Republic of China small businessman

Li Yuan watched coldly, his wrists were shaking uncomfortably, and he was barely standing by supporting the wall pillars.

He has been hungry for several days and has been tied up all the time, so he has no strength in his hands now, otherwise he wouldn't just smash it just now.

He is timid.

He had to make sure that this person was dead before he could rest assured.

The little girl shook her hands and smashed it several times. Li Yuan saw that the leader Cheng had not moved at all, and said, "Enough." Then the little girl threw away the bricks, hugged her sister and cried out loudly. It's a mess.

The ground was covered with blood, and it was hard to tell who belonged to it. There was a hole in the forehead of Mr. Cheng lying there, and the blood melted into the soil on the ground.His small bundle was thrown aside not far away, it had been stuffed full for escape, a corner of the small brass Buddha was exposed, and the lotus seat of the Golden Buddha stood in a pool of blood.

Li Yuan's face was pale, with blood splattered on his cheeks, and he didn't look much better. He gasped and tried to make his voice clear: "It's not safe here. There is still a bundle on the wooden bed, and there are several black robes inside. Listen to me while you put it on."

Those two little girls were not stupid, the incident happened suddenly, but their courage to fight back proved their courage.

Sure enough, the wooden bed was exactly as Li Yuan said. There were several black robes. Leader Cheng and Cheng San made a lair here.

The two sisters put on their clothes. The elder sister used up all the strength to hit someone with a brick just now. At this moment, her hands were shaking, and the buttons were not fastened well. The younger sister went over to her and helped her put them on. of.Mr. Cheng’s black robes are for men, and the little girls dragged their clothes on the floor. They were rolled up and wrapped around their waists and tied tightly with ropes. Not very conspicuous.

"The person who arrested you is called Cheng San. He also has a few helpers. Those are tall. If they come, we will definitely not be able to run away." A small road down the mountain, you can see the river if you keep walking, hide it well, don’t stand up to anyone you see on the road. After entering the city, if you are lucky, you will meet officers and soldiers at the gate of the city, and don’t stop at the pier if you don’t. Keep going, if you remember where your home is, go home, if you don't remember... then go west to Qinghe Baifu, and ask someone named Xie Jing for help."

The two sisters listened carefully, and when he finished speaking, they said, "Let's go together."

Li Yuan shook his head: "My leg is broken and I can't walk."

One of his legs was broken when he was caught, and now he is able to stand up, he is completely holding his breath, if he falls down, it will be difficult to get up again for a while.

Li Yuan took out a fire pocket from his pocket and gave them to them, telling them: "Go out and light the dead tree in the yard. There is a low green brick wall there, and it will not be able to burn here for a while, but there are some A movement that can be seen by the patrolling people and report a letter."

The two sisters took it and wanted to help him go together.

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Li Yuan's forehead, and he was anxious and angry: "If you want to save me, just leave!"

The two sisters let go of their hands, and the elder sister bit her lip and said, "You wait, we will report to the police!"

The two walked a few steps, and one of them turned back. Looking at the way her hair was scratched, she could recognize the sister just now. She kowtowed to Li Yuan without saying a word, and then ran to chase her sister.

Li Yuan was a little dazed, he was used to bowing his knees in his life, and this was the first time someone thanked him so much.

There is a little heat in the chest.

And a little sour.

A fire was ignited in the yard outside, and the sparks flew high when they touched the dead trees, making a "cracking and peeling" sound.

The fire swayed, making the room flickering and dark, and the choking smell and thick smoke came through the wall, making it surprisingly hot.

The muscles on Li Yuan's face covered by his hair trembled, twisted a bit, and then returned to a strange calm. He no longer struggled violently, but gathered his strength, and his half-drooped eyes covered the surging blackness inside.

He moved forward little by little, approaching the little burden.

Gritting his teeth and carrying the severe pain to pick up the burden, a hemp rope that was not completely unraveled was still wrapped around one wrist, the blood soaked the hemp rope, and it was already congealed with the wound - he rubbed the rope with a piece of broken porcelain , and also ground the adjacent flesh and blood.

When the hand was about to touch the burden, the injured leg couldn't hold it up and fell to the ground.

Li Yuan grabbed the small bundle with trembling hands, regardless of the softness of the gold and silver inside, he pulled away those only looking for the little brass Buddha, carefully wiped off the blood on the Buddha statue, and held it in his arms like a baby.

There were flames outside.

Li Yuan lay there without moving for a long time.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside.

Someone was fighting the fire, someone was shouting something, and they came to them one by one.The wooden door of the wing room was outdated and in disrepair, and half of it fell off after being hit two or three times. Then several figures rushed in. The leader held a torch and looked around, strode towards here, and called him name.

Li Yuan's ears were buzzing, he couldn't really hear what he was saying, he just stared at the man with wide eyes, tears filled his eyes.

It's Xie Jing.

Xie Jing came to save him...!

An hour ago, he was desperately begging for help, but he refused to let go of any figure he saw, but now that he saw Xie Jing, he couldn't make a sound.His throat was hoarse, and he could only make a few hoarse voices due to anger and thirst. He couldn't even yell, so he just thumped and crawled over there.

Li Yuan tried his best to look up at him, with tears in his eyes.

Xie Jing approached, glanced at Mr. Cheng, said to the people who followed behind him, "Please come over from the government", and then squatted down to check Li Yuan's condition. The rest were all skin injuries. The leg was seriously injured. The bone in the right calf was broken, and the whole body was crooked and dragged on the ground.

Xie Jing tied him up with branches, barely fixed them, and found someone to carry him out.

Li Yuan was sent to the carriage, and Xie Jing got into the carriage soon, with torches burning outside, he quickly sent them down the mountain.

This time the flames did not frighten Li Yuan anymore. He lay there halfway, took out the small brass Buddha from his arms and handed it to Xie Jing. His throat had been smothered and he couldn't speak.

Xie Jing handed him the water bag, but the car was dark, and he was a little surprised when he took the things in Li Yuan's hand: "This is the little golden Buddha I sold to the pawn shop? Where did you find it? ?”

Li Yuan nodded and said hoarsely, "Yes."

Xie Jing already understood what happened without him needing to say anything more.

Xie Jing's face darkened, and he didn't speak for a while.

Li Yuan drank water, pursed his lips, and said in a trembling voice: "I, I didn't, I hurt grandma. You were beaten that day...not me..."

Xie Jing said: "I know it's not you. If you were so ruthless, you wouldn't end up like this." He frowned, his face sinking, "I just blame myself for not thinking about it earlier."

Li Yuan squeezed his legs tightly, borrowed strength from the pain, and tried to ask, "What did you do with the three copper coins I gave you?"

"I bought a sesame biscuit."

"You saved me more than once." Li Yuan held back his sobs with tears in his eyes, "The kindness of that pancake is already enough, Xie Jing, you don't owe me anything."

Xie Jing didn't speak.

Li Yuan said again: "I can't carry it on my shoulders or lift it with my hands. It's useless for you to keep me. I have thought about it these days. After I go back this time, I will leave."

After a while, Xie Jing said: "It doesn't need to be useful to me, it's enough to live and be worthy of myself."

Li Yuan was sent back to Grandma Kou's residence by Xie Jing to recover from his injuries, it was still the same small single room.

He was seriously injured this time, and he needed to be raised for two or three months before he could get out of bed and walk around. Originally, the doctor was afraid that something might happen to him if he had a high fever at night, so he gave him a few medicines, but Li Yuan survived.The flesh wounds on his body also healed very quickly. After a few days, the bruises on his face faded, and he was back to the thin arms and legs that he had before.

Xie Jing has been running outside for the past few days and has not been able to go home.

Mr. Cheng's matter became so big that even Master Jiu was alarmed, so he came back from Heihe on purpose.

Cheng San, the godson of Team Leader Cheng, has five or six accomplices, not just one.They occupied the ruined temple on the mountain, and plundered young children from all over the place, some were beggars, some were children from good families, and the exact number of those who were sold was unknown. There were more than a dozen bones dug from the ruined temple alone. , including those of Cheng San himself.

At the beginning of the year, the local officials were sent a telegram by the provincial inspectors, asking them to suppress the bandits in Heihe. Now that they have worked diligently to suppress the bandits in Heihe for half a year, they have achieved considerable results. Who would have imagined that there would be such a gang of bandits in Qinghe County.

Xie Jing sent people to follow him that day, and as soon as he lost him, he turned around and reported to the official.

When the officials of Qinghe County heard that they were members of the Bai family, they dared not be negligent, and led troops up the mountain overnight to suppress the bandits. Those people were kidnappers, unlike the bandits who robbed houses, and they all took them down very quickly.

Master Jiu went to deal with official matters, Xie Jing took some time and went home.

The small wing on the east side.

Li Yuan was chatting with Grandma Kou, when he saw Xie Jing coming in and looking up at him, he wanted to say something.

Xie Jing spoke first: "Grandma, please help me make a bowl of hot pot noodles. I went to work with Lord Jiu in the morning. I came out in a hurry and only drank two sips of water."

Grandma Kou went there as soon as she heard it. Xie Jing loves her cabbage hotpot noodles the most.

When the old man left, Xie Jing said: "Cheng San is dead, but Mr. Cheng is still alive, but after moving down the mountain, he was unconscious and barely breathed a sigh of relief. It is estimated that there is nothing to be interrogated. Jiu Ye said that your leg is still injured Let me give you two more days, when the time comes to ask you what you want to say, those children in the troupe have also been rescued, and the words are similar, and the transcripts have been made."

Li Yuan nodded, and wanted to talk, Xie Jing handed him something and interrupted: "I know what you want to say, but that's not how I calculate it. When people are starving to death, that one Bread is life-saving food, you gave me a piece of cake back then, and I gave you back the ability to eat, that's only fair."

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, and looked down at what Xie Jing handed over. It was a set of blue coarse cloth jacket worn by a clerk, and a child contract. He couldn't help but get red eyes just looking at the person who made the contract.

It says Grandma Kou.

Xie Jing said: "Grandma is a restless person, and I don't want to keep her at home all the time to get bored and get sick. I just have some spare money and plan to start a small business. I can hire you as a clerk, or as a bookkeeper, grandma If you can’t read, you should watch for her more. It’s not good if you earn more or less, but you won’t be hungry, and you won’t be hungry.” After speaking, he added, “If there’s anything you don’t know, just ask me.”

He has been with Jiu Ye for many years, and it is not difficult to find time to help manage a small shop. He has run to the clerk, the manager, and the accountant before, and he is proficient in business.

Li Yuan stared at the paper in a daze for a long time, then raised his hand and wiped his red eyes vigorously.

According to what Xie Jing said, he signed his name seriously and pressed his fingerprints.

Until now, he felt that with a light wrist, all the shackles that bound him in the past were released.

There was still white gauze wrapped around his wrist, which was very painful, but also very happy.

Taking advantage of the pain, he opened up and cried.

This was the last time he cried, and in the days to come, he would never cry again.