The peasant boy of crossing

Wu Su asked the old doctor: "I just got a little bit smoked, and then I started tinnitus and dizziness. Is there something wrong with the smoke?"

The old doctor nodded and said: "This kind of smoke is relatively light in toxicity, and the person who released the smoke didn't want to kill you. If you change it to someone who is cruel..."

The old doctor stopped talking, and waved his hands as if to drive him away: "If you have nothing to do, go quickly, there are still people waiting in line behind."

"Let's go." Li Xinyi whispered.

"Brother Wang Yuan, how is he?" Wu Su asked.

Li Xinyi lowered her head and said: "I left in a hurry, I never asked him about his situation. But there should be more than half of the people in the yard, so he won't be left alone."

After Wu Su drank the medicine, he was not in good spirits, and felt weak after walking for a while.

Li Xinyi saw the fine cold sweat on his forehead, and took out a handkerchief to wipe it for him, but Wu Su took it smoothly.

"Are you tired? The sun is just right. Let's go there," Li Xinyi said, pointing to the porridge shop not far away. "It's time to drink some hot porridge. The doctor said, we need to make up for it."

Wu Su said: "I'm fine, let's go back now. I don't know what happened to brother Wang Yuan. I fainted outside as soon as I came out. He should have fainted inside."

Li Xinyi didn't know what to say, he didn't think it was the smoke problem at all at the time, Wu Su lost half of his soul when he fell down, how could he remember Wang Yuan.

Fangzheng said: "The doctor just said that the poison of the smoke is not serious, it must be life-threatening, maybe he has woken up, otherwise we will meet directly in the medical hall."

Wu Su nodded. Uncle Zhang was feeding the cows concentrate and water.

Li Xinyi lifted the water bag and said, "Asu, would you like to drink some water to moisten your throat? The water is still warm now, and it will be cold in a while."

Wu Su didn't know how far the town was from the village, and it was inconvenient to drink too much water on the road, so he refused, "I'm not thirsty."

"How far is Renhe Medical Center from the village?" he asked.

Li Xinyi took back the water bag and said: "It takes less than an hour to travel in a bullock cart." As he spoke, he wanted to count the speed multiplied by the time with his fingers.

Fangzheng said, "About thirty miles."

Li Xinyi felt that the ox cart was really moving slowly, so she suggested: "After passing this boundary, let's return the ox cart and change to a horse cart. When we enter Beizhili, we won't encounter these bad-hearted thieves. "

Wu Su didn't speak, and leaned against the carriage with his eyes closed. He hadn't woken up from the half-day lethargy.

Ever since he entered this uninhabited village, he had been careful, and even set up a trap outside the house, and there was no movement until dawn, thinking that he was safe.

I didn't expect to be tricked so suddenly, and I didn't even meet the thieves.

Wu Su looked up at Li Xinyi who was still a little nervous, and asked, "Ayi, you and Brother Fang, didn't you meet anyone on the way?"

Li Xinyi shook her head, "No, the road was very peaceful."

Wu Su pushed open the window and said to Uncle Zhang, "Uncle Zhang, stop here for a while."

Uncle Zhang stopped the car according to his words, and asked, "What do you want to order, young master?"

Wu Su handed him the money bag and said, "Go around and see if there are any horses or carriages. Rent one."

Uncle Zhang said, "Then I'll come when I go."

Facing Li Xinyi's confused face, Wu Su smiled and said, "I want to drink some porridge, what do you want to eat?"

"Where's Brother Fang?"

Fangzheng said: "I think porridge is good, nourishing the stomach and health."

Li Xinyi said: "Then let's go to the porridge shop." He got out of the bullock cart first, and was about to support Wu Su with his arms raised.

Wu Su didn't pick it up, and got out of the bullock cart by himself. After standing still, he took Li Xinyi's hand as if nothing had happened, and walked into the porridge shop.

At this time, it was the embarrassing time for breakfast and no lunch, the owner of the shop said: "The porridge is still warm, and the guest officer wants to serve two dishes of side dishes and thick steamed buns?"

Li Xinyi looked at Wu Su, Wu Su said: "Forget about the steamed buns with rough noodles, let's have some hot porridge and side dishes."

As he spoke, he looked at Fangzheng, and Fangzheng looked at Xiahe again.

It was the first time Xia He encountered a situation where four people were all staring at him, waiting for his reply. He was so embarrassed that he wished he could disappear into this world immediately. Fangzheng secretly thought that he was stupid, and quickly said: "We are the same."

Wu Su said to the owner of the shop: "Then four bowls of hot porridge and four dishes of side dishes, it's troublesome."

Li Xinyi looked around at the furnishings in the porridge shop, and said in a low voice, "We haven't asked yet, are there any bandits around here?"

At this moment, Fangzheng didn't dare to talk about his guesses anymore. He restrained his overly rich imagination. Seeing that Xia He was still standing stupidly behind him, he grabbed his arm and said in a low voice, "Sit down soon!"

Xiahe is thin and short, not at all the stature that a 14-year-old boy should have.So just the buttocks are slightly close to the bench, shrinking aside.

Not long after, the owner of the shop came over with hot porridge and side dishes.

Wu Su said: "Let's eat first, and then study the next itinerary after eating."

Li Xinyi and Wu Su are both southerners. They traveled from south to north, and they are used to the small and exquisite bowls of rice. They both think that they have a good appetite to eat two bowls of rice.

But I didn't expect that the bowls in the north are much bigger, and the porridge is also very dry.

"This is too real." Li Xinyi thought in his heart. He looked at Wu Su who was eating porridge with a blank face. For some reason, he had a childish mentality that could not be compared. He ate pickles and capers .

Fangzheng also has a good appetite, and since he didn't have breakfast, he is also hungry at this time, so a bowl of porridge is not a problem at all.Only Xia He, facing the bowl that was bigger than his face, wanted to cry but had no tears.

It was rare for him to eat enough since he was a child, and he was even hungry and full later on. It was not until he was with Fangzheng that he finally realized what it means to be full.It stands to reason that half-year-old teenagers have a big appetite, but Xia He often can only eat half a bowl of rice, and can't swallow the rest no matter what.

Fangzheng watched Xia He sipping rice grains in small sips, and felt that his appearance was quite embarrassing.While everyone on the other side was drinking porridge with their heads down, he switched his own bowl and Xiahe's bowl, and said in a low voice, "That's all, it must be eaten."

Xia He grinned in a rare way, his eyes full of gratitude.

After drinking the porridge, Wu Su looked at them and said: "Thieves and bandits rob the road, one robs the passing businessman, two robs the lonely traveler, and three robs the down-and-out scholar. The merchant is rich, the traveler is alone, and the scholar is down-and-out , but to save face, there are always a few things that are worth a lot of money.”

"As for us," Wu Su said, "we travel in three cars, and our behavior is quite low-key. Even if the bandits want to rob us, they are still a small group. Seeing that the cigarettes they use are not poisonous, they must not be cruel. , a murderer who just wants to ask for money."

Wu Su continued: "I originally thought about going back directly to join Wang Yuan and the others. But I was worried that these robbers were so poor that they would not spare even a copper coin, so it would be too risky to go back directly. So you wait in the town, Uncle Fang and I will go back in an ox cart."

Li Xinyi immediately objected: "You stay, I will go with Uncle Zhang."

Fangzheng guessed that both of them would go, or one of them would stay, depending on who had a tough personality and who was willing to take a step back to accommodate the other.

Fangzheng turned his face to see Xiahe who was still holding rice grains in the bottom of the bowl, and thought he was really cute and stupid, "That's all that's left, don't eat, and follow me outside."

Xia He is a soft-tempered person, but he is very stubborn when it comes to food, and said softly, "Let me finish eating!"

Fangzheng asked him to hold the bowl and sit outside to eat.

The owner of the porridge shop is busy, and in more than half an hour, the first batch of customers will arrive.Seeing Xia He sitting on the threshold eating with a bowl in his hands, he just told him, "Don't drop the bowl."

Fangzheng watched him almost bury his head in the bowl, and thought it was very funny.

Probably because he was a bit suffocated by trying not to diverge his thoughts before, he suddenly wanted to tease Xia He: "The owner of the shop said you should not drop the bowl, otherwise he will sell you and lose money for the bowl."

He really couldn't understand why Xia He had been eating such a little porridge for so long.

With a straight face, Fangzheng cleared his throat and said, "I told you not to eat, why didn't you listen to me? You are so disobedient, believe it or not, I sold you for money?"

Xia He drank the last bit of soup at the bottom of the bowl, handed the empty bowl to the owner of the shop, and when he came back, he said: "Young Master, if you want to sell Xia He, you have already sold it, why wait until now."

Fangzheng was really surprised, he thought Xiahe would tremble and throw down the little porridge left at the bottom of the bowl.

Xia He said: "After my grandmother left, I couldn't even eat such a little porridge for a while, and I often felt hungry. Later, someone coaxed me to eat the soil on the ground and the leaves on the trees. My aunt saw that I was coaxed to pull out the grass stems and stuffed my mouth This is how you pity me and let me work, so I can eat gradually."

Xia He smiled and said: "Actually, I have eaten those things a long time ago. Some of them can be eaten, and some can't. I'm lucky, and I didn't get sick after eating them. The diarrhea will be fine."

Fangzheng couldn't bear to listen anymore, he knew that Xiahe must have lived a hard life, but he never thought about what kind of life it was.

"Okay, I just don't sell you. Don't sell it to the young master." Fangzheng turned his head and looked into the porridge shop. At the same time, he is not as strong as Wu Zijin.

"Master." Xia He's voice was still thin, as if he didn't dare to let go of his throat, for fear that his voice would disturb others.

Only then did Fangzheng notice that Xia He's face was very pale. He still remembered that when he first saw Xia He, it was clearly dark and thin.At some point, his face turned pale, his eyeballs were dark and bright, and his slender eyes looked a little bigger than before.

"Young Master, if you want to sell Xia He, you can sell it. Xia He has no worries. I just hope that Young Master can..."

Fangzheng suddenly didn't like to hear such words, and interrupted him: "Okay, I didn't say I would sell you."

Li Xinyi and Wu Su finally finished arguing, and it was unknown which of the two compromised and took a step back.Fangzheng said: "Xiahe people are skinny and cowardly, so let him stay here."