Mu Qing stayed in the crematorium, and I arrived at the station alone, and got on a bus directly according to the address given by Uncle Quan.

From eight or nine o'clock in the morning until five or six o'clock in the afternoon, I spent almost all of my time in the car.

The smell of gasoline in the bus made me a little sluggish all day, but sitting in the front seat, I always felt as if someone was staring at me behind me.

I looked back several times and saw that the back of the car was full of other passengers who were sleeping heavily, and there was nothing strange about it.

Only sitting in the last corner, there seems to be a woman's figure, but the woman has a mask on her face and a hat on her head.

But I can't remember who it is......

At six o'clock in the afternoon, I got off the bus and found myself in a town with a very original taste.

There are quite a lot of people in the town, horses and donkeys coming and going, and all kinds of cries and selling are endless.

I followed the address Uncle Quan gave me before, and I was going to hire a local to send me there on horseback or something.

As a result, I didn't expect to turn around, and the locals who came and went immediately frowned as soon as they heard where I was going.

Even if I said more money, they waved their hands and said no, saying that the place was too dangerous.

When I asked them what the danger was, they told them that the village was very strange, isolated from the rest of the world, that it was inconvenient to get in, and that there was no easy way to walk.

Half a day later, seeing that it was getting dark, I had to grit my teeth and shout, "Who sent me to that Liucun?" I'll pay twice the fare! ”

I yelled like a vegetable seller for a while, and at last when the owners of the carriages shook their heads and dispersed, and I was about to die, a low voice sounded.

"Young man, are you going to Liucun?"

When the voice came, my heart was overjoyed, and they all said that money can make ghosts grind, which is really true!

Isn't this just someone coming?

I looked back excitedly, and when I saw the person behind me clearly, my heart was cold!

Uncle's!

What about teasing me? This is!

I saw behind me standing an old man who was a little hunchbacked.

And on the ox cart behind him, there was a little boy who looked to be less than eight or nine years old.

I frowned, if it was a random young man or something, I would have just said yes and got in the car.

But right now, this old man looks a little older, and the car is a car pulled by an old ox, and there is a little boy sitting in the car.

This old and young, really want to send me to Liucun, where there is no way to go, can it really work?

While I was drumming in my heart, the old man spoke.

He rubbed his hands and said with a somewhat flattering smile: "Young man, you don't have to ask, no one in this town dares to go to Liucun unless you open three times the price." ”

"Damn, three times! What about grabbing money? I said.

The old man nodded, then his eyes stopped at the little boy behind him, and continued: "Young man, although I am only an ox cart, I only charge you twice the price, what do you think?" ”

Hearing the old man's words, I was even more entangled in my heart.

This ox cart must be a lot slower than the horse-drawn cart, and it is almost night, and it is estimated that it will take two or three hours to get to Naliu Village, so I thought to myself, if I can't do it, I will find a place to stay, and then I will make plans tomorrow.

But when I just said that I would plan for tomorrow, the old man didn't follow it.

The old man persuaded me for a while, saying that the price could be a little less, and his ox cart was not slow, and he would definitely be able to reach Liucun in two or three hours......

To be honest, I don't want to.

But looking at the old man who was already gray, I couldn't help but ask: "It's going to be dark soon, and the road over there is not easy to walk, otherwise tomorrow, I still want you to send it here, how about it?" ”

The old man shook his head and said, "Little brother, the money can be less, if it is convenient for you, you can leave now, old man, I promise to send you over there." ”

"Are you in a hurry than me?" I couldn't laugh or cry.

At this time, I heard the little boy in the ox cart muttering, "Grandpa, the teacher said that the tuition ......fee will be paid tomorrow morning at the latest."

"What's that? Tuition? I asked, stunned.

The old man sighed at this time, and after glancing at the dirty little boy on the ox cart, he said: "Tomorrow is the day of school, the school has to pay tuition, and the food at home has been taken out and sold, but it is still less, so I thought about finding a job in the town, but no one wanted me as an old man all day...... Whoever said I had no strength and could not read would not want me to work. ”

The old man's words came out slowly, and I couldn't help but feel my heart move!

I glanced at the little boy in the bullock cart again, and although his clothes were dirty, his eyes were extraordinarily bright, like grapes.

I gritted my teeth and said to the little boy, "I can only pay the tuition tomorrow morning at the latest, right?" ”

The little boy nodded, and a hint of longing flashed in his eyes......

Well, I have to say, sir, I was infected at this moment.

I took the money out of my pocket and gave it to the old man so that he could take it and pay the tuition tomorrow morning.

But the old man is not complimented!

"Little brother, I can't ask you for this money, although the old man's family is poor, but I will never ask for money for no reason."

Well, seeing that the old man was so resolute, I had to agree to him and let him send me to Liucun.

The town is about two or three hours away from Liucun, and the road is said to have fallen into disrepair and is no longer easy to walk.

However, the old man said that he had walked many times before, and it was okay when it got dark, and he would definitely be able to send me to Liucun.

I glanced at the little boy with longing eyes on the back of the ox cart, and then at the old man who had repeatedly reassured, and finally nodded in agreement.

"Then it's hard old man."

I'm not hypocritical, this poor man's old man is principled, so I'll listen to him.

In this case, their grandfather and grandson will stay in Liujia Village for one night tonight, and rush back to the town tomorrow morning, just in time to pay the tuition or something......

I got into the ox cart and sat with the little boy, while the old man sat on the seat behind the old ox, and after a small bamboo whip in his hand and beat the old ox a few times, the old ox walked lazily.

I took out some snacks from my backpack and gave them to the little boy, whose eyes lit up and he devoured them.

"What do you call the old man?" I took a loaf of bread and handed it to the old man.

The old man waved his hand at me and said, "It's okay to call me Lao Zhangtou, I don't like to eat this thing, you can give it to my good grandson." ”

"Oh, then I'll call you Uncle Zhang, I'm Xiao Zhou, don't worry, I still have it in my backpack, wait a little more for your grandson to eat, you can eat some too."

I can tell from the little boy that the grandfather and grandson may not have eaten anything today in order to save money and pay for tuition.

Otherwise, the little boy wouldn't have gobbled it up like this.

Uncle Zhang couldn't resist me, so he had to say thank you several times, and then took the bread to eat......

About ten minutes later, the ox cart slowly went up the mountain path, and I looked at the darkening sky, and my heart was also lacking in confidence.

On this big night, I hope there won't be any moths.

After a while, I saw that Uncle Zhang had taken out an oil lamp from under the ox cart, lit it and hung it on the other side of the bamboo, and then supported it with his hand to guide the old ox to move forward slowly......

"What's your name, kid?" I was bored, and the little boy who touched a mouthful of breadcrumbs asked him.

The little boy smiled at me timidly and said, "My name is Zhang Rui, and my grandfather calls me Xiaorui." ”

"Oh, Rui? That's a good name. I took out a tissue and wiped his mouth, and continued, "What about your mom and dad?" ”

As my voice fell, the little boy's dark and bright eyes revealed a hint of confusion and loss.

"Grandpa said my dad died at a very early age, and my mom ran away too......"

"Uh."

The little boy's answer caught me by surprise, and I hastened to change the subject elsewhere, for fear of arousing the little fellow's sadness again.

More than half an hour later, I looked at Xiao Rui, who was already happily playing my mobile game, and couldn't help but sigh in my heart, thinking: "This old and young are also pitiful, come and find a way to get more money for them......"

Just as I was about to ask Uncle Zhang how long we had to arrive, suddenly, I felt the bulking ox cart stop!

And when I looked up again, I saw the oil lamp hanging from the bamboo in Uncle Zhang's hand, which suddenly went out.

And in the next second, the old scalper, who had been lazy all the way, let out a terrified cry......