XVIII. Gifts, Brother Liu, Beggars

In the evening, Guobei County is covered with a golden red, the dry grass is covered with golden rays, the light is very warm, the sun that hangs high in the sky for a day, at this time is connecting the heaven and the earth, the light of the day into the earth, the silence into the clouds.

The major liquor shops and restaurants in Guobei County have long been lively and noisy, and every household has also lit up cooking smoke.

Mr. Wei's family is no exception

"It's almost the New Year, have you prepared something for your husband?"

The scholar was not seriously injured, did not hurt his muscles and bones, and after lying on the table for two days, he was alive again.

Han Qiufen was cleaning the fallen leaves in the courtyard, and after hearing the scholar's words, he slowed down the movement of his hand, and he was waiting for the scholar to finish.

Pulling the bench behind him, the scholar lifted his robe and sat down, clasped his hands and continued:

"The old guard is not at home, so I remind you, you are not young anymore, it is not easy for him to pull you, don't forget him. ”

After the scholar finished speaking, Han Qiufen continued to be busy.

Seeing Han Qiu's appearance, the scholar shook his head, stood up from the bench, walked straight past Han Qiu's side, waved his hand as he walked, and said:

"Okay, I'll go out for a walk, you've finished the meal, I'll come back to eat!"

When the door was closed, the figure of the scholar disappeared into the courtyard, and Han Qiufen stopped the movement in his hand, straightened up, and thought about something.

"New Year's gift?" Han Qiufen thought of this, looked at his hand, and clenched his fist.

Greeted by the little beggar, they arrived at the place where they had dinner.

"Brother Liu is here!" the beggar who led the way trotted into the beggar's den, snapped, clapped his hands, and announced like the people around him.

The beggar's nest is not large, next to the bridge hole, with a slope behind and a bridge on the left, only two sides leak.

A few small sheds scattered in the nest, each of which is colorful, looks like the west family makes up for the east family and puts it together.

There was a small open space in the middle of the small shed, which was the common land of the beggars, and there were many broken pottery shards and broken shoes on the ground.

When it was time to eat, there was a large cauldron in the middle of the clearing, and the lid of the pot was slightly beating by the steaming white steam.

Several beggars were holding broken bowls at this time, squatting on the edge of the pot, looking directly at the pot, and did not even react to the shouts of the little beggars and the arrival of the beggar Liu.

"The meat is good. ”

Lifting the lid of the pot, through the mist, the beggar Zeng smiled, looked at the beggar Liu in front of him, and continued: "You came just right. ”

Liu beggar took a step forward, lit up his feet forward, hugged his fists, and said, "Don't come unharmed." “

Without a trace, he glanced at the feet stretched out by the beggar Liu, the beggar glanced meaningfully at the beggars squatting behind him, and then sat on the ground with his ass, patted the position next to him, and the beggar said, "Come and sit." ”

The beggar Liu sat down.

The little beggar who led the way was pouring wine for everyone one by one next to a few broken bowls at this time, and said with a spit on his mouth as he poured: "Brother Liu hasn't been with us for a long time." Sit down, sit down!"

"Brother Liu?" Several beggars looked at each other and grinned when they heard this salutation.

Eight or nine people sat in a circle around a pot.

There is only one pair of chopsticks, in the hands of Zeng beggar.

Knocking on the lid of the pot, the beggars knew that it was time to eat.

Several beggars lifted the bowl in their hands forward, and Liu beggar was no exception.

The beggar used chopsticks to clip a piece of meat to each person.

Beggars' dens rarely eat like this, everyone begs for their own food, and usually eats by themselves, unless they come across a good dish.

The man who divides the meat has always been a beggar, because he is fair and evenly divided.

Today is different.

The piece of meat in Liu's beggar's bowl was the smallest, only half the size of the others.

Liu beggar looked at the meat in the bowl with an angry expression, and wanted to say something, but the words came to his mouth but couldn't say it, and after a sullen sip of wine, he stuffed the meat into his mouth in three or two clicks.

The beggars around looked at Brother Liu's appearance, laughed, and touched each other's bowls.

It's rare to see meat, and the first piece of meat in everyone's bowl has been almost eaten.

Zeng beggar lifted the chopsticks again to hold meat for everyone.

This time, the meat in Liu Beggar's bowl was the largest, and there was half a meaty leg bone in the bowl.

The appearance of this piece of meat made Liu beggar immediately happy, and he quickly picked up the bowl and touched it with Zeng beggar.

The beggars around finished eating the meat in the bowl, and only Liu beggar was still eating the leg meat, which was really full of oil and unceremonious.

"Yo, can Brother Liu still lack such a meal or two?" Running his fingers, a beggar said with a winkhead at the people around him.

Liu beggar was chewing the meat, and when he heard the words, he immediately swallowed the meat hard, took a sip of wine and smoothed his throat, and said, "I was going to go to the restaurant, but I didn't want to come here, I was hungry for a day." ”

gnawed and sucked the bones, and the beggar Liu reluctantly put the bones beside him, and then continued to look at the pot.

"Then we'll take you to eat this time, and take us to the restaurant next time?" Another beggar spoke, he had given steamed buns to Liu beggar before, and at this time he was looking into Brother Liu's eyes and said.

"Yes, yes, beggar Liu has a treat!"

"It's Brother Liu, Brother Liu, how about we go to Yuxian Tower?"

"Are we going?"

"Brother Liu is rich!"

“...”

The beggars chatted about the feast.

Brother Liu listened to everyone's touted words, and the whole person was about to float, he liked this feeling of the stars holding the moon, and the bad problems developed during this time were difficult to change.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more lively, the blushing beggar Liu stood up, raised the wine bowl in his hand, and said: Let's eat meat and drink wine first, brothers!"

The bowl was held up in the air, but there was no response.

Liu beggar turned his head to look around, the beggars who were still squeaking just now stopped talking at this moment, except for Zeng beggar, everyone else was looking at him.

No one spoke, the firewood crackled, and a few human voices came from time to time on the bridge, and it was quiet.

Boom!

The beggar who was holding the chopsticks moved.

The lid of the pot was pressed back onto the pot with one hand.

"Put the lid on it, and the meat won't run,

Tell me, which day?"