under hope

"Hey! Look, the slut’s daughter is here!"

Those hateful naughty children waved to her from a distance, and their parents were sitting next to them.

"Please weigh three ounces of tofu for me."

She ignored those guys and walked straight to their parents' stall.

"okay."

The man agreed cheerfully, and then cut a piece of tofu for her and wrapped it.

She took out the crumpled banknotes from her pocket, and she smoothed them with her hands before handing them to the man in front of her.

There was also a woman sitting behind the stall. , seeing her carrying tofu and about to leave, the woman suddenly shouted to her:

"Hey! Don't follow your mother's example. If you have any difficulties, please tell me."

"Hee hee hee... just don't be a bad example."

As soon as the woman finished speaking, those hateful children quickly laughed and echoed.

She lowered her head, clenched the bag in her hand tightly, and quickened her pace without saying a word.

She seemed to hear the man's voice again:

"Hey...you are serious, why are you saying this..."

A guest came to the house today, her father's sister, her aunt.

For some reason, every time her aunt came, her mother was not at home. She asked her aunt Asked to learn cooking.

Although she felt strange, her aunt agreed to her and asked her to buy the required materials.

When she returned home with the tofu, she saw her aunt sleeping in front of the counter.

There were deep holes under her eyes. Dark circles under her eyes. I heard that she was married to a carpenter and had four children at home.

Before her father left, she asked her aunt to help take care of the house. Since then, her aunt has come every weekend. She has to take care of the children as well as housework. , now I have to visit other people's homes from time to time.

My aunt must be very tired, but she still speaks so gently.

She steps lightly and opens the door carefully, for fear of waking her aunt, and puts the tofu on the stove After getting on the bed, she went to read the comic book.

She was very careful even when turning the pages, which made her have to read slowly and turn the pages slowly.

But this was just what she wanted. She liked this book very much. Comic book, this is the prize she won in the essay competition last year.

The picture book is called"Shields in the Forest", and it became popular just last year. The content is about: the blue-haired girl Shields and her animal companions. When they were adventuring in the fantasy forest, they were cursed by the evil gods because they were too beautiful and cute, and turned into a witch who brought sorrow.

At first glance, it seemed like a tragic story, but in fact, this was just the beginning. What she liked was the second part. The story.

The painful Shields met the upright red-haired knight Eric. The cheerful atmosphere between them was what she envied and liked.

Especially when Shields fell into despair later, Eric That classic saying:

——If you are a witch, then I will be the devil and I will protect you.

She liked the character of Eric. A gentle and upright knight like Eric might only exist in picture books.

The comic strip only ended with the part where Eric announced that he had become the Demon King, and there has been no sequel since then.

"Sigh..."

When she thought of this, she couldn't help but sigh with regret, and closed the comic book involuntarily.

"Um? Welcome off...ah, it's you."

My aunt was awakened. After realizing that the sound came from her, she smiled at her.

"Sorry, I'm too sleepy. Why don't you wake me up?"

My aunt looked at the tofu on the stove and smiled apologetically.

"It's okay, resting well is the most important thing."

She shook her head and said seriously

"What a sensible child."

My aunt smiled bitterly and rolled up her sleeves, then patted her face to keep herself awake.

Her aunt taught her a stir-fried tofu dish. She was clumsy when cooking for the first time and always added a lot more seasonings.

But her aunt didn't care. , just smiled happily and told her to take everything slowly.

They ate the stir-fried tofu cubes she made for lunch. It tasted very salty. When she added salt, she scooped too much.

But my aunt seemed very satisfied. There are just a few small flaws, and you will become proficient after doing it a few times.

In the afternoon, she sent her aunt off, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, as if it was going to rain.

Her mother has not come back yet, and it is impossible to come back today.

She put her chin on On the counter, I stared blankly through the window at the increasingly gloomy sky.

Not long after, the rain began to fall. It was just a drizzle at first, and then it slowly turned into a downpour.

Rain Water dripped on the shed outside the door, making a rhythmic"tick-tock" sound.

The window glass blocked the raindrops for her, and in contrast there were denser and smaller"tick-tocks".

She listened to the sound of rain and her feet kicked involuntarily. The rhythm came up, and I started humming the tune quickly.

As if I wanted to join the ensemble, a strong wind suddenly blew outside the house, and the sound of"hoo-hoo"——"The long howling sound.

She added the sound of the wind to the music, changing the rhythm of her feet and the singing in her mouth.

She likes music and is also a music class representative in school. This year she also signed up for the violin competition.

Imagining her father watching her play the violin, she couldn't help but hold the cloth ruler under her chin and assume the posture of playing the violin.

""Boom" thunder exploded in the air, and in the moment of light, she seemed to see a human face flashing outside the window.

She was very scared, was it her mother? No, her mother would not be the one to return home in this kind of weather.

""Ding bell" the doorbell rang, and a woman in a black dress was standing at the door, constantly slapping the water drops on her dress.

It was a very beautiful dress with a lot of lace. The teacher said that it was the style of clothing in the West.

"A foreigner again?"

She thought like this, but when she looked carefully at the woman's face, her facial features did not look like those from the Western Land.

The woman was also holding an umbrella, which was also black and had a lot of lace, but it has been put away now.

"Tsk, what a bad luck it is raining at this time."

The woman spoke authentic Republic dialect, even with a dialect.

Noticing her eyes, the woman hurriedly waved to her and said slightly apologetically:

"Sorry to bother you, can you let me get out of the rain?"

The woman's mouth was covered with black lipstick, and her eyes were covered with eyeshadow, which was also black. Even the flower brooch on her clothes was the same color.

When she didn't reply, the woman pointed to the counter beside her and said:

"I can buy something in exchange."

Hearing this, she shook her head hurriedly and said:

"No need, no need."

The woman smiled, turned around and stood up straight at the door, looking outside the house and waiting for the rain to subside.

She was a little hungry and thought about cooking the fried tofu again.

When she came to the stove and opened the lid, the wok was already there. Prepared tofu while lying down

——It was left by my aunt.

She was a little dazed, her nose was sore, and her eyes flowed down her cheeks.

As if she smelled the smell, or was a little hungry, the woman turned sideways and looked towards the stove.

"Excuse me, can I have some? asked the woman

"OK."

She quickly wiped away her tears and nodded repeatedly.

She shoveled the tofu onto the plate and put it on the small table. She picked out the cleanest chopsticks and handed them to the woman.

The woman who agreed with her happily took the chopsticks she handed her. , and sat down face to face with her.

The woman wiped off the black lipstick, revealing the original pink color.

Looking at it this way, it seemed that the woman was not very old, and the black color gave her maturity and stability.

"Very delicious."

I said I was eating a little, but the woman really only ate a little. After eating five or six diced tofu, the woman wiped her mouth with satisfaction.

"Miss Fianna, how can you run so fast?"

A maid suddenly ran into the house angrily and pulled the woman away with a complaining tone.

"I thought I'd come over first to check on the situation...Thank you."

While the woman was dealing with the maid, she turned around and gestured to her.

The maid pulled the woman into a car, and the woman waved to her through the car window until the car completely disappeared on the street.

She ate the leftovers. After cooking the tofu, washing the dishes and chopsticks, she lay on the bed.

Listening to the"tick-tick" sound of rain outside the house, she fell asleep.