Pingquan Mansion, Gaoling Town, Renjiazhuang.

This year, Ren Zhanbiao was twelve years old, his mother died early, and there was a sister who was one year older than him, and his father's health was not good, he had typhoid fever, no money for treatment, he was skinny, and he had no ability to work.

Ren Zhanbiao only went to school for one year, he liked to study very much, and his grades were excellent, but he had no food to eat, so he had no choice but to drop out of school to make a living.

"Boss, are you hiring people here?" Ren Zhanbiao came to the door of a restaurant and asked.

"Go, go, go! Kid's eggs. We don't want people here. The owner of the restaurant said.

"I don't want to be paid, I just need to stutter."

"Then don't."

"Boss, you can do it, I haven't eaten in two days." Ren Zhanbiao was only so hungry that his stomach shrank to a piece, his eyes were blue, and he felt like a steel plate was placed in front of him, and he wanted to go up and take two bites.

"Want to eat?" The owner of the restaurant asked.

Ren Zhanbiao nodded.

"Yes, take the money."

"I don't have any money." Ren Zhanbiao said.

"No money, fart! As far as you can get out of here, we are not here for charity," said the owner of the restaurant impatiently, "There are so many poor people, can I save them?" Don't get in the way here, get out of here, we're still in business." ”

There was no way, Ren Zhanbiao had to go to the next one, he couldn't remember how many times he had eaten the closed-door soup, people either thought he was young, or he was weak and couldn't do heavy physical work, so he didn't accept anything.

The soles of his feet were blistered with blood, the pain was unbearable, and both legs were straight, and he couldn't walk anymore.

Fortunately, there is no endless road, and finally, he finally found a job in a landlord and old rich man named Qian Devil in the town, taking care of food and housing, and a few copper coins a month, no matter what, it is good to be able to live.

Since then, every morning at three or four o'clock, before dawn, when Ren Zhanbiao is asleep, he will be called up to work, such as grinding, carrying water, chopping wood, carrying dung, etc., all kinds of dirty work and tiring work, from morning to eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening, until Ren Zhanbiao is exhausted and has a sore back.

Three meals a day, sometimes, can only eat two meals, that meal is said to be rice, in fact, even pig food is not as good, there is no landlord old rich dog to eat well, if one day the money devil is happy, give him the rest of the food to eat, then it is considered to improve the food.

Ren Zhanbiao was also overworked, malnourished, and not well developed, with a thin body, yellow face and thin muscles, and a crooked appearance.

He doesn't usually talk much, just bury his head in his work.

"Ren Zhanbiao, what are you rubbing? Why are you moving so slowly, as if you haven't eaten for three days, and the two fools carried more than 50 loads of dung in the morning, what about you? It's only been more than 20 taels now, how do you do it? You're not even as good as a fool, and you're so good at eating! The money devil said.

Ren Zhanbiao looked at him and didn't speak.

"Look at it, if you don't give Lao Tzu fifty burdens today, don't even think about eating," said the money devil, "Damn, why am I so unlucky to spend money to hire you such a sick ghost!" ”

The money devil scolded and walked away.

Ren Zhanbiao didn't say a word, and he had to take fifty loads before he ate a mouthful of leftovers, because he was still young, and he worked hard for a long time, so tired that his shoulders were red and swollen, panting, and he couldn't stop coughing.

That night, Ren Zhanbiao had just finished the day's work, and he remembered that his father and sister were still at home, and the family had already run out of food.

So, he quietly slipped into the kitchen alone.

He knew that there were pastries made in the kitchen today, which smelled very fragrant, and during the day, his saliva flowed all over the floor, and he also knew that if something like this was good, the money devil would not give them food.

He didn't care so much, pushed the door in, and the black light blinded him for a while, and sure enough, he found the place of the pastry.

He only drank half a bowl of porridge tonight, and when he was hungry, he grabbed a handful of pastries and stuffed them into his mouth.

He ate until his throat and eyes, choked on his head, and burped a few times in a row, and then it was over.

He found another pocket and began to fill it with pastries, which he planned to send back to his father and sister.

"㕵㕵!" At this moment, a big black wolf dog raised by Qian Guizi ran over menacingly and barked at Ren Zhanbiao.

Ren Zhanbiao looked at the fierce eyes of the big wolf dog, with its long fangs, he was shocked and frightened, and he picked up his pocket and ran out.

However, the wolfdog had been trained for a long time and was extremely vicious, and chased after him.

No matter how fast Ren Zhanbiao runs, how can there be a wolf dog running fast?

The vicious dog pounced on it all of a sudden, grabbed the calf of Ren Zhanbiao's right leg with a mouthful, and bit it tightly, no matter how you want to get rid of it, you just won't let go.

In a hurry, Ren Zhanbiao smashed the pocket on his shoulder to the wolf dog.

The wolf dog flashed back in fright, but bit off a piece of the flesh on Ren Zhanbiao's calf, more than one or two, and immediately blood flowed like an outpouring of blood, spilling down his trouser tube.

"Ahh Ren Zhanbiao screamed miserably, and he almost fainted in pain.

The barking of the wolf dog alarmed the money devil and others.

The money devil came to the scene of the incident with his clothes on, he drank the wolf dog, then looked at the pocket on the ground, opened it and saw that it was full of pastries, and he understood.

"Ren Zhanbiao, you are a dog, it's really hard to prevent thieves, you fucking eat me, drink me, it's not enough, you still steal me! What an ungrateful wolf cub you are! The money devil pointed to Ren Zhanbiao, who was sitting on the ground and holding his legs, and said, "You didn't learn well at a young age, but you learned to steal, then when you grow up in the future, you will still have it, won't you become a bandit and have a beard?" If I don't clean you up today, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart! Come! ”

"Yes, sir!" At this time, two family members came over.

"Hang this kid up, whip me hard, beat him hard!" The money devil commanded.

"Yes!" These two dog minions still care about that, and the money devil will do whatever he tells him to do.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen whips went down, and Ren Zhanbiao was beaten to the point that his skin was open, his flesh and blood were blurred, and he passed out.

"Master, it stands to reason that Ren Zhanbiao went to the kitchen to steal things, and he deserved to be killed," At this time, Steward Zhu came over to persuade Qian Devil and said, "However, he is young, his body is thin, and he is injured in his leg. ”

The money devil was still angry, sighed, and said: "Okay, for your sake, just let him go, don't fight, if you commit it again next time, the two crimes will be committed, and you must beat him to death." ”

This Ren Zhanbiao can be regarded as picking up a small life, and he recuperated for more than a month before his injuries healed.

Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, it was the spring of the following year.

The money devil bought more than a dozen good horses from other places, among which there is a big red horse, named "Chifeng", which is said to be Dawan's sweat and blood horse, is a thousand-mile horse, and the money devil loves it like a treasure.

Qian Devil handed over all the dozen or so horses to Ren Zhanbiao, and let him be responsible for managing the grazing, washing, drinking, and walking, and adding ten copper coins every month.

After Ren Zhanbiao received this new task, he was trembling every day and took care of it carefully, for fear that something would go wrong.

On the evening of this day, after drinking wine, Qian Devil came to the stable again to see his beloved Chifeng Horse, but he squinted and looked back and forth several times, but he did not see the big red horse.

"Ren Zhanbiao! Come over to me! The money devil said angrily.

Ren Zhanbiao walked over, came to him, and looked at him timidly.

"Let me ask you, where is that Chifeng BMW?" The money devil asked.

"Back to my lord, today I took all these horses out to graze, and in the afternoon, I was too sleepy, so I took a nap, and when I woke up, the big red horse knew where to go." Ren Zhanbiao replied tremblingly.

"What? Then why didn't you say it earlier, why didn't you go and look for it? ”

"I've been looking for it all afternoon, but I can't find it, I think it may have gone somewhere to play, maybe after a while, it will come back on its own," Ren Zhanbiao said, "If it doesn't come back by dawn, I'll continue to look for it tomorrow." ”

"It came back on its own?" Qian Devil sneered, "Ren Zhanbiao, are you a liar to a three-year-old child?" I kind of figured it out, you kid has always been unscrupulous, stealing chickens and dogs, doing everything, it's not the first time for you, you must have seen that the red wind BMW is a good horse, so you saw the wealth, sold it, turned it into cash, and swallowed the money, yes or no? ”

"No, no, no, master, there is no such thing, I am telling the truth," Ren Zhanbiao heard what the money devil said, and was so frightened that he knelt down for him, "Even if I have the courage, I don't dare to do such a thing." ”

"Is there anything in the world that you don't dare to do?" Qian Devil sneered, "I've seen it, if I don't beat you, you won't be honest, come on!" ”

"Yes, sir!" The two housekeepers came again.

"Tie this kid to a tree in the backyard and beat me hard, he is simply lawless, he dares to steal even my BMW, what a thief who can't be changed," the money devil was angry, jumped up and scolded, "Damn, I lacked any virtue in my last life, I met an ungrateful goods like you, you first stole my pastries, seeing that I didn't dig deeper, my courage is getting bigger and bigger, and now I have the idea of a red wind BMW, it seems that this good person can't do it, I'm really angry." ”

As soon as the two evil slaves heard their master's words, they could not say anything, so they tied Ren Zhanbiao to a tree, picked up a whip and whipped it.

"People often say, the country is easy to change, the nature is difficult to change, the dog can't change the, I saw it today, and it was so," the money devil is really anxious this time, "This person is a cheap bone, the more you are kind to him, tolerant, the more he has to inch inch, intensify, more and more excessive, no one to persuade today, I have to beat me to death, you are too light, retreat, I will come in person!" Killed and thrown to the back mountain to feed the wolves. ”

This money devil was like crazy, touched a wooden stick casually, and greeted Ren Zhanbiao according to his body.

Just listen to "Click! With two sounds, Ren Zhanbiao's ribs were broken twice, and he immediately fainted, and he didn't know who was going to die.

"Master, this kid has lost his breath." A family member came over and looked at it and said.

"This is not a beating! If it's dead, it's dead, little bastard," said the money devil, throwing the stick in his hand to the ground, "and in the second half of the night, you two, wrap his body in a broken mat and throw it into the ravine of the back mountain." ”

"Yes, sir." The two family members replied.