Lin Tian hunched over and hid in the cave, and the sound outside the cave could be heard clearly. I heard a deep voice say, "Where are you from, where are you going, what are you doing?" Are you the only one?"

Then there were two sounds of "bump, bump", and Lin Tian heard his father cough twice, as if his chest and lungs had been hit. Hearing that his father was beaten by others, Lin Tian's tears burst in an instant, and he desperately tried his best not to let himself cry, but his body trembled a little.

After a while, Lin Chen spoke, and his voice was a little weak: "I am a merchant from Chuanling, and I went to Hezhou City to do business. All the money on me is here. I'm on my own. The deep voice asked again: "Who else is in the family? Do you have money in your family?" Lin Chen slowed down and said, "My wife is the only one at home." Because he had no money, he had to go to Hezhou City to prepare to sell some herbs. ”

"Big brother, why don't you bury it on the spot. I don't have money, and it's a burden to carry it. This voice was the same as the voice that scolded Lin Chen before, it was the same person. Then Lin Tian couldn't hear the sound again, and these people seemed to be discussing. Lin Tian was worried about his father's condition, and he kept listening to the sounds around him with bated breath, but there was silence around him, and the silence was a little terrifying. I don't know how long it took, Lin Tian heard a "pop", someone was waving a horsewhip, and then heard the sound of the carriage leaving. He was frightened and frightened, and he was so flustered that he did not dare to go out. Until the sky was bright, Lin Tian dragged his stiff body and crawled out of the hole with difficulty.

Sure enough, there was no one outside. Lin Tian eagerly ran to the place where he heard the sound yesterday, but he didn't find anything around. After running for another two or three hundred steps, I saw a newly excavated barren grassland, the color of which was obviously different from the surrounding area, and the surrounding area was yellow-brown soil, but this large area was black-brown, which was clearly the underground soil that had been turned up not long ago. When Lin Tian saw this, he screamed, and his eyes suddenly went black, and he fainted.

When Lin Tian woke up, he felt a splitting headache, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a man with a full beard looking at him, and he didn't know where he was. Seeing that Lin Tian was awake, he took a bowl, handed it to Lin Tian's mouth, and said, "Drink." Lin Tian lowered his head and took a sip slowly, it was water.

"You take a break first, and when you recover, we'll talk. After speaking, the beard gently patted Lin Tian on the shoulder and went out, leaving Lin Tian alone in a dilapidated hut. Lin Tian was dizzy, and was about to sit up, when suddenly his father's usual voice and smile in his mind were intertwined with the picture of the black-brown land, Lin Tian felt a pain in his chest, spit blood, and fainted again.

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A few days later, Lin Tian finally woke up. That day, he guessed that his father passed out after his death and was found by Li San, a passing medicine farmer. Li San saw that he was still breathing, so he took Lin Tian home for treatment. In the past few days, Lin Tian's body has gradually recovered, but he has fallen into the problem of chest pain.

For several days, Lin Tian has been living in self-blame, if he hadn't been so cowardly that day, maybe his father wouldn't have died. Even if he died, he should have died with his father that day. What's the point of living like this now. Lin Tian always thought that although he was introverted, he still had chivalrous courage. Unexpectedly, when his father was in danger, he didn't even dare to speak out. That day, Li San saw that Lin Tian's health was getting better, so he took a mirror and asked him to see if his complexion had recovered. Because of his cowardice and cowardice, he lost his father, Lin Tian hated himself extremely much, and when he saw himself in the mirror, it was like seeing an enemy, and he launched a frenzy to pull the mirror. It took Li San a long time to subdue Lin Tian and tie him to the bed, and after a while, Lin Tian's emotions calmed down.

In the next few days, Lin Tian was like a walking corpse, confused. He didn't dare to think about anything, he just slept and ate every day. Li San didn't know what he had experienced, and comforted: "Little brother, what's wrong with you? There is no hurdle that you can't get over, don't give up on yourself like this, where is your home? Do you still have a family?"

Family, Lin Tian felt a heart-wrenching pain in his chest when he thought of this word, my father is gone, what family do I have. Ah, Lin Tian remembered that his mother was still in Chuanling, and his sister still had to take care of herself. My father's last words also told me to take good care of my family.

"I want to go back to Chuanling, I want to go back to Chuanling. Lin Tian turned around eagerly and asked Li San: "Where is this? How to get to Chuanling?" Li San was a little surprised, this person was not crazy, he said patiently: "This is Sanhe Town, near Hezhou City. If you want to go to Chuanling Castle, you have to walk along the official road to the southeast. It would take me 10 days to walk. ”

After hearing this, Lin Tian turned around and walked out, leaving the door of Li San's house, and walked to the southeast. Li San hurriedly stopped him: "Little brother, ten days away, you are alone, without dry food and water, even if you don't starve to death, you will be devoured by wild beasts." If you're in a hurry, let's go to Hezhou City tomorrow, and there will be a convoy to Qingzhou every few days. You can go with them. ”

That's all there is to it. Lin Tian planned to go to Hezhou City tomorrow first, and then make follow-up plans. But when I went to Hezhou City, I had no clue about the rest of the things, and how to persuade the convoy to take me. Even if he returns to Chuanling, how can the family's financial crisis be solved.

Lin Tian suddenly remembered that before parting, his father said that he had escaped this catastrophe and asked him to tear open his sleeves.