What is the big name of a small person?

Xu Changan watched another group of people come in as if they were being driven into sheep, and he didn't say anything, just quietly watched them make trouble.

But evidently these people were like them, and when they were reprimanded by the water thieves, they behaved like little lambs.

Among them were several middle-aged men wearing brocade clothes, small hats, and abacus. At a glance, you can tell that you are from a merchant family, and you are either going to Jingmen Prefecture to do business, or you are going to ask for accounts.

When these people entered the fence, Xu Changan faintly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say that there was a problem.

There were three people who came in later, all of them were middle-aged men, and their ages were between weak and unconfused, so they naturally had to be left to look for and investigate.

After the three of them came in, they took advantage of the moonlight to look for someone, shouting "Old Zhou" in their mouths, and saying "sorry" to the people who were disturbed by themselves quite politely.

There was already chaos in this fence, they were too conspicuous, and some people even pushed them a few times, but these people were not annoyed, they still smiled and said sorry and continued to look for what they called "Zhou Lao".

Xu Changan was already lying in the corner, and he frowned as he looked at these people.

He felt that these people were not ordinary, but no matter how he looked at them, there was no reaction to these three people, let alone feel the mana circulating in their bodies.

It seems to be mortal, but it is not simple.

Xu Changan thought about it, didn't care too much, lay on the ground and looked at the stars with grass in his mouth, anyway, he first looked at this group of people in the fence with peace of mind, and waited for Xiaobai to come back from inquiring about the news, and then make plans.

The voice of shouting Lao Zhou was getting closer and closer, and Xu Chang'an's heart sank.

Could it be that these people are coming at him?

Xu Changan sat up, and the three of them also squeezed in front of him, supporting an old man who was lying beside Xu Changan before.

Xu Changan turned his head, and then looked at the old man seriously, only to see that the old man's hair was gray, and there was a layer of white skin on his lips, and his body was also a little cold, coughing constantly, except for Xu Changan, everyone else hid away. This look is a tuberculosis ghost who has been sick for many years, and after this toss, the disease has been committed again.

The three of them squeezed over, hugged the old man and said, "Old Zhou, hold on, they said, at most, they will let us go the day after tomorrow, and we can go to the state capital!"

The old man was wearing a brocade robe, his hair was messy, and his silver-white hair looked unusually white in the moonlight, he stretched out his hand and patted the hands of the three middle-aged people, coughing and saying: "Don't worry, you have all reached the age of establishment, and when we arrive at the state capital, we have recovered the arrears of the previous years, and we will give you three a daughter-in-law, all of whom are not small, what's the matter with guarding me, an old man? I, even if I want to die, I have to watch you three daughters-in-law beg!"

After saying that, he grinned and smiled.

The three middle-aged men also smiled and nodded.

Xu Changan nested in the corner and watched this scene, this old man was an ordinary old man, and the feelings of these three people for the old man did not seem to be pretended, which made him a little puzzled, he obviously felt the aura of a cultivator in these three people.

Xu Changan glanced at the four of them, turned his head and fell asleep.

......

As soon as the morning dawned, Xu Changan obviously felt that there were fewer water thieves on the mountain, and he thought that he was going to rob people under the mountain.

Throughout the fence, nothing special happened except complaining and complaining, but many people had mild symptoms, such as cough and fever.

Xu Changan is not a doctor, and he will not save people and treat diseases, he can only hope that after today, things will be clearer. Otherwise, he could only take advantage of the middle of the night to clear the water robbery cave and let the people go down the mountain to see a doctor.

At noon, the thin boy came again, carrying two buckets of pig food, placing them heavily on the ground, and then pulling out a stack of large blue leaves from his bosom.

"You eat first, and there are two buckets, I'll get them later!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a newcomer who had only arrived last night complained, and the child squinted at them and smiled. The first group swallowed their saliva and stared at the child intensely, for fear that he would make some feces and spill it in the bucket.

The child took out a kitchen knife from his waist and slashed at the fence, and a piece of wood on the fence was immediately split in half, raised his head, and looked at everyone fiercely, these people were frightened by the child, and they took half a step back.

"Listen, master, I don't have time to fight with you, do you like to eat or not!"

With that, he strode away.

The people who had only come last night were about to be angry, but they saw the people who had been imprisoned before pounce on the two buckets of pig food, and ate them with relish.

After a while, their stomachs were hungry and they were still staring at a big sun on their heads.

The kid came again, carrying two buckets in his hand.

However, the difference is that one bucket is filled with pig food, while the other bucket is filled with water.

He put the bucket down and was about to leave, when he was suddenly stopped.

"This little brother, can you give us a bowl of water alone, my lord is sick, and it is a little serious. ”

The child looked at this person, his face was expressionless, and asked lightly, "What's your name?"

"Under the surname Meng, the cheap name Jiang. ”

The child pulled open the fence, put his hand in his pocket, and walked with his head up towards the source of the sound.

The child looked at Zhou Lao, who was lying on the ground with white lips, lowered his head and pondered, without saying a word.

"Brother Meng, don't ask for this little brat, it's just a little mongrel, with a mother's birth, no father's teaching!"

The crowd didn't know who yelled.

Hearing this, the child's face changed, and he immediately pulled out a kitchen knife from his waist and yelled loudly: "Damn, who said this just now?

The child waved the kitchen knife around, his eyes slightly red, like a wild wolf.

But after all, he was a child, and he didn't know who it was, so he pushed him violently, and the child stumbled, fell to the ground, and the kitchen knife came out of his hand.

A crowd quickly gathered around.

The water thieves who were guarding the surroundings saw the chaos, so they immediately rushed over with a big knife.

The kid didn't just feel a shake in front of him, and many people pounced, and he was crushed under him alone, except for a little heavy, he was not hurt in the slightest.

When the water thieves came and pulled the people up one by one, the child only saw that it was Meng Jiang who had just begged for water that pounced on him, and there were a few more bruises on his face, but he was not damaged at all.

This child's heart seems to have been poked by something, but he has survived in the den of water thieves since he was a child, and he knows more truths than some adults, especially about survival.

He didn't show kindness to Meng Jiang, relying on the fact that there were water thieves around him, so he shouted at everyone: "Dare to beat you Cui Xiaoye, wait, grandpa won't come, starve you to death!"

As he spoke, he picked up the kitchen knife on the ground and left angrily.

......

Meng Jiang returned to Zhou Lao's side.

Old Zhou leaned on his eldest brother's body obliquely.

Xu Changan looked at the three servants and one master, a little curious.

Zhou Lao smiled at Xu Chang'an beside him, Xu Chang'an had survived the night with them after all, and he also knew some basic information.

These three brothers are called Meng Jiang, Meng He, and Meng Hai. And this old man's name is Zhou Zhiren, and he runs a silk business. This time they went to Jingmen Prefecture to ask for the silver taels owed by the silk village last year, but they didn't expect such a thing to happen.

Zhou Lao said to Meng Hai: "By the way, do you still have dry food on you, give it to this little brother." ”

Meng Hai is the eldest of the three brothers, he glanced at Xu Changan, who was full of beard, and secretly took out a cake from his baggage and broke a small half for Xu Changan.

Xu Changan smiled and took the cake.

"Old Zhou, why do you call me little brother?"

A smile appeared on Old Zhou's pale face.

"Although the face is full of stubble, but I can feel the vitality of you, although people are old, but when you see curious things, you can't help but look at a few more glances, last night I saw you roll up your sleeves, you can judge that you are not old, it should be between the weak crown and standing, right?"

Xu Changan nodded.

"Old Zhou has good eyesight. ”

The two chatted casually, and Meng Hai, as the eldest brother, looked at his younger brother Meng Jiang, looking at a few bruises on his face, obviously he was beaten just now in order to protect the child.

"By the way, why did you protect him just now?"

Meng Jiang lowered his head, sighed and whispered: "Mr. told us that 'at the beginning of man, his nature is good', he is still young, and he can still be saved!"

When Xu Changan heard the word "sir", he glanced at Meng Jiang a few more times, and then suddenly realized that although these three people had not practiced, they had a trace of righteousness in their bodies.

Xu Changan thought about it and held Zhou Lao's hand, Zhou Lao only felt a warm current surging into his body, which was much more comfortable.

He glanced at Xu Changan in surprise, and before he wanted to speak, he saw Xu Changan shaking his head slightly.

Actually, he may not need to be saved, his nature is not bad. ”

As soon as these words came out, the three brothers all looked at Xu Changan, only Zhou Lao, who didn't dare to face him seriously.

"The food he can give us is already good, think about it, if he eats fragrant food and drinks spicy food in this Qingfeng Village, will he be skinny?"

"We watched him give us pig food, maybe that's the best food he could come up with?"

When the three of them heard Xu Changan say this, a trace of relief appeared on their faces, especially Meng Jiang, who bowed slightly to Xu Changan: "Thank you, little brother, for mentioning something." ”

Xu Changan nodded, which was considered a promise, and then glanced at Zhou Lao with concern.

......

In the evening, the child did not appear.

Many people had no dry food on them, so they could only wait for the child.

It's a pity that after the events of noon, the barrel of pig food that they used to scoff at, and which they are now rushing to, will no longer appear.

The sound of the fence sounded, and everyone looked up, only to see two water thieves walking directly in front of Zhou Lao and Meng Jiang and taking the two of them out.

Not long after, a new group of civilians was driven in, causing a commotion.

Xu Changan took advantage of this opportunity and slipped out.

His perception is stronger than that of ordinary people, and as an existence at the pinnacle of the Enlightenment Realm, it is easy to avoid the secret whistle of the water thieves.

He touched the edge of a grove and saw the thin figure in the distance.

"Thank you to the two eldest brothers, when the pigs are killed in the village, I will definitely leave two big ones for the two eldest brothers, and I will also pack the clothes and shoes of the two eldest brothers. ”

I saw that the kid nodded and spoke to the two water thieves who had taken Zhou Lao and Meng Jiang away before, like a little guy who saw a distinguished guest in the restaurant and the green building.

The two men didn't seem to say anything, nodded in satisfaction and left.

Xu Changan quietly followed the child, after all, he was a protégé of the Confucius Temple, and he still had to take care of one or two if he could take care of it.

He followed the child to a grass hut, Xu Changan hid behind a tree, and to be honest, this place was only a little better than the place around them.

I saw Zhou Lao lying in the grass shed, and Meng Jiang was holding a bowl and serving aside.

The boy crouched on the ground, and in front of him was a stove, on which a small jar was burning brightly.

Not far away, there was a low tiled house, in which a few wild boars were kept, and a few roars were heard from time to time.

The kid seemed to be pounding things, and in the moonlight, Xu Changan could clearly see his brows furrowed.

Immediately, he threw away his things, ignoring the two of them, and ran towards Zhongyi Hall.

Seeing this, Xu Changan walked out and appeared in front of Meng Jiang and Zhou Lao.

"What's going on?" Xu Changan didn't care about the surprise of the two, and asked directly.

Meng Jiang glanced at Xu Changan in surprise, and said honestly: "Those two water thieves brought us here, this kid let Zhou Lao lie down, and went to the mountain to find a bunch of herbs, it seems that he wants to boil medicine." ”

Xu Changan glanced at Zhou Zhiren lying in the grass shed, and the old man also nodded. Immediately, he said to Meng Jiang: "You go to the side first, I have something to say to this little brother." ”

When Meng Jiang walked away, Zhou Lao suddenly struggled to bow to Xu Changan.

Xu Changan hurriedly supported him.

"Old Zhou, I can't help it. At Xu Changan's insistence, Zhou Lao lay down again.

"Dare to ask what the immortal is called?"

"Xu. Xu Changan only said one surname.

Xu Changan used mana to relieve Zhou Zhiren's pain before, and this old man was well-informed, so he naturally knew Xu Changan's identity.

"Xu Shangxian, the old man has something to ask for. ”

Xu Changan looked at the kind old man and nodded: "I don't dare to be an immortal, although Old Zhou said, if it is something that I Xu can do, I will not shirk." ”

When Zhou Lao heard this, he wanted to bow to Xu Changan again, but he still stopped him.

"One of them is that at the beginning of this year, the little gentleman in Jingmen Prefecture passed by my manor and said that the three brothers of Mengjiang were qualified, and although they were older, they could still enter the Confucius Temple to study. I came to Jingmen Prefecture this time, firstly, to ask for debts, and secondly, the little gentleman said that he would go to Chang'an to catch the exam or something, and he would come back in autumn at the latest, and now it is late autumn, and the future of these three brothers cannot be delayed. The three of them can only settle accounts with me, but when they get to the Confucius Temple, they may be able to do something big. ”

Hearing this, Xu Changan nodded.

"Don't worry, I assure you, the three of them will definitely be able to reach the Confucius Temple safely. ”

Zhou Lao looked at Xu Chang'an and agreed very happily, and the second request was a little unspeakable, and he stopped talking.

Xu Changan saw his thoughts, so he said directly: "Please also ask Zhou Lao to speak directly." ”

Old Zhou sighed.

"The second thing is the boy who brought us here and went looking for some herbs to cure me, and this kid is not much better than us, he is a good boy. I want to ......"

Before he finished speaking, Xu Changan said: "Don't worry, I'm not a person who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong." ”

"No, I want to ask Xu Shangxian to take this child out of this bandit's den, my family, it can be regarded as a little bit of a small property, but a few children are not angry, I know this old problem, I don't think I can get out of this Qingfeng Village." Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, but I look distressed when I look at this child, I want to write a letter by hand, leaving some property for this child, they are all hard-working people!"

Xu Changan looked at him and asked lightly, "He just gave you some medicine, is it worth it?"

Zhou Lao nodded.

"Medicine is not important, what matters is this heart. I have also studied, and I know the value of 'getting out of the mud without staining'. ”

Xu Changan suddenly understood, why could the three servants of this old man have a trace of righteousness, with the master like this, An Neng is not full of love in his chest?

Zhou Lao suddenly coughed and spurted out a mouthful of blood.

Meng Jiang, who was not far away, saw it and hurriedly ran over.

"I'm sick, don't bother. Zhou Lao said lightly towards Meng Jiang, but his eyes were staring at Xu Changan.

Xu Changan stood in front of him and nodded solemnly.