Plague Doctor

"The big bad wolf knocked on the door and said, 'Little Red Riding Hood, it's me. Grandma, open the door and let me in. I bought you a cake to eat.'"

In the warm children's room, the goose-yellow light shines softly.

Song Fang was sitting by the bed, holding a fairy tale collection and telling her daughter "Little Red Riding Hood". She pretended to be a cunning gray wolf and said: "Little Red Riding Hood, open the door quickly. Grandma has walked a lot. She is so tired. Please let me know quickly." Go into the house and rest, the cake is melting, please open the door quickly."

Her daughter Zhong Huili, who had just turned six years old, listened attentively. Her apple-like face looked a little nervous and her eyes blinked continuously.

In fact, this is not the first time that Xiao Huili has listened to the story "Little Red Riding Hood", but children will be very serious about the stories they like to listen to every time.

"Little Red Riding Hood opened the door, and the wolf swallowed her up in one go." Song Fang exclaimed, and Xiao Huili's expression suddenly became a little frightened. Song Fang added: "But at this time, a hunter passed by. , he yelled 'Wolf, I've found you!'"

The story after that is the same as before. The hunter killed the big bad wolf, rescued Little Red Riding Hood from the belly of the wolf, and warned Little Red Riding Hood to beware of bad guys and protect herself.

Xiao Huili listened thoughtfully and blinked her big eyes.

"Huili, why do you keep blinking tonight?" Song Fang noticed it and asked a little worriedly: "Are your eyes uncomfortable?"

"No..." Xiao Huili rubbed her eyes, "It blinked naturally."

Song Fang saw that there was nothing unusual about her daughter. Her eyes were not red or swollen, and there were no bloodshot eyes. It didn't look like inflammation or allergies. It was already past ten o'clock in the evening. The child must be tired. She plays every day this New Year. She went to bed late again, so she said, "I'll tell you a story tonight. Go to bed."

"Oh..." Xiao Huili responded and was about to get up and leave when she saw her mother, "Mom, I'm afraid."

"Don't be afraid, mom will sit next to you and wait until you fall asleep before leaving."

Song Fang was watching her daughter fall asleep by the bedside. Xiao Huili fell asleep quickly. As a mother, she couldn't help but smile, looking at her daughter's round face, long eyelashes, delicate little nose and small mouth. , really like a little angel.

Xiao Huili's quiet personality is more like that of an angel. She has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, which makes the couple feel at ease.

Song Fang couldn't help but want to post on Moments again. She secretly took a photo of her daughter sleeping with her mobile phone and posted a picture and text: "Let me tell her "Little Red Riding Hood". After listening, she said she was afraid and asked me to accompany her." She is sleeping, (laughing and crying emoji), baby, even if the big bad wolf comes, mom will protect you!"

After this post was posted on Moments, even though today was the Lantern Festival and everyone had plans, many people quickly liked and commented on it.

Some were relatives, classmates, colleagues, and some were friends of the mother. Everyone praised Xiao Huili for being cute and cute. Song Fang felt happy and proud.

"Good night, little baby." Song Fang stood up and walked out of the room, but after taking a few steps, she suddenly stopped and looked at a corner. There was nothing there. She didn't know why she wanted to Looking at it, I just felt like it was shaking, so I continued walking without any problems.

In fact, Song Fang is only 33 years old this year. When she was younger, she would definitely not spend the Lantern Festival at home.

Two Valentine's Days in two days in a row, this kind of thing will not happen many times in a lifetime, only once in young adults.

Seven or eight years younger, Song Fang definitely wanted to go shopping and go out with her boyfriend. But her boyfriend became her husband, and then little Huili was born. The arrival of the child changed everything. The focus of the family's financial expenses is no longer the couple, but the children.

She and her husband both work hard jobs. Each earns 70,000 to 80,000 yuan a year. Each month, they only get 4,000 to 5,000 yuan. After excluding the mortgage, insurance and other contributions, there is not much left. She has to make a living. It costs money to keep a car, it costs money for Xiao Huili to go to kindergarten, it costs money to learn piano, it also costs money to learn dancing and painting.

You also have to buy nutritional supplements, drink milk, travel regularly, buy clothes, toys, etc.

Now, Song Fang and his wife spend every penny as they do, and they don't know the last time they went out for a date or a meal.

If it weren't for the help from their parents, this life would really be unbearable.

The elderly at home also urged them to have a second child. It’s not that they don’t want a second child, they really can’t afford it.

"Has Li Bao gone to bed?" her husband Zhong Zhihao asked. When Song Fang nodded, Zhong Zhihao changed his lively appearance and took out a gift box with a clanking sound and offered it with both hands. "Honey, thank you for your hard work. It's a Valentine's Day gift."

Song Fang was a little surprised. She was happy but also helpless, "Where did you get the money?" She was in charge of the wallet at home, and she knew every expense.

She took the gift box and opened it, only to find a silver necklace. Looking at the brand, this thing cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

"I saved it secretly, that's all." Zhong Zhihao said with a smile, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes wrinkled with laughter, "I saved it for a long time, just for this gift."

"It's better to spend this money to buy some delicious food, Huili can also eat it." Song Fang said with disgust, but she immediately put the new necklace on her neck. This kind of "wasted money" has really been spent for a long time. It even gave her a little bit of the joy of buying New Year clothes when she was a child.

"Haha, I have to buy you something sometimes." Zhong Zhihao knew that his wife was telling the truth. In fact, his wife used to spend money lavishly, and so did he. A mobile phone cost several thousand dollars and he would change it every year, but now he hasn't changed it in a few years. Children can really change a lot.

Is it hard to raise children? Tired? Of course it’s hard, of course it’s tiring.

There are even times when the couple secretly complains about how they made such a confused life choice.

But every time I look at Xiao Huili’s bright smile, hear her crisp laughter, listen to her sweet calls of “Dad” and “Mom”, watch her graceful playing the piano, and watch her graceful performance on stage. Confident, looking at the children's drawings she drew of our family...

Song Fang and Zhong Zhihao would laugh and sigh again, continue this life, continue to maintain this family, and do their best to give Xiao Huili the best things they can.

"The child is asleep, then we..." Zhong Zhihao said, "Honey, we haven't had that for a long time."

"Go." Song Fang smiled and said, "I wonder why you are so thoughtful and still buy gifts."

The two of them are an old couple, and their life of daily necessities and daily necessities has long worn out what can be called romantic feelings. Only on this rare festival, after serving their daughter, do those passions suddenly revive and bring them back to life. Bring back the past.

However, at this time, there was a sound from the children's room. They thought it was their illusion at first, but gradually they heard it clearly.

"Husband?" Song Fang frowned nervously and hurried to the children's room.

Zhong Zhihao was about to run after him, but he thought of something, "Wait!" He rushed to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife, and then rushed to follow.

It was a very weird sound, as if it was made by a sound-making toy, but they did not have such a toy or anything like that at home...

The couple rushed outside the children's room, pushed open the door, and turned on the lights, "Huili!"

When they saw it, they were immediately shocked. The voice was made by Xiao Huili. She sat up on the bed, her face twitched slightly, her eyes blinked, and she opened her mouth as if she was cursing something, like the eerie words coming from the forest in the dark night. , like a violent sound echoing from the abyss.

Love the Plague Doctor.