Chapter 27: Poor Child
Zhao Wenxuan clenched the green and yellow vegetable leaf in his hand, his face turned pale, and the vegetable leaf was probably stained by rubbing the ox cart that delivered the vegetables earlier because there was no ox cart to hire and he didn't want to go to the town on foot.
Thinking that he was swaggering through the market with this vegetable leaf, and walking around Wang Yuanwai's house, Zhao Wenxuan was so angry that he wanted to slap himself.
"Brother Wenxuan!" Wang Yingrou pulled Fang Tian away, and then pounced on Zhao Wenxuan. Zhao Wenxuan was thin and weak, and he was almost out of breath by her pounce, but because Fang Tian was present, he still had to hold on to his face as if he was fine.
"Brother Wenxuan, are you okay?" Wang Yingrou asked, tears filled with tears, as if she was about to shed tears.
Zhao Wenxuan said that he was not dead, but in fact, he was about to break his breath, he had an injury on his leg, and he fell again, he was afraid that he would not be able to walk.
Fang Tian looked at their intimate appearance, sneered, and pulled Fang Gang away without looking back.
Seeing the goose-yellow delicate back gradually drifting away, Zhao Wenxuan hugged Wang Yingrou in his arms, and somehow had a strange feeling in his heart.
Fang Gang wanted to beat someone at that time, but Fang Tian stopped him and persuaded him softly: "Wang Yingrou has a good family background, and she wants to do business with the people in this village, in case you fight, the people in the village will definitely help her, when something big happens, she can't go home, what should her father and mother do?" ”
The words in his sister-in-law's mouth were reasonable, but Fang Gang still couldn't swallow the breath in his heart, and said indignantly: "You came first, and you are greedy for money and tearing up the agreement, is it reasonable?" ”
"Besides, the orchid was originally you wanted to buy, and they didn't sell it to you, what can you do?"
Fang Tian said disapprerovitously: "This business matter is not in a hurry, they bought orchids at a high price, so let's buy them, let's find orchids elsewhere, it's not impossible, let them go." ”
Fang Gang is a rough man, the vegetables in the field, the fruits on the fruit trees, he can still recognize what kind of variety it is, what is the name, and what is the effect, but this flower and grass and other things are not in his cognition, he frowned slightly, and had a bold idea in his heart: "You said that Zhao Wenxuan and Wang Yingrou came to this remote village, and they also bought these orchids at a high price, not just to be angry with you, right?" ”
Fang Tian also thought of similar doubts, but she didn't have time to think about it carefully, she remembered that when she sold Damo Lan for two hundred silver that day, the anger on Wang Yingrou's face was not only from the failure of the trick, but also because she was jealous that her orchid could be sold for a high price.
"Maybe they think that the orchids I bought must be like the orchids that day, and they will sell them for a high price, so they will rush to buy the orchids, and they will not allow others to sell them to me."
Fang Tian glanced back, and happened to bump into Zhao Wenxuan's eyes, his eyes stared at her directly, as if they were stuck with glue, and he didn't even open it when the girl turned around and grabbed it.
Yo, why is this Zhao Wenxuan staring at himself so directly, don't suffer too much from Wang Yingrou, just think about the old man, and want to rekindle the old love, right? Fang Tian thought about it, and couldn't help but shiver in broad daylight.
The original owner may be happy about this, but she is different, Zhao Wenxuan has nothing to like, Fang Tian sighed, and rolled his eyes at Zhao Wenxuan from a distance.
"Little sister, do you think that the orchid you picked must be valuable, so they are willing to buy orchids at a high price? Younger sister? ”
Seeing his sister's trance-like appearance, Fang Gang gently patted her shoulder.
Fang Tian came back to his senses and nodded hurriedly.
"I'm afraid they will have to fetch water in a bamboo basket, and the precious orchids have no low requirements for the environment, where can they grow in this small place, in the weeds? The Phnom Penh Dharma orchid I sold last time is a precious variety that I may not be able to pick out among thousands of orchids. ”
Fang Tian paused, and then continued: "I guess that the orchids in the village are all ordinary orchids, that is, the kind of orchids that can buy more than a dozen pots for one or two silver in the market, and they will inevitably lose money if they buy these orchids at a high price." ”
Fang Gang listened to it and smiled: "It's a good loss, let them rob our orchids, they deserve to lose money!" If they buy orchids, they're going to sell them in town, and we'll go to town to see their jokes! ”
As if he could see their jokes in front of him, Fang Gang laughed so much that he couldn't see his teeth, Fang Tian couldn't help it, and he laughed out loud.
The two of them walked around the orchid village, because the people in the village did not do their jobs, and today Wang Yingrou came to buy orchids at a high price, so they all went to the entrance of the village to watch the so-called mortal fairy, where can they still control the two of them.
So they walked around on their own, and when they found it boring, they decided to leave.
Suddenly, a short and thin shadow flashed around the corner of the alley, Fang Tian was startled, and hurriedly hid behind Fang Gang.
"Who are you?"
At the end of the line, at the back of the room, a dark face peeked out.
It was vaguely an eight or nine-year-old child, his body was also covered with dirt and filth, and his face was dirty, and he couldn't see his original appearance clearly, but I don't know why, this child actually had a pair of extremely bright eyes, like the morning dew reflecting the sun in the morning sun, bright and moving, when his eyes were staring at someone, a strange feeling would rise in that person's heart.
Fang Tian was like this, the alleys of Lancun were full of mud, and she didn't even care about the mud that would stain her skirt, and half-squatted down to make eye level with the boy.
"My name is Fang Tian, and the big brother next to me is my brother Fang Gang, we are from a neighboring town, we are businessmen, I heard that you have a lot of orchids planted in your village, so let's take a look."
The boy took a step back, his bright eyes turning and turning, and all his previous vigilance and fear were gone. A-Niang taught him before her death that if someone else reported his name, then he also had to report his name, which was etiquette.
"My name is Lin Xiao, and I am from this village."
Fang Tian likes children very much, especially children with bright eyes, in fact, when every child is young, his eyes are bright and smart, and then he gradually grows up, so he will inevitably be contaminated with the chaos in the turbid world.
Fang Tian thought this kid was interesting: "Are you running around by yourself?" Where's your mom and dad? ”
Lin Xiao lowered his head, his originally bright eyes were a little dim: "They are all dead, my father died of illness, my mother died of crying, I lived with my grandfather, a while ago, my grandfather also died, and now I am the only one left in the family." ”
Sounding a little pitiful, Fang Tian rubbed Lin Xiao's head: "It's not easy to live by yourself, is your family also planted orchids?" There is a sister at the entrance of the village who is buying orchids at a high price, and if you have orchids at home, sell them to her. ”
Lin Xiao shook his head, his family used to have a field dedicated to growing orchids, his father and mother were very diligent, and the harvest at home was always more than that of others, and when life was good, they were red-eyed. Later, one day my father went up the mountain with Li Zheng's son to chop wood, and I don't know how I fell down, and I died of illness within a few days of carrying it back, and my mother was very sad, and she died of illness after a few months.
The swarthy and thin young man said, tears falling to the ground like pearls with broken threads: "Grandpa also died a while ago, and they robbed our family of land and the valuable things of the family, I hate them!" ”
It was the first time Fang Gang had heard of such a tragic encounter, although their family was not a wealthy family, but his father was a carpenter, and his mother raised chickens, ducks and vegetables at home, so he didn't have to worry about food and clothing, and it was the first time he saw someone who had such a miserable life, so he shook his head and sighed.
Fang Tian felt that he was pitiful, seeing that he was not very old, and his expression and words did not look like a lie, so after asking Fang Gang's consent, he turned out a few taels of silver and handed them to the poor child: "Don't cry, if your father and grandfather see you crying like this, they will definitely feel very uncomfortable, you take this money and live a good life." ”
The sky was gloomy, and the cool autumn wind came from the north, blowing off the yellow leaves on the branches, blowing through the narrow alleys, and blowing in the face with a sense of coldness, the boy should have felt cold, but the girl stood in a very clever position, standing at the tuyere, just blocking the cold wind that was blowing in his face.
She was wearing a goose-yellow dress, with a gentle smile on her white and red face, and he wrapped his clothes tightly, thinking that spring was coming.
Since his father and mother went and his grandfather went, no one treated him well, and the people in the village said that he was a mourning star, and killed both his father and grandfather, and never had anything to do with him again, and saw that he was a child, robbed the family of the land deed, and robbed all the valuable things in the family.
Seeing his trance-like appearance, Fang Tian subconsciously patted him on the shoulder, and handed the broken silver in his hand closer and more conspicuously.
"We are not a big family, and we can't get a lot of money, just a few taels of silver, you accept it, and live a good life."
The silver was in her hand, handed in front of her, this small few taels of silver was enough for him to save money for a long time, but he didn't reach out to collect it, but looked at Fang Tian in a daze and shook his head.
Fang Gang thought he was embarrassed, and persuaded: "Take it, don't be embarrassed." ”
Lin Xiao still shook his head, as cowardly as flowers and plants in the wind: "I don't dare to accept it, they are very bad, they have robbed all the valuable things in the house, you give me money, they know it, I can't keep it, they will rob it." ”
When Fang Tian heard this, he was very distressed, such a young child had become an orphan, and he had to face the Diao people in this village alone, like a sprout growing in the cracks of the dark stone, whether he could survive or not, even if he could live, how difficult it would be for him to live.
I felt soft for a while, so I patted him on the shoulder, and a somewhat bold thought jumped out of my heart.
Lin Xiao has a pair of good-looking eyes, black and white, and as bright as hiding the dew that reflects the morning light at the dawn, when his eyes are staring at someone, the person being stared at will feel soft-hearted.
Fang Tian was no exception, she thought for a moment, and was about to speak, when the dirty young man suddenly took her hand, and instantly remembered that he was dirty, so he immediately let go of his hand and stood in front of him nervously.
"You say that you are a merchant who buys and sells orchids, and I have an orchid at home, which was planted by my father before his death, do you want to go with me to see it?"
Lin Xiao's hands were very cold, like frost and snow in late autumn, and they were very dirty, and when his hand pulled Shang Tian's hand, he left a black handprint on his white and warm hands.
Fang Tian didn't care about this handprint, what she cared about was the young man's emotions, she stretched out her hand and took the initiative to hold the cold and thin little hand, turned her head to ask Fang Gang to see Fang Gang, she wanted to ask what Fang Gang meant.
Fang Gang is also a soft-hearted person, how could he not be moved to pity Lin Xiao, who became an orphan at a young age: "Then let's go and have a look, it's still early, you can walk around." ”