The long street was crowded with people and he couldn't run fast, but Huo Linfeng quickly caught up with his legs alone.
He caught the thief and looked carefully, he was a teenager in his tenth year. He was clearly in his prime, but the little thief had sunken eyes, a face as yellow as wax, and was as thin as a dehydrated vegetable.
Huo Linfeng grabbed the purse and let go, instead of running away, the boy fell to the ground exhausted. There was a narrow alley next to it. At this time, an old man rushed out of the alley, running slowly and anxiously.
It turned out to be a pair of grandparents and grandchildren. The grandfather was also yellow and thin. He seemed to be ill, and passed out before he could reach him. Seeing this, the young man crawled to the old man's side with all his strength, hugged and cried.
Pedestrians around stopped, talking about the tragic situation, and even shed tears. Huo Linfeng was speechless. In such a situation, he was not like the owner of the owner, but a bully who robbed the money.
He took a step forward: "Let me ask you, why did you steal the purse?"
The young man said fearfully, "Grandpa is about to starve to death, I want to buy some food for him."
This reason seemed absurd, but Huo Linfeng leaned over and took a close look at the old man. He once besieged the enemy's elite cavalry in Jedi, and the men and horses starved to death, his situation was quite similar to that of the old man.
With a life in front of him, Huo Linfeng held his purse and took out a piece of silver from his sleeve. "Go buy something to eat." He threw it to the young man, "If you commit another crime after eating too much, I'll break your hands."
The boy burst into tears of gratitude, and promised again and again.
Huo Linfeng gave up and walked back. When he was thirty or fifty steps away, he saw Rong Luoyun. Separated by traffickers, men, women and children, Rong Luoyun stood there like a poplar tree, unable to be blown by the wind or crowded.
He stalked over and handed over the purse, which was worth a penny.
Rong Luoyun caught it and looked back: "Where's the thief?"
Huo Linfeng said, "Run away."
Rong Luoyun was obedient and polite just now, but immediately raised his eyebrows coldly: "You can't even catch a mere thief, and you are worthy of serving the extraordinary palace?"
Huo Linfeng replied truthfully: "I caught it, but I let it go." He described the details and secretly had a headache. After all, Rong Luoyun was the leader of the bandit, and he might definitely take the life of that grandparent.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Rong Luoyun asked back: "Did you give him money to buy food?"
Huo Linfeng nodded, feeling confused.
Rong Luoyun didn't have anything to ask or pursue, so he turned around and went to the stall owner to pay. He easily picked up the plain vat, which was half the height of a person, and the diameter of an old tree, and tied it to the donkey's back.
Continue to walk forward and walk for a while to the alley where the thief is caught. The grandparent and grandson are sitting under the wall. The old man was drowsy, holding half of the hot cake, and the young man held the other half, wanting to gobble it up but reluctant to finish it.
Rong Luoyun watched quietly, when the young man saw him, he ran to admit his mistake. He thought, this is not a habit of stealing, it is more like going astray once there is no way out, so he asked, "Where is home?"
The young man said: "Hanzhou, he escaped from disaster."
Hanzhou is three hundred miles north of Xiganling, and it is a rich and treasured land, but if there is a natural disaster, no one can do anything. Rong Luoyun turned his head and looked into the narrow alley, but he saw groups of beggars resting in the alley. He walked to the entrance of the alley to see more clearly, the men, women and children, and yellow-mouthed children, were all languid because of hunger.
He untied his purse, threw it back to Huo Linfeng, and ordered: "Buy some hungry food and share it with them."
Huo Linfeng had to do it, and Du Zheng followed. The master and servant bought some pastries nearby, but they were snatched up by the hungry wolves as soon as they entered the alley.
There was a faint wail in the corner, it was a girl with long hair, Rong Luoyun walked in front of the girl, knelt down and asked, "Little girl, why are you sad?"
The girl cried: "If only you had appeared earlier..." Tears fell like beads, broken threads, "My brother, my brother won't starve to death..."
Rong Luoyun's mouth and nose were sour, and then he saw a small bamboo basket next to it, covered with a cloth, it was obvious that the child had just left. He didn't know what to say, so he got up and left the narrow alley without saying a word.
Walking out of the alley, he saw Huo Linfeng and said in a low voice, "Du Zhong, I want to go back."
Huo Linfeng nodded, and when Rong Luoyun sat on the donkey, he personally led the rope back to the extraordinary palace.
After arriving in the palace, he led the donkey to Wumingju and tied the donkey to the tree in the courtyard. After everything was tied up, and the person was still sitting on it, he tugged at Rong Luoyun's cuff: "Palace Master, you're home."
Rong Luoyun came back to his senses, got off the donkey, and silently walked to the porch and sat down. Huo Linfeng had no choice but to send the Buddha to the west, unload the big tank, fill it with water and pour the fish, and sprinkle some bait. Looking out, the lynx was peeping again, and fish and birds were greedy for it.
Everything was settled, Huo Linfeng left, and when he stepped out the door, he looked back, Rong Luoyun was still sitting in a low voice.
He has seen too many deaths, and he has long been numb. He has pity for human life but no compassion. He thought Rong Luoyun was even more indifferent, but today's encounter was really unexpected.
Back in Qianji Hall, Du Zheng had prepared hot water, cloth towels, and tidied up the bedroom. Huo Linfeng breathed out, lying on his back on the bed after cleansing his face, the feeling of being waited on again seemed to be the end of all hardships.
Du Zheng beat his leg for him, feeling really distressed: "Master, what have you been up to these days?"
Huo Linfeng counted them down, catching fish for Rong Luoyun, rubbing legs for Rong Luoyun, buying tanks for Rong Luoyun... After Du Zheng heard this, his long face wrinkled into a short face. Dress and feed? Also too attentive!
He didn't read much, so how did he say that sentence - if you don't have anything to do, you can either rape or steal. He suddenly felt relieved. Fortunately, Rong Luoyun was a man, and he was neither a rape nor an adulterer. It was enough to gain trust and grasp the foundation.
"Young Master," Du Zheng was suddenly puzzled, "Rong Luoyun gives charity to the victims, I feel that people are not bad."
Huo Linfeng said: "Perhaps he is in a good mood today."
Du Zheng said "oh", seeing that his master closed his eyes and looked sleepy, so he kept quiet and tidied up the bamboo building silently. Huo Linfeng lay quietly, with the fragrance of bamboo leaves in his breath, which could calm his nerves.
When he was about to fall asleep, Du Zheng ran over: "Master, why are all the official documents missing?"
Huo Linfeng groaned, "It's hidden in the General's Mansion."
Du Zheng asked again: "Why didn't "Nie Jing" be hidden?!"
It's so annoying, Huo Linfeng swung the opponent down with a palm, what is hiding, he hasn't finished reading yet. What's more, Tang Zhen's family has been dead for seventeen years. If anyone recognizes this book as his confidant, it doesn't matter to reveal his identity.
The drowsiness gradually subsided, Huo Linfeng simply sat up and read, and the next burst of "Capturing the Dragon" became "Playing Jiao".
In the past five days like this, everything in Bufan Palace was as usual, except that Rong Luoyun hadn't left Wumingju for five whole days. Another day, he was immersed in the scrolls on the desk, from the crowing of the rooster to dusk, he did not leave the study room for a moment.
Hearing the ear-piercing braying of a donkey, he finally put down his brush and went out to see Duan Huaike standing in the courtyard. "Brother." He greeted, there was a food box under the eaves, and he forgot to eat the meal given by his disciple at noon.
Duan Huaike brought dinner and said, "If you're hungry and won't eat, at least feed the donkey."
Rong Luoyun smiled, walked up to the donkey to feed the grain and grass, touched the donkey's face and said, "I'm sorry, I made you hungry and thin." After that, he remembered going to the market a few days ago, and he didn't know how the victims were.
But Duan Huaike came here for this matter, saying: "The number of beggars in the city is increasing day by day. When I went to the appointment in the early morning, the riverside was full of victims resting, and many people abandoned their bodies behind Lengsang Mountain."
The two walked towards the house, Rong Luoyun ate, and Duan Huaike described the situation in the city. After some discussion, they decided to give porridge at the foot of the mountain to help the disaster. Rong Luoyun worked behind closed doors for a few days, and said, "It's time to do some activities, and I'll arrange it."
For the time being, Duan Huaike returned to Zuishen Yazhu, and before leaving, he helped bring the donkey back to the stable. I took off the hanging bag and found something inside. I took out a double-sided fan.
Rong Luoyun took it, secretly thinking that Eucommia was careless, he lost the fan for five days and did not come to look for it. He filled his stomach as a digestion, held his fan out of Wumingju, and walked slowly outside Qianji Hall, just in time to meet the disciples who had returned from training.
Behind Ru Chao's crowd, Huo Linfeng stood taller, walking slowly with his sword in his arms. Looking up, he saw Rong Luoyun standing with his hands behind his back. He had lost some weight after not seeing him for five days. He was the first to say, "Palace Master, are you looking for someone?"
Rong Luoyun said, "I found it."
Huo Linfeng pointed to his chest: "Looking for me?" After everyone else had entered the Qianji Hall, he stopped a step away from Rong Luoyun, and asked expectantly, "Why is the palace lord looking for me?"
Rong Luoyun said: "Prepare tonight, and tomorrow at the foot of Lengsang Mountain, we will distribute porridge and food to relieve the victims."
Huo Linfeng was secretly startled, this person showed great kindness that day, but now he still wants to give porridge for disaster relief? He stared at the other party carefully, as if looking at it rare, and forgot to agree for a moment. Rong Luoyun made him feel uncomfortable, and frowned: "Why are you hysterical?"
Huo Linfeng lied: "The Palace Mistress seems to have lost weight..."
Rong Luoyun's brows relaxed again, except for Rong Duanyu, few people cared about him getting fat and thin. He also ordered: "The charity point is set up next to the barracks, and there will be a bunch of dog officers and soldiers."
Responding one by one, everything was explained clearly.
It's getting late, it's time for everyone to go back to their homes.
Huo Linfeng noticed something unusual, Rong Luoyun held his hands behind his back from beginning to end, as if hiding something behind his back. He took half a step closer and looked sideways: "Palace Master, what are you holding?"
Rong Luoyun waved his hand: "The fan you bought for Xiaoqing'er."
The sweetheart of that day, now Xiaoqinger, in the future, he may even be able to say "mistress". Huo Linfeng took it, and slapped the other side violently, and said, "Such a beautiful object, why hide it?"
Rong Luoyun scolded: "The things of the girl's house, the master of the palace is too ashamed." After saying that, he walked away.
When Huo Linfeng heard it, when the animal nature was in full swing, dozens of girls picked flowers, and the guests of Fengyue Field would be ashamed because of a fan? It's a joke in the world. In his opinion, even if Rong Luoyun swaggered through the market with his bellyband hooked, he should be shameless.
The back of the other party gradually moved away. He stepped into the Qianji Hall and started to prepare for tomorrow's donation.
At midnight, a group of disciples went out at night to buy grain in Xiganling and neighboring states. At dawn, the second group of disciples set up a shed and started a stove, and immediately cooked porridge after handing over the grain. The third team patrolled the city and transported the dead to the back mountain for burial.
The three teams acted separately, and before the time was up, the victims were already swarming, and the porridge team blocked the general camp. Huo Linfeng worked all night, watching from a distance, yawning, and suddenly smelling the aroma of porridge, a girl timidly tugged at the hem of his clothes.
He knelt down: "little girl, what's the matter?"
The girl held the porridge bowl: "My brother is buried, thank you benefactor." Looking around, she was a little dejected, "Where is the other benefactor, we can't find him."
Huo Linfeng suddenly realized that this was the girl who was crying in the alley that day, and at a glance, there were young people mixed with old men, and all the victims of the disaster in the alley that day were there. These people were looking for Rong Luoyun, intending to thank him for saving his life.
He thought, not to mention anything else, Rong Luoyun had indeed done a good deed.
In the afternoon, when the disciples changed their shifts, Huo Linfeng went back to the Extraordinary Palace to take a rest. Before returning to Qianji Hall, he first went to Wumingju to report, passed by Lianchi Kouma, slowed down, and suddenly changed his route.
Wuming was in the middle, and Rong Luoyun fed the fish in front of the independent tank, sprinkled a little bait, and the six red carp happily wagged their tails. Hearing footsteps, without looking up, he caught a glimpse of Huo Linfeng walking with his hands behind his back.
Huo Linfeng walked to the other side of the big tank, leaned forward to look at the fish, and first saw the reflection of Rong Luoyun in the water. Rong Luoyun also saw him, and sprinkled food, as if hitting him in the face.
He reported: "Master, everything is done."
Rong Luoyun let out a "hmm", and he didn't even say "hard work".
Huo Linfeng took the initiative: "The disciples are exhausted from running around all night." After a short pause, he gritted his teeth and acted coquettishly, "I... I am also very tired, and I am still hungry."
Crash, Rong Luoyun sprinkled all the bait, and the red carps crowded to one side to fight. He raised his sleeves and dipped his hands into the water, rinsed his hands, turned his palms up to hold water in his hands, and splashed lightly on Huo Linfeng. Wetting his handsome face, he said with a smile: "Then why don't you go back to rest and spend time with me?"
After cleansing his face with cold water, Huo Linfeng suddenly regained his spirits, and while retreating, he said, "The subordinate will leave."
Rong Luoyun finally realized that the man came and went with his hands behind his back, and there was obviously something hidden behind him. "Stretch out your hand." He ordered, walking around the big tank to find out. Huo Linfeng had a playful expression, he backed away, and the play turned into a big laugh.
The gravel is trampled, the magpie leaves the nest, and the red carp bursts into the water.
Rong Luoyun flew across his body, rushed to the opponent's body, grabbed his shoulder and pulled his arm, and pushed Huo Linfeng away. Huo Linfeng turned his back to him, holding a bouquet of lotus flowers with both hands behind him, some in full bloom, some in bud, with a fresh fragrance.
"Picked for me?" He asked in a daze.
Huo Linfeng tilted his head: "Yes."
He asked again, "Then what are you doing hiding?"
Huo Linfeng imitated his tongue: "It's the first time I send flowers, so I'm a little shy." He was showing courteousness and flattering the other party with duplicity, but the back of his ears were hot, and even the corners of his forehead were sweating.
He shook his hands behind his back, urging the opponent to catch it.
Rong Luoyun came to pick it up obediently, rubbing his fingers against his.
This time, not only the back of the ears, but even the cheeks were flushed. Huo Linfeng refused to turn around, said "Farewell" lightly, and walked straight out of Wumingju.
There was a sudden silence, Rong Luoyun was holding a bunch of lotus flowers, and he was a little at a loss. He walked slowly to the side of the water tank, put the lotus flowers one by one, and they floated away, causing faint ripples.
At this time, the reflection on the water surface is laughing...
It was he who sowed a burst of joy.
The author has something to say: Xiao Huo: I blushed when I sent flowers, but I walked straight out of Wumingju, so I didn't bend.