Just after the New Year, the streets of Luoyang have returned to their former liveliness, and shops and doors have opened one after another to welcome customers. Zhu Yousong only took Zhang Yuanhua alone and wandered around the streets of Luoyang. Now he is still wearing filial piety, and he doesn't dare to blatantly take people out for a walk.

Zhang Yuanhua followed behind Zhu Yousong, his eyes swept around, and he said worriedly: "Lord Wang, this street is crowded with people, and the fish and dragons are mixed, let's go home." Even if there is no danger, it is not good to be seen, and the prince is wearing filial piety after all. ”

Zhu Yousong was wearing a Shu embroidered brocade robe, covered with a silk shirt, and in the cold spring weather, he was holding a folding fan in his hand, dressed like a rich son. While fiddling with the fan, he said: "What are you afraid of, I am sealed in this Luoyang, and I will rarely have the opportunity to go out of the city in my life." Luoyang is like a prison cell, and King Fu's Mansion is a cell in a cell, and it is rare to have the opportunity to come out and relax. Zhu Yousong suddenly remembered, agreed to rob Ying'er to give her a puppet, and said happily: "Yuanhua, you see that this person is in the sea of people, there are only some peddlers and pawns, but in fact, they have hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Let's go, I'll show you a strange man who can't see anything with his eyes, and can carve lifelike wood carvings just by listening to our descriptions with his ears. ”

Zhu Yousong relied on his memory to walk to the stall that day, but he didn't see the middle-aged blind craftsman. Nowadays, there is a small stall in this place, and a gray-haired old man sells some knick-knacks here. Zhu Yousong stepped forward and asked, "Old man, there used to be a carved wood here, have you ever seen it?" ”

When the old man saw Zhu Yousong's brocade clothes and jade belt, he thought that there was business to do, but when he came up to ask, he said with some disappointment: "You said Wu Xifeng, he offended the young master of a big family, and his leg was broken, and he hasn't come out for many days." ”

Zhu Yousong listened, stepped closer and asked, "What?" Old man, where did you hear that? ”

Lao Su sighed and said, "Xiao Lao'er and Wu Xifeng have been neighbors for many years, and they often move around on weekdays. That day, I begged him to carve a longevity lock for my little grandson, and I was about to go to his house to get it. A group of young men shouted and knocked on the door, and found out that he was beaten badly. Look at them dressed up, like scholars, but they are also vicious. Xiao Lao'er saw that there were many of them, so he didn't dare to step forward, and waited for them to leave before helping Wu Xifeng into the house. Those young masters didn't count after beating people, and the one who was the leader still put down his words, and asked the others to teach Wu Xifeng a lesson every few days. After that, sure enough, the next day they had evil slaves coming to the door. Pity that Wu Xifeng, he was originally a blind man, and now his life is not long in coming. ”

Zhu You's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Do you know why these people are doing such a hurtful thing?" ”

"I heard that that group of people was beaten because Wu Xifeng had a conflict with another son, and their power was not as good as others. That's why I'm angry with him, bah, these cowards who bully the soft and are afraid of the hard know how to get angry with the people. ”

Zhu Yousong's face turned pale, and he said in a deep voice: "Old man, there are ten taels of silver here, you have closed the stall today and taken me to see Wu Xifeng." ”

Lao Suo was shocked when he heard this, ten taels of silver, which was a huge amount of money for ordinary people like him. But he was worried that this son was dressed more luxuriously than those wicked people, and he was afraid that he would also go to harm others, so he hesitated: "Childe, I don't know what to look for him, that person was originally a blind man, and now he is even more pitiful." ”

Zhang Yuanhua scolded: "You old man is so unreasonable, my son-in-law is not one of those beasts who oppresses the good."

Zhu Yousong interrupted him and said, "Don't worry, I have some friendship with that Wu Xifeng, and I will give him justice this time." ”

The old man was relieved and said, "In this case, I will take Gongzi to go, these small objects are only worth a few dollars, and Gongzi has given a hundred times." After that, he threw down the stall and took Zhu Yousong and them forward.

Walking to the western suburbs of Luoyang, in front of a dilapidated thatched adobe house, the yard surrounded by wooden poles has been smashed and tattered. A cracked wooden door, hanging from the deadbolt, seemed to fall down at any moment. Zhang Yuanhua was afraid of hitting Zhu Yousong, so he hurriedly stepped forward and moved the wooden door away. In the four-walled room, on a bed, Wu Xifeng heard the voice, thought that the wicked man was coming again, squirmed with difficulty, and shrank to the corner of the bed.

The old man shouted: "Wu Xifeng, don't be afraid, this son said that he was your old friend and came to see you." ”

Zhu Yousong looked at this miserable scene, the tip of his nose was sour, and he stepped forward and said, "Old Wu, do you remember me?" I'm the one who carved a dozen puppets of the maid at your that day. ”

Wu Xifeng was no longer afraid, and said with difficulty: "The villain remembers the son, and I haven't thanked the son for rewarding the villain with a lot of money, so that he can live to this day." ”

Zhu Yousong stepped forward to support him, and said reproachfully: "I hurt you!" ”

Wu Xifeng sat up, leaned against the wall, and said intermittently: "Don't say that, Childe, it's because that group of people is small and has nothing to do with Childe." The villain's life is cheap and insignificant, and I am already very grateful that Childe can come to see me. But those people will come at any time, so Childe better leave quickly, and don't be found out by them hurting you. ”

Zhu Yousong helped him, looked at Wu Xifeng, who was covered with bruises and bleeding head, and said: "On the streets of Luoyang that day, although you were blind, you were holding a carving knife and sawdust flying, and you could turn into a puppet in an instant. I don't know how many times more noble than those bullshit and wolf-hearted scholars. Don't worry, even if they don't come, I'll go to them one by one, I want to see how long this group of dog thieves can be arrogant? ”

Wu Xifeng has been obsessed with wood carving all his life, not so much to love it, but to have an infatuation. It's just that I was scolded for not doing my job properly since I was a child, and when I heard Zhu Yousong's words today, the pain all over my body seemed to be gone. I just feel that I don't remember the cold eyes and ridicule I have received in my life, which is the happiest moment in my life.

Zhang Yuanhua saw that his complexion suddenly recovered, and he was smiling. Attached to Zhu Yousong's ear and said: "Lord Wang, he is returning to the light, but I'm afraid it won't work." ”

Wu Xifeng sat on the edge of the bed and said: "I have a confidant in life, and I have no regrets in death, I am willing to carve it for the last time for my son." "I picked up the knife next to the bed and took out a piece of wood under the pillow.

Zhu Yousong choked up and described, Wu Xifeng looked forward to Shenfei, and after a while, a miniature version of Zheng Ying'er appeared in his hand. Zhang Yuanhua, who saw it for the first time, was amazed and said, "Okay, it's really yours." ”

After speaking, he didn't see Wu Xifeng reacting, and after a closer look, he was already smiling and dead.

Zhu Yousong took the puppet in his hand and bowed to Wu Xifeng.

"If I don't kill all these dog thieves, I swear not to be human!"