The second episode of the "Lushan Series" "Ice Qingyu Jieyuan".
At midnight, the three watch gongs sounded.
A large single soft bed, shrouded in a pale white mosquito net. On the soft bed, a fat-headed, big-eared, drum-faced man suddenly sat up violently, sweating profusely, his back was cold and hot, followed by a howling cry: "Come on...... Come on, come on. ”
Soon, a turnip-headed servant (a family member hired by the drum-faced man) hurried over and hurriedly asked, "Boss, what's wrong, what's wrong with you?" Just now I dreamed that when we were cheating money, we were exposed by a gambler, and then ...... Then a silver-haired man jumped out, and that man looked really horrible, and threatened to arrest me!"
"Eh, hehe, boss, you're too worried! I guess it's because I've been too busy these days and I'm tired of you, so I'll have this kind of weird dream. Don't worry, it's okay, even if there really is any bold king and eight lambs who dare to come out and stir up the situation, are these thugs you raised vegetarian?" the turnip-headed servant comforted with a vivid voice.
"Yes, it's just a dream, it's not a big deal. Go, get me a towel. The drum-faced man finally calmed down, nodding approvingly as he gave orders.
The next morning, it was a clear blue sky again, and geese pierced through the white clouds......
Two beggars, sitting on the side of the road, begging with their hands outstretched, leaning on their backs, their backbones against each other. At a glance, they were all young men, of similar age, and looking at their tacit understanding, it was estimated that the friendship was quite deep.
He stretched out his hand for a long time, and he still held a broken bowl in his hand, but he didn't see anyone giving alms. No one gave me a word first, and my hands were sore. So, one of the sturdy strong beggars turned his head and asked the other: "Eh, I said brother, let's just go to the alley and find someone's house to beg for it, that way it will be easier to get it." The thin beggar replied, "Well, that's all there is to it for now, so let's go." ”
They walked to the door of a fairly palatial courtyard mansion, and the door of the house happened to be open, and the two of them quickly talked with their heads down.
"Is there anyone? Mrs. and Lord are doing well, let's get some food, please. The emaciated beggar wailed in grief.
"Hey, hey, what are you shouting, don't you see a girl watering flowers in the garden in front of you?
The two walked into the garden, and the hard-working girl in a pink dress and plain skirt came into view more clearly.
"Uh, little ...... Small...... Okay, little sister, we haven't eaten in days, so give me something!" cried the thin beggar reverently.
"Ah!" the beggar startled the girl, and she finally heard it.
I saw that the girl turned around a little frightened, caressed her chest with her hands, and said softly, "Oh, hehe, look at you are hungry." I just left some steamed buns in the kitchen yesterday, so come with me!"
"See, I'm not wrong, big families are different!" the strong beggar muttered to the thin beggar with joy.
When they arrived at the kitchen, a steamed bun was placed there, and the two beggars stepped forward and ate immediately, as if they had been released from a starvation prison!
After a while, the two beggars had eaten their hearts and minds and then wanted to leave. The thin beggar took the initiative to walk up to the girl, clasped his fists and thanked: "Thank you for your great kindness, please forgive my brother and son for having nothing to repay, if there is any order in the future, even if we let us know, we will do it!" After saying that, he immediately turned his head and called the strong man and beggar to go together.
Unexpectedly, the strong man beggar was full of food and drink, his eyes rolled slightly, and he suddenly asked: "Benefactor, benefactor, such a big house, your family is an official, right? My father was from the Western Regions, and since my mother gave birth to me, he returned to Tibet alone and never returned. My mother was a weaver of silk clothes, and over the years, the market price was quite good, and she saved some silver taels to build this house. The strong man beggar asked again, "At this moment, are you alone at home, and there are no servants, slaves or maids?" The girl replied inexplicably, "Yes, I wonder what else the eldest brother needs?" The strong man beggar immediately moved closer to the girl, and continued to ask: "Very well, go and give me all the money in your house (house), or I will take off your clothes, and throw you naked and sell you on the street!
These words are enough to be disappointing.
The girl bit her lip angrily and scolded angrily: "You two robbers came to my house because they wanted to steal something! Now they see that I am alone at home, so they have changed it to a Ming robbery! In this world, is there any royal law?"
It's too late, it's too fast, and the strong man and beggar are really going to do it!
At that moment, the thin beggar was completely blinded by the strong man beggar for a while, and when he calmed down, he immediately opened his hands and grabbed the strong man beggar, and hurriedly scolded angrily: "Hey, are you crazy? How can you say such inhumane words?" The strong man beggar gritted his teeth and looked at the thin beggar, stretched out his right index finger, and roared in a rough voice: "I only ask one sentence, are you still not my brother? It's my brother, so follow me to do this vote, force this little girl to hand over the silver taels, and we will take the money and leave." The thin beggar's eyes widened, shook his head in despair, and said as he waved, "If you really plan to do this, I will not be your brother!" The strong man beggar frowned on the spot, his eyes widened, and he shouted: "Get out of the way! ”
"Girl, go, hurry, here I ......" The thin beggar hurriedly turned his face and urged the girl to run away, and the hands of the strong man and beggar did not let go in the slightest.
The strong beggar's knee suddenly went up, slammed directly into the thin beggar's stomach, and then knocked it away with a fist. I saw that the emaciated beggar was directly ejected six feet away, spitting blood from his mouth, lying on the ground and unable to get up.
The girl cried out helplessly: "Come on, come on, do anyone hear? Come on, help!" Staring at the emaciated beggar who fell to the ground, as if he understood some kind of "truth". At the same time, his legs are not stupid, and he knows how to run outside the gate of the house.
The strong man beggar was ignited by his accomplices, and he was seen striding close to the thin beggar lying on the ground, stepping on, stomping, and kicking even more frantically!
"You don't even help your brother, do you? Okay, you can do it, I'll kill you today!" the strong man beggar was extremely angry and angry and vented with force.
The thin beggar was powerless to fight against his "brother," but when he remembered what the "brother" had just said, what kind of human words were they? Those were simply the words of a brute without a conscience. Every time this comes to mind, it arouses a trace of fighting spirit of the thin beggar......
"You have done something wrong, and you have not repented. I have never fought in my life, and even if I did, I would have been beaten, and today, I will let it go! A scum thief like you, who has no humanity, everyone will be punished!" The thin beggar propped up his hands, wiped the blood stains (blood stains) from the corners of his mouth, stood up, straightened his waist and said.
At this moment, a white-haired old man with a light veil, wearing a hat (a light veil covering his face) and a fuchsia coarse cloth coat, flew from nowhere, landed on the roof of the courtyard, and saw the scene before him. With a wave of his hands, a circle of purple mist came out of his sleeves, lingering around the thin beggar's body, enveloping it. The emaciated beggar himself could not see, nor did he perceive it physically.
Suddenly, the thin beggar threw out a slap and slapped his "brother" in the face, who knows, this slap actually directly knocked the head of the strong man beggar away, and hit the wall far away from the house, smashing it to pieces (smashing it).
Immediately, the purple smoke returned to the sleeve of the old man on the roof, and the old man turned around, and a thunderbolt of purple light appeared, and then disappeared into thin air.
After the emaciated beggar killed his "brother", he did not feel miraculous or surprised, nor did he regret it, let alone regret it. He believes that this is "providence", evil has evil retribution, and damned people will die no matter how they get it!
The thin beggar dragged his bruised body, moved with difficulty, and slowly walked towards the gate of the house, wanting to go out to find his benefactor.
After a few hours, the thin beggar had moved to the side of a path at the edge of the city.
I saw that the thin beggar, panting and covered in blood, was leaning on the trunk of a very thick dead tree, looking into the distance stupidly, but he could not find the target he was looking for. In addition to weeds and dead trees, there was only a group of noisy crowds, huddled around a ring covered with a red carpet, and I don't know what was going on.
Out of confusion, out of worry, out of curiosity, the lean beggar reluctantly quickened his pace, ready to step over and take a look.
(For more information, please see the next episode)