The smile of the reborn king

If you don't go to the most prosperous city, you don't know what luxury is; if you don't go to the most remote mountain village, you don't know what poverty is.

Before entering the mountain, Lu Yu bought two big bags of candies and carried them by himself. He turned his head and said softly, "Xiao Hei, take me to the place where you picked coal when you were young. When you get there, tell me about your past. I want to personally imagine what you looked like when you were a child."

His black eyes are quiet, looking at little black brother quietly. Although little black brother has basically told him about his past, he still hopes to understand everything about his lover more thoroughly. The part of living together, now experience it in person, can be regarded as a fulfillment of wish.

The little black brother saw that he was serious in his voice, thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, then you can't go in by car, you have to take a detour, let me think about it, um, you can go to the foot of the mountain by car, and it will be closer if you go over the mountain. Carry you on your back, I know you have cultivated your inner energy, but I'm afraid you won't be used to walking."

Lu Yu just smiled: "Okay."

So, he got in the car, got out of the car, lay on the broad and strong back of the little black brother to visit the mountain scenery, and finally came to the edge of an abandoned small coal mine.

It was barren, with only traces of embarrassment excavated by people, like the remains of an old cow gnawed by wild beasts.

"It's impossible to get cars in here, there's not much coal, and the driving is slow. When I left, I hadn't finished driving, and the coal that came out was easily mixed with mud and stones. It needed to be sorted out by hand, and then carried to the back of the mountain. Hand it over to the coal collector."

Brother Xiao Hei didn't have the slightest feeling of being close to his hometown, and when he talked about his childhood, he was as calm and steady as if he was talking about irrelevant people, "I have been coming here with adults since I can remember, and I was about seven or eight years old. Well, I don't know the birthday."

Lu Yu frowned slightly, staring at the pitted wreckage of the mine, and looking up at the steep and narrow mountain road.

Involuntarily, a skinny little boy dressed in rags and smeared black appeared in front of his eyes. He silently struggled to pick out the heavy lumps of coal bit by bit. Have something to eat and can continue to live.

Feeling a little sour, he put his arms around Little Heige's waist, and asked softly: "The family that adopted you, their own children don't come here."

Little Hei gave a soft "huh", nodded his head slightly, his eyes were dark and quiet, without any anger or sadness, he said peacefully: "Their children are sent to school," he raised his hand and pointed to the northwest , "It's far away. There is a mountain village elementary school. I envied it when I was a child. I didn't go there until I grew up. It's a dilapidated place with no desk lamps. I don't know if it's still there now."

Lu Yunong's brows furrowed even tighter, and he didn't say anything.

The little black brother let him hold him, stretched his arms around his shoulders, and said in a low voice: "Life in the mountains is not easy. If I have no relatives and no reason, they can take me in, give me food, and let me survive. I am very grateful, so when I went out to work, in the first few years, I did not rob the tomb, and all the wages I earned were sent to them to repay their favor."

He spoke calmly, upright, and calmly, just like his temperament, and the wind and rain cannot be attacked. He paused and said, "Then, I made an agreement with the Zhao family that I will learn kung fu and work for the Zhao family without making any money. So I lost contact with them, and later, when I came back again, many people in the village moved away, and they also left. Half of the original house collapsed, and someone changed it into a sheep pen. go find it."

Lu Yu listened to him, let go of him, and walked forward with his hands in his trouser pockets, getting closer to see the abandoned site in the mountains, and thinking more realistically about Little Hei's previous life.

Then he said softly: "It's right not to look for it. At that time, you only picked coal and didn't need to carry it."

Brother Xiao Hei followed him step by step, knowing that he felt sorry for his past, and with a sweet smile on his quiet face, he said truthfully, "At first, I only picked coal and didn't need to carry it. Son, just carry the small basket on your back, and carry back the coal you picked up bit by bit."

Lu Yu felt more and more upset when he heard it. When he was young, Brother Hei was not so much adopted as a child laborer for free, and he was a coolie child laborer, picking coal and carrying coal, without even a name. Just because he picked coal all day long and was dirty, he was called "Heiwa" by people, and because he didn't have enough to eat, he was thin and small. A beggar's title.

It is also hard for him to imagine how little black brother was so young, how he carried the heavy coal on his thin shoulders, climbed the rugged mountain road, over the top of the mountain, and sent it to the village; it was hard to imagine that he was alone at night When you fall asleep, will you curl up in the cold?

"With coal, it won't be cold in winter, right? Will they give you coal?"

Lu Yu's voice was low, as if he was asking if his child had been wronged elsewhere.

Brother Xiao Hei paused for a moment, but didn't say anything.

Lu Yu frowned and turned his head, then smiled slightly with the corners of his mouth hooked: "Why, are you afraid that my heart will hurt? I'm not going to do it."

Brother Hei held him again, twitched the corner of his mouth, and said in a low voice: "People in the mountains collect a lot of coal every year, but they would rather freeze it in winter. No one is willing to burn it. They keep it and sell it for some money. Selling food. Of course I don’t have any coal, and when it’s very cold, I’m afraid I’ll freeze to death, so I get up secretly at night and run around.”

Lu Yu said "Oh" and nodded: "Let's go."

He walked towards the mountain road first, and he wanted to throw away the two bags of candy immediately.

Before coming here, even if he climbed the mountain and escaped his life, but when he saw the words "rough mountain road" in the book, he still only thought of the ageless green hills and green trees, the winding mountain route, and the white car circling the mountain. It is a beautiful mood to drive up or down in a circle.

Now he is walking on the mountain path without aesthetic feeling, without the mentality of traveling in mountains and rivers. On one side are steep valleys and mine wreckage, with sparse trees mixed with weeds and thorns, and on one side are towering mountain walls. On the edge of the wall, only the most realistic sound of dry soil and rough stones being stepped on the mountain road less than two meters wide made him suddenly realize that this is the rugged mountain road.

"Go slow."

The little black brother took his hand, protected him inside, and walked near the edge with a steady pace.

Lu Yu paid attention to his feet, then raised his head and looked ahead. The mountain road turned a corner in front of him, and he disappeared behind the mountain. He turned his head and asked softly, "Is this the mountain road you used to pick up coal and carry on your back every day? "

"Ah."

Brother Xiao Hei nodded, and said again, "I want to carry you on my back."

Lu Yu paused, and swung two bags of candy in his arms, then turned his head and said indifferently: "Go back, I don't want to see that sheepfold anymore. The book doesn't say 'go back after having fun', I've already had my fun, so I don't have to force it Arrive at your destination by yourself."

——Just arrived, have not passed, and are going back?

Brother Xiao Hei himself has no desire to remember the past, just to be with him. Seeing that he was about to leave, he was slightly taken aback, and quickly turned around to follow him. He still protected him in the side of the mountain path, and turned to look at him. His complexion is slightly gloomy, his eyes are dark, how can he not understand that he is distressed and angry because of his own suffering?I couldn't help laughing in my heart, and then my chest was hot.

"I want to carry you on my back."

Brother Xiao Hei said again, he took Lu Yu's hand and whispered love words, "You are the biggest coal I picked."

Lu Yu felt happy, held back his smile, and glanced at him lightly: "Am I so dark?" The corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, as if helpless, "Well, you will be the life of a coolie all your life, carry me behind your back!"

"Yes." The little black brother agreed, just smiled slightly, his strong and handsome face was full of gentle masculinity, he hugged the candy and travel bag, and bent down to carry him on his back, carrying him easily and happily, full of happiness .

Keeping the clouds open to see the moon, it seems that all his sufferings in the past were just waiting for the appearance of this person on his back.With this person, his life is finally complete.

***

The trip to Shanxi was originally Lu Yu's free trip after the college entrance examination, and he was also traveling around the mountains and rivers on the way, but there was an extra purpose of visiting the little black brother's hometown, and the focus was on the process.

Just as Lu Yu himself said, return home with all your heart's content, you don't need to deliberately pursue the original result, now that you have lost interest, and he also has a personal understanding of Xiao Hei's past, naturally he doesn't want to go to that mountain village to be visited by others.

When they came back, they had planned to take another trip together, but an incident on the way changed their itinerary.

Lu Yu never gave up his love and study of antiques and jade wares. Everywhere he went, he would go to the antique market to have a look, but he didn't sell anything. Not easy to carry.

"Just now, I seem to have a vague feeling, do you have it?"

When he was strolling in an antique market in a big city again, Lu Yu suddenly stopped, turned his head and casually looked at the middle-aged man who passed him by, then turned his head and whispered to Little Black Brother.

Little Hei followed his gaze and turned his head, frowning in doubt: "I don't have any senses, you, what senses?"

Lu Yu felt strange. If you want to talk about the inner qi induction, Xiao Hei's skill is much deeper than him now. It should be that Xiao Hei's induction is more sensitive. Then he shook his head curiously, and said, "Go and have a look. After shopping around so many antiques, at least you come across one that might have a wonderful connotation. Don't let it go easily."

Little Hei nodded Yishun: "Well, is that the person?"

He gestured with his eyes, and Lu Yu nodded calmly.

Although the two of them are eye-catching in appearance, their actions are calm and generous, and their demeanor is calm and measured. Youyou turned around and walked softly, and no one was suspicious-if two people followed someone muttering, it would definitely appear If you are a thief, maybe someone will be alert or even call the police immediately.

"Since you can sense it, there must be something special about the things in his bag. Judging from his appearance, he should be selling something. Shall we stop him and buy his things first?"

The little black brother had a clear mind and asked Lu Yu for his opinion.

Lu Yu smiled and shook his head: "No, it would be more troublesome to go up rashly. Just look at it first. If I really like it, wouldn't it be easy to find a way to get it?" Brother Hei glanced at Qiang Jian's chest, "With such a capable and all-round bodyguard, wouldn't it be easy for me to want something?"

Little Hei's face was calm, but his brows were raised slightly, and the corner of his mouth curled up into a slight smile. He let out a "huh" and said in a low and forceful voice, "I will do my best to get you whatever you want."

Lu Yu shook his head secretly when he heard this: he has no progress, no prospects, and he has been with me for such a long time, and he still can't stand my praise.

But he shook his head and frowned and said, "Desperately, what do I want you to do so desperately? What I want most is you. No matter what happens, no matter what I want, you must first protect yourself properly."

"Yes." Little Hei Ge's voice seemed to come from his chest, with a deep sweetness.

They chatted and followed the middle-aged man in old clothes all the way to a bright and spacious jade shop with elegant equipment.

The cool air conditioner was turned on in the jade store, which was in stark contrast to the heat outside, making people not want to leave once they came in, and their irritable nerves were soothed.

The business here is good, and all kinds of beautiful jade are properly placed in the transparent tempered glass counter. There are male and female customers in front of the counter to appreciate it easily. More than a dozen male shop assistants are politely responding to customers' inquiries. Only one female shop assistant sits behind and watches. with.

There are a lot of people, but it doesn't look crowded, and the furnishings in the store are unique.

The three of Lu Yu walked in one after the other. The male shop assistants were all busy, but the female shop assistant inside immediately stood up, smiling slightly, but didn't make a sound.

This is the attitude that a polite jade shop assistant should have. It makes customers feel at ease, and they will naturally buy what they should buy. The clerk, at first glance, looks very polite, but in fact, he clearly looks like he is afraid that you will not buy it and is anxious to promote sales.

——No wonder the business here is so good.

Lu Yu smiled back at the female shop assistant, and walked calmly with the little black brother to look at the ancient jade placed in the tempered glass.

But the middle-aged man who walked in first, seemed hesitant to speak, looked at the female shop assistant, then at the male shop assistants, frowned, turned around and walked out.

Lu Yu was slightly taken aback: Why did you leave?

Then it suddenly dawned on me: I can't be a very careful person, I want to use this method to distinguish the "stalkers" who may be in the future.

He exchanged glances with Little Heige calmly, both secretly amused, and did not immediately follow up—with their current sense of internal energy, it is not difficult to identify a person and find traces within a short distance.

Sure enough, within three to two minutes, the middle-aged man carrying the package came back again, still frowning, looking a little embarrassed, and said to a male clerk who was explaining the benefits of ancient jade to customers as soon as he came in: "I want to sell antiques, please ask your manager to come out."

His words immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the shop.

But when he faced everyone's eyes, he seemed more calm and calm. Only Lu Yu and Xiao Hei noticed that his heart was beating faster and his knuckles were slightly white. He should be nervous, but it was more than that.

Then the two male clerks turned their heads together to look at the female clerk, so it turned out that it was the female clerk who was in charge here?

The female clerk stood up and said with a slight smile, "I am one of the managers of the branch here. You can be the manager here. What kind of antiques do you want to sell? We only collect jade here."

The middle-aged man's face was slightly red, and he seemed a little embarrassed. He nodded and said, "I just want to sell jade, so you can find a male person in charge. My jade is a little...embarrassing."

The female clerk was taken aback for a moment, then she understood a bit, thought for a while, and said, "Please wait a moment, I'll make a call."

It is not uncommon for people to come here to sell "antiques". They have also received decent treasures. In her opinion, the behavior of the middle-aged man is extremely unlikely to be a liar, so she treats it so seriously. .

"it is good."

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, ignored the gazes around him, only clenched the bag in his hand, and stood quietly at the corner of the counter waiting.

——Jade, a little embarrassing?Can't let women see?what is that?Too embarrassing to carve?Too naked?Judging by his honest appearance, it shouldn't be the one who can be sold...

Lu Yu was also a little surprised. It could make him respond. He always thought it should be treasures like wine bottles and Buddha statues. Now that he heard it, the contrast was a bit big. Then he also understood that the middle-aged man walked out just now. He walked out and came back, not because he was afraid of being followed, but because he was really embarrassed.