Chapter 176 Magic Match and the Little Girl
The silver whirlwind surged, the surrounding scenes changed and flowed, and countless colorful blocks finally settled into clear scenes.
Aurora took a closer look and found that she and the teacher were in a small town she didn't recognize. Judging from the appearance of the building, it should be one of the countries in the Western Continent.
Snowflakes are falling from the sky, there is a thick layer of snow on the ground, and the trees on both sides of the street are covered with silver gauze. The cold wind slapped the girl's face. Occasionally, a few tightly wrapped pedestrians passed by in a hurry.
Aurora exhaled and exhaled a cloud of white mist.
"Now, try it. In this small town, let's gain the power of wishes."
After saying that, Rhine turned over his hand, and the magic lamp he had obtained from the treasure house appeared in his hand.
He handed the magic lamp to Aurora.
"I can no longer use this magic lamp, Aurora, you can just use it from now on."
Aurora nodded.
She knew that for a long time, her magic was not strong enough and she had to rely on the magic of the magic lamp.
She walked to the street, closed her eyes, and tried to feel the so-called power of wish.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, she felt a vague wave of fiery energy coming from the cold winter day.
"It's...this direction!"
Aurora opened her eyes and felt that the power of fiery desire was coming from the two luxurious villas in front of her.
She walked over quickly.
After getting closer, Aurora discovered that the source of the power of desire was not in these two luxurious villas, but in the gap between the villas, a trembling girl.
It was a little girl wearing tattered clothes. She had no shoes on her feet and was turning purple from the cold in the cold winter. She hid in this corner, seemingly to avoid the cold wind that was as sharp as a knife.
She hugged a pair of frostbitten feet, squatted down, and hid them under her tattered clothes, like a wounded little hedgehog. However, no matter how the girl tried to hide her young body, it was of no avail. It was too cold here, and it was just as cold anywhere.
The fluttering snow kept falling, pressing on the girl's beautiful hair, making her look even more beautiful and pitiful.
The moment she saw Aurora walking around the corner, the girl raised her head, her eyes shining brightly.
"Sister, would you like a box of matches?"
The girl stretched out her trembling hands, took out a large wad of thick paper from her tattered pocket, and opened the paper , took out one of the matchboxes and handed it over.
"Uh, I don't need to..." Aurora regretted her words as soon as she instinctively said them.
She really doesn’t need a box of matches, but she can take this opportunity to help the little girl.
The little girl lowered her head in disappointment and did not pester Aurora.
"Why are you here? Do you have a home?"
Aurora did not forget her mission and asked with concern.
The little match seller replied tremblingly:
“I, I have a family.
"But, I, I don't dare to go home. I haven't sold a box of matches until today. When my father finds out, he will definitely beat me!"
Aurora suddenly felt pity for the girl.
She tried to find out about the girl’s family:
“But it snowed heavily today, there were few people on the street, and there were no guests at all. If you explain this to your father, will he listen? ?”
The girl shook her head tremblingly, her face purple with cold showing fear.
"No... no, dad will definitely not listen to my explanation. Before I went out, he... he said that he was waiting for money to drink. He, if he knew that I didn't have any money or earned it, Definitely, you will definitely beat me to death!"
The girl finished a series of words while trembling.
It seems that the girl’s father is a vicious drunkard. Aurora thought.
A clear bird song sounded in the air, and a snow-white bird hovered in the sky.
Rhine turned into a bird and wanted to see what Aurora would do.
The most direct way is to give the girl money.
Of course, it is hard to say whether the money will fall into the hands of her alcoholic father.
"Sell me a box of matches." Aurora said.
She originally planned to buy all the matches and give some money, but just now she thought of a better idea.
"Thank you...thank you sister."
The little girl knew that the other party didn't need any matches at all, and she just bought one out of pity for herself.
She carefully selected the best-preserved and most beautiful-looking box from the matchboxes wrapped in thick paper, gently wiped off the dust on the matchbox, handed it to Aurora, and picked up the one from Aurora. Laura took the money and kept saying thanks.
Aurora took the box of matches, turned and left, disappearing around the corner.
"I sold a box of matches, but I still can't go home." The little girl thought and shuddered again.
She stretched her head forward and looked at the occasional people on the street. She didn't know when someone would pass by and buy another box of matches.
Aurora walked into an alley and gently rubbed the magic lamp.
Clouds of mist poured out from the mouth of the magic lamp, gathering into a huge monster. The lower body of the monster is covered with turbulent air currents of clouds and mist, while the upper body is covered with white cloth.
"My master, do you have any orders?"
Aurora took out the box of matches.
“I want to give these matches magic…”
The little match girl felt that she couldn't stay here to take shelter from the wind. The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and it would only get colder.
She should go further down the road to see if there are any customers, so that she can sell all the matches and go home early.
The girl walked out of the gap between the two luxury villas, and the biting cold wind blew in her face, cutting into her bones like a knife, making the girl shiver with cold.
When she was about to continue walking despite the cold, she suddenly found a box of matches left on the ground on the deserted street.
The matchbox has fallen apart, and all the matches inside are scattered on the ground.
The little girl recognized the matchbox at a glance. It was the one she had sold to the kind and beautiful sister before. She wiped off the dust and snowflakes on the matchbox with her own hands.
"That sister, did you drop the matchbox? Well, she didn't need this matchbox in the first place..."
The little girl picked up the matchbox distressedly and put a He picked up a match and stuffed them all back into the matchbox.
If you sell this box of matches, you can also make some money. If you can’t use it for your own heating, you can’t waste it!
The girl vaguely felt that these matches were different from before. There was a beautiful light shining on them, like twinkling little stars in the sky.
"Are these stars falling from the sky?" This idea was dismissed as soon as it passed through the girl's mind. The girl remembered that her grandma told her that when a star falls, a life is about to end.
The girl walked through one street after another carrying matches. However, the snow was so heavy that there were really no people on the street, and the occasional passerby didn't need a box of matches.
The girl could only retreat between the two luxury villas. It was quite cold, but compared to other places, it did block a little bit of the cold wind.
The aroma of roast duck came from the villa next to it. You also heard the cheerful voices of the people in the house and knew that they must be enjoying a pleasant and sumptuous dinner.
At this moment, the girl's whole body was covered in the ruthless snow, and she was almost unconscious from the cold. Her frozen hands touched the match in the tattered pocket. The match was as cold as hers.
"It's so cold, let's bring some flames to warm our hands."
The girl thought to herself, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally took out a precious match from the box.
The match was glowing with dots of light - it was one of the boxes of matches that Aurora had "lost" before. The girl put the match on the wall, rubbed it lightly, and the match started to burn.
She smelled the aroma of roast duck in the air, looked at the flickering light of the match, and couldn't help but think:
"There must be a warm fireplace in the villa. It would be great if I also had a warm fireplace here with a blazing flame. It would definitely be warmer than the fire of this match."
Right here At that moment, the girl suddenly saw a warm fireplace reflected in the swaying light of the match. The fire burned brightly in the fireplace, driving away the chill from the surroundings.
She rushed forward and stretched out her frozen hands, trying to catch the flame.
She vaguely knew that this was her hallucination, but she was too cold to care about it at all.
It was only when the heat of the flame made the girl put away her hand that she was surprised to see that a furnace really appeared in front of her.
At this time, the match in his hand had gone out, and the twinkling stars on it had disappeared.
But the stove in front is still there, exuding bursts of warmth and dispelling the cold.
The girl rubbed her eyes and looked carefully for a long time, feeling the long-lost warmth, and finally confirmed that there was indeed an extra stove here!
“Where did this stove come from?”
“I just wanted a warm stove, and it really appeared?”
The girl was startled and surprised, and leaned against the stove to warm herself.
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The flame of the stove seemed to be inexhaustible, constantly emitting warm and soft light, warming the whole body of the girl who was almost unconscious from the cold.
She felt so lucky to have such a warm stove on such a cold winter day!
“But where did this stove come from?”
The girl thought doubtfully.
In the air, Aurora and Rhine, who had turned into birds, observed this scene at the same time.
"Girls will soon discover that each of these matches has magical power and can fulfill a one-time small wish and make what you want." The bird that Aurora turned into The child said, "Only she can use the magic power of these matches."
"So, you want to see how she will use this supernatural power? How will she actively make wishes instead of passively accepting your gifts? ?" Rhine asked.
"Uh. Almost." Aurora said, "I always feel that it would be weird if I came forward in person and showed mercy from a condescending position. I want to see what wishes she will make, How to solve your own dilemma and whether you will do evil? ”
The bird that Aurora turned into suddenly smiled and turned to Rhine:
"Just like back then, didn't the teacher also give me a chance to solve the problem on my own?"
Ao Laura waited patiently for the girl to rub and light the second match, truly discovering the power of these magic matches.
At this moment, a swallow flew past the two birds.
The swallow held a beautiful sapphire in its mouth, flew to the girl's side, and gently placed the sapphire in the girl's hand.
The little match girl took the sapphire and was shocked.
“Many magical things happened today—first, a warm stove helped me dispel the cold, and then a bird gave me a beautiful gem!”
Because A new miracle occurred. The little girl did not connect the sudden appearance of the stove with the lighting of the match.
“Grandma said that such a beautiful gem must be very valuable. It may be more than what we paid for selling several boxes of matches!” the little girl thought excitedly, “give this sapphire to Dad and he will definitely You won’t hit me.”
Actually, what the girl doesn’t know is that the value of this sapphire cannot be compared to the matches she has been selling for a lifetime!
The girl went home happily holding the sapphire.
Aurora was stunned as she watched the girl holding the sapphire, walking away and disappearing on the street.
"Teacher, did you instruct the birds to do this?" She turned around and asked.
"No." Rhine replied calmly.
"Then why did a swallow suddenly fly up and give her gems?" Aurora was very surprised.
"You can try to explore it yourself." Rhine replied.
He did not use prophecy magic to find out the reason, but he vaguely guessed the truth.
“With this sapphire, the girl no longer needs to make wishes to matches. But it doesn’t matter, she can finally go home anyway.”
Aurora, who turned into a bird, flapped her hands. The wings fell back to the ground, changed back into human form, took out the sand table and performed a simple divination, and found out the location of the girl's home.
Aurora then walked towards the girl’s home.
Just as she walked to the door, Aurora heard fierce sounds coming from inside.
"Little bastard, tell me, where did this gem come from! How could you have such an expensive gem?"
That was the voice of a very fierce man, probably a little girl. 's father. His voice sounded like a bad temper.
"A swallow flew here to give it to me." The little girl's voice came out. Her voice was trembling, obviously she was afraid of her father.
"Swallow gave it to you, what story are you making up! Did you steal it from somewhere? No one will come to your door, right?"
This was followed by the father's stern scolding, followed by the violent collision of furniture.
Aurora was about to force her way in when she heard the girl crying and explaining to her father that this beautiful sapphire was really given to her by the swallow.
"Dad, everything I said is true, how could I lie to you!"
The little girl sobbed repeatedly.
"Okay, just think what you said is true. I guess I picked it up somewhere."
The father believed that the gem would not bring trouble to his family and reluctantly accepted the girl's explanation.
"This thing is just like the sapphires on the eyes of the sculpture in the center of the town. If it is genuine, it can probably be exchanged for a lot of money!"
My father was very happy. He accepted the gem, believing that the treasure would allow him to exchange it for a few more bottles of good wine, or exchange it for a sum of chips on the gambling table.
“The little match girl hasn’t discovered the magic of matches until now.” Aurora thought, “However, that gem seems to be quite valuable. Can it change their family’s life from now on?”< br>
Later that night, the little girl’s father went out in the snow and pawned the gems to a pawn shop, which he exchanged for wine money and gambling money.
The greedy businessman who collected the gems took advantage of the man's lack of education and deliberately lowered the value of the gems. He described the gems as exquisite imitations and paid only a small amount of money.
The next day, the girl's father lost all the money he got from the sapphire at the gambling table. The little bit left was exchanged for a bottle of fine wine to appease my father's frustration at having bad luck today.
In the evening, the father kicked the girl out of the house again and ordered her to sell all the matches she had before going home.
The little girl cried, describing the cold outside, and begged her father to let her stay home tonight.
But the only thing that greeted her was the clang of the broken wooden door closing, and the biting cold wind that was even more biting than last night.
In the distance, Aurora was quietly watching all this from a rooftop.
"It's a pity that that sapphire didn't bring any change to her destiny at all."
Aurora felt a little sad.
She was a little lucky that she did not choose to simply give the girl a sum of money at the beginning - otherwise the money would just become empty wine bottles and chips on the gambling table.
The girl walked to the street tremblingly. Until the sun completely set and the bloody sunset disappeared on the horizon, she was unable to sell a single match.
Whoosh. The cold north wind blows like a bone-picking ice blade.
In order to escape the cold wind, the little match girl once again came to a remote corner between two large luxurious houses, squatted down, and smelled the aroma of roast duck in the cold wind.
She was hungry, cold and tired, and she shakily took out a match from her tattered clothes.
On the match, there were little stars shining.
(End of this chapter)