The spring rain is continuous, and today it has been extremely long. There are many small puddles in the streets of the city, mixed with mud, and it is extremely humid.
Chen Jiu went to a restaurant, bought a few jugs of good wine, and after putting them away, he didn't go back to the guest room and wandered around in the deep alley.
He also bought an umbrella, unopened, and hung it around his waist.
The little dark girl sat under the eaves of an alley, her eyes were dull, watching the eaves dripping into a line, like curtain beads.
The puppy beside him whined twice.
The little girl kicked it away suddenly, but she didn't scold the puppy any more. Instead, she curled up together, buried her head in her legs, and remained silent.
The puppy wailed twice, then ran cautiously to the little girl's feet and curled up.
After a long time, the little girl looked up at the dirt dog again, and scolded: "You bastard also has no eyesight, what are you doing with me, waiting to be starved to death?"
The puppy whined twice, and moved closer to the little girl's legs.
The little girl snorted, but didn't move any more.
Suddenly there were footsteps.
The little girl turned her head quickly, and saw a young Taoist standing beside her, the one at the entrance of the alley not long ago.
The young Taoist watched the dripping water from the eaves, suddenly turned his head and smiled at the little girl, "Hello."
The little girl got up silently, and walked straight to the outside of the alley. The puppy looked at Chen Jiu in fear, and quickly caught up with the little girl.
Chen Jiu was taken aback for a moment, and slowly followed the little girl.
The girl walked for a while, and seemed to feel that Chen Jiu had been pestering and annoying, so she turned her head and stared at Chen Jiu, her sparse brows were frowned, and she said harshly: "Don't follow me, my father was interrupted by me. leg!"
Chen Jiu raised his eyebrows.
It is really a filial son.
After the little girl finished speaking, she ran straight away, limping, and seemed to be on a slope.
Chen Jiu stood where he was, watched the little girl leave, shook his head, and turned back to the guest room.
The Taoist priests in the restaurant came one after another, and there was an endless stream. I don't know how many people are considered true Taoist priests. Anyway, most of them are not like Taoist priests, but like bandits.
Chen Jiu sat on the side, drinking the small wine he bought, watching the drizzle outside. In late spring, most of the trees are luxuriant, such as the willows in the lake outside the restaurant, swaying in the wind, in this hazy rain In the color, it is quite artistic.
Chen Jiu took a sip of wine, leaned back on the chair, narrowed his eyes, tapped his fingers on the table, as if he was going to slowly fall asleep.
The spring water is clearer than the sky, draw a boat and listen to the rain to sleep.
The little girl was walking on the street, clutching the few coins she had begged for, trotted to a bun shop, threw the coins on the counter, and whispered: "Take two buns, one vegetarian and the other meat. "
The owner of the shop was a middle-aged man. When he saw the little girl, he didn't say a word. He took the coins, made two buns as the little girl said, and took two steamed buns, and handed them to the little girl.
The little girl accepted it, looked carefully, bowed to the shopkeeper, and walked quickly away with the puppy next to her.
The middle-aged man watched the little girl leave and sighed.
The little dark girl turned into an alley, first tore the meat bun, tore it in half, threw half in front of the puppy, looked at the dirt dog who couldn't wait to eat, and cursed, "It's a worthless thing."
She herself sat at the end of the alley, eating half of the remaining bun.
When she gets money, she can buy hot steamed buns. When she has no money, she goes outside the restaurant to look through buckets of slops that are used to feed pigs, and she never dies of starvation.
The time when the little girl was the hungriest, she went to a rich family to steal food, and when she was discovered, she beat her up and threw it out.
The burly man who threw her out at that time stared at her, spat, and cursed fiercely, "Little bastard!"
The little girl's legs were broken, and she limped slowly away from the mansion.
She has no money to see the doctor, so her legs have been suffering from illnesses, if she walks too fast, she will not be flexible.
The little girl was eating the steamed stuffed bun, and suddenly reached out to wipe the dirt on her face, and suddenly felt a little wet, she was startled for a moment, then slapped herself, and muttered.
"Why are you crying? You're really useless."
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At the highest point of the central tower, a black-robed embroidered man sat on the highest point, half of his body shrouded in shadows.
Below it is the old man who led the way for Chen Jiu today, and is reporting to the man above him.
"That Daoist Chongshou, judging from his appearance, should be a physical martial artist. The five realms he said are indeed true."
The man hummed slightly and said nothing else.
How much trouble can a five-level physique practitioner cause? After a few days, he left by himself. Although these Taoist priests are annoying, as long as there are no evil spirits and they are prosperous, they can be easily dismissed.
Prosperity on the surface is also considered prosperity.
After the old man bowed down and kowtowed, he retreated slowly.
The man stood up slightly, the eyes of the dragon on the black robe turned and moved slightly.
He walked to the window of the tower building and looked down. The lights were brightly lit, colorful and very prosperous.
Prosperity is good, as long as it is prosperous enough, some evil things will naturally be buried and not worth mentioning.
The man put his hands on the window sill and smiled towards the night: "Look at this beautiful and prosperous place, singing and singing, how can there be any bad things?"
The man asked himself and answered with a smile, "No."
So those people with lofty ideals who want to bring peace to the troubled times should stay away.
A prosperous place with disordered order is a fertile soil that nourishes the wicked.
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The little dark girl didn't go to the street to ask for money today. Taking advantage of the good weather, she brought the dog to the bank of the river. She leaned against the railing with her head just right on the railing.
The little girl kept staring at the surface of the water, those fat swimming fishes were darting around, the little girl watching was very anxious.
Why didn't these stupid fish know how to just jump ashore and ask her to pick them up, so that they could have a good meal, which was considered meritorious deeds.
She glanced at the dirt dog beside her, and snorted, "If I can pick up a fish today, I'll give you some fish bones."
Suddenly there was a sound in the little girl's ear.
"I'll catch a fish for you, tell me the name, how about it?"
She asked and turned her head to look, it was the young Taoist priest again, the little girl frowned, she was really annoyed by this man, but she was greedy for the fish, so she nodded slightly, "Yeah."
Chen Jiu fell directly into the water, grabbed a fish firmly, picked it up, handed it to the little girl, and said with a smile: "Here."
The little girl frowned sparsely. After taking the big fish, she was a little unsteady and almost slipped off. She was so frightened that the little girl hurriedly hugged it tightly. Then she looked at Chen Jiu and said calmly, "Hu Ping."
She hugged the struggling big fish tightly and was about to go a little further.
Chen Jiu shouted, "Can you roast it? It's impossible to eat it raw, right?"
The little girl paused for a moment without turning her head, and said, "I can make a fire."
Chen Jiu frowned, "Just because you know how to light a fire doesn't mean you can grill fish. If it burns and tastes bad, it's a waste."
Chen Jiu gestured with his hand, "I'll roast it for you, and share the fish tail with me, how about it?"
The little girl frowned even more sparsely, and was also reluctant to roast the fish. She turned to look at Chen Jiu, nodded, and said in an unmistakable tone: "Just roast it here."
There are many people here.
Chen Jiu smiled and said, "No problem."
He randomly found some wood, lightly pinched it towards it, and there was a sudden sound, and the flames were ignited.
This hand really frightened the little girl, and she looked at Chen Jiu with some fear in her eyes.
Chen Jiu found a wooden stick, set it up and baked it without adding any seasoning.
The little girl was waiting beside her.
Chen Jiuchao said with a smile to the bony dog, "Brother Dog, I'll treat you to fish later."
The dog whined timidly and ran behind the little girl.
The little girl frowned sparsely and sat aside with her arms crossed.
The fire was intense, and it didn't take long for the fish to be charred on the outside and tender on the inside. Chen Jiu cut off the tail of the fish and handed it to the little girl.
The little girl picked it up and headed down to an alley, followed by the earth dog.
Chen Jiu hurriedly waved: "Come early tomorrow, let's eat crabs."
The little girl went into the alley without looking back.
Chen Jiu looked at the fish tail in his hand, smiled, and ate it in one bite.
Well, not bad, crunchy and delicious.
At noon the next day, Chen Jiu did catch a lot of crabs in the river, and put them aside and roasted them all, but the little girl didn't come all day, so he ate them all alone with a little wine.
In the next few days, he never saw the little girl again.
Until one day when he was strolling slowly on the broad street, there was a sudden noise in front of him.
Chen Jiu was curious, so he surrounded him together.
It was a middle-aged man holding a dark girl in his arms, and scolded angrily, "Little bastard, if you dare to steal from me, I will give you a discount today!"
Onlookers watched the excitement, nothing to do with themselves, hanging high.
The little girl bit her lips tightly and remained silent.
The middle-aged man threw her towards the ground, and the dark girl stared at the middle-aged man with wide eyes, showing no fear at all.
She fell suddenly, but the place where she collided was soft.
The young Taoist held the little girl in his arms and smiled at the middle-aged man, "What's wrong with her?"
The middle-aged man was short of breath, but he was afraid when he saw the sudden appearance of the Taoist priest, so he could only say softly, "Master Daoist, this little... girl stole the bamboo basket and pole that I used for work, and sold it for money. My family is not rich either." , this is too angry."
Chen Jiu nodded, put the dark girl aside, and discussed with the middle-aged man, "I'll help the little girl pay some money, can I?"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then waved his hands: "Forget it, how dare I accept the Taoist priest's money."
Chen Jiu still gave the middle-aged man a few silver taels, which caused the middle-aged man to shake his head and talk too much, and returned two more silver taels to Chen Jiu.
The little girl had been standing next to Chen Jiu, with her head down, biting the corner of her mouth, and remained silent.
When the crowd saw that the excitement was over, they dispersed.
The little girl hooked her head, walked, limped, and quickly entered the alley.
Chen Jiu followed the little girl, looked at her thin back, and said softly, "Don't do bad things in the future."
The swarthy girl suddenly turned her head and stared at Chen Jiu, "I didn't do anything bad!"
She bit her lip, frowned sparsely, and shouted at Chen Jiu: "I didn't kill anyone, but I didn't do anything bad!"
She stared at the young Taoist priest.
Chen Jiu hugged him suddenly, and said softly.
"Well, you're great."