Chapter 569 The Old Beggar With A Strange Identity
Xu Changge handed the book in his hand to the little girl: "This is a gift for you."
"What's this?"
The little girl looked at the book, thinking it was some kind of learning tool, and most of the joy on her face disappeared.
"You'll know when you open it and take a look."
Xu Changge smiled slightly.
The little girl didn't want this to be some ancient book on literacy. If it was true, she felt that Xu Changge couldn't make friends and would repay kindness with hatred.
The little girl would rather do menial work than go to school and have a headache.
"Wow--" When the little girl opened the book, what she saw was not the annoying words, but the exquisite portraits.
Xu Changge used local materials to paint the outside world as much as possible.
The blue ocean, the sea of flowers all over the mountains and plains, the majestic mountains, the magnificent palaces and so on.
The things in the picture album are all worlds that the little girl has never seen.
The little girl kept staring at the picture album, she couldn't help but be fascinated, her face was full of joy.
"Do you like it?"
Xu Changge asked in a low voice.
"I like it, I like it very much."
The little girl nodded vigorously, her eyes shining.
After watching for a long time, the little girl looked up at Xu Changge and asked seriously: "Xu An, is the world outside so beautiful?"
"There are beautiful places and there are ugly places."
Xu Changge said.
"Why didn't you draw the ugly parts?"
the little girl asked.
"You are still young and it is not appropriate to see those things."
Xu Changge didn't want the little girl's pure heart to be polluted.
The little girl didn't seem to understand, so she sat aside with the album in her arms, imagining herself going to these beautiful places.
Suddenly, Xu Changge saw a figure, his body trembled slightly, and his pupils expanded rapidly.
Xu Changge pointed to the street not far away and asked the little girl beside him: "Yun Yatou, do you know that person?"
The little girl's name was Suyun. She looked away from the picture album with difficulty and looked in the direction Xu Changge pointed: "Who is it?"
"That's the beggar in rags."
Xu Changge asked in detail.
"Oh, you are talking about that person." Su Yun suddenly realized: "We don't know his name either, we all call him the old beggar. It is said that the old beggar appeared in the Dayuan tribe more than fifty years ago. The patriarch thought he was pitiful.
So we brought him in. The old beggar is a very strange person. He doesn't want to do anything. He makes a living by begging every day. Everyone in the tribe knows him."
"Thank you." Xu Changge thanked him and turned his attention to the old beggar.
Once, Xu Changge met a man in Dimingzhou, one of the nine states. The man's dress was not much different from the old beggar in front of him. He was an old man who made a living by scavenging.
At that time, Xu Changge treated the old scavenger to a meal, and learned from the old scavenger that there was a treasure of Emperor Yu buried at the bottom of the Tianshan Mountains. That treasure was the measuring ruler.
In order to solve the disaster of Tianshui, the measuring ruler played a great role.
What surprised Xu Changge was that the old man scavenging from Diming State and the old beggar from Dayuan tribe looked exactly the same. In fact, there were even mysterious and supreme law fluctuations faintly flowing in their bodies.
If he were an ordinary monk, he might not be able to discover the law of cause and effect in the old beggar. However, Xu Changge has a very sharp eye and has seen many outstanding people in the world, so he will never make a mistake.
Xu Changge walked straight towards the old beggar and saw that the old beggar was rummaging through a pile of unwanted clutter.
The old beggar was wearing tattered clothes and emitted a stench that made people reluctant to approach him.
If the old beggar hadn't lived in the Dayuan tribe for more than fifty years, he would have been kicked out long ago. He is not only lazy, but also has a weird personality and has no friends.
"Old man." Xu Changge called softly, feeling particularly heavy.
When the old beggar heard someone calling him, he slowly turned his head and happened to look into Xu Changge's eyes.
After glancing at Xu Changge, the old beggar showed no reaction and continued to dig through the garbage.
"Old man, what are you looking for?"
Xu Changge discovered that the old beggar was always looking for something, just like the old scavengers in Dimingzhou.
"I don't know." The old beggar was stunned for a moment and answered casually.
"Are you always hungry? Do you want me to treat you to a meal?"
Xu Changge extended the invitation.
The old beggar didn't reply for the time being, and was still rummaging for things. After half an hour passed, the old beggar was sure that there was nothing he was looking for in the pile of garbage. He turned to look at Xu Changge and said in a hoarse voice, "Is there any wine?"
"Yes." Xu Changge never left, waiting quietly.
The scene changes to inside the thatched house.
Xu Changge brought the old beggar into his house and took some things to his neighbors in exchange for some simple food and drinks.
Many people gathered outside Xu Changge's house. They didn't understand why Xu Changge invited the old beggar to eat, and they talked in low voices.
Xu Changge didn't take the talk outside seriously and focused all his attention on the old beggar.
Xu Changge seemed to be unable to smell the stench of the old beggar, so he poured a glass of turbid wine for the old beggar himself: "Old man, please use it slowly."
The old beggar stared at the wine bottle in Xu Changsinger's bottle, and then at the small wine glass in front of him, as if he was a little unhappy.
Xu Changge understood the meaning in the old beggar's eyes and directly handed the whole jug of wine to the old beggar.
At this time, the old beggar had a smile on his face. He first drank all the turbid wine in the cup, and then drank from the wine pot, which was very enjoyable.
The old beggar didn't use chopsticks and just grabbed the food with his hands, which looked very unappetizing.
"Old man, have we met before?"
Xu Changge had no intention of drinking or eating. He kept looking at the old beggar, convinced that the old beggar was inextricably linked to the old scavenger in Kyushu.
"No."
Seeing that Xu Changge was inviting guests to dinner, the old beggar raised his head and glanced at Xu Changge, his voice cold.
"What do you call the old man?"
Although Xu Changge was curious, there was no need for the old beggar in front of him to deceive himself. Besides, the temperaments of the old beggar and the old scavenger were slightly different.
"No name." The old beggar forgot everything. He only knew one thing, that is, he picked up something. As for what it was, the old beggar didn't know what it was. He just met it by chance.
"What's your age?"
Xu Changge asked again.
"I don't know." The old beggar replied while eating the vegetables.
After asking three questions and not knowing, Xu Changge really had no idea.
Until the old beggar finished eating, Xu Changge didn't get any useful information.
After eating and drinking, the old beggar ignored Xu Changge and didn't say a word of thanks. He stood up, opened the wooden door, and left slowly.
Looking at the old beggar's leaving figure, Xu Changge could firmly believe: "There must be some kind of connection between them."
Although the old beggar had no cultivation at all, there were mysterious traces of cause and effect on his body. According to Xu Changge's judgment, the old beggar's origin must be extraordinary.
"This era is becoming more and more interesting."
Xu Changge believed that he could definitely figure out these mysteries.