Later, Chu Muxiu still put down his body to help me wash the dishes together, and I was glad that we could finish washing the dishes before dark.

It's early spring, and the heat in the air has evaporated and dried out our wet clothes. The dishes were washed and our debts were paid, and I was finally able to swagger past my boss.

"Smack!"

"Hey, you're ......"

As soon as I came out of the backyard, an emaciated little boy lunged at me, twitched his hands tightly in his pockets, gave me a pitiful look, and ran.

"Don't run, catch him for me!"

The boss chased from upstairs to downstairs, from the backyard to the front hall, panting, his face was red with anger, and he shouted to the little two guards to catch the child.

"The boss got him!"

The boss was so tired that he put his hands on his knees, and grabbed the child's collar again, "Run, you run, you little animal, come to steal my steamed buns again, quick, take them out for me!" ”

The boy clasped his hands to his chest, as if he was hiding something, "I didn't steal!" ”

The boss pinched the child's collar tighter again: "What did you run away from without stealing?" ”

The child didn't speak, just glared at the boss fiercely, and his fierce eyes seemed to be about to eat the boss.

The boss was obviously also frightened by the child's eyes, and kept pushing him with one hand, "What are you staring at me for, you are staring, you are staring at me again!" ”

There were all kinds of people in the restaurant, they were eating, drinking, chatting, pretending not to see it, and no one stood up to do chivalrous justice.

I'm born to join in the fun, I want to go over and see what is going on, and besides, I don't like to pretend to be deaf and dumb like everyone else, and in my opinion, pulling out a knife to help people when the road is uneven is the real hero.

I couldn't get angry and strode forward and pulled the boss's hand away: "What are you doing?" ”

The boss finally took his eyes off the child and stared at me with disdain: "What are you doing, have you finished washing the dishes in the backyard?" ”

I put my hands on my waist: "What kind of ability do you have as an adult to bully a helpless child?" ”

The boss became more and more angry, like a stomach of grievances, "I bullied him, this little beast stole my things five times, and I happened to be caught today, and I will definitely send him to the government, so that the eldest master can cure this thief!" ”

"Stealing?" No wonder he put his hand in his pocket and didn't dare to take it out.

I walked over and whispered to the kid, "Did you really take the boss's things?" ”

He didn't speak, but looked at me with the same pitiful eyes as he had just begged me to save him. The boy looked to be five or six years old, skinny and small, with eyes that glowed like stars on a yellow, black face. The clothes he was wearing were torn and torn, with patches everywhere, his shoes had several holes due to the long wind and rain, and his wrinkled toes were distressing to look at.

"You see he can't say it, don't meddle with your business, I'll send him to the government to see if he dares to steal my things in the future......" The boss said as he pushed me aside, and then called Xiao Er and himself to hold the child.

The child kept struggling: "I'm not a thief, I don't want to go to the government!"

"Pound!"

When the child struggled, a big steamed bun fell off him, and he hurriedly ran back to pick it up and blow it several times before putting it in his pocket.

I thought in my heart that this is over, the name of this thief is confirmed, and I have the heart and power to help him now.

The boss pointed to the kid and showed me: "You saw it all this time, I will send you to the government today no matter what!" ”

Chu Muxiu walked past me: "Have you seen enough of the excitement, hurry up when you have seen enough!" ”

I looked at the kid struggling desperately, but he did steal from the boss. I closed my eyes and decided to leave, in fact, if he hadn't stolen from the boss, I could have thought of ways to rescue him, but now that the evidence is conclusive, he just can't help me anymore.

"I'm not a thief, let me go, I'm not a thief!"

We didn't walk a few steps out, I always heard the child's pitiful cry, I don't know what will happen to him at such a young age to go to the government, he screams louder and louder, the voice is getting worse and worse, I feel more and more uneasy in my heart, I always feel sorry in my heart, I stop and still can't help but want to go back.

Chu Muxiu grabbed me violently: "What are you going to do?" ”

I peeled off Chu Muxiu's hand: "That kid screams very pitiful, I want to go back to him!" ”

Chu Muxiu came up again to stop me: "You don't have the money to save him, we have delayed a lot of time today, you can't meddle anymore!" ”

"But he's still a child, and he's waiting for me to come back and save him!"

Chu Muxiu seemed to be a little helpless, and grabbed my hand again and wanted to tell me to leave: "There are thousands of poor people in this world, besides, you are not a savior, you can save this and you can't take care of that, when do you want to save it, why should you waste your efforts in such a boundless and headless thing!" ”

I originally thought that Chu Muxiu was just nosy, but I didn't expect him to be really cold-blooded and ruthless, and he could bear not to save such a small child.

"You are right to be true, I am not a savior, but today I will be saved, and I can save one!" I was a little angry and a little cold-hearted, and shook Chu Muxiu's hand away.

I stood at the door of the restaurant and said to a few people who were still struggling: "Stop! ”

The astonishment of the crowd let go of their hands, and the boy finally broke free from them.

The boss looked impatient: "Why are you again?" ”

"Isn't it just a steamed bun, how much is it, I'll give it to you!" I regretted it as soon as I said it, if I had the money, I wouldn't have washed so many dishes.

The boss saw that my tone was so loud, so he asked Xiao Er to bring an abacus: "Okay, since you are willing to pay off the debt for this little animal, then today we will calculate the new account and the old account, a steamed bun five cents, he doesn't know how many times he stole me, plus interest......" The boss swallowed his saliva, "What's the matter, I have to get a tael of silver!" ”

I was taken aback: "One or two? We only have two or three dollars for a meal, and you will need one or two silver for a few steamed buns, are you taking the opportunity to blackmail money? ”

"You don't have money, you can't care about it if you don't have money!" The boss turned his head, "Send me to the official mansion!" ”

"Hey, hey, boss, don't ......"

Chu Muxiu tore off a red bead from his belt: "This is called a wolf bead, it is made of the blood of the wolf king of Tianshan Mountain, it is white and crimson during the day, and it can emit a dazzling red light at night, it is very difficult to collect, I spent a lot of money to buy it, I dare to say that there are few in the world, do you think this can be worth the child's steamed bread money?" ”

I had never seen such a beautiful bead, so I went up and looked at the bead carefully for a long time, the color is bright and beautiful, and it is worth a lot of money at first glance.

The boss took the beads in his hand and turned them around, squinted for a long time and then smiled, "The color is smooth, the texture is not soft or hard, good beads are good beads!" ”

I saw the boss's virtue when he saw the money, so I leaned over: "Then can we take this child away?" ”

The boss was reluctant to put down the beads when he touched them, and waved his hand to us in a perfunctory manner, "Let's go, let's go!" ”

"What's your name and where does your family live?" I led the child and Chu Muxiu away, and I asked him as soon as I went out.

He held a steamed bun in his hand and promised: "My name is Chen Xuanwu, and my family lives in Chenjiazhai in the border area. ”

I couldn't help but be surprised: "Chenjiazhai at the border, it just so happens that we are going to the border too, otherwise we will go together?" ”

I said we were going to go together, and Xuanwu immediately smiled: "Okay, but I'm going to go to my grandma first, she sells things on East Street!" ”

I rubbed my hand on Xuanwu's head: "Okay! ”

Along the way, I was a little afraid to look at Chu Muxiu, he obviously said that he didn't want to save the child, but in the end he still took out his valuable things to help me, sometimes I really can't understand him, I don't know who lives in his heart and thinks about something.

"Grandma......" We walked to East Street, and Xuanwu rushed over.

I saw an old woman with white hair guarding a small stall with bean offal, peanuts, sesame seeds, and a small basket of peppers, all drought-tolerant crops.

Xuanwu took out the steamed buns as soon as he ran over: "Grandma, are you hungry, just now two well-wishers gave me two steamed buns, I have already eaten one, this one is back for you!" ”

The old woman pushed the steamed bun over again: "Xuanwu, you are growing now, you eat more!" ”

Xuanwu touched his stomach: "Grandma, you see that I have eaten enough, and my stomach will explode if I eat again!" ”

I watched their ancestors and grandchildren push back and forth for a steamed bun like this, and my nose was sour and my heart was not a taste, just now I was curious why Xuanwu kept holding the steamed bun in his hand and was reluctant to let go, it turned out that he wanted to come back to honor his grandmother. I suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment in my heart, a sense of accomplishment that I was fortunate to turn around and go back to save Xuanwu.

I secretly looked at Chu Muxiu, his face revealed sadness, I think he looks sadder than me, how to say that he is a person who has experienced life and death, he should be very touched.

Also, Xuanwu and his grandmother are indeed pitiful.

"Hehe, good grandson!" The old woman squinted and smiled, then broke the steamed bun in half, took half of it in her hand and ate half of it, and put it in a small cloth bag to keep.

"By the way, grandma, they gave me steamed buns just now, and they said that they would also go to the border, so come with us, and I will bring them over!" Xuanwu took his grandmother's hand and introduced me and Chu Muxiu to her.

The old woman came over and took my hand: "Oh, thank you girl and son, you are really good people!" ”

Xuanwu glanced at me, and I immediately helped the old woman, "You're welcome, you're welcome, anyone would do this!" ”

"Good people have good rewards, good people have good rewards!" The old woman kept thanking me and Chu Muxiu, which made me a little embarrassed.

"Grandma, why do you sell drought-tolerant grains?" I asked Grandma Xuanwu when I was helping her close the stall.

Grandma sighed first, and then looked sad: "There hasn't been a drop of rain at the border this year, there is no water in the fields, the rice has died and there is no harvest, so I can only grow some sesame peanuts and go to the market to exchange some money and buy some grain back." ”

"That's right...... "I knew there was a drought at the border, but I didn't expect it to be so serious."

On the way to the border, Xuanwu talked to me a lot, he said that his grandfather died early, a few years ago the border was conscripted, and the young men in the nearby villages were all pressed to serve as soldiers on the battlefield, and his father was of course no exception, and he did not come back for many years, and then his mother thought that his father was dead and simply remarried. Since then, there are only two people left in the family who depend on each other, grandma used to be in good health, she could grow some rice and barely make a living, but then her grandmother's health was not as good as day by day, and the money from selling rice was used to catch medicine. But this year, even God didn't care about it, but not a drop of rain fell, and the rice in the fields withered and died. I did go to Tianxiangju to steal steamed buns a few times, and that was because I was so hungry that I had to do it.

Compared to Xuanwu, I don't know how many times happier I am, at least I never have to worry about food and clothing. Chu Muxiu helped grandma walk behind, I don't know what they were talking about, I just saw grandma always laughing......