Northeastern Wild Fairy Tales Record

  Gou Dan Niang rushed to my home in a flurry, asking if Gou Dan had come or not. But at that time in the morning, I was with Gou Dan together.

  So I stood up and said: "Didn't Dog Egg go home? We haven't been together since this morning."

  "What's wrong, didn't Dog Egg come home?" My grandmother also asked a sentence.

  "Auntie, Dog Egg has been out since morning and hasn't come back! Dog Egg isn't home, I'm worried!" As soon as Dog Egg's mother heard that he wasn't there, she became a bit anxious and was about to cry.

  It's also, the dog egg is hers**, this life since her husband ran away with others, leaving them to live a difficult life as a single mother and orphan, relying on the dog egg to survive. Now that she sees the dog egg is not here, how can she not be anxious?

  My grandmother saw Dog Egg's mother on the verge of tears, and at the same time thought of their difficulties as a widow with orphans, so she was also anxious in her heart. She hastily comforted her by saying: "Don't worry first, I'll let Little Three go out to find him right away. Let's take a look at the places where they usually play. Don't worry, Dog Egg is such an obedient child, nothing can happen to him!"

  At that time, except for going out to find him, there was no other way. Under duress, I had to listen to my grandmother's opinion. Seeing Dog Egg's mother nodding in agreement, my grandmother turned her head and said to me: "San Er, you go with your aunt to find him, search all the places where you and Dog Egg often go, and try to find Dog Egg as soon as possible."

  Now in this season, the place where I and Dog Egg often go is a small river by Dongwa Zi. Before, we two often caught fish there, now I had a falling out with him, don't know if he went there or not.

  I put on my shoes and took Dog Egg with me to run to the riverbank.

  It's just the right time for the river to thaw and rise, and with the spring rain from the past few days, the water has already risen. The deepest part is about 1.5 meters deep, and even the shallowest part reaches our waist. If you can't swim, you might be washed away by the river and fall in as soon as you enter.

  And in Dongwaizi, there is also a large fish pond like a lake, which is even deeper, reaching about two meters.

  I and Dog Egg went in just disappeared directly.

  Gou Dan Niang and I rushed out like a puff of smoke to Dong Wa Zi, halfway through, Gou Dan Niang asked: "Xiao San, when did you and Gou Dan break up?"

  "It was just this morning that he told me he didn't want to go to school, I got angry and went home. Who knew he had such a big temper, and still hasn't come home at noon?" I muttered to myself.

  I cursed that dog egg in my heart, and I didn't eat well for lunch. Accompanying your mother to find you, when I find the dog egg, I must fix him properly.

  In my heart, I was muttering to myself without noticing that Dog Egg's mother was listening. When I mentioned that Dog Egg didn't want to go to school, her face turned iron-green, probably thinking of the time when Dog Egg's father ran off with a woman.

  I didn't expect this incident to cast such a large shadow in Dog Egg's young mind, so that whenever he hears something related to school, he would produce such strong resistance.

  I thought Dog Egg was usually dull, but the more he is like this, the more afraid I am. Afraid that Dog Egg will suddenly do something stupid and leave her alone, how can she live on? So in a hurry, she quickly opened her mouth and asked me: "San Er, did Dog Egg say anything this morning except for not wanting to go to school?"

  "Nope, just wanted to touch my white fox, but the white fox wouldn't let him. That's all that happened." I replied casually.

  The two of them hurriedly rushed towards Dongwa Village.

  Arriving at the east end of Tuanzi, looking towards Dongwa, I saw someone sitting by the fish pond. Although it was a bit far away and not very clear, my wife and I basically confirmed that it was Dog Egg.

  At noon, who was idle and sat by the fish pond? Only Dog Egg this guy didn't go home and sat here. From a distance, I opened my mouth and shouted loudly: "Dog Egg, your mother is looking for you."

  It's been a while, but the figure on that side didn't make any noise at all, just lowering his head to look at the fish pond in front of him. At this time, Dog Egg's mother also saw Dog Egg and let out a sigh of relief, putting down the stone she had picked up.

  And now I want to go home, but seeing Dog Egg sitting there doing nothing and not going home, it's affecting me coming out without a good rest. I'm so angry that I have to follow him and teach him a lesson later.

  So my dog egg daughter and I went to the location where the dog egg was, and by noon on a spring day, the sun had already begun to feel like summer heat. Originally, we were walking quickly just now, and there were still many clothes on our bodies. After being exposed to the sun, we started sweating on our foreheads.

  "Third Son, I've found Dog Egg, you can go back now, I'll take him back myself."

  "No way, I have to say something about him. He didn't come home at noon and made you so anxious." Actually, I just wanted to vent my anger, so I used this excuse to scold Dog Egg severely.

  The girl with the dog egg also showed a smile, and didn't continue speaking. She turned her head to look at the shadow of the dog egg, but just as she did, something happened that I will never forget in my lifetime.

  Anyone can jump into the water, but I believe not many people have seen a dog commit suicide by jumping into a fish pond. I'm one of those lucky ones. The dog was sitting there quietly, then suddenly stood up and jumped into the fish pond in front of it without any hesitation, just like a fish entering the water.

  The dog egg girl was like a dead father and mother at that time, yelling loudly with her throat: "Dog egg, you come back..."

  However, Dog Egg did not hear our voices at this time. My wife and I rushed to the fish pond in a hurry. When we arrived, we saw that there were still bubbles rising from the water where Dog Egg had jumped in just now.

  Gou Dan Niang rushed forward and jumped right in, just like a member of a daredevil team, without batting an eyelid. She plunged straight into the fish pond, but Gou Dan Niang couldn't swim.

  Northern rural women are rarely good swimmers, especially in that era.

  Splashing in the water, before long, several mouthfuls of water were swallowed. Originally, when people enter the water, especially those who can't swim, they naturally feel tense.

  The dog egg daughter was worried that the dog egg would still be forced to go up, but as the river water entered her mouth, she was choked and became like a leather belt that had been soaked in water, slowly sinking down.

  Watching Dog Egg and Dog Egg Daughter sink into the water one after another, at this time I was completely blank in my mind, had no way to do anything, didn't know what to do.

  All I heard was a "wow" and then they were scared to tears, it's really frightening, not fake. Those who have not experienced that scene will not know how scary it is to see two living people slowly sink into the water until there is no movement.

  My crying voice may have been too loud, or it may have been a coincidence that Cui Xiaobo from the village heard me and saw me wailing in tears. He rushed over to my side, but by the time he arrived, Dog Egg and his mother had already sunk into the water for five or six minutes.

  With a frightened look in his eyes, he pointed to the water and couldn't speak. He hastily shouted to Cui Xiaobo: "What's wrong with you? You're howling like a wolf! What's going on?"

  At this time I saw an adult coming, and perhaps feeling a sense of security in my heart, I slowly managed to tell what had happened.

  Cui Xiaobo heard that the person had been in the water for six or seven minutes and thought to himself, "This is not good, he's probably dead for sure."

  He hastily took off his coat and plunged into the water. Not long after, he found Dog Egg's body in the water and brought it back up. After that, he dove back in again, and only surfaced a minute or two later, slowly revealing his head.

  Although the spring day has warmed up a bit, the water is still very cool. It's just noon now, so the water temperature can be better. If it were early in the morning or evening, like Cui Xiaobo going in, they would all be frozen through.

  Maybe it was just after falling into the water, the corpses of Dog Egg and his mother were placed there side by side. After Cui Xiaobo came out, he went back to the village to find people.

  I was left standing there alone, to be honest, when I saw Dog Egg and his mother enter the water, especially when they sank in, my heart was frightened.

  But at this time, seeing that both of them were wandering around alone, drenched from head to toe, somehow didn't feel so scary anymore.

  I didn't dare to move forward, just standing still and staring, my mind involuntarily started thinking about what Dog Egg told me this morning about not wanting to go to school.

  Is there a way I don't have to go to school? I'm so angry that I'd rather die than go to school.

  I didn't expect Dog Egg to really do what I said, is going to school really that scary? He'd rather die than go to school. And what Grandma said, Dog Egg's dad and the teacher left, abandoning them mother and son, but what does this have to do with going to school?

  My little brain couldn't understand the reasoning behind it for a moment.

  After more than ten minutes, the men and women in the village who knew about the letter all arrived. My grandma and parents also came. From a distance, they saw me standing next to two corpses. The old lady loudly said to my dad: "Don't worry about me, go see if Little San is okay!"

  My dad was also anxious and worried about me, letting go of my grandmother, he rushed towards me in big strides, and after arriving by my side, said to me: "Eldest son, how are you? Are you okay?"

  I stared blankly at my dad and said: "Dad, why did Dog Egg die? I just wanted him to go to school, how could he have died?"

  "Big son, don't scare Daddy, you're fine, you scared Daddy!" My dad saw my eyes were dull and was worried in his heart, almost crying.

  Just after my dad finished speaking, I didn't say a word either. Not long after that, my grandma also came over and hurriedly squatted down beside me, saying: "Grandson, are you okay? Come on, let Grandma take a look!"

  When I saw my grandmother, it seemed like I remembered something and burst into tears with a loud "wa" as soon as I hugged her.

  "Ah...... Grandma, Dog Egg is dead!"