Five years later, in the midsummer of 838 in the first red year of Rongzhou, in the western part of Rongzhou, in the middle of the mountains.

There was a beggar-like woman crawling on the ground, carrying a large burden on her back, and beside her, there was a small beggar crawling on the ground.

On the top of the hill there is a tent house, made of wood, in front of which a small pile of charcoal burns, and the hanging pot is bubbling with an attractive aroma, and under the pot there are ashes that have been completely extinguished.

Convinced that there was no one in the tent, the female beggar turned her head at the little beggar, who crawled to the pot very quickly, reaching out to get it but getting it back to her hand.

The female beggar then crouched on the ground and walked forward, and the little beggar looked around alertly.

Looking at this, they have cooperated many times to steal or steal other people's food.

The female beggar reached out and took off the pot, and when she saw that there was food in the pot, she reached in and fished out the food and handed it to the little beggar, regardless of the heat.

The little beggar's eyes lit up, and he stuffed it into his mouth, and when he thought about it, he reluctantly took it out of his mouth and handed it to the big burden on the female beggar's back: "You eat, you haven't eaten for three days." ”

The voice of a little girl as pure and beautiful as a nightingale sounded in the big burden on the female beggar's back: "Eat, brother, you are full and you can run away." ”

The female beggar grabbed the second piece of food from the pot and handed it to the little girl on her back without hesitation: "Eat quickly, there are people here." We're stealing, we're going to be burned if we get caught, and we're going to have to run away. ”

The little beggar stuffed food into his mouth and asked unwillingly, "Auntie, where are we going?" You always say you'll find a place to stay, but we've been wandering around the mountains for a long time, and we haven't found a safe place to eat. ”

The beggar who was called her aunt hesitated: "I don't know, I just know that we will run until your aunt comes to pick us up, and then we will be exonerated and we will have a big house and a lot to eat." ”

"But where is my aunt? How many aunts do I have? The man who died two years ago, you also say it's an aunt. ”

Aunt hesitated for a moment and said, "Banxue is your third aunt." I'm your second aunt, and you also have a big aunt, she's helping us make up money, and when she gets the money, she'll help us redeem ourselves. ”

"But you say we are not iron pariahs, and you say you want to redeem ourselves. You're always contradictory, and you don't even know what's going on with you! The little beggar chirped crookedly, "You always forget what you said." ”

My aunt was stunned and scolded, "Don't talk too much, eat quickly." ”

"Auntie!" The little girl on her back gently tapped her aunt's shoulder.

Aunt looked up in surprise, her throat choked, and then almost reflexively rushed out: "Quick—run!" ”

In front of them, a man and a woman, and a boy slightly shorter than a little beggar, surrounded them in a triangular pattern.

The man was tall and muscular, with a wooden sword in his hand. The woman smiled silently, her face was kind and holy, obviously pregnant, and she was about to give birth, and her movement was slightly inconvenient. The boy, who was only four or five years old, appeared to be smart and well-behaved, and stood in a triangle with his parents without saying a word.

Aunt Mu looked around, she could beat the pregnant woman, but the tall man was strong and strong, and he was afraid that ordinary people were not opponents.

Convinced that there was no way to run, the aunt immediately bowed to the ground and bowed her head:

"Adults forgive sins, adults forgive sins, the untouchables think this is ownerless food so they take it, adults forgive sins."

Aunt pulled the little beggar: "Quickly apologize to the adult!" ”

The little beggar swallowed the food in his mouth hard, and then threw the rest of his hand back into the pot: "There is no one here, we did not steal." I didn't take it either, I'm not guilty. ”

When the tall man saw that this little beggar was smart, he didn't get angry but laughed: "If you are a nobleman in Changyuan City, they will cut open your heart to prove that you really stole it." ”

The little beggar stared at each other hatefully, and said unconvinced: "You are not a nobleman in Changyuan City. What I have in my stomach is eaten elsewhere. ”

The young woman standing said softly, "Brother Guang, let them go." ”

The tall man walked up to the pot and used the wooden sword in his hand to pick out the food in the pot, which emitted an attractive fragrance on the tip of the wooden sword. He looked at the little beggar and made a fuss:

"What? How dare you eat elsewhere? As our most honored guest, if you eat this piece as well, it will prove that we are indeed paying homage to our guests, and I will not be angry. ”

The little beggar apparently did not understand what this meant, and looked at the man in bewilderment, and then turned his head to look at his aunt next to him.

The aunt, who was still kneeling on the ground, was stunned, and kowtowed again in fright: "Please forgive me, we, the untouchables will make amends, please let us go, no, please let the untouchables go!" The next time we see an adult, we will take a detour, and we will never step into this mountain again. ”

After speaking, the aunt took out a ruby from her chest and handed it to the man, pulling the little beggar to leave.

The man took the ruby, his eyes lit up, and he handed it to the woman next to him.

The woman looked closely and groaned.

"Stop, wait a minute!" The woman finally spoke: "This gemstone is so pure and gorgeous, it is not available to ordinary people, it should come from the Dahui royal family, or the Jingnan royal family Ye Jiu clan, if you don't steal it." ”