Under the temptation of sugar, the two dolls lowered their guard against Xun Shifei.
Xun Shifei was able to let go of his arrogance, so he sat on the ground and chatted with the two dolls about delicious food and fun things.
Li Zhenxiao asked: "Boss Peng, take us to your home."
The baby, who was about seven years old, nodded: "Follow me."
The tiger head and tiger brain are really cute. His face was covered in snot and drool, making it dirty again.
Everyone stayed outside, while Li Zhen and Xun Shifei entered the house.
As soon as I entered the house, I smelled a musty smell.
There is a wooden board in the corner, and an old man has his mouth open, with a complicated look on his face that may be pain or some other expression. He is wrapped in a quilt and is motionless, just breathing.
Hearing the movement in the house, the old man turned his head hard and saw two strangers being led in by the village guard. He said in a hoarse voice: "Something's wrong..."
The village security guard said quickly: "Second uncle, the prime minister and Dean Li are here to see you."
"Ah? Who is the Prime Minister of the country? Who is Dean Li?"
"The prime minister of our country, as well as Dean Li of the Kyushu Academy of Sciences, are here to see you. Dean Li, don't you often say that if your boss Peng has the potential of Dean Li in the future, you will laugh even in death. Is that it? It’s that Dean Li.”
A look of surprise suddenly appeared in the eyes of the old man lying on the quilt, and he tried hard to prick his head and look at it carefully: "Don't bother me, Li, can Dean Li still come here?"
"I'm not lying to you. The country wants to vigorously support the development of Xizhou. Dean Li and Prime Minister Xun came to Xizhou to inspect. When they came to our village, they said they would settle in our village tonight."
"Ah? Which one is Dean Li? I'm sorry for my blindness."
Li Zhen stepped forward: "Master, don't move, I am Li Zhen."
"You are really Dean Li. Let me tell you, my boss Peng is very smart. He has been smart since he was a child. If he could become a scholar under Dean Li, that would be..."
Li Zhen smiled helplessly.
After chatting for a while, Xun Shifei asked: "Old man, what is the usual source of income in the house?"
Speaking of this, there was a trace of pain in the old man's eyes: "I used to count on sheep, but now that the sheep are gone, I can't move. Where can I find a source of living? The eldest and second child are still young, and I can't hold on for a breath now." Let’s go, if I let go again, I don’t know what the boss and second child will do.”
"Have any of the children at home come back these years?"
"No. The couple left after giving birth to their second baby. The second baby is now five years old and has never come back. I heard he is dead."
After saying this, the atmosphere became somewhat silent.
At this time, the old man said excitedly: "Dean Li, when I was still able to move, I heard a lot of your stories. You... can you accept the boss and the second child? The boss is very smart, really Yes, he is really smart. If he can follow you, even if he is just a handyman, as long as he can save his life, I will be able to smile. I will also explain to the ancestors of the Peng family. "
"There is no one in Lingpeng Village now. Once our group of old gangsters die, the village will be gone. Dean Li, is that okay?"
The old man became more and more excited as he spoke, and he shouted angrily: "Come here, kneel down and kowtow to Dean Li."
"this… "
Li Zhen was a little at a loss. He had never encountered such a situation before.
And the two dolls couldn't help but kneel on the ground, just kowtow to Li Zhen. Their grandfather didn't speak, so they kept knocking.
When Li Zhen was stunned, the two dolls had already knocked on each other for more than a dozen times, and the ground was making a thumping sound.
"enough."
Li Zhen quickly helped the two dolls up and was silent for a while: "I will find a way out for them."
"real!"
The old man suddenly sat up from the bed.
As the quilt slipped, everyone in the room saw clearly that there was a hole in his chest. It was not wrapped with gauze at all, but the wound was actually covered with lime. Around the wound, the entire chest was purple and shiny.
hiss-
Li Zhen and Xun Shifei took a breath of air. This injury is too serious.
I heard from the village guardian that he was shot with an arrow last year. Could it be that the old man had to endure this injury for a year
At first glance, he looked like a quack doctor, and even sprinkled lime on the wound. Not to mention whether the wound can be treated. Just talking about the severe pain, it is not something that ordinary people can bear.
Li Zhen took a breath and nodded seriously: "Really. I will arrange for them to go to school, have food and clothing, and someone will take care of it for them in the future."
"Hahaha. Then I'll be relieved. Then I'll be relieved."
The old man laughed wildly.
Li Zhen said quickly: "Don't get excited, don't pull the wound."
"I can rest assured that."
"Hahahaha, then I'll be relieved."
Smiling, the old man lay down slowly, with two lines of tears streaming down his face, and murmured: "Then I'll be relieved."
The voice gradually became fainter: "Don't worry..."
No words were spoken for a long time.
The village guard shouted twice but didn't answer. He stretched out his hand and touched it, and found that he had died.
Li Zhen and Xun Shifei were shocked, and looked at the old man who just left with wide eyes in shock.
The shock in my heart was unparalleled. If you take one breath, will you die
The two brothers threw themselves beside the bed and cried loudly, crying extremely miserably. Those who hear it cry, those who listen are sad.
Li Zhen took a deep breath, turned his head and wiped away his tears. And even Xun Shifei's eyes were a little red at this time.
Birth, old age, illness and death are common things in the human world. The two of them should not be so moved after going through strong winds and waves.
But what is shocking is that this old man was shot through the chest with an arrow, and the wound was marinated with lime, and he managed to survive for a year without dying. He just waited until Li Zhen arrived today and saw that his two grandsons were found, and then he swallowed it in one breath.
How much perseverance does it take to hold on to this breath
People coming in from outside helped dispose of the body and make arrangements for the funeral. Li Zhen wandered around the house and walked into the kitchen, where the pot was cold and the stove was cold.
Also, the old man who was able to move was lying on the bed unable to move. How can two dolls use the stove regularly
But what did they eat
Opening the cupboard, there was a handful of tree bark and a tightly sealed half bowl of rice.
What is shocking is that there is also a roasted rat threaded on a bamboo skewer, which has been half eaten...
He didn't want to know how this family came here before. I feel sad, and I probably already know why Xizhou is getting poorer and poorer.
Because they are poor, young people are running away. Those left behind are old people and children who have no labor.
So a vicious cycle is formed, and people become poorer and poorer. It's not clear in the county, at least that's the case in most of the rural areas in Western Prefecture.
Next door to Mr. Peng's house, there is an old couple living. The old man is a cripple and the old woman is a lunatic. They are even more evil than Mr. Peng.
Following Xun Shifei's order, all officials left behind, regardless of rank, were ordered to leave. We lined up to enter the village and visited each house one by one.
A must visit!
Xun Shifei wanted all officials to know that there was a village under their rule that was in ruins.
And after those trembling officials visited one by one, they could only remain silent.
Get rid of poverty.
From this day on, these two words just kept popping up in everyone's mind...
(End of chapter)