The middle of winter is harsh and snowy.

At the end of the morning, nine-year-old Lin Xiu had already gotten up from the bed. Leaving the bed, Lin Xiu was greeted by a chill, he shivered, wrapped his clothes tightly, and walked to the kitchen.

The water in the water tank was already frozen, and Lin Xiu had to put his hand into the water tank and remove the ice cover on the surface. Soon, the little hands were already red from the cold, but he didn't care about it, Daddy was going to get up soon, and he had to hurry up and make breakfast.

It wasn't until the fire in the stove was burning brightly that Lin Xiu felt a burst of warmth. He put an iron pot with white rice and water on the stove, and then squatted on the side to warm up and add firewood.

Although Lin Xiu is still young, he has been cooking for Daddy every day since he was seven years old, and now he is a good hand in the kitchen. In less than half an hour, a pot of fragrant white rice porridge was ready. When the lid of the pot was lifted, the room was filled with the fragrance of rice. Lin Xiu liked to smell the first smell of rice when the pot was opened, he smiled contentedly, then closed the lid and ran to Daddy's room again.

Lin Xiu's father, Lin Qi, had already sat up from the bed at this time, Lin Xiu called Daddy after entering the house, and then immediately went up to help Daddy get dressed and help him hold on

Daddy got out of bed and carefully sat into the wooden wheelchair next to the bed.

Lin Qi is a well-known craftsman in Chang'an Town, he can be a carpenter, and he can also weave things, and in the past, half of the tables, chairs and baskets in the town were made by him. But the good times didn't last long, about two years ago, Lin Qi suddenly fell from a tree more than ten meters high when he was cutting wood outside, and was almost dying, but fortunately, a hunter found it in time, and Lin Qi was rescued. Although his life was saved, Lin Qi's legs became crippled. Since then, he has been able to walk in a wheelchair, and the handicrafts that he used to be able to handle easily have been inconvenient since then. What's more, Lin Qi had no way to collect wood and bamboo by himself, so he could only spend money to buy them from others.

Craftsmen earn hard-earned money, and after encountering such misfortune, the Lin family's life is even more difficult. Fortunately, Lin Qi's craftsmanship is still there, and he has always done his duty in business, never cutting corners, and those old customers in the past are still willing to take care of him.

Although the days are a little hard, what comforts Lin Qi Laohuai is that his son Lin Xiu is very sensible. Since his accident, Lin Xiu, who was only seven years old at the time, has taken on all the housework. Cooking, mopping the floor, laundry, tidying, these seemingly small things still seem quite heavy for a seven-year-old boy. And Lin Xiu is still studying in a private school, not only to study hard, but also to take care of his crippled father and take care of housework, sometimes, when Lin Qi sees his son's small figure busy in the house, he can't help but shed tears.

However, Lin Xiu himself didn't feel hard at all, Daddy had an accident, and Lin Xiu felt that these things were what he should do. Whenever Daddy was in a bad mood, Lin Xiu would always walk up to Daddy and squat down, and then said very seriously: "Daddy, let's work a little harder now, but when Xiu'er grows up, I must let you live a good life, find, huh...... Find six servants to serve you, one to rub your shoulders and back, and one to cook for you......"

Only at this time will the two fathers and sons laugh happily.

"Daddy, eat it while it's hot. Lin Xiu brought the bowl of hot white rice porridge to Daddy, and when he saw Daddy eat a few bites, he went to put out his bowl.

"Xiu'er, the private school is going to take the exam tomorrow, have you memorized all the books?" Lin Qi was very concerned about Lin Xiu's studies, hoping that he could gain fame as soon as possible and no longer be dragged by himself to live such a hard life.

"It's all memorized, Daddy, don't worry, don't believe you to test me. Lin Xiu smiled very confidently.

"Hey, stinky boy, you know that your father doesn't recognize a single word, so you know to be sarcastic about me. Lin Qi gently tapped Lin Xiu's little head with his fingers, and then said, "Then you can read a poem for Daddy to listen to, and let Daddy Sven, hehehe." ”

Lin Xiu put down the dishes and chopsticks and stood beside Daddy, straightened his body, and then read to Daddy: "There is no wine in the cup of the cold house for a long time, and the lonely shadow under the moon is a little sad." Mo Xiaoqing is bitter and no one asks, the coming year will be full of flowers. ”

Lin Xiulang's voice was very good, and Daddy couldn't help but look like those readers, and drank sourly: "Good poetry, good poetry." ”

Lin Qi didn't understand what the poem meant. He didn't know that this early work from the poet Saint Li Du was written with the full longing in Lin Xiu's heart.

In the private school, Lin Xiu may not be the smartest, but he is definitely the hardest-working. In the past few years, Lin Xiu's homework has been the best among the more than 40 teenagers in the private school. Seeing that Lin Xiu was working so hard, Mr. Wang Bowang, a teacher in the private school, promised Lin Xiu's father, saying that when Lin Xiu turned fifteen, he would be guaranteed to go to the county to take the imperial examination.

After breakfast, Lin Xiu took his textbooks and prepared to go to private school. At this time, it was not yet dawn, but getting up early to review his homework had become Lin Xiu's habit. Since the day he went to the private school, Lin Xiu has been going out before dawn, and after studying in the private school for an hour or two, he watched the other classmates yawn and lazily walk in from outside.

When he went out, Lin Xiu suddenly heard Daddy's "ouch", and when he turned around, he saw Daddy holding his lower back, clenching his teeth in pain.

Lin Xiu knew that it was Daddy's old illness, and after that accident, not only made Daddy's legs crippled, but also left him with a disease in his lower back. Every time it rains heavily or in the cold season, Daddy's back will be unstoppably throbbing.

"Daddy, are you okay? Why don't I send you to the doctor first?" Seeing Daddy's painful appearance, Lin Xiu felt very uncomfortable.

Daddy waved his hand, desperately pretending to be smiling, "It's okay, it'll be fine in a while, Xiu'er, don't delay school, you can go to the private school quickly." ”

"But ......"

"It's okay, Daddy is still tough, hehe...... Belch....... ”

Knowing that Daddy was forbearing, Lin Xiu's heart suddenly became extremely sour. The poor family can't afford to be sick, and it costs at least fifty copper plates to go to the town to find a doctor, which is enough for the Lin family's expenses for three months. Lin Qi has always been doing crafts, and he has some small money, but he is reluctant to spend this hard-earned money on himself, and he is ready to ask Lin Xiu for a good daughter-in-law in the future.

Walking in the snow, Lin Xiu has been thinking about Daddy's back injury, the sky is dark at the moment, most of the people on the road have not gotten up yet, only the snow on the ground barely illuminates the road ahead. Because he was worried about Daddy, Lin Xiu didn't pay attention, and his head hit a soft thing, and with a flick, Lin Xiu fell to the snow.

Raising his eyes, Lin Xiu found that there was a big fat man standing in front of him who was three heads taller than himself, Lin Xiu just happened to hit his skimming belly, and the fat body was well nourished, and he bounced the thin Lin Xiu to the ground in one fell swoop.

This person Lin Xiu recognized that it was He Kun, his classmate in the private school. He Kun is the son of He Xiong, a well-known rich man in the town, who was born to be lazy and fat. In the private school, other classmates were the targets of He Kun's bullying, and as thin as Lin Xiu, He Kun could lift it up with one hand and throw it on the ground. However, Lin Xiu was very popular with Teacher Wang Bo in the private school, and He Kun usually didn't bully Lin Xiu very openly.

At this moment, He Kun was wearing a fox fur robe, looking at Lin Xiu on the ground, he snorted in his nose and said: "Lin Xiu, why don't you have long eyes when you walk, you have damaged the fox fur of Young Master Ben, and your crippled father can't afford to pay for 10,000 bamboo buildings." ”

Lin Xiu got up from the ground, patted the snowflakes on his body, only glanced at He Kun coldly, and then continued to walk forward.

He Kun grabbed Lin Xiu's clothes and sneered: "Yo, you dare to ignore Young Master Ben talking to you, do you really think it's great to have Wang Bo covering you? ”

Lin Xiu glanced at him again, but still didn't speak.

Suddenly, He Kun didn't know what kind of illness he was committing, not only let go of his hand, but also said to Lin Xiu with a smile on his face: "Don't be angry, Young Master Ben is joking with you, hehe, you see it's so cold this day, Young Master Ben came out of his mother's womb, it's the first time to get up so early, you see this makes me cold, I've been waiting for you here for half an hour." ”

Lin Xiu asked, "What are you looking for me?" But he also knew that if he could have something to do with this He Kun, there would definitely be no good thing.

He Kun grabbed Lin Xiu very affectionately, and looked around again, which explained his intention.

"Isn't there an exam in the private school tomorrow, you also know, this young master is talented and intelligent, full of fairy roots, and has always made up his mind to go to the Xianmen Cave Mansion to apprentice and cultivate immortals, and I am too lazy to look at those broken things in the private school. Tsk, but it's just in time, tomorrow is also my father's fiftieth birthday, and I don't want to ruin his fun, so what about ......"

It turned out that He Kun's purpose was to find Lin Xiu to help him cheat in tomorrow's exam, and He Kun wanted to use this to celebrate the birthday of his father He Xiong. He Xiong was also a scholar when he was young, in the early years, a master of Xianmen once said that He Kun was full of immortal roots, and he could enter Xianmen at the age of twelve, but He Xiong also hoped that He Kun could be knowledgeable, even if he really entered Xianmen in the future, it would seem that his descendants of the He family were more excellent.

It's a pity that He Kun is naturally lazy to do it, not to mention the exam, and he hasn't recognized all the words in the book. He Kun's achievements in previous years made He Xiong lose face, so much so that He Xiong once scolded He Kun: "If you can't read the book well, you don't have to cultivate immortals." ”

That being said, but cultivating immortals and seeking the Tao is the rarest opportunity in the world, and ordinary people can't ask for it, so how can He Xiong let his son not cultivate immortals. He just wanted to inspire his son, who had nothing to do all day long, but He Kun also took it seriously, so he braved the cold to find Lin Xiu.

"Hehe, Lin Xiu, you are at the top of the list in the exams every year, and this year I will let Young Master Ben be in the limelight. He Kunyin smiled, "It's also very simple, you can do whatever the teacher asks tomorrow, just leave my name at the back, I will also copy it, and then leave your name." How about it, this young master's plan is clever. ”

Where would Lin Xiu help He Kun do this kind of thing, and He Kun's so-called clever plan is simply rotten. As long as Mr. Wang Bo is not a fool, he will definitely be able to see through it at a glance.

At this time, He Kun suddenly took out a silver ingot from his sleeve, and then slapped it in Lin Xiu's hand.

"Young Master Ben won't make you suffer, this is twenty cars, enough for your father to see the doctor and see his old waist. As he spoke, He Kun laughed meaningfully.

Lin Xiu immediately frowned and said, "How do you know that my father ......?"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Xiu suddenly understood that He Kun must have been waiting at the door of his house, so he knew that Daddy's back throbbed heavily.

He Kun smiled: "Everyone takes what they need from each other, what do you think?"

"No, I can't. Lin Xiu was unwilling, and at this moment, he didn't want to talk to He Kun anymore.

A person can be poor, but he must also have a backbone, and he must not accept other people's money because of this...... That's what she said, but in fact, Lin Xiu really wanted to grab the ingot of silver and send Daddy to the doctor for treatment. The injury is in the father's body, and the pain is in the child's heart. Whenever he thinks of the depressing ** when Daddy's back throbs, Lin Xiu's heart is like a knife piercing.

Lin Xiu continued to walk forward, but He Kun dragged him back unrelentingly.

"Lin Xiu, if you don't help Young Master Ben, then from now on, we don't have to go to private school, anyway, Lao Tzu will still be reprimanded by his father when he goes home after the exam tomorrow, so he will simply tie you up and beat you up, and it will be good to get out of this evil breath." ”

was grabbed by He Kun's big hands, and Lin Xiu couldn't break free. Although He Kun was not born with divine power, as the immortal sect master said, the spiritual root in his body was indeed several times higher than that of ordinary people, and although he was only eleven years old, that strength was no different from that of an ordinary adult man.

Even so, Lin Xiu refused to bow his head in front of He Kun. That is, the texture of the torn jacket on his body was not very good, and under the pull and pull, the cotton jacket was suddenly torn by He Kun, and Lin Xiu immediately jumped out of the way, and then ran to the private school without looking back.

Although He Kun has a lot of strength, he has too much fat on his body, plus three layers of cotton clothes and pants inside, where can he catch up with Lin Xiu. After running a few steps, He Kun stopped panting.

"Okay, you carpenter's son, this young master begs you if you don't want to, tomorrow he will have you look good. shouted at Lin Xiu's back a few times, but He Kun could only go home stupidly.

When he arrived at the private school, Lin Xiu was also uneasy. He knew that He Kun was helpless, and no one in the entire Chang'an Town could help him except his father. If I run like this today, I don't know what He Kun will do. Lin Xiu was not afraid that he would be bullied, but he was worried that He Kun would find trouble with Daddy.

I remember that last year, He Kun once took a group of ruffians to smash the shop in the house of his classmate Li Sanlang, causing Li Sanlang's family to move out of Chang'an Town and never dared to come back. Although Master He taught He Kun a lesson in public, he was actually not willing to punish his precious son at all. Since then, He Kun's arrogance has become more and more arrogant day by day, no one in the town dares to provoke him, first, he is no match for his family's great father He Xiong, and secondly, who in Chang'an Town does not know that He Kun is going to Xianmen Cave Mansion to cultivate immortals in the future, even the county lord saw He Kun, then, he had to nod his head and say a few more good words.

The more Lin Xiu thought about it, the more bored he became, he couldn't read the book in front of him, and he just thought about whether he should go to Daddy's shop now, lest He Kun turn his head and bully his old man.

At this time, Mr. Wang Bo from the private school came over. Lin Xiu was very surprised, because Mr. Wang didn't come out of the back room today, but just came back from outside, with a choking smell of alcohol on his body, and he walked three times in one step, Lin Xiu hurriedly went up to support him.

"Oh...... Lin Xiu, you, again, came to review your homework so early, really, really a good student of mine. ”

Wang Bo was a jinshi in that year, and he also served as a county magistrate, but because of his poor family background, he failed to dredge up and down, and he was flattened soon after becoming an official, and he was never recruited by the imperial court again. Eighteen years in a blink of an eye, how many eighteen years are there in this life, but this person has excellent literary talents, and he writes well, and after teaching in this private school, he also has a good reputation.

At that moment, Lin Xiu helped Teacher Wang into the house, then took hot water and handed it to the teacher.

After a few sips of tea, Wang Bo's drunkenness gradually subsided, and he sighed and said, "Lin Xiu, I'm afraid the teacher's drunken state is not good-looking." ”

"No, no. "Daddy made an old mistake, and Lin Xiu was worried that he was being bullied by He Kun, so he was naturally absent-minded at the moment.

"Lin Xiu, do you have something on your mind, come, tell me about it. Wang Bo knew the affairs of the Lin family very well, because he liked that Lin Xiu was likely to gain fame in the future, so Wang Bo would naturally put more thought into Lin Xiu. It's just that the father and son of the Lin family can't see through Wang Bo's deep intentions, and they all think that Teacher Wang is the best teacher in the world, even if they are short of money, during the New Year, Lin Qi will still prepare gifts and take Lin Xiu to pay New Year's greetings to Teacher Wang.

Except for Daddy, Lin Xiu felt that Mr. Wang was the only person around him who could talk, so he told Wang Bo about meeting He Kun in the morning.

“...... Teacher Wang, I'm just afraid that He Kun will go to my father's trouble. Lin Xiu said worriedly.

After Wang Bo listened, he wiped the mustache on his mouth with his hand, and when he thought about it, his eyes were also dripping. Suddenly, he said angrily: "What a good He Kun, relying on his father's wealth, he dares to do such a humiliating thing, I, I must find him to reason face to face." ”

"Looking for him to theorize face-to-face?" Lin Xiu looked at Mr. Wang's arms, which were not much thicker than his own, and couldn't help but beat a little in his heart.

"That's right, Lin Xiu, you don't have to be afraid of him, I, Wang Bo, will go to He Mansion for a trip, and I will definitely ask Master He to give an explanation. With that, Wang Bo jumped out of bed and walked towards the door menacingly.

This Confucian was not afraid of the bandit-like posture, and Lin Xiu was dumbfounded. After all, Mr. Wang will make the decision for himself, looking at Mr. Wang's back in the heavy snow, Lin Xiu is relieved. When he was very young, his mother died, and although Daddy loved Lin Xiu in every way, he was not in good health now, but Lin Xiu had been taking care of him. Therefore, Teacher Wang dared to stand up for himself, how could Lin Xiu not be very grateful in his heart.

But how does the nine-year-old know what the state of affairs is?

The truly kind and simple people in the world are like the snow all over the ground, even if the snow is all over the ground, how can they illuminate this dim and dark sky.

It is true to say that this Wang Bo is a natural teacher, in the past, he taught Lin Xiu poetry and songs, Confucian articles, and what he did next was to teach Lin Xiu a valuable lesson. (If you like friends, please collect and recommend, thank you)