Mu Rong's mother died when Mu Rong was three years old, and for so many years, the father and daughter have depended on each other. Whenever Mu Rong missed her mother, her father asked Xiao Mu Rong to count the flowers of the Mu Hibiscus tree at the door, and her father told Mu Rong that when the hibiscus tree bloomed with more than a thousand white flowers, her mother would come to see her.

Father Mu Sheng is the best hunter in "Taoyuan Village", every day, when Mu Sheng goes up the mountain to hunt, Xiao Mu Rong counts the wood hibiscus flowers in front of the door at home. It's just that, counting and counting, when Mu Rong was the most, she only counted more than 700 flowers, so her mother never came to see her.

Fortunately, Mu Rong now has Bai Ling, and she is accompanied by Bai Ling every day, even if her father Mu Sheng goes up the mountain to hunt, Mu Rong is not lonely.

The lights were on, and the doors weren't closed. Mu Rong saw her father sitting on a stool in the house in the courtyard, wiping his bow and arrows. For the father, there are two things that are dear to him, one is his precious daughter, and the other is his bow and arrow.

"Daddy, I'm back. Mu Rong stood at the door and said.

Mu Sheng turned his head and saw Mu Rong holding Bai Ling in his arms, and behind Mu Rong was a dog. The first time Ah Gou came to Mu Rong's house, he was very reserved. Mu Rong entered the house, but Ah Gou was still standing at the door.

"Rong'er is back. Mu Sheng put down the bow in his hand, stood up, saw the dog outside the door and said, "Isn't this the son of Blacksmith Feng, are you together?"

Mu Rong pointed at Mu Sheng with her finger and said to Ah Gou, "Brother Ah Dog, this is my Daddy." ”

Of course, Ah Gou knew that the tall man in front of him was Mu Rong's father. Ah Gou also wanted to show himself in front of Mu Rong's father, but he lacked confidence in his heart, and after seeing Mu Sheng, he wouldn't say it. I held it for a long time before I could hold back a sentence.

"Uncle Mu, I, I'm leaving......"

A dog is going to go. Mu Rong put down Bai Ling, ran over, grabbed Ah Gou's sleeve, and said, "Brother Dog, have you forgotten what we said? If you go back now, your father will still beat you?"

The dog froze, trembling at the domination of fear. Mu Sheng had already put away his bow, and he said to the door, "It's cold outside, you two shouldn't come into the house quickly." ”

Mu Rong pulled Ah Dog into the room. Ah Gou was still holding a small orange lamp in his hand, and the faint light illuminated the beads of sweat oozing from nervousness on his brow. Mu Rong moved a small stool and asked Ah Gou to sit down.

"Ah Rong, aren't you looking for Bai Ling, why are you two together?" asked Mu Sheng.

Mu Rong intermittently told how she met Ah Gou, and how Ah Gou accompanied her up the mountain to find Bai Ling. Hearing that Ah Gou helped Mu Rong find Bai Ling, Mu Sheng immediately had a good impression of Ah Gou.

"That's right. Thank you, Ah ......" Just now, Mu Rong called Ah Dog, but Mu Sheng didn't pay much attention to it. When he was about to say a dog, he suddenly realized that it was too rude, so he was halfway through his words, and hurriedly asked, "Child, what's your name?"

"My name is Dog. When Ah Gou saw Mu Sheng ask him, he hurriedly replied.

Mu Sheng was a little puzzled. Dogs and cats are all swearing, how can anyone call such a name?

"Is your name really Dog?" Mu Sheng asked.

Ah Gou nodded and said very seriously: "Daddy said that my name is Ah Gou." ”

Mu Sheng smiled helplessly and said, "Your father is also strange, how could he give you such a name." ”

"Daddy, isn't the name of a dog good?" Mu Rong raised his head, looked at Mu Sheng with small eyes very seriously, and asked.

Of course, the name Ah Dog is not good, this is something that adults know. However, if Mu Sheng wanted to say why Ah Dog was not good, he couldn't find a reason. Because whether the name is good or not is a matter of strong subjective will. For example, for Mu Rong, she doesn't think the name Ah Dog is ugly. She believes that there is no difference between Ah Dog and Mu Rong.

"Goo-Goo!!

"What's the sound?" Mu Rong asked.

Dog is embarrassed. He hadn't eaten food for a day, and his stomach "growled" as his stomach screamed. Mu Rong's eyes turned around, and finally landed on Ah Gou.

"Brother Dog, are you talking?" asked Mu Rong.

The dog pursed his mouth, not knowing how to answer. Mu Sheng asked, "Dog, are you hungry?"

Ah Gou lowered his head and did not speak. Not speaking is acquiescence. Mu Sheng saw Ah Gou's predicament, and also knew that Ah Gou must be hungry. He asked Mu Rong to bring half a pheasant, and the dog gobbled it up for a while, and half of the pheasant was in his stomach, and there were no chicken bones left.

After eating, Ah Gou wiped the grease stains on his mouth with his sleeve and said, "Thank you, Uncle Mu." ”

"Why are you so hungry? doesn't your dad let you eat every day?" Mu Sheng asked puzzled.

Hearing Mu Sheng talk about Blacksmith Feng, Mu Rong remembered that she was going to help Ah Gou tomorrow. Mu Rong said to Ah Gou: "Brother Ah Dog, tell Ah Dad why your dad beat you, and Daddy can help you." ”

Ah Gou looked up and saw Mu Rong's encouraging eyes, Ah Gou bit his lip, plucked up his courage, and told what happened during the day. Mu Rong and Mu Sheng listened in a daze, they couldn't have imagined that there were still unreasonable people like black-robed Taoists in the world.

"So, aren't you afraid to go home now?" Mu Sheng asked.

Ah Gou bowed his head slightly and said, "When I go home, my father will still beat me." ”

For Blacksmith Feng, Mu Sheng didn't know much about it. Except for two years ago, when Blacksmith Feng stayed in the local area, he invited his neighbors to dinner, and Mu Sheng led Mu Rong to go. That night, Blacksmith Feng forced Ah Gou to drink, and Mu Sheng was not very optimistic about Blacksmith Feng. Now, Ah Gou recounts the harshness and torture that Blacksmith Feng inflicted on him every day. Mu Sheng felt that the person Feng Blacksmith was very strange, especially to Ah Gou. As a father, Mu Sheng has a deep understanding of how it is possible for a father to beat his children.

After thinking for a while, Mu Sheng said, "If you take the money and go home, your father won't beat you, right?"

"I don't know. Ah Gou lowered his head and whispered.

"Okay. You go to bed first. Tomorrow, I'll accompany you home. ”

Mu Sheng gave up his bed to Ah Gou, and he built a bunk outside. Mu Rong took Bai Ling to his room to sleep.

After a night's speech, the dog woke up early the next morning. Mu Rong also woke up early, she took a wild fruit and handed it to Ah Gou.

After breakfast, Mu Sheng took Ah Dog to meet Blacksmith Feng. Seeing the grass hut gradually approaching, Ah Gou's footsteps became more and more full. Mu Sheng saw Ah Gou's fear, he held Ah Gou's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, with me, your father won't beat you." ”

Before I arrived at the grass house, I heard the sound of "clanging" iron. Ah Gou stopped, looked at Mu Sheng and said, "Uncle Mu, why don't you go back." ”

"I promised to send you home, how can I go back. Mu Sheng patted Ah Gou's shoulder and encouraged, "Don't be nervous, I believe that your father is also a reasonable person." ”

After a while, Ah Dog came to the door of the thatched hut. Blacksmith Feng had his back to the door, and was striking iron with a hammer.

"You kid has a kind of dare not come back overnight. Do you want me to break your leg?" said Blacksmith Feng without looking back, striking the iron.

"Dad, I'm sorry. I won't dare in the future. The dog whispered.

"Bang dang!!"

Blacksmith Feng still had the hammer in his hand on the ground. He turned around and said, "In the future, you dog mongrel will still ......."

Blacksmith Feng saw Mu Sheng also standing at the door. I forcibly swallowed the latter words back. Immediately, a smile appeared on Blacksmith Feng's face. "Brother Mu, why did you come to me today? Do you want me to help?" Feng Blacksmith patted his chest and said, "It's okay, we are all brothers, if you have something to talk about, as long as I can help, I will definitely help you." ”

Mu Sheng took a few steps inside, he touched Ah Gou's head with his hand, and said, "It stands to reason that the two of us don't know each other, and I shouldn't ask about your family's affairs." However, when Ah Dog found me, I couldn't help but say a few words. ”

"You say, you say. I'm listening. "By the window, there was a square table with a kettle and several bowls, stacked on top of each other. Blacksmith Feng limped to the table and picked up the kettle. Ah Gou hurried over and said, "Daddy, I'll come." ”

Blacksmith Feng handed the kettle to Ah Gou. Ah Gou poured two bowls of water, he handed them to Blacksmith Feng first, Blacksmith Feng pointed at Mu Sheng, Ah Gou held the bowl with both hands and handed it to Mu Sheng.

"Uncle Mu, you drink water. Ah Dog said.

"I'm not thirsty. Mu Rong said with a straight face.

Ah Gou turned his head to look at Blacksmith Feng. Blacksmith Feng smiled and said, "Brother Mu, don't you have something to say? ”

"Our place is called 'Taoyuan Village', and our ancestors avoided the chaos of the Qin Dynasty and lived in seclusion here. Now, it's been more than a thousand years. We are a place where the people are simple-hearted, the neighbors are harmonious, and the family is united. So, when I heard Gou say that you beat him because he couldn't sell the sword, I think you went a little too far. I am also the father of my children. As a father, I should persuade you to be nice to your children. ”

"Are you finished?" asked Blacksmith Feng.

"I'm done. Mu Sheng said.

Blacksmith Feng nodded and said, "Okay, you're done, it's time for me to say a few words." First of all, thank you. My family's affairs, I still bother you to come all the way over, but I really don't want to go. ”

After a pause, Blacksmith Feng continued, "This is a good place, I have been to many places before my leg was not lame. Eventually, I chose to settle here. After coming here, I also know that the people here are very kind, and I respect you very much. That's why I didn't interrupt you when you said so many things. But ......"

Blacksmith Feng picked up the bowl, took a big sip of water, moistened his throat, and said, "I don't think I heard what you said. The child is mine, and he will discipline him as I want. It's not your turn to intervene here in my family's affairs. Okay, I'm done with what I'm going to say, and you're good to go. ”

Feng Blacksmith's words, the angry Mu Sheng gritted his teeth. Fortunately, Mu Sheng had a good temper and did not have a seizure on the spot.

"It's really hard for me to understand, how can you do it?" Mu Sheng pointed at Ah Dog and said, "He's your child, don't you love him?"

"Of course I love him. If I didn't love him, I wouldn't have saved him. Blacksmith Feng pointed to the lame leg and said, "You know, my leg is lame because of him." I don't love one of my legs, don't I love him? Everyone has a different way of expressing 'love' for their children. ”

"Your love for children is like a stick?" Mu Sheng asked.

"It took me half a month to polish two swords. He lost it for me. Do you know how much silver those two swords can buy?" said Blacksmith Feng with five fingers, "Five taels of silver." My five taels of silver were lost by this kid. If I don't beat him, the anger in my heart will not quench. ”

"Isn't it just five taels of silver? I'll give it to you. Mu Sheng took out a silver ingot from his bosom, threw it on the ground, and asked, "Is this silver enough?"

Blacksmith Feng glanced at the silver on the ground with his eyes, and estimated that it was more than five taels. A smile immediately welled up on his face.

"Enough, enough. Blacksmith Feng smiled and said, "You took out the silver earlier." We don't have to waste so much tongue, you say, don't we?"

"Unreasonable. Mu Sheng dropped a sentence and turned to leave.