Xu Yuanwai took his daughter Caiyun by car to visit distant relatives, and it has been several days since he left home. Along the way, the father and daughter went sightseeing, visited places of interest, talked and laughed, and were in a happy mood.

Ten days ago, they came to this village, and after arranging their accommodation, they went out into the street. The father and daughter walked and watched, wanting to understand the street scene here and taste the special food.

It is densely populated, full of shops, wide and flat roads, and convenient in all directions, with constant pedestrian and vehicle traffic.

Xu Yuanwai bought a bag of melon seeds and ate them with his daughter while walking. The father and daughter looked at the street scene of the shops on both sides, talked from time to time, and stopped to look at the items or shops they were interested in.

The two of them came to the intersection and looked around, thinking about which side to go, when suddenly they saw a large number of people gathered around the street on the right to watch, not knowing what was going on.

Xu Caiyun said: "Daddy, let's go and have a look, if there is something interesting, let's buy some too." ”

Xu Yuanwai smiled: "Such an adult, it's still a playful heart." ”

"No matter how old I am, I'm my father's daughter. As he spoke, Caiyun couldn't help but say something, and pulled his father up and walked over.

When the father and daughter came closer, they saw that they were not engaged in trading, but a poor man who begged for money.

This man looked to be about thirty years old, not fat or thin, his clothes were shabby, but he was very clean, his face was ruddy, and his hands and face were clean, which was a little different from ordinary beggars.

People either gave him a copper plate or two, or shook their heads and sighed.

After listening to people's discussions, the father and daughter of the Xu family knew that this person was poor and owed a lot of debts in order to treat their father's illness. Now, his father has died of illness and his mother has fallen ill, and he has no money to treat his mother and cannot afford to bury his father, so he has to beg on the streets.

Caiyun was very sad when he heard this, and asked his father to give some silver to the unfortunate person to help him tide over the difficulties.

Xu Yuanwai was also very sympathetic, and took two taels of silver and gave it to the poor man.

The poor man looked at the father and daughter, and was very grateful, and thanked them with a salute.

The father and daughter talked as they walked, still sighing for the poor man's misfortune.

"Daddy, if there is a disaster in the poor family, it will be really difficult to live!" Caiyun said as he sighed.

"Yes, they can't even feed and clothe, and if there is a natural disaster, it's like the sky is falling, and there is no way to support it. Just now, that person suffered misfortune, and the family was also difficult to live. ”

"He's so pitiful, can we help him?" Caiyun had a sad look on his face.

Xu Yuanwai shook his head: "We are out of the house, how can we have the ability." ”

"Alas, if only there were no poor people in this world. ”

"Child, you are whimsical, there will always be rich and poor in this world, the rich are less and the poor are more, because the rich depend on the poor for support. ”

Caiyun sighed: "Daddy said the same, this world is too unfair. ”

"There are many unfair things, and the poor will always be weak, not only suffering, but also being bullied. Xu Yuanwai sighed, "Our family is not rich and rich, and we are still living a relatively solid life, thanks to the yin virtue and blessing of our ancestors, we have left us a lot of family business." ”

"Alas, when I think about the days when the poor people were suffering, I don't know how they lived. Caiyun is still sad.

"Good daughter, you are blessed, you have grown up in the blessing pile since you were a child

, don't have to suffer. ”

After the Xu family's father and daughter finished visiting the market, they entered a restaurant and asked for food.

There are a lot of people in the restaurant, some of them are shouting and laughing, and some are eating and drinking without saying a word.

Xu Caiyun watched while eating, and was suddenly stunned, and said, "Daddy, look, isn't that person the man who begged for it." ”

Xu Yuanwai looked up, there were two people on the table in the corner of the wall, talking and laughing while drinking, there was everything in the fish, it was very hearty. He looked closely, and was also surprised, one of them really looked like the poor man, and was dressed in a new look.

He was suspicious and said, "It can't be the poor man, this man is very rich, but he looks like that man." ”

The father and daughter no longer cared about them, and talked about tomorrow's departure while eating.

Suddenly, someone came over to greet the father and daughter of the Xu family.

Xu Yuanwai hurriedly agreed, and couldn't help but be stunned, it turned out that this person was the person who looked very much like a poor man. Still puzzled, he stammered, "You...... You are ......"

The man smiled and said, "Why, you forgot me not long ago, and you gave me two taels of silver." ”

Xu Yuanwai had already thought that it was the poor man, and he was still surprised: "Sure enough, it's you, don't you want to bury your father with a doctor, why did you come here to eat and drink?"

"Joke, who in this world can leave eating and drinking. The man snorted and said, "Old man, let me tell you the truth, my mother is not sick, and my father is not dead, I just use this to cheat some money to relieve my boredom, and it is convenient to spend." The two of us are full of wine and food, and we don't need two taels of silver. ”

Xu Yuanwai was very dissatisfied when he heard this, and glared at him: "Hmph, it turns out that you are a liar, and you blame me for being blind, and I shouldn't give money to people like you." ”

The man didn't mind, and said with a smile: "Old fellow, the silver has already arrived in my hands, and it's too late to regret it." How was that performance, very touching, right?"

Xu Yuanwai was very angry: "Hmph, I don't want to see a disdainful person like you again, go away!"

The man was extremely thick-skinned, and still smiled: "Don't worry, don't worry, let's introduce yourself if you disdain." My name is Liu Wan, and because I can adapt to changes and am still a good speaker, people give me the nickname Chameleon. He pointed to the people around him and said, "He is my brother, his name is Liu Qian, and he is not a mortal. His hand is as fast as lightning, as light as a feather, and he takes things unconsciously, and is known as the Thousand-Handed Monster. ”

Xu Yuanwai said angrily: "It turns out that you are all liars and thieves, go away!"

"Old fellow, not only are you rich, but your daughter is also beautiful, and we really want to make friends with you, and we also want to be closer to my sister. Liu Qian said as he leaned over to get close to Caiyun.

Xu Yuanwai was disgusted and pushed away.

The two guys still didn't care, and laughed and teased Caiyun a few words before leaving.

Xu Yuanwai was cheated of money, and he was teased again, so he was depressed, and he checked out and left after eating. However, as soon as he touched his pocket, the money bag containing the silver was gone, and he was suddenly shocked to sweat. Fortunately, there was change to buy melon seeds in his pocket, so he settled the account and left in a hurry with Caiyun.

He knew that the silver bag had been stolen by the thousand-handed monster Liu Qian, and he was annoyed and anxious when he looked around and couldn't find the two people. It was getting late, and the father and daughter had nowhere to look for them, so they had to go back to the inn.

This night, Xu Yuanwai tossed and turned and found it difficult to sleep, which was lost

The loss of money is sorrowful. Far from home, the father and daughter are penniless, and they are caught in a dilemma.

The next day, the father and daughter of the Xu family were going to leave, because they had no money to settle the bill with the store, and they were so worried that they didn't know what to do. Xu Yuanwai really couldn't think about it, so he had to use clothes worth a little money to settle the account.

When the shopkeeper saw that the father and daughter had fallen into such a situation, he was very sympathetic and waived the store fee. For this, the father and daughter are grateful.

Xu Yuanwai finally left the store, and there was still no money for eating, drinking, housing and transportation, so he was still in a dilemma. He looked at the bustling street market and the people coming and going, and sighed.

He thought of Liu Wan and Liu Qian, two thieves, and he was so angry that he fainted on the ground because of the rush to attack his heart, and the old illness recurred.

Xu Caiyun was so frightened that she hurriedly shouted, seeing that her father was still unconscious, she was anxious and afraid to cry. In a strange place with no relatives and friends, Caiyun is a little woman who is weak and powerless, and she has no master, what should I do?

When he was helpless, someone came near. One person persuaded: "Little sister, don't worry, with us helping you, anything can be solved." ”

Xu Caiyun had hope, looked up, and was stunned again. Then, she said angrily: "Get out of here, it's all your fault!"

It turned out that these two people were Liu Wan and Liu Qian.

Liu Qian smiled and said, "Sister, why are you still talking badly and hurting people at this point? Forget it, my brother doesn't care about you, but he still has to help you." ”

Caiyun glared at him, ignoring him.

Liu Qian smiled, took out a silver bag and shook it, and said, "Look, I have silver here, which is enough to treat your father." But if our brother has helped you, you will help us too. Don't worry, we don't want you to do anything, just play with our brothers. In this way, your father has money to heal the disease, and you don't have to worry about eating and drinking, what a good thing. Sister, you're so beautiful, you've long been fascinated by us, haha......"

Xu Caiyun saw the silver bag and shouted: "You are really thieves, that is my family's silver, return it to me quickly!"

Liu Qian pursed his lips and snorted: "Nonsense, you said it was your silver, can you call it?" Hmph, this silver is obviously ours, how can you be allowed to mess around." ”

Caiyun argued: "The word Xu is clearly written on the bag, which is my Xu family's money bag." ”

Liu Wan smiled and said: "Sister, we are also surnamed Xu, this is my Xu family's money bag, and it has nothing to do with you." He looked lewd and said with a smile, "Sister, it's easy to want this bag of silver, as long as you promise us, I'll give it to you." ”

"Don't think about it, that Xu character was written by my father, I recognized it at a glance, and quickly return the silver to me. Caiyun glared angrily and fearfully.

Liu Qian snorted: "Since you don't agree, it's not a thought if you want silver." No matter how beautiful you are, you can't save your father, and neither of you can go home. He put away the silver bag and showed an angry face, "Lao Tzu has silver, what kind of woman do you want to find?" Brother, let's go, let this old guy die in a foreign land. With that, the two of them turned and left.

Xu Caiyun was unable to regain the silver, she was angry and sad, and she felt helpless, lying on her father and crying.

The white clouds are motionless, the flowers and plants stand and listen, the woods are silent, and the insects are silent. The living beings were silent, revealing their sorrow. In the wilderness, there are sad weepings and painful despair.

Suddenly, a carriage passed by and stopped beside Xu Caiyun.