Make a long-term worker as an old attack

In early summer, the sun rises much earlier than before. There is a Zhangji steamed stuffed bun shop in Weibei area. It has always been one of the best breakfast shops on the main street in Weibei. On this day, the boss is as usual. After yelling three times, he pushed the cart out of the stall, occupied the golden position on the main street, arranged the steamed buns one by one, and yelled to solicit business.

It was just dawn and there were not many people on the street. The boss opened one of the cages of steamed buns, picked one out, and took the steaming steamed stuffed buns lightly while his wife was not paying attention, and walked to an alley across the street. Handed it to a young man curled up in it.

"Take it and eat it." The boss patted the young man who seemed to be sleeping. The young man half-closed his eyes and looked at the buns in front of him. unbelievable.

"Take it, take it." The boss said, and only then did he realize that this young man with a dark face had such beautiful red phoenix eyes.

He seemed to be hesitating, the boss simply took his hand, stuffed the bun into his hand, turned around and left.He had already noticed this young man three days ago, unlike other beggars who stretched out their hands to ask passers-by for money and food, they only squatted in this alley, only sometimes staring at his steamed stuffed bun shop when they were hungry For a while, but he didn't come to ask for it, just looked at it for a while and then left.

The boss has always been a kind-hearted man. Seeing that the young man did not behave like ordinary poor people, he guessed in his heart that the young master of a rich family must have fallen into trouble. He was afraid that he would starve to death, so he took advantage of the family's inattention and sent him to him early in the morning. A bun passes by.Unexpectedly, when he came back, he was still scolded by that tough daughter-in-law.

"You say you, our family gets up early and greedily to make buns every day, how much money can we earn, and you even take the buns to give to others for nothing, do you think you are a landlord and squire?"

"Okay, ma'am, are the landlords and squires still alive these days? Look at the landlords and squires in Baishui County. Didn't every family run away and disperse after being scared by the rebels?"

"The camel was too skinny and bigger than a horse. The landowner and squire didn't see a little beggar give alms. You're good. Give it to the child, give it to the old man, and give it to this young man with arms and legs. Let's How many buns are there enough for you to send?" The woman scolded louder and louder, and the diners who came and went to buy buns also laughed.

"Boss, the lady boss is afraid that you will show off your wealth by giving the buns, and then let the rebel army rob you."

"That's not true. I heard that the rebel army only robbed rich people, saying that they wanted to rob the rich and help the poor. How could we, poor bun sellers, be caught in the eyes of others."

"Hey, have you heard that this wave of rebels in Baishui County is so ferocious that they overwhelmed the entire Chengcheng City, and even let them kill the county magistrate of Chengcheng City."

"Really? You dare to kill the county magistrate. You have such courage. So who are the rebels?"

"A few days ago, didn't the imperial court order to reduce the number of postmen, those postmen were usually oppressed, and now they even lost their jobs, so they started to make trouble, plus how difficult the world is now, it's better When a refugee and poor peasant who had no food heard that they could have food with the rebel army, they were all summoned. The magistrate of Baishui County thought that a wave of mobs would not be able to accomplish anything, and as a result, even the county seat was lost!"

"The court doesn't care?"

"I don't care, but it's so quick to dispatch troops and generals. Besides, there are many heroes in the rebel army. How can they be so easy to eradicate?"

"However, I heard that even though this wave of rebels occupied Chengcheng and Baishui County, those who were beaten by the government were defeated one after another. It is said that they are coming to our northern Weibei."

"Really? If we really came to Weibei, wouldn't we poor people also be able to beat the landlords and distribute food?"

A group of diners laughed while eating steamed buns and drinking soup.

It is said that the young man huddled in the alley is Xue Zhaoqing who has been in trouble now. He lost money and horses outside Chengcheng, and when he arrived in Chengcheng, he searched for burdocks, but he only found an empty room. Broken house.

After several rounds of inquiring, I found out that Aunt Niu had passed away long ago, and his elder brother Niu Geng was involved in a life lawsuit, and the whole Chengcheng was looking for him. Niu Geng rode his horse to the north.

Xue Zhaoqing was penniless, so he had to pawn off the only valuable gown and boots on his body, exchanged some copper plates and rags, and walked all the way north, asking everyone he met if he had seen a round face, big eyes, tall and slim. Strong man.But until he barely reached Weibei, he found nothing.

He has no possessions, not even a shelter, wrapped in tattered clothes that others don’t want to hide his shame, curled up in the alley at night with a little straw mat, sleeping on the ground, with black hair all over his head Unknowingly messy, his face was covered in soot, and because he didn't want to reach out to beg, he sometimes had to look for food in the garbage dump, and his originally slender hands were now bitten by wild dogs for snatching food. It's full of scars.

In the past month from Chengcheng to Weibei, Xue Zhaoqing has tasted the warmth and coldness of the world and suffered all kinds of hardships. He is often hungry until midnight and cannot sleep. He has to fill his stomach with cold well water to feel better. He also thought about it Back to Sanyuan County, but now that Niu Geng's life or death is uncertain, even if he goes back, he won't feel at ease.

Whenever he thought of this, Xue Zhaoqing's heart palpitations were unbearable, and he often couldn't sleep all night.If he had known that the world outside his family was so difficult, he should have found Niu Geng by his side, so why did he have to wait for him to come and pick him up? !

Now, one is living on the street and the other is dead or alive. I don't know if the two of them will meet again in this lifetime.

Thinking of this, tears couldn't stop falling down again, Xue Zhaoqing was so hungry, he didn't forget to take a bite of the steamed stuffed bun while crying, until the last bite, he still reluctantly sucked his dirty fingers head.

If Niu Geng appeared now, he wouldn't be able to recognize this dilapidated beggar as his Qing'er. These days, he, Xue Zhaoqing, has brought back all of his gentleness.

With food in his stomach, Xue Zhaoqing dragged his ragged clothes and wandered the streets, still asking everyone if he had seen that tall and strong man with a round face, big eyes, but he was dressed like this now. No one wanted to pay attention to him at all, Xue Zhaoqing stood on the bustling street, looking at the people coming and going, wanting to cry but not crying.

He walked recklessly with the steps under his feet, and soon became tired. He is not the educated and reasonable young master now, and there is nothing to be particular about a down-and-out beggar.He saw that a magnificent three-story building was still closed during the day, and he didn't care what was hung on the plaque at the entrance of the building. He simply squatted in a corner, basking in the sun, dazed.

At this moment, Xue Zhaoqing fell asleep. Xue Zhaoqing was dreaming that when Aunt Niu made delicious oil-splashed noodles for him and Niu Geng, he was about to open his mouth to eat the noodles when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his body. Waking up with a start, he saw two menacing young men surrounding him. There was a gray footprint on the torn linen clothes on his chest, which should have been kicked off by one of the two young men. Only now did he feel a dull pain in his chest. , A mouthful of old blood pressure in the throat.

"You beggar, dare to block the way of our master Huang, are you looking for a fight?!" After speaking, the two boys dragged him by the collar, which was not much different from dragging a dead dog. At the corner, there was another burst of punches. Hit and kick.

Xue Zhaoqing couldn't resist, so he had to protect his head tightly with his hands, curled up into a ball, and kept begging for mercy in the falling fist.

"Okay, Miss Qihong can't see this bloody look, you two rough people, don't scare Miss Qihong." Vaguely, Xue Zhaoqing heard the voice of a middle-aged man coming from the side, and the two servants He stopped, and during the gap, Xue Zhaoqing saw a short, fat middle-aged man with a friendly face pulling a tall, good-looking woman down the steps from the other side. The woman seemed to see He couldn't bear it, and whispered something to the man.

"Okay, okay, it's up to you, I'll go back first, and I'll come to you in two days." While speaking, the man kneaded the woman's face, pampering him, summoned the two boys over, and went to bed The sedan chair parked on the side went straight away.The tall woman waved lightly at the sedan chair, and when the sedan chair turned a corner and was out of sight, the beautiful and delicate smile on her face disappeared without a trace.

Xue Zhaoqing lay on the side and couldn't get up. He raised his head with great effort, and finally saw the words written on the plaque on the three-storey alley - "Yihong Courtyard".He had come to the place where Fireworks and Willow Alley was, no wonder he opened the door of the building only after the sun was high.

Xue Zhaoqing was sore all over, there was hardly any good skin on his hands, and there was an unbearable dull pain on his stomach, chest, and legs. At this moment, he didn't even have the strength to stand up. Maybe this life will be folded here.

A pair of goose-yellow embroidered shoes appeared beside him. Xue Zhaoqing squinted his eyes and looked up along the shoes. It was the woman who had just helped Mr. Huang out. This woman wore a long lavender dress and a pair of beautiful peach eyes. Looking at Xue Zhaoqing worriedly, he asked, "Are you okay?"

Xue Zhaoqing didn't have the strength to answer her at this time, panting for a long time, and couldn't say a word.

That Qihong girl seemed to have discovered something, repeatedly looking at Xue Zhaoqing's messy face that had been smeared with soot, as if confirming something, she didn't think Xue Zhaoqing's body was dirty, and gently wiped it off with the scented handkerchief on her hand. Xue Zhaoqing carefully identified some floating dust on Xue Zhaoqing's face, and looked at his iconic pair of red phoenix eyes.

"You... have you ever walked the official road to the southwest of Xi'an Mansion in October last year?" the girl asked hesitantly.

Last October, wasn't that the time to go home?Xue Zhaoqing nodded slightly.

The girl seemed to have a look of joy on her face, but she was still skeptical, and she continued to ask: "Did you ever buy two steamed buns at the Guandao Teahouse and give them to two beggars?"

"Steamed buns? Beggars?" Xue Zhaoqing was dizzy. He couldn't remember such trivial things at all. The sun at noon was very dazzling. His ears couldn't hear anything, and after a while, the eyes and thick eyelids slowly closed as if they couldn't bear it. Xue Zhaoqing's eyes were dark, and he threw his hands away, and passed out.