Long Xin pushed a wheelbarrow, with five hundred catties of ginger on it, and Long Dan sat on the ginger, and the two of them went out of their hometown, crossed the Yimeng Mountains, passed through the Huai River, crossed the Yangtze River, and in the red flags in various places, in full swing in the upsurge of revolution everywhere, they slept in the open air, and because of Long Xin's careful maneuvering along the way, they were also safe. One night a month later, I came to Meicheng, a small town on the edge of the Zhenjiang River.

The small town of Meicheng is full of antique flavors, at a glance, the courtyards are scattered, and the strong Jiangnan atmosphere also makes Longxin's spirit greatly invigorated. Long Xin also came to Jiangnan for the first time, and his eyes were full of surprise. When the million-strong army crossed the south of the Yangtze River, because Long Xin was shot by a small Japanese soldier in the waist, he failed to follow the army south, and the head of the army at that time gave a letter of introduction, and he was discharged to the local area to recuperate from his wounds.

Looking at the green bricks and tiles everywhere, the quiet atmosphere seems to be in another world. There seems to be no battle here, there is no scene of fighting with heaven, earth and people in the north, and the paradise-like atmosphere makes Long Xin have no claim. Long Xin had no choice but to raise his throat and shout, "Sell ginger ~~~ Sell ginger ~~~", shouted for a long time, but no one came to answer, and occasionally passers-by looked at Long Xin like a monster, and their incomprehensible eyes made Long Xin even more confused.

"What's going on? Isn't Jiangnan doing business? "Long Xin thought to himself, what should I do? Long Xin ran out of ideas.

Long Xin pushed the wheelbarrow, walked aimlessly, came to a gatehouse that looked very large, put down the wheelbarrow, hugged Long Dan from the car, and picked up the dry tobacco pouch and smoked it one by one.

It was almost dark time, and the cart of ginger was unattended, and Long Xin's eyes showed a look of disappointment. "Squeak" The door next to him suddenly opened, "Hey, scare me, what are you doing?" A middle-aged man with a short figure walked out of the door, "Me? I'm from Qilu Province, and I'm here to do business," Long Xin replied a little timidly, "From Qilu Province?" How did you come here to do business so far? The middle-aged man asked puzzled. Ah Fu, who are you talking to? At this time, an old man with white hair and beard came out of the door, "Huh? What do you sell? The bearded old man asked again, "Uncle, I am from Qilu Province, and I came here to sell ginger," Long Xin replied respectfully. "Ginger? Ginger is a good thing, but it's so far away, you can really do it, more than 2,000 miles," said the bearded old man.

The bearded old man said, "Why don't you go to the market under my gate?" "I didn't know how to sell it when I first came, and I didn't open it for a long time," Long Xin said frustratedly.

"That's it, it's not easy for you to be a foreigner, just live in my house, my family is just me and Ah Fu, if you don't dislike it, live in my wing, and talk about selling ginger tomorrow" The old man asked inquiringly, Long Xin hurriedly said: "How can I disturb you?" "Qilu people are all righteous and happy, what? I'm afraid that I won't be able to covet your things," the bearded old man said angrily. "Why, if you are not afraid of trouble, I will stay at your house temporarily," Long Xin hurriedly said. "That's right, these days, it's not easy to fight and fight, come in," the bearded old man said happily. In this way, Long Xinye and the two lived in the old man's house.

After dinner, Long Xin went to the north room of the main house to meet the bearded old man and express his gratitude. Only then did we talk about the topic, Long Xin described the situation of the revolution in his hometown to the old man with a hundred and fifty-ten, and the old man stroked his beard with his hand, and said in a deep voice: "The north has always been a place of strife and fighting, and since ancient times, heroes have come out of the north, no wonder, since Taizu fought the country, he is also poor, and he should have such a catastrophe." However, this Meicheng in the south of the Yangtze River has rarely had disputes between soldiers since ancient times, and it is also a paradise, but it has not been involved here. Long Xin, speaking of which we are still our own family, you may not know that the ancestors avoided disaster back then, but there was a family that went to your Qilu, I don't know if it is your one? Long Xin replied: "I am the Shouzi generation, the eighteenth generation, this child is the nineteenth generation, the Guizi generation, listen to my grandfather, our branch is also to avoid disasters and migrate." When the old man heard this, he said: "It seems that it is true, we are really our family, I am the seventeenth generation, the Beijing generation, the old man is ninety and seven this year, you have to call uncle, the dialect of your Qilu Province is called uncle, right?" Hehe" When Long Xin heard this, his face was full of excitement, and he hurriedly said to his son Long Dan: "Long Dan, call grandpa" "Grandpa" Long Dan shouted obediently. The old man said happily: "The little guy is called Long Dan, my branch has never forgotten, until my generation is left with me, and my family A Fu, I have never married, and I have no children under my knees, so I will simply recognize this child as a grandson today."

There was nothing to say all night, and when he had dinner the next morning, the bearded old man said to Long Xin: "Today you go to the bazaar, let Ah Fu lead you, this dozens of miles of ** all know me, and buy me a face, no one will bully you, even the things in the bazaar, let Ah Fu help you Zhang Luo Zhang Luo" Then the old man said: "I have been practicing medicine for decades, and I also know a little about physiognomy, Long Dan, this kid is a little incomprehensible, maybe he is a genius, I will take care of you these days, you can rest assured to do business" Long Xin hurriedly said: "That relationship is good, I'll trouble you, uncle", after speaking, Ah Fu led him to the market.

Coming to the bazaar, Ah Fu said to Long Xin: "Brother Long, do you want to make more money?" Or earn less? Long Xin said: "Naturally, I will earn more", Ah Fu said: "If you want to thank you, you can sell it at zero, the current price of ginger is three cents a catty, and the rice we have here is a dime and a hundred and fifty catties, you can also exchange some rice and transport it back, just stay a few more days" "Then do it according to my brother's words" Long Xin said. After speaking, Ah Fu led Long Xin to find the stalls in the market, and instructed the head of the market steward before going back.

After the bearded old man led Long Xin to the market in Ah Fu, he carefully looked at his Long Dan: "Heaven is full, Shangdan Fangyuan, it is a blessing, but unfortunately the body is weak, probably caused by malnutrition, destroying the law phase, it seems that this son is 50 years old before the calamity, it is difficult to achieve, I have no children under my knees, and I will not have an apprentice in my life, the master must have a inheritance, Long Dan happened to meet me today, it is also fate, it seems that it is also caused by luck, so I gambled, and what I learned in this life had to be sent to this son." The old man thought about it, and finally had an idea, thinking of this, the old man also figured it out, didn't do anything else, just waited for Long Xin to come back and discuss it with him.

After dinner, the bearded old man called Long Xin to the north house, and said to Long Xin solemnly: "Old nephew Long Xin, after you left, I observed Long Dan for a long time, this child was born with a vision, but in the past few years, the child has been malnourished, and his body has been damaged, and he needs to be cultivated, I plan to accept Long Dan as an apprentice, and cultivate this child well, are you willing?" "Accept Long Dan as an apprentice? Studying medicine? Long Xin asked in surprise. I don't want to practice medicine, but also to practice martial arts, I have a sect, and I have never confiscated apprentices, and I met you today, and it is also fate, this child may be able to carry forward my sect," the old man replied. Long Xin said: "Uncle, I don't know how to medicine, let alone martial arts, you look at this child, that's fine, I'll hand over the child to you." The bearded old man said: "You don't have to hand it over to me, you will sell out the ginger for another month, this one I will raise this child with medicinal water, which is what we call washing tendons and marrow, how you should go back in a month, you will come back this time next year, I will make up for him again, for three years, after three years the child will go to school, I will go to your place to teach the child, how?" "Okay," Long Xin replied dryly.

In the following days, Long Xin went to the market every day to sell ginger, and gradually became familiar in Meicheng Town, everyone knows that there is a man in Qilu Province who sells ginger, and it is also the home of the old man, everyone also takes care of some, a month down, Long Xin ginger for 600 catties of rice, but also sold more than 60 yuan in cash. A month was counted as a rich man with money and food at that time.

Under the care of the bearded old man, Long Dan's body gradually improved, and his originally weak body also plumped up, and he soaked in Chinese medicine for an hour every day, and after a month, he seemed to show a trace of aura in Xiao Long Dan's eyes. At other times, when he had nothing to do, the old man read the villain book to Xiaolongdan and told martial arts stories, more or less, Xiaolongdan also knew hundreds of words, and the general villain book could also be read.

After more than a month, Longxin's ginger was finally sold out, and Longxin planned to return to his hometown. The bearded old man didn't force him to stay, said some goodbye, and quietly gave Long Xin 50 yuan as Xiaolongdan's nutrition fee. Long Xin began to say that he didn't dare to ask for the 50 yuan. That was a lot of money in those days. The old man had no choice but to say that it was given to Long Dan, but Long Xin had no choice but to accept it.

On the way back, passing through the Yimeng Mountains, a farmer accidentally discovered that Longxin had rice, and the mountain people who had never seen rice had to buy some to taste. Long Xin was helpless, and the people in the mountains didn't have much money, that is, every household had dried sweet potatoes, so Long Xin had to exchange three hundred catties of dried sweet potatoes for three catties of dried sweet potatoes and one pound of rice. Coupled with the original 500 catties of rice and 800 catties of grain, a large cart full of grain, the tired Long Xin had to rest for three miles, and slowly rushed to his hometown after five miles and a stop.