As the saying goes, the hand that takes people is soft, and the mouth that eats people is short. This eternal principle always seems to be true.

The figures of the dog and a few little children were dangling in front of Li Qiusheng's eyes at this time, and their innocent and flawless appearance was like pure blue lake water, which was crystal clear. People can't bear to touch it, and they can't bear to use it.

Li Qiusheng's current situation is also in this situation, although his personality is rigid and self-serving, less than begging for others, even the old bustard's mother Liu Zhi'er in the blue and white embroidery building, he dares to be arrogant, stupid and brain-tricking. But he also has a self-aware side, after all, all these pretentiousness are people under the same roof, and it is inevitable that there will be friction, of course, things have changed, and no one has gone to their hearts.

But at this moment, Li Qiusheng's mind stopped. He thought about it, he occasionally got the favor of the dog and a few little children, and he couldn't enjoy the food in vain. Moreover, it has been said in ancient times that those who are aspirant do not drink the water of the stolen springs, and those who are incorruptible do not eat the food that comes from the sour. And at present, although Li Qiusheng is not a man of lofty ideals and incorruptible, but he can also be regarded as a person with a strong and upright personality, he always feels that he should show something to the dog and a few little children in order to be at ease, so he can accept the favor of others in vain and leave.

All the past on the stage of the blue and white embroidery building swept through Li Qiusheng's mind again, and Dong Yanzhi's heavenly singing voice once again disturbed his cold heart, intertwined, and slammed out. A bold hypothetical picture suddenly burst into Li Qiusheng's mind, and he also wanted to learn from the pure end-of-the-end corner on the stage, and sing a song for the few little children in front of him who had been favored, in order to express this wordless apology in his heart.

"Big brother, what are you thinking, so serious?" The dog looked at Li Qiusheng's eyes with a pair of deep and bright rhinoceros and asked mischievously, as if he wanted to get a little bit of a good idea from Li Qiusheng's eyes. But Li Qiusheng blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "Dog, big brother will sing a big drama for you and hang your voice, okay?" The dog blinked, clapped his hands and praised, "Okay, big brother, we little kids like it, I don't know what big brother is going to sing about that play." "Dog, the big brother sings a puppet show, you have to help the big brother find a few small bamboos and some thin threads first, and make the props before you can sing."

The dog heard Li Qiusheng's command, and replied with a sigh: "Okay, big brother, you wait, I'll go with them to find it." After saying that, he turned around and beckoned, and several little children rushed away after him, leaving only a faint cloud of dust and smoke that drifted away with the wind.

Li Qiusheng was the only one left under the shade of the big tree, and he tried to move his somewhat sore muscles and bones to cope with the puppet show that was about to be sung for the dogs. This puppet show is not difficult, it is not difficult. It can be performed by one person or by many people, mainly relying on the puppeteer in the hand with the change of the performer's dramatic plot to have different transformations, and all the actions are completed by the continuous pulling of several threads in the hand. Add to that the ventriloquist art of some of the performers, and the puppet show is almost done.

"Big brother, we've found all the things you want, now it's up to you to perform." The dog wiped the sweat on his face with his hand and said, and the little boy who looked behind his eyes and shouted: "Take out the things you are looking for, we are going to help the big brother cut the bamboo tube and thread the coil." A few little children put the things in their hands to Li Qiusheng and the foothold, and then they were busy according to the dog's instructions, cutting the small bamboo tubes, rubbing the threads, and splicing the splicing, what a happy and harmonious scene.

"Come on, dog, help my big brother. Big brother try this simple woodwork puppet show for you. Li Qiusheng was also busy for a while, opened his throat and shouted to the dog, he had already picked up the puppet he saw painting a gourd on the street, just waiting for the dog to come and borrow support, he could throw off his voice and learn Dong Yanzhi's singing.

The dog and the little children were really looking forward to it, and they immediately rushed up, and with the help of Li Qiusheng on the ground, they withdrew to the four corners and prepared to listen to Li Qiusheng singing a puppet show. Li Qiusheng also came to his senses at this time, he forgot that he was still in danger, in order to get rid of his promise to this innocent and flawless little child, he Li Qiusheng was willing to take this risk. No matter whether he sings well or badly, he is willing to show what he has learned in the blue and white embroidery building and what he has seen on the street of Qiaoyang Town.

Li Qiusheng's puppet show was staged as scheduled, and the dog and a group of little children listened to it with their cheeks on the side, and they were actually satisfied and satisfied with relish. With Li Qiusheng's constantly changing tone, the characters in their hands changed back and forth, and the crisp and silver-bell-like laughter immediately erupted, flying into the distant sky like a hybrid music.

In the depths of the play, the dog and the little children did not forget to clap their palms for Li Qiusheng a few times and bark a few times, in order to express their excitement about this play. And Li Qiusheng just stretched out his tongue and put on an unexpected smile, and threw himself into the more classic drama he compiled, which seemed to come to an end with everything in the outside world.

"Ah, boy, what the hell are you doing here? Singing is not singing, playing is not playing, it's all annoying crookedness. A middle-aged woman with a flower cloth towel on her head quietly stood behind them and said, her pale face and disdainful eyes made people feel a little indifferent. Mother, when are you here? I didn't realize it at all. The dog quickly walked up to the middle-aged woman and muttered, not forgetting to pull the middle-aged woman's shirt and make a look of retreat. The inseparable behavior of the two mothers suddenly stabbed Li Qiusheng's eyes. I saw Li Qiusheng turn his head, quietly tried his eyes a few times, and dodged again with ruddy tears.

"Thank you, sister-in-law, you let the dog cover up all the reasons for me." Li Qiusheng suddenly looked at the middle-aged woman in front of him and asked, his eyes were already a little moist in advance. The middle-aged woman replied crisply: "Yes, I passed by here with the dog in the morning, and saw that you were asleep, and I felt that you were quite pitiful, so I left the dog with you." I didn't expect you to play such a trick on the children of our village, learning this ghostly trick from you one by one, and forgetting what you should do. Seeing that his mother suddenly accused Li Qiusheng like this, the dog cried and begged aggrievedly: "Mother, you are wrong to blame the big brother." Big brother was just teaching us to do a puppet show. I didn't take any of the children in our village. ”

"Little brat, what do you know, if you don't learn those good things, I'll teach you to learn this trick, isn't it a bad guy?" The dog's mother scolded sharply, and the resentment in her heart was not without showing on her face. The dog wiped his red and wet eyes, and cried with a wow, and bleated: "Mother, you really blame the big brother, he didn't bring bad dogs and children, the big brother just sang his puppet show." ”

"Okay, dog, don't cry, come, go home with your mother." The middle-aged woman seemed to order the dog, leaving no trace of discussion. Cong turned his head to Li Qiusheng on the side and said: "Boy, you are also awake, see that you are quite energetic, go back to your home quickly, don't stay here stupidly and make people suspicious." Go back and don't let your family go crazy too. Li Qiusheng's heart suddenly jumped, tears swirled in his deep eyes again, and the corners of his mouth squirmed, but he didn't make a sound. In fact, where does he have a home? If you have to say that there is, then you can only say that the cold stone cave in the middle of the mountain is half a home.

Li Qiusheng was urged by the dog's mother like this, and the good luck in his heart disappeared without a trace in an instant. Although the middle-aged woman in front of her has a kind heart, she is eager to protect her calves, and most parents in the world are like this. After Li Qiusheng watched the crowd leave, he slowly cleaned up his messy mood and returned the way he came. Because the sun in the sky has set in the west, he Li Qiusheng will not take it back again, but he is afraid that the mysterious masked man will look around again. Since you can't escape from his palm for the time being, why bother to suffer this inhuman torture in vain?

A sadness quietly came to his heart, Li Qiusheng looked up at the sky above him, the slanting sun was grassy, and the birds were chirping; The white clouds are muddy, and the evening breeze is gentle. A big doubt flashed through my mind: What did I do wrong? The world is so indifferent to give back to me?

When the sun was about to sink into the sky, Li Qiusheng just jumped back to the entrance of the stone cave with his legs. Several candles were lit at the same time in the cave, and the candle flame illuminated the endless darkness of the cave. There is a little bit of warmth, but it doesn't make people feel cold and cold.

The strange masked man sat on the stone slab in a daze, and looked coldly at Li Qiusheng, who had just jumped back to the entrance of the stone cave, with his naked and deep eyes, and said with a smile: "Boy, do you know you're back?" I've been waiting for you for a day, and I think that with your current crutch injury, you won't be able to run there. Now, hey, hey, or did you run back? In my opinion, there must have been a lot of suffering outside, right? Now that I know that Lao Tzu is good, it doesn't hurt you. ”

Li Qiusheng stared at the masked strange man hatefully, and said angrily: "It's all your blame for being an ugly bastard, forcing the young master to this chicken feather hole, and suffering from these people who are not human." Do you think I'm going to be grateful to you, sir? Take 10,000 steps back, even if I am robbed by Marquis Geng in Nancheng, it is better than being in a place where people don't stay, what's the big deal, isn't it just a meal of flesh and skin? It's not that the master hasn't been unsaved, and he can use you, an ugly bastard, to meddle in his affairs. ”

"Heh, the kid actually blames the uncle for being nosy? If it weren't for the uncle, I forcibly robbed you to come here, I am afraid that you have already reported to the palace of the Lord of Yama at this time, and Dong Yanzhi's girl is only afraid that she will be ravaged by the Marquis Geng for no reason. You kid is still in the mood to blame me for being nosy, aren't you? The masked strange man sarcastically said to Li Qiusheng coldly, turned around and took a steamed bun and threw it at Li Qiusheng.

Li Qiusheng saw that the steamed bun was about to hit him, and wanted to take advantage of the situation to catch it. But as soon as his hand was loosened, the branches of the cane immediately burst apart, and as soon as his feet slipped, a large cracked wing fell to the ground on all fours. The masked strange man smiled coldly and said, "Boy, the cow is blowing well, but this ability to do things is a little worse." If these two in you are equally powerful, you don't need to do it like this uncle, I can't see people like this. Li Qiusheng fell to the ground entirely, struggled for a while before slowly getting up on crutches, and said with a red face: "Master, is this little accident a thing?" ”

The masked freak let out a few more laughs, a hint of sarcasm in his eyes. turned around and lay on the stone slab, not looking at Li Qiusheng again. Suddenly, he poked his head over and dropped a few words indifferently: "Boy, I almost forgot to tell you, tomorrow I will wronged you for another day, and you can go back to your blue and white embroidery compound." Dong Yanzhi's daughter and the old bustard's mother Liu Zhi'er are still waiting for you to escape back, so I don't have to be this stumbling block that annoys people and hinders people's reunion. ”

The three words "Dong Yanzhi" flashed into Li Qiusheng's mind again, his eyes radiated with fierce resentment, and the pain in his heart spread like a heart. But after everything calmed down, Li Qiusheng snorted angrily and coldly: "Got it, uncle! Master, I sincerely thank you for your painstaking life-saving grace. ”