Chapter 048: The Grace of a Porridge
"Come on, come on, give porridge, don't worry, everyone has a share. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" shouted a loud soldier at the entrance of the station.
Gong Changqing and the little boy also rushed to the post station, the little boy's grandmother had already lined up, and the old woman saw Gong Changqing and her grandson coming over, and her face suddenly showed a hint of joy.
The little boy walked straight up to his grandmother and lined up with the crowd, waiting to receive the porridge to drink. The palace chief, who has never given charity, let alone been given to him, knows how to queue up to receive porridge, and he also stands with the little boy.
A little boy cut in line, but an adult looks so unruly. This made the people in the back finally couldn't bear it, and stepped forward and pushed Gong Changqing to the ground: "Why are you so thick-skinned, although you are receiving porridge for free, there must be a first come, first come, first come, we haven't eaten for a few days, and we are waiting to eat." ”
Gong Changqing reluctantly walked over to line up, but he didn't expect to be pushed like this, and he sat directly on the ground as if he had no bones. He was also so hungry that he had almost no strength.
A big man saw that although Gong Changqing was tall and big, he was actually pushed to the ground by himself, and he didn't dare to fight back. felt even more powerful in his heart, and continued: "You ugly bastard, I see that you have no appetite to eat, you give me a stay." After speaking, he kicked Gong Changqing's body.
Gong Changqing didn't have the strength to fight back, but the little boy on the side stood up and stood in front of Gong Changqing and said to the big man: "Don't bully the big brother." ”
The middle-aged man saw that Gong Changqing was so cowardly, and he was even more angry that a child dared to point at himself and speak. The middle-aged man pulled up the little boy's clothes and said, "Yo, you want to stand up for this waste and ugly monster, and you don't look at how many catties and taels you have." If you have many things, I want you to look good. ”
Seeing this, the old woman felt sorry for her grandson, who was her only relative. Regardless of her old age and frailty, she actually walked to the middle-aged man and knelt on the ground and begged: "You adults have a lot, don't worry about children, you take my place, let's go to the back." ”
The middle-aged man saw that there were also people around him pointing fingers at him, and it was okay to bully Gong Changqing in front of so many people. But now it would be undignified to bully a child and an old man. The middle-aged man put down the little boy and said, "Boy, go back and eat more, and then come back to stand up for others when you have the strength." ”
The little boy was dragged by the old woman to the back of the line; Gong Changqing felt that because of himself, this pair of ancestors and grandchildren were almost beaten, and he felt a little unhappy, so he had to drag his tired body to sit aside.
Finally, it was Gong Changqing's turn to receive the porridge, Gong Changqing walked to the soup kitchen, and was about to reach out to get the bowl, which he finally mustered up the courage to put down after a long ideological struggle. But he never expected that the palace chief Qing saw the little official of the soup porridge looking at him with a helpless eye; said: "There is no one today, tomorrow is early." ”
It's really unlucky, you can meet anything. Gong Changqing never imagined that one day he would be so depressed that he would need someone to give him alms; Even more sad is that there is not even such an opportunity. Gong Changqing had to sit aside and watch the people around him drink with relish. I don't want to eat and I don't feel hungry, but now that I'm in a better mood and want to eat, my stomach seems to have received an order and keeps screaming. caused the people around him to laugh, and the middle-aged man just now was even more laughing so much that he couldn't close his mouth at this time.
At this moment, the little boy ran over to Gong Changqing and said, "Big brother, there is still half a bowl here, you can eat it." ”
Gong Changqing can't describe this little boy as just moved, but even if he is hungry, he can't eat other people's children, not to mention that he can't bear to see him so thin; Even if you don't care, the people around you will talk about it.
"I'm not hungry, you can eat." Gong Changqing pretended not to be hungry, but his stomach was also rumbling at this time.
"I'm small, I can't eat so much, big brother, let's eat it." The little boy seemed to be very sensible, and he knew that Gong Changqing was a little embarrassed to eat.
Gong Changqing glanced around, everyone's eyes were focused on him, whether to eat or not, this is no longer a matter of principle; It's that Gong Changqing is already about to collapse. I haven't eaten for so long, and I am still injured. Gong Changqing's eyes looked at the little boy's grandmother, and a pair of kind eyes happened to meet Gong Changqing's eyes.
"You eat, I still have a bowl here, and our grandparents and grandchildren are enough." The old woman said to Gong Changqing.
Gong Changqing got the consent of the old woman, and he was really hungry; So he made up his mind that only he was alive, and he must let the two grandparents eat meat tomorrow.
"What's your name?" Gong Changqing said to the little boy.
"My name is Bi Sheng." The little boy said.
"Okay, Xiaosheng, big brother, I'll eat half a bowl of porridge from you today, and I'll give you back a meal of meat later." Gong Changqing made a categorical promise.
The people around began to laugh at Gong Changqing, feeling that Gong Changqing was really ashamed to make up such big words to deceive others in order to eat a bowl of porridge from other people's children.
Only Bi Sheng and his grandmother looked at Gong Changqing with joy on their faces After drinking half a bowl of porridge, Bi Sheng said happily: "Okay, finally there is meat to eat." ”
Gong Changqing finished eating the gruel, although he couldn't fill his stomach, it was much better than an empty stomach just now. Gong Changqing rested for a moment, and his stomach actually screamed again. But now that he has regained some strength, it's time for him to make good on his promise; It's even more important to find a way for yourself to continue to live.
Gong Changqing walked up to Bi Sheng and said, "Xiaosheng, you are here with grandma, and I will go find meat for you to eat." ”
The people around felt that Gong Changqing was going to find a reason to slip away, but Bi Sheng said happily: "Then I'll go with you." ”
"There may be a beast in the forest ahead, so it's safer for you to stay here with grandma." Gong Changqing continued.
Xiao Bisheng is also a very filial child, so he no longer begs Gong Changqing to take him with him. "Big brother, I'll wait for you to come back."
Gong Changqing said goodbye to Bi Sheng's ancestors and grandchildren for the time being, and walked straight towards the forest in the northwest, and soon disappeared into the depths of the woods.
Gong Changqing still has some experience in hunting, because when he was a child, he secretly followed several elders of the Gong Xu Pavilion to hunt in the mountains and forests behind the Gong Xu Pavilion. Today's palace chief Qing talks about martial arts, and there is no problem if he wants to catch wild things.
Gong Changqing walked in the forest for an hour, but he didn't see an animal that could be used to eat meat. It's really a joke, God really wants to get along with Gong Changqing. Gong Changqing suddenly churned with anger and blood, and yelled at Lin Zi. The sound waves emitted by the profound power shook the surrounding branches; Leaves also fell.
It's really a rage to relieve a thousand sorrows, the forest that was quiet just now, but at this time, with the roar of the palace chief, the forest began to sound everywhere. The weeds began to shake constantly, and plump rabbits and wild boars kept scurrying out of the depths of the grass to escape. This time the cola spoiled Gong Changqing, and so much game ran out at once. Gong Changqing didn't think much about it, picked up the stone on the ground and threw it at the group of hares, it was really accurate; Within a while, three or four fat rabbits in Gong Fu were hit by Gong Changqing.
At this moment, Gong Changqing saw a wild boar, he wanted to throw it with a stone, but unfortunately the wild boar had rough skin and thick meat, and Gong Changqing was also anxious. As soon as it is thrown, it has no lethality at all, and it is like throwing a handful of sand and scattering in the air. But luck came, and it couldn't be stopped. The wild boar was so frightened by Gong Changqing that it crashed directly into a big tree, and the tree pole was shaken by the wild boar, and the leaves also fell flutteringly. Gong Changqing ran over and saw a fat wild boar, lying under a tree with a broken head and still making its last dying struggle.
What Gong Changqing wants to do most at this moment is not to pick up the hare immediately, or to carry the wild boar back to the post station. Because at this moment he was overexerting himself just now, and was sitting limply beside the wild boar; Touching the boar's head, he said: "If you meet me today, you are unlucky, but you can save several lives with one life, and it is also your creation." As soon as Gong Changqing finished speaking, the wild boar stopped struggling.
Gong Changqing first lit a fire, skinned a fat hare, and then roasted it on the fire. Smelling the aroma of rabbit meat coming from the fire, and looking at the fat rabbit meat in the fire, Gong Changqing swallowed deeply. Soon, the rabbit meat was roasted, and Gong Changqing devoured it. A fat rabbit has a belly, and he already feels very full; Lying on a big rock and sleeping again, that kind of pleasure is a feeling that Gong Changqing has not had for a long time.
When Gong Changqing slowly woke up, the sky began to get darker. Gong Changqing suddenly woke up from a sweet dream: "Yes, I promised Xiaosheng, now it's almost dark, it's time to go back." ”
Gong Changqing was full of food and drink at the moment, and he also slept comfortably; The strength also increased. Gong Changqing tied the two rabbits with bark and hung them around his neck, and then lifted the wild boar and carried it on his shoulder. The wild boar is at least as heavy as Gong Changqing, but for Gong Changqing, who has deep internal strength, this is not a difficult thing. It seemed to be easy to begin to stride towards the outside of the forest, even more relaxed than when he had come to the forest empty-handed before.
From today onwards, the former palace chief will cease to exist. He doesn't want to be tied up all the time and live a life he doesn't want to live. He wants to live his life as he pleases, away from deceit. The prey on his shoulders is even a thank you gift to Bi Sheng's ancestors, thank them for giving him a guide to live.
The warm sunset projected the burly and upright figure of the palace chief; The shadow covers everything in front of him, and he will not be the same as before.
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