After completing the sorting and redemption of the endless plane world, barely allowing them to maintain the status quo and not continue to collide and deteriorate and destroy, little Anne naturally left her hand alone! After she ran to a certain world and took away her little bear Tibers, she began to wander around the endless plane world, and finally came to this world.
Queen Anne is very busy. Generally speaking, she is either eating or on the way to eat?
(*/＼*)
So, at this time, she was naturally eating her supper in a street bakery, a few pieces of bread that were a little not too soft, and also brought the bad bear at her house.
(......)
()
To be honest, Anne herself had to admit that the bread here was not delicious. Apart from a layer of butter and a few slices of cheese, there was really nothing special about it.
but,
Given that this world seems to be a backward world and it is a small town, there seems to be nothing too delicious on the street, she doesn't mind too much, just barely ate some casually. Because if she counts it, she hasn't been able to come out with her own bear like this for a long time, and wander around and eat and drink leisurely in other worlds.
“…”
(￣～￣) Chew!
"Hey! Tibers, do you want some bread? It's really delicious, and you're definitely not lying!!"
o(灬oωo灬)o
After taking a few bites, Annie looked around and found that there was no one in the store. She felt that she would not be discovered by outsiders, so she quietly handed the half-eat cheese bread to her bear's mouth, wanting the other party to help her eat it.
(That...dear little master, of course you didn't lie, how could you lie? The little one knows that you are actually lying to bear!!
(●￣()￣●)
——Although I haven’t been following this terrible little master for a while, for a certain Xiong Tibers, how could it not know what kind of virtue his little master is? If it was really delicious, how could she take the initiative to share it with it?)
“!!”
(ー`′ー)
"Here! Do you eat it or not?"
(╭╮)
Little Annie was straightforward and prepared to take action to teach a bear a lesson at any time.
Don’t think she didn’t know that this hateful guy was adopted by Lin Daiyu and the maid named Yan some time ago, but he ate what they fed every day! Now, if it were her, Queen Anne, who came to feed it kindly, it was actually bold and dared to reject her kindness?
(Eat! Of course you have to eat! This is the most important and respected little master, so how could the little one refuse?
ˉ~ˉ
——After a sudden excitement, taking advantage of the opportunity that no one around noticed, Tibers suddenly opened his bear's mouth, neither tasted nor chewed, and swallowed the bread in one bite, allowing it to enter the belly of its shadowy flame body, and then burned it to ashes and gas.)
"snort!"
o('^')o Humph!
"I'm reluctant, so I won't have to give you food in the future!!"
ヽ(￣へ￣)－C;◇;
Annie knew that the little bear now is no longer the little white bear that was before. Without the body of life, it definitely does not need to eat ordinary food, and there is no need for it? So, after finding that a guy who had to eat and drink for two years dared to burn the bread he gave him in disgust, Annie stood up and picked him up, and angrily planned to leave the broken store and walk outside the street where it was getting darker.
‘??’
'etc!!'
'Hello!'
‘Wait first! Little girl, where is your adult? It’s snowing again this night, and you’re alone now. Where are you going?’
At this time, the bakery was unshaven and didn't look like a good person. In fact, it was really not a good person. She even dared to collect a whole gold coin for a few pieces of cream cheese bread. The rude owner, who didn't bring money, suddenly stretched out his head after hearing the news. After looking at the situation, he found that his little customer was about to go out, so he hurriedly shouted these few times.
“Eh?”
∑(′△)?!
"Where do they have to go?!"
(▽)?
Anne said it was a little strange, because she seemed to have not given the other party less money. So, would she not leave now if she had enough food and drink, and would she have to stay in his broken bakery?
“Um…”
"Little girl!"
"From your accent and dress, you shouldn't be from our small town, are you?"
The bearded shop owner who was just packing up and about to close the door when the night fell, casually smearing the flour stained on his hands on his body, while happily starting to look up and down at the blue and white plush skirt in front of him with a thick animal fur, wearing a hat of the same style on his head, a scarf on his neck, snow boots on his feet, and a plush toy bear in his hands.
He could see that the little guy in front of him should not be a native of their town, because he had never seen a little guy dressed like this in the town, and if he had seen it, he would definitely recognize or have an impression.
Maybe, this is a child from a passerby noble or a wealthy businessman? But the other party’s family’s heart is too big, and they actually let such a cute little guy wander around outside. You know, even he almost gave birth to the kind of heart that he would take the other party back just now!
"So what, no, uncle, are you trying to do something bad?"
()
Anne began to stare at the other person with suspicion and a little vigilant eyes. She was already preparing. If the other person wanted to be unfavorable to her or had other thoughts that should not have, she would definitely let him know what fear and cruelty are!
(…)
(●￣()￣●)
"Hey!"
"Look at what you said, what else can I do?"
"Little girl, I just want to remind you that at night, it's a snowy night. You must not go out alone, because that's very dangerous!"
He continued to rub his clothes with his hands, then took a few steps forward, sweeping the bread crumbs left on the table onto the ground, the little girl seemed a little unconscious, so that Annie regretted coming here to eat and continued:
"You are not from our town, maybe you don't know yet, right?"
"The snowy nights here are very dangerous. I tell you that at such a time, there will be a little match girl selling her at night outside... If those lonely people, especially those who run slowly like you, are touched by her, it will be troublesome!"
Speaking of this, the shop owner couldn't help but pause, as if he had thought of some extremely terrible things, and he couldn't help but shivered, and then his eyes began to flash. He must have been scared by some of his own bad rumors and things.
"Anyway!"
"Little guy, I advise you to wait first in my store and wait for your adults to come to find you? Or, you can wait until I have packed up and we can go with you. If it's a side trip, I will consider taking you to find your family."
"If you live too far from this place, then I can't do anything about it..."
Generally speaking, he would not be so kind-hearted suddenly, nor would he not go back so late in snowy weather.
However, given that the little girl in front of him generously gave him a heavy gold coin, and today was not the last night of the year, he felt that it would not be too important to stay for a while, so he patiently waited for the other party to eat and delayed it until now.
"Tell me!"
"Where is your family? When I lock the door, I will take you there if I go out alone! As long as I don't go out alone, the little girl who sells matches will definitely not cause trouble!"
To be honest, if he hadn't just collected dozens or even hundreds of times more money from the other party, and had a little disgusted, he would have been kind and planned to give the other party a chance? Of course, he wouldn't have told the other party that it was too late now, and he was a little confused, so he wanted to take the opportunity to find a companion to go back with him so as not to meet that legendary terrible guy?!
"Little match girl?"
(ˇˇ)
Anne frowned, feeling a little confused!
"What's the point of being afraid of a little match girl? She never plays with matches!!"
(ˉ▽￣￞］)Tsk~~
After staring at the bearded shop owner for a while, she found that the other party did not seem to be malicious, but really wanted to give her away and was a little worried about her safety. She curled her lips disdainfully and turned her head, saying that she was not afraid of that strange little match girl!
"Goodbye, weird uncle!"
ヾ(￣▽￣)Bye~
"I kindly remind you that the bread you make is actually not delicious at all! Apart from cream and cheese, you should add some jam, sugar beans or chocolate on it! Moreover, your shop is dirty, small and dark, and you don't wipe the stool. They will definitely not come again next time!"
ヽ(-)-C
After saying that, after making a face at the other party, little Annie rushed out of the store without waiting for the other party's reaction and disappeared on the snowy street outside. After a while, she disappeared, leaving only a long list of footprints that were deep and shallow.
'yes!'
‘Why didn’t I expect it? You can try the bread with jam and chocolate, as well as sugar beans! In that case, the taste should not be too bad, but it’s too late now and there are no ingredients. You can try it tomorrow…’
‘!!’
‘Hey! Little guy, wait for me first, it’s really dangerous outside!’
However, when the bearded shop owner muttered for a while, he thought that the other party had a good idea. He finally reacted and rushed to the door, on the slightly dark street outside, besides the vast white snow, there was no such thing as the little girl carrying a plush toy bear. You could tell at a glance that it was the figure of a rich girl?
‘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 getting late. The bearded shop owner who made a lot of money today thought about it and hurried into the store. After simply packing up his things, he hurried out and locked the wooden door of his own bakery. Then, while the sky was not dark, he hurriedly ran to his home on the east side of the street.
There are still snowflakes floating in the sky now. Although there are still pedestrians in groups on the street, they are all in 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 snowy nights?
...
In 1669 AD, the German H. Brand extracted yellow phosphorus, and then, people used the characteristic of yellow phosphorus being extremely easy to oxidize and ignite, and then stained with sulfur on one end of the small wooden stick, and then shine and heated after rubbing with yellow phosphorus, creating a magical fire-driven tool, that is, matches.
Not long after that, I don’t know which guy who likes to tinker with yellow phosphorus instead of antimony trisulfide was added to the medicine head to make yellow phosphorus matches. This match is easy to use and is sensitive to fire. It does not require any special fire device at all. It only needs to be directly rubbed on dry ground or on the walls of your own house. Then, this match soon became popular and was wholesale and brought to the streets by vendors from all walks of life and were sold to those who needed to cause fire.
As for the yellow phosphorus matches that are too sensitive and can easily cause fires, and during the manufacturing and use of the highly toxic yellow phosphorus, they will seriously endanger people's health, and they will be directly ignored by people of this era.
However, in this town, there is a terrifying legend that is unknown to outsiders and that makes people here feel extremely frightened...
It is said that
Two years ago, it was the last night of the year. It was so cold that night and it was still snowing. Just like now, it was almost dark?
However, on a cold and dark night like this, a little girl with long golden hair, barefoot and thin and dirty clothes was walking aimlessly on the street...
Speaking of which, when she came out of her house, she was wearing a pair of slippers, but what's the use? Because it was a very big pair of slippers, it was so big and always worn by her mother. So, when she was crossing the road, two carriages rushed over quickly, scaring her to run away her shoes.
One of them could not be found, but the other one called a naughty little boy to pick it up and run away... There was no way, so the little girl had to walk on the snow barefoot, her little feet were frozen red and green.
‘Matches are sold…’
‘Matches are sold, who wants to buy matches? Sir, do you want to buy matches?’
There were many matches in her worn apron, and even she was holding a handful of shouting. Unfortunately, no one had bought a match for her all day, and no one had given her a copper coin!
because,
The matches she sells are already a little behind, and they are the most valuable, most flammable and highly toxic yellow phosphorus matches. People nowadays don’t like this! Moreover, there are now kerosene lighters and non-toxic safety matches, and the ones she sells are outdated.
However, no one would kindly tell her about that kind of thing, just watching her sell the yellow phosphorus matches that no one would buy outside like a clown.
The night was getting darker and there were fewer pedestrians on the road, and fewer people were willing to stop or look at her.
Poor little girl, she was cold and hungry, and she walked forward tremblingly. Snowflakes fell on her long golden hair. The hair was gently curled, and together with the hairless, it began to condense into ice slags, which looked a little desolate...
But she didn't have time to pay attention to these things, and of course others wouldn't!
At this time, there were a little light coming from almost every window on both sides of the street. The street was filled with the sound of singing and laughter from the house, and the fragrant smell of roasted goose floating... Because it was New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, she remembered that when her grandmother was still there, she had eaten the roasted goose once, and she would never forget the smell.
Finally, the cold, hungry and tired little girl had to sit down in the corner of a house, and curled up her frozen legs, barely shrank them into a ball.
The cold wind was whistling and the snowflakes were floating, and she felt even colder...
But she didn't dare to go home because she didn't sell a match and didn't make a single money. Her father would definitely hit her hard!
Besides, her house is as cold as on the street...
Because their originally warm home was snatched away by debt collectors, since her mother died of illness... and the only roof of her house now is her house. Although the biggest crack has been blocked with grass and rags, the cold wind and cold snowflakes can still be canned in. So, she didn't want to go back at all without having to sell it and couldn't buy food.
Soon, her hands almost stiffened...
At this time, even a small match could bring warmth to her, but she was a little afraid because she still needed to sell them to the one in the family who had become self-deprecating because of her mother's departure and family changes. She liked to drink heavily, and always liked to beat her father to change food.
final……
Maybe it was really too cold, she still couldn't stand the torture of the cold and biting cold on her hands, feet, head, neck and all over her body. She had to muster up the courage and trembled with a yellow phosphorus match and rubbed it on the wall. The light and flames finally warmed her frozen little hand and illuminated her dim eyes.
Since there is the first one, there will definitely be a second one and a third one next...
She could no longer resist the warmth and hope they brought to her, even if they could only give her a little warmth and a moment of light! She just listened to the laughter and the fragrant smell of roasted goose from the windows of other people's houses. Relying on the matches she had, she enjoyed the humble happiness that belonged only to her in this cold corner.
...
On that night, no one knew how many matches the little girl sold at the match had polished and what she saw in the firelight!
but,
On the morning of the next day, when the sun shone on the snow-white streets, when people started to walk on the streets in a bustling manner and welcome the new year and the new day, they saw that the little girl was still curled up at the corner of the wall, her cheeks were red, and a smile that seemed to be happy appeared on the corner of her mouth?
But unfortunately, her smile was very hard and motionless...
Because, she is dead!
——In that last night of the old year, on that Christmas Eve, I was frozen on this bone-broken street!
The sun rose in the new year, and the warm sunlight began to shine on her petite and weak body. She was still curled up like a smile, her little hands were still holding her matches tightly. One of them was almost burnt out, and some burnt was scattered at the corners of her feet, and more yellow phosphorus fires that had not yet been lit were still neatly placed in the pocket of her worn apron...
‘Ha! Look, she is dead!’
‘Yes, 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 those matches even if they are all lit?'
‘It’s snowy outside, even if it’s a bonfire, it’s not much use. It’s better to go home early, roast the hot stove and eat the fat roast goose!’
‘There is that warm bed!’
‘Ah! That’s right, the warm bed, I slept so comfortably last night. I wish you all a Merry Christmas…’
'Merry Christmas!'
People were just talking and laughing around her, celebrating the arrival of the new year... Of course, Christmas is not the new year, but for the people here and the stubborn people on this continent, after Christmas Eve, it can be said to be the new year!
Next to those people, in the corner of the wall, the frozen match girl was still curled up there motionlessly, with a smile that only belonged to her.
only,
But no one here knows the meaning of her stiff and blushing smile on the corners of her mouth, nor does he know how beautiful and happy things she has seen in the fireworks...
However, no one cares even if they know, because that humble happiness does not mean anything to people who can stay at home and eat roasted goose on the fire, spend Christmas Eve in a warm bed, and laugh and cheer each other the next day!
This is true. For those who spent the cold winter night safely and were able to celebrate Christmas the next morning, the death of a little match girl had nothing to do with them. In addition to adding some topic of conversation to them, this matter has passed. Anyway, most of them think so.
However……
They never expected that not long after the little girl died, terrible things began to happen in this town since the next year?
I don’t know why, people are constantly frozen and dead on snowy nights, and in their hands, there is no exception, a match or a burned out after being lit. They smiled, were frozen and dead in the snow, and then were discovered by pedestrians in the warm sunshine the next day...
So, a terrible legend began to spread wildly in this town, saying:
On the contrary, on a cold night with snow or snow, a little girl selling matches will appear on the street. She is the little girl selling matches who was frozen to death on the streets of Christmas Eve that year!
Anyone who dares to go out and accidentally meets her will inexplicably buy one or some matches, because if you don’t buy them, you will die! And those who buy matches can’t stand the cold and ignite the matches, they will die!
Because, they will find happiness in the matches, and the matches burn their souls! The more they desire, the more happiness they see, and the more they want from the fire, they are not far from falling into hell.
The only way is to resist its temptation!
...
Of course, all of the above are speculations by people in this town about that horrible thing, and it is also a legendary version recognized by most people. As for whether it is like that, no one knows whether it is like that. Because no one can survive if he meets the little match girl!
As for whether the only solution is or not, no one has ever verified it.
Because, people always have desires, and no one can successfully resist the happiness that emerges from the fire... Once they light matches, they will completely fall into it until their souls are burned out and die on the streets, and are discovered in the dawn of the next day.
‘Lalala~!’
(′)
‘Hmph…’
(′`*)
However, a bad little girl didn't know the terrible legend circulating in this small town at this time. She just regarded the bakery owner's words as words to scare the children. She didn't listen to many people and didn't listen to them!
Besides, she is not an ordinary child, so she can still sing, jump, and jump on the street on the snowy night, and just run wildly and run on the snowy street step by step.
“Eh?!”
ヽ(゜Q.)ノ?
"Hey! Hello, I'll ask you something, can you..."
o(′▽｀)o =3 =3 =3
At this time, Annie suddenly saw two adults who were turning out from the street with two kerosene lamps on this deserted snowy night street. She felt it was necessary to ask the two of them for the location of the hotel, so she smiled and ran towards them quickly.
‘??’
‘Who is that?’
'like……'
‘Yes, is it a little girl?’
‘Ah! Little girl?!’
‘!!’
‘Not it, it’s that little match girl?!’
‘No way?’
‘Help!! Run!!
However, what surprised Annie was that the two of them actually shouted and threw down the kerosene windproof lamp in their hands, then turned around and ran away, not even giving her the chance to finish her words?
“…”
Σ(д)???
"It's strange, Tibers, have they recognized the wrong person? Also, what's the little match girl who sells? Why do they look foolish when they look?"
(lll￢ω￢)
Judging from the conversation between the two before they escaped and the previous bakery owner's words, it is not difficult for Little Annie to speculate that they must have recognized the wrong person, and seemed to have mistakenly identified her for the little match girl?
You know, her family's Tibers can testify to her. Queen Anne has never sold matches! She has only sold arms, such as those C-14 electromagnetic rifles, Ranzel-type flying thunder, spider mines, widow thunder, and shoulder-mounted super big fireworks with a capacity of 10 billion tons, etc.
As for matches and other things, things that children who can’t get on the table won’t play anymore, how could she sell them?
“…”
s (ˇεˇ)ゞ
"Really, I just want to ask a question, why are you so afraid..."
ε=(′ο｀*))) Alas
There was no way. I just wanted to ask for a way, but I wanted to find a hotel to rest for a night, so I had to sigh and prepare to continue moving forward, crossing the kerosene lamp that fell to the ground and gradually went out, and continue walking forward to see if I could find it myself or meet a more reliable guy when I asked for the way...
suddenly!
“Eh?”
Σ(⊙ω⊙`)?
Before she could walk far, she probably turned around a corner, but she discovered something first, and she couldn't help but turn her head curiously.
Because, at the corner of the street, she seemed to see a little girl with naked feet, her feet were frozen red, wearing thin shabby linen clothes, and wearing apron outside, holding a match in one hand and waving to her with the other hand?
(…)
(￢￢.)
(Tibers seemed to have discovered something strange, but after thinking about it, it did not tell the terrible little master of his family, because it felt that the little master of his family could definitely find it, and it would be better not to talk too much.)
‘There’s a firework…’
‘Long and bright fire color…Miss, do you want to buy a match?’
After discovering that little Anne finally found her and looked over, the little girl who was still wearing thin clothes and barefoot selling matches on the street in this snowy night said quietly in that low and cold tone.
“…”
(°〼°〃)
have to!
Obviously, it seemed that the two adults who were afraid of something just now, and the little girl who sold fire as the owner of the bakery before, actually came to her Queen Anne?!
"Match..."
(_)
"Although people never need to and don't want to play with matches, but..."
华华
Since the other party begged kindly and was barefoot in the corner of the snowy night sky, wearing so few clothes, if she didn't buy a few, wouldn't it be a bit too humane?
"Okay, little sister, how do you sell this match in your house?!"
o(*^▽^*)o
so,
After blinking, he looked up and down, and looked at the other person again and again. After he really couldn't understand what the other person was in the other person that could make those adults feel afraid, he always liked to find the root of things and had always relied on his strength to do whatever he wanted and was fearless. He smiled openly and jumped towards the other person with his little bear Tibers.
(…)
ε=(′●))) Alas
(After seeing the habitual smile of the careless little master hanging on the corner of his mouth, Tibers also sighed habitually in his heart...)
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Chapter completed!