Rebirth lotus has fish

  "Ah——"

  Qiao Lian'ou felt a huge force in the water pulling her down, and in terror, she wanted to open her mouth to shout for help, but how could she? As soon as she opened her mouth, a mouthful of water rushed into her airway, and suddenly she couldn't breathe!

  It's done, isn't it? The legendary Water Ghost has taken itself away?

  In the chaos, Qiao Lianyu instinctively flailed and kicked wildly. At a critical moment, one foot touched the fine sand at the bottom of the river, which also had some small stones on it. Because she used too much force, those small stones scraped her foot painfully. Qiao Lianyu suddenly came to life, relying on the last bit of strength before death, and with all her might, she kicked and struggled upwards, and actually floated up to the surface of the water, coughing violently.

  The water surface seems calm, but somehow today it appears to have a dangerous undercurrent pulling itself. The instinct of survival makes Qiao Lianyu unable to think much about others, desperately paddling in the water, the situation is very critical.

  "Quickly, who's going to quickly pull that dead girl up here?"

  On the shore, a woman in her thirties was clearly frightened and hurriedly shouted towards a group of half-grown children who were sunbathing by the river. The woman was also anxious and had already stepped into the water, wanting to run into the water to pull out Jiao Lian'ou who was struggling in the water.

  "Qin's wife, don't worry, you can't swim, I'll go!" As he spoke, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy quickly turned his head and rushed towards Qiao Lian'ou. With a few swift strokes of his arm and leg, he reached Qiao Lian'ou in just a few steps. He grabbed Qiao Lian'ou's arm and pulled her ashore, where the water was shallow. After pulling her to safety, he let go of her arm and sat down in the water with a thud, panting heavily.

  She coughed a few times, and suddenly Qiao Lian's head was struck by an idea. What the...? Weren't I just walking on the street earlier? It seemed like a car had rushed over... How did I end up in the water all of a sudden? Was I dreaming? But why did this dream feel so real, like the scene was actually happening?

  How strange!

  Whatever.

  Qiao Lian'ou was exhausted and sat down on the sandy beach, her hands supporting herself. Her right palm suddenly felt something slippery in the sand, and she picked it up to find a strangely shaped stone. Before she could examine it closely, Qiao Lian'ou's gaze fell upon her own arm, what's going on? When did my arm become so dark and thin? And this hand, it clearly belongs to a little girl, how is this possible?

  Am I really dreaming?

  Qiao Lian'ou was still in the clouds and fog when the woman who had just rushed over, pulled Qiao Lian'ou out of the water with one hand, and hastily asked:

  "Didn't choke, did you?"

  "How could you not wake me up, I almost died!" Qiao Lian'ou replied in a bad tone, and after finishing, she coughed again. Hmm, no, why did her own voice sound like a little kid's voice, still so childish?

  There's still something not quite right, Jiao Lian'ou thought the woman in front of her looked familiar. She raised her head and took a closer look, what? Could it be? Wasn't this her mother Qin Ying when she was young? With a neat bob, tall stature, slender figure, beautiful almond-shaped eyes, and a face full of anxiety. Upon another glance at her hand, she was still holding a yellow willow branch...

  Qiao Lianyu fainted.

  Am I really reborn as the legend says? Back to when I was a kid? Mom is still young and I'm still dark and skinny?

  Qiao Lian'ou was completely stunned and stood frozen in place for a moment, staring blankly at her mother Qin Ying, unable to utter a single word.

  Qin Ying saw that Qiao Lian'ou was fine, and it was just a false alarm earlier. She also saw that Qiao Lian'ou looked like a mudskipper after being sunburned, completely unlike the gentle appearance of a girl. Now she stared foolishly at herself again, her anxiety gone, and the flames of anger rose up once more. Her mouth began to curse:

  "You're a dead girl, you look like a wild child, running around everywhere all day, not even coming back home for meals! Do you know how worried the adults are at home? Someone just died in this river a few days ago, and you sneak out again to take a bath after only two days of staying at home. And you brought your little sister along too, she's so young, what if something happens to her? What do I do with you? Look at me, I won't kill you today! If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll never learn!"

  Saying so, Yu's anger had yet to dissipate, and he raised the yellow osier stick in his hand to start beating Qiao Lianyu.

  "What's wrong with you? Still standing there? Can't you run quickly?"

  The young man who had just pulled Jiao Lian Ou out of the water saw that things were not going well and hastily shouted at Jiao Lian Ou.

  Qiao Lian'ou hesitated for a moment, and Qin Ying's yellow twig had already fallen heavily on her own buttocks, burning with pain. "Good people come out from under the yellow twig", this yellow twig is indeed famous!

  Qiao Lian'ou was frightened by Qin Ying's ferocious appearance, and didn't have time to feel the comfort and joy of being reborn, so she jumped up and ran away with her feet open.

  "Halt! You halt for me! See if I catch up with you, I won't kill you——" Qin Ying was furious and brandishing a yellow mulberry stick as he chased after.

  Under the scorching sun, an adult holding a stick chased after a little kid in front, wanting to hit him. The big and small kids bathing in the river bank all stood up from the water, watching this interesting scene, and loudly shouted towards Jiao Lianyou:

  "Run faster, Jiaolong, run faster, hurry up and find a place to hide..."

  Qiao Lian'ou thought while running, fortunately she loved exercising when she was young and could run fast, otherwise today would be a disaster.

  Not even done celebrating yet, but I really feel like I'm so unlucky. Thinking about those reborn girls, when they wake up, they see either the loving gaze of their maid or the caring eyes of their mother. They're either sleeping in a warm and fragrant bed or hiding in the warmth of their family's embrace. How did I end up so miserable? After being reborn, I almost drowned to death, and just as I was rescued and hadn't even caught my breath yet, I was chased away by my vicious mother, fleeing in disarray. This is all happening under the scorching sun!

  Heavens, grandpa, don't be so cruel!

  As she thought about it, she sighed and said to herself, "Forget it, I've been reborn, everything can start anew. Even if mom beats me a few times, it's no big deal. She has a sharp tongue but a soft heart, her scolding means she cares about me. As the saying goes, 'beating is affection, scolding is love', I think there's truth to that." With this thought, Qiao Lianyu ran even more energetically and didn't feel tired at all. A feeling called happiness gradually rose up in her heart. Just as she was about to smile, Qiao Lianyu suddenly felt a bit disgusted with herself - what kind of person was she, anyway? She was practically a masochist!

  After running for a while, Qiao Lian'ou had already left her mother Qin Ying far behind. Hmph, I'm an athletic genius, you think it's easy to catch up with me? Not so easy, dear old mom! After several turns and bends, Qiao Lian'ou ran back into the riverbank and saw a lush patch of reeds in front of her. She quickly ran over and squatted down among the reeds to catch her breath.

  After panting for a while, Qiao Lian'ou gently parted the grass and looked in the direction her mother had come from. Where was her mother's shadow? It seemed that she knew she couldn't outrun herself, now she couldn't find her, and must have gone back.

  Qiao Lian'ou knew her mother's temper, this beating was definitely unavoidable. Sigh, never mind, let's talk about it when we get home later, if we really have to be beaten, then so be it, after all, it's not like we haven't been beaten before, compared to our own rebirth, all the hardships are nothing.

  After hiding in the reeds for a while, Qiao Lian'ou felt her legs were a bit sore, so she stood up and walked unsteadily to a birch tree by the river wall not far away, sat down in the shade of the tree, ready to sort out her confused thoughts.

  After catching his breath, he felt something tightly clutched in his hand.

  Qiao Lian Ou spread her hands out and took a look. Oh, it turned out to be the strange stone she had picked up from the water earlier.

  Qiao Lian Ou wiped the front of her clothes, which had been worn on her body and were already half dry from being sun-baked, and the green, smooth, moss-like things on the surface disappeared, revealing the true face of the stone.

  The stone was about the size of a ordinary jade pendant, elliptical in shape. Holding it in his hand, he felt a warm and ancient sensation. Upon closer inspection, it clearly resembled a fish, with a small hole at the mouth that seemed to be for threading a string or cord. Although Qiao Lianyu was only around ten years old, her thinking and insight were like those of someone in their thirties. At first glance, she thought this stone was probably jade, although she couldn't determine what era it was from or where it came from. However, this thing should be a good item, hanging it around her neck as an ornament would still look pretty good. Qiao Lianyu had always liked fish, and now that she had been reborn, she had even picked up a nice little something by chance - her luck wasn't bad at all.

  Thinking of this, Qiao Lian'ou tightly grasped the fish in her hand, feeling delighted.

  Alas, after running for a while, I'm really feeling a bit tired. Qiao Lianyou leaned against the tree trunk, closed her eyes, and wondered what was going on with herself. After thinking for a while, she finally understood that she had been walking on the pedestrian path carrying big and small bags when suddenly a car in front of her lost control and rushed towards her. She didn't react like the lucky "not-dead" guy in online videos, and before she knew it, she had made intimate contact with the out-of-control car. In an instant, her soul flew away, and as her spirit was floating gently in a dark tunnel, a bright light gradually appeared in front of her eyes. The light grew brighter and brighter, and then, for some reason, she found herself in the river, almost dying, but was rescued by someone.

  Qiao Lian'ou thought, although her rebirth plot was a bit melodramatic, heaven had given her a chance to be reborn, and the method no longer mattered. What mattered was that she had returned to her happiest childhood, and everything could start anew.

  Looking at her own dark and thin arms, Qiao Lianyou shook her head, thinking to herself that this wouldn't do. When she grew up, how would she be able to get married? Although it's not necessary for a girl to have snow-white skin, this muddy loach-like complexion definitely wouldn't work. It seems like she'll need to pay more attention in the future, otherwise...

  Also thinking, if I were to be reborn, my thoughts and language would definitely be different from those of a real child. Don't be too crazy or showy, otherwise people will think you're a freak. Although I had some prestige among kids when I was young, that was under normal circumstances; in abnormal situations, there's no prestige to speak of.

  Forget it, the clothes are still by the river, they must be waiting for themselves, hurry up and go, there's still a long time in this life, you have to take your time, don't rush into things.

  Thinking of this, Qiao Lianou stood up from under the tree shade and slowly walked towards where she had just bathed.

  Just a few steps away, a figure was waving at me and shouting while waving his hand.

  "Lotus root, come back quickly, don't be afraid, your mom has left, we need to go home, your clothes are here, hurry up and come over!"

  Qiao Lian'ou took a closer look and wasn't that the young man Song Xiaoshan who had just saved her?