Yun Qian and Dou Ping looked at it, only to see a beggar curled up in the shade of the high stone lamp at the Yayuan Gate.

They are said to be beggars, but they are not like the beggars in ragged clothes that they have seen on weekdays, holding broken bowls and begging beggars for alms. He was covered with a scarf and a deep coat, and although it was a little sloppy, it was obviously a leaf of ash and grass that had been stained after falling to the ground. His face was covered with dust, and he could not hide his handsome appearance, and his eyes were gloomy and did not seem to beg for food. And in his arms, he tightly hugged a tube of green jade cave flute, the body of the flute was warm and streamer, the green clouds were graceful, and Rao was from the perspective of a layman in Yunqian, and it was also extraordinary. A beggar, a treasure, like a mud wall with gold bricks, very strange.

The beggar covered the jade flute with his long sleeves, and no longer moved, just lying blankly at the three of them. Dou Qiao was a little timid and secretly hid behind the two. Dou Ping turned his back to the beggar and whispered: "Let's go, it should be the musicians who were kicked out by Huiyayuan, they can't afford to pay the cost of learning music, so they can't continue to study here." There are often musicians who are driven away when they return to Yayuan, and he is not the first and not the last. As he spoke, he prepared to escort the two away.

However, Yun Qian's heart is related, alone in a foreign land, although everyone is kind, it is inevitable to have a sense of loneliness, he and the beggar are studying together, but the circumstances are different. Unconsciously, he walked towards the beggar, lowered his body and held the remaining half of the jade bean cake in his hand to the beggar: "This bean cake is for you, you can eat it, I'll go." Regardless of the beggar's reaction, he put the bean cake on the ground, ran to the Dou Ping brothers and sisters, and pulled the two away.

The beggar sat up slowly with his hands on the ground, looking indifferently at the back of the three of them leaving, Xu had not moved for a long time, and his arms trembled a little. The three of them drifted apart, and the thick stone pier blocked the beggar's view. The beggar lowered his head blankly and looked at the few remaining jade bean cakes on the ground. After a long time, he began to count the bean cake pieces: "One, two, three......"

The doorman in the garden saw the three children staying in front of the door, and after a while, someone came out to look, and found the beggar talking to himself, and said impatiently: "You have been here several times, endlessly, almost hurry up, and when the garden owner comes back, I will have no good fruit to eat." ”

The beggar turned a deaf ear and still counted the bean cakes. Listening to the beggar's muttering, the doorman became even more irritable, and for a moment he was ruthless, and he raised his foot to kick away the bean cake and drive the beggar away.

When the beggar saw him raise his foot and suddenly lie on the bean cake, he shouted absurdly: "Don't kick and don't kick, my life, don't kick again, it's all my life......"

Seeing the beggar's crazy appearance of crying and howling, the ruthlessness he had just mentioned softened, and he retracted his feet and shouted viciously: "You go right now, where are you going back and forth, if you don't leave, I will carry a stick and drive you away, we are in a place like this, you don't have to pay for your life if you are killed, you know, hurry up." ”

Knowing that he was not going to fight, the beggar calmed down in an instant. It's just that he seems to have given up the intention of drowning, got up with difficulty, held the jade flute, held the bean cake, and walked to the city gate like a walking corpse, still muttering in his mouth: "One, two, three......." However, above the low-hanging and deeply buried face, there were two lines of turbid tears that could not be stopped.

There is a poem in ancient times: In the past, he was debauched and free, but now he is a ghost. The abyss is unobstructed and reviewed, and the creation and forbearance are never on the way. This may be the self-forgiveness of the desperate person, looking for a courage to survive, but at this time, in the heart of the beggar, there is only loneliness and loneliness.

……

After meeting the beggar back in Yayuan, Douqiao was also a lot quieter, but after all, he had a good nature, and he didn't sigh at this time. Dou Ping waited for a long distance before saying to Yun Qian: "Xiao Qian, there are some things that we can't manage, and there are many people who pretend to be beggars to cheat money, so it's better to protect yourself in the future." ”

Yun Qian knew that Dou Ping was rich in life, and he spoke to guide himself, so he felt in his heart: "I am in a good mood today, it happens to be Douqiao's birthday, so I should do good deeds for her, anyway, I just half a bag of bean cake, it's okay." After hearing this, Dou Ping stopped persuading and nodded.

Yun Qian chased again: "I haven't eaten enough bean cakes, you can share half of me." As he spoke, he grabbed a few pieces of bean cake from Dou Ping and ran away.

Dou Comment: "Hey ......" Dou Qiao even covered his laughter, protecting his own part tightly and never separating it again. Dou Ping looked at the only two bean cakes left in his hand and sighed: "Yes, this guest invited me to starve." He turned his head and asked Dou Qiao: "Qiao'er, are you hungry, let's go find a restaurant to eat bamboo shoots and chicken, don't bring this kid." ”

Dou Qiao was pleasantly surprised: "Okay, eat bamboo shoots and chicken, I haven't eaten it yet." He smiled loudly at Yun Qian, who was not far away: "Xiaoqian, my brother said that he was going to a restaurant to eat bamboo shoots and chicken, so he won't take you there." ”

Yun Qian listened: "Huh? Brother Bean, the bean cake will be returned to you, I want to eat bamboo shoot chicken. As he spoke, he put the half-bitten bean cake back into the pastry bag, and pretended to spit it out and return it to the bean review.

Dou Ping glared and scolded: "If you dare to vomit, I will treat you as a bamboo shoot." ”

The two of them teased and teased each other, which made Douqiao's depressed mood cheerful and enjoyed this rare time with all their hearts.

……

Junxing pawnshop

Chang Jingzhu, who had finished talking with the shopkeeper, was about to go back to the car dealership, and met the two at the door of the pawnshop. One is the sister-in-law of the Lu family, and there is another man next to her who also knows, who is her own brother, named Du Chongshan. But Chang Jingzhu obviously didn't like this person, and only said hello to his sister-in-law.

The woman was in high spirits at this time, and pulled Chang Jingzhu: "Jingzhu, have you finished talking to your brother?" Let's go after dinner, I just brought Chongshan back, and you all eat and drink together. ”

Chang Jingzhu didn't look at the man named Chongshan, and only responded to his sister-in-law: "No, I'm going to go on a long trip, and I have to go back to the line to prepare, you can eat, my brother is waiting for you in the study." ”

The sister-in-law of the Lu family heard that her husband was waiting for the two of them in the study, and her face turned worried. hastily sent Chang Jingzhu away, and then pulled Du Chongshan and told him earnestly: "Later, your brother-in-law will scold you, just bear with it, this time I fished you out, your brother-in-law has spent a lot of money, don't talk about it again, do you hear?" ”

When Du Chongshan thought about seeing this brother-in-law again, he was really upset, but after all, he was his own sister, so Hu Lun nodded yes.

In the study, the shopkeeper was appreciating the calligraphy and paintings behind the table. Externally, he humbly claimed to be the last to learn, but his heart was very yearning for the sage and wisdom, so he collected a lot of calligraphy and paintings, all of which were handsome. In the center is an ink painting depicting a sea of clouds, a thousand peaks, a man in a garment holding a giant sword, pointing to the sky and the moon, is the "Immortal Moon" sent by Chang Jingzhu.

When the sister-in-law of the Lu family saw her husband, she pulled Du Chongshan into the study from outside the door: "Boss, Chongshan is back, I will bring him over to give you a gift." Chongshan, hurry up and thank your brother-in-law for saving his life, in order to make you suffer less, your brother-in-law has not put much effort into it. ”

Chongshan bowed down and bowed: "Thank you brother-in-law for your hard work, let me avoid the pain of prison, I will definitely change my past mistakes, no longer make mistakes, please brother-in-law don't be angry with me again......" He was about to say some words of repentance, but he was stopped by the shopkeeper Lu.

"Du Chongshan, I don't care about your previous pickles, from this moment on, if you cause trouble again, I will send you directly to the government, regardless of life and death, you just have to write it down. Also, I don't allow you to go to the school to disturb Wei'er's studies again, and this is also the last warning. After that, you can stay for the next two days, accompany your sister, and give me home as soon as the two days are over. The shopkeeper obviously didn't want to listen to the hypocritical words, let alone say more, so he turned over the account book on the table and criticized it.

Du Chongshan was choked with good words, his face was pale, and he no longer returned the salute, and strode out of the door. Seeing this, Mrs. was afraid that she would anger her husband even more, so she hurriedly smiled: "Husband, Chongshan is young and vigorous, and he can't wipe his face, he is grateful to you in his heart, I will ...... later."

"Okay, Chonghua, if he doesn't do anything again, I don't bother to be so idle. But it's not to say that he should stay away from Wei'er, if Wei'er gets caught up in the mind of the flies and dogs and ruins his future future, I really won't spare him. Thinking of her brother's heart, the shopkeeper Lu suppressed his anger and said: "You are worried about it for a while, and you can't swallow it, after a while, you two will eat better, and I won't go." ”

The shopkeeper was still angry, and Du Chonghua couldn't tell anything anymore, so he said: I'll send the food over later. So he went out first to find his brother and cleaned up the house for him.

……

The evening clouds on the horizon gradually closed, and the light sky was glazed, and the three people who had played in Lushou City for a day finally returned. Douqiao returned happily and went home with small steps, Yun Qian and Dou Ping returned to the pawnshop with their legs in tow, and were about to go back to the house to rest after greeting everyone, and found that there was a man in the main hall talking to Chaofeng, who seemed to have a headache and kept perfunctory pushing.

When Dou Ping saw this man, his brows furrowed, and he thought: Why did he come back, he grabbed Yun Qian and whispered: "Xiao Qian, did that man see it?" ”

Yun Qian naturally saw this person, and when he saw Dou Ping's reaction at this time, he was strange: "Well, what's wrong?" ”

Dou Ping pulled Yun Qian into the corner: "You haven't been here for a long time, and you don't know him." He is the younger brother of the shopkeeper, and he was sent to the government for his previous crimes, so it is said that he should not be released so soon, and it is estimated that the shopkeeper spent money to operate. His character is not very good, it is best to stay away from him, and it is probably not good to be on the side of him. ”

Yun Qian listened to Dou's comments cautiously, and also became wary of the man, and agreed.

Dou Ping asked Yun Qian to follow him into the pawnshop, and without saying hello to everyone, he was ready to go directly to the side yard and enter the house to rest.

Du Chongshan saw two boys walking over, one of them he knew, it was an apprentice who was doing miscellaneous here, and the other had never seen it, so it should be good. Just as he was about to say something to Chaofeng, Yu Guang suddenly swept the jade pendant on the strange boy's waist and said in a deep voice, "Stop." ”