In the rainy autumn, there are far fewer pedestrians on the streets than when the sun is out. Shen Guhong hurriedly walked through the pedestrians, and he almost walked through the streets and alleys in Bianjing City, only to see them one by one.

"Could it be that you have already left the city?" Shen Guhong ran around Bianjing City and returned to the south of the city. In this cold winter, if there is anyone who is not afraid of the cold, it is only those who sell charcoal. Perhaps, they would prefer the weather to be colder, because only when the weather is colder can their charcoal be sold for a good price. It's a pity that the clothes on their bodies are so thin, if it weren't for the fact that one of their faces was swarthy, they would have been frozen red.

"Childe, buy some charcoal, it's so cold this weather!" A childish voice came, Shen Guhong looked back, but saw an eleven or twelve-year-old boy carrying a basket of charcoal on his back, looking at him with blank eyes.

Although the boy's face was also dark, he was still young. Unlike those perennial men or old men, his dark complexion has a hint of dark red, which is exactly what he should have at his age.

Along the way, Shen Guhong has met a lot of charcoal sellers, but he has never seen such a young child selling charcoal on the street. At this moment, he suddenly remembered the embarrassment when he came out of Pear Blossom Villa, so he squatted down and said, "What about your family? You are so young, how can you come out to sell charcoal?"

When the little boy heard this, he couldn't help lowering his head, but he didn't answer Shen Guhong, stood for a while, and then walked away.

Shen Guhong had already searched the streets and alleys, and he didn't know what to do at this time, so he was a little interested in this little boy at the moment, so he followed him.

The boy walked on the street for a long time with charcoal on his back, but he didn't sell half of the charcoal, and when he saw that it was already dark, he walked towards an alley where ordinary people lived.

Shen Guhong would be interested in this little boy, because he saw perseverance, arrogance and unwillingness in the eyes of this little boy, as well as anger that could not be described in words. At the moment, he seemed to see the shadow of his youth, but all he was thinking about was Qinghan. Until the moment the child walked into the alley, he suddenly thought of a way to find Qinghan, so he hurriedly followed, shouting, "Little brother, stay!"

The little boy who was selling charcoal turned around and said, "Childe doesn't buy charcoal, but he followed me a few streets and didn't know what to do?"

Shen Guhong said: "I can buy your charcoal, all your charcoal, but you have to do me a favor!"

The little boy was not happy that Shen Guhong bought his charcoal, nor was he sad that the charcoal could not be sold, he said: "Although it is the first time for me to sell charcoal, if you don't really want to buy charcoal, I won't sell it to you, if you need help with anything, talk about it, I can help as much as I can!"

When Shen Guhong heard this, he glanced at the little boy again and asked, "What is your name?" Why did you come out to sell charcoal?"

The little boy's eyes flashed helplessly, and he said, "What are you asking for?"

Shen Guhong said: "You are the most backbone and principled person I have ever met. ”

The boy said, "Yes, my neighbors say I'm stupid!"

Shen Guhong said: "You are not stupid, you are very smart." ”

An unprecedented smile appeared on the little boy's face, and said: "I'm not smart, but my mother said that if you are spineless, you will lose the meaning of living, and if you don't pay attention to principles, you are not a human being, and you are no different from livestock." ”

"Okay, then can you tell me your name now?" said Shen Guhong.

"Under the surname Li, the name is Jinyan. "The boy was polite in his every move, and he didn't look like an ordinary child.

"What a strange name!" Shen Guhong said.

Li Jinyan said: "It's not surprising that my mother said that the word "prudent" means that you should consider carefully when you speak, and you should be even more cautious when you speak, so as not to suffer from unwarranted disasters. ”

Shen Guhong's eyes flashed with surprise, and he could also judge that Li Jinyan's mother was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Okay, I'll buy your charcoal!" Shen Guhong said.

Li Jinyan said: "Although I am very short of money, I still won't sell it to you!"

Shen Guhong said: "I really want to buy your charcoal!"

Li Jinyan glanced at Shen Guhong suspiciously, but he still had no intention of selling the charcoal to Shen Guhong.

Shen Guhong said: "Didn't you see that my clothes were all wet? I not only want to buy your charcoal, but also bake my clothes dry at your house, I don't know if you can agree?"

Li Jinyan hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, then you come with me!"

Shen Guhong nodded, and continued to walk towards the depths of the alley with Li Jinyan, and after a while, they came to Li Jinyan's house. It was an ordinary house, with a total of five rooms, and the strong smell of medicine permeated the air, followed by the sound of a woman's cough.

"Yan'er, are you back?" A voice came from the innermost room, and based on this voice alone, Shen Guhong made a judgment, this was a woman about forty years old.

"Mother, it's the child who has returned!" Li Jinyan put down the basket full of charcoal, and walked towards the house where the woman's voice came.

Shen Guhong followed, and when Li Jinyan opened the room, he saw a woman lying on a tattered bed in the dark room, her hair was messy, her face was like a wrinkled radish skin, and the room was dark, which looked a little intimidating.

The woman's head was sticking out of the bed, otherwise Shen Guhong's eyesight would not be able to see clearly. The woman said, "We have a guest in our house?"

Li Jinyan didn't answer the woman's words, but showed a cheerful smile and said, "Mother, you see, we have money, we can buy medicine again?"

The woman saw the silver in Li Jinyan's hand, but her pale face suddenly darkened, and she said, "Yan'er, where did you get this silver?"

Li Jinyan's face remained unchanged, and said: "Mother rest assured, Yan'er has always remembered your teachings, although we are poor, we will never do those things that hurt nature and reason for the silver, this silver is earned by me." ”

"Earned?" the woman did not do some needlework when she was sick, and had never sold so much silver, and although she believed in her son, she could not help but be a little surprised, and then sighed.

Shen Guhong stood outside the door, but he heard a lot from Naha's sigh.

"Yes, it rained yesterday and the weather turned cold, and I saw that many people were selling charcoal, so I learned from them to burn some outside the city, and today I carried them into the city to sell, and it was this son who bought my charcoal!" Li Jinyan said, and pointed to Shen Guhong.

The woman glanced at Shen Guhong and then at Li Jinyan, but the tears in her eyes could no longer be held back, and she choked up: "Child, good boy, it's really hard for you!"

"It's not bitter, as long as the mother gets better, Yan'er will continue to burn charcoal and sell it in the future, and your needlework is extremely optimistic even for big families, both our mother and son can earn money, and the future will definitely get better!" Although Li Jinyan's voice was immature, he was not proud.

There was bitterness in the woman's eyes, but there was more relief, and she nodded and said, "Yan'er has grown up." ”

"Mother, wait a while, and after I have burned the coals for this son, I will go and buy medicine!" Li Jinyan said.

For some reason, Shen Guhong had a sour nose and slightly red eyes, and said, "You go buy medicine first." ”

"Okay, Childe, you wait!" Li Jinyan said.

"Come back, Yan'er!" cried the woman again.

Li Jinyan heard the cry and had to stop. The woman looked at Shen Guhong again and said, "Can this benefactor come in and speak?"

What a wise woman is, the silver ingot that Shen Guhong gave to Li Jinyan is probably enough for many people to sell charcoal for a winter.

Shen Guhong walked into the room and said, "Although I am not a doctor, I have also read medical books for a few days, why don't I give you a pulse?"

The woman shook her head and said, "It's okay, it's just that the weather is changing, and I occasionally feel like typhoid fever, but this body is not good, and I can't get up!"

When Shen Guhong heard this, he didn't say much, and then the woman said: "Yan'er, is there still rice grain at home?"

Li Jinyan said: "There are still a few more. ”

"Okay, don't buy the medicine first, I know my body, you go to make some homely meals, entertain the benefactor, and in addition, if the benefactor wants to burn charcoal, you can get it for others first!"

Li Jinyan nodded and went out to get busy.

"Sit casually, under the farmhouse, the furnishings in the house are simple, don't dislike the benefactor!" said the woman.

Shen Guhong sat on an old stool and said, "This kid is good, and you don't call me a benefactor in the future." ”

When the woman heard this, she sighed and said, "I made him suffer!"

"Auntie doesn't look like ······" Shen Guhong wanted to speak and stopped, but suddenly stopped.

The woman's eyes flashed and she said, "Your Excellency has something to say, you might as well say it directly!"

Shen Guhong said: "You don't have to be nervous, I don't mean anything else, it's just that no matter how he looks at it, he is not an ordinary child, and you don't look like an ordinary person, and you don't look like his mother!"

"What do you mean, Your Excellency?" the woman sat up with difficulty, and Shen Guhong found that one of her fingers had been broken, and there was also a knife wound on the back of her hand. At this point, Shen Guhong had already judged that this woman was definitely not as simple as typhoid fever, she just didn't want Shen Guhong to know about her condition.

Shen Guhong said: "I said, I don't mean anything else, it's just that since you want him to be an ordinary person, you shouldn't teach him so much." ”

The woman's eyes flashed with pride, and she said: "His bloodline is already noble, so naturally he doesn't need me to teach anything, alas, it's just that I really hope that he is safe and sound, and it is naturally good to be an ordinary person!"

Shen Guhong said: "I'll take the pulse for you!"

The woman also knew that Shen Guhong was not simple, and naturally she would not refuse at the moment, but Shen Guhong finished her pulse, but she was shocked, and said: "Your internal injuries are so serious, I'm afraid it can't be cured by simple medicine, if you continue to drag it on, you will really have to worry about your life!"

The woman said, "Maybe it's best for him if I'm dead!"

Shen Guhong frowned slightly, he was very curious about Li Jinyan's identity at the moment, but he wouldn't ask, he said: "I can treat your internal injuries, but I still need medicine to assist, I'll buy you a pair of medicine first!"