Three Women in the Cage

In contrast, Xinxin was more afraid of taking the seemingly bright and smooth road. Although that road was illuminated by external lights, it concealed the darkness of the human heart, like a deep cliff that made people stop in their tracks!

The other seemingly deep and dark path, although it looks gloomy and cold on the outside, does not have the human heart that is like a demon. She can control the external fear and try to walk on the dark path, but she does not have the courage to resist the main road that hides the gloomy human heart!

The light of the bright avenue tempted her, but she knew that there were human hearts there that were more terrifying than evil spirits! She didn't dare to take a single step forward!

The dark path was frightening her, but she knew there were no evil spirits there!

In the end, human heart defeated external fear. Xinxin picked up the bucket and walked up the dark path with tentative steps!

Walking on the winding path, the surroundings were extremely quiet, with only the occasional chirping of insects. Xinxin took slow steps, fearing that she would accidentally step on the dirt embankment and fall into the nearby trench!

Holding my breath, keeping my eyes wide open, I moved slowly, and soon I reached the deserted forest ahead. It was overgrown with weeds, and although there was a path through the middle, I was still afraid that a snake would suddenly jump out of the weeds!

Being bitten by a snake is no small matter, and in this situation, there is no way to save yourself. Xinxin walked gently, afraid of making any noise and attracting the snake!

After walking for a few minutes, I heard the sound of a trickle of water coming from below. I knew that if I turned the corner, I would find the wellhead!

I hurriedly walked down and counted about twenty steps before finally reaching the wellhead. I quickly put down the bucket, scooped up a ladle of water with a ladle, and poured it into the bucket!

After filling the bucket six or seven times, it was almost half full. I didn't want to fill it too full, fearing that I wouldn't be able to carry it! I thought that half a bucket should be more than enough for me to carry!

He took the shoulder pole beside him, put two buckets on it, bent over, put the shoulder pole on his shoulder, steadied his body, exerted force upward, straightened his body, and tried to straighten his bent legs!

"ah……".

She growled!

She tried her best to stand up straight, but since it was her first time carrying water, she obviously did not have the right point of force and balance. She staggered and almost fell to the ground!

She quickly supported herself against the wall and barely managed to avoid falling. As a last resort, she put down the bucket, scooped up two scoops of water with a ladle and threw them out. Seeing the water level obviously reduced by one degree, she felt a little distressed!

She thought, if she could carry this water back, she could use it for two more days. She had come all this way, and all she could carry back was this little water! She felt a little unwilling, yet also a little helpless!

With the experience just now, Xinxin readjusted her strength, steadied her body, and gritted her teeth to exert force again.

A cry of "Ah".

This time I finally picked it up successfully without stumbling!

But the water was so heavy that it felt like stones were pressing down on both shoulders. For the first time, Xinxin realized how difficult it was to carry water.

She lifted her steps and walked upwards, the heavy bucket on her shoulders making it difficult to exert force and keep her balance. She took one slow step at a time, trying to see the already blurry road clearly.

At this moment, she felt extremely difficult, and every step was like stepping on a rock. But she couldn't fall down, otherwise all her efforts would be wasted. She had a belief that supported her, and she had to carry the water back safely no matter what!

Slowly climbing the steps, I reached a deserted forest path, stepping on fallen leaves that rustled everywhere. The winding and steep path made my steps crooked, and from time to time, some water would spill over!

Xinxin had to slow down her pace. She didn't want to waste all the water like that! Her shoulders were aching from being squeezed so hard. She wanted to get home quickly so she could put down the two buckets of water and rest her shoulders.

But she couldn't stop. If she stopped, the night would only get darker, the road would only get longer, and the time it would take to get home would only get longer!

And her mother is still waiting for her to prepare hot meals, she can't waste time here!

Despite being exhausted and breathing heavily, she felt as if her ears were no longer sensitive, and the rumbling sound lingered in her ears! Even fear could not touch any of her senses!

Xinxin felt like she was about to fall, and she staggered towards home. When her last bit of strength was about to be used up, she finally arrived home!

I put down the bucket panting and poured the water in the bucket into the water tank. Looking at the water tank that was only one-fifth full, I felt helpless!

The water I brought back with so much effort is just a drop in the bucket for this water tank! I don’t know how my mother and sister usually fill up this big water tank!

Things that we usually don’t care about, but we don’t realize that everything is full of difficulties!

Without having time to think too much, Xinxin used the water she brought back to boil the rice, put it in the pot, added two scoops of well water, and covered the pot!

Then take out some kindling, put up a few sticks, and start making a fire to cook!

Xinxin, who seldom lights a fire, seemed clumsy at this moment. It was obvious that the fire could be easily ignited, but she had to fiddle with it for a long time before she could start the fire!

Looking at the burning flames, Xinxin stretched out her somewhat frozen hands and moved them to the Naruto. A trace of warmth came over her, and as her hands became warm, her whole body also became warm!

Unconsciously, she moved her body closer to the flame, and the warmth surrounding her made her feel extremely comfortable!

Slowly, a faint aroma of rice came, and Xinxin knew that the rice was ready. Looking at the fire that was still burning, Xinxin moved the flame to another stove.

While the rice cooker was simmering, Xinxin prepared to stir-fry a home-cooked dish! However, she had never cooked before and didn't know where to start!

I've seen my second sister stir-fry sweet potato shreds before. They were soft and crispy. I thought, let's stir-fry a plate of sweet potato shreds according to my memory!

I clumsily picked up a big sweet potato and tried to peel it like my sister did, using a broken piece of bowl to peel the sweet potato with bumps all over it!

Soon, the hideous-looking sweet potatoes were peeled. After cleaning them, she went to the table where the kitchen knife and chopping board were placed. Usually, Yang Yu was afraid that they would play with knives, so she placed the knives and chopping boards on the high table to prevent them from accidentally hurting them!

The sisters were taller than her and could reach it, but she was too short to reach it at all! Xinxin had no choice but to bring a wooden stool and carefully lift her feet up!

After standing still, he took out a heavy kitchen knife and chopping board and placed them on the stone table. He put the washed sweet potato on it, held it down with one hand, and used the knife with the other to cut it hard. However, he didn't have enough strength and couldn't cut the sweet potato even with all his strength!

Looking at the kitchen knife stuck in the sweet potato, Xinxin tried to pull it out with all her strength, but she couldn't pull it out at all. The feeling of being unable to pull it out and cut it made her feel at a loss for what to do!