Yang Xiaolin stood on the train a little bored, opened his mouth and yawned, without the freshness he had when he first got on the train yesterday.

I calculated the distance in my mind, and it would take three hours to get to the next stop. And the next stop is not the end, he still needs to change trains once, and then take the train for more than ten hours before he finally reaches the real destination: Puhai.

From home, to Puhai, by foot, tractor, car, train...... It takes about three days to add up. And even when you take the bus or train, you basically stand up, and you hardly have any rest time except for an hour or two of waiting for the train.

If it were someone else, I am afraid that this trip would not be able to continue halfway through, but Yang Xiaolin did not see much fatigue on his face at this time, except for occasional yawning.

If this terrifying body endurance is known, it will inevitably make the people in the entire carriage look sideways, but Yang Xiaolin at this time is not noticeable at all. Yang Xiaolin has an ordinary figure, he is not yet 18 years old, he is about 1.75 meters tall, his figure is thin, and he is very popular; coupled with the wind and dust all the way, his face is covered up a lot, and he is dressed in an ordinary way: ordinary T-shirt and white-washed jeans make him look like a most ordinary young student.

"For those who didn't have lunch, there are lunch boxes and instant noodles...... Let one let ......" The attendant came over with the dining cart, and Yang Xiaolin hurriedly shrank back.

When the aroma of food on the dining car wafted into his nose, Yang Xiaolin couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, but he cursed secretly in his heart: Old man, you miser. Just enough to pay for the journey, and the cost is still according to the cheapest train fare, as for the food and accommodation on the road, the old man is directly spread his hands, and said: The boss is not small, eat me, use me for more than ten years, you kid is always embarrassed to continue to exploit me, an old man who is about to die. That's all there is to it, you can save some money.

This old man who makes Yang Xiaolin hate him so much, although he is not his father or his grandfather, but he has lived with him since he can remember, raised him and taught him, and depended on him for his life.

Yang Xiaolin didn't know how old Lao Hai was, but he remembered that when he was a few years old, Lao Hai's hair and beard were already a little gray, and now his beard is white.

Yang Xiaolin and Lao Hai walked together, no matter who saw it, they would think that they were grandchildren, he also asked Lao Hai if he was his grandfather when he was a child, but Lao Hai did not allow Yang Xiaolin to call him grandpa, he could only call Lao Hai.

Later, when he was a little older and asked him what the relationship was between him and Lao Hai, Lao Hai frowned and thought for a long time, and finally said, "You can be regarded as my apprentice." ”

The other children have parents, and he has never seen his parents since he was a child, so Yang Xiaolin also asked Lao Hai many times, Lao Hai just said to him: You were adopted by me from the orphanage, I don't know who your parents are, and I don't know if you look for them yourself when you grow up.

But for Yang Xiaolin to ask about the location and name of the orphanage, Lao Hai always used the excuse that he was confused and didn't remember the situation at the time. As he grew up, Yang Xiaolin's desire to ask his parents gradually faded, although he was not loved by his parents, but compared with other friends in the village, he was obviously much freer.

Standing on the train, Yang Xiaolin, who was extremely bored, couldn't help but recall the happy life in the small mountain village, hunting in the mountains, fishing in the water, delicious wild fruits on the trees, and huge sweet potatoes in the fields......

Of course, not all memories are beautiful and happy, since he can remember, every day before dawn, he will be lifted from the bed by Lao Hai, boring to the point of extreme hardship and standing on the pile, if the stand is not good enough, not serious enough, a few sticks are considered light, and there may even be no breakfast.

Hunger and pain were a huge threat to the child, so despite his reluctance, he quickly formed the habit of standing on the pile every morning.

When he was about ten years old, Lao Hai began to teach him a breathing method again, and he had to practice it every night before going to bed.

When he grew up, he found that his physical endurance was much better than that of his playmates, and his grades in the school's physical education exams were second to none every time.

When he was a little older, he began to play crazy in the mountains and then hunt, and his advantages in this area were even more reflected.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiaolin pursed his lips, because Lao Hai's face full of smugness immediately appeared in his mind, as if he was saying to him again, 'Okay, listen to me, right.' I told you kid that my words are the truth, and my words are like gold. ’

Compared with Lao Hai's rather stick-style forced education, Yang Xiaolin obviously prefers the teaching methods of Uncle Shan and Uncle Tian.

These two are actually gray-haired and bearded, and they look about the same age as Lao Hai, and he should be called grandpa according to his age, but Lao Hai only asks them to be called uncle, obviously Lao Hai, an old guy who wants to save face, is afraid of losing his generation.

Lao Shan and Lao Tian and Yang Xiaolin they live in a mountain village, Lao Shan is an old Chinese medicine doctor, very proficient in mountain herbs and erudite, medical skills can also be said to be very clever, the villagers in the village have any diseases and pains, Lao Shan can basically help solve them; even some villagers in nearby villages are sick, they have to walk more than ten miles of mountain roads, specially come to Lao Shan to help see, Yang Xiaolin feels that the town hospital where he studied in high school, the doctors there are much worse than Lao Shan's level.

Yang Xiaolin had a stomachache, the kind that rolled in pain, Lao Shan seemed to make two grasses at random and fed him to eat, and it was magically cured after a few minutes.

This naturally aroused Yang Xiaolin's great interest, eating grass can cure diseases, then you must learn, and then he began to learn some medical skills from Lao Shan. The education methods of Laoshan and Laohai are completely two extremes. Lao Shan is very gentle to Yang Xiaolin, unhurried, not impatient, often Yang Xiaolin asks questions first, he teaches on the spot, and never forces Yang Xiaolin to learn anything. Slowly, Yang Xiaolin knew that those two grasses were actually herbs, and there were many herbs with different effects on the mountain and even on the roadside.

Lao Tian is a rather mysterious old man, and Yang Xiaolin sometimes has the illusion that Lao Hai seems to be a little wary of Lao Tian. Lao Tian taught Yang Xiaolin a lot of miscellaneous things, but they were all very interesting to some children, such as throwing knives, such as making zuò from slingshots to bows and arrows, and so on.

There's also a magical doorway: the perception of danger. When Lao Tian first taught Yang Xiaolin this, Yang Xiaolin just thought it was funny and didn't take it seriously. However, this perception really played a role when he encountered danger during the hunt, and since then he has learned this seemingly fantastical way very seriously.

After eighteen years of living in that small mountain village, in general, he is still very happy and happy......

Between the good memories, time passed quickly, the train stopped one stop after another, and finally arrived at Yang Xiaolin's first destination, which was also the transit station for him to transfer to the train.

Changzhou is a new city in China, built as a railway hub, and after decades of development, with the favorable conditions of the railway hub, it has developed into a large city with millions of people.

Coming out of the exit of the station, Yang Xiaolin went straight to the ticket hall, there was a long queue in the ticket hall in Changzhou all year round, Yang Xiaolin queued for almost half an hour before buying the cheapest station ticket from Changzhou to Puhai.

In fact, Yang Xiaolin is not masochistic, and choosing the cheapest ticket is to save money. After buying this ticket, Yang Xiaolin had dozens of yuan left in his wallet. This money also has to cover two meals, as well as some basic expenses after arriving in Puhai.

As soon as he thought of this, Yang Xiaolin frowned, and complained about Lao Hai again.

Yang Xiaolin went to Xinhua University in Puhai, but Lao Hai instigated it, and promised to guarantee his tuition and living expenses. Originally, Yang Xiaolin thought that Lao Hai had secretly saved a sum of money, but who would have thought that before leaving, Lao Hai would also give him the travel expenses.

However, Lao Hai has a set of demolition compensation houses in Puhai, and he asked an old friend to transform them into several small apartments, which can be rented out to get rent, and Yang Xiaolin's living expenses in Puhai in the future, including tuition fees, will depend on these rents.

Yang Xiaolin sighed again, let's take a step at a time, even if the rent is not enough, he is a good young man, and then he can find a way to work to earn a little, when he was in high school, the teacher said a lot of work-study cases.

There were many people in the ticket hall, and the entrance of the ticket hall was even more crowded, Yang Xiaolin was thinking about his thoughts, and his vigilance couldn't help but relax a little, and a tall and thin middle-aged man with a pale face suddenly walked past him from behind.

Yang Xiaolin felt that the pocket seemed to be dialed, and then he felt that the pocket seemed to be a little lighter, and immediately reached into the pocket and found that the wallet was missing. Without even thinking about it, you can conclude that this wallet must have been stolen by the tall and thin man who passed by just now.

The tall and thin thief is obviously a veteran, not only skillful, but also very calm and calm, and after he succeeds, his steps are not flustered, but only a little faster than others.

Yang Xiaolin didn't say a word, he raised his foot and chased after the thief, although the money in his wallet was not much, but it was all his belongings, he lost this money, let alone eat, after arriving in Puhai, he didn't even have the money to take the bus.

When the thief found that Yang Xiaolin was chasing him, he naturally couldn't continue to calm down, and ran away with all his strength on his two long legs.

Not to mention, the tall and thin figure is really not given for nothing, the thief's running speed is really not slow, plus the railway station square is full of people and cars, Yang Xiaolin really failed to catch the thief for a while, but he didn't chase it away.

The thief ran out of the railway station square, according to his previous experience, he should have thrown Yang Xiaolin out of a big section at this time, who knew that when he looked back, he almost fell to the ground in fright, Yang Xiaolin was only a few meters away from him at this time.

The thief hurriedly turned around and ran into a narrow street, using his familiarity with the terrain to throw Yang Xiaolin away for a short distance, and then dodged into a narrow alley.

The alley is very secluded and secluded, and it is rarely visited on weekdays, and thieves often hide from the police and the owner.

The thief who rushed into the alley let out a sigh of relief, and suddenly, as if he felt that something was wrong, he looked closely, and saw two people standing at the end of the alley: an adult man and a little girl.

Before the thief could take a closer look at the two of them, he heard a burst of footsteps coming from the mouth of the alley, and when he looked back, he saw that the young man he had stolen his wallet was already standing at the mouth of the alley.