"Has he read? A poor boy actually reads? ”

Sun Zhao was obviously stunned for a moment, and then his brows furrowed slightly. He vaguely understood why his subordinates valued that young man.

Most of the books in this era were in the hands of the family, and the common people had almost no possibility of reading and writing, although the young man was dressed a little shabby, but he was quite good in conversation, and the most important thing was that he did not behave in a humble manner, and there was no ordinary poor man's submissiveness.

It can be seen that it is a situation where reading books and reading ambitions.

Such a character is indeed qualified to be valued by the family, although the family is huge, but the world is bigger, the reason why the family can control the whole world is because of the continuous acceptance and control of talents, the more Han people, the more they must be collected in their hands, even if they are not used, it is better than letting it go.

Because, any uncontrolled reader is a hidden danger.

He seemed to regret it slightly, but he didn't want to bow his head to others, so he just waved his hand lightly and said to Sun Qi: "Today's beating of you is considered a punishment, and after you return to the clan, you can go and receive some reward...... Well, I'll reward you consistently, and remember to do things in the future! ”

This is the way to beat a stick to give a sweet date.

Steward Sun Qi hurriedly bowed his head and respectfully agreed.

Sun Zhao hesitated, and suddenly added, "You are the son of the family, you are your own person, although you are a domestic slave, but I don't treat you as a domestic slave, the reason why I beat you today is mainly because you broke the rules, you have to remember in the future, sympathy should not be taken lightly......"

He paused as he spoke, followed by a leisurely and leisurely saying: "There are so many poor people in the world, they are born to suffer and be poor, whether they die of hunger or exhaustion, they are all destined when they are reincarnated. You suddenly give them hope and have no power to change their lives, which is more painful for the poor than ignoring it......"

This is a long story, which sounds very reasonable, but unfortunately, it is a crooked reason.

But Sun Qi's steward didn't dare not listen, he respectfully agreed again, and said, "Thank you Gongzi for being vigilant, the villain will not do it again in the future." ”

Sun Zhao was very satisfied, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's go back." ”

Sun Qi looked at him cautiously and asked, "Aren't you going back?" ”

Sun Zhao waved his hand and said lightly: "This son is a county order, and he will only live in the county government in the future." ”

Sun Qi's steward hurriedly said: "It's dark and the road is slippery, it's quite unsmooth, the villain is a little uneasy, can you let the villain accompany you?" ”

Sun Zhao waved his hand lightly, and said in a slightly proud tone: "This is my county, who dares to provoke me?" ”

He didn't wait for Sun Qi to speak, he had already turned around and walked, his steps were very leisurely and lazy, as if he was stepping on the snow to enjoy the scenery, and after a while, his figure was far away.

Steward Sun Qi kept bowing down to watch him leave, and it took a long time before he dared to stand up.

It was only at this time that Sun Qi suddenly let out a groan of great pain, and between the biting cold wind, he shivered and touched the dozen whip marks on his body, and his painful face continued to twitch, almost unstable on his feet.

At this time, the night was dark, as if he was the only one standing alone in the cold wind.

He suddenly turned his head to look in the direction where Gu Tianya had left, reached into his arms and took out a neatly stacked piece of paper.

On this piece of paper, there are four lines of words that look like poetry but not poetry.

The snow presses the branches low,

It's not muddy.

A red sunrise,

Still with the sky.

This is a poem that the young man asked him to buy land a few days ago, and he personally asked for it, and he liked it very much, and kept it in his arms.

As a domestic slave of a family, he can barely read the text and ink, although he can't read the connotation of this poem, but he always feels that every time he reads it, he will have a longing in his heart.

This poem should be written by the boy to him.

One of them is a poor mud leg, and the other is an eternal house slave born in a family, but even if life is like heavy snow on the branches, he still has his own dreams in his heart.

It's a pity that he can only bury this dream in his heart for the rest of his life.

And that young man dared to write such a poem when he was in the mud.

Therefore, this encouragement cannot be called the mutual encouragement of two people.

This encouragement can only belong to that teenager from beginning to end.

The only thing he Sun Qi can do in his life is to ensure that his original intention of 'the snow presses the branches low, although the low does not touch the mud'.

However, that young man has countless futures, and maybe he will reach the height of 'once the red sun rises, and he will still be with the sky'.

Sun Qi was very envious of the poor boy.

……

The cold wind blew again, and the whip marks on the body were even more painful.

Sun Qi suddenly looked up at the sky, and a cloud of cold and white heat came out of his mouth, as if he was infinitely sad and desperate, and his face was full of tears.

He suddenly burst out desolate, tears surging even more, and muttered: "Sigh that my Sun Qi is just a house slave in this life, and the only thing I can do is unchanging compassion......

Just because of a little compassion, he was beaten with seventeen lashes from his master.

But when his face was full of tears, the corners of his mouth were full of relieved smiles.

He doesn't seem to regret it.

His master beat him and reprimanded him so that he could not show mercy to the poor.

He listened obediently and laughed, but he knew he would never change.

……

When Sun Qi's steward looked up to the sky and wept, Gu Tianya had already approached Gujia Village with the body of his fourth sister-in-law on his back.

At this time, the sky was dark, the road was covered with snow and mud, and it was a moonless night tonight, and it was more and more difficult to walk.

Along the way, Gu Tianya rested five or six times.

Although he rested five or six times, he was still tired and weak.

The widows who followed him were also very tired, but they always helped him to support the body of the fourth sister-in-law, and in this way, a group of weak and hungry poor people walked and rested, staggered, and walked in darkness, and finally gradually approached Gujia Village, and finally felt that they were about to reach home.

However, just when they were about to get home, a string suddenly jumped in everyone's hearts, Gu Tianya's brows furrowed tightly, and his eyes stared at Gujia Village in front of him.

Tonight, it was a moonless night, and it was dark everywhere, and there were no fingers to be seen, but there were countless fires in the village, as if they wanted to illuminate the whole village.

The village is so poor, who can have such great ability? Therefore, these fires are very abrupt, and they are definitely not lit by the people of Gujia Village themselves.

Gu Tianya's brows continued to wrinkle, and all kinds of doubts kept flashing in his heart, but the widows were already trembling with fright, and they hid behind him in panic and didn't dare to show their heads.

These cautious women didn't even dare to take a breath at this time.

Gu Tianya suddenly bent down and gently laid the body of the fourth sister-in-law on the ground, and then he said to everyone in a deep voice: "Several sisters-in-law, you are all waiting here, I will go into the village to take a look, and if there is nothing to do, I will call you again." ”

The widows nodded timidly, but soon shook their heads anxiously, and said helplessly: "You can't go, you can't go, maybe it's a bandit, you must not be killed." ”

Hebei Province has not been peaceful all these years, and there are often bandits attacking the village, these women are afraid that something will happen to Gu Tianya, and almost all of them stretch out their hands to stop him.

However, Gu Tianya was anxious, he had to go into the village to see what the situation was, even if it was really a bandit who entered the village and lit a torch, he had to find a chance to rescue the old lady.

He shook off a few women who stood in his way, and cautiously approached the entrance of the village.

Before he had taken a few steps, he suddenly noticed that there was movement in front of him, but he saw a little fire suddenly shaking, as if it was coming rapidly in his direction.

Gu Tianya's heart sank, and he felt that his scalp was a little numb.

But the speed at which the flame approached was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was clear that it was a torch, Gu Tianya stiffened, and his palms were instantly covered with sweat.

He didn't know if the other party was a vicious bandit, and his heart was almost jumping out of his throat.

Suddenly, I heard a voice of surprise and worry on the other side, and shouted with joy: "Is it the end of the world?" Is the end of the world back? ”

With just this sentence, Gu Tianya's hanging heart suddenly relaxed.

He almost sat on the ground.

At this time, the person holding the torch rushed quickly, and a beautiful face appeared under the light of the fire, and the person with the pretty face was both happy and distressed, and suddenly reached out and slapped him viciously on the shoulder, and scolded angrily: "You stinky boy, where did you die? ”

How familiar the sound was.

How strong is this aura.

And why does this pretty face, which pretends to be angry and scolding, look so kind and lovely.

Gu Tianya sat on the ground stunned, looking up at the woman holding a torch and scolding him, suddenly he took a deep breath, smiled comfortably and relaxedly, and said, "You scared me to death." ”

The woman glanced at him viciously again, and said with an angry face: "You dare to giggle, believe it or not, I will kill you?" What are you doing sitting on the ground, stand up for me quickly, the weather is so cold, the ground is so cold, if you dare to freeze yourself, be careful that I slap you to death. ”

She spoke fiercely, but her movements were extremely gentle, and she bent down and stretched out her hand, gently helping Gu Tianya to stand up.

Then the little hand kept patting randomly, helping Gu Tianya to beat off the snow on his buttocks.

Gu Tianya was a little squirming for some reason, and dodged in embarrassment: "Where are you touching me?" Do men and women know if they are intimate or not? ”

"Whew!"

The woman spat at him suddenly, as if she wanted to refute, but the movement of her hand retracted, and she seemed to blush under the light of the torch.