Chapter 4: The Mysterious Man
"Rock sugar gourd, sell rock sugar gourd. ”
A voice shouting and selling rock sugar gourds came into Lin Yu's ears.
Lin Yu followed the sound and saw that a person dressed as a small guy not far from him was holding a pile in his hand, and the dry grass was wrapped and tied to the wooden stake on it, which was full of bright red rock sugar gourds.
Looking at these rock sugar gourds, he was very greedy when he tasted it for the first time. But he had no money on him, Lin Yu thought of his empty pocket, and sighed.
While he was in a daze, a pretty little girl in a turquoise dress passed by him, which caught his attention.
I saw that this little girl had a pair of big eyes, dark and bright and clear, and it seemed that water could drip from her fair skin that could be blown and broken.
Lin Yu was born in a remote village since he was a child, and where has he ever seen such a beautiful and lovely peer.
The little girl seemed to notice Lin Yu's gaze, and looked at Lin Yu, the two eyes looked at each other, and Lin Yu's thin and yellowed face became red.
The little girl seemed to think that Lin Yu was so strange, and she looked at herself blankly without saying anything, her face was as red as a red apple at the moment, and she couldn't help but "pounce" and cover her mouth with a smile.
This smile couldn't help but make Lin Yusheng look stupid, he was thinking, why is there still someone in this world who can smile so good? Let him have an urge to protect her at this young age.
"Qingyun, what are you laughing at?"
Beside the little girl, a beautiful young woman dressed in a gorgeous silk satin asked her softly.
The little girl who was called Qingyun shook her head, and her eyes were full of smiles.
"Aunt Yao, I wasn't laughing at anything, I just saw a little boy so weird just now, and my face turned so red when I saw it. ”
The beautiful young woman Aunt Yao followed the gaze of the little girl, and Lin Yu, who was wearing a thin and thin cloth linen dress that was one size older than herself, frowned, and could not hide the contemptuous eyes in her expression.
This gaze fell on Lin Yu's eyes, and Lin Yu couldn't help lowering his head, his little hands clenched into fists. From the officers and soldiers guarding the city just now to the beautiful young woman now, they all have eyes full of contempt.
For some reason, Lin Yu's young heart was very disgusted by this kind of look, his body trembled slightly, and there seemed to be a kind of madness screaming in his heart.
"Qingyun, don't pay attention to these low-level people. ”
The beautiful young woman, Aunt Yao, took the little girl's little hand and said, "Let's go, we have important things to do here this time." ”
As he spoke, he pulled the little girl forward.
I saw the little girl look back, still standing still, with her head down, Lin Yu with her little hands clenched into fists.
The immature face was a little puzzled by the words of the beautiful young woman, and with doubts in his heart, he disappeared into the vast sea of people with the beautiful young woman.
"The people at the bottom. ”
"The people at the bottom. ”
"The people at the bottom. ”
After the beautiful young woman and the little girl left, the words of the beautiful young woman kept echoing in Lin Yu's heart, shouting and roaring.
For the first time at a young age, he felt inexplicable anger, as if he was about to rush out of his body and tear at his thin body.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
The sound of horses galloping quickly, and the undoubted domineering voice, woke up Lin Yu, who was in place.
Before he could react to what had happened, the men on the side of the road pushed him to the side of the road, and some of them even crawled to avoid it.
Lin Yu looked intently, and saw a neatly lined army not far away, riding horses and galloping towards this side quickly.
In front of Lin Yu, a sloppy beggar was still lying in place lazily taking a nap, sleeping soundly, as if he was not aware of the impending danger.
Seeing that the army horses not far away were about to gallop over, a "Danger!" came out of Lin Yu's mouth.
At this moment, Lin Yu didn't know where the courage came from, so he pushed everyone away and ran over.
Running in front of the beggar, Lin Yu wanted to wake up the sloppy beggar while trying to pull the beggar to the side of the road. But how can his small body pull the weight of an adult?
Seeing that the fully equipped army was about to arrive in front of them, those armies did not have the slightest intention of slowing down.
Could it be that his own life is going to be entrusted here?" Lin Yu thought to himself at this moment.
Looking at the passers-by around again, they are all indifferent, and some women with children are holding their children and turning their faces to the side and can't bear to look at them directly.
"Yu, Yu ....."
A horse neighed, and the sturdy horse's hooves were about to step on, and in Lin Yu's eyes, the leader of the soldiers riding on the tall horse looked at him with indifferent eyes, as if joking.
The next moment, Lin Yu's eyes were filled with the horse's hooves that were about to fall, and Lin Yu's mind was blank at the moment!
When the horse's hooves were less than an inch away from Lin Yu's face, Lin Yu suddenly saw a flower in front of him, and he only felt a gentle force pushing himself and the sloppy beggar aside, narrowly avoiding the army horses in front of him.
The leader of the army who took the lead turned his head and glanced at Lin Yu hurriedly, his sword eyebrows furrowed, but it seemed that there were more important things on his body, and he didn't stop for a moment before turning his head and riding away.
When the army was gone, the crowd returned to its appearance and dispersed freely, as if not interested in what had just happened.
Lin Yu pinched his little face in disbelief, and looked at a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe in front of him, with a square face and eyebrows like swords.
In Fang Cai, it was this middle-aged man who did not look good and rescued them from the horse's hooves.
At this time, the sloppy beggar under Lin Yu woke up with a "hmm", and then let out an "oops", looking at why he was bruised in a little confusion.
He didn't know that he had just been kicked aside by the middle-aged man and rolled here.
His head shook from side to side, and he didn't know who kicked it, and after muttering a few words that seemed to be swearing, the sloppy beggar stood up and walked away.
Seeing the sloppy beggar's funny appearance, Lin Yu couldn't help laughing, and the nervous and fearful color just now had disappeared for the most part.
But then remembering that there was the middle-aged man who had saved him just now, Lin Yu looked at him, and saw that the middle-aged man also had a kind smile on his face.
Lin Yu felt that this middle-aged man exuded righteousness and a compelling temperament on his straight waist, but he was kind and kind, and he did not have a domineering appearance. Let Lin Yu worship in his heart.
But Lin Yu, who was not good at talking, couldn't think of any decent words of thanks, and after a while, he squeezed out a sentence.
"Now, thank you,.. Thank you. ”
"Little brother, are you alright?"
The middle-aged man squatted down, stroked Lin Yu's hair with his right hand and said, "You were very brave just now." ”
He looked at Lin Yu's submissive expression, thinking that he had been frightened just now, and he hadn't come back to his senses for a while.
In his heart, he still likes this child very much, has a kind heart, and dares to go out of his way to save strangers he doesn't know, how rare is this in the current world?
"I'm fine"
Lin Yu lowered his head and said a little embarrassed, this is the first time someone has said that he is brave.
Because of his weak and thin body, he usually doesn't dare to play with his playmates and do some dangerous actions and moves.
Except for his friend Shaochu, who played better, his other playmates called him a coward.
"Lin Yu, Lin Yu, Lin Yu ....."
A shout came from the square behind Lin Yu, and it seemed that the people in the village had finished buying and selling the goods but found that Lin Yu was missing, and they all came to call to look for him.
Lin Yu hurriedly responded loudly: "Dad, I'm here." ”
After speaking, he said to the middle-aged man beside him: "My father, they came to me, that big ....."
Lin Yugang wanted to call him uncle, but he stopped his voice again.
He thought that if he called him uncle, he was obviously not that old, and he should be unhappy, but Lin Yu couldn't think of other names at a young age. I had to hurriedly say: "I'm leaving, thank you very much for saving my life just now." ”
He was about to turn and leave, but a large strong hand grabbed him.
Lin Yu looked back and saw that the middle-aged uncle took out an object from his arms, which was the size of a bird's egg, and was worn with a red rope and a dark green pendant, and stuffed into Lin Yu's hand.
said: "Little brother, you and I are destined, so I'll give you this net pearl." It can be carried for a long time to refresh and stabilize the mind, but it is useless to me. ”
Lin Yu only felt that this inconspicuous-looking small bead spread through his whole body with a cool breath, and the fright he received just now gradually calmed down, and his mind calmed down.
How could there be such a magical thing in this world? Lin Yu said with some surprise in his heart.
Although Lin Yu loves this pure pearl very much in his heart, he knows that this pure pearl is a valuable thing at a glance, and the teaching of his parents should not be taken lightly at will.
Lin Yu couldn't resist his love for this net bead ornament, and wanted to push the net bead in his hand back to the middle-aged man.
But where was the middle-aged uncle when Lin Yu looked up, Lin Yu looked left and right, only to see that there was no middle-aged man in this vast sea of people.
Lin Yu scratched his head helplessly, so he had to grasp the net bead in his hand and carefully put it into his arms.
As soon as Lin Yu put this Jingzhu into his arms, there was a cool feeling of Jingzhu in his chest, and the comfort spread throughout his body, making Lin Yu snort comfortably.
"It's a really good thing. ”
Lin Yu muttered in his mouth, then turned around and walked towards the group that was searching for him.
It didn't take long for him to meet with Lin Yu's father, and after the meeting, Lin Yu couldn't help but be scolded by his father Lin Yi.
Lin Yu knew that this was the first time he had annoyed his father, but Lin Yi was reluctant to hit Lin Yu, so he had to stomp his feet angrily.
It wasn't until Dong Shun, the village chief on the side, stepped forward to persuade a few words that Lin Yi became a little angry.
Lin Yu cowered and hid aside and didn't dare to squeak, originally wanted to tell his father that he almost lost his life just now, but fortunately, the idea of someone saving him was dispelled.
He thought to himself that if he told his father about this again, he would never bring him again next time.
Lin Yu seems that his father is so angry, he probably won't buy rock sugar gourds for himself to eat.
Lin Yu thought so, but he didn't understand the heart of parents in the world.
After Lin Yi's anger subsided, he thought about it carefully, and he seemed to be too angry in front of the child. After all, Lin Yu is still a child who has just turned six, and it is normal for him to have a big heart.
But Lin Yi couldn't pull it off at the moment, so he had to ask someone to buy two strings of rock sugar gourds nearby and give them to Lin Yu.
Half an hour later, the group packed up their things and set out on their way home. It's just that on the way back, I met two or three groups of people, all of whom asked where they were in the direction of Xuyao Village, and some of them were men, women, and the elderly.
The villagers of Xuyao, who have always been kind and kind, told them one by one that they wanted to come to Xuyao Village, a place where birds don't, and there were no places and treasures around the radius that people coveted, so they just went to play nearby.
Only Lin Yu sat on the wooden cart, eating a delicious rock sugar gourd in his mouth, and glanced at these people strangely.
He felt that the aura of these people was similar to that of the middle-aged man he met today, but among some of these different people, the aura was very uncomfortable.
When these people were far away, after a while, Lin Yu had long since stopped taking this matter to heart.
He didn't know how much of an impact the strangers he met today would have on him in the future.