Tang Boqiang nodded and replied.

"Master Li and I are friends of life and death."

"One year, Master Li and a few poor friends went to Guangxi to buy some cheap goods, and carried them back to Bajiao Town with a flat shoulder. In order to rush home as soon as possible, and of course, to sell this batch of goods at a good price in time, we rushed day and night. At that time, the society was chaotic and bandits were rampant. Although everyone heard that Master Li was good at kung fu, no one had ever seen him make a move, and they were inevitably apprehensive, and carefully chose the safest path possible all the way. ”

"One night, the moonlight was very good, and everyone wanted to take advantage of such a good night to make a longer journey. As I walked, I saw a small mound in the distance, and I saw Master Li raise his hand high, which was a signal that everyone agreed, which meant that everyone should be vigilant, there may be danger. After receiving the information, everyone immediately maintained a tight formation and moved forward. As soon as we approached the small mound, a group of people suddenly appeared and rushed out, probably five or six people, one of them with a pistol in his hand, and the others with long knives in their hands, and stopped us in front of us with a fierce look, and demanded that we lay down our goods and go away, so that we would not die. Looking at them, they looked very much like a makeshift rabble, just one vote and left, which was common in the troubled times of the time. ”

"We were prepared, and we all put down our burdens. Master Li intentionally or unintentionally loosened his ebony, extremely tough flat pole and held it in his hand, at this time, Master Li actually had a strategy in his heart to retreat from the enemy. He pretended to be scared and slowly dragged his flat shoulder in the direction of the bandit with the pistol, and the others also followed Master Li slowly, and everyone seemed to listen to the bandit's words and made the appearance of abandoning the goods and preparing to leave. ”

"I was secretly crying out in my heart. The money for this purchase is made up, and once it is robbed, it will definitely have a very difficult and passive life. But in the face of such a situation, there is only a calm response.

The moonlight is like water, but the surrounding air seems to be frozen because of this robbery, and the moonlight like water is also frozen with the air. ”

"The guy holding the pistol was very vigilant, and when he saw us approaching, he immediately shouted: 'Don't come closer, go from the side, or you'll shoot!' ”

Before he could finish his words, he heard two snapping and popping sounds, like the dull sound of a watermelon being hammered, which was so thrilling on this silent moonlit night. With these two sounds, the gunman fell.

Before the other bandits could react, Master Li's figure floated to the side of several other bandits like the wind, and the ebony flat pole also swung over like the wind, and several screams, the sound of people falling to the ground and the sound of knives falling to the ground came and went, and between the lightning and flint, the surroundings were quiet, and all that remained was the cry of the bandits who fell to the ground begging for mercy and the wails of pain. Master Li ignored these and asked everyone to quickly pick up the goods and rush to Bajiao Town from another main road. This night, everyone didn't dare to rest, and hurried back to Octagon Town in the bright moonlight, near the edge of the town, Master Li instructed everyone to keep their mouths shut about tonight's affairs, and never tell anyone. ”

"Actually, everyone understands people, it's not strange that one or two dead people suddenly appear in the barren mountains and mountains in such an era, and everyone, including the official, knows the approximate reason, so the official doesn't bother to pay attention to these. After listening to this, everyone expressed their gratitude and life-saving grace to Master Li, and promised not to confide in the outside world about tonight's events. So, they went back to their respective homes. ”

"This is the first time I've seen Master Li make a move, it's really as fast as lightning, and I have solved a few bandits in an instant. He knew absolutely well that there was no room for any grappling in a place like this, at such a moment, and that the problem had to be resolved quickly and leave the scene. Of course, only Master Li has the ability to do this. ”

"Later, the money I used to start doing business in Bajiao Town was also lent to me by Master Li. He trusted me and didn't say anything. Later, my business got better and better, and I started a family in Octagon Town, and we have the home we have today. ”

"Master Li has been very kind to me before, and he is also very kind to you today, and you must be a person who knows how to repay your kindness in the future, you know?!" Tang Mian said to Tang Boqiang seriously.

Tang Boqiang nodded desperately, he finally understood at this moment that the master was kind to his father, and he and his father were also friends of life and death who shared weal and woe, and the master trusted his father so much, it turned out that there was a reason for this.

The next day, Tang Boqiang took the shuttle bus from Bajiao Town to Bay City in the afternoon, so that he didn't have to stay too long in Bay City. The parents carried the luggage together, and the thin Tang Boqiang followed behind his parents and walked towards the easternmost station in Bajiao Town. This section of the road usually takes more than 20 minutes for Tang Boqiang to walk alone, but now his parents are carrying heavy luggage, and the three of them walk slowly, and the time is naturally longer.

From the house to the station, one must cross the main street of Octagonal Town. I met many acquaintances of my parents along the way, and they naturally pointed to Tang Boqiang and asked, "This is your youngest son who was admitted to college?" Hehe, I haven't grown up yet, and I'm in college, which is amazing. Every now and then, the parents smiled and nodded in agreement, maybe it was the smile along the way that diluted the worry and sorrow of parting, Tang Boqiang got into the car, and his parents helped to check in the luggage, and the car slowly started to leave the Bajiao Town Station. Tang Boqiang stuck his head out of the car window and waved goodbye to his parents, and he saw that his parents had been watching the car out of sight before turning away.

It takes about 2 hours to get from Octagon Town to Bay City by shuttle. Sitting in the rickety car, looking at the trees, houses, and fields that quickly disappeared backwards outside the car window, Tang Boqiang's thoughts returned to the situation when he said goodbye to Master Li Bin last night, and he sighed with emotion in his heart.

In the drift of thoughts, the car came to a steady stop. It turned out that when Tang Boqiang was in a trance, the car had arrived at the Bay City Bus Terminal, Tang Boqiang followed the passengers who got off the bus one by one, took out their checked luggage, and bought a ticket to the provincial capital tomorrow by the way, and then pulled out of the station with a strap.

Standing at the door of the station, looking in the direction of the right, I saw the "Red Light Hotel" mentioned by Uncle Shrimp, according to Uncle Shrimp, this hostel is clean, cheap, and has a good service attitude, and the key is that it is very safe. Tang Boqiang walked into the Hongguang Hotel with his luggage, and an aunt in her 40s walked out when she saw this, enthusiastically took some of the luggage in Tang Boqiang's hand, and said, "Go to college, right?" Follow me to the front desk to register, and I'll take you to your accommodation. ”

Tang Boqiang followed the aunt to the front desk and handed her the admission notice, the aunt took a look, her face was full of envy, and said: "Amazing, Huaxia Medical College is a famous school, wow, if only my son could be admitted next year." While talking, he helped Tang Boqiang complete the formalities, and then took Tang Boqiang to a bright and clean room with the heaviest suitcase, and said: "You can sleep with peace of mind tonight, I will wake you up on time, and I will not arrange for others to go to this room again, so that you can sleep peacefully, tomorrow's long-distance bus is very hard." With that, he put down his luggage and turned to leave.

Closing the door, Tang Boqiang noticed that it was a double room with two wooden beds, mosquito nets, electric fans, and toilets. Tang Boqiang secretly admired: The city is different, this aunt is really good.

With Uncle Shrimp's description before and the assurances of his aunt now, Tang Boqiang is no longer worried. I put my things away, locked the door, went downstairs to the snack shop and asked for a bowl of rice and a plate of mixed vegetables with a few slices of meat, and ate it. Although it was the first time to go out alone, there were many secrets of Uncle Shrimp's church, and Tang Boqiang was very calm. According to Uncle Prawn, this restaurant usually gives guests a free bowl of hot soup after a meal. Sure enough, as soon as Tang Boqiang finished eating, the proprietress brought a bowl of soup, Tang Boqiang didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, he drank it when he took it, and only after drinking it in his mouth did he know what kind of soup it was, it was just a bowl of "boiled water" with a few drops of oil and a little salt.

Back to the room of the hostel, Tang Boqiang simply washed and went to bed, what the aunt said just now is consistent with what Uncle Shrimp said, tomorrow will be a car for nearly 12 hours, the journey is long and hard, tonight he must rest early, recuperate, plus he has no doubt about the aunt's promise, so he turned on the fan and fell asleep on the bed.

In the haze, after a knock on the door, the voice of the aunt yesterday sounded: "Get up, get ready to take the car." Tang Boqiang jumped up from the bed with a carp and promised loudly: "Got it, thank you, Auntie." ”

Tang Boqiang finished washing hastily, ran to last night's snack shop to eat a bowl of soup powder, and then rushed back to the room with his luggage downstairs to complete the check-out procedures, Tang Boqiang did not forget to thank his aunt. This is what my father taught when he went out: It is not strange to be polite to many people. To receive the favor of others, you should know how to be grateful.

After several twists and turns, the skinny Tang Boqiang completed the baggage check-in procedures, and found his seat after checking the ticket and getting on the bus. At this time, Tang Boqiang was already sweating, he pulled up his clothes to wipe the sweat on his head and face, because the seat was just next to the window, he simply stuck his head out of the window, trying to let the cool breeze of the summer morning blow away the heat on his body.

"The car is about to start, please do not put your head and hands out of the car during the drive to avoid accidents." With the repeated reminders of the attendant, the car slowly drove out of the Bay City Bus Terminal, and Tang Boqiang sat down obediently, not daring to stick his head out of the window anymore.

As the speed of the car increased, the vibration and noise of the car gradually increased. Tang Boqiang, who had nothing to do, noticed that this was a car of a certain age, and the chair was made of wood. Walking on the potholed National Highway 325, the whole car is like a "bone shaker", people sway with the car, their buttocks repeatedly bump up and down on the wooden chair, and the bones of the whole body are shaken as if they are about to fall apart. Thinking about the nearly twelve-hour journey, Tang Boqiang's heart began to "beat the drum".