"Mother, what's going on at home, why are you here?"

Along the way, looking at the embarrassed and miserable parents and little sister who were treated as beggars, thinking of their suffering, Zhou Yan's eyes at this moment were sour, and his heart was extremely painful.

Today, I was fortunate to be bumped into by myself.

Otherwise, how much crime the parents and little sister will suffer, Zhou Yan can't imagine it.

"Alas, it's hard to put into words. ”

The mother, who looked haggard, with sallow skin and chapped lips, sighed, "There is a flood in my hometown. The crops are gone, the homes are gone, and many people have died. We got away with it. ”

Zhou Yan was stunned, he didn't expect such a natural and man-made disaster to happen in his hometown.

"Second brother, I'm hungry. ”

Zhou Le, the little sister who was held in Zhou Yan's arms with one hand, was starved and frozen for a long time, and her face was so thin that her face was yellow and thin, and her hair was unkempt.

She was hungry, her shriveled little belly growled, and there was still a little bit of the innocent romance of a little girl.

There is still a long way to go back to the thatched hut rented by Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan couldn't bear the little sister to be hungry, so he tried to say to his father: "Father, can you give your chicken legs to the little sister to eat?"

"No, no. ”

"No one wants to touch my drumsticks. ”

"This is what I want to leave for Yan'er to eat. ”

My father's madness suddenly flareed up again, and he hid the greasy chicken leg tightly in his arms with both hands, for fear of being snatched away.

Hearing this, Zhou Yan's nose was sour, and tears almost fell down the corners of his eyes.

Although his father was crazy and stupid, even if he was insane, he himself was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, but the only chicken leg was still reluctant to eat and wanted to leave it to him.

This boundless fatherly love, which is as heavy as a mountain, deeply moved Zhou Yan.

"Alas, your father's madness is getting worse and worse, and he is flaring up from time to time. ”

Mother said sadly.

"Second brother..... I'm not hungry, I was joking with you. ”

Although his father is patriarchal, Zhou Le is not very old, but he is extremely sensible and said deliberately.

Looking at his parents and little sister Zhou Le, Zhou Yan secretly swore that he would let them live a good life.

The thatched hut rented by Zhou Yan is in the southwest area of Yuncheng. Most of them are old houses and huts, and they are all inhabited by poor people.

Although Zhou Yan was a registered disciple of Lingchen Martial Hall, Lingchen Martial Hall's accommodation was expensive, so he found a dilapidated thatched hut here and used it for rest.

The people who live in this area have three religions and nine streams, and everyone has them.

After a long time, Zhou Yan took his parents and sister and finally came to the thatched hut he rented.

The thatched hut is simple, about two meters high, with mottled yellow walls, and there are two rooms next to each other. The roof is covered with an umbrella of withered straw, and once it is windy and rainy, it will leak, and it will be cold in the east and hot in summer.

Inside, it's even simpler, with only a broken wooden bed, a few small stools and a few living utensils.

However, Zhou Yan often cleans, and the house seems to be surrounded by walls, but it is clean and tidy, and there is no smell.

"Yan'er..... You have written to us before that you live in a beautiful loft. Have you always lived here?"

The mother's eyes were moist, and she had no idea that this son, whom she was so proud of, would actually live in such a place.

Of course, the mother is not disgusted, he is heartbroken that her son has suffered in order to save money.

"Mother, it's good here. Accompanied by the river, it is also very quiet, which is very suitable for the second brother to rest and practice martial arts. ”

The little sister Zhou Le didn't dislike it at all, and helped Zhou Yan speak.

"Mother, you sit down first. I will boil water for you, and let you bathe and change into clean clothes. ”

Zhou Yan hurriedly changed the topic and went out to fetch water.

In the past year, Zhou Yan has practiced martial arts in Lingchen Martial Arts Hall, and as long as he is free, he will find chores to do everywhere and try his best to make money.

Ling Chenwutang's respect for the teacher's fee, his own living expenses, and the silver taels sent home every month were all squeezed out by him to save food.

Zhou Yan is a martial artist, although his cultivation is not high, but his physical fitness is strong, as long as he can eat enough, there are no requirements for accommodation, just make do, this thatched hut is enough for him.

Not anymore, though.

With his parents and little sister here, Zhou Yan must find a way to earn more money and change to a good place to live so that his family will not suffer.

When boiling water for his parents and little sister to bathe in the inner room, Zhou Yan prepared to burn some rice porridge for the hungry parents to pad it.

However, when the rice jar was opened, there was not a single grain of rice left, and it was clean.

Zhou Yan felt a chill in his heart, it seemed that when he was not at home, the rice he bought was stolen by a thief nearby.

Zhou Yan is penniless now, but his parents and little sister are hungry, and they can't let them starve and suffer no matter what.

So, Zhou Yanqiang smiled, and said to his parents and little sister in the inner room through the door: "Mother, the rice is finished." You rest at home, and I'll go out and buy some food and I'll be back shortly." I've got you covered, I'll wear mine first, and I'll buy you new ones then." ”

After Zhou Yan left, the mother in the house sighed with pity: "It's hard for Yan'er....."

If Zhou Yan had the money to buy food, he would not have handed over all the jade and jade plates representing the registered disciples of Ling Chen Wutang to counteract others.

Even though the mother was a farmer, how could she not see it.

Zhou Yan has been like this since he was a child, he only reports good news to his family but not bad news, and suffers and suffers silently alone, so as not to worry his family.

.....

Sometimes a penny is hard to beat a hero.

After leaving home, Zhou Yan quickly returned to the downtown area, thinking quickly about how to get the money immediately.

After Zhou Yan hesitated for a while, he was about to go in the direction of Ling Chen's martial hall, but after taking a few steps, he stopped in place.

Just now, Zhou Yan wanted to go to Lingchen Martial Hall to borrow some money from Pra Ruochen to save the emergency first.

But Zhou Yan has his own pride, and he will never allow himself to do this unless he has to.

"Boom!"

"Hey.... Good news, good news! The Tangmen Medical Center has started collecting human blood at a high price again!"

"Listen, everyone. A young woman buys a cup of blood for 50 copper coins, and a man in the prime of life buys a cup of blood for 100 copper coins!"

"This is a rare opportunity, don't miss it!"

Just when Zhou Yan was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard a person beating gongs and drums outside the fifty-meter Tangmen Medical Hall, shouting loudly to buy human blood.

The Tangmen Medical Hall, in Yuncheng, where Lingchen Wutang is located, is one of the best medical halls, quite famous, treating countless diseases and saving people, and has a good reputation.

This acquisition of human blood is not only only today, but basically several times a month.

However, the body is skinned, and the parents who receive it are not filial.

This kind of selling one's own blood for money is regarded as a great act of filial piety, so very few people are willing to do it.

Even if a few people are willing to sell blood occasionally, they are forced to make a living and encounter difficulties.

Zhou Yan froze in place, pursed his lips, and his expression was full of struggle.

Zhou Yan is reluctant to trouble others to borrow money, but in a short period of time, it is indeed not easy for him to get money.

In order to solve the urgent need, sell blood and sell blood.