The midsummer night was still very hot, and despite the gusty wind, it couldn't be removed, and the sweaty heat wave.

"Quack... Hiss..."

Under the starry night sky, a pale young man looked at the grass under his feet, and his eyes were full of longing and begging.

Tears kept rolling in his eyes, but his tenacious character did not allow him to blink, because he would cry in the blink of an eye, and tears represented fear, since he learned that his time was short, he warned himself to be strong, not to shed tears, and to face happily every day.

Trying to open his eyes wide, the sourness coming from his pupils made his tears finally slide down his cheeks.

When the tears slid down the thin palms of the young man, at last, in the silence of the night, there was a cry of pain on the grass.

The voice was full of unwillingness and grievance.

The young man's name is Gu Chen, and from the moment he was sensible, he understood that he was an orphan that no one wanted, and he was raised by a crazy show who failed the scientific examination and was disheartened.

Crazy Xiucai taught him to read and write, and to behave as a person, hoping that he could fulfill his wish for himself.

Many years later, Crazy Xiucai died of illness, leaving Gu Chen alone and helpless, and he survived only thanks to the relief of the village chief's family.

When he fell seriously ill again, he overheard the conversation between the village chief and the doctor, and learned that he would not live to be eighteen years old.

He was originally full of hope for life, optimistic and cheerful, but since then he has become laughing in front of people, and when there is no one behind him, he secretly daze or hug his head and cry like now.

Over the years, whether he was bullied or starved, he never felt pain, he just wanted to live, work hard to live his life, and live his life like a normal person. But Heaven is so cruel.

"It is said that fate is impermanent, and the more you want to get something, the more unsatisfactory you will be......" After a long time, Gu Chen slowly stood up and put a smile on his face again, this is a smile full of bitterness, but people who don't understand it will not understand it anyway

The night breeze was blowing, and the young man under the starry sky raised his head and said loudly: "I want to live, I must live!" as if he was taking an oath, and as if he was telling someone.

"What are you shouting, believe it or not, Lao Tzu will let you die immediately..."At this moment, a vicious voice came, which frightened Gu Chen's neck and hurriedly slipped away.

For a while, I just wanted to find a quiet place to relieve my mood, but I didn't expect to come to Uncle Liu's field at the head of the village.

When Uncle Liu was young, he was the executioner in the county government, he looked fierce and vicious, and he killed countless people in his life.

Touching his head, bending over Gu Chen, he left quietly, in order to avoid bumping into Uncle Liu, who was woken up, he also made a special detour, and then he ran towards the village chief's house.

......

The village chief's family lived at the end of the village, backed by a forest, and although they were not rich, they were definitely the richest within a radius of 100 miles.

When Gu Chen returned to the village chief's house, it was already late at night, and the two big wolf dogs in the yard had already fallen asleep, and just as he walked into the courtyard, the village chief's room suddenly lit up.

"Stinky boy, I didn't come back in the middle of the night, I don't know that the eldest daughter of the Lao Zhu family got married today, Lao Tzu paid a lot of gift money, you didn't come back to eat a book, and you actually ran away halfway through the banquet! I'm really angry!" The village chief's fat body, wearing a white coat, rushed out of the room and scolded.

Hearing this, Gu Chen couldn't help but have black lines on his head, the village chief's name was Qian Guan, who was stingy and stingy, and liked to take advantage of others, once he let others get a little benefit, he would not be able to sleep.

Today, the butcher Lao Zhu married his eldest daughter, and as the village chief, he had to give the girl some gift money.

In the early years of the village chief's wife, there was a big fat boy, due to an accident, his wife and children both died tragically, and after taking Gu Chen back, he has always been treated as his own son, although sometimes it is a little harsh, but it is still very good to him.

Looking at the anger on Qian Guan's face, Gu Chen was not afraid at all, because Qian Guan was really good to him, in order to treat himself, he did not hesitate to invite a famous doctor from the imperial capital to treat him, and he had never complained about it over the years.

"Ha, the village elder is angry, there is a reason why I left!" Seeing that Qian Guan was about to start fighting, Gu Chen hurriedly came behind him and pushed his broad back and walked in, talking as he walked.

"What you said is true?" Qian Guan asked with a look of surprise with a pair of small inverted triangular eyes.

Looking at his big belly that was trembling because of excitement, Gu Chen couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Of course it's true, I saw Liu San with two gold bars in his arms, sneakily buried in his watermelon field. Gu Chen's eyes rolled and he whispered.

"Okay, Liu San, the eighth lamb, has money and doesn't want to pay it back, and wants to swallow it privately, let's go and get the gold bars back now!" said that he couldn't care about wearing clothes, so he took Gu Chen with him.

Seeing that he was so serious, Gu Chen had no choice but to persuade again: "It's so late now, we go over like this, and others will suspect it if they see it, and the wealth will not be exposed!"

Hearing this, Qian Guan was stunned, and thought in his heart: Also, it's not good for others to see it, and it won't be worth being bitten by Liu San when the time comes.

Thinking of this, Qian Guan said to Gu Chen again: "In this case, you and I will go to find Liu San early tomorrow morning." After saying that, he twisted his fat buttocks and went to sleep.

Hearing this, Gu Chen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and secretly said in his heart: "Tomorrow, tomorrow, you will have forgotten about this matter long ago." Thinking of this, he couldn't help humming a little song and walked leisurely towards his small courtyard.

Lying on the bed, Gu Chen couldn't sleep, after thinking about it, he always felt that it was not a way to go on like this, he couldn't resign himself to fate, although the village chief was upright and middle-aged, but one day he would get sick, if he was old and he was not there, who would take care of him.

The thought of this made him anxious.

"It is rumored that in the land of Kyushu, there is a miracle medicine called Changsheng Cao, as long as people who are seriously ill eat it, they will prolong their lives and live a long life...... this is what he accidentally saw in the collection of crazy Xiucai, at the time he only thought it was nonsense, but now it has ignited his hope for life.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Gu Chen was awakened by a noisy knock on the door.

I wondered who would knock on the door early in the morning, got up and opened the door, only to find the village chief standing at the door dressed brightly, looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Old man, are you in the second spring?" In Gu Chen's image, Qian Guan would not dress himself like this, I remember asking him when he was a child why he was so rich and dressed so casually, but in exchange for a violent chestnut, in his words, wealth is not exposed, so as not to be remembered by others.

Naturally, I was very surprised to see him dressed like this today.

"Smack..."

A slap slapped Gu Chen on the head, and Qian Guan scolded angrily: "Stinky boy, what are you talking about! Hurry up and change your clothes and go to the county seat with me." ”

Hearing this, Gu Chen didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly took out a piece of clothing that he thought was very shiny, and asked while wearing it: "Old man, why are we going to the county seat?"

"You'll know when the time comes. Qian Guan said mysteriously.

However, the undisguised smile on his face and the eyes huddled together are not the slightest mysterious, but give people a funny feeling.

Seeing his appearance, Gu Chen forced a smile to put on his clothes and go out with him.

......

White Rock City is the largest city within a radius of 100 miles.

At this time, Gu Chen and the village chief stood in front of an imposing manor.

Looking at the courtyard in front of him, which was bigger than the one at home, Gu Chen looked at Qian Guan with a surprised face and said, "Old man, don't tell me that you bought this place, I have a bad heart, don't scare me." ”

Looking at Gu Chen's dirty face, Qian Guan snorted disdainfully: "Look at your unproductive appearance, why don't you just buy a house, are you making such a fuss?" After speaking, he didn't look at Gu Chen, pushed the door and walked in, seeing this, Gu Chen hurriedly followed.

As soon as they entered, a subordinate led the two to the hall.

"Sir, your room and the young master's room is ready. An old man who looked like a housekeeper suddenly appeared and said to Qian Guan.

Hearing this, Qian Guan waved his hand to let the housekeeper step back, and then said to Gu Chen, who had already entered dementia mode: "Stinky boy, what's the matter, sit down here!"

"Hey, old man, it costs a lot of money to buy this place, right?" Gu Chen had a look on his face Why are you so generous this time, and he was a little embarrassed to see Qian Guan.

"Well, in fact, this is my father's ancestral home, and I haven't been here since he died. As he spoke, a look of nostalgia unconsciously appeared in his eyes, obviously leaving him with a lot of memories.

"Stinky boy, I came back this time because I promised you a doll kiss!" After a long time, Qian Guan said again.

Hearing this, Gu Chen almost fell off the chair, and immediately stopped doing it, he was so young, this old man could come up with such a lack of moral attention.

"Qian Guan! You stinky old man who is disrespectful to the old, have you ever seen a betrothal to a fourteen-year-old child?"

Directly ignoring Gu Chen's protest, Qian Guan squinted his small eyes, and continued to say something that was enough to make Gu Chen jump up and fight with him.

"Well, to be precise, it's not engagement, but going to kiss, which is what people often call the inverted door!" Qian Guan said with an old god on his face, but he didn't see Gu Chen's face that had become a little dark.

"I'm not going to do the inverted door, you die!" Gu Chen yelled.

Qian Guan saw that Gu Chen's attitude was so resolute, so he persuaded him with good words: "That girl is a world friend with our family, and besides, I have promised others..."

Seeing the village chief's kind words and persuasion to himself, his heart softened and thought that his time was short, so it would be good to let him be happy with his heart.

......

The next morning, the sky was a little overcast, with some drizzle in the air, and the air was filled with the smell of grass and earth, which made people feel comfortable for a while.

Looking at the pale and soft-looking rich lady in front of him, Gu Chen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, after all, he was still a child, although he had become much more precocious than his peers due to physical reasons, but he still blushed a little in the face of a woman who was at least seven years older than him.

"You are Gu Chen, I heard Uncle Shi mention you. The voice was crisp and moving, and Gu Chen, who looked at her weak figure, couldn't help but be stunned.

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