Chapter 1039: |????)? What the little match girl really has...

After finishing the finishing and redemption of the endless plane world, and reluctantly keeping them as they are, they will not continue to collide, deteriorate and destroy, so Little Annie naturally left her hands alone! She first ran to a certain world and took away her little bear Tibes, then began to wander around in the endless plane world, and finally came to this world.
Queen Anne is very busy. Under normal circumstances, she is either eating or on the way to dinner?
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So, at this time, she was naturally eating her dinner in a street bakery, a few pieces of bread that were not too soft, and she also brought her bad bear.
(......)
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To be honest, Annie herself has to admit that the bread here is not very delicious, except for the topping with a layer of cream and a few slices of cheese, it really doesn't have much features.
but,
Given that this world seemed to be a backward world, and it was a small town, and there seemed to be nothing too delicious on the street, she didn't mind too much, just barely ate some casually. Because, if you count it, she hasn't been able to come out with her little bear like this for a long time, and wander around and eat and drink in other worlds.
"..."
(￣～￣) Chew!
"Hey! Tibbers, would you like some bread? It's really delicious, absolutely not a lie!!"
o(灬??ω??灬)o
After taking a few bites, Annie looked around and found that there was no one in the shop. She felt that she would not be found by outsiders, so she quietly passed the half-eaten cheese bread to her bear’s mouth. Side, I want the other party to help her eat.
(That... Honorable little master, of course you did not lie, how could you lie? The little one knows, you are actually lying to the bear!!
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Although I haven't mixed up with his own bad little master for a while, but for a certain Xiong Tibbers, what kind of virtuous his little master is, how can he not know? If it is really delicious, how can she take the initiative to share it with it? )
"!!!"
(ー`??ー)
"Here! Are you eating or not?!"
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Little Annie straightened her face, and was ready to take action to teach a bear at any time.
Don't think she doesn't know that this fellow was adopted by Lin Daiyu and the maid sister named What Goose some time ago, but he ate what they fed every day! It's all right now. When it was her Queen Anne who came to feed it kindly, it was so courageous and dared to refuse her kindness?
(Eat! Of course you have to eat! This is something the greatest and most respected little master gave, how could the little one refuse it?
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An exciting spirit in my heart. Taking advantage of the opportunity that no one around was noticing, Tibbers suddenly opened the bear’s mouth, neither tasting nor chewing, and swallowing the piece of bread in one bite, allowing it to enter its shadow After the body of the flame was in the belly, it was directly burned into ashes and gas. )
"Humph!"
o(｀^??)o Humph!
"Reluctantly, then people won't have to eat for you!!"
ヽ(￣へ￣)－C????;◇;??
Annie knows that the little bear now is no longer the little white bear before. Without the body of life, it definitely doesn't need to eat ordinary food, nor is it necessary? So, after discovering that a guy who was only good for food and drink was raised by others for two years, he dared to burn the bread he had given him with disdain, so Annie stood up and picked up the other person, angrily planning to leave this Broken shop and walked outside the darkening street.
‘? ? ’
'and many more! ! ’
'Hey! ’
‘Wait! Little girl, where is your adult? It's snowing again this night, you are alone now, where are you going? ’
At this time, in the bakery, the unshaven man did not look like a good person. In fact, he was indeed not a good person. She even dared to collect a whole gold coin for eating a few pieces of cream cheese bread, and she did not bring any money. The rude shopkeeper suddenly stretched out his head when he heard the movement. After looking at the situation, he found that his little customer was about to go out and hurriedly shouted so many times.
"Eh?"
∑(??△｀)? !
"Where are they going and what does it matter to you?!"
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Annie said that it was a little strange, because she didn't seem to give the other party less money, then, now she has enough food and drink to leave and live in his broken bakery?
"Well……"
"Little girl!"
"Look at your accent and clothes, you shouldn't be from our small town, right?"
The bearded shopkeeper, who was just packing his things in there, and was about to close the door when the night fell, casually rubbed the flour on his body, and started to look up and down again at the thickly dressed man in front of him with interest. I don’t know. What kind of animal fur blue and white plush skirt, a hat of the same style on her head, a scarf around her neck, snow boots on her feet, and a strange little girl with a stuffed bear in her hand .
He could see that the little guy in front of him should indeed not be a native of their town, because he had never seen such a little guy dressed like this in the town, and if he did, he would definitely recognize it. Come out or have an impression.
Perhaps, this is a passing nobleman or a child from a wealthy businessman's family? However, the heart of the other family's family is too big, and even let such a cute little guy wander around outside. You know, just now, even he almost gave birth to the kind of heart that abducted the other party back!
"Nothing, blame it, uncle, are you trying to do something bad?"
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Annie began to stare at the other person with suspicion and a little alert. She was already preparing. If the other person wanted to disadvantage her, or had other thoughts that shouldn't be there, then she would definitely let him know what fear is. And cruel!
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"Hey!"
"Look at what you said, what else can I do?"
"Little girl, I just want to remind you that at night, when it is a snowy night, you must never go out alone, because it is dangerous!"
His hands continued to wipe randomly on his clothes, and then took a few steps forward, and after the little girl just ate the remaining bread crumbs on the table and randomly swept it on the ground, this seemed a bit less hygienic. As for the shopkeeper who made Annie regret coming here to eat, he continued:
"You are not from our town, maybe you don't know yet?"
"The snowy night here is very dangerous. Let me tell you, at times like this, there will be a little match girl in the night outside... those who are alone, especially those who run slowly like you. If the little girl is touched by her, it will be troublesome!!"
Having said this, the shopkeeper couldn’t help but pause. It seemed that he was thinking of something extremely terrible. He shuddered, and then his eyes started to flicker. It must be because of his own bad things. The rumors and things were shocked.
"Anyway!"
"Little guy, I advise you to wait in my shop first, and wait for your adult to find you? Or, you can wait until I finish packing things, we can walk together, if it's on the way, I will Consider taking you to find your family."
"If you live too far from here, then I can't help it..."
Under normal circumstances, he would not suddenly be so kind, nor would he not go back so late in the snowy weather.
However, given that the little girl in front of him generously gave herself a heavy gold coin, and that today is not the last night of the year, he felt that it would not matter too much to stay longer, so she waited patiently. The other party was full and delayed till now.
"Say it!"
"Where is your family? When I lock the door, I will take you there if you drop in! As long as you don't go out alone, the little match girl will definitely not make trouble!"
To be honest, if he hadn't charged the other party by dozens or even hundreds of times just now, so that he felt a little bit uncomfortable in his heart, where would he be so kind and plan to give him a ride? Of course, he wouldn't tell the other party that it's too late now, and he's a bit murmured in his heart, so he wants to take the opportunity to find a companion to go back with him, so as not to meet the terrible guy in the legend? !
"The little match girl?"
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Annie frowned, feeling a little inexplicable!
"What's so scary about the little match girl? People never play with matches!!"
(ˉ▽￣～) Cut~~
After staring at the bearded shopkeeper for a while, she found that the other party didn't seem to have any evil intentions, but really wanted to give herself away and was a little worried about her safety, then she curled her lips in disdain and turned around. Going too far, she said that she herself is not afraid of that strange little match girl!
"Goodbye, uncle blame!"
ヾ(￣▽￣)Bye~
"I kindly remind you that the bread you make is not delicious at all! In addition to cream and cheese, you should put some jam, jelly beans or chocolate on top! And ah, your store is dirty Xiong, it looks small and dark, and the stool is not wiped. I will definitely not come again next time!"
ヽ(????????-)－C??????????????
After speaking, after making a face at the other party, Xiao Annie rushed out of the shop without waiting for the other party's reaction, and disappeared on the white snowy street outside. After a while, she disappeared, leaving only one. The long series of deep footprints.
'Yes indeed! ’
‘Why didn’t I think about it? You can really try the bread with jam and chocolate, as well as jelly beans! In that case, the taste shouldn’t be too bad, but it’s too late now and the ingredients are not available. I can try it tomorrow...’
‘! ! ’
'Hey! Little guy, wait for me first, it's really dangerous outside! ! ’
However, after waiting for the bearded shopkeeper to mumble and ponder for a while, he felt that the other party had a good idea, and finally reacted and hurriedly rushed to the door. On the slightly dark street outside, except for the vast Apart from Bai Xue, where is the little girl carrying a stuffed toy bear, who knows it is from a rich family?
‘Oh~! ’
‘Forget it! It’s so late, I just hope she doesn’t have any trouble...’
He shook his head and saw that it was indeed late, and the bearded shopkeeper who made a lot of money today thought about it, and hurried into the shop, and after a brief packing, he quickly slipped out and locked it. I passed the wooden door of my bakery, and while it was still dark, I hurried to my house on the east side of the street in a hurry.
Snow is still floating in the sky now. Although there are pedestrians in twos and threes on the street, they are all in pairs and groups, and very few are alone! So, if he doesn't want to cause trouble for himself, it is best not to stay outside for too long on a snowy night?
...
In 1669 AD, the German H. Brand extracted yellow phosphorus. Then, people took advantage of the characteristic of yellow phosphorus that it is easy to oxidize and ignite, so that one end of a small wooden stick was stained with sulfur, and then yellow phosphorus was rubbed and it glowed. With this characteristic, it created a magical ignition tool, that is, matches.
Not long after that, I don’t know which guy who likes to play tricks replaced the antimony trisulfide with yellow phosphorus and mixed it into the medicine head to make a yellow phosphorus match. This kind of match is easy to use and sensitive to fire. It does not require any special fire device. It only needs to be rubbed and fired directly on the dry ground or on your own wall. Subsequently, this kind of match quickly became popular. It is sold to people who need to start a fire by wholesalers from large and small workshops to wholesale and take them to the street for sale and retail.
As for the yellow phosphorous matches that are too sensitive to cause fires, and the highly toxic yellow phosphorous during the manufacturing and use process will seriously endanger people's health, they are directly ignored by the people of this era. .
However, in this town, there is a terrible legend that is not known to outsiders and at the same time makes people here feel extremely scared...
It is said that
Two years ago, it was the last night of the year. It was extremely cold that night, and it was snowing, just like it is now, it was almost dark?
However, on a cold and dark night like this, a little girl with long golden hair and bare feet, wearing thin and dirty clothes, was so aimlessly on the street. Walking...
Speaking of, she was still wearing a pair of slippers when she came out of the house, but what's the use? Because it was a very big pair of slippers. It was so big and was always worn by her mother. So when she was crossing the road, two carriages rushed over by accident and scared her. The shoes ran away.
One of them could not be found, but the other one asked a stubborn little boy to pick it up and ran away...No way, the little girl had to walk on the snow with her bare feet, her feet were red with cold One by one.
"Sold matches..."
‘I’m selling matches, who wants to buy matches? Sir, do you want to buy matches? ’
There were still many matches in her worn-out apron, and even a handful of them was still yelling in her hand. It’s a pity that no one had bought one of her matches during this whole day. No one has never given her a copper coin!
because,
The matches she sells are already behind, and they are the least valuable, most flammable and highly toxic yellow phosphorous matches. People nowadays don't like this kind of stuff! Besides, kerosene lighters and non-toxic safety matches are popular now, and the things she sells are outdated.
However, no one would tell her kindly about that kind of thing, just watching her outside like a clown selling the kind of yellow phosphorous matches that no one would buy.
The night is getting darker, there are fewer pedestrians on the road, and fewer people are willing to stop or look at her.
Poor little girl, she was cold and hungry, walking forward tremblingly, snowflakes fell on her long golden hair, and the hair was gently curled into curls, and it began to condense together with no hair. After the ice scum, it looks very sad...
But she has no time to pay attention to these, and of course others will not!
At this time, on both sides of the street, there was a little light from almost every window, and the street was echoing with the singing and laughter from the house, and there was also a fragrant smell of roast goose...because, It was New Year's Eve and Christmas Eve. She remembered that when her grandma was still there, she had eaten that kind of roast goose once, and she would never forget the taste.
Finally, the cold, hungry and tired little girl had to sit down in a corner of a house, and curled up her unconscious legs with a wince, shrinking them into a ball.
The cold wind was howling, the snowflakes were floating, she just felt colder...
But she didn't dare to go home, because she didn't sell a match, didn't make a money, her father would definitely beat her hard!
Besides, her house is as cold as the street...
Because their original warm home was robbed by debt collectors. Since her mother died of illness... and her current home has only a roof, although the biggest crack has been blocked with grass and rags However, the cold wind and icy snowflakes can still be kept in, so she didn't want to go back at all when there was no money to sell and no way to buy food.
Soon, her little hands almost stiffened...
At this time, even a small match can bring her warmth, but she is a little bit afraid, because she still needs to take them to sell money, to the one at home because of the mother’s departure and the family’s She became self-deprecating, like drinking, and always beating her father for food.
finally……
It may be really too cold. She still did not endure the torture of the icy cold to her hands, feet, head, neck, and whole body. She had to muster courage and tremblingly took out a yellow phosphorous match towards the wall. With such a rub, the light and flames that ignited finally warmed up her frozen little hands and illuminated her dim eyes for a while.
Now that there is the first one, there will definitely be a second one, a third one...
She can no longer resist the warmth and hope they bring to her, even if they can only give her a little warmth and a moment of light! She just listened to the laughter from the lighted windows of other people's homes and the fragrant smell of roast goose, relying on the only matches she had, and it was freezing in this cold day. Enjoying the humble happiness that belongs only to her in the corner of her.
...
On that night, how many matches did the little match girl put on, and what exactly did she see from the fire? No one knows, and no one wants to know!
but,
In the early morning of the next day, when the sun shone on the snow-white streets, and when people began to walk on the streets in a hustle and bustle to welcome the new year and new day, they saw that the little girl was still curled up Sitting by the corner of the wall, her cheeks are red, and there is a smile that seems to be happy at the corner of her mouth?
But it is a pity that her smile is hard and motionless...
Because she is dead!
So on the last night of that old year, on that Christmas Eve, I was frozen on this icy street!
The sun of the new year came up, and the warm sunshine began to shine on her petite and weak body. She was still sitting curled up like a smile, her little hands still holding her matches tightly. A handful was almost burned out, and some burned ones were scattered on the corner of the foot, and more of the yellow phosphorous fire that had not been lit was still neatly stacked in the pocket of her worn-out apron...
'what! You see, she is dead! ’
‘Yes, it’s dead. ’
‘She should want to use matches to keep warm, she is so stupid, she should use matches to light a bonfire! What's the use of the ignition, even if it's all lit? ’
‘It’s icy and snowy outside, even if it’s a bonfire, it’s not much use. It’s better to go home early, roasting in a hot stove and eating plump roast goose! ’
‘And that warm bed! ’
'what! That’s right, the warm blanket, I slept really comfortably last night, I wish you all a Merry Christmas...’
'Merry Christmas! ’
People just talked, smiled, and celebrated the new year by her side...Of course, Christmas is not a new year, but for the people here and the stubborn people on this continent, After Christmas Eve, it can be said to be a new year!
And beside those people, in the corner of the wall, the frozen little match girl still curled up there motionless, with a smile on her mouth.
just,
No one here knows the meaning of the smile at the corner of her stiff red face, let alone how beautiful and happy she has seen in the glow of fire...
However, no one cares even if they know it, because for those who can stay home and eat roast geese on the fire, spend Christmas Eve in a warm bed, and laugh and cheer each other the next day For people, that humble happiness has no meaning to them!
The fact is also true. For people who have spent the winter night safely and can celebrate Christmas in the early morning of the next day, the death of a little match girl has nothing to do with them. This matter In addition to giving them some more information, it just passed, anyway, most of them think so.
however……
They never expected that it didn't take long for that little girl to die. From the second year on, terrible things started to happen in this small town?
I don’t know why, people are constantly freezing and dying in the snowy night, and their hands, without exception, are the kind of matches or a handful of matches that burned out after being ignited. They smiled and stood upright. Frozen and fell dead in the snow, and then found by pedestrians in the warm sun of the next day...
Thus, a terrible legend began to spread wildly in this small town, saying:
On the contrary, on a cold night with snow or snow, there will be a little match the street, and she is the little match girl who was frozen to death on the street on Christmas Eve that year!
And anyone who dares to go out at night and accidentally bump into her will buy a match or some matches inexplicably and have to buy it, because if you don't, you will die! And those who buy matches, if they can't stand the cold and burn the matches, they will die too!
Because they will find happiness in the match, and the match is burning, it is their soul! The more they desire, the more happiness they see, and the more they want from the fire, and they will not be far from falling into hell.
The only way is to resist its temptation!
...
Of course, the above are all speculations about that kind of horrible thing by people in this small town, and it is also a legendary version recognized by most people. As for whether it is like that, no one knows. Because no one can survive whoever meets that little match girl!
As for whether the only way is a way, no one has ever verified it.
Because people always have desires, no one can successfully resist the happiness that emerges from the fire... Once they light a match, they will fall into it, until their souls are burned out and they fall on the street. It was found in the morning light of the next day.
"La la la~! ’
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'Hum hum……'
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However, at this time, a certain horrible little girl did not know the terrible legend circulating in this small town. She just took the words of the bakery owner as words to scare the children, and did not listen to much at all. Said, even more did not listen!
Besides, she is not an ordinary child, so now she can still sing, hop, and jump carelessly on the snowy night street, just like this step by step and run wild on the snowy street.
"Eh?!"
ヽ(゜Q.)ノ?
"Hello! Hello, I ask you one thing, can you..."
o(??▽｀)o=3=3=3
At this moment, Annie suddenly saw two adults on this deserted street with kerosene lamps turning face-to-face from a street, and felt it was necessary to ask them about the location of the hotel. He smiled and ran towards them,
‘? ? ’
'Who is that? ’
'like……'
‘Yes, a little girl? ’
'what! Little girl? ! ’
‘! ! ’
‘It’s not, is it the little match girl? ! ’
'No way? ’
‘Help! ! Run! ! ! ’
However, to Annie's slight surprise, the two of them shouted and threw down the kerosene storm lantern in their hands, and then ran away, not even giving her a chance to finish the sentence. ?
"..."
Σ(??д????)? ? ?
"It's weird, Tibbers, did they admit the wrong person? Also, what is so scary about the little match girl. The people here are stupid no matter how they look at it?"
(lll￢ω￢)
Judging from the conversation between the two before escaping and the words of the previous bakery owner, it is not difficult for Xiao Annie to speculate that they must have admitted the wrong person, and seemed to have mistaken her for the match seller. little girl?
You know, Tibbers from her family can testify to her. Her Queen Anne has never sold matches! She has only sold munitions, such as those C-14 electromagnetic rifles, Lanzel type flying mines, spider mines, widow mines, and shoulder-mounted super fireworks with the equivalent of tens of billions of tons...
As for matches, how could she sell things that children who can’t get on the table will not play again?
"..."
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"Really, I just want to ask a question, why should I be so afraid..."
ε=(??ο｀))) alas
No way, I only wanted to ask for directions, but Xiao Annie, who wanted to find a hotel to rest for a night, had to sigh, and she was going to move on, crossing the kerosene lamp that fell on the ground and gradually extinguished, and continued on. Take a look and see if you can find it by yourself or when you meet a more reliable guy asking for directions...
suddenly!
"Huh?"
Σ(⊙ω⊙`)?
She hadn't walked far, probably when she turned a corner of the wall, but she found something first herself, and she couldn't help turning her head curiously.
Because, at the corner of the street, she seemed to see a little girl with bare feet, her feet flushed red from the cold, wearing thin, torn linen clothes, and an apron with pockets outside, holding a handful in one hand. Match, beckoning to her with the other hand?
(...)
(￢??￢.)
(Tibbers seems to have discovered something strange, but after thinking about it, it didn’t tell the awkward little master of its own family, because it felt that the little master of its family must be able to find it. It's better not to talk too much.)
‘It’s selling fire...’
‘Long and bright fire...Miss sister, do you want to buy a match? ’
After discovering that Little Annie finally found her and looked over, the little girl who was still dressed barefoot and peddled matches on the street in this icy and snowy night said quietly in that low and chilly tone. .
"..."
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Got it!
Obviously, it seems that the two adults who were afraid of something just now, as well as the little girl who sold the prizes that the owner of the bakery said before, actually came to her Queen Anne? !
"The match..."
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"Although they never need or don't want to play with matches, but..."
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Since the other party kindly pleaded, and she was still barefoot in the corner of the snowy night sky, wearing so few clothes, wouldn't it be too impersonal if she didn't buy a few?
"Well~EbookFREE.me~Little sister, how do you sell this match in your house?!"
o(^▽^)o
and so,
After blinking, looking up and down at the opponent, looking and looking again, I really don’t understand what is in the opponent’s body that can make the adults feel afraid. After doing things, I always like to find the roots, and always rely on strength to do whatever they want. Little Annie, who was terrified, smiled openly, and carried her little bear Tibbers to the other side.
(...)
ε=(????｀●))) alas
(After seeing the habitual smile on the corners of his mouth by that nasty little master, Tibbers also habitually sighed in his heart...)

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