Although the man was disgusted, he still lifted the girl up and placed it on one shoulder. The girl danced happily, pointing at the dim Tucheng in the distance and giggling, which actually dissipated the scorching heat of the scorching summer.
point.
An old voice came from the carriage in front of me. A thin black old man with gray hair and wrinkles turned back to look at the down-and-out man and the cheerful girl, and scolded: "Shidan, come down, I'm bothering your Uncle Beard again.
Won’t the hot weather stay here? I’m almost out of water.”
Shi Dan sniffed, not afraid at all, and had no intention of getting off the poor man's shoulders. He said nonchalantly: "The city in front is so big, how can there be no water? Uncle Beard, you said we need acid.
The water made from sour plums becomes sweet when added with sugar, is that true?"
The down-and-out man laughed and said, "Of course it's true. Why did I lie to you?"
"How about Uncle Beard take me to have a drink?"
"Okay." The down-and-out man agreed immediately, and saw Shi Dan's eyes smiling like two crescent moons. He seemed to be drunk on the sweet and delicious sour plum juice before he even drank it.
The old man sighed, shook his head helplessly, and looked lovingly at the girl who was sitting on the man's shoulders, clenching her little fists and shouting. Without disturbing the excitement of the two of them at this moment, she threw a whip and shouted to the carriage.
He walked towards Tucheng in the distance.
When he passed the two people on his back, a flash of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes, and then he relaxed. The road was not rugged, but it was by no means smooth. However, the poor man stood on the shaft of the car, although he was holding a stone egg, but his figure was steady.
If Ruo Panshi doesn't shake at all, he is obviously a martial artist. But if he can get along so harmoniously with Shi Dan, it doesn't matter whether he knows martial arts or whether he is on the run. Meeting him is fate, so just feel relieved.
The horses don't move very fast, except for their better endurance. The two skinny old horses pulling the carriage can't go much faster than pedestrians, huffing and puffing, just like the old man who has been in the carriage for a long time.
The downcast man put the stone egg down. The stone egg still had some unfinished meaning. He licked his chapped lips and said yearningly: "Uncle Beard, have you ever seen such a big city before?"
The down-and-out man smiled. In fact, this city was probably not that big. Maybe it was a bit flattering to say that it was a city. At most, it was just a bigger town.
"I've seen it."
"Yes, yes, is there such a thing as City University?"
"Some are bigger than this city, and some are smaller than this city."
"Uncle Huzi has seen many big cities." Shi Dan looked at the down-and-out man with envy.
The man laughed loudly, touched the top of the stone egg's head, and said with a smile: "You will see a lot of them in the future."
Shi Dan nodded heavily and said crisply: "Well, grandpa said he won't go back anymore and will live in the city, hehe."
The down-and-out man looked at Shi Dan, who was happily beside him, and smiled warmly, and gently rubbed Shi Dan's head. Shi Dan was counting with his little fingers what he should do, what he should see, and what delicacies he should try when he got to the city.
I could see how different the city was from where I originally lived. I was happy and satisfied, full of curiosity and longing for everything in front of me.
The down-and-out man put the girl on the carriage and sat down, jumped out of the carriage, and walked aside. The old horse faltered and did its duty, but it might be the last time that the old horse pulled the carriage.
The downcast man looked at the rickety and thin body of the old man in the carriage in front of him. Perhaps this was the old man's last trip away from home.
The baby was happy, but he didn't know how to feel sad. The two carriages were the last belongings of the grandfather and grandson. The land where they used to live was wild and ancient. Not only did they have to fight against wild beasts and poisonous insects, but they also had to fight for their lives with God. Some of them
Sometimes you have to fight with others. The old man has guarded that piece of land for most of his life. He has guarded it for many years, relying on this piece of land to support his family. He barely did not starve to death. It’s just that he is getting older. Finally, he has reached the day when he is about to die. If he is alone,
, that would be easy, just live like this until the day you die.
But now there is concern, and there is also an innocent person who has never had a good life with him since he was a child, but he has never complained and is always smiling. From the beginning, he can only stumble and follow behind him.
The granddaughter who has now run faster than herself. As long as she thinks of Shi Dan’s smile and dependence in the wind and rain, the old man’s breath will not go away, and it cannot go away. Shi Dan is still young, only seven years old. If he
After leaving, how can Shi Dan survive alone in this land of hair and blood.
After thinking about it, the old man straightened his back and swallowed the breath. At least he had to wait until the stone egg was found, and then the breath could be relieved. After being tired for most of his life, this moment of exhaustion is the most worthwhile.
The old man estimated that his days were numbered, so he immediately sold all his family property, and together with all his savings over the years, he made up two carts of grain. He sold the money in the city ahead and found a place where Shi Dan could live.
As long as he has food to eat and can survive, his wish will be fulfilled. So the old man lied to Shi Dan and said that he was moving. From now on, he would live in a very big city and he would not have to work as hard as before.
Naturally, Shi Dan believed it. He had never left his previous home since he was a child. He left as soon as he left. There was nothing to worry about. As for the two earth-covered stone eggs behind the mountain ridge, he didn’t feel much at all. Grandpa said that one of them
One is the father, the other is the mother. Shi Dan doesn’t feel much closer to his father and mother than the big dog he keeps at home. Although the big dog bit him when he was a child, Shi Dan always gets close to the big dog every time he meets her.
Shi Dan grinned, but Shi Dan still felt that the big dog was much better than the dirt bag behind the mountain.
Grandpa asked him to talk to the bumpkin. He was really stupid. Shi Dan secretly pouted, wondering what the bumpkin could understand! But Shi Dan went anyway and after talking for a while, he said how about moving away. Anyway,
The father and mother under the rubbish will not come out to talk to him. Just talk, and he will still get hungry if he talks too much.
When leaving this home, the old man was reluctant to leave. Shi Dan saw his grandfather secretly wiping his tears. Shi Dan didn't feel anything bad. Although his grandfather said a lot about how nice the city was, Shi Dan was happy, but it didn't matter. The most important thing was
The most important thing is to be with grandpa. Wherever there is grandpa, even the horizon is home.
It’s just that the big yellow dog followed the carriage for a long time, and even after walking so far, the big yellow dog was still standing on the ridge looking at himself and his grandfather. Shi Dan cried, feeling uncomfortable for the first time since leaving home, even though he was with the big yellow dog.
I never had to deal with dogs, but when I was herding sheep, when it was dark, and when I was scared, the big yellow dog always stayed with me.