Huineng pricked his hands and shook and said, "Grandparents, uncles and uncles, aunts, aunts, and aunts, thank you for your kindness." But I want to sell myself, not beg, so I can't accept your alms. My father once said that starvation is a small thing, but loss of discipline is a big thing. Aunts and uncles, aunts and uncles......"

An old man said while helping Huineng collect the change that people gave away: "Child, look, is this money enough for your mother to see a doctor and take medicine?" ”

"yes, yes." The crowd chimed in.

However, counting them, these copper coins are equivalent to one tael of silver, which is far from ten taels of medicine.

At this time, a white and chubby middle-aged man walked towards the crowd with a folding fan. An acquaintance whispered: "Wow, Boss Tan, it's really Boss Tan!" It's Boss Tan of Yuexiu Pawnshop. People subconsciously and automatically dodged a way for him.

Boss Tan paced the square steps as if no one was around, and slowly walked in front of Huineng, first looked at the grass mark on his head, and then looked at Huineng's body carefully like a foal. After a long time, he opened his mouth and said: "Little guy, my Yuexiu pawnshop has just opened a branch in Shaozhou, and I need a small guy who does chores, can you do it?" "Yes, yes!" Huineng said busily: "I can make tea and serve rice, fetch water and sweep the floor, make beds and fold quilts." By the way, I can also beat your back, wash your feet, and carry a urinal for you. ”

"Hmm." Boss Tan nodded, as if inadvertently, "How many taels of silver do you cost?" ”

"Ten taels."

"What? Ten taels? Boss Tan seemed to have been pierced by a nail, and jumped up suddenly: "Little guy, are you robbing the road?" You know, a well-framed foal is only worth more than a tael of silver! ”

The old man who helped Huineng before said, "But he is a human being, how can you compare him with an animal!" ”

Boss Tan didn't care: "In these years, a good horse is very rare, but there are two-legged people!" ”

He closed the folding fan and said to Huineng, "Little guy, is it okay to have eight taels of silver?" Otherwise, I'll go. ”

Huineng was embarrassed and said, "Boss Tan, I don't know if I'm worth ten taels of silver." However, the shopkeeper of the pharmacy said that my mother's illness could not be cured without ten taels of silver, so ......"

"Little guy, do you know that if you talk about black hands, except for those who rob the road, they are those who sell medicine, and they don't pay for their lives. Therefore, the shopkeeper of the pharmacy is in favor of you. ”

"But, I know that I can't help it! If you are sick, you always have to take medicine. Boss Tan, is this okay? If you think ten taels of silver is too much, and these kind-hearted uncles and aunts around you have already scraped together a considerable amount of one or two silver coins for me just now, can you give my mother the remaining nine taels of medicine money? ”

Boss Tan said: "Okay, I also see that your child is filial, so that's why I ...... However, you can think that once you sell yourself, you will be a slave for the rest of your life. ”

Huineng nodded and whispered, "As long as I can cure my mother's illness, I am willing." ”

"Okay, you go with me to find a Chinese man and sign a deed of sale."

Huineng was just about to follow Boss Tan out, when he suddenly heard someone shouting his name:

"Huineng. Huineng! ”

In Guangzhou, he didn't even have a distant relative, how could anyone know his name? He turned his head in response and saw a half-grown child dragging a man through the crack. It was Lin Shanzi, the boy who delivered firewood to the inn.

Lin Shanzi pulled the adult in front of Huineng and said, "Dad, this is the Lu Huineng I told you. It was his help that the innkeeper continued to ask for our firewood. ”

Uncle Lin looked at the straw mark on Huineng's head, and said in surprise: "Child, it turns out that you really want to sell yourself?" ”

Huineng nodded and said softly: "My mother's illness is getting worse and worse, and the money we brought has already been spent, so ......" Boss Tan hurriedly interjected: "We have already negotiated his worth, and the deal is deal, he is mine." ”

Uncle Lin ignored him and continued to say to Huineng: "Child, have you thought about it? After you sell yourself into slavery, even if you have the money to get medicine, who will serve your mother? You lost your father at an early age, and you have been dependent on your mother since you were a child, and you have never left. If all of a sudden, the heavens are separated, and flesh and blood are separated, can your mother withstand the blow? Maybe ......"

Huineng was stunned, frightened, and instantly drenched in cold sweat. He burst into tears, knelt down in front of Uncle Lin, hugged his legs, and whimpered, "If I don't sell myself, I won't have the money to ask my mother for medical treatment; If she is really a slave, and her seriously ill mother has no one to take care of her...... Uncle Lin, please show me a clear way! ”

Seeing Huineng's grief-stricken appearance, Uncle Lin couldn't help but burst into tears. He pulled Huineng up and said, "Child, your sincere filial piety alone is enough to shake the earth and influence ghosts and gods. You see, aren't there so many people you don't know who have reached out to you? So, there will be a way. ”

Uncle Lin clasped his hands into fists and said to Boss Tan: "This kid's surname is Lu, his name is Huineng, and he is originally from Xinzhou. He lost his father at a young age and had a very unfortunate life. However, he has a very kind heart, and when he is in trouble, he can't forget to help others as much as he can. So, I want to take him away and try to help him get through it. ”

Boss Tan said: "This can't work? Dare to steal my business! ”

"I'm not stealing business with you. First, I am a farmer and I have no overnight food, how can I afford to buy a population? Second, even if I can afford it, I won't do this unconscionable thing. ”

Boss Tan said: "He is willing to sell, I am willing to buy, why is it a loss?" Besides, he sold himself for his mother's treatment. When I bought him, I saved his mother's life. ”

Huineng also said: "Yes, Uncle Lin, if there is not enough medical expenses, my mother she, her, and her ......"

Uncle Lin smiled slightly and said, "Child, don't worry, you can't delay your mother's treatment." The shopkeeper of the pharmacy said that it takes a lot of silver to cure your mother's illness. However, it doesn't mean that you have to take out so much money at once! Medicine, to take one at a time. The money people give you is enough to pay for medicine for a while. You two will move from the inn to our village first, settle down temporarily, and then we will slowly figure out a way. Besides, your mother's illness is because she has no relatives and no place in Guangzhou, so she got sick in a hurry. Once your life is stabilized, I believe her illness will slowly get better. ”

Huineng heard Uncle Lin say this, and a smile appeared on his face. He turned to Boss Tan, bowed deeply, and said, "Boss Tan, I'm sorry, I'm ......"

Uncle Lin also said, "Boss Tan, I'm sorry to delay your time." If you really need manpower, I can let my son apprentice you. ”

Boss Tan glanced at Lin Shanzi, who was smiling, and said, "Just this two hundred and five, Leng Touqing, I don't want him even if you give me the silver!" ”

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.