Chapter 37 Good and Evil
"Grin, grin~"
"Grin, grin~"
It was noon.
There were no birds in the forest.
There were cicadas chirping.
The cicadas' chirping was as dense as a net bag, trapping people in the middle.
Several teenagers were playing and grinning at each other in the forest.
One of the boys climbed up a tree and sat on a branch, looking down from above.
Sitting high, it seemed that there was wind.
The breeze lifted the boy's bangs on his forehead, and the faintly visible dark red scar looked like a flower from a distance.
The boy sat on the branch and looked into the distance.
There was a road, the road was smoky under the sun, and there was no one.
He thought, if his mother knew that he and others were here to rob people on the road, she might run over with an axe.
But he didn't want to rob passers-by, he was just waiting here for the big brother in Gouzi's mouth.
Gouzi said that his big brother was the fourth in command of the village, and he was very powerful.
After this job, the big brother will definitely become the third in command, and then he will take him to eat and drink, which is their token of loyalty.
They don't know what a token of loyalty means, so they think it's very impressive to say so.
"Any good man who joins the gang must submit a token of loyalty."
How dare they believe you if you don't do bad things and don't get bloodstained. If you get bloodstained
, there will be no turning back.
Dad said that criminal things should not be done, at least not openly, that is the stupidest thing.
If you must do it, find a way out.
The road in front of you is narrow and winding. You can't see the way forward or the way out... It's the best way to rob.
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The sun shone slightly obliquely, shining softly on the face of the girl in the sedan chair.
Greed flashed across the peddler's eyes.
He couldn't help but shout "Oh" before he could show any humility.
The peddler's wife was even more impatient, because she had two girls on each side of her basket.
She just glanced over and saw an old lady in the sedan chair, holding Buddhist beads in her hands, like a living Bodhisattva.
Usually, it was her who kidnapped people, and she helped to move.
She was very fierce to the boss, but she didn't say much outside.
On weekdays, they would just let it go, as such big shots wouldn't even look at them.
But the boss started shouting, and no one knew what he was shouting.
He was asking for death!
At this moment, she suddenly noticed that the lid of one of her baskets was not closed properly, pressing down a part of her sleeve. Sweat dripped down her forehead.
The peddler also noticed the sleeve, but he grabbed his wife's shaking hand and squeezed it hard.
Then he smiled humbly at the people in the sedan chair and said, "I am a peddler from this area. I bring good things from the county to the village to sell. Madam, do you want anything? I have everything here."
Yao Gu looked at the broken basket with disgust and said, "What kind of things can there be in the county? There is everything."
The old lady also frowned slightly. It was too hot, and it was not appropriate to stop in the middle of the road.
She still had to go to worship Buddha.
Suddenly, there was a "click" sound.
The lid of the peddler's basket rolled out.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look over.
But on the black tattered cotton cloth, there was a white and tender baby lying.
The baby was waving his arms, looking very cute.
The sweat on the woman's forehead dripped onto the ground, and she felt extremely regretful. She should have strangled the little thing just now.
Jiang Mianmian didn't dare to cry. She
was worried that the child would be strangled to death because of crying, and she was also worried that her crying would annoy passers-by.
She could only try her best to kick off the cover, and then show what she thought was the cutest look.
At home, when she looked like this, her sister would kiss her, her brother would touch her head, her mother would ask her if she was hungry, and her father would hug her.
She kicked off the cover, and with her good eyesight, she could see the people in the sedan.
She knew them.
She knew them all.
Jiang Mianmian was a little excited.
It's better to know someone than to sell him.
My sister is still in the basket. Now the little girl has been abducted and must be in a terrible place.
At this moment, she thought the little girl in the sedan chair was even prettier than the last time she saw her. She was
not only as beautiful as a jade carving, but also like a fairy from heaven, sister fairy.
She waved her arms and shouted "Yaaaa".
Sure enough, the little girl spoke.
"Is this your child? He looks pretty."
The peddler endured the pain, picked up the child, pulled his wife to kneel on the roadside and said, "My family is poor, no one takes care of the child, I can only sell goods and take care of the child at the same time. If you think my child is good, it is my child's blessing after eight lifetimes of cultivation. This child will be given to you. You can just give him food, it's better than suffering with my husband and me."
The peddler said while tears rolled down his cheeks.
The woman followed and kowtowed.
At the same time, she blocked the basket with her body.
Jiang Wan was a little startled by the scene and turned back to look at her grandmother.
The old lady frowned, "How can someone with unknown origin enter our house? Give him some money to get rid of him."
Jiang Wan took out a handful of silver coins and threw them out, saying, "I just praised your child for being beautiful, and I didn't want to take your child away. It's best for a child to live with her parents. Take this money and buy her some delicious food. Just consider it as a chance to meet her."
As she spoke, the curtain of the sedan chair fell.
A group of people left in a swagger.
The peddler and his wife knelt down and watched the sedan chair leave.
The sedan chair continued to move forward.
The old lady chanted "Amitabha".
The old servant Ah Yao was observant and didn't say much. She was well-read and could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with the two peddlers. She also noticed the coarse cloth material exposed in the basket.
The peddlers who walked the streets and climbed mountains and waded through water were still alive. Who knew what they had done.
Although the peddler and the woman were one tall and one short, and they covered it up well, they still couldn't hide their fierceness. Such people were extremely vicious and caused a lot of trouble.
Ah Yao didn't want to cause trouble and ruin the lady's mood. It was rare for the lady to be willing to go out and relax. She
didn't want to expose it either, so she just let Miss Wan'er do good deeds.
Jiang Wan sat in the sedan chair, thinking back to the scene just now, and felt a little strange. It seemed that she had seen that child somewhere before. She had a good memory. Although she could not remember everything she read, she could remember it after reading it two or three times. But she
could not remember it.
However, she gave the money, and the other party could have a good meal, which could be considered as a good deed.
Jiang Wan fumbled with the Buddhist scriptures she had copied in her hand, and was full of expectations for the trip to Qingyuan Temple.
The scenery in the backyard of Qingyuan Temple was excellent.
The location was high, and you could see far away, and the mountains and rivers were in full view, which was suitable for painting.
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Watching the sedan chair disappear, the peddler and the eldest daughter-in-law excitedly picked up the broken silver on the ground.
The daughter-in-law didn't care that the silver was covered with dirt, she put it in her mouth and took a bite. Seeing the teeth marks on the silver, she said excitedly: "Master, it's really silver. I wanted to strangle this little thing just now, but I didn't expect it to be a lucky person."
The peddler was also sweating. He put the baby back into the basket, covered it, and then shouted: "Juan'er, look at my back quickly, is it bitten by something? It hurts so much."
The daughter-in-law opened the peddler's back and saw two big lumps, red and swollen, but she took off her clothes and even unbuttoned her pants. After turning around, she couldn't find what kind of insect it was.
"We still have to leave the city as soon as possible, husband, otherwise it will be troublesome when the people in the village come to find us." The woman moved some of the things in her husband's basket to her own basket.
"Let's go."
The peddler's load became lighter, and he stood up with gritted teeth, swaying.
His face turned pale, but he still tried to move forward.
"Let's go quickly, sell these girls, and buy medicine for Kuang'er to treat her illness. Kuang'er is waiting for us at home."
Under the scorching sun, the wolf-like couple carried a large basket to make a living and struggled for their sick children.
There were three children from other families in the basket.
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