Forty something? Aged like this? My thoughts were fluctuating violently, and I could hardly help but blurt out a question: "What is your situation like? I mean, are you just old in appearance and physical strength, but your lifespan has not changed? Or do you even...even your lifespan have not changed?" Becoming ephemeral?”
That old man... no, I don't know what to call him now, he's obviously only in his forties.
He glanced at me with a wry smile: "People are so old? How many years do you think you can live? Very few of us can live past fifty! This town... In fact, where are these people? When it was prosperous in the past, there were always thousands of people, but now it has become like this. When they are gone, the ones left are either madmen or semi-disabled people like us."
"Half-disabled?" I don't quite understand this term.
"You age so quickly. You lose the ability to work almost as soon as you reach your thirties. What if you're not half-disabled?" The old man mocked himself and didn't want to say anything more. He just sighed deeply and walked ahead. , taking us onward.
But my heart can no longer be clear at this moment. Things such as longevity, destiny, luck, etc. are almost determined by God. They are taboos that humans cannot interfere with. The so-called inability to interfere is like a test that you cannot pass. Cheating to get good grades is against the rules.
However, if you have reviewed your homework beforehand and achieved good results, it is definitely allowed under the rules of heaven.
For example, if a person is kind, upright, and not stingy with mercy, Heaven will judge you a good result, or reward you with longevity, or your original destiny can be changed in a good direction, or your luck will become smoother. .. But if you use other means, such as using Taoist forbidden laws to do these things, the price of being discovered will be that your original scores will be cleared. That is a great sin.
I really can't think of anyone who dares to steal the longevity of so many people so unscrupulously, and how to steal the longevity of others. Of course, Taoism has the technique of borrowing longevity and blessing, but such a large-scale act, Even if my master is resurrected, I won’t dare to do it, right
These thoughts shocked me. At this moment, looking at the passage lit with oil lamps, my mood suddenly became extremely heavy... Looking at the backs of these two men, I felt inexplicably sad.
This passage is not long, but there are about ten rooms facing each other on both sides... They are all single rooms. The holes are open, but no one is there. The footsteps of the two men are not in any room. , but walked straight towards the end.
How could there be no one? Although I was confused, I still suppressed my doubts and followed the two men towards the end of the passage.
There was a separate room there. When I walked to the door, one of the men said to me: "Uncle Wei Jun is in there. We explained some situations to him when we came back yesterday. He has been holding on and waiting for you." ." While speaking, he knocked on the door at the same time.
Are you holding on and waiting for me? Is Liu Weijun's situation bad? I calculated the time myself. The story told by Uncle Ge happened in the 1950s. At that time, Liu Weijun was the youngest son of Master Liu and had not yet married a wife (people at that time generally got married early), which meant that he How old am I? It's amazing how old I am in my twenties. According to the situation, he is in his 50s. But almost everyone who has talked about him said that his condition is very bad? What kind of serious method is this
Could it be that he was also deprived of longevity like these people
I was thinking wildly, the door of this room had been opened, and Mr. Liu was standing at the door. When he saw me, a very old smile appeared on his face, and then he said: "I saw you guys coming downstairs. , come on, come in quickly."
The three of us walked into the room in silence, only to find that this room was a little different from other rooms. It was not a large single room, but a suite of rooms. The door in the inner room was closed tightly, and the outer room was not large. The living room was crowded with people at this time.
There were about twenty of these people, both men and women. Looking up, they were all old people. The youngest one looked like he was in his sixties, and they all looked frail. elder.
There was no furniture in the living room, just a thick mat. These people walked around the wall in silence, sitting on the mat. There was a big pot in the middle, and something was being boiled by an old woman-like woman. At this time, he was stirring in the pot, very focused.
The room was filled with a choking smell, because there was a coal stove under the pot, not natural gas. In this crowded and narrow room, even if the windows were open, it would naturally be filled with the smell of coal.
"This is a joke. Our health is not good. Cooking is a burden for many of us. It is unrealistic for each household to cook their own food... we can only eat together. , do you want to eat too?" Looking at my surprised look, Mr. Liu explained a few words to me from the side.
When he said this, I noticed that all the people leaning against the wall were holding a bowl and a pair of chopsticks waiting.
I couldn't help but take a look at the pot. It was like porridge, with some sweet potatoes and maybe very small pieces of meat in it. It didn't seem to be too much. I felt a little sad for no reason, so I looked up and asked. Mr. Liu: "This...is the weight of everyone?"
Mr. Liu sighed and said: "Yes, there is not much rice, and there are still some sweet potatoes. Meat is even more difficult to come by. There is no electricity, and there is no way to store it for a long time. These are cured meats. We are not strong enough, and the town As you know, the people above are unwilling to sell anything to us. Besides, we have no labor force... How can we have a lot of money to buy food and drink? These are supports from outside, just some from the town. People who go out ask people to bring them here every once in a while. In addition, I usually get some land behind this building to grow some food. "
I stood up in silence, and then walked to the window, which was on the side facing away from the street. I saw that there were about ten neat vegetable fields downstairs. There were walls around the vegetable fields, and there were three old people there. Standing outside the wall, it looks like it is guarding the vegetable field.
With just one glance, I understood that they were guarding against people from the town doing damage. These vegetable plots were their treasure!
At the same time, I was also a little sad. Looking at the wall, they must have built it with great difficulty and tried their best, right? Looking into the distance, I could see the rushing water of the Yellow River. I suddenly thought of a possibility and asked: "You live here? Is it because it is close to the outskirts of the town and can grow vegetables?"
"That's not entirely the case. In the outskirts of the town, the damage and impact will be smaller. After all, we all live in the town, and we have formed two groups of people who are incompatible with each other. We are small and alone, even if we are protected by the guards. You might as well hide a little." Mr. Liu said very calmly.
But Ruyue standing behind him had red eyes and couldn't help but say: "If it's so difficult, why don't you leave here? Do you insist on living such a life here?"
Mr. Liu was silent and did not answer us for a while. After a long time, he said: "This town must be guarded by some people, waiting... There are also reasons why we have to stay, later. The Guards will tell you all the reasons."
Liu Weijun? Only then did I remember that it had been so long since I entered the house and I still hadn’t seen where Liu Weijun was? Could it be that he was in a locked room
"Can I meet Liu Weijun now?" The room was so depressing and heavy, and my mood became inexplicably anxious. If I could, I really wanted to know everything at once, and then save this town and those who were sent to the hospital. Children who went to who knows where, and these poor old people.
"No, the guard can't see you yet, but he has been waiting since the morning. But unfortunately, you just came at this time, and the guard cannot see you at this time..." Mr. Liu did not say anything. He went down, moved his lips with a bitter look, and then said: "But it's okay, you can see the guards in about forty minutes. Let's eat first... eat."
I looked up at the ceiling, suppressing the sadness in my heart, but my body didn't move. We didn't eat anything in the morning, so we were a little hungry, but how could I bear to eat their pitiful and hard-earned rations.
Similarly, Brother Chengxin and Ru Yue did not move. Ru Yue even had red eyes. She bit her lower lip and suddenly said: "I want to go out. Third brother, Brother Chengxin, you guys come with me."
Then she said to Mr. Liu: "Wait for us for a while, and we will definitely come back before Liu Weijun sees us!"
After saying that, she pulled Brother Chengxin and me out without any explanation.
When I was going downstairs, I couldn't help but ask Ruyue: "What are you going to do?"
Brother Chengxin sighed and said: "Chen Chengyi, you are really slow. Ru Yue is like this. You typically want to buy things for these people!"
"But can they sell it to us?" I can't think of a reason why people in this town should be friendly to us.
"If you don't want to sell it, then I'll buy it by force. I don't mind being a robber this time." Ruyue's voice echoed throughout the stairwell, and I suddenly laughed, very happily.
I never thought that one day in my life I would be a robber, and I would be a robber so willingly and happily.