I couldn't help but shake my head secretly, only to hear Zhang Tianhao continue: "So my courage is getting bigger and bigger, stealing food is no longer petty theft, but progressing to direct demand." And in the process, I enjoyed a sense of pleasure and pride that I had never felt before. Later, I was no longer satisfied with asking for food from my neighbors, but from the whole village.

"Maybe it's because I'm so strong, and although there are so many people in the village, there is no one in the village who is my opponent, so that my heart begins to swell and become more and more domineering. As long as the people in the village didn't give it, I would beat them up, and as a result, the villagers immediately became much more honest, and although they dared to be angry, they did not dare to speak. For a while, I became the overlord of the village. ”

Qiao Zhengyu was suspicious: "You are so domineering in the village, don't your parents care?"

"It's not that I don't care, but I can't manage it. Zhang Tianhao glanced at him and continued: "Who parents don't think about their children, especially in that case, if they manage it strictly, the consequence is that their son will starve to death, this is an indisputable fact.

"A few years later, my parents died of an illness. In this way, I became more uninhibited and more indulgent. For a while, the people in the village regarded me as a thorn in their side, hated me to the core, and wished I would die quickly.

"For this reason, they also held a meeting together to discuss how to get rid of me. Then they came up with the idea that they wanted to sacrifice me, but only if I got rid of the tigers in the mountains and the dragons in the water. I didn't know what to do, so I readily agreed to them.

So I ate and drank to my heart's content, and I set out on an adventure. I walked for three days and three nights before I reached the top of the mountain, fought the tiger, and with great exertion, finally killed it. It took three days and three nights to come to the river and fight with the fierce dragon. During the fight, he accidentally fell into the water and drifted with him for three days and three nights, and finally took the life of the beast. ”

When Zhang Tianhao said this, his face was full of horror, and he seemed to remember the vicious fight back then.

"Weren't you scared at the time, although you were strong, but in the eyes of the raptor and the dragon, you were just a small ant. Qiao Zhengyu was surprised when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Tianhao was stunned for a moment and said: "I didn't think about this, I just thought that they would erect a monument and build a statue for me, and from then on, I would have no worries about food and clothing, and my heart was full of passion, so I didn't think about anything else at all." But to be honest, with the destruction of the tiger and the dragon, I am also dying, and I almost only have half a life left.

"When I dragged my tired body back to the village, the villagers were shocked to see me, and they stayed away, whispering something behind my back. At first, I thought it was the villagers who were amazed by my feat and stayed away.

"But later, I slowly learned that in the eyes of the villagers, I have always been a village tyrant, and together with the tiger and the dragon, I am called the 'three evils'. In the days when I left the village, the villagers were all happy and rejoicing. Especially when I learned that I had fallen into the water with the dragon and did not know my trace, the villagers beat gongs and drums to congratulate each other to celebrate my death. ”

Qiao Zhengyu said: "Well, those villagers have gone too far. Although Zhang Daxia has been doing evil in the village for many years, he has also killed tigers and dragons for the villagers, which can be regarded as a good deed. How can the villagers be like this, they shouldn't and shouldn't treat Zhang Daxia like this. ”

Zhang Tianhao shook his head and said: "Having said that, that was not my intention, and the villagers can't completely blame them for doing this." From that moment on, I seemed to understand something and began to reflect on myself. That night, I approached the village chief and begged him to show me a clear path, hoping to change myself and gain the villagers' forgiveness.

"When the village chief saw that I was sincere, he recommended a saint to me and asked me to go to him to learn the basics of being a human being. So I went thousands of miles to the city to find him. When I finally came to the city and found the man's dwelling, it was also unfortunate that he was away from home and was not at home.

But I didn't give up, but decided to stay in the city and wait for him. At the beginning, I still had some silver on me, and food and shelter were not a problem, but the man had been gone for a year, and before he could come back, I had already run out of money, so I had to wander outside. In order not to miss his trip, I simply stayed at his doorstep, no matter the wind or rain, and never flinched until he returned. ”

"Well, 'sincerity, gold and stone are open'. It seems that Zhang Daxia really wants to change, otherwise, there is absolutely no such perseverance, admire, admire. Qiao Zhengyu was also moved by his sincerity, and couldn't help nodding his head.

Zhang Tianhao continued: "Finally one day, the man returned home. After hearing about my story, he shook his head and refused my request and kicked me out of the house. I was very sad in my heart, but I didn't know what to do, but I didn't want to give up, so I kept looking for him every day, hoping that he would keep me.

"Maybe he was impatient with me, and finally one day he said to me, 'It's okay if you want me to take you, but you have to do three things first, otherwise I won't take you.'" Then he said something. But as soon as I heard it, I immediately sat for a long time, and I felt unprecedented difficulties. ”

"Oh, but I don't know what kind of thing it is?" Qiao Zhengyu asked curiously.

Zhang Tianhao said: "The first thing is to go to the inn to be a buddy, which is nothing, but for a person like me, it is simply impossible." Because with my temper, how can I do that kind of lowly work, but the master's order is here, how dare I disobey it, so I have to do it hard.

Sure enough, everything was as expected, and when I arrived at the inn, I met countless customers, all kinds of people. It's okay, talk to you with good words, don't get along with you, but deliberately make things difficult. If you meet those who are of poor quality, then some of them can suffer. I didn't say anything coldly, but I was afraid that I would still move my hands and feet, and my fists and feet would be combined, not only being angry but also injured, which was really a lot of work.

"There were many times when I wanted to fight back against those customers, but when I thought that I hadn't been like this before, I put up with everything. After working for half a year, I suddenly realized: it turned out that I used to be those customers, and those seemingly beautiful behaviors were actually disgraceful and annoying.

Having figured this out, I was overjoyed and went back to Master and told him what I was feeling. But when the master heard this, he didn't react at all, but said coldly, "Now that you can understand the mistake you have made, it is not easy. Okay, then go to the second thing and come back to me when you're done. And he paid no more attention to me. ”

Qiao Zhengyu said: "Your master is really weird, as an apprentice, he finally understood, but he didn't have half a good word to inspire, and he didn't know what kind of mentality it was." But I don't know what this second thing is?"

Zhang Tianhao smiled and said: "It's not that the master is indifferent, he naturally has his reasons for doing this, and I can't say anything." This second thing, although it is better than the previous one, is also a sinful job, especially for me, it is really not easy to do.

"Everyone knows that as long as it is a human being, it must eat and drink Lazar, and those digested foreign substances must naturally be cleaned up, otherwise, the whole city will not stink, and the second thing is that I will pick up the dung. ”

"Ahh Qiao Zhengyu shook his head when he heard this, he couldn't believe his ears.

Zhang Tianhao said with a smile: "Uncle Qiao thinks too much, I don't think it's anything." You think, with all my strength, it's not easy to pick something, although it doesn't smell good, it's better than being angry. So it became my daily job to carry the smelly and heavy dung, walking on the streets and alleys, attracting the contempt of countless people.

"At the beginning, I was a little embarrassed, and I would always unconsciously lower my head and dare not look at the eyes of passers-by. Especially when he met an acquaintance, he was even more weak-hearted, and quietly avoided it as if he was a thief, and he couldn't avoid it, so he covered his face with his hand and walked in front of him. Fortunately, those people didn't pay attention, and when they saw me coming, they had already avoided it, as if they were avoiding the plague god, and their faces were full of disgust.

"In this way, as time went by, my skin became much thicker. Every time I walk down the street with a basket full of dung, I no longer bow my head and be ashamed, but change the inferiority complex mentality of the past, but hold my head high and be heroic.

"One day, half a year later, I met Master on the street, and he nodded to me and said, 'Well, it seems that this is not bothering you, you can do the third thing. I was overjoyed, and immediately bowed my head to thank Master, and began to prepare for the third thing. ”

When Qiao Zhengyu heard this, he thought in his heart: "Well, the first two things are both low-level and despised things, and it is indeed not easy for ordinary people to do them well. I think this test is more difficult than the other, but I don't know what this third thing is?" ”

Zhang Tianhao nodded and said: "Yes, if you want to say that this third thing is not difficult, it is not easy to say that it is not easy, what I do is my old job." Because this time Master asked me to collect a debt, a man who owed him a lot of money. ”

"Oh, this kind of thing is indeed very difficult for ordinary people, but for Zhang Daxia, it can be said to be a breeze. Your master wants you to collect debts this time, isn't it just in your hands? Qiao Zhengyu said with a smile.

Zhang Tianhao didn't answer, and continued: "I thought the same way at the time, so I rushed to the man's house. But when I found the man, I couldn't speak, and I even regretted it. ”

Qiao Zhengyu wondered: "Oh, why is this? Could it be that the man is dead or very poor, and he can't afford to pay back at all?"

Zhang Tianhao was silent for a moment, got up and said, "No, it's just the opposite." Far from dying, the man was alive and well.