Chapter 1039|?˙?˙)? What's so Scary About the Little Match Girl?

After completing the sorting and redemption of the endless plane world, barely keeping them in the status quo so that they would not continue to collide, deteriorate and be destroyed, Little Anne naturally let go of her! After she first ran to a certain world to take away her little bear Tibbers, she began to wander around the endless world of planes, and finally came to this world.

Lady Queen Anne is very busy. Normally, she is either eating or on the way to eat?

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So, of course, at this time she was eating her dinner in a street bakery, a few pieces of bread that were a little bit too soft, and she brought her bad little bear with her.

(…)

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To be honest, Annie herself had to admit that the bread here was not very tasty, except for a layer of cream and a few slices of cheese sandwiched on it, there was really nothing special about it.

but,

Given that this world seems to be a backward world, and this is a small town, it seems that there is really nothing too delicious on the street, so she didn't mind too much, and just ate some casually. Because counting 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 leisurely in other worlds.

"..."

(￣～￣) Chew!

"Hey! Tibbers, do you want some bread? It's really delicious, definitely not a lie!!"

o(灬??ω???)o

After taking a few bites, Annie looked around and found that there was no one in the store. She thought that no outsiders would find out, so she quietly handed the half-eaten cheese bread in her hand to the mouth of her little bear. Side, wanting the other party to help her eat.

(That... respectful little master, of course you didn’t lie, how could you lie? I know, you are actually lying to a bear!!

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——Although it's been a while since I've been with this bad little master of my family, for a certain Xiong Tibbs, how could he not know what kind of virtuous guy his little master is? If it was really delicious, why would she take the initiative to share it with it? )

"!!"

(ー`?? ー)

"Here! Do you want to eat or not?!"

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Little Annie straightened her face,

And he was ready to take action against a certain bear at any time.

Don't think she doesn't know, this nasty guy, when he was adopted by that Lin Daiyu and that maid named What Yan some time ago, he ate what they fed every day! It's all right now, and when it was her Queen Anne who kindly came to feed it, it was so courageous that it dared to refuse her kindness?

(Eat! Of course you have to eat! This is something bestowed by the greatest and most respected little master, how can the little one refuse it?

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——With a thrill in his heart, taking advantage of the opportunity of no one around to notice, Tibbers suddenly opened the bear's mouth, swallowed the piece of bread without tasting or chewing, and let it enter its shadow After entering the belly of the body of flames, it was completely burned into ashes and gas. )

"snort!"

o(｀^??)o hum!

"If you're still reluctant, then no one will have to give you food!!"

ヽ(￣へ￣)－C????;◇;??

Annie knew that the little white bear was no longer the little white bear before. Without a living body, it definitely didn't need to eat ordinary food, and there was no need for that? So, after discovering that a guy who was delicious and delicious and had been raised by others for two years dared to burn the bread she had given him in distaste, Annie stood up and picked him up, angrily planning to leave this place. The broken shop, walked out of the darkening street.

'? ? '

'etc! ! '

'Hello! '

'Wait first! Little girl, where are the adults in your family? It's snowing again this night, you're alone now, where are you going? '

At this time, in the bakery, the unshaven man didn't look like a good person, and in fact he was not a good person. He even dared to charge her a whole gold coin for eating a few pieces of cream cheese bread, and he didn't bring any change. The rude shopkeeper suddenly stuck his head out when he heard the movement, and after looking at the situation, he found that his little customer was about to go out, so he hurriedly yelled a few times.

"Eh?"

∑(??△｀)? !

"It's none of your business where people are going?!"

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Annie expressed a little strange, because she didn't seem to give less money to the other party, so why doesn't she leave now that she is full and stay in this broken bakery of his?

"Well……"

"Little girl!"

"Looking at your accent and clothes, you shouldn't be from our small town, right?"

The bearded shopkeeper, who was still packing things in there just now and was about to close the door when night fell, casually wiped the flour stained on his hands, and began to look up and down again at the thickly dressed man in front of him with great interest. What is the blue and white plush skirt of animal fur, a hat of the same style on the head, a scarf around the neck, snow boots on the feet, and a strange little girl with a plush toy bear in her hand .

He could tell that the little guy in front of him was definitely not a native of their town, because he had never seen a little guy dressed like this in the town before, and if he had, he would definitely recognize him Come out or have an impression.

Perhaps, this is a passing nobleman or a child of a rich merchant's family? But the heart of the other party's family is too big, to let such a cute little guy wander around outside, you know, even he almost had the kind of heart to abduct the other party back just now!

"So what if it's not, uncle, are you trying to do something bad?"

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Annie began to stare at the other party with suspicion and a little vigilance. She was already preparing. If the other party wanted to harm her, or had other thoughts that should not be had, then she would definitely let him know what fear is and brutal!

(…)

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"Hey!"

"See what you said, what else can I do?"

"Little girl, I just want to remind you that at night, especially on such a snowy night, you must never go out alone, because it is very dangerous!"

He continued to wipe his clothes randomly with both hands, and then took a few steps forward to randomly sweep the crumbs of bread that the little girl just ate and left on the table to the ground. As for the owner who made Annie regret coming here to eat, he continued:

"You are not from our small town, maybe you don't know?"

"The snowy nights here are very dangerous. Let me tell you, at times like this, there will be a little match girl haunting outside at night... Those who are alone, especially those who run slowly like you If the little girl is touched by her, then it will be troublesome!!"

Speaking of this, the shop owner couldn't help but paused, as if he remembered something extremely terrible, he couldn't help shivering, and then his eyes began to flicker, presumably it must be caused by some bad things about himself. Rumors and things to scare.

"Anyway!"

"Little guy, I advise you to wait in my store first, and wait for your adults to come to find you? Or, you can wait until I finish packing, and we can go together. If it is 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 be so kind all of a sudden, nor would he not go back so late in the snowy weather.

However, in view of the fact that the little girl in front of him generously gave him a heavy gold coin, and today is not the last night of the year, he felt that it would not be too important to stay a little longer, so he waited patiently Watching the other party eat and procrastinate until now.

"Say it!"

"Where is your family? After I lock the door, I'll take you there if I'm on the way! 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 dozens or even hundreds of times more money just now, so that he felt a little bit guilty, how could he be so kind and plan to give the other party a ride? Of course, he wouldn't tell the other party that it's a bit late now, and he himself was a little bit guilty, so he wanted to take the opportunity to find a companion to go back together, so as not to meet that frightening guy in the legend? !

"The little match girl?"

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Annie frowned, feeling a little baffled!

"What's so scary about the little match girl, she never plays with matches!!"

(ˉ▽￣～)cut~~

After staring at the bearded shopkeeper for a while, she found that the other party didn't seem to have malicious intentions, but really wanted to send her away and was a little bit worried about her safety. Then she curled her lips in disdain and turned. Going over her head, it means that she herself is not afraid of that strange little match girl at all!

"Goodbye, Uncle Weird!"

ヾ(￣▽￣)Bye~

"I would like to remind you that the bread you make is not delicious at all! Besides cream and cheese, you should put some jam, jelly beans or chocolate on it! And ah, your shop is dirty Xixi, it looks small and dark, and the stool is not wiped, I will definitely not come again next time!"

ヽ(????????-)－C ??????????????

After finishing speaking, 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, and disappeared after a while, leaving only a A long series of footprints with one deep and one shallow.

'yes! '

'Why didn't I think of it? You can really try bread with jam and chocolate, as well as jelly beans! In that case, the taste should not be too bad, but it’s too late now, and there are no ingredients, so you can try it tomorrow...’

'! ! '

'Hello! Little guy, wait for me first, it's really dangerous outside! ! '

However, when the bearded shopkeeper pondered for a while as if muttering to himself, he felt that the other party's idea was good, and finally reacted, and when he rushed to the door in a hurry, on the slightly dark street outside, except for the vast Besides Bai Xue, where else is the little girl from a rich family carrying a plush toy bear?

'Oh~! '

'never mind! It's so late, I just hope nothing happens to her...'

Shaking his head, he saw that it was indeed getting late, and the bearded shop owner who had made a fortune today thought about it, then rushed into the shop, packed his things briefly, and hurriedly slipped out to lock the lock I walked through the wooden gate of my bakery, and then hurried to my home on the east side of the street while it was still dark.

There are still snowflakes in the sky now, although there are still pedestrians in twos and threes on the street, but they are all in pairs and groups, very few of them are alone! So, if he doesn't want to cause trouble for himself, it's best not to stay outside for too long on a snowy night?

...

In 1669 A.D., the German H. Brand extracted yellow phosphorus. Then, people took advantage of the property that yellow phosphorus is easy to oxidize and ignite. They stained the end of a small wooden stick with sulfur, and then rubbed it with yellow phosphorus to make it glow and heat. This characteristic has created a magical tool for igniting fire, that is - matches.

Not long after that, someone who likes to tinker with yellow phosphorus instead of antimony trisulfide and mixed it into the medicine head to make a yellow phosphorus match. This kind of match is easy to use and sensitive to ignition. It does not need any special ignition device at all. It only needs to be rubbed directly on the dry ground or on the wall of your own home to ignite. After that, this kind of match quickly became popular and became popular It is wholesaled by large and small traders from small and large workshops and brought to the street for sale and retail, and sold to those who need to ignite.

As for the fact that yellow phosphorus matches are too sensitive to cause fires, and the highly toxic yellow phosphorus will seriously endanger people's health in the process of manufacture and use, they are directly ignored by the people of this era. .

However, in this town, there is a terrible legend that is unknown to outsiders, sad and beautiful, and at the same time makes the people here feel extremely frightened...

It is said that

Two years ago, it was the last night of the year. It was extremely cold and snowed that night. Just like now, it seemed that it was going to be dark?

However, on a cold and dark night like this, a little girl with long blond hair, bare feet, and wearing thin and dirty clothes was walking aimlessly on the street. walking...

Speaking of which, she was still wearing a pair of slippers when she came out of the house, but what's the use of that? Because they were a pair of very big slippers, they were so big, and they were always worn by her mother, so when she was crossing the road, two carriages rushed over by accident, scaring her All the shoes ran away.

One of them could not be found, but the other one was picked up by a naughty little boy and ran away...No way, the little girl had to walk on the snow barefoot, her little feet were red from the cold. One piece of green.

'Selling matches...'

‘The matches are sold, who wants to buy matches? Would you like some matches, sir? '

She still had a lot of matches in her shabby apron, and she even held a handful in her hand, but it was a pity that no one bought a single match from her during the whole day. No one ever gave her a copper coin!

because,

The matches she sold were a little outdated, and they were still the cheapest, most flammable and highly toxic yellow phosphorus matches. People don't like this kind of thing nowadays! Besides, kerosene lighters and non-toxic safety matches are popular now, and those she sells are all obsolete.

However, no one would kindly tell her about that kind of thing, just watching her outside like a clown selling the kind of yellow phosphorus matches that no one would buy.

The night was getting darker, 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, she walked forward tremblingly, snowflakes fell on her long golden hair, which was gently curled, and began to condense together with the hairless hair. With ice scum, it looks a bit bleak...

But she didn't have time to pay attention to these, and neither did others!

At this time, on both sides of the street, almost every window was lit with a little light, and the street was filled with the sound of singing and laughing from the houses, and there was also a strong 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 little girl who was cold, hungry and tired had to sit down in the corner of a house, and cringed and curled up her frozen legs, which were unconscious, barely curling them into a ball.

The cold wind was howling, the snowflakes were fluttering, she only felt that it was getting colder...

But she didn't dare to go home, because she didn't sell a single match, and didn't earn any money, her father would definitely beat her severely!

Besides, her house is as cold as the street...

Because, their original warm home was taken away by debt collectors, since her mother died of illness... and her current home has only one roof, although the biggest crack has been blocked with grass and rags Yes, but the cold wind and icy snowflakes can still be canned in continuously, so she didn't want to go back at all when she didn't get any money and couldn't buy food.

Soon, her little hands were almost stiff...

At this time, even a small match can bring her warmth, but she is a little afraid, because she still needs to take them to sell for money, to give to the family because of her mother's departure and the family's death. Due to an accident, she became self-defeating, likes to drink too much, and always likes to beat her father for food.

finally……

Maybe it was really too cold, but she still couldn't stand the torment of the icy cold on her hands, feet, head, neck and whole body, so she had to muster up her courage and tremblingly took out a yellow phosphorus match against the wall With such a rubbing, the ignited light and flame finally temporarily warmed her numb hands and illuminated her dim eyes.

Now that there is the first one, there will definitely be a second one, and a third one...

She could no longer resist the warmth and hope they brought her, even if they could only give her a little warmth and a moment of light! She just listened to the laughter and the aroma of roast goose wafting from the lighted windows of other people's houses, relying on the only matches she had, in this freezing cold In the corner of the wall, enjoying the humble happiness that only belongs to her.

...

In that night, no one knew how many matches the little match girl had polished and what she saw in the firelight, and no one would want to know!

but,

In the early morning of the next day, when the sun shone on the snow-white streets, and when people were bustling on the streets and welcoming the new year and the new day, they saw that the little girl was still curled up Sitting by that corner, her cheeks were flushed, and there was a smile that seemed to be happy at the corner of her mouth?

But it's a pity that her smile is very hard and motionless...

Because, she is dead!

——just like that, on the last night of that old year, on that Christmas Eve, frozen on this bone-chilling street!

The new year's sun came up, and the warm sunlight began to shine on her petite and weak body. She was still sitting curled up with a smile, and her little hands were still holding her matches tightly. Almost all of them had been burned, and some burnt ones were scattered in the corner of the wall under her feet, and more yellow phosphorous flames that had not been ignited were still neatly stacked in the pocket of her worn-out apron...

'ha! You see, she is dead! '

'Yes, dead. '

'She should have wanted to use matches for warmth, she is so stupid, she should have used matches to light a bonfire! What's the use of a match, even if it's all lit? '

‘It’s so cold and snowy outside, even a bonfire is useless, it’s better to go home early, have a warm stove, and eat a fat roast goose! '

'And that warm blanket! '

'ah! That's right, the warm quilt, I slept really comfortably last night, I wish you all a Merry Christmas...'

'Merry Christmas! '

People just around her talking, laughing, and celebrating the new year... Of course, Christmas is not a new year, but, for the people here, and the stubborn people on this continent, After Christmas Eve, it's a new year, so to speak!

Beside those people, at the corner of the wall, the frozen little match girl was still curled up there motionless, with a smile that only belonged to her.

only,

But no one here knows the meaning of the smile on the corner of her stiff red face, let alone how beautiful and happy she has seen in those handfuls of firelight...

However, even if they know, no one will care, because for those who can stay at home and eat roast goose by the fire, spend Christmas Eve under the warm quilt, and laugh and cheer each other the next day For people, that kind of humble happiness doesn't mean anything to them!

The fact is also true, for the people who passed the cold winter night safely and celebrated Christmas in the early morning of the next day, the death of a little match girl has nothing to do with them at all. Except for adding some talking points to them, that's all. Anyway, most of them think so.

However……

They never imagined that not long after the little girl died, terrible things started happening in this small town from the second year onwards?

I don't know why, people keep freezing and dying in the snowy night, and in their hands, without exception, there is a match or a match that burns out after being lit. They smile and stand upright. Frozen and dead in the snow, only to be found by passers-by in the warm sunshine the next day...

Thus, a terrible legend began to spread crazily in this small town, saying:

On the contrary, on a snowy or snowy night, a little match girl will appear on the street, and she is the same little match girl who was frozen to death on the street on Christmas Eve!

And anyone who dared to go out at night and accidentally bumped into her would buy a match or some matches for no reason, and had to buy it, because if he didn't buy it, he would die! And those who bought matches, once they couldn't bear the cold and lit the matches, they would die too!

Because they will find happiness from the match, and what the match burns is their soul! The more they desire, the more happiness they see, and the more they want from that firelight, the closer they are to hell.

The only way is to resist its temptation!

...

Of course, all of the above is a guess of the people in this small town about that horrible thing, and it is also a legend version recognized by most people. As for whether it is so, no one knows. Because, whoever meets the little match girl, no one can survive!

As for whether the only way is a way, no one has verified it.

Because human beings always have desires, and no one can successfully resist the happiness that emerges from the fire... Once they light a match, they will sink into it completely, until their souls are burned out, and they fall dead on the street. It was discovered in the morning light of the next day.

‘La la la~! '

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'Hum hum……'

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However, a certain sad little girl didn't know the terrible legends circulating in this small town at this time. She just took the bakery owner's words as words to scare children, and didn't listen to many people at all. Said, and even more did not listen!

Besides, she is not an ordinary child, so now, she can still sing, dance, and dance on the street in the snowy night, just like that, step by step, running wild and running on the snowy street.

"Eh?!"

ヽ(゜Q.)ノ?

"Hello! Hello, I want to ask you something, can you..."

o(??▽｀)o =3 =3 =3

At this time, Annie suddenly saw two adults carrying kerosene lamps coming out of a street on this deserted street on a snowy night. He smiled and trotted towards them,

'? ? '

'Who is that? '

'like……'

‘Yes, is it a little girl? '

'ah! Little, little girl? ! '

'! ! '

‘It can’t be, it’s the little girl who sells matches, right? ! '

'No way? '

'Help! ! run! ! ! '

However, what surprised Annie a little was that the two of them threw down the kerosene windproof lamp in their hands with a shout, and then turned around and ran away without even giving her a chance to finish speaking. ?

"..."

Σ(??д????)? ? ?

"Strange, Tibbers, did they recognize the wrong person? Also, what's so scary about the little match girl? No matter how people look at them, they look silly?"

(lll￢ω￢)

Judging from the conversation between the two before they fled, and the words of the previous bakery owner, it is not difficult for Little Anne to speculate that the two of them must have identified the wrong person, and it seems that they mistook her for the match seller. little girl?

You know, Tibbers from her family can testify to her, but Her Lady Queen Anne has never sold matches! She has only sold arms, such as those C-14 electromagnetic rifles, Lanzel type flying mines, spider mines, widow mines, and super big fireworks with a shoulder-mounted tens of billions of equivalents, etc...

As for matches and the like, how could she sell things that children who couldn't get on the table would never play with again?

"..."

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"Really, I just want to ask a question, why are you so afraid..."

ε=(??ο｀*)))

No way, I just wanted to ask the way, and little Annie, who wanted to find a hotel to rest for the night, had no choice but to sigh, and was ready to move on, past the kerosene lamp that was lying on the ground and gradually extinguished, and continued on. Take a look and see if you can find it by yourself or meet a reliable guy to ask for directions...

suddenly!

"Eh?"

Σ(⊙ω⊙`)?

She hadn't gone far, probably when she turned a corner, but she found something first, so she couldn't help but turned her head curiously.

Because, at the corner of the street, she seemed to see a little girl with bare feet, her feet were red from the cold, wearing thin shabby linen clothes, and an apron with a pocket outside, holding a handful of Matches, the other hand kept waving towards her?

(…)

(￢???￢.)

(Tibbers seems to have discovered something strange, but after thinking about it, he didn't tell his bad little master, because he felt that his little master would definitely be able to find out. It's better not to talk too much.)

'Selling fire color...'

'Long and bright fire color... miss, do you want to buy a match? '

After realizing that Little Annie finally found her and looked over, the little girl who was still wearing thin clothes and barefoot selling matches on the street in this icy night said in a low and trembling tone .

"..."

(°-°〃)

have to!

Apparently, it seemed that those two adults who were afraid of something just now, and the little girl selling fire that the previous bakery owner had mentioned, actually came to her Lady Queen Anne? !

"Matches..."

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"Although people never need and don't want to play with matches, but..."

????????

Since the other party kindly begged, and she was still barefoot in the corner of the snowy night with no one in the cold, wearing so few clothes, wouldn't it be a bit too impersonal if she didn't buy a few?

"Okay, little sister, how do you sell your matches?!"

o(*^▽^*)o

so,

Blinking eyes, I looked up and down the other party, looked and looked, I really couldn't understand what was in the other party that could make those adults feel afraid. Little Annie, who was afraid, smiled generously, and jumped towards her with her little bear Tibbers.

(…)

ε=(????｀●)))

(After seeing the habitual smile on the corner of his mouth by his bad-hearted little master, Tibbers also habitually sighed from the bottom of his heart...)

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