The night was quiet, and the river shimmered with silver scales in the moonlight.

Barges from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River are taking advantage of the evening tide to go up.

The barges were carrying furs, a lot of furs.

This ship was supposed to go down, after all, the more east and south, the more prosperous it became.

The girls in the south of the Yangtze River are as tender as water, and the fur of these rough beasts in the mountains and forests can make their delicate bodies a little more uninhibited, and they can wear a little different tricks from the people around them in winter.

Pity...

In a certain section of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, something seems to have happened, and the government has sealed the river.

The merchant who sold the goods asked someone to inquire, and he didn't know when the river would be solved, so in the spirit of not compromising the capital, he went in the opposite direction and set to sell it on the outskirts of Rongyang City, Shudi, upstream.

That's why Tang Xianzhi got the news so late, and then hurriedly pulled Bai Yan out with him.

There is not a lot of fur trading on these barges, and the surrounding small traders, merchants, and tea and fruit soup porridge shops have also decided to "work overtime" to take advantage of this opportunity to make more money.

Thus, the bazaar was formed.

...

At this time, at a wharf in the wilderness of Rongyang, the furs on the barge were being loaded into ox carts, and then carts were pulled to the market where the tents had been set up.

The smell of leather is all over the air.

In the distant market, many goods have been unloaded, and they are neatly arranged on the shelves, suspended by hooks, for customers who are rushing to the market to pick.

"Lao Yong, put this fur over there, yes, yes... It's the place where there are so many.

There are a lot of goods this time, and the place is so big, you have to be tight. ”

The shouters were sent by the sellers.

And Lao Yong is in charge of the start.

And this time, Lao Yong brought his son Xiao Yong with him.

This Xiaoyong is not strong, but has some taste of talent, Xu didn't read well, and his family asked him not to read, so he turned to do this.

From a scholar to a loading and unloading man, this Xiaoyong is depressed in his heart, and even has a bit of an unsightly feeling.

He just kept his head down, carried the fur, and hung the fur silently.

After hanging for half an hour, he only felt a sore back, so he sobbed twice, then wiped away his tears, looked sideways behind him, and then walked towards an old tree.

He wanted to hide for a while.

It didn't take long for Xiao Yong to sit down on the side of the old tree with his back to the market, his back against the wrinkled bark, curled up and his head bowed.

Suddenly, he felt as if someone was watching him.

Xiao Yong hurriedly looked up and looked around, but found nothing.

"Why am I doing this kind of work? I should have been a student, an official, and then I should have taken care of these rude pariahs... Why, why is it that no one appreciates my articles?

I'm unwilling, I'm unwilling, can't those adults see every word in my article? ”

Xiao Yong gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, immersed in his own sadness.

He stood up, and Lao Yong's shouts came from the light of the bazaar behind him, as if Lao Yong had noticed that he was no longer working, so he was looking for him.

Xiao Yong wiped away his tears and snorted coldly, blaming that old thing, he didn't have money to continue his studies, and he didn't have money to give gifts to those adults, and now he has to do this rough work by himself.

Such a person is also worthy of being a father?

Not only did he not answer, but his face showed a cold color, and then quietly walked in the direction of the old forest.

He wanted to find a quiet place to sleep in the woods, and then go to meet Lao Yong when daylight came.

Xiao Yong walked and walked, and after a while, the market behind him was far away, and the lights were dimmed.

And the shadow of the forest in front of him is a little gloomy in the moonlight.

Suddenly, a strange square room appeared in front of Xiao Yong.

The house was huge, but Xiao Yong had never seen a house like this, like a huge stone coffin, and like a huge stone box...

Xiao Yong was not curious, and he suddenly felt a little afraid in his heart.

He didn't bother to get closer to explore, but took a few steps back towards the strange room, and then hurried in the direction he had come.

As he walked, he felt a little pity.

"Why don't you go and see? In case of... What is the great chance? ”

If it weren't for the fact that this square and weird house didn't look like the Immortal Cave Mansion, Xiao Yong would have run into it a long time ago.

He walked as he thought.

The light of the bazaar reappeared before his eyes, which made his previous uneasiness disappear and safety emerged.

So, he hesitated again.

"This house is so close to the bazaar, why don't you go and see it?

With so many people in this bazaar, and on the edge of a busy river, what can there be? Xiao Yong snorted, "Maybe Fugui is beckoning to me." ”

He suddenly changed his mind and decided to check it out.

...

...

"Xiao Yong! Xiao Yong! ”

"If you are not there, if you are there, you should say it!"

"Xiao Yong! Come out! ”

It was almost dawn and gray.

One after another, with torches, searched and shouted in this old forest.

The firelight shone in the pre-dawn gray, reflecting a person's face.

Among them, the first one is a strong man with a sturdy body, wrinkled skin, and a vicissitudes of life.

The strong man was anxiously shouting, "Son, son, come out!" You... Don't scare your father! ”

This strong man is Lao Yong.

It was the first time he had brought his son out.

At first, his son did a good job, but after disappearing for a while, Lao Yong estimated that he was lazy, so he only shouted twice and left it alone, and then hurried to work in order to try to get rid of his son's share.

But time passed minute by minute, and an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and Xiao Yong had not yet appeared.

Lao Yong felt that something was wrong, said hello to someone, and then went to look for Xiao Yong, but after looking for a long time, he couldn't find it.

Lao Yong suddenly panicked, and hurriedly looked for someone to help find it together, but now, the nearby forests have been searched, but there is no trace of Xiao Yong...

Yes.

There was no trace of anything.

There is a large bare wet mud land in the old forest, and this wet mud land is like a black bag copied through the middle of the forest, and a large area is encircled.

Walking on that wetland will inevitably leave footprints, but... And there were no footprints.

"Lao Yong, don't worry, there are people around here, and I haven't heard of any beasts and poisonous insects."

"Yes, yes, if there are beasts and poisonous insects, haven't they been beaten and eaten a long time ago? Ha ha. ”

"I think your son can't stand this suffering, and he ran away by himself, don't worry."

A crowd of people comforted the diligent stevedore.

Lao Yong sighed, he didn't know what to do, but his son is not too young, there is really no danger here, it should be fine, right? Lao Yong decided to wait and see.

Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly a surprise voice came from the other side.

"Lao Yong, Lao Yong, come and see... This is not a son! ”

Lao Yong was stunned for a moment, hurriedly ran over, bypassed an old tree, but saw a man with a beautiful appearance bowing his head and curling up, as if he was very shy and buried his head between his knees.

The man felt the light of fire around him, suddenly raised his head in horror, then opened his mouth and shouted angrily: "Extinguish, extinguish, I don't want light, I don't want light!" ”

The people next to him didn't pay attention to him at all, Lao Yong stepped forward and grabbed his son's hand, and didn't blame him, but said, "Go back and rest." ”

Xiao Yong retracted his hand abruptly and responded, "Okay... Good... But don't touch me. ”

Lao Yong only thinks it's weird, and he's not a girl, why are he shy like this?

But the son just found it, and he didn't want to say anything, so he hugged his fists at the people around him, bowed deeply, and then said, "Everyone, thank you!" ”

The people next to him smiled and said it didn't matter, just raise your hands.

Immediately, Lao Yong led his son back to the makeshift tent near the market.

As soon as Xiao Yong returned to the tent, he hurried in, then shrank in the corner, buried his head between his knees, and then said strangely: "You go out, go out!" Don't come in! ”

Lao Yong looked confused, but seeing that his son was emotional, he wanted to talk about it later, so he said, "Don't think about it, rest well", and opened the curtain and left temporarily.