the dress since they met in the morning.

There are not many wealthy families in the village, and the clothes they wear are all left over by their older brothers and sisters. It is good enough for them to have a new piece of clothing a year.

"right…"

Yuanyuan nodded. She felt that her father was very good to her.

"Then your father is really good to you, contrary to what grandma said."

The other children were a little envious of her. It seems that what adults say is not always right.

The sun slowly climbed up into the sky, scorching the earth, and the cicadas in the woods chirped so loudly that it hurt people's ears.

The children looked at the sky and knew it was noon, so they went home in groups in order.

When I walked into Wang Yingying's yard, I happened to meet Old Man Wang driving two cows back.

Two cows, one brown and one yellow, were fat and strong. They shook their tails vigorously to drive away flies as they walked.

“Why do your cows grow so big?”

Yuanyuan looked at the tall cow in front of her with a look of shock. It turned out that this is what a normal cow looks like.

"Our cows eat grass every day, so they grow so big."

Wang Yingying also followed her grandfather to the hillside to graze cattle. When the cattle were well fed, they would grow big and strong and have the strength to plow the fields.

"You will grow up if you eat grass?"

"Yes!"

"Oh…"

Yuanyuan nodded thoughtfully, holding the prickly bubble in her arms, waved at her and went towards her home.

Noon is the time when villagers go home after finishing their farm work. Along the way, we met many uncles and aunts carrying farm tools.

Everyone couldn't help but take a few more glances at the new face, and occasionally say hello to her.

The little girl is cute and not shy. She will respond sweetly when you talk to her.

"Hey! Where did you go?"

Aunt Wang was holding a sickle and a bundle of weeds in her hands. Seeing her walking alone on the road, her eyes rolled and she had evil thoughts again.

"..."

Yuanyuan had a very bad impression of her. She walked slowly with her head down and was unwilling to talk to her.

"Why are you ignoring me, kid?"

Aunt Wang simply walked straight up to her and blocked her way with her bloated body.

"I want to go home!"

Yuanyuan raised her head and took two steps back, looking at her unhappily with a pursed mouth.

"Why are you in such a hurry to go back? Look at how poor your family is. You don't even have a decent thing. Why don't you just come and live with me?"

Aunt Wang was a person who was deeply poisoned by the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls. Seeing her wearing such nice clothes, she couldn't help but feel jealous.

He is the typical person who is not nice to his own daughter and can't stand others being nice to her.

"I hate you, don't talk to me."

Children's words are usually straightforward and touching. When Yuanyuan saw her reaching out to touch her, she quickly turned around and ran forward a few steps.

"Hey! You little girl are short-sighted. You will suffer if you live in the Chen family. He will not treat you well."

Aunt Wang didn't really want her to go to her home, but she didn't get along with Chen Jiahe and was resentful of him because she had suffered a series of losses.

So I deliberately said these things to the children, trying to sow discord between them.

Even if the little girl doesn't understand, it's still fun to scold her in front of her.