Volume II, Chapter 36: The Mill
Deng Fang was surrounded by everyone into the village and walked to the door of a farmer's house, and the old man stopped.
I saw the old man turn to everyone and say, "This thief has no money to pay me, punish him for working for my family for three days, and let him go!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the people around them expressed their approval, and they also praised the old man for being reasonable, which made the old man very happy.
The old man waved his hand and motioned to the two young men holding Deng Fang to bring Deng Fang into the house.
The two carried Deng Fang into the courtyard and took Deng Fang directly into a miscellaneous room.
As soon as he entered the room, Deng Fang saw a plate of rough stone mills, and a little black donkey was tied next to the stone mill.
Deng Fang was surprised in his heart and looked at the little black donkey.
This little black donkey is not big, but it is a small donkey, with clear eyes, honest expression, and black body, only a white coat under the mouth and belly is very conspicuous.
"Is this for me to live in a room with my animals? That's too much to treat me as a human being, right? ”
Deng Fang sighed secretly in his heart, and was about to say that he didn't live here.
Who knows, the two young men carried him to the stone mill, took off the rope from the little black donkey, put it on Deng Fang, and covered Deng Fang's eyes with a black cloth.
"Oh, you two fools, is this what you asked me to do?"
Deng Fang couldn't use his internal force, he couldn't fiddle with the two, and scolded loudly.
This is, the old man walked in and responded, "What's wrong? You're a thief and you've picked it up? ”
As he spoke, the old man pulled out a leather whip out of nowhere and hit Deng Fang's buttocks.
"Let's go, pull me hard!"
Deng Fang was whipped, straightened up with a free grin, and could only walk forward and pull up the grind.
Looking at the lively villagers at the door, they all laughed when they saw Deng Fang being whipped by the old man.
And the little black donkey also barked "uh-huh-hmm", as if he was very happy.
Deng Fang was depressed in his heart, and really wanted to fight with them, but he thought that he would have spasms all over his body after using his internal force, and he had no strength to fight back, so he endured it.
The crowd laughed before they dispersed.
When the old man left, he put down his words and asked Deng Fang to work hard, let him sleep at night, and give him food.
When Deng Fang heard that he was sleeping and eating, he seemed to have a rush, and kept turning around the grinding disc and grinding, and the speed under his feet was a little faster.
After the old man and everyone left, there were only Deng Fang and the little black donkey in the house.
Deng Fang was still thinking about how to mix up today, rest here for a night, and find a way to get out tomorrow.
But suddenly, Deng Fang felt that something was wrong, why did there be no heat in his neck?
That hot breath came from his nose from time to time, and sometimes disappeared, strange and abnormal!
Deng Fang was a little surprised, but his eyes were already covered with black cloth by the two young men.
Gradually, Deng Fang felt the rhythm of the heat.
Following this rhythm, Deng Fang shook his head to the side violently.
With a "bang", Deng Fang only felt that his head hit something, as if it was another person!
Deng Fang was shocked and stopped, very worried in his heart.
"Could it be that there are people in this village who know me? Then I'm not going to be caught. ”
But just when Deng Fang's heart was anxious, a series of cries came from beside him.
"Ahh
It turned out to be the black donkey!
Deng Fang suddenly realized, and the heart he was carrying was also relaxed.
But at this moment, Deng Fang suddenly felt a kick in the stomach, and directly kicked him on the grinding plate.
Deng Fang's kick was not light, and he was so angry that he scolded: "Dead goods, wait for Lao Tzu to free up his hands and pick up your skin!" ”
Suddenly, the door was slammed open, and the two young men from earlier burst in.
"You little thief, you are not honest?"
"Lao Tzu is here, you pick one and I'll take a look!"
Saying that, the two walked to Deng Fang's side, punched and kicked, no matter how Deng Fang explained, the two of them ignored it.
After a while, the two of them were angry, and this time they walked out of the room, and they didn't forget to sneer at Deng Fang.
Deng Fang lay on the stone mill, feeling extremely aggrieved.
At this moment, he really wanted to kill the stupid donkey in the room with a knife.
The little black donkey lay comfortably on the ground and looked at Deng Fang quietly.
Speaking of which, Deng Fang came here to work for three days, but gave it a few days of freedom.
Deng Fang slowed down, simply stopped grinding, rested on the grinding plate, and set off again after a long time.
It was getting late, and the old man re-entered the mill with his two sons.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Deng Fang staggering and grinding, and his face looked very weak.
The old man gave Deng Fang a blank look and instructed his two sons to unload the abrasives for Deng Fang and let him rest.
The two young men let go of Deng Fang and removed the black cloth from his eyes, but at the same time tied his hands.
After that, two steamed buns and a bowl of water were placed on the grinding plate, and then left.
However, although they left, in order to prevent Deng Fang from escaping, they still put a lock on the outside.
In the room, only Deng Fang and the little black donkey remained.
Deng Fang turned his eyes to look at the little black donkey, and the little black donkey also turned his head to look at him, one person and one donkey looked at each other, but it was also very harmonious.
Where does Deng Fang still have the kung fu to deal with this little black donkey, and his mind is full of thoughts about leaving here as soon as possible.
After working for most of the day, he was already a little unbearable because he had never worked hard, so he simply stopped working in the next two days, and slipped away early.
Thinking of a way to get out, Deng Fang used both hands, picked up a steamed bun, and then began to walk towards the door.
Deng Fang chewed steamed buns, lay on the wooden door of the mill, and studied how to pry the lock open by the faint light outside.
However, the lock outside the door was a brass lock, and it couldn't be opened by someone who wasn't good at it.
Thinking of this, Deng Fang couldn't help but feel a little lost.
It was also because of a day's work that Deng Fang finished the steamed bun in his hand in a few bites.
He turned and walked towards the mill and reached for another steamed bun, only to find that the steamed bun was missing.
Deng Fang felt a little strange, so he looked around.
Sure enough, the little black donkey lying on the ground next to him was chewing something in his mouth, and there were a lot of steamed bun crumbs spilled on the ground in his mouth.
"You dead donkey!"
Deng Fang looked at the little black donkey and opened his mouth to scold, but he was afraid of attracting the old man's family, so he lowered his voice.
The little black donkey looked at Deng Fang with an indifferent expression, and kept chewing in his mouth, making a "hum" sound.
Deng Fang ignored the little black donkey, walked to the grinding plate, drank the big bowl of water, and suddenly felt a lot more refreshed.
Then, Deng Fang walked to the door again, studied it, and looked for a way to escape.
It was completely dark, and it was pitch black in the mill because there were no candles.
Deng Fang watched carefully through the moonlight seeping through the crack in the door.
However, no matter how hard he racked his brains, there was still nothing he could do with the copper lock.
Just when Deng Fang was worried, a flash of inspiration suddenly came, and he pressed his hand against the door and shook it gently.
Sure enough, the dilapidated wooden door also shook gently with Deng Fang's hand.
Deng Fang was overjoyed and had an idea in his heart.
"Won't you just tear this door down?"