A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Huo Xinxin opened her eyes and found a shed-like object above her head. She remembered being in an operating room after a car accident. What was going on? Was it a hallucination caused by brain damage? Then she felt the bed slowly swaying, a bit like the feeling of sitting in a cradle as a child.

So she tried hard to support her body and sit up, only to find that she was really in a boat, and it was a very old small covered boat, which was now parked on the shore.

Just as she was shocked, a person suddenly walked into the cabin. Huo Xinxin looked closely and saw that it was a thin little girl who was barefoot, with a pigtail on her head and an old mandarin collared shirt on her body that was almost faded so much that she couldn't tell what color it was. She had only seen this style on TV in TV dramas about the old society.

Seeing her shocked look, the little girl smiled and said to her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here to bring you food. My name is Taohua, and I was sold here by my family. Don't be stubborn with your mother, or she will beat you again. Let me see if your head is feeling better?" As she said that, she reached out and touched it.

Huo Xinxin dodged and subconsciously reached out to touch her head. She found a wet spot on the left side of her head. She took her hand away and saw that it was blood. The little girl named Taohua saw it and said quickly, "Don't rub it on. I brought you some medicinal wine. Applying a little bit will stop the bleeding."

As he said that, he took out a small bottle of medicinal wine from his arms and poured it on Huo Xinxin's head. Just as it reached a certain point, it was snatched away by someone. "Don't treat this little bitch, just let her die." A strong and vigorous voice said viciously.

Huo Xinxin looked up and saw a tall middle-aged woman walking into the cabin. The clothes she wore were the same style as the little girl named Taohua, but the material seemed to be silk. The middle-aged woman had triangular eyes, sparse eyebrows, thick lips, a jade bracelet on her hand, and a pair of small gold earrings on her ears.

The woman looked Song Xinxin up and down, then suddenly raised her hand and slapped her twice. How could she tolerate this? Huo Xinxin lunged at her and tried to fight her, but she easily kicked her to the ground, cursing, "You little bitch! You dare to rebel against me at such a young age? Don't you want to live?" Then Huo Xinxin was hit hard several times.

"Mom, please stop hitting me. Someone will die." At this time, the little girl named Taohua quickly knelt down and begged for mercy. Huo Xinxin also struggled to get up from the ground. Only then did she realize that her height was the same as that of the little girl.

"Your family sold you to me, and I have to support you for a few more years before you can go out to make a living. Now you'd better behave yourself, or I will beat you to death and throw you into the river to feed the fish." After saying that, the woman went out.

"Gui'er, you'd better stay calm and recover from your injuries. The nearby villages didn't have much harvest this year, so you and I were sold onto this boat. Now the boat has been sailing for a whole day and is very far away from our hometown. You can't go back." said the little girl named Taohua.

Huo Xinxin still couldn't believe it. She looked at Taohua and said, "How old are you?"

Taohua smiled and said, "You must have fallen while running away yesterday and hit your head on a rock, so you're confused now. We're the same age, both 9 years old."

Huo Xinxin looked down at her old, coarse cloth clothes, similar in style to Taohua's. She then looked at her childlike hands, and was incomparably shocked. "Have I traveled through time?" She was in a state of confusion, her mind blank, and sleepiness suddenly overwhelmed her.

Back to yesterday morning, Huo Xinxin worked an all-night shift, finished the plan, and sent it to her boss. Then she pinched her nose, packed up her things tiredly, and left work.

Although it was already early in the morning, she was not too worried. After all, the public security was very good now. She walked out of the company building and waited downstairs for a while. The Didi car she called arrived. After getting in the car, she leaned her head back on the seat and turned to look at the scenery outside the car window. Slowly, she turned from the city CBD office buildings to the old city area, and the streets gradually became lively.

The city's nightlife has just begun, and many late-night snack stalls are crowded with people eating barbecue, drinking porridge, and various local snacks. Some people are drinking and chatting, while others are waiting in groups of three or five on the roadside for their friends to go to the next stall.

Normally, she'd pack one to take home, but today she was so exhausted she just wanted to go home and sleep. She'd pulled all-nighters for several days straight, all for the holiday that started tomorrow. She'd made plans with friends to go to Jiangxi.

After returning home, she packed her things and had a good sleep until 10:00 am the next day. The friends she traveled with called her. Huo Xinxin took her luggage and said goodbye to her parents and grandparents. Her parents told her to be careful on the road, and her grandparents asked her to take more photos of the revolutionary holy land of Jinggangshan and bring them back. Huo Xinxin agreed to all their requests and got in the car and went out.

The weather was beautiful the next day, and they were on a road trip, each of them driving for a while. A few white clouds floated across the azure sky, and the lush green trees flitted past the car windows. Everyone was in a great mood, playing upbeat music in the car while they drank milk tea and ate snacks, excitedly discussing which famous local restaurant they would visit first when they arrived.

In this way, after driving for about an hour or two, the car drove into a winding mountain road. The mountains were shrouded in clouds and mist, and the road was winding like a giant dragon circling in the mountains. The car gradually became quiet. Everyone was busy with their own things. Some were watching videos, some were eating snacks, some were reading novels on their mobile phones, and some were playing games.

Huo Xinxin asked his driving companion if he was tired and needed a change of driver. He said he was fine, not too tired and there was no need to change for the time being.

So Huo Xinxin took out the map on her phone to search where she was now.

She was checking the information on her phone when suddenly the car braked suddenly, the car body shook violently, the wheels rubbed against the asphalt road violently, making a harsh sound, the car was in chaos, snacks and mobile phones flew everywhere, Song Xinxin's mind went blank, she only heard the sound of collision and screams, and then she could feel the car body being hit violently, a huge force coming towards her through the car.

When she regained consciousness, she found herself lying on the highway, facing the sky and looking at the blue sky.

She wanted to get up, but found that her body seemed out of control, but she felt no pain. She turned her head and looked around, and saw her and her companions' luggage, snacks, and car debris scattered on the road. There was also a person lying not far away.

She looked carefully and found that it was her friend in the car. Huo Xinxin opened her mouth to call the other party, but found that as soon as she opened her mouth, a salty and sweet liquid flowed out of her throat. She knew it might be blood.

Realizing that she was seriously injured, she was very scared and wanted to struggle to get up and use her cell phone to dial 120, but her body seemed not to be her own. She used up all her strength, but in the end she could only move her fingers. At this time, she felt as if snot was flowing out of her nose, and the hair on her forehead was wet and sticky.

Just when Huo Xinxin was extremely anxious, the sound of an ambulance came from a distance. Soon, someone came to her side with a stretcher. Two people moved her onto the stretcher and carried her to the ambulance. She saw a man in a white coat looking at her, and she said, "Doctor, am I seriously injured?"

While helping her treat the wound, the other party said gently: "It's okay, hold on, we will be at the hospital soon."

Finally, she felt pain all over her body, twice as painful as before, and then she knew nothing.

When she woke up again, Huo Xinxin saw bright lights, various instruments, and the smell of medicine. She tried to move her body, but found that she couldn't move at all. Moreover, because of this attempt, heart-wrenching pain attacked from all parts of her body. It was not until this time that she realized that there were various tubes inserted in her mouth and nose, and many bandages on her body.

I tried hard to recall that I had planned to go out for a trip with my friends, but I seemed to have had a car accident on the way and I didn't know where they were.

At this time, a girl who looked like a nurse came in and saw that Song Xinxin had woken up. She said to her, "Are you awake?"

Huo Xinxin wanted to ask how her friend was doing, but after opening her mouth a few times, she found no sound coming out, and her throat was extremely sore. The nurse said, "You should get some rest. I'm here to notify your family." Then she walked out. The room was quiet, and the only sounds she could hear were the sounds of the equipment and her own breathing.

Soon, Huo Xinxin heard hurried footsteps and several people walked into the ward. She opened her eyes and saw her father, the doctor, and several nurses. When her father saw her open her eyes, he quickly walked over and said carefully, "Xinxin, you're awake. That's good. Don't be afraid. Dad is here, and the doctor will do his best to save you."

Then he turned around and asked, "Doctor, my daughter is awake. Does that mean she's out of danger?"

The doctor said: "It does show improvement, but we need to continue to observe."

Huo Xinxin saw that her father's hair was messy, he had a lot more white hair than before, and his face looked very haggard. He did not have the usual high spirits as a company manager at all. She couldn't help but feel very distressed, thinking that he must be worried about her.

At this time, the father had finished talking to the doctor and turned to Huo Xinxin and said, "Xinxin, you are fine. Dad comes to see you every day. Mom is here too. Let her come in to see you tomorrow." He said a few more words, but Huo Xinxin felt that the voice was getting farther and farther away, and her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.