Although the long night was long, when the morning light finally dewed, Li Yun wandered aimlessly along the river this night, and unconsciously walked thirty or forty miles.

When he woke up from his daze, he found himself in a strange place.

On the left is the surging water, on the right is the foothills of the mountains, but in the middle is a newly built official road, and there is an ox cart galloping on the official road.

The wheels are rolling, the old cow is slow, the morning breeze brings dew, the cow hair is wet, and the driver is an old man, and the waist pole is not the same.

Not only is his waist stiff, but his temples are pale, his fingers and his face are full of carbon debris, and the dew that falls on his face is also black.

He was out of breath when he walked, occasionally coughing up a mouthful of bloodshot phlegm, but he was reluctant to ride the ox cart, and just walked slowly with the old ox.

Li Yun stood by the river and watched from afar, and there was an inexplicable sympathy in his heart.

He saw very clearly that this was an old man who sold charcoal, and the reason why he refused to ride the ox cart was because the ox cart was full of charcoal.

The charcoal was full, and there was only a gap in the ox cart, but in that gap was a little girl, who was sleeping sweetly with the ox cart.

This scene made Li Yun suddenly resound when he was a child.

When the family was poor, the parents were unwilling to be poor, so they got up early and weaved straw mats, and then filled a cart to sell at the market.

At that time, Li Yun was still young, he was put in the middle of the straw mat in the car by his parents, his parents pulled the cart to walk, he fell asleep in the car, every once in a while, his mother had to look back, for fear that he would be wet by the dew, or swaddled by the cool breeze.

Life is hard, just like the old man who sells charcoal in front of him.

But the love of the elders is the same, the old man also looked back at the little girl from time to time, occasionally stopped the ox cart, raised his toes to look twice, until he found that the little granddaughter was still sleeping sweetly, the old man let out a satisfied chuckle in his throat, so he continued to drive the old cow, slowly hurried forward.

The ox cart passed by the place where Li Yun was standing, and the old man glanced up at Li Yun, suddenly said hello with a smile, and said in a simple tone: "Little brother, you got up very early......

Li Yun was slightly stunned, then smiled all over his face, and replied in an extremely gentle voice: "Yes, it's early, I didn't sleep last night, and I wandered along the Wei River." ”

The old man let out an 'ah', as if surprised that someone was so idle.

Suddenly caught a glimpse of the drum urn golden hammer in Li Yun's hand, and immediately opened his mouth and laughed a few times.

The common people were shallow, and the old man didn't know the pair of hammers, so he just exclaimed: "Such a big hammer? Brother, which blacksmith are you? Isn't it a little general who practices martial arts, and you don't look like a ...... when you dress up."

Li Yun laughed again and said: "I'm not a general, and I don't practice martial arts with a hammer, so I can't hide it, I'm a homeless person, and I currently live in the Weishui camp." ”

"Ahh

The old man shouted again, his face suddenly showed joy, and he hurriedly said, "But is that camp of displaced people on the bank of the Weishui River?" Little brother, are you familiar with the steward there? ”

Li Yun was slightly stunned again, his eyes subconsciously looked at the ox cart, his heart moved faintly, and he couldn't help asking, "Uncle, is this going to sell charcoal?" ”

"That's right!"

The old man nodded again and again, and said with a very proud face: "My ancestors have been cutting and burning charcoal for generations, and their craftsmanship is famous in ten miles and eight townships......

Suddenly stopped the ox cart, walked to Li Yun tremblingly, and said with a longing face: "I heard that the camp of the displaced people has a salted fish industry, and they have to buy several truckloads of charcoal every day, not only the price is kind, but also the cash is given, unlike those big families, either on credit, or with other things, but also pick and choose, a cart of good charcoal will be deducted three percent first, little brother, do you know the person in charge there?" ”

Li Yun raised his head and thought for a while, and muttered: "There are rules in the industry, but I do have an acquaintance. ”

The old man was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly grabbed Li Yun, and said hurriedly: "That's great, little brother help, I stayed in the mountains for three days and three nights without closing my eyes, and I specially burned a cart of good charcoal, ready to go to the camp of the homeless people to sell it at a good price, and now I am worried about whether people will collect it." ”

Li Yun laughed and said, "Then you have found the right person, I will help you with this matter, let's go, I will help you push the cart, let's go sell charcoal together......"

As he spoke, he stepped forward.

The old man suddenly took a few steps back.

The old man was frightened by Li Yun's enthusiasm.

He retreated all the way to the edge of the ox cart, first cautiously looked at the little granddaughter on the cart, and then hurriedly looked back at Li Yun, slightly vigilant and slightly embarrassed, and said weakly: "Little brother, I don't need you to help push the cart, the old cow who rents is very strong, and it is not difficult to pull this cart of charcoal." ”

Li Yun was stunned for a moment.

Then I vaguely understood.

He smiled and pointed to the official road, and pretended to be angry with the old man: "I said boss, what are you afraid of, this is a dignified official, are you afraid that I won't be able to rob?" I sincerely want to help you. ”

As a result, the old man was even more vigilant, couldn't help but retreat a few more steps, and said cowardly: "Forget it, go to the camp of the homeless people by yourself, little brother, don't follow." ”

said that he hurriedly flicked the whip and drove the ox cart as if he were fleeing.

Li Yun smiled helplessly.

But there was a wave of sympathy.

If a person has been poor for a long time, the first reaction when meeting a well-wisher is not joy, but fear, fear of being pitted.

So I'd rather bite the bullet and suffer by myself.

……

This old man is not wrong to be cautious, because all his hopes are probably on this cart of charcoal, his little granddaughter is so young to take out to sell charcoal, but he does not see the old man's children with him, this situation is nine out of ten children are no longer there, a few years ago the world was in turmoil, and there were many young people who died in Guanzhong.

An elderly man took his little granddaughter out to beg for a living, slept in the open air, and was frightened, and the elders would not do it unless they had to.

I'm really forced by life.

Even the ox cart is rented, so it can be seen that all the family property is only this cart of charcoal.

The old man is worried that Li Yun is a bad person, and he can't blame him for not knowing the hearts of good people, he has been poor for too long, and he is too afraid of being harmed.

"Alas! If you don't help, you won't help! ”

Li Yun smiled bitterly again, but he had already made up his mind in his heart, and when he went back, he would say hello to Cheng Chumo first, and ask the person in charge of buying charcoal to give the old man a few more money.

Seeing the ox rutting forward and quickly disappearing at the end of the official road, Li Yun shook his head helplessly, carrying a hammer and preparing to turn back along the river.

At this moment, I heard a wolf howl in the distance, followed by two old cow mooses, and the old man's screams came from afar.

"Drive!"

There was a clear cry in the midst of the screams, and there was a whip with all the sound, as if it was a whip with all his might, trying to get the ox cart running......

Wolf?

How could there be a wolf next to the official road.

Li Yun subconsciously looked at the mountains on both sides, and suddenly felt cold to the bone.

He forgot that this was ancient times, and even the official road was not safe.

He rushed out without thinking about it.

I didn't run a few steps before I saw the ox cart rumbling towards me, but the old man was no longer there, and there was only a little girl crying on the car.

Suffered!

Li Yun was shocked, and suddenly stepped forward to stop the ox cart, his divine power was amazing, he grabbed the frame and yelled, but when he heard the old cow mooing twice, the hooves moved but he couldn't move forward.

The ox cart stopped, Li Yun looked at the little girl in the car urgently, and shouted, "Where is your grandfather?" ”

"Wolf, wolf......"

The little girl was crying and could only shout one word.