Chapter 58 People are not self-sufficient, and it is difficult to be satisfied
The village is not large, with nearly 30 families gathered from east to west, and in the dusk, smoke curls up.
The woman led Su Xiaoqi and Yun Suyin all the way to the west of the village, and then pushed the door and walked into a small courtyard.
After entering the yard, the little boy fetched water for Su Xiaoqi and Yun Suyin to wash their hands, and then went into the kitchen to help his mother.
Su Xiaoqi was sitting alone in the house, because Yun Suyin was holding a rattle in the back room at the moment, teasing the baby in the cradle, which was probably a woman's nature.
Not long after, there was a commotion outside, and the tone of several men seemed aggressive, while the woman's tone was full of pleading, Su Xiaoqi frowned, got up and walked out of the house.
In the courtyard, the woman carried a pot of vegetables that had been selected but had not yet had time to be washed, and opposite her, there stood several men, who looked like the kind of scoundrels who were idle all day long.
"Aunt Embroidery, it's been two days, when will this protection fee be paid?" asked a man as he dug his nostrils with his fingers.
The woman pleaded, "Now that there is really no money, my man should be coming back, and when he returns, he will definitely hand it over." ”
The man stopped digging his nostrils, and his eyes lit up, "Your man hasn't come back yet?" If you want me to say, Aunt Embroidery, you are really, it's not good to marry anyone, marry such a man who has no interest, if you want me to say, he may be happy in which fireworks willow alley now." ”
As soon as these words came out, the men around them immediately laughed, and the woman just lowered her head and did not speak.
The man said: "Actually, the protection fee is not obligatory, as long as Aunt Xiuhua will serve our brothers comfortably tonight, how about ensuring that Aunt Xiuhua will be safe and secure in this village in the future?"
The woman trembled with anger and scolded, "Shameless ......"
Who knew that the man actually took two steps forward, and said with a lewd smile: "Anyway, your man is not here, I am also for the embroidery aunt, every time your man goes out, it is ten days and a half a month, aunt embroidery, don't you feel lonely late at night, don't you want a man to comfort and comfort?"
As he spoke, he held out a hand directly to the woman, who hurriedly dodged away.
And the rest of them came up and surrounded her.
This scene happened to be seen by Su Xiaoqi, who was going out, and shouted coldly: "Stop!"
Everyone stopped moving, and the woman also took advantage of this to rush out of the crowd and run to Su Xiaoqi's side.
Several people looked at Su Xiaoqi who suddenly appeared, all of them frowned, the man who picked his nose was obviously the boss of these people, and said coldly: "Where did you come from, the wild boy, who is impatient to live?"
A man stepped forward and said with an evil smile: "I didn't expect Aunt Xiuhua to pretend to be chaste in front of our brothers, but it turned out that she had already raised a man, I said why I didn't have money to pay protection money recently, it turned out to be used to raise this wild boy, tsk, if this matter is known to your man, I'm afraid it will be very interesting." ”
The woman was embarrassed and hurriedly explained, "It's not what you think, this boy is just passing by, and I left him to eat because he helped me plant rice." ”
The man who picked his nose sneered: "Who believes it? I always thought that Aunt Xiuhua was a chaste and fierce woman, but I didn't expect that you were also a water-based poplar slut, and you were still fake with Lao Tzu." ”
He looked extremely angry and ordered: "Brothers, demolish this broken ground for me, and that kid, tie up this pair of adulterers*** again, and escort them up to parade through the streets." ”
After saying that, he moved a stool, sat down, took out a dagger and repaired his nails.
Yun Suyin obviously heard the movement outside, and just walked out at this moment.
At this moment, the group of men were stunned.
One by one, their eyes widened.
They had never seen such fairy-like figures, and their eyes were so hot that they even forgot to speak.
The man who picked his nose said angrily: "Why don't you do it yet?"
"Big ...... Big...... Big brother, beautiful ...... Beauty!"
When the man raised his head, he saw Yun Suyin, and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.
In this world, there is such a good-looking woman?
As soon as the woman saw everyone's expressions, she knew the thoughts of these men, and she felt a fear in her heart, and pushed Su Xiaoqi, "Son, take Miss Yun away, how far can you run." ”
She also seems to know that the two of them can't run away at all, but it's better than staying here and being slaughtered, she really regrets letting this pair of loving little lovers come to her house for dinner, and her kindness is afraid that people will lose their lives.
The man bent down and picked up the dagger on the ground, slapped his palms, and said with a smile: "Go, can you go?" ”
At this time, the little boy ran out with a sword, which was Su Xiaoqi's.
He handed the sword to Su Xiaoqi, and at the same time said arrogantly: "Big brother, your sword." ”
Su Xiaoqi smiled and shook his head, "To deal with this kind of person, you don't need a sword." ”
As he spoke, the other person had already disappeared, and the next moment, the dagger in the man's hand appeared in Su Xiaoqi's hand, the knife flashed, and blood splattered.
Then the man flew backwards, slammed into the courtyard wall, and with a muffled sound, the whole person fell directly to the ground, and his body kept twitching.
Su Xiaoqi's knife didn't kill him, he just lost one ear, but the punch in the back made him break his muscles and bones, and for the rest of his life, I am afraid he can only spend it in bed, and he doesn't want to do anything wrong again.
The people who followed him were so frightened that they fled in all directions, but the gate of the courtyard was blocked by Su Xiaoqi, and he was still holding a dagger in his hand, and there were blood stains on the dagger.
Su Xiaoqi wanted to learn from the man to slap his palm with a dagger, but there were blood stains on the dagger, so he had to give up after raising it, and said with a smile: "Go, can you go?" ”
Everyone knelt on the ground, kowtowed and bowed, extremely pious, and kept begging: "Ask the hero to spare his life, ask the hero to spare his life." ”
Su Xiaoqi said coldly: "If you dare to come here in the future, he will be the end." ”
As he spoke, he pointed his dagger at the man in the corner.
Everyone said in unison: "Yes, yes, yes, don't dare anymore, don't dare anymore." ”
When he spoke, he kowtowed vigorously.
Su Xiaoqi stood aside and got out of the way, "Don't roll yet." ”
The crowd got up from the ground and rushed outside.
When they ran to the gate of the courtyard, Su Xiaoqi said, "Wait!"
Everyone seemed to have eaten a talisman, and suddenly stopped, neatly, and their hearts were like ashes, like mourning.
Su Xiaoqi pointed to the man in the corner of the wall and said indifferently: "Carry him away." ”
Everyone set up the man in the corner of the wall indiscriminately, walking like flying, as if they were afraid that the hero would suddenly regret it.
Pity their boss, even if he doesn't die, I'm afraid he won't be far from death if he is messed up by this.
In the courtyard, the woman and the child were completely stunned and couldn't come back to their senses for a long time, Yun Suyin frowned and asked, "Why didn't you kill such a person directly?"
Su Xiaoqi looked at the little boy who had not yet come back to his senses, and Yun Suyin understood.
Su Xiaoqi's shot undoubtedly made this child a big hero, and it will also be destined that Su Xiaoqi will have a great impact on this child's life, if he kills these people as soon as he makes a move, then when this child grows up, it is okay if he has no ability, if he has the ability, he will inevitably take people's lives, then one day, he will definitely die in the hands of someone stronger than him.
The woman quickly came back to her senses, bowed her head to Su Xiaoqi, and said in a trembling voice: "The little woman has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and I ask the immortals to forgive me." ”
Su Xiaoqi was stunned for a moment, hurriedly helped the woman up, and said, "Auntie, what are you doing?" ”
When the woman got up, she looked much more reserved, not at all as easy-going as before.
Su Xiaoqi patted the little boy's head and said with a smile: "The bad guys you are talking about, are they them?"
The little boy had not yet recovered from the shock, and nodded indifferently.
Yun Suyin suddenly asked, "Who are these people?"
The woman was already nervous, and she didn't dare to slack off Su Xiaoqi and Yun Suyin, so she hurriedly replied: "They are all ruffians, relying on some connections in the county, doing nothing for a day, bullying men and women, and coming to collect protection money at two ends in three days, if you can take it out, it's fine, if you can't take it out......
Needless to say, Su Xiaoqi and Yun Suyin have already seen the situation just now.
Yun Suyin was puzzled: "Then why don't you move away?"
The woman showed a hint of bitterness, "Where can I go, although I don't have any family business, but here, with a pair of hands, I can still have a bite to eat, besides, where to go is different." ”
Su Xiaoqi suddenly asked, "Why don't you go and report to the official?"
The little boy also came back to his senses and interjected: "Those who are officials are not good things. ”
The woman suddenly said, "Xinrui, don't talk nonsense. ”
The little boy said angrily: "Originally, these people only dared to act like this because of the support of someone in the county government." ”
Su Xiaoqi had heard a lot of similar words along the way, and he didn't care about it before, but now that he knew his identity, he naturally couldn't care less, so he said: "It's the empire's fault......"
The woman hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, it is much better now than before, since Your Majesty issued the decree, not only has the tax been reduced, but also many corrupt officials have been rectified. ”
She suddenly showed a satisfied smile, and continued: "Seriously, it's much better now than before, we, the common people, as long as we are diligent, can solve the problem of food and clothing with our hands, save a little, and there will be a surplus every year, and I believe that it will get better and better." ”
Su Xiaoqi was stunned for a moment.
The woman also seemed to know that she was a little ashamed of her words, and hurriedly said: "The little woman talks nonsense about state affairs, and I hope that the son will not be surprised." ”
Su Xiaoqi hurriedly said, "No, you said it very well." ”
He hesitated for a moment and asked, "In the eyes of the aunt, is this world good or bad?"
This question was asked by Yun Yiyun once, and more than once, Su Xiaoqi never came up with an answer, and in front of the graves of Wu Yuan and Tong Sanniang, he figured it out a little, but it was a mixed bag.
The woman was stunned for a moment, looked at Su Xiaoqi's serious eyes, and said cautiously: "Since the son asked, the little woman will say something from her heart, the little woman is shallow, if she doesn't speak well, please don't be surprised." ”
The woman thought for a while, and then said: "Whether the world is good or bad, the little woman has never even been out of the town, so naturally she doesn't dare to say anything, but for ordinary people like the little woman, it is nothing more than hoping to be fed and clothed, and the family can be safe, it is enough." ”
Su Xiaoqi frowned and said, "Don't complain?"
The woman was stunned for a moment, then shook her head with a smile, "Who do you blame? Whether you live well or badly, you are all fighting for yourself, and you decide by yourself, others can help you once or twice, but you can't help you for a lifetime, my father used to say that people are not self-sufficient, and it is difficult to satisfy themselves, and the son thinks this is the truth?"
Su Xiaoqi was stunned on the spot, and nodded after a long time: "That's the truth." ”
The woman continued, "So the little woman thinks that this world is about good, but if there are good people, there will definitely be bad people, but the little woman believes that there must be more good people like Childe." ”
Su Xiaoqi hugged his fist and saluted the woman, and said with great sincerity: "Thank you, madam!"