Chapter 31: The Porter and the Outsider

At this time, it was late autumn, and the sea breeze spread ashore with a cold feeling, but suddenly met the bustling and lively bright town, and suddenly stagnated, and obediently dispersed into the city, but when it went out of the small city and returned to the mountains and forests, it immediately became arrogant and domineering, teasing the withered branches and dancing the leaves, so that the branches that were already lacking leaves were more depressed, so that the mountains and forests added a little chill because of the autumn wind.

Although the small city of Guangming is bustling, diluting some of the cold, but after all, it is late autumn, and in some dilapidated deep mansion compounds, there are still some people in single clothes shivering, they are hungry and full of food, and live a precarious life.

Fortunately, there is a wharf in the small city of Guangming, and there is no shortage of goods all year round, so they can barely make ends meet, and they are poor porters. Is it that no matter how prosperous a city is, there will always be some unknown dark side.

In a dilapidated mansion, the door of the house has been damaged, the mottled black paint has been rolled into fine pieces by the years, irregularly listed on the gate, across the door, the original houses on the left and right sides have become broken walls, only the front hall and a side room on the side of the hall, an eight or nine-year-old child is playing with a fire in the middle of the hall, he struggled to pick up a bundle of dry firewood, gently put it aside, after dismantling, slowly piled into the flames, the beating flame reflected the immature face, shining his face full of sweatThe hall was quiet, except for the sound of burning fires, and the snoring or murmuring of some men in their sleep. This child's name is Potato, his face is caused by some black embers because of the fire, he is very small, his body is also very thin, he is wearing adult clothes, some loose, because he is afraid of the wind, he is tightly tied up with hay, he looks like the only thing is the big eyes of the flickering spirit, although he is a little tired at this time, but looking at the sleeping man did not wake up, a rare smile was revealed.

The hall was empty except for the broken table in the center, and the sides were covered with hay, and twenty men slept, and they were also covered with thick hay, because it was daytime, and there was a fire, but they also slept soundly.

Potato's face is a little worried, this year's winter is very difficult, and now the porter is also fiercely competitive, thinking about the side hall on the side of the hall There are more than a dozen old women and children, Tudou sighed, it is us who can't work and the big brother Gao Gao, in exchange for other porters, who cares about these old and weak, there are still a lot of people in their own batch, but unfortunately, they have been accepted by other small groups.

Because they were weak, they only grabbed the guys in the middle of the night, there was not much money, and the night was cold, and a few big brothers just couldn't stand this kind of suffering, so they left quietly. It's just that it's autumn and it's a little better, but if it's winter, what should I do?

Tudou was thinking like this, and suddenly, the wooden door of the dilapidated hall creaked open, and a monk turned his gaze, with an inquiry and a little embarrassment, and pushed away the autumn mood in the hall. A cold wind blew, Rao is squatting by the fire, the potato still had a cold war, he looked at it curiously, only to find that this monk should not be big, his eyes are very soft, although his actions are a little abrupt, but somehow, the potato still feels a kind of warmth.

This is the scene when Shifang came to the mansion. The master asked him to cultivate a period of mind, and his cultivation was naturally sealed, but it was okay to live an ordinary person's life to the fullest, in the eyes of not an ordinary person.

Glancing at the people who were still asleep, Shifang looked at the children by the fire again, and said softly, "Can I sit down?" ”

The boy nodded, closed the door carefully, and then sat down by the fire, stretched out his hand to roast the fire, and said, "Well, it feels so warm." ”

Shifang looked around, and finally stopped at the child in front of him, and continued to whisper: "Excuse me, Master took me from the north through the mountains and forests, and finally came to this small city, I didn't think about Master him, he left me, I am now unaccompanied, wandering to this place......" Speaking of this, Shifang's tone was a little choked, and a few tears were squeezed out of his eyes, and after wiping his tears, he continued to ask: "Can you tell me about the situation here?" I'm afraid I'm going to be in this little town for a while. ”

Looking at the eyes of Shifang's expectation, Potato's heart was hot, he was also an orphan, and Brother Gao didn't abandon me when I was young, this monk looked a little stronger than me, if you work hard, you can still eat, with Brother Gao's person, you will definitely not mind, thinking of this, Tudou said: "Brother monk, otherwise, when the big guy wakes up, you ask if you can stay, although we can't eat enough here, but the big guys are all together." ”

Shifang chatted with this child called Potato, the child of the poor has long been in charge, although Potato is not very old, but sensible tight, with the conversation between the two, Shifang has a general understanding of everything in this bright town.

These people are a group of porters who make a living on the dock, and with the tenacity of not being afraid of hardship, they ate this bowl of strength rice.

The small country is in the cracks, trapped in a corner, the land is mostly mountains and forests, and it can survive to this day, but the surrounding big countries are not eye-catching, and the whole country is just a small city with a wharf, shaped like chicken ribs, if you take great pains to occupy, some gains outweigh the losses. Therefore, for a long time, strict food has also been called national peace and security.

And the country's only wharf of the bright city, has become an important commercial distribution center, when the trade is prosperous, the cargo ships from all sides, black pressure crowded on the wharf, from a distance, like fish scales dense.

As a result, there was the porter industry, some of them were strong and lively, and gradually attracted a group of people, and over time, a gang was formed, and the organized porter was of course more optimistic, but with the passage of time, a lot of original intentions were changed. Now, in the small city of Guangming, there are three such gangs, the Haitou Gang is strong, followed by the Swimming Fish Gang and the Li Gang, of course, there are also many small groups that have been spontaneously organized, fortunately, everyone is a porter, although there is some tilting, but it will not leave no way to live, and Shifang is now coming to the place, it is a group of porters headed by Gao Feng, but the strength is relatively weak.

Next, Tudou talked about Gao Feng's goodness, the reason why their group is weak is because Gao Feng's big brother has sheltered some old, weak, sick and disabled, although the porter is already a low-level character, but Gao brother told them that people can't look down on themselves. However, after all, their gang is weak and weak, and they can't resist big jobs, so they can only take on some relatively small things that other porters don't want to do, such as rainy days or late nights.

Speaking of this, the child named Potato was a little gloomy, but after glancing at everyone, he immediately straightened his back and explained loudly, We are the most humane here.

The human touch? Shifang was suddenly a little dazed, he was stunned for a moment, and then he understood why the master chose such a place, looking at the stubborn eyes of the potato, Shifang nodded solemnly.

I don't know how long it took, those sleeping men finally had some movement, and the first to wake up was a burly man near the door on the east side, he rubbed his eyes, looked at the ten directions next to the fire, and said in surprise: "This little master is here?" Then he slapped his head and shouted at the potato: "Little potato, get a few dough cakes for this little master, it's fate." ”

Little Potato hesitated: "But, but it's everyone's dinner, and you have to work hard in the evening." ”

The big man glared at the potato, who was a little aggrieved, and although he was reluctant, he still walked towards the side room next to the hall.

"Potato, don't worry, who is this?" Shifang stopped the potato, now it is only three or four o'clock in the afternoon, he can't say that he is not hungry, even if he is hungry, he should ask about the situation.

This man lay unconsciously, but stood up, a whole ten square a head, although his face was a little yellow, but the raw tiger back bear waist, thin clothes were supported by a wide skeleton, even if he just woke up, but standing there, he had a refreshing temperament, Shifang secretly praised, what a big man.

"This is the high brother Gao Feng I mentioned to you, the leader of our brothers." Potato hurriedly stopped and introduced to Shifang.

"Amitabha, the little monk Shifang, thank you for the kindness of Brother Gao, but the little monk is here, and there is indeed some reluctance." Shifang chanted a Buddha horn with one hand, and continued: "The little monk came here with the master, how can there be unforeseen circumstances in the sky, people have good fortune and misfortune, the master he has to summon as he comes, drive the crane fairy to go, leaving only the little monk alone, the little monk has been here these days, it is also fate, but winter is coming, the bright town is surrounded by mountains and forests, I am afraid that the little monk can not walk the cold of this winter, and I hope that the big brother will take in one or two, don't look at the little monk is not big, but there is inexhaustible strength. Shifang looked at the peak with sincere eyes.

Gao Feng frowned, although their life was already very difficult, but they couldn't see death without help, and said boldly at the moment: "Then you can stay, we are all hard-working people, and we don't pay so much attention to it, and we will be a family in the future." Shifang, right, then I will call you Brother Shifang in the future. ”

"Thank you, Big Brother Gao."

These men woke up in turn, and Gao Feng introduced them to the ten directions one by one, sure enough, although these big men are poor, but here is really, how to describe it, yes, it is called humane.

Dinner is very simple, it is some coarse grain cakes, in order to celebrate the arrival of Shifang, Gao Feng even divided some cold water and wine in the middle of the night in advance, Shifang is not restrained, and soon with this warmth, into the night.

When the sunset sinks into the sea, the lights in the bright town become brighter and brighter against the background of the darkening night, and the noise in the city is not afraid of the cold of autumn, rendering the night scene at this time.

In a Zhumen Mansion, where the lights couldn't shine, the two figures were blurry, and only one of them said, "Ninth Elder, this is my living habit for more than two years, and there are some specific situations in the mansion. ”

Shen Nian felt the message coming, and one of the people in the shadows lowered his head in satisfaction and continued to ask, "How are the relationships in this city sorted out?" ”

"Ordinary mortals, they can't escape the word benefit, as long as they are given some benefits, and by the way, they will definitely do what we ask, besides, our request is not too much at all, just don't let them interfere in this mansion."

"Well, that's fine, after I go back, you can express your gratitude to Sect Master Xin on my behalf."

"The Ninth Elder is polite. If it's all right, then the trail will go back to the mountain. ”

"Well, you go back."

In the hazy moonlight, you can vaguely see their faces, and they are exactly the same.

"Hehe, interesting, Xiao Dafu Xiao Da Yuan, but there is a little bit of difficulty, a rich man, he can't even have a woman, hey, I have a headache." Jiu Zhan wanted to pat his bald head, but suddenly found that he had changed his appearance, not only did he have a bun on his head, but also wore a luxurious crown hat, he smiled, he was like this, what kind of scene is it like for ten directions?

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