Aojian Tianqiang

He pretended to be ignorant and walked forward. On the ancient bluestone road, that piece of gold exuded a bright light, as if it directly reflected in the depths of everyone's heart.

"Demon's blood... is also flowing in my bones?" Xu Luo laughed at himself, breaking some simple and beautiful things with his own hands, without any sense of guilt.

At this moment, behind him, a timid and immature voice of a little boy suddenly came.

"Uncle, your things dropped!"

Xu Luo's body trembled slightly, a mocking smile froze on his face, and he turned around slowly.

He saw a seven or eight-year-old boy in ordinary but clean clothes standing in front of the piece of gold, looking at him with curiosity and timidity in his big black and white eyes.

Behind the little boy was a couple who looked very simple.

The man is in his 30s, with a strong body, dark skin, and thick hands and feet. He looks like the kind of person who does heavy work all the year round. Looking at Xu Luo, his eyes are very pure.

The woman next to the man had ordinary looks and rough skin. She seemed a little embarrassed to look directly at Xu Luo. Such a beautiful little brother had never been seen in this small town.

Some people around looked at the piece of gold with envy and surprise, but there was no greed.

Xu Luo smiled, looked at the little boy and said, "Little brother, do you know what this is?"

"I know, it's gold!" Perhaps it was Xu Luo's kindness that made the little boy bolder, and said crisply.

"Then do you know what it represents?" Xu Luo asked again.

The little boy thought for a while, and said seriously: "Cotton candy!" He licked his lips, swallowed a mouthful of spit, and said hesitantly, "Beautiful new clothes! Nice toy!"

"Hehe, then why do you still have to remind uncle?" Xu Luo came over, knelt down, picked up the large piece of gold on the ground, and said with a smile, "Can uncle give it to you?"

"I don't want it!" The little boy suddenly felt insulted, and with an angry expression on his face, he said loudly, "Both parents have said that you can't take other people's things!"

At this time, an old man in his 50s frowned at Xu Luo, and said softly, "Although I don't know where you come from, you are a child of an important family, so you may not know where we are. Although we are poor, we live happily. Although we have hardly seen gold, we know its value. Please don’t use this method to pollute a child’s pure heart!”

"Yes, young man, you may be rich, but we don't envy you. We can tell at a glance that you are not happy!" A middle-aged aunt looked at Xu Luo with some concern, and said seriously: "Did you encounter something? Unhappy things? Don’t get overwhelmed, no matter how difficult it is, it will pass.”

"Put this gold away! It's so beautiful! But if the bad guys see it, you will be in danger!"

"That's right, wealth is not revealed, young man, don't you understand the truth that we all understand?"

People around spoke in a hurry, but none of them were interested in the gold in Xu Luo's hands.

Xu Luo's consciousness swept across, and in the whole street, no one had any unfavorable thoughts towards him!

The corners of Xu Luo's mouth twitched slightly, and he suddenly laughed. His eyes showed a long-lost look of cleanliness, and he saluted these people seriously, and thanked them earnestly.

Then he apologized to the little boy: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have used it to tempt you."

"I forgive you! My parents said that as long as you make mistakes unintentionally, you can be forgiven. I don't blame you." The little boy said, grinning: "When I grow up, I will be like Go hunting like daddy, hunt a lot of prey, and then, I can use them to exchange for gold!"

"Hahaha, kid, do you know that you can't get that piece of gold in exchange for hunting prey all your life?"

"Yeah, it's such a big piece. Last time I went to the county seat, I saw a rich man spend money on gold that was only the size of a fingernail, and he bought a lot of things!"

"It's not bad if we can earn enough copper coins to live on, gold...it's okay to dream!"

"I didn't come out for a walk today in vain. At least, I saw gold, haha!"

The people around were talking and laughing, making fun of the little boy.

The little boy lowered his head in embarrassment, but he whispered earnestly: "I can hunt wild beasts! I can sell gold!"

Xu Luo stood up, touched the little boy's head with a smile, and then said to the little boy's parents: "Both brothers and sisters-in-law, I came from afar and want to stay here for a while. There is no inn, can I stay at your house for a few days? Don't worry... I will pay you."

The young woman looked distressed, but the young man beside her was straightforward and said: "I'm afraid my house is too dilapidated, and you won't get used to living in it. If you're fine, then what's the point of staying for a few days, salary... don't mention it. "

"Our family..." The young woman hesitated, wanting to say something.

The young man showed a simple smile, and said: "I know what you are thinking, in fact, I can tell that this little brother is probably in a bad mood and wants to escape for a few days. Some poor places are called... oh, experience! Experience life!"

"Our house is very broken!" The young woman fiddled with the hem of her clothes, seeming to say this embarrassingly.

"It's okay, sister-in-law, I can get used to it. I used to sleep in the mountains often." Xu Luo said with a smile.

"Then it's all right, it's just right, my lady is going to buy some wine and some good food, and I'll have a few drinks with my little brother!" The young man said, looking at the old man and middle-aged man who had just spoken: "Do you want to buy some food?" Come?"

"Ha, why don't you go to invite the most experienced big hunter in this town?" Those people laughed.

"Okay, come here soon!" The young man waved his hand happily and made a decision.

Xu Luo thought his wife would complain a few words, but he didn't expect that after seeing her husband made a decision, the young woman didn't complain at all, and directly took the little boy to buy wine and vegetables.

Xu Luo took out a piece of silver, which was not big, but it was definitely a fortune for the town residents. He wanted to buy vegetables for the young woman, because he really didn't have such a thing as a copper coin...

But the young man stared: "How can there be any reason to let the guests spend money? Take it back quickly! Otherwise, don't mention the matter of living in my house!"

Xu Luo smiled wryly, had no choice but to temporarily put away the money, and then followed the young man, accompanied by several town residents, to the young man's home.

When he got here, Xu Luo realized that the young man's house...was indeed very simple.

The three low mud houses looked very dilapidated, and felt out of place with the surrounding big bluestone houses.

The young man didn't feel too uncomfortable, he smiled and said to Xu Luo: "This is my home!"

It was the old man next to him who explained to Xu Luo: "Stones are not easy. He was an orphan since he was a child. He grew up eating a lot of food in the town. He went to the mountains to hunt when he was a teenager. He forcibly built the stone with his own hands. He bought this house, married a wife and had a baby, so the people in our town admire him very much!"

Another person said beside him: "Isn't the new stone house about to start construction? By then, the stone house will probably be the best in our town!"

"Yeah, Stone has been hunting for years, and he is very famous in a radius of hundreds of miles. Some nobles in the county know the name of Stone!"

Faced with other people's praise, the young man Shitou looked a little uncomfortable, scratched his head, and said with a smile: "Why do you mention this in front of real nobles?"

Everyone laughed, as if they didn't take Xu Luo too much as a noble person.It seems that in their eyes, all people are equal.

Although it can be seen that Xu Luo is a noble son and rich, but because of this, no one showed that kind of flattery to Xu Luo.

Soon, the young woman bought back the food and wine, and quickly packed them up. In the kitchen of the small thatched cottage, a tempting aroma soon wafted out.

The old man seemed to be a little emotional, and said: "Shitou has found a good wife! She is gentle and gracious, and she cooks well. Most importantly, she gave birth to a son for you. From now on, you Shitou can be a grandfather to tease your grandson." Already!"

Shitou scratched his head and said, "How could I have thought so far? Anyway, it is my biggest dream to let their mothers live a good life!"

"This dream is real!" Xu Luo said aside, he couldn't help thinking of his parents.

Father Xu Ji also said the same thing back then: The greatest achievement in my life is not being a general, how many people I have led and how many victories... My greatest achievement is marrying my wife and having two children. a son!As long as my wife and children are happy, that is the greatest achievement in my life!

"I don't know if the parents... how are you doing now?" Xu Luo suddenly became homesick and missed her relatives.

Afterwards, the young woman brought out the prepared wine and dishes, authentic farm dishes, but every dish exudes a tempting aroma, even Xu Luo has the idea of ​​​​can't wait to try it.

This made Xu Luo a little surprised, feeling in his heart: This simple feeling... how many years have I not experienced it?

Looking at the other people, they were all similar to Xu Luo, with an eager look on their faces.

Xu Luo suddenly realized that in the face of the priceless gold, these people can remain unmoved. It's not that they don't know the value of gold. On the contrary, except for that little stone...all people are interested in gold. The value is clear!

But they were not tempted or greedy. This is a simple idea engraved in their bones: don't take other people's things!Because once you take it, you may gain something, but... you will lose more!

On the contrary, when faced with a table of ordinary food and drink, they all showed greedy expressions. That's because this table of food and drink...is not just a table of food and drink, it symbolizes the unity of the town and the relationship between these neighbors. friendship!

This, you can take it, after taking it, no one will lose anything, but everyone... will get more!

Between the gains and losses, these real secular mortals, in fact, see clearly than anyone else.

Many of the philosophies of life are not necessarily spoken by everyone, but made by the most ordinary and ordinary people in the world...