The three bandits held Muhai hostage, quickly whipped their horses, and galloped all the way to the south, running for a long time without any intention of returning to Muhai. Mu Hai was uncomfortable with the bumps on the horse's back, and he endured it bitterly, and secretly warned himself that he must endure it, don't just open his mouth to make them angry, endure it, endure it......

But at noon, Mu Hai, who was suffering from the bumps on horseback, couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Three strong men, you are safe, can you let me go?" ”

The bandit who rode with Mu Hai laughed and said, "You kid has a problem with the court officials, and I can't let you go." ”

Mu Hai was furious when he heard this: "You ungrateful bastards, you have done your best to help you in vain. ”

"Haha-" the bandit laughed and laughed, not being angry at the scolding, "I am also very puzzled why you reminded us to ask for horses." Of course, if you don't remind us, we won't forget. ”

Mu Hai sneered disdainfully, it's strange that you idiots can think of it, snorted from his nose, and said, "Do you think Lao Tzu is helping you with this?" ”

"Oh, so there's something else to do." The bandit whipped his horse and asked with interest.

"Hmph, the old gentleman has taught all his life, and he has no character, but his luck is very bad, and none of his apprentices are officials. What do you think Lao Tzu has helped you with? Mu Hai sneered.

The bandit's face changed slightly, and he exclaimed: "You deceived the officers and soldiers? ”

"Otherwise, how can you live? Speaking of which, my idea is very clumsy, and any villager who dares to demolish me can demolish me. Hehe, that yellow-faced fool Huang Laoqi almost ruined Lao Tzu's plan, but fortunately, the official only wanted to keep his official hat and didn't want to have more rights and wrongs. Otherwise, as soon as Huang Laoqi speaks, the truth will be revealed, and we will all end up together. Mu Hai looked at the shadows of the trees that were rapidly retreating around him, and his tone was quite proud.

The three bandits didn't expect such twists and turns, and they all gasped at this time, and they were afraid. The bandit glanced at Mu Hai, and couldn't help but secretly say that this kid is very bold at a young age.

The bandit said, "Boy, why are you willing to take the risk to save us? We don't know each other, do we? ”

"Can't you be brave in the face of righteousness? Lao Tzu has admired heroes since he was a child! Mu Hai snorted disdainfully.

"Haha, that's good, that's good. It just so happens that we are all heroes, and I think we are so destined, so you can join us. The bandit laughed.

"Ahh I'm here to save my husband, and I have nothing to do with you. Hey, you can't talk and don't count, let Lao Tzu go back. Mu Hai pleaded bitterly.

"Haha, you kid has called himself Lao Tzu for so long. How can I let you go back? My name is Zhou Ye, and those two brothers are Li Yuancan and Li Yuanhui. Boy, what's your name? Zhou Ye said with a smile.

"Lao Tzu screams-ah-pain, let go, bastard." Mu Hai was about to casually give them a name, when his scaplavicular bone was suddenly pinched by Zhou Ye, and he exclaimed in pain.

Zhou Ye said with a smile: "You do have no intention to help us, but you have also called yourself Lao Tzu in front of me for so long, and the previous grievances have been written off." From now on if you talk nonsense, I will not spare you—say, what is your name? ”

"Old ...... Hmph, I don't like to talk about it now. Mu Hai said angrily.

Zhou Ye smiled: "Really? Are you forcing me to do it? ”

"Will Lao Tzu be afraid of you? I cǎo...... Ah......" Mu Hai's shoulder was pinched by Zhou Ye's big hand like iron tongs, his bones were torn, and he struggled to die in pain.

Mu Hai struggled so badly, Zhou Ye was afraid that something would happen to him if he fell off the horse, so he reined in the horse, and freed his hands to clean up Mu Hai, while his face was full of playfulness: "Do you want to talk about it?" ”

"Ahh Lao Tzu said that your uncle ......" Mu Hai scolded angrily. Mu Hai has the grace of life for the three of them, but he has been treated like this, and he has long been full of grievances and resentment.

At this time, he was forced to join the gang again, and his heart was even more angry! Although his painful eyes were red and tears overflowed, he still showed his teeth and claws to Zhou Ye, punched and beat indiscriminately, and refused to give in to death.

After tossing for a while, Zhou Ye touched the wound on his body, and under the pain, he also moved his liver fire, let go of the hands that restrained Mu Hai, pushed him off the horse, and said coldly: "You kid is hard." I'll ask you again, do you say, or don't you say? Hmph, from now on, I will chop off a finger of you every time I ask more, and if you still don't say it after asking ten times, then I will make you a bald eunuch. Let's see who's tougher than whom! ”

Mu Hai sat up from the ground, his shoulders were scorching with pain, and he glared at Zhou Ye with cracked teeth. But thinking of the situation where his fingers were chopped off and his two hands were bare, he was afraid and hateful in his heart, and secretly said: A good man does not suffer the loss in front of him, and if Lao Tzu is stubborn, he is only afraid that he will really finish the game, so it is better to be soft - but if he is soft, the dignity that Lao Tzu has worked so hard to maintain will be gone.

Why? Lao Tzu saved them, they are not grateful, and they still treat Lao Tzu like this! Lao Tzu is right, why should you bow to these people who don't know their kindness and don't keep their promises! Lao Tzu is not reconciled - but what can be? The shape is always stronger than the person! Choose to be stubborn, have your fingers chopped off one by one, or choose to bow your head and be soft?

There are two paths ahead, but there is really only one choice. Perhaps this is the most pitiful thing about people in low positions, who are always determined by others.

Thinking of this, Mu Hai's chest was like a thousand catties of boulder, blocking him from breathing, and the pain was a hundred times more unbearable than the previous shoulder!

On a spring afternoon, the sun is warm and bright, and the breeze is smooth. Beside the shaded path, horses tethered to trees ate some grass shoots on the spot.

Zhou Ye and the three of them looked coldly at Mu Hai who was wilting on the ground, and no one pitied the pain that this seventeen-year-old boy endured when his dignity was trampled on. They are already murderous and hard-hearted, if Mu Hai still refuses to relent, it is inevitable to get rid of him.

Zhou Ye's patience slowly drained with the occasional snort of the horses.

Mu Hai clenched his fists, his fingernails pinched out the blood on his palms, and finally choked up before Zhou Ye made up his mind: "I...... My name is the herdsman, the herdsman, the sea of the sea. ”

Zhou Ye's rough and dark face bloomed with a smile with Mu Hai's voice, and said, "Haha, Mu Hai, good, good." I think you're clever and clever, and you're a man of creation, and you will have a bright future when you join us. Haha......"

The Li brothers also smiled and nodded their heads.

Mu Hai was silent, bowed his head and wiped his tears, suddenly felt the sweetness in his throat, and involuntarily bent over and coughed.

This cough was not trivial, and he coughed until his face was red and his internal organs were about to vomit out. Mu Hai's eyes were full of gold stars, his mouth was panting, and he suddenly found that there was a little blood on the green grass in front of him!

Zhou Ye and the three of them may not understand how important dignity is to Mu Hai, a young man who has been hungry, lonely, and white-eyed since he was a child, but is still as hard as a stone.

The big husband is poor and lowly and cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be bent.

Mu Hai remembered the words that the old man often taught him, and he couldn't help laughing at himself in his heart, maybe he was struggling to stick to his dignity because he couldn't get rid of the influence of the old man.

In fact, the others in the village only know half of the story about Muhai's cattle herding, but they don't know that there is another half of the story: Muhai neglected his duties and caused the loss of the master's cattle, and went to bear the guilt and found that the cattle had returned home on their own. The employer reprimanded Mu Hai and asked him to kneel down and apologize, but he was not guilty of the past and still hired. But Mu Hai was immediately furious and walked away.

How can the servants hired by the lord's house do things without error? Muhai's negligence in herding cattle is not an unforgivable mistake, the real reason why no one hires Muhai is that Muhai abides by the dignity that should not belong to him and does not want to be an inferior servant!

On this bright spring afternoon, Zhou Ye and the three forced Mu Hai to learn one thing that he couldn't learn in ten years of reading papers-let go of the pitiful and insignificant dignity of a humble person!

Mu Hai slowly got up from the ground, the sharp pain in his shoulder was unconscious, this mouthful of blood coughed up, and his chest was much smoother. Mu Hai faced Zhou Ye and the three of them, and an ugly smile appeared on his face.

He understands that those who have achieved great things in ancient times can freely let go of dignity, integrity, morality, and other things that have always been praised. Some people are born to let go of these, but some are forced.

Mu Hai quietly stepped on the blood stains on the grass with his feet, his face was smiling, but his heart was dripping blood - blood debt, only blood can be repaid!