In Dehua City, on Chengdong Street, a beggar boy in tattered cotton clothes is chasing an old yellow dog with a meat bun in its mouth. Their direction is opposite to Chengdong Street, to the west of the city. There are stalls on both sides of the street.
From time to time, a dog and a beggar boy knocked down the goods on the floor. "Where did the wild dog and the beggar come from?" "Stop, you have to pay compensation if you break something." From time to time, the stall owner yelled and cursed.
, of course, several stall owners tried to catch the boy and the dog, but none of them succeeded.
With a "bang", the boy accidentally bumped into a person in front of him. He heard an "ouch" and the person fell to the ground. The boy stopped and took a closer look. It was a sturdy boy in his teens. The boy said "Hey"
He let out a surprised look at the sturdy young man who fell to the ground.
"Xiaohu, why are you here?" The young man obviously recognized the sturdy young man who fell to the ground.
"Ouch, it hurts me to death, Xiaofeng, you are trying to kill your own brother," the sturdy young man named Xiaohu shouted. Apparently he was not angry because he was knocked to the ground. He stood up and patted
He patted the dust stuck to his body. The little tiger had a strong body, a tiger-like head, and a red face. He exhaled white breath from time to time. Although the two boys were similar in age, the little tiger's stout figure was obviously smaller than that of the little tiger.
The beggar boy of the wind is a little shorter.
"I'm here to find you," the sturdy young man quickly took the beggar boy's hand and said, "Come on, follow me to a place."
"Where are you going?" Xiaofeng looked at Xiaohu with a puzzled expression, "Hey", Xiaofeng suddenly found a new world, stared at Xiaohu, shook off Xiaohu's hand and circled around Xiaohu, "Tsk, tsk,
It’s still a new cotton-padded jacket. When did your father make you a new cotton-padded jacket?”
"Ah, you'll know when you get there," Xiaohu pushed and pulled Xiaofeng and ran towards the north of the city. The old yellow dog with the bun in its mouth obviously noticed the young man and didn't chase him, and Baozi didn't know either.
When he was swallowed by it, he let out a low moan and turned around to chase the two young men.
Xiaohu is Xiaofeng's first friend when he came to Dehua City. It can also be said that he is the only friend so far. When he first came to Dehua City, Xiaofeng was so hungry that he almost died. He was Xiaohu's father, a simple man.
The honest blacksmith saved him. In the end, Xiaofeng declined the old blacksmith's attention and started his life as a beggar in Dehua City. However, Xiaohu's family would help him from time to time.
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These days, Mr. Chen, the chief philanthropist in Dehua City, seems not to be in a very good mood, because his old mother, Mrs. Chen, who just reached the age of Gu Laixi, passed away. Of course, this is not the main reason. Mr. Chen invited Qingxu from Lushan to
The Taoist priest in the Taoist temple came to perform rituals. An old Taoist priest and a young Taoist priest came to the Taoist temple. However, the old Taoist priest had a request, saying that fifty pairs of boys and girls in their teens would come to mourn.
Mr. Chen doesn't understand why the crying spirit has to have boys and girls, and it has to be fifty pairs. Mr. Chen's family is also prosperous, and there are dozens of people directly and indirectly related to the old lady. So,
The cries of many people are not enough.
The old Taoist priest explained that the old lady driving Hexi to the west should be a sign of greatness. Mr. Chen is the chief benefactor of Dehua City and has supreme merit. Boys and girls have pure yang and pure yin energy. Taoism says that yang and yin can be combined.
When they met, the cries shook the heaven and the earth, allowing the old lady's soul to be purified before she could directly ascend to heaven.
How can Mr. Chen believe it, but Qingxu Temple in Lushan Mountain has a long history. It is said that the founder of the Taoist temple is related to Lao Tzu who rode a green ox to the west to become an immortal. But he had no choice but to post a notice outside the palace.
A boy or girl will be rewarded with one tael of silver, and if he cries well, there will be an additional reward.
As soon as the announcement came out, there was an endless stream of people signing up. Although Dehua City is not a big city, people started signing up a long time ago. There were hundreds of people signing up in one morning. One tael of silver is only one tael for an ordinary family.
Months of expenses. The old Taoist priest screened out forty-nine boys and fifty girls, and the last boy was left. Master Chen was puzzled, but it was difficult to ask the old Taoist priest. Master Chen kept asking
While walking around the hall, the old Taoist priest didn't seem to be in a hurry and was leisurely drinking Longjing tea produced in Wuyue.
Not long after, a servant came to report that there were two teenagers outside, one dressed like a beggar, and another sturdy young man wearing a new cotton-padded jacket.
"Here we come," the old Taoist priest said calmly, shaking his whisk whisk. Master Chen took a long breath and ordered the servant to bring the two of them in.
"It's over, it's over, I'm afraid we won't have a share anymore," Xiaohu complained, "It's okay, I don't want to go yet. I'm wronged by asking me to cry for those people." Xiaohu explained to Xiaofeng roughly along the way.
the whole incident.
"It's just one tael of silver. It's enough for our family for two months. Besides, Mr. Chen is a great benefactor in our Dehua. Mrs. Chen has passed away. I think even if there is no reward of one or two taels, there will be some."
A lot of people went." Xiaohu explained to Xiaofeng unwillingly.
At this time, there were not many people outside the gate of the Chen Mansion. The boys and girls who had not been selected began to leave the Chen Mansion, and the selected ones were brought into the mourning hall by their servants. Xiaohu thought that the registration was over, and was dejected. Xiaofeng
He walked up to a nursing home attendant at the gate of Chen Mansion and asked, "Is the registration over?"
"One more person is missing," the servant glanced at Xiaofeng and replied impatiently. It was obviously because Xiaofeng was dressed as a beggar. He had a look of disdain for this, but he did not refuse to answer because of this. It was obviously moral.
The servants in Huashoushan Mansion also have a certain amount of support.
"Then let's sign up." Xiaohu, who was originally dejected, immediately became excited when he heard that there was still hope. Xiaofeng smiled faintly and stood aside. He had never thought about signing up to cry for others, but
I accompanied Xiaohu here, hoping that he would be chosen, and then I asked the guard at the gate. The guard hesitated for a while, but still asked them to wait at the door, and he went back to report.
Xiaofeng looked around boredly. The gate of Chen's Mansion was painted with vermilion paint, and there was a golden plaque engraved with "Chen's Mansion" above the gate. There were two stone lions with fierce fangs on both sides of the gate. From the gate,
Go down four steps and you will reach the street. Looking at these, Xiaofeng felt inexplicably sad, as if he remembered the sad things in the past.
"Hey", a voice came from the gate of Chen Mansion and reached Xiaofeng's ears, interrupting his thoughts. He turned to the gate. At this time, a little Taoist priest came out from the gate, wearing a gray Taoist uniform.
, about thirteen or fourteen years old, the little Taoist priest is very fat, the Taoist uniform is almost tight on his body, and his round belly is shaking in circles when he steps.
The little Taoist priest walked up to Xiaofeng and looked at him with his eyes. Xiaofeng also looked at the little Taoist priest. The little Taoist priest held a drumstick in his right hand and a whisk in his left hand. He bit the drumstick in his mouth and used the sleeve of his left hand from time to time.
Wipe the oily corners of your mouth.
"You two, you didn't show any courtesy to me when you saw me." The Taoist priest shook his nose angrily and said loudly to Xiaofeng and Xiaohu.
Xiaofeng and Xiaohu were stunned for a moment. They did not expect that a little Taoist priest would come out at this time, and he was such a fat little Taoist priest who was younger than them.