『Volume 1: The Volume of Water』 "Mountain Flowers Gradually Become Charming Eyes" Chapter 11 The Heroine of Violence and Peace
A red sun rose lazily, and a few rays of sunlight peeked playfully into the house through the cracks in the curtains. Lu Xiaohua opened her eyes, only to feel refreshed, and all the backache last night was gone in her sleep.
Looking up, Xu Shaofeng was sleeping in a chair next to the window with a sword in his arms. His head hung slightly, and the resolute lines of his face became hazy and soft in the light glow of the rising sun.
The corners of Lu Xiaohua's mouth hooked up a wicked smile, and she came to the window lightly, and suddenly shouted: "Hey, why are you asleep here?"
"Ah, who's asleep?" Xu Shaofeng was suddenly startled, and there was still a moment of confusion in his consciousness.
Lu Xiaohua laughed and opened the curtains with a "brush", and the bright sunlight immediately filled the whole room.
Xu Shaofeng raised his hand to cover his forehead, squinted his eyes and glared at her, but in her smile that was so clear that there was no trace of impurities, he unconsciously lost his breath.
"Hey, why are there so many people outside?" Lu Xiaohua's eyes were attracted by the flow of people on the street.
Xu Shaofeng got up and took a look, and said, "It looks like he's in a hurry." ”
"Great, there's a market here, let's go shopping!" Lu Xiaohua smiled.
Xu Shaofeng lowered his face and said, "No, I still have to rush to Guanhui City." ”
Lu Xiaohua put her hands together and begged, "Let's take a look." I wonder how the market here is different from that in Jiangge Town. ”
"No, I can't. Xu Shaofeng refused again, secretly annoyed in his heart. In the past, as long as he put down a cold face, others were afraid to avoid him, but this girl was not afraid of him at all.
"Just take a look. Lu Xiaohua hugged his arm reluctantly, "Just go down!"
Xu Shaofeng hurriedly shook off her entanglement, his face was slightly red, and he said helplessly: "I can only walk around for a while." "It's dangerous! My arm almost hit hers. Well, it's underdeveloped. Thinking of this, his face turned red again.
"Great!" Lu Xiaohua raised her arms and shouted, completely unaware of the trouble caused to the people next to her.
The two walked side by side on the street, but their expressions were completely opposite. Xu Shaofeng's face was cold, and Lu Xiaohua was full of joy and laughter.
The stalls in Benshui Town are next to each other, and the types of goods are much more than those in Jiangge Town. Lu Xiaohua has to run to take a look at every stall. She likes to go shopping, not to buy anything, but to feel that every time she sees such a lively crowd, she has a sense of happiness.
As she walked, she noticed a large circle of people around the stall in front of her. Is there any good goods for sale? She hurriedly pulled Xu Shaofeng into the crowd.
Squeezing into the crowd, she realized that it was not the goods that were being sold here.
On a broken straw mat was kneeling a small, frail boy. He kept his head down and said nothing, looking only six or seven years old.
Next to him, there was a woman sitting, crying with a handful of snot and tears, "The child's father died early, but he owed a lot of debts, how can we live mother and son!"
Behind the woman stood a large man, with a whip in his hand, and scolded viciously: "If you don't pay for it, give me the child." I'll sell him for a penny. This is called the Father's Debt Paid by the Son!" he said, raising his whip and struck it on the little boy.
The little boy was whipped, his body shook, and his head hung lower, but he still did not cry, did not make a fuss, and did not say a word.
Lu Buhua's eyes were red, and he pulled Xu Shaofeng and said, "Aren't you good at martial arts?" Go and take care of that big man and tell him to stop beating children. ”
Xu Shaofeng said indifferently: "There are so many such things, how can you manage them." ”
"If you see one thing, you can see one thing, and one thing is missing. Lu Xiaohua said it as a matter of course.
"Childish. Xu Shaofeng glanced at her.
Seeing him so indifferent, Lu Xiaohua couldn't help but bump upwards in anger, "Aren't you martial arts practitioners just to eliminate violence, be good or serve the country with loyalty? There is so much violence here, why don't you get rid of it quickly!"
"No!" Xu Shaofeng said flatly.
"What isn't?" Lu Xiaohua said strangely.
"I practiced martial arts to repay my master's nurturing kindness. Xu Shaofeng replied lightly.
"I hate you, Bing Tiaozi!" Lu Xiaohua was so angry with him that her face turned red, and she said loudly: "You don't care, I'll care!"
Lu Xiaohua violently pushed away the crowd, ran forward to protect the little boy, and yelled at the big man: "Don't beat the child anymore! He is so small, how can you do it!"
Holding the little boy, Lu Xiaohua clearly felt that this thin body was trembling slightly. Don't look at him stubbornly not crying or making trouble, in fact, he is still scared in his heart. Lu Xiaohua felt infinite pity in her heart and asked, "What's your name?"
The little boy lowered his head and clenched his fists, closed his mouth tightly and did not answer.
"Dead boy, Miss asks you. The woman slapped the little boy angrily, then raised her head and said to Lu Xiaohua with a sneer: "Miss, don't be angry, his name is Mu, he has been this kind of dead character since he was a child, and he doesn't like to deal with people." ”
Seeing that Lu Xiaohua was just a little girl, Dahan shouted viciously: "What are you doing with your nosy! Lao Tzu can fight as much as he wants, can you control it!" He said as he pulled the little boy out of Lu Xiaohua's arms.
Lu Xiaohua took out her money bag in a fit of anger and said indignantly, "How much does she owe you?"
"Twenty taels of silver. The big man stared greedily at the money bag in her hand.
So much! Lu Xiaohua was stunned for a moment, and looked up at Xu Shaofeng, but the other party looked away from his face indifferently.
"Ah, that damn ghost. How can I live with my children!" the woman cried out.
"Don't bother talking so much, sell the child to me if you don't pay for it!" the big man raised his whip again.
"Don't beat the child again!" Lu Xiaohua raised her hand to protect the wood, and gave all the money to the woman ruthlessly, "He is so bad, don't sell the child to him." Although the money is not enough, you can always work and pay it back slowly. Even if life is a little harder, you must not sell your child to this bad person!"
"Thank you, kind-hearted young lady, the Bodhisattva will bless you!" the woman took the money bag in surprise and thanked him again and again, then pulled the little boy and said, "Wood, kowtow to this kind-hearted young lady!"
Mu, who had never cried, kowtowed heavily to Lu Xiaohua with tears in his eyes.
Lu Xiaohua hurriedly pulled him up, stroked his little head, and said softly: "Live a good life with your mother, even if you are young, you can do what you can." When I'm your age, I'll do a lot of work. ”
"I'll spare you today. The big man snatched the money from the woman's hand and walked away with a curse.
The woman pulled the wood and thanked Lu Xiaohua for her kindness, and then took the little boy away. The crowd of onlookers also dispersed.
Although it was a little heartbreaking to have no money, Lu Xiaohua was proud that she had done a good deed, so she didn't care.
She walked towards Xu Shaofeng with her head held high, feeling that she was very much like the kind of heroine in the book who sees uneven roads, draws swords to help, rescues the weak, acts bravely, and eliminates violence and peace!
Xu Shaofeng hugged his chest and asked her lightly: "You gave all the money to others, what should you do yourself?"
"Anyway, there is a guy who promised to take me to see the rivers and lakes, and I will eat him if I don't have any money!" Lu Xiaohua glared at him angrily, this person didn't get rid of the violence, he really looked at him wrongly!
"I'm hungry, let's eat!" she cried out.
When she came to the restaurant, Lu Xiaohua specially ordered a large table of food. Xu Shaofeng looked at her without saying a word, not knowing what he was thinking.
Looking at Xu Shaofeng in a daze, Lu Xiaohua smiled evilly, and said in her heart: If you have money, you don't help others, see that I don't eat you!
The dishes came up one by one, Xu Shaofeng glanced out the window, and suddenly said to her, "I'll go out for a while and come back in a while." With that, he got up and walked out quickly.
"Hey, what are you doing?" This kind of thing happened not long ago! Lu Xiaohua quickly stood up, trying to keep up with him.
The shopkeeper who had been staring at her next to her stretched out his hand to stop her, "You haven't paid yet!"
Lu Xiaohua touched her pocket and sat down again, "I haven't finished eating yet." ”
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In a dark alley, the big man who had just whipped the child handed the money bag to the woman with a stammering face.
The woman opened Lu Xiaohua's purse and counted the money with a smile.
In the corner beside them, the little boy sat on the ground with his knees crossed, silently weeping.
"What are you crying about, you dead child, don't cry when you should cry, and howl here for me when you shouldn't!" the big man raised his whip and whipped it at the little boy.
A slender and powerful hand grabbed his wrist. The big man's wrist made an extremely soft crisp sound, and the whip softened suddenly.
The big man screamed and fell to the ground.
The woman didn't know it, she was still counting the money with her head down, and scolded viciously: "What a fuss!
Suddenly, she felt as cold as falling into an ice cave, and she shivered involuntarily. Raising her head, her expression suddenly became terrified. What kind of eyes are these! The woman seemed to see the Shura Hell inside!
"Hero, spare your life!" the woman and the man both fell to their knees, their bodies trembling, and they kept kowtowing like pounding garlic.
", don't let me see you doing this again. Xu Shaofeng took back Lu Xiaohua's money bag and said coldly.
The woman and the big man immediately fled in a daze.
The little boy did not go. He looked at Xu Shaofeng fixedly with a pair of dark eyes.
Xu Shaofeng also lowered his head to look at him, and Mu looked at him without fear.
Xu Shaofeng secretly admired himself, and said coldly: "They are not your parents?"
Wood shook his head.
"Where is your home?"
"I don't know. Wood hung his head and said in a very low voice, "I was carried by them, town after town, town after town, I don't know how many towns I have passed. ”
Looking at the thin body of the wood, Xu Shaofeng seemed to see many years ago.
At that time, a four-year-old boy who had been abandoned was dying of starvation on the street, and a girl found him. The girl gently took him into her arms, just like Lu Xiaohua just hugged the wood......
Xu Shaofeng leaned down and told Mu Tou a place and a person's name. Wood's eyes lit up suddenly, and he nodded, and ran as fast as he could.
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When Xu Shaofeng returned to the restaurant, Lu Xiaohua was lying on the dining table weakly, she really couldn't eat anymore! However, the hateful shopkeeper was still staring at her.
As soon as she saw Xu Shaofeng, she immediately jumped up, grabbed him, and asked viciously, "What did you do?"
"Go untie your hands. Xu Shaofeng was expressionless.
"Why is it so long?"
"There are too many people. ”
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