Everyone followed the sound and looked over, but it turned out to be an old man in his fifties.
The old man was not tall, and his body was so thin that he was just skin and bones. His tanned face was covered with wrinkles, like old tree bark on the mountain, and the sparse hair on his head was completely pale, making him look even more aged. He carried his back
He was carrying a dull and dirty baggage, and was accompanied by a little girl with a sallow complexion. The girl was about seven or eight years old, timidly hiding behind the old man, holding tightly to the old man's stitched clothes with her big eyes.
They were fluttering, mixed with curiosity and fear. Both of them were dressed in very ordinary clothes, even a bit shabby, which was in sharp contrast to the clean and tidy pilgrims around them.
Seeing everyone staring at him, the old man felt very uneasy. After a while, he explained in a low voice: "The old man's surname is Han and he is from Qingzhou. Hearing that the incense of Huguo Temple is efficacious, he came from Qingzhou with his granddaughter to pray for blessings."
At this point, he looked embarrassed, lowered his head silently, smiled bitterly, and said: "A plague broke out in Qingzhou two years ago. My son and daughter-in-law both got sick and died, leaving only me, an old man, and a careless one.
In order to treat the illness of my son and daughter-in-law, I had to sell several acres of Susukinoi farmland that I had inherited. I also sold everything else that could be exchanged for money. I only had one cow that I had raised for nearly ten years, which was too thin and had no one to use.
It's worth it." As if to confirm this sentence, he couldn't help but sighed and said, "The cow is useless when it gets old, and the man is even less useful when he gets old. It's just lingering and wasting time. If it weren't for me
This granddaughter doesn’t want to live in this world anymore, she has long gone to accompany her wife and children to share the family relationship.”
Then he lowered his head and looked at the little girl next to him. His eyes were moistened unconsciously, and his eyes were both gentle and helpless. He raised his hand to wipe the wet marks on his cheeks, and continued: "We took a ride on a cow.
The car came all the way along the official road. Unexpectedly, the journey was long, and the cow was old and disappeared before halfway. In desperation, the old man had no choice but to sell the cow to a beef dealer, and he managed to get some money in exchange for it.
.I also thought about the cow that I had raised for nearly ten years and developed feelings for, so I left a lead cow rope as a reminder."
Although everyone present had their own troubles and needed to ask for Buddha's blessing, everyone fell silent after listening to the old man's words. The brocade clothes on their bodies were particularly dazzling at this moment.
The old man thought that everyone was dissatisfied with his lead rope, so he looked around carefully, and finally looked at Xia Houshu and explained: "I have washed this lead rope. If the girl doesn't dislike it, she can use it."
Saving the boy under the cliff is also the fate of Lao Chan's family."
Although Xia Houshu lived a leisurely life thousands of times more luxurious than the old man, she did not dislike his lead rope. Instead, she felt that it was a timely help. However, at this time, she was mainly thinking about how to rescue the child on the cliff, and she had no idea.
When he was thinking about other things, he showed a kind smile to the old man and said: "Old man, good people are rewarded. You and your granddaughter will definitely live a long and healthy life."
The old man was stunned for a moment, and then smiled knowingly, revealing his loose wrinkles. He bowed to Xia Houshu from a distance and said, "I'd like to thank you for your good words!"
The old man's family came from a miserable life, and they rushed all the way to the capital to worship Buddha with their baby girl. This was a helpless move after struggling. Along the way, they lived in the open and had no money. It had been a long time since they had received any kindness from others. I heard by chance.
After hearing Xiahou Shu's words, he felt relieved and quickly took out a cow rope from the worn baggage, carefully handed it to the person around him, and asked him to pass it on.
Xia Houshu watched as the bull rope was gradually passed to him along the crowd, and also saw Zhong Yuqing slowly walking through the crowd to follow.
The eyes of the mother and daughter were intertwined. Xia Houshu smiled slightly and comforted his mother not to worry. Then she turned to look at the boy hanging on the tree and encouraged her softly: "Close your eyes, don't listen to anything, don't listen to anything."
Don't look, don't be afraid, sister is coming down to save you."
As the spring breeze blew gently, the boy gradually stopped crying and hugged the pine tree trunk tightly with his last strength. At the same time, he obediently closed his eyes, eagerly waiting for rescue.
Xia Houshu told him to close his eyes, firstly to temporarily shield him from the visual impact of the dangerous environment and stabilize his mind; secondly, he was also worried that the little boy would be frightened when he saw her suddenly jump, in case he accidentally fell down again.
, even gods can’t do anything about it.
Xia Houshu took the cow rope made of palm bark and passed it from the crowd. Regardless of whether the rope had the smell of cow tying all year round, he pulled it hard a few times and found it was still strong. Then she quickly
And he skillfully tied one end to a pine tree as thick as an iron pan inside the stone road, and tied the other end to his waist.
At this moment, Xia Houshu saw that the boy had closed his eyes obediently, and everyone was holding their breath. Seeing that there was no disturbance, he tightened the rope, walked slowly down the mountain, and landed lightly on a pine branch to the left of the little boy.
Above. Then she looked at the boy and the pine trees below and to his right and above. After measuring the distance, she jumped again, hugged the boy around the waist with her left hand, and held the boy tightly with her right hand.
tree trunk.
Feeling someone approaching, the boy was frightened and opened his eyes instantly, but he only saw the not-thick pine tree they were holding on to together. Because of the sudden weight of Xia Houshu, it broke with a "click". Excessive fright and fear made him
He let out a scream instinctively.
The onlookers also screamed in surprise.
"Don't be afraid." Xia Houshu comforted the boy. Seeing that the tree trunk was about to break completely, she warned him again: "This tree is about to break. I will count to three later. You can let go immediately. I will
Let me take you to the tree next to you."
The boy had been frightened to death. For him, the tree trunk he was clinging to now was like the last life-saving straw. He dared not let go easily, but he was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so he could only stare at Xia Houshu with his eyes fixed.
The box is filled with doubts.
"Believe me, I will take you up. Your mother is still waiting for you." Xia Houshu knew that he was afraid, so he did not blame him for his distrust. He added, "If I am not sure, why bother to come down and catch a ride in vain?"
life."
The boy thought about it seriously and seemed to think that what she said made sense. He slowly put away his worries, closed his eyes obediently again, and followed Xia Houshu's instructions.
The pilgrims on the road looked nervously and curiously at the bottom of the cliff. They couldn't hear what Xia Houqi said to the boy, but when they saw both of them holding on to a small pine tree trunk, they felt their hearts in their throats.
, the atmosphere dare not come out.
Xia Houshu had no time to pay attention to anything else. He only focused on observing the surrounding environment and began to count.
"one!"
"two!"
"three!"
When Xia Houshu counted to three, the tree trunk was completely broken, and a few sawdust jumped on the boy's young face. He instinctively opened his eyes and screamed, but still chose to believe Xia Houshu and boldly followed the password.
He opened his hand and immediately felt his body being pulled down by a force. He was so frightened that he quickly closed his eyes.
When the people above saw them falling, they screamed in shock, but soon regained their composure.
The boy opened his eyes again, only to find that he had landed on the tree on the lower right, further away from the road. The tree they were holding on to before had fallen off the cliff, leaving only a cracked and jagged stump in its place.
at.
"Don't look." Xia Houshu reminded.
She knew in her heart that none of the pine trees on the cliff could bear the weight of the two of them. Fortunately, the boy was still young, his body was not fully developed, and his weight was light. And she herself was a woman.
, had practiced martial arts again, and her body was lighter. It was okay to stay for a while. So she hugged the boy, and with the help of the rope around her waist, she pushed hard with her feet, soared into the air, and successfully grabbed a pine tree above.
Stepping on the raised rocks on the cliff is the best place to borrow strength.
The boy could no longer hold back his curiosity and opened his eyes again, witnessing Xia Houshu taking him into the sky again, as if he had wings, and finally landed on the stone pavement.
As soon as Xia Houshu stood still, the crowd immediately burst into grand applause. No one questioned her age, gender, or ability anymore. Some just expressed joy and praise for surviving the disaster.
Xia Houshu didn't care about anything else. He just secretly breathed a sigh of relief and helped the boy stand firm before asking, "Are you okay? Are there any injuries on your body?"
The boy came back to his senses and saw Xia Houshu shaking his head in a daze, forgetting even his fear. In his eyes, Xia Houshu was now a fairy-like figure. In the past, he only heard many stories from storytellers.
Heroes from the world of martial arts are highly skilled in martial arts and can fly over walls and walls. He always thought that such people were mostly burly men with unruly beards, but he never knew that he would turn out to be a bright and gentle woman.
"It's okay."
Determining that the boy was only slightly bruised, Xia Houshu was completely relieved, so she withdrew her hand and began to untie the lead rope around her waist. When she fell down with the boy in her arms, due to the sudden increase in the boy's weight, she
She didn't control the strength well and was hit hard by the bull rope on her waist. The pain was painful, but it was still within the tolerance range. In front of so many people trying to laugh at her, she didn't show it, she just frowned.
Frown slightly.
At this time, the frightened woman finally relaxed the tension in her heart. She ran over and held her son in her arms. After checking her carefully, she took her son and knelt down in front of Xia Houshu. She kept saying, "Why are you a civilian woman?"
Luo Shi is from the capital city and lives in Hejia Village in the western suburbs. I would like to thank the girl for saving my son's life. A commoner woman and her whole family will have to tie grass and carry a ring in repayment in this life." He pulled the boy again and said, "Ji'er, hurry up.
Thank you girl for saving my life!"
After being reminded by his mother, the boy quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Xia Houshu, shouting: "Little man He Ji, thank the fairy sister for saving my life!" This chapter has been completed!