There's a gust of wind coming from the south

As soon as Shen Shi came out from Le Wuyou, he went directly to Xiaotu's school to pick her up after school, and called Nanfeng on the way.

Shen Shi: "I came out from the old snake."

After a while of silence on the other end of the phone, Nanfeng's faint voice came: "Congratulations, Brother Shi."

"I always feel that all this is too logical. You should be more careful in your actions recently. The old snake knows that we have contacts, and I am worried that there will be accidents."

"Understood." Nan Feng paused, and said softly, "I have to go back to Liu County today, Nan Yi is gone."

"You...sorry."

"Well, I'm fine. It's just that Xie Wanyun is tired and sick after working so long. He is lying in the hospital now."

"Then don't you want to take care of both ends? Can you do it?"

"Teacher Wen should come over, but there are a lot of things going on at school recently, so I might have to leave overnight." Nanfeng on the other end of the phone leaned against the window, puffed out a cigarette and looked at the intricate wires above his head, with a tired look on his face.

Shen Shi took a deep breath: "I'm going to pick up Xiaotu from school now, and then I'll go to Liu County with you."

"It's too troublesome, I can do it alone, don't worry."

"I also intend to take Xiaotu to another place for a while, that's all."

Nan Feng was quite moved, thinking that it would be a good thing for Shen Shi to take Xiao Tu to leave Ancheng temporarily during this period of time, so he nodded and said, "Okay, see you at the station that night."

I hung up the phone just as the get out of class bell rang.Shen Shi stood at the gate of the school, watching Xiaotu and a few children running out bouncing around.After seeing herself, Xiaotu smiled and ran towards him, stretching out both hands for Shen Shi to catch her.

"Brother, I have good news for you! The teacher asked me to represent our school in the city's small host competition tomorrow, and I won only one spot in the whole school!"

"Sure. Although my sister is not very good at studying, she is proficient in everything." Shen Shi patted Xiaotu's head with half boast and half loss.

"I'm going to wear that red dress tomorrow, okay?" Xiaotu fluttered her big eyes excitedly.

"Xiaotu, brother will ask you to take a leave of absence tomorrow to accompany brother to Liu County. After the competition, there will be plenty of opportunities to participate."

The little rabbit didn't seem to understand what Shen Shi said, and stood there in a daze. After a long time, he stomped his feet and shouted: "Why?!"

Shen Shi explained patiently: "Teacher Nan's father passed away, and his mother was also sick. He can't do it alone, so I have to help. Don't you like Teacher Nan the most?"

Hearing that it was about Nanfeng, Xiaotu immediately calmed down.She looked down at her toes, struggling.

She wanted to leave Ancheng and go out to play, and even more wanted to see Nanfeng.But she really didn't want to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She could even see the teachers' praise and the envious eyes of her classmates after she won the championship...

"Can we wait until the game is over?" Xiao Tu looked at Shen Shi with begging eyes.

Shen Shi shook his head.

Xiaotu's big eyes instantly filled with tears: "But...but...I really want to participate in this competition. I have already told the teacher that I want to win the No.1 honor for the school."

As he spoke, the little rabbit began to sob.

Looking at his sister's pitiful appearance, Shen Shi really didn't want her to be in a dilemma.After silently sighing, Shen Shi called Huang Mao.

"Huang Mao, come to my house, I have something important to trouble you."

"Alright, let's wait at home."

……

When Huang Mao came to Shen Shi's house, he didn't forget to bring a big bag of snacks, which were all the little rabbit's favorite food.As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xiaotu standing aside pitifully, and Shen Shi smoking a cigarette in a muffled voice.Huang Mao was so frightened that something happened, so he hurried forward and hugged the little rabbit in his arms.

"Brother Shi, what are you doing? You scared my sister! Why are you smoking in front of Xiaotu again?"

Shen Shi smiled, and put out the cigarette butt casually: "I didn't scare her, I just came to ask you for help for her."

"Speak about my sister! Help me with anything."

"I have to go to Liu County at night. I was going to take Xiaotu with me, but she has a small host competition tomorrow. You can take care of her for a day, and then take her to Liu County, okay? "

"Fuck, what's the big deal for me! It's not like I haven't helped you take care of the children before!" Huang Mao waved his hands disdainfully, but found Shen Shi's serious expression.

Shen Shi: "You have heard about me leaving the old snake, right?"

"I heard." Huang Mao suppressed his smile.

"I'm always a little uneasy, worried about Xiaotu's safety. Originally, I had to take her by my side, but I didn't want her to regret. I know that you are the only one who truly treats Xiaotu in this world. Brother , protect her for me."

Huang Mao nodded seriously: "I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will take care of her even if I risk my life."

"Thanks."

……

That night, Nanfeng waited at the station as promised, but only Shen Shi came.

"Where's the little rabbit?" Nan Feng asked with a frown.

"She has a competition tomorrow, and Huang Mao will send her to Liu County after it's over."

"Is there any problem?"

"Don't worry, Huangmao is more worried about Xiaotu than I am." Shen Shi smiled, but Nanfeng still saw a bit of worry in his eyes.

"Brother Shi, I think you should stay."

Shen Shi patted Nan Feng's shoulder lightly: "Get in the car."

The car starts, and the dust rolls into the night...

……

At Shen Shi's house, after Huang Mao accompanied Xiaotu to rehearse tomorrow's game, he coaxed her into bed and covered her with a quilt.

"Little rabbit, I'll sleep outside, call me if you need anything."

Huang Mao got up from his side to turn off the lamp, but was grabbed by Xiaotu.I saw the little rabbit covered his face with a quilt, leaving only two big eyes blinking, very cute.

"Brother Huang Mao, tell a story before going to sleep."

Huang Mao scratched his hair: "Haven't you heard all my stories!"

"Then tell me something new!"

"I can't tell!"

Little Rabbit's eyebrows were furrowed, the hand grasping the yellow hair was strengthened, and his mouth was pursed upwards.

"Okay, okay, let me think about it... What stories do you like to hear?"

"Misery!"

"..."

Huang Mao was defeated and sat on the side of the bed again, racking his brains but couldn't think of any bitter stories.He could only start talking nonsense: "There is a child named Taozi..."

There is a child named Taozi.

Taozi's father died since she was a child, and was killed by his mother.That day, Taozi's father drank again, tied Taozi to the stool, and beat him severely with a belt.When he was tired from smoking, he called Taozi's mother to bring him tea.

Taozi saw that his father began to twitch not long after drinking the cup of tea, and finally urinated and lay on the ground motionless.Taozi's mother looked at Taozi's father who died, cried and laughed a lot, and then drank the tea.Not long after, he also fell to the side.

Taozi watched the whole process, neither crying nor fussing.He was too young then to know what death meant.Later, when he was rescued by a neighbor, he was a little happy when he heard that the aunt next door said that the child was suffering, and that his parents would never come back again.Because no one will hit him again!

Taozi was less than seven years old that year, and was adopted by the village chief and his wife.

There is also a boy in the village head's family who is a few years older than Taozi, who always bullies Taozi in different ways.The village head's daughter-in-law turned to her son, and Taozi always suffered in his family.

One day, Taozi tricked the boy who always bullied him into the cesspit and pushed him down.Taozi never thought that after such a push, the boy would never come up again...

Amidst the wails of the village head's daughter-in-law, Taozi realized that he was about to face a catastrophe.Taking advantage of the confusion, he escaped from the village chief's house.Walking and walking along the long train track... He remembered that he was very thirsty, someone handed him a bottle of drink, and he fell asleep after drinking it.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself locked in a dark room.Four or five children who were older than him were looking at him with numb eyes.

These children were all adopted by a man named Third Brother, who fed them and gave them shelter from the wind and rain.

But the children also need to help him with things. Relying on being children, they specially follow behind others to touch some valuable things.The third brother said that he was a man with clear rewards and punishments, and those who touched more would be given meat, and those who touched less would be beaten.

Taozi wanted to eat meat, so he practiced his skills desperately.Not long after, he became the most capable child under the third brother, and all the children of the same age had to be at his mercy. Taozi has never been bullied since then.In this way, eight years passed in a flash.

That night, the third brother was taken away by a group of people who broke into the house suddenly, and never came back after leaving.

Later, I heard that the body of the third brother was fished up at Anheqiao, and his body was soaked to pieces.The tree fell and the monkeys scattered, and the little brothers who followed him started to go their separate ways.Among them, some people established a revolutionary friendship with Taozi and admired him very much, so they proposed to let Taozi open up a battlefield by himself, and everyone followed him.

Taozi also has the heart of being a boss, so he took out all his savings and rented a bungalow in the suburbs with three or five people, and started to work on his own.In this year, Taozi met the nobleman he was destined for.

It rained heavily that day, Taozi broke the rules on the road, was chased and killed half of his life.He fell into the muddy water with his head covered in blood, unconscious.Those chasing him thought that Taozi had been beaten to death, so they fled in a panic.

Taozi, who was unconscious, had a dream. He dreamed of a cicada lying on the locust tree in Shengxia's hometown, flapping its wings and singing endlessly in his ears.He took out a big watermelon from the well water and ate it happily, leaving the juice all over his body.

The sound of cicadas gradually faded away, and turned into a childish voice, calling: "Brother? Brother?"

Taozi opened her eyes, and saw a cute little girl with two braids squatting in front of her, blinking her big black and bright eyes.

"Brother, are you in pain?"

The little girl put the umbrella on top of Taozi's head to protect him from the rain.He took off the clean white handkerchief pinned to his chest, and helped him wipe the wound on his face, while still exhaling continuously.

With chapped lips, Taozi swallowed while watching the water bottle on the little girl's shoulder.The little girl immediately unloaded the kettle, unscrewed it, and fed it to Taozi's mouth.

"Are you thirsty?"

Taozi grabbed the kettle and drank all the water in it.The little girl looked at Taozi who was drinking water like crazy, and she had two dimples from her laughter.In Taozi's eyes, that little girl was like a little angel who fell from the sky and wanted to take him out of suffering.

"Girl, come here."

A low voice came from behind.The little girl turned her head to look at the person who came, and yelled "Brother" and flew towards him.That person looked a little older than Taozi, wearing a school uniform, with wolf-like ruthlessness in his eyes.

"Let's go." The man took the little girl's hand and walked towards the other side of the alley.

"Brother, that brother is injured, so pitiful!"

The little girl broke away from the man's hand, and looked back at Taozi who was lying in the mud like a dog in the water.

"There are so many poor people in this world, we can't take care of all of them." The man glanced at Taozi indifferently, grabbed the little girl's arm, and led her away.The little girl couldn't shake off her brother's hand, so she could only look back at Taozi every three steps.

The figures of those two people gradually blurred in Taozi's eyes, he felt his head was foggy and he just wanted to sleep.There was a sudden sharp pain in his fingers, which drove Taozi away from sleepiness.A pair of leather shoes stepped on his hand hard.

"Fuck, didn't you say you're dead? It's not alive?!" A hand grabbed Taozi's hair and forced him to raise his head. A sneer came from his ear, "Brother Tao, you are not awesome!" What? Don't lie here like a dead dog, get up and let's continue playing!"

Taozi moved the corner of his mouth, spat a mouthful of bloody phlegm on the man's face, and let out a soft hum in his throat.

"Damn! Fuck him!"

The man pressed Taozi's head to the ground, and the people behind him surrounded him and kicked Taozi fiercely.

At this time, Taozi only felt that his consciousness was gradually losing consciousness, and the pain in his body was also going away a little bit.He knew that he might not live until the rain stopped.

The time of the small half of my life is revolving around before my eyes, and after turning around, I find that there is nothing worth nostalgia for.

Taozi couldn't help laughing, and tears flowed from the laughter.

"Fuck, is that enough?"

A figure suddenly stood in front of Taozi, it was the man with wolf-like eyes just now.

"Do you want to lose face when a group of people hit one?" The man snorted coldly.

"Little bastard, do you want to die?"

The person in the lead was terrified by that person's aura, but seeing that he was still wearing a school uniform, he thought to himself that he was just a student, so he immediately turned upside down again.

The man didn't say much, he took out the stick from his arms and held it in his hand, looking like he was too lazy to talk nonsense and made a quick decision.

In the storm, the man fought with the crowd like a gun and a horse.In the mist and haze, their movements seemed to be dancing a song.The man was quick, accurate and ruthless, obviously he had a lot of actual combat experience.He dodged other people's attacks one after another, rushed straight to the leader, held him down, and wrapped his elbows tightly around the opponent's neck.

He raised his chin at Taozi: "Give him to me, and I will let him go."

"Boy, what is the origin?"

"Happy and worry-free."

Hearing that person announce his family name, the pupils of the person imprisoned by him dilated immediately.

"Are you from Lord Snake?!"

"Go away if you know."

"Go, go!"

The man let go of his hand, and the leader was considered sensible, and hurriedly led several of his brothers into the heavy rain.Everyone knows that in this city, don't provoke Hu, Huang, Bai, Liu, and Gray!

"Can you still stand up?" The man walked towards Taozi, staring at him.

Taozi nodded, gritted his teeth and tried to stand up against the wall, but his knees gave way and he knelt on the ground again.

The man sighed, put Taozi's arm on his shoulder, and helped him slowly leave the alley.

"My sister insisted on asking me to save you, and I couldn't help it because of that little girl."

"Thank you, thank you."

"what's your name?"

"My name is..." Taozi felt nauseated for a while, and before he could answer, he leaned against the wall and vomited.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter."

That night, the man brought Taozi to his home.The little girl like a cherub took out all her snacks and entertained Taozi.The man cooked a bowl of noodles, and there was no meat in it, only a spoonful of lard.But this bowl of noodles is the best thing Taozi has ever eaten in his life.

At that moment, Taozi felt as if he had a home.He swore that sooner or later he would repay this kindness tenfold and a hundredfold to the brothers and sisters.

……

"Tsk, it's over. It seems a bit inappropriate for children." Huang Mao smacked his lips, a little annoyed.

"Brother Huang Mao, isn't that Taozi you?"

"Of course not, how can I be so miserable."

"Then why do you still have me and my brother in your story?"

"It's nonsense! Just mix other people's affairs with your own affairs, and then it will come out! Don't you have to listen to the pain?"

The little rabbit stretched out his little hand under the quilt, took Huang Mao's hand, and said seriously: "Brother Huang Mao, I will treat you well. When you are old, I will take care of you..."

Not to mention how warm Huangmao felt, he rubbed Xiaotu's head, then stuffed her hands back into the bed and covered her.

"It's getting late, little night owl, go to sleep."

Xiaotu nodded obediently: "Good night, Brother Huangmao."

"Good night, girl."

Huang Mao turned off the desk lamp and quietly exited the room.

—May all the beauty in the world belong to you, my little angel.