I wanted to ask her, because she was so unwary, wasn't she afraid that I was a bad person? But looking at her innocent eyes, and thinking about how she could have other thoughts when she was only in her teens.
When I was ten years old, I was still playing with dogs by myself in Niang'er Village.
At that time, if someone suddenly came to Niang'er Village, I wouldn't be afraid.
Thinking of this, I smiled slightly, nodded and said, "I haven't eaten yet."
"Then come in quickly." When the girl heard this, she didn't think much and ran over and pulled me over. I didn't refuse and followed her into the dilapidated house.
As soon as I entered the house, I smelled a scent.
The house was very dirty, with only some weeds spread on the ground and nothing else. It seemed that the house was just a place to keep out wind and rain.
The source of the fragrance came from a roasted chicken in the hands of a white-haired old man who looked to be in his seventies or eighties sitting on the weeds.
Seeing my arrival, the old man was a little surprised at first, and then stood up from the haystack. But strangely, he didn't look at me with any vigilance in his eyes. He just gave me a simple smile, and then
Look at the little girl holding me.
"Girl, where did you meet this young man?"
The little girl said proudly: "I met him on the street, and I gave him a dollar."
"By the way, big brother hasn't eaten yet, can you share a chicken drumstick with me?"
When the old man heard this, he smiled and handed the roast chicken in his hand to the little girl. The little girl tore off a chicken leg and handed it to me, "Here, brother, eat quickly, there is still more."
Watching this scene, I was a little dazed. I took the drumstick and glanced at their faces. They were both smiling, as if they didn't mind at all that I suddenly appeared and divided their drumsticks.
"Thanks."
I took a deep breath to calm myself down, and then said with a smile.
But the little girl pulled me to the haystacks again.
After sitting down, the old man looked at me.
"Young man, where are your family members? Why are you out there alone?"
I shook my head and said, "I am the only one left at home."
Seeing what I said, the old man didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he got up and took some weeds and piled them next to me. Then he said, "It's getting late. If you don't mind, you and our grandson can stay here temporarily."
Just stay."
I was a little surprised, thought for a moment and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I am a bad person?"
The old man smiled and waved his hands and said: "This girl is very good at judging people. She brought you here and gave you her favorite chicken drumsticks, which she may not have the opportunity to eat even once a year. This shows that you are sure
Not a bad person."
"Besides, our grandfather and grandson don't have anything, so they don't want this shabby house."
"Even if you are a bad guy, what can you do with us?"
I smiled, and then looked at the little girl beside me. She was picking up a piece of chicken and eating it bit by bit. She seemed to cherish it very much.
Suddenly I don't quite understand.
Even if they don't worry that I'm a bad person.
What are they doing this for?
I couldn't help but think about all the things I've experienced along the way. Most of the people I met had their own agendas and different thoughts. Some villages seemed to have simple folk customs, but once danger or profit was involved, they would immediately turn against them.
I have been shouted at more than once to be sacrificed alive.
To be honest, throughout this journey, maybe Zhang Mingyu is the only one who has truly been kind to me from the bottom of his heart. As for the others, even Li Bowen, Liu Yunsheng, or the old smoker, I know they all have their own purposes.
Just like this time I came to Xianmen Town.
I also know Liu Yunsheng's purpose, and it is definitely not as simple as what I told Zhang Mingyu.
After all, when I first met Liu Yunsheng, he left a deep impression on me.
But that doesn't matter anymore...
I looked at the old man again.
The old man tore off a piece of chicken skin and ate it. When he saw me looking at him, he was stunned for a moment, and then as if he had thought of something, he handed half of the chicken skin to me.
I waved my hand and asked with a smile: "Why are you here?"
When the old man saw that I didn't want it, he was not polite to me. After finishing the chicken skin, he looked reminiscing, but after thinking for a while, he didn't tell me. He just smiled and said: "There is no reason."
"No money, no ability."
"It's not easy to find a place to stay."
"But..." He looked at me seriously, "I think you are not very young yet, but you want to be a beggar all the time? I don't think you are a lazy person."
Hearing this, I fell silent.
Of course I don't want to be a beggar.
I'm also very confused as to why my experience after drinking human tea begins with being a beggar.
Seeing my silence, he thought he had touched on my sore point, and quickly said: "Old man, I'm stupid, you don't have to mind."
"Everyone has their own way of living, so just live happily."
"There's nothing wrong with being a beggar."
I smiled and said, "You are quite open-minded."
"But I really never thought about becoming a beggar, it was just a coincidence."
When I said this, I looked at the little girl aside. She was concentrating on eating the chicken and seemed to have no time to talk to the two of us.
"But I really don't know where to go right now."
"You're not from here?" The old man was a little surprised.
I nodded.
"no."
"No wonder." The old man's eyes showed a look of astonishment. "It's really difficult to be alone outside and unfamiliar with the place."
"If you don't mind, just stay here."
"As long as my old man has something to eat, you won't be hungry."
I was a little surprised.
Then he shook his head and said: "It's already difficult for you to hold her back by yourself. I have hands and feet. It's unreasonable for me to stay and trouble you. After tonight, I'll leave."
"Where can you go?" the old man asked me.
I fell silent.
Where can I go?
Although I know that what I am seeing now is just an illusion created by the tea in the world, it can also be said to be real. I am indeed unfamiliar with the place here, and I don’t know that the tea in the world made me start from a beggar.
What is it for.
The only thing I can be sure of is.
This human tea seems to be very special.
Tenjin tea, which represents the way of Tenjin, allowed me to experience the feeling of being a god.
Can the tea of the world and the way of the world help me experience the feeling of being a human being?
But I am a human being.
No……
I dismissed the idea.
Am I really a human being?
I suddenly understood.
"If you don't know where to go, just stay here." The old man looked at me and said.
I thought for a moment and nodded.
The old man added: "If you feel bad that my old man supports you two, you can help me."