Meng Yan's Transformation

When the morning star just rose, Xiao Mengyan was awakened by a nightmare. She dreamed that she and her sister were waiting for a bus when they were discovered by her uncle and aunt. Her uncle and aunt changed their previous behavior and pounced on them like ferocious monsters...

Xiao Mengyan wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and looked around with lingering fear. She heard the even breathing of her uncle, aunt, and Xiao Longxi. They were still sleeping soundly...

Xiao Mengyan put on her clothes gently and tiptoed to the warehouse. She groped her way to her sister's "bed" and felt around. There was no one in the quilt, "Sister... Sister..." Xiao Mengyan called softly.

Xiao Mengyan called out softly a few times, but still no response from her sister.

"Sister, you must have had a nightmare like me. After waking up, you were afraid that your uncle and aunt would scare you away..." Xiao Mengyan thought to herself. She folded the quilt under the faint light of the morning star, and then tiptoed to put the quilt back into the cabinet.

The morning star dimmed, and the sky in the east turned pale...

Xiao Mengyan started to carry firewood and make a fire to cook.

"Xiao Mengyan, why did you get up so early?" Aunt Sun Guifen also got up and asked Xiao Mengyan who was making a fire.

"Didn't my uncle say that he would go to Uncle Long Xi's house today to inquire about my schooling? I want to get up early, prepare dinner, and have breakfast early so that you can leave early..." Xiao Mengyan replied.

"Look at you, kid. You didn't seem anxious yesterday, but why are you anxious now after waking up from a nap?" Aunt Sun Guifen said jokingly.

"Aunt! Aunt..., I think it's better to ask my uncle as soon as possible..." Xiao Mengyan pulled the sleeve of her aunt Sun Guifen like a spoiled child.

"I know, I know. Let's eat early and go to my uncle's house to ask for you. I hope you can go to school earlier!" Aunt Sun Guifen said to Xiao Mengyan with a loving look on her face.

Breakfast was simple. I made some corn porridge and reheated the vegetable buns from yesterday.

"Uncle, aunt, I won't go to my eldest uncle's house with you today. I'll be at home looking after the house and feeding the pigs. You don't have to worry about housework and you can come back later. I also want Sister Xiaohong to help me with my homework!" Xiao Mengyan said while eating breakfast.

"Okay, okay, you little devil, you're like a little adult..." Without thinking too much, my aunt agreed to Xiao Mengyan's idea.

After breakfast, Xiao Mengyan sent the three of them out. Xiao Longxi suddenly ran up to Xiao Mengyan.

"No! No! I want to go to my uncle's house to play with my sister!" Xiao Longxi said with a pout.

"Xiao Longxi is the best and listens to his sister. Today he is going to his uncle's house to play with his father and mother. Next time, your sister will accompany Xiao Longxi to his uncle's house. If your sister had gone with Xiao Longxi today, our pigs would have no one to feed them and would starve to death. It would be so pitiful if the pigs starved to death!" Xiao Mengyan said gently, touching Xiao Longxi's head.

"Will Piglet really starve to death?" Xiao Longxi said to Xiao Mengyan with his big puzzled eyes.

Xiao Mengyan looked at her brother's innocent eyes and couldn't bear to deceive him. Her cheeks flushed...

"Oh! Xiao Longxi, stop pestering your sister. Pigs will starve to death if they don't eat. Hurry up and go!" Aunt Sun Guifen said as she picked up Xiao Longxi and ran quickly to catch up with Yunwen in front...

Xiao Mengyan saw her uncle, aunt and Xiao Longxi walking away, and hurried back to the house...

Xiao Mengyan found a pen and paper and wrote: Uncle, aunt, Xiao Longxi, hello! My sister and I went to find our eldest brother. He will take us home to find our mother. We miss our mother so much. Please don't look for us. Please don't worry about us! We went to our eldest brother's house and asked him to call the factory to report that we are safe!

Love you Xiao Mengyan wrote

After Xiao Mengyan finished writing the messages to her uncle and aunt, she filled the trough with pig feed.

"Piggy, goodbye. I will miss you! You need to eat more and grow fat and strong..." Xiao Mengyan said as she fed the pig.

The pig's two big ears fluttered like fans, and its head shook. It ate and hummed in response to Xiao Mengyan, as if to say: It's delicious! It's delicious! Thank you...

Xiao Mengyan packed a few clothes, locked the door, and hid the key under the flower pot on the windowsill. (My aunt Sun Guifen once told Xiao Mengyan that if she went out and no one was at home, she should lock the door and hide the key under the flower pot on the windowsill. Whoever came home early could open the door and enter the house.)

Xiao Mengyan knew that her sister must have been waiting for her anxiously in the sorghum field yesterday, so she ran towards the sorghum field as fast as an arrow...