【Brave to save the clouds】

Liu Bei's plan for the future was originally to follow Mr. Lu Zhi, and wanted to enter the officialdom through the local inspection of filial piety and honesty, but now it is impossible to achieve it. Since he has left Luoyang, even if the teacher wants to help him, he is beyond his reach, and how to go in the future has become Liu Bei's biggest worry at the moment.

But now no matter what, I always have to eat, a few days ago, I refused what Xue'er sent, although it is called a gift, but in my own opinion, this is more like a relief to myself, a kind of charity to myself; I'm a seven-foot man, and I can't even support myself, so I'm embarrassed to say that I like Xue'er and want to bring happiness to Xue'er, is this realistic? Although Xue'er has a solid family background, it does not mean that she can get something for nothing, on the contrary, if she is still as poor as she is now, how will she have the courage to accept Xue'er in the future? What kind of face do you have?

Liu Bei then decided to return to his old business and began to weave mats and sell shoes, which he learned by watching his mother when he was a child, and his mother would do this job whenever she was free in order to support her family. I was young at the time, and I couldn't help too much, at most I helped my mother pick up the straw, although I didn't deliberately go to school, but I heard and saw it, and subtly did it.

Before dawn that day, Liu Bei came to the market in the county seat with woven straw shoes and straw mats. This stall is not as good as doing business in the store, you can get up later in the store, and you can still do business for a day when you open the door later, but Liu Bei doesn't have this blessing, he is a stall, you have to grab the location of this stall yourself, you can grab it if you get up early, and don't do business this day if you get up late.

"Sell straw sandals, sell straw mats, good straw sandals......" Liu Bei would shout like this from time to time for a while, and when he was tired, he would sit down to rest and rest, observing the people on the road, of course, not to see beautiful women, but to exercise his ability to recognize people; This is a habit that Liu Bei has developed, and it can be regarded as a self-pastime when he is bored. Life can be said to be full of learning, and it can be seen from the way a person does business, especially when he observes this person in the dark, and the conclusions drawn are even more reliable. Those who are enthusiastic when talking to customers, and who roll their eyes after customers leave, are the people who are in front of them and behind them; Whoever gives customers a lack of pounds and two pounds, and uses his hands and feet on the scale, is a treacherous person; Whether you are polite and respectful when bargaining with others, whether you are thoughtful and detailed in entertaining guests, whether you can handle the relationship between peers in business, etc., can all show a person's inner quality and self-cultivation.

Liu Bei sat here all day long, although the time was long, it was inevitably boring, but there was no way, sit for a while and sell more, at this time Liu Bei saw that the time was not early, so he was ready to pack up and go home.

"Young man, how do you sell these straw sandals?" An old man came to Liu Bei's stall and took a look at the straw sandals placed on the ground, squatted down and kept turning over and over with the straw sandals.

"Old man, ten dollars a pair." Liu Bei stopped what he was doing and said.

"This, your straw sandals are very good, see if you can be accommodating, and give me a cheaper one, I only have six dollars on me." The old man held a pair of straw sandals and looked at Liu Beiyang and begged.

Liu Bei saw that the straw sandals on the old man's feet had already worn out the bottom, thinking that they were all poor people, and they were still dressed like this at such an old age, he couldn't help but pity him: "Old man, take these shoes if you want, I won't charge you money today, you can use the money to buy some food yourself." Liu Bei shook his hand at the old man and motioned for him to leave.

"No, no, no, how can I take your things for nothing, you take this money first, I have it another day, and I will return it to you." The old man handed the money in his hand to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei didn't care what the old man said, pushed the old man's hand back, and then bent down to pack up his things: "Old man, let's go, I don't miss this money, I have earned enough money today, you can take it." ”

The old man saw that he couldn't resist Liu Bei, so he said embarrassedly: "That's okay, young man, thank you so much." ”

"It's all folks, there's nothing to thank for, it's not too early, you go back, I'll pack up and leave!"

"That's okay, then I'll go first, stay safe on the way home!" The old man carried straw sandals, turned around and left, and said something in his mouth: "The young man is kind, but there are still many good people!" ”

Looking at the back of the old man leaving, Liu Bei said in his heart: "In the troubled times, it is a kind of happiness to be able to live peacefully!" ”

Liu Bei put the two piles of goods on the ground, inserted the wooden stick, put the wooden stick on the shoulder and walked back, maybe the goods are too load-bearing, the wooden stick on the shoulder has already been pressed out of shape, Liu Bei walked up and walked swaying, fortunately he was young and strong, this burden is nothing, when he was in Songshan, he went to the mountains and forests all day long to carry back bamboo and dry firewood, the road is long, the road is difficult and dangerous, the weight is enough, then it is called difficult, what is it to carry a few pairs of straw sandals today?

Liu Bei walked along the road, the shops and shops on the side of the road were also closed one after another, and the stalls on both sides also began to pack up their things, and everyone was ready to go home.

Suddenly, Liu Bei heard a quarrel somewhere in front of him from a distance, and when he got closer, he saw a group of officers and soldiers surrounding a small vendor and shouted: "This person is a fugitive from Hedong County, arrest me." ”

"I'm not, you've mistaken someone." There was a rebuttal from the crowd.

Liu Bei hurriedly squeezed into the crowd, and took a closer look, the person surrounded by officers and soldiers was actually Guan Yu, Guan Yu was tall and big, although he was captured by several officers and soldiers, he could still easily break free, as soon as he broke free, these officers and soldiers went up together to capture him.

Liu Bei thought to himself at this time, Guan Yu is an upright person with a bold temperament, not like a person who does a lot of evil, it must be that the officers and soldiers recognized the wrong person. These officers and soldiers saw that they couldn't hold Guan Yu, so they began to beat Guan Yu with a law enforcement wooden stick, although Guan Yu said that he was powerful and powerful, but after all, his physical body was beaten by these officers and soldiers and he had no power to fight back, Liu Bei really couldn't stand it, thinking that he didn't care so much, he took out the wooden stick of straw shoes and rushed into the crowd, and fought with the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers didn't know that an accomplice would come out at this time, and before they could react, one of them was hit by Liu Bei in the body, and a gap was vacated in the encirclement, Liu Bei hurriedly took Guan Yu's hand and said, "Yun Chang, go quickly." ”

Guan Yu didn't expect to meet Liu Bei again on this occasion at this time, and when he saw Liu Bei holding his hand, he ran out of the encirclement with Liu Bei. Liu Bei planned to let Guan Yu take refuge in his home for a while, and the two of them ran together in the direction of the city gate, but these officers and soldiers were not vegetarians, and when they saw people running away, they all desperately chased after them, shouting from time to time: "Stop, stop for me." ”

Originally, the two young men ran naturally, but Guan Yu was injured by the officers and soldiers just now, and he limped when he ran, and his speed naturally fell, just as he passed a meat stall, he saw that the officers and soldiers were about to catch up, and suddenly saw the young man selling meat at the roadside meat stall throwing a lot of money on the side of the road, and shouted in his mouth: "Grab the money, grab the money, haha......"

In an instant, the pedestrians on the road were all gathered in the middle of the road, happily picking up money on the ground. Liu Bei didn't know who would come to the rescue, and when he heard the sound, he looked back, this person was eight feet long, with a mighty appearance, a leopard's head and eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's whiskers, the sound was like a huge thunder, like a galloping horse, Liu Bei secretly admired: "What a strong boy!" ”

Finally, Liu Bei and Guan Yu escaped from the chasing officers and soldiers, the two were so tired that they were bent over and panting at this time, Liu Bei smiled: "Haha, I don't know why the young man who sold meat just now wanted to help us, otherwise, I will be a prisoner at this time." ”

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu in front of him, laughed sneeringly, pointed to Guan Yu's face and said, "Yun Chang, your face seems to have become even redder!" ”

When Guan Yu heard Liu Bei say this, he touched his face with his hand, and said with an embarrassed smile: "It's okay, I can't see it anyway!" ”

Guan Yu knew that Liu Bei was generous and righteous before, and today he saw that he came to the rescue regardless of his own safety, he was really a righteous person, a person who could stick a knife in the ribs for a friend, a person worthy of deep friendship, a person worthy of trust, and a person worthy of dependence. Guan Yu has always been proud of everything, but now he is conquered by Liu Bei's personality charm, and he can't help but kneel down and bow: "Brother Liu, I don't dare to thank you, please accept Guan Yu's worship." ”

Seeing this, Liu Bei immediately picked up Guan Yu and said: "Yun Chang is surprised, Liu Bei knows that you are a righteous person, and it is also Liu Bei's honor to be able to meet a hero like you, please hurry up, you go to my house for refuge first, and then come out when the wind is over, let's go." After Liu Bei finished speaking, he took Guan Yu's hand and walked in the direction of home.

"Brother Liu, slow down!" Guan Yu stopped at this time, he was very moved after listening to Liu Bei's words, and he no longer hid it from Liu Bei: "Brother Liu, the officers and soldiers are right, I am indeed a fugitive, I am a good person in Hedong, because I am dissatisfied with a bully in the countryside bullying men and women, I killed him in a rage, and escaped overnight. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he didn't know where he got the courage, maybe he was with Guan Yu in front of him, and his courage was contagious to each other, and he resolutely said: "Yun Chang went to surrender, then I will go too, I also helped you escape just now, and you should also be punished by Han Law." Besides, the two of them also have a companion together, let's go. Then the two of them walked back.