Lu Jin stared at the rotten wooden beams through the moonlight through the crack in the window.

The nose was full of musty smell, the quilt on his body was damp and seemed to be full of mushrooms, and the intermittent sound of talking in his ears from time to time made Lu Jin's heart throb for a while.

It was the voice of his mother and father, and Lu Jin couldn't hear the content of the conversation clearly, but from the few words that came from time to time, Lu Jin already knew what was going to happen.

Lu Jin closed his already dry eyes and forced himself to sleep.

At this time, Lu Jin, who was only ten years old, did not feel good in her heart, grievances, sadness, sadness, worries and confusion about the future filled her, and the only thing she could do was to sleep well.

Because only sleep is not so difficult for a child.

In her dream, she seemed to be back to when her grandfather was still around.

Grandpa taught her to read and write, took her up the mountain to collect medicine, told her medical books, and told her stories.

At that time, my father's legs were still good, and my mother was not so old.

Soon, the long night passed, and a loud rooster crow washed away the night, bringing the first rays of the morning sun, and the morning sun crossed the mountains to illuminate the village built on the mountain.

When Lu Jin woke up, he saw his mother's rare and kind smile, but this smile made Lu Jin uneasy.

Lu Jin uncharacteristically did not speak, silently let his mother comb her hair and wash her face, and put on the only clothes without patches, and when he was about to go out, Lu Jin asked in a low voice: "Mother, are we going to the county seat?"

Lu Mu nodded: "Your second uncle Li took Xiao Yan to the city today, and we happened to take his carriage together." ”

When Lu Jin heard this, she affirmed her thoughts even more in her heart, and she suddenly struggled to break free of her mother's hand and ran towards the house where her father was.

"Daddy, are you going to sell me?" Lu Jin's tears rolled in his eyes, and he asked his father helplessly.

The father lying on the bed looked extremely weak, and his originally tall body seemed to have shrunk and lost a lot of weight.

Seeing his father like this, Lu Jin finally couldn't hold back, and threw himself on his father's body, tears falling down in big pieces.

Father Lu sighed, stroked Lu Jin's hair, did not speak, and did not refute Lu Jin's question.

The Lu family is the only family with a foreign surname in the Li family village, and in this village with a strong clan concept, the head of the Li family made an exception to accept a person with a foreign surname, also because Lu Jin's ancestor was a man with good medical skills, and he was a rare person who read and write.

However, it was only four generations, and when it came to Lu Jin's father's generation, Lu's father couldn't read medical books or learn those words, and Lu Jin's grandfather often sighed because of this.

However, what made Old Man Lu feel relieved was that there were three children in Lu Jin's generation, and they were all passed down for several generations in the past.

Lu Jin is the eldest girl of the Lu family, her favorite thing since she was a child is to read and read with her grandfather, and she is smarter than other children.

However, God did not fulfill people's wishes, and Mr. Lu passed away a year ago.

Before he died, he handed over a medical book to Lu Jin, telling Lu Jin to study hard and teach it to his younger brothers and sisters in the future, and the Lu family's medical skills should be passed on.

Besides, Lu Jin's father, because the Lu family has no fields in Lijia Village, and the people are strong, so they have learned the ability to hunt since they were young.

However, two months ago, when Lu's father was hunting in the mountains, he encountered a very strong wild boar.

This wild boar is two or three times larger than an ordinary wild boar, and usually a hunter can only run away when he encounters a wild boar, let alone such a big one.

On the way to escape in a hurry, Lu's father fell down the hill with one foot in the air and broke his leg, but he also picked up a life because he fell down the hill.

However, the family's source of livelihood was also cut off.

In the past two months, the food at home has been eaten, and most of the money from selling prey has been spent to treat Lu's father's legs.

Seeing that the four children and two adults in the family were about to run out of food, Lu's mother happened to hear that a large family in the county wanted a maid, and as soon as the deed of sale was signed, there would be ten taels of cash to take, and there was still monthly money to receive every month.

Lu's mother moved her mind and found someone to make an appointment with her mother-in-law, and wanted to take Lu Jin to the big family to have a look.

Lu Jin's age is just right, he is smart and clever, he works quickly, and it is better to be a maid to be fed and clothed than to starve at home, of course, so that the family has more or less income, so that they will not all starve to death.

When Lu Jin hugged his father and cried, Lu's mother followed him quickly, and when she saw this scene, she also wiped the wetness from the corners of her eyes: "Xiao Jin, my mother can't bear you, but there is no way." ”

"Mother. Lu Jin, who was still crying, thought of something, and suddenly looked up at Lu's mother and said, "You can sell me, but I want to bring the book that my grandfather gave me." ”

Lu's mother was stunned, she didn't expect the little girl who was crying a moment ago, but the next moment she asked for something, but she thought about it and nodded in agreement: "If you want to take the book, anyway, no one in the family can read it except you." ”

Lu Jin let out a low "um", didn't dare to look at his parents again, lowered his head and turned around and ran quickly to his and his younger siblings' room, picked up the somewhat worn medical book next to his pillow, and put it in his arms, so that his heart was more settled.

Lu Jin glanced at his sister and younger brother who were still asleep, gritted his teeth, and walked out of the house without looking back.

Mother Lu was already waiting in the yard, and it was very uncomfortable to see the always lively big girl's taciturn appearance, but Mother Lu opened her mouth but didn't say anything in the end, took Lu Jin's hand and walked out of the house.

Lu Jin's mother led Lu Jin all the way to the head of the village, and Lu Jin saw the morning sun penetrating from among the golden ginkgo leaves, mottled shadows, thick trunks, Lu Jin once relied on it to listen to his grandfather's story, and played around it with his partners.

Under the ginkgo tree, Second Uncle Li led the horse, and on the carriage sat a boy with dark skin and thick eyebrows and big eyes, about eleven or twelve years old, who was the son of Second Uncle Li, whose name was Li Yan.

Li Yan saw Lu Jin and greeted him shyly: "Sister Xiaojin." ”

"Brother Li Yan is good. Lu Jin smiled a little reluctantly at Li Yan, and after saying hello to Second Uncle Li, he was hugged by Lu's mother into the carriage.

"This trip is troublesome Second Brother Li. Lu Mu smiled and thanked him.

"Where, where. Second Uncle Li hurriedly waved his hand and smiled honestly: "What did my brother and sister say, Old Man Lu is my family's life-saving benefactor, our family doesn't talk to each other, and it's not troublesome." ”

After a few words of greeting with Second Uncle Li, Mother Lu also got into the carriage.

The carriage moved slowly under the drive of Second Uncle Li.

Lu Jin looked at the distant village and the ginkgo tree, and was silent.

"Sister Xiaojin, what's wrong with you?"

The voice beside him interrupted Lu Jin's thoughts, and when Lu Jin turned his head, he saw Li Yan's dark and bright eyes, looking at her in confusion at this time.

Lu Jin glanced at his mother, lowered his head and did not speak.

Mother Lu noticed the movement of the two children here, and sighed, selling her daughter is not a glorious thing after all, which family in the village sells her son and daughter, she will be pointed at, Mother Lu hurriedly opened her mouth and asked the topic: "Second Brother Li, what are you doing with Xiao Yan." ”

Second Uncle Li's honest voice came from the front, and he said with a smile while driving the horse: "Today's five-year-old immortal selection disciple, I want to take my baby to try, in case there is that blessing is not better than staying in the ravine and bringing it for a lifetime, brother and sister are also taking the eldest girl to try?"

Lu Mu smiled a little embarrassedly, and just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Lu Jin.

"Yes, my mother said to take me to try it. Lu Jin hurriedly answered, speaking quickly, and inevitably there was a little anxiety in his voice.

Lu Jin looked at Second Uncle Li expectantly and said, "Second Uncle Li, I heard Sister Mei Zi say that if there is an immortal, not only can you become an immortal who soars through the clouds, but also has thirty taels of silver, right?"

"Really, it's true" Second Uncle Li nodded again and again.

"Mother, you see how good it is to be an immortal disciple, and you still have the silver. Lu Jin turned his head to look at Lu Mudao again.

Lu Mu glared at Lu Jin, and said with some blame: "You kid, what do you say, what is an immortal, if the immortal is so good, then the immortal is not everywhere, you little girl, don't be delusional." ”

"Brother and sister, what you said is not right. Second Uncle Li hurriedly helped: "Xiao Jin, this girl is smart and clever, how can it be impossible?"

"Second Brother Li, don't praise her, how can a country girl be smart and clever, it's just some ghost ideas. Hearing Second Uncle Li's flattery, Mother Lu's tone softened a lot.

Lu Jin listened to the conversation between her mother and Second Uncle Li, and she had a door, so she begged Lu's mother again: "Mother, you just let me and Brother Li Yan try it." ”

"Yes, brother and sister, immortals recruit disciples once every five years, last time my baby was only seven years old, I really didn't worry about not going, this time I missed the next time my baby will be seventeen, I can't go. Second Uncle Li paused and continued to persuade: "In another five years, Xiao Jin will be fifteen, and she is about to get married, and she can't do it, Xiao Jin is such a smart girl, alas, it's a pity." ”

Second Brother Li said with a smile, a girl, it is a matter of course to get married, what is the pity, but you can't delay much time if you try it, just go and take a look. Lu Mu smiled awkwardly, and Li Er's words made her a little uncomfortable.

The girl who has been sold is the maid in someone's house, how can there be any future marriage.

Lu Jin's heart was beating wildly when she heard this, she took a deep breath, tried her best to calm down, and touched the medical book in her arms before calming down.

The carriage had been gone for nearly an hour, and it was about to reach noon, but Jinlai Town was still full of people on this day, so it was not lively.

Jinlai Town is named after the ginkgo tree, as soon as autumn comes, the farmers in the surrounding villages will sell the year's harvest in the town, at this time of year, the leaves of the ginkgo tree become golden, fall in a row, spread all over the ground, the sun shines, the whole town is like gold casting, so it is named Jinlai Town.

The name of Jinlai Town is rich and noble, in fact, it is just a town with only two main roads in the shape of a 'ten', next to the road are merchants, and behind it are private houses, the place where the two roads meet, that is, there is a huge open space in the center of the town, every time there is a major event in Jinlai Town, it will generally be carried out here, and this time the major event of the immortal selection of disciples is naturally here.

Lu Jin and his entourage entered Jinlai Town from the east gate, and the east road at this time was already full of people, most of them were like them, and the adults led the children who were about the same age as Lu Jin and Li Yan.

Seeing this, Lu Mu couldn't help frowning: "There are too many people." ”

However, before she finished speaking, Lu Jin had already jumped out of the carriage flexibly, standing next to Second Uncle Li who was leading the horse, and carefully watched her mother's movements.