The sun has turned west, but the heat has not abated, this weather has lasted for more than a month, the empty fields have dried up, the seemingly fertile land has no crops, and the fields are only like wounds like cracks spreading in the fields, and at a glance, there is not a trace of water, only a bend of water can be seen in the deeper stream.

The murmuring sound of the former song-like running water is no longer audible, only the weak trickle of water wanders listlessly downstream, and there is not a trace of life in sight.

The afterglow of the setting sun is quiet and beautiful on this land, and the red shadows in the water waves are even brighter in the flowing water, as if there is a steady stream of fire swaying in the water.

Looking at the reflection of the sunset, the boy in sackcloth who was still sitting by the stream and still had his sideburns smiling, his smile was very beautiful, so beautiful that he felt that his life should be as bright as this sunset, forever bright!

Looking up at the sunset that was about to sink into the top of the mountain, he put away his feet soaked in the water, it was time to go home, there was a more obvious pattern on the bottom of his left foot, and a sword pattern was inserted in the middle of a blood letter.

Lin Fan ignored this pattern, wiped it casually with the corner of his clothes and put on his shoes, since he was sensible, he had been accustomed to seeing this pattern on the sole of his left foot, he had tried to erase this terrifying pattern, but it was in vain, unless he peeled off a layer of skin, because this pattern was not painted, but pricked with needles and needles.

I heard that today's parents said that this is a birthmark and must not be moved, but Lin Fan didn't believe it, this was obviously someone who pricked it with a needle and a needle shortly after he was born, I don't know if it was done by his biological parents, if it was Lin Fan, he didn't feel ruthless, after all, this body didn't belong to him originally, he just threw it into this body seven years ago from the afterlife after a thousand years.

I don't know what the meaning of that person carved this pattern, but from the instructions of his parents now, he knows the importance of this pattern, they want Lin Fan to promise not to let this pattern be seen by anyone, as for why they don't know, Lin Fan has been curious since he was sensible and asked once and has not asked again, this guy who is also called Lin Fan returned to heaven when he was five years old, and this body has become Lin Fan's, he doesn't care so much, after all, this has nothing to do with him at all, he just wants to live a free life.

He wanted to have food and clothing like this, although he was poorer and lived his childhood freely, but now he is just twelve years old, which is the age of his childhood, and he is facing the situation of being sold into slavery.

It's just that God has no eyes, there is a big drought, which makes many poor families in Datang even more miserable, and they have no food to eat, and in desperation, most people choose to send their flesh and blood to large families as slaves, although their status is low, but they will not wait with them to starve to death.

Maybe God can't get used to Li Shimin, the son of heaven, and he has just been on the throne for less than a year before a drought comes to him, giving him this kind of problem, but it's a pity that this Tang boss will not solve this problem, there is not much food for the disaster, and the people are not enough to eat, so they can only make the next step of selling children as slaves.

"Fan'er has been smart and clever since he was a child, different, everything is one step faster than others, walking fast, talking fast, literacy faster, we can't afford him to read, only buy books for him to learn by himself, no teacher, such a smart child can't find one in our Anyang radius.

Although Fan'er is not our biological flesh and blood, we have always treated him as our own son, he is our only son, our Lin family will rely on him to continue the incense in the future, no matter what, we can't sell him as a slave, even if we starve to death.

If you really want to sell your children for food, you can only sell Xiaoxue! ”

"But Xiaoxue is our flesh and blood after all, hey......"

When he got home, Lin Fan heard that his parents were discussing the matter of selling their children for food, in such an era, sometimes family affection is easily crushed by reality, in order to survive, he has to sell his children to get enough food, this kind of thing has been there for generations, it is not surprising.

In the face of drought, the fields cannot be cultivated, the people have no grain to plant, and selling their children has become the norm.

When Lin Fan walked in, his parents stopped discussing and looked at Lin Fan with pity, the two pretended to be nothing, and their melancholy faces were replaced with happy smiles, asking Lin Fan if he was hungry and where to play・・・・・・

Lin Fan didn't want to rub salt on his parents' hearts anymore, so he happily answered his parents' questions as before and went back to his room, and when he walked to the backyard, he saw Xiaoxue snuggling in his grandfather's arms, looking up at the sky, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

She was a lovely and sensible good sister, and in the past, the house was full of her laughter, but today she has become so quiet, so quiet that Lin Fan is worried, he opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't say it after all, he doesn't know how to do something for this family now, although he has advanced ideas and skills, but he is limited to this child's body and can't use it.

Lin Fan knows very well that if a twelve-year-old child behaves too demonic, it is not always a good thing, the gun is the first bird, and too much will always arouse the suspicion and jealousy of others, although it is not without supernatural powers, but there must be a degree, he has surpassed other peers a lot, no matter how good he is, I am afraid that he will be recognized as a real demon.

Grandpa kindly touched Xiaoxue's hair, the frown on his vicissitudes of life was deeper, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows lingered for a long time, as if dark clouds were gathered.

I was lucky to think that my parents would be different from other parents and would cherish my own flesh and blood, but after a night of suffering, Lin Fan found that it turned out that in front of food and clothing, family affection was worthless, and the next day, my parents still had to take Xiaoxue to Chang'an City.

After thinking about it for a night, Lin Fan still couldn't think of how to make things that were in line with the current age group with the knowledge of the future life, and he couldn't save the family, the only thing he could do was to give his sister a ride, Lin Fan knew that once he was a slave and his status dropped significantly, his life was no longer under his control, and the head of the family could do whatever he wanted.

Today Xiaoxue wore the best clothes to wear for the New Year, the pink clothes on her made her more beautiful, whenever she wore this pink dress during the New Year, Xiaoxue would be excited for several days, almost the entire New Year's time could hear her laughter, there is this living treasure at home, the family is very happy every New Year, although the days are poor, but the heart is warm.

But today I can't see much smile on Xiaoxue's face, when her mother just put this dress on her, she couldn't help but laugh a little, thinking about what she was going to do in this dress, she quickly became gloomy again, and never smiled again.

Wearing a piece of clothing, the two of them used half a pillar of incense, and when they came out, their eyes were red, obviously they cried, Lin Fan didn't cry, he was an adult's mind, he knew how to control his emotions, and his heart hurt, but he didn't show this pain.

Before leaving, grandpa didn't come out to say goodbye, he hid in the crack of the door and secretly watched Xiaoxue get into the ox cart, and the old tears were full of tears・・・・・・

Father, mother, Lin Fan, Xiaoxue sat on the ox cart and headed for Chang'an, the ox cart just started, Wangyun ran over, its speed was faster than the ox cart, and it wanted to sit on it too.

Wangyun is a dog raised by the Lin family, and now it has grown into an average dog, usually it is Lin Fan and Xiaoxue's best playmate, and in the last two years after coming to Datang, Lin Fan was almost accompanied by Wangyun, and the name Wangyun was also taken by him.

Wangyun's Sahuan didn't bring much joy to the family, and his father continued to drive the ox cart without the slightest intention of stopping, and his mother's empty eyes looked ahead, as if he had never seen Wangyun next to the ox cart.

Xiaoxue seemed to hate her mother very much, she was not with her mother, but snuggled up to Lin Fan's shoulder and closed her eyes, not knowing if she had fallen asleep.

Wangyun can't go to the city, Lin Fan had to drink it and let it go back, and his father also quickly pulled the whip rope in his hand, and soon, Wangyun was left behind, and he barked a few times dissatisfiedly, and saw that the owner was going farther and farther away so he had to return home and go to find other dogs to play.