Chapter 202: I'm going to be a wicked person too
In the dim dark room, only one oil lamp has a faint light, the lamp oil has bottomed out, only the dry wick is barely burning its own remaining life, a little yellowish light, barely illuminating a few steps in a radius, reflecting two silent figures, relatively speechless.
One of them was only thirteen or fourteen years old, his face was full of anger that did not match his age, a pair of eyes full of resentment, looking deeply at the slightly jumping light in front of him, the dark eyes were like a cloudy night, blending this yellowish light into it, without a single ripple, as if bottomless.
The other figure was a rickety old man, covered with bones, with only a thin but somewhat majestic skeleton, showing that he once seemed to have a majestic body.
The old man stood beside the young man as if he were a shadow, and although he stood there, he seemed to have melted into the dim light, like a speck of dust, insignificant, and inconspicuous.
The young man is the dog who was imprisoned by Cao Cao, since he followed Cao Cao to this Shouchun, he was placed under house arrest by Cao Cao in the dark room, the doors and windows of the dark room were locked on all sides, and there was not even a trace of light that could penetrate into the house from the outside, so that the people in the dark room had no way to know when it was at this time, whether it was night or day.
Every day, someone brought food on time, although it was simple and crude, but it did not make them hungry, and I don't know how much stronger it was than when they had survived in Dingtao.
The lamp exploded into a ball of fire, and finally burned out the last drop of oil, fluttered twice, and then disappeared without a trace, and the dark room was finally shrouded in pitch black, and there were no fingers to be seen, only a pair of bright eyes of the dog, but still flashing a faint green light in the darkness.
The dark room was silent, and it took a long time for a young voice to say timidly: "Dumb uncle, I'm afraid." ”
Like this kind of darkness, the two of them don't know how many times they have experienced it, each time the duration is different, and there is no tool to measure time in the dark, so they can only remember the length of the darkness by feeling.
After all, the dog is still a teenager, although he has experienced countless dangers of life and death, but he still can't adapt to this endless darkness, the darkness seems to be a monster that devours everything, swallowing time, engulfing light and fire, and swallowing the hope of survival.
In this dark room, which does not see the light of day, the dog can only rely on the number of times he delivers food, and push the time he came here, and calculate it carefully, it is more than half a month.
It's been until the next lamp oil arrives, maybe it's the next meal, maybe it's tomorrow, maybe it's never again.
In the darkness, there was a faint sound of the dog's teeth chattering because of fear, and the dog couldn't help curling up, and his bright eyes became much darker.
At this time, a big hand like dry wood caressed the dog's shoulder, even in this darkness without the slightest light, the dog could vaguely see that the big hand was densely covered with some calluses, and the green tendons were wrapped between the dry bones and flesh, like vines growing continuously, showing the loneliness and desolation at this time.
The dog only felt the warmth stretching out of this big hand, down his shoulder, straight to the four bodies, and slowly returned to the bottom of his heart, making his already dim eyes a little brighter.
"Uncle Dumb, it's good to have you, if you can talk, it would be great." The dog curled up and leaned against the dumb uncle, soaking up the warmth from him.
The dumb uncle's throat gurgled, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't make any human voice after trying for a long time, only a strange gurgling sound, echoing in the dark and claustrophobic dark room, like a mass grave, the sound of scratching from the ground, which made people feel creepy.
The dog seemed to hear the warmest and warmest voice at this time, leaned on the dumb uncle who was already sitting behind him at some point, and said quietly: "I know, don't worry, dumb uncle, the dog is not afraid, as long as you are here, I will be safe, right?" ”
The big hand gently patted the dog's shoulder, as if he wanted to gather all the feelings in his heart on his hands, and dedicated all to the child in his arms.
In the dog's distant memory, it seems that since he can remember, the dumb uncle has been by his side, if it were not for his years of care and companionship, just a little child, how could he survive in the chaotic times.
The dog clearly remembers that when he was eight years old, he also had a fairy-like mother, although he also lived a wandering life, but relying on his mother's excellent handmade needlework, he never suffered the slightest.
He and his mother have used too many names, and now they can't remember all of them, but they only remember that their mother has a name that makes people smell and fascinate, Diao Chan.
At that time, their lives were not solid, and they could only earn three meals a day with their mother's handiwork, but what made him strange was that even if their lives were stretched, there were always two skilled attendants by their mother's side.
The dog sometimes thinks greedily, is it not that my mother and I are ordinary people, maybe he also has a noble father, but he has always abandoned him, otherwise how could there be such a capable attendant who will never abandon him.
It's just that his mother never told him not to ask about his father, so the dog could only hide this doubt in the depths of his heart.
The attendants would also work as street performers, earning some negligible income to subsidize the family, but in troubled times, a few families could have extra coins to reward the artists.
Uncle Dumb was one of the two attendants, he was not old at that time, he was even younger, he was more able to talk, and he could carry him around all day long.
That year, they wandered to Runan, and the dilapidated carriage could no longer shelter them from the wind and rain, and the old horse that had been carrying them around for many years was finally overwhelmed, and had a great illness, which took several days to cure.
The mother discussed with the dumb uncle that they would sell the carriage and horses in exchange for some money, so that they could start some small business in Runan.
After negotiating the price with the buyer, the buyer paid the coin at once, which made the mother happy for the whole day, while the dog himself wept with the horse over the loss of the carriage.
On that day, the mother and the others procured countless pieces of cloth, which were so delicately handicrafted that they could be turned into delicate garments in exchange for more coins. The mother even bought the dog a copper longevity lock as a birthday present, with a mechanism in the lock to hold small things.
The dog was not happy, and often disassembled and played with it, but his mother stuffed a roll of brocade silk into it, and sternly told him not to open it easily, but only when he became an adult. This made the dog feel very aggrieved, and he sulked about it.
Just when the mother was full of hopes for a better life in the future, a nightmare from the blue came and destroyed their family.
That night, countless soldiers rushed into their humble rented house, with several iron cables, handcuffed the weak mother and walked away, the dumb uncle and another attendant desperately blocked, but after all, they could not resist, the dog hid in the dark corner, and saw with his own eyes that one of the attendants was in a different place, and the dumb uncle was also cut in the back and fainted.
The dog could only curl up in the dark corner, covering its mouth tightly, not daring to make a sound, only tears flowed all over the ground.
Bing Yong searched all the utensils in the house, and finally found no dog hiding in the shadows, so he set a fire and left.
The dog used all his strength to drag the dumb uncle out of the fire, but he didn't dare to scream and cry, so he could only stay by the dumb uncle who still had a breath left, and didn't dare to leave.
I don't know how long later, the dumb uncle miraculously woke up, but he was never able to stand up straight. After the dumb uncle's injuries were a little better, he led the dog around to find his mother's whereabouts.
After seeing those vicious soldiers' brave methods, the government did not dare to ask, and could only ask someone to inquire about the news from the government, but even if all the money was exhausted, it was all sunk in the sea, and there was no response.
Just when the dog was desperate, the government posted a notice that his mother, Diao Chan, was convicted of fraud and confiscated into the housekeeper's workshop.
It turned out that all the causes of this had to start from the carriage that was sold, the buyer of the carriage was a partial general steward in Runan City, he bought the carriage to transport goods, but he did not expect that the carriage was on the way, the old horse stumbled and died, the axle of the carriage broke, and the two servants on the carriage were killed and injured.
How noble is the identity of the general, how can he be willing to suffer such a secret loss, he was furious at the moment, sent dozens of soldiers bravely, and arrested the culprit overnight.
At that time, the dog did not know what a teaching workshop was, and he naively thought that his mother had just been caught and beaten on the board, and he would return to him in the near future.
So he asked Uncle Dumb every day when his mother would come back, and Uncle Dumb just shook his head and wept.
One day, the dumb uncle said that he would take him to his mother. This made the dog very happy, and he hurriedly put on his best clothes, took the new longevity lock that his mother bought for him, and followed the dumb uncle with joy.
The two took advantage of the night to come to the most prosperous street market in Runan, surrounded by bright lights, an endless stream of pedestrians, and colorful lanterns at night made the dogs dizzy.
But the dog had no intention of appreciating it, and only hoped to see his mother soon, so as to relieve the pain of lovesickness for many days.
The two of them mixed in the crowd and came to the teaching workshop, the teaching workshop is called Calyx Building, but the scene is very different from the outside, the lights in the building are flourishing, the colorful tents are all around, countless scantily clad women are dressed up in flowers, sweet and greasy voices, hugging around the wine-filled men, in the faint five-color brilliance, showing a glamorous atmosphere.
The dumb uncle seemed to be a little jealous, but he just led him through the crowd secretly, leaving aside a group of bewitching women who came to talk to him.
The gray-faced old woman on the side scolded in a low voice, saying that this person brought his son to the Qinglou, and it was not a good thing, pretending to be pure.
Came to the center of the workshop, where a huge stage was arranged, and countless women in silk clothes danced on the stage, causing the audience to shout one after another.
The dumb uncle found a secluded corner and told the dog not to come up to recognize his mother when he saw her, and only to take him to his mother when the crowd had dispersed.
Although the dog didn't know why the dumb uncle said this, he had to nod his head in agreement in order to see his mother again.
As soon as the stage dancers danced, a master of ceremonies said that tonight's finale was about to be staged, so everyone would wait and see.
The lights flickered, countless petals fell from the sky, decorating the stage like a dream, a woman in white came in the wind, her dress fluttered like a fairy, the light veil covered her face, and she couldn't hide the style, in the flying petals, like a frightening flood, accompanied by a tactful song like a nightingale, she sang the loneliness of the fairy in the dust, and sang the sorrow of the vicissitudes of the world.
The dog recognized his mother's posture at a glance, and immediately put behind what he had promised the dumb uncle, and was about to come forward to recognize his mother, but the dumb uncle hurriedly hugged the dog tightly, so that the dog could not break free even if he tried all his strength.
There was a cheer from the audience, they had never seen such a wonderful song and dance, and at that moment, there were all kinds of people waving coins in their hands, vying to buy a night of spring supper.
The dog watched her mother leave the scene in silence, leaving only the gray-faced elderly woman to bargain with everyone, threatening that the highest bidder would win.
Just when the crowd was full of voices and competing for bidding, the dumb uncle sneaked into the wing room of the building with the dog from the side door, and after the sneak attack knocked out the two guards guarding the door, the dog was dragged into the wing room by the dumb uncle.
The woman in the room was startled when she heard the sound, and saw the dog and the dumb uncle in front of her, and suddenly couldn't help but burst into tears, and just held the dog in her arms and sobbed in a low voice. The breath was condensed, and tears almost choked into the chest and lungs.
The dumb uncle was lying on his back, he had lived up to the courage of the year, and he was not completely sure of rescuing the person in front of him, and urgently advised her not to be greedy for a moment's pleasure, and when the guards were unconscious and everyone couldn't bid, he quickly fled from here.
The three of them changed their clothes and changed their decorations, and they hurriedly escaped from the side door and ran through the bustling street market.
But the workshop apparently discovered something bad earlier than they expected, and the noise behind them was endless, and the three of them could only run wildly, and finally escaped to a ruined temple. I thought I had finally gotten rid of the pursuit of the church, and I was hugging and crying.
Suddenly, the sound of hunting dogs around him faintly came, and the dumb uncle's face changed greatly, this place is deserted and open, and now it is being tasted by hunting dogs, how can he get rid of it.
Before he could deal with it, a hunting dog had led more than a dozen strong men to break through the broken temple, and the leader was even more angry and scolded, calling everyone to take down the fleeing men and women, the dumb uncle was invincible with his fists and four hands, and he was fatally wounded, and his martial arts had already lost eight or nine points, and he was thrown to the ground by several people in a moment, under his fists and feet, and was beaten beyond recognition.
The dog watched his mother being caught again, and at this moment he no longer wanted to try the pain of losing his loved ones, so he cried and tore the clothes of the wicked people in front of him, and attacked these wicked people with his young fists and feet, trying to protect his mother's safety.
The strong men are all five big and three coarse, and how can they be injured by the dog, and kick him far away, still puzzled, smelling the curse of the dumb uncle's hissing, and stuffing the unextinguished torch in his hand into the dumb uncle's mouth, the fierce color makes the dog frightened, and can only lie on the ground and tremble.
At this time, a team of cavalry passed by, heard the sound and entered the broken temple, and slaughtered a group of strong men in the sect without paying attention.
At that moment, the frightened and crying Diao Chan rushed away.
The dog was in a trance, and only his mother's voice could be heard from afar: "My son remembers, your surname is Lu Minggou, and you must live." Go to Jingzhou, where it is peaceful. ”
The dog knows that the word Gou in his name means if, symbolizing hope and expectation, and looking at his mother's distant figure, the dog's heart-rending pain. He hated, hated this ruthless world, hated his own weakness and incompetence, hated his father who had never met him, and hated this blind, heaven, earth and ghost. He swore that one day, he would also be a wicked man, just like his father, who had abandoned him from the beginning, because no good man would end well.
That night, Cao Cao's troops approached Runan, Liu Biao's general Huang Zhong was defeated and retreated, and Runan changed banners.
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