Volume 1 Chapter 29 First Acquaintance with Dogs
Last time, the little girl in Tsing Yi was sucking water by the river in the backyard in the morning, and met a masked stranger, gave her a mysterious cowhide cloth bag, and told her to ask Liu Zhier to send it to the Genghou Mansion in person to solve the current turmoil in the Blue and White Embroidery Building. The little girl in Tsing Yi didn't dare to slack off, took the masked man's cowhide cloth bag and ran all the way back to the blue and white embroidery courtyard, and honestly told Liu Zhi'er according to the words of the masked stranger. In this way, there seems to be nothing to do in Tsing Yi.
After the masked monster left the cave abruptly, Li Qiusheng's body and mind suddenly relaxed a lot, and his wayward problem slowly opened again. Without waiting for the permission of the masked stranger, the next morning, he limped out of the cave and went down the mountain with the pain of the waves. It's no wonder that a stunned boy has an evil aura that is not right or crooked, how can you ask him to stay alone in that boring and indifferent stone cave. Besides, people don't know whether the masked monster in front of them is friend or foe, what kind of heart is An? Although he kept saying that he was going to save Dong Yanzhi, who could guarantee that he was not an emergency word to blackmail people, he couldn't die, so he had to guard against it.
When Li Qiusheng thought like this, he had unconsciously crutched to a remote village at the foot of the mountain. The village is unlarge, and there are about twenty or thirty families scattered all over the place. Under a big banyan tree at the entrance of the village, seven or eight children of six or seven years old were having a good time. Suddenly, an injured boy with a wooden branch on crutches appeared in front of him, and he stopped the game they were playing, and looked intently at the young man in front of him, who was older than all his children. It's like admiring a monster, and it instantly captures all the curiosity of a child.
The seven or eight children all came up at once, and surrounded Li Qiusheng, who was injured on a crutch, in the middle, like a monkey, looking sideways. Li Qiusheng suddenly felt as if he had invaded someone else's world that had nothing to do with him, and had become a monster who was scrutinized. He also squinted intently at the group of little children.
"Boys, kill you beggars, madmen, savages. Don't let this crutch ruin our good deeds and bring bad luck. One of the little boys, who was a little older and a little fatter, suggested that as if he were the king of the children, he could always instruct and guide the children to do what they wanted.
"Okay, let's throw pebbles, throw leaves, and pee, and let this unfortunate monkey leave our little village by himself." Several children followed in unison, and in an instant, small pebbles and leaves flew like small snow flakes and landed on Li Qiusheng's crutches. Saying that it hurts or not, saying that it itches or not, anyway, it makes you feel uneasy. Besides, you yourself are a few years older than other children, how embarrassed are you to start a war on other people's territory, you can't bully the small with the big.
The more Li Qiusheng endured like this, the more uncomfortable he became, but for a while, he couldn't find a better solution. I had to pretend to be harsh while walking towards the village with a cane. In this way, it has attracted more and more disgusting interest from this group of children. Even the big yellow dog guarding his courtyard joined the team of those children at this time, following Li Qiusheng, who was strange like a beggar, and barked wildly all the way, chasing after him. Li Qiusheng, who was so frightened that he was a little ghost, had no idea at this time, but just timidly looked at the barking big yellow dog and dealt with it carefully.
The shouts of children, the laughter, and the barking of the big yellow dog were intertwined for a while, and this lively scene was staged scene by scene. Li Qiusheng was in such an embarrassing situation of escaping for a while, and he only hated himself for not heeding the masked stranger's warning in advance.
After a false alarm, although Li Qiusheng did not suffer any major injuries and accidents, he also paid the shame of being insulted and abused. Even if Li Qiusheng is unwilling, and even has some resentment and anger, but what can he do? People are under the eaves, and they have to bow their heads. It was enough for Li Qiusheng to repay the bitter fruit of being humiliated and beaten for the second time, and his own heart was really crying and laughing at this time. In this world, I just made such a big joke with myself.
Li Qiusheng fled to the stream at the east end of the village as if fleeing for his life, and the big yellow dog behind him chased after him. He threw his foot into the mountain stream, and when he looked back, the big yellow dogs were only standing on the shore and shaking their heads and tails and barking wildly. Li Qiusheng sat down on the exposed stones in the stream for a while, took a few mouthfuls of cool stream water, picked up the water and washed some gray faces, and then tidied up the messy clothes that had fallen into the desert and escaped. This heart, which is constantly beating, has finally calmed down.
After a burst of refreshment, Li Qiusheng looked up at the dazzling glare, the sun was high, the clouds were thin, and the birds were chirping and skimming through the air. There was a stirring in the stomach, and after a few clear cooing sounds, Mom, after a long time, his stomach finally made a revolution in Li Qiusheng.
Li Qiusheng went to the shore, found a big tree under the shade and sat down, calmed down the breath that had been beating violently due to the escape just now, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and he could vaguely see the figures of several stinky children at the entrance of the village, and the three or two big yellow dogs were still circling back and forth in it, and occasionally there were one or two gentle barks.
After Li Qiusheng went through this, the soul of a young man shone with a thick haze. Dong Yanzhi's slender and graceful figure suddenly appeared in her heart, and a wordless sadness immediately surged into her heart. He couldn't understand how he, Li Qiusheng and Dong Yanzhi, two teenagers who met in the ordinary, had just stayed in the Blue and White Embroidery Building for more than a month, and they hadn't done anything bad, how could they cause so much trouble and worrying accidents. Who is this trick and who is it provoking?
Under the effect of hunger, Li Qiusheng's soft body gradually became fascinated, and in a daze, he seemed to see Dong Yanzhi holding a plate full of delicious snacks and sweet meals, as if she was walking towards her like in a blue and white embroidery building. Li Qiusheng squirmed the corners of his mouth a few times, gurgled in his throat, tilted his head, and fell asleep unconsciously.
When he woke up, Li Qiusheng slowly opened his misty eyes. The slanting sunlight was still so dazzling, Mom, a big yellow dog with a cracked mouth and panting unceremoniously squatted in front of him, his eyes were shining, and he was staring at himself fiercely. Next to him, a little boy in his eight or nineties was playing with the bamboo, bow and arrow in his hand and the little boy in his hand. He raised the bamboo bow and arrow for a while and aimed forward, and suddenly played with the bamboo bow and arrow to loosen the strings and tendons, and bounced back on the little man. Anyway, at this point, there is no need for the little boy to relax.
"Oh, big brother, you're awake, I thought you were going to sleep for a while. It's good to wake up, I'm no longer afraid that you will be injured by snakes, insects, dogs, cats and mice. I'm going to play, you can go by yourself, la, la, laγγγγγγ The little boy shouted briskly and crisply, no longer looking at Li Qiusheng, who was still in doubt in front of him, and stood up to leave.
Li Qiusheng immediately opened his mouth and shouted, "Little guy, what's your name?" Why do you want to take care of me? Do we know each other? The little boy just stood up and was about to walk away, and when he heard Li Qiusheng's curious question, he immediately replied. My mother told me to look at you. "Ah, your mother? Who is your mother? What's your name? Why does she want you to do this? Li Qiusheng suddenly asked with an inquiring eye, and the doubts in his heart suddenly opened.
"Big brother, my mother's name is Sister-in-law. That's what the people in the village call her. My mother is very kind, and my family lives in the small courtyard on the left side of the east end of the village. My mother and I just passed by here and saw my eldest brother asleep, and he looked scarred, afraid that you would have some accident, so I asked me to take care of you here. The little boy introduced Li Qiusheng on a whim, and did not forget to add one or two big sentences of praise at the end.
"Oh, thank you so much for your kindness. Little brother, what's your name? Li Qiusheng looked at the little boy in a long voice and asked, his tone was more calm. I don't have a nice name, they all call me a dog. That's what my mother calls me, big brother, you can call me a dog. My mother said that people called me like this, so that I could grow up peacefully and not die early like my father. The dog recounted with a lingering aftertaste, wiping the pearl-like tears that slowly slipped out of his eyes, and his voice became a little trembling and hoarse.
"Dog, I'm sorry. The big brother didn't mean to mention your sadness, the big brother is the same as you, and he is also a master without a father and a mother. I just passed by you in the morning, and somehow I fell asleep in a daze. Li Qiusheng immediately apologized and said to the dog, and also told the dog about his desolate identity as a fatherless and motherless, that is, he deliberately narrowed the psychological distance between himself and the dog. After Li Qiusheng said this, the dog felt embarrassed, after all, Li Qiusheng is the real orphan in this world, and he still has the selfless love of a mother when he says anything.
Li Qiusheng laughed calmly a few times, not wanting his stomach to roll with a light sound again, struggling to stand up, his feet were weak, his eyes were starry, and he was almost about to fall down again. Li Qiusheng had no choice but to endure the temporary grinding of hunger, hesitating whether to cheekily ask the dog again and ask for something to eat to relieve the revolutionary struggle caused by the chatter in his stomach.
The dog seemed to see through Li Qiusheng's thoughts, and secretly snickered. I heard the rumbling sound of Li Qiusheng's stomach again, and asked again and again. "Big brother, haven't you eaten yet? Look, your stomach is all swelling. Li Qiusheng replied to the dog in a very soft voice: "Well, it's screaming in my stomach at this time." The dog sneered for a while: "Ha, ha, my mother guessed that the eldest brother meant this, and asked me to guard you here." Okay, big brother, you wait here for a while, I'll go see what I can do to fill your stomach. β
Li Qiusheng suddenly blushed and replied in embarrassment, "Dog, big brother really thank you." Your mother, she's so nice. β