14 Whose children are by the stream?
When Li Yanzhi left, Zheng Qingyun specially asked him to go back in his sedan chair and ordered the sedan chair owner to serve Mr. Li well.
When he saw that he was about to arrive at You Xi, Li Yanzhi suddenly thought: "I have to discuss this matter with Master Xu, and maybe I can give him an idea." So he asked the eldest brother to go home first to ensure safety, "I have something else to do."
Li Gang refused, afraid something happened to him.
Li Yan smiled and said, "I am sitting in Mr. Zheng's sedan chair, what can happen?"
Li Gang thought about it, so he went back.
Li Yanzhi said to the sedan chairman: "I'm going to go back, I'm going to the city."
Because the head of the family gave orders first, the sedan chairmen did not dare to refuse, so they carried him back and walked out several miles. Suddenly, more than a dozen strong men with colorful materials came over! Yanping is mostly a mountain road, and the sedan chair used to leave the city is different from the sedan chairs in the two capitals and Jiangnan. It is basically a large rattan chair tied to a sturdy bamboo pole. Such a sedan chair is relatively light and can walk on mountain roads, but therefore there is no sedan roof or sedan curtain. When Li Yan saw the crowd opposite him in a fierce manner, he knew it was going to be bad. However, when they met on a narrow road, where could they dodge?
The sedan chairman also saw something wrong with his head and shouted: "What are you doing? Haven't you seen the word "Zheng"? How dare you collide with the sedan chair of the Jinshi?"
The group of people hesitated a little when they heard the words "Jinshi Master", but the leader shouted: "We are not looking for a Jinshi Master, but this brat! Those who know each other should not get in the way of doing things!" As he said that, seven or eight people stopped the sedan chairman. The leader led the others to pull Li Yanzhi off the sedan chair, dragged him out for several miles, and soaked his head in the stream. After repeated, he pulled him up on the verge of drowning of Li Yanzhi. When Li Yanzhi was already breathless, the leader said: "Boy! If you are still afraid of death, remember it clearly! The man has tolerated you three times, and there is no fourth time!" Then he left.
Li Yanzhi was only seven years old at this time. If these strong men were punching and kicking, he would die in just a few strokes! So on the way, these strong men just dragged him to suffer and did not hit him. Li Yanzhi had been through this disaster, but thought: "They dare not hit me. I guess they were reminded by the superiors, just to scare me. Humph! The more they did this, the more they mean they were guilty!"
Sitting on the ground, looking around, I saw that there was a small road by the stream where I was, which was quite desolate. I don’t know where it was, but it was not far from Youxi. I thought to myself, “What should I do? Should I wait for the Zheng family’s sedan chairmen to come to find me here, or find my own way?”
It was dim at this time, and the trees and grass in the wilderness occasionally rustled. I don’t know whether it was the wind or the beast, but Li Yanzhi’s heart must have moved - he was afraid! After all, this skin look was only seven years old. If a wolf appeared at this time, he might not even be able to escape!
In a hurry, I suddenly heard someone singing not far away. The singing sounded from afar, but there was a girl sitting in a sedan chair. The girl was about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a Han girl's clothes, but wearing a hat that was unique to Shanha people. Her eyebrows were faint and her nose was delicate, which was very cute. Li Yan squatted on the grass by the roadside, and forgot everything he saw.
When the sedan chair came to Li Yanzhi, the girl in the sedan chair saw a child suddenly appearing in the wilderness. She was a little surprised and ordered the sedan chair bearer to stop and asked Li Yanzhi: "Little brother, what are you doing here?" But she said Shanha.
Li Yanzhi was about to answer when he suddenly caught a vertical sign in the sedan chair with the word "Yu" written on it, and two snakes were drawn with large and small, which were the symbols of Yu Santian's family. He thought about it in his mind and did not answer.
The girl thought he couldn't understand Shanha's words, so she asked in Fujian dialect again: "Little brother, what are you doing here? Where are your adults?"
Li Yan heard it and suddenly burst into tears. He rubbed his eyes with both hands. I wonder if the child's tear glands are relatively developed. After only a few rubs, the tears fell down - this is the entry to Li Yan's crying skills.
He was a seven-year-old child with a face clean washed away by water, with water droplets dripping on his hair, and his eyes were filled with a light of inspiration. He was very cute. When a cute person cried, he would feel pitiful! The girl couldn't bear it, so she jumped out of the sedan chair, hugged him and took care of him, and said, "Don't cry, don't cry, if you have a sister, don't cry, don't cry, tell my sister, why are you here?"
"I don't know..." Li Yan cried: "That day, my uncle and I were walking, and suddenly a bunch of people rushed out, hit us, dragged me here... wow... wow..."
The girl coaxed him for a long time, and Li Yanzhi continued, "Later, I kept crying all the way, so they pressed my head in the water and told me not to cry, or I would press my head into the water again..."
His hair and clothes on both shoulders were wet. When the girl saw it, she guessed that the gangster was soaking the child in water and threatening him. She couldn't help but be angry and loving, and kissed Li Yan and asked directly: "Where is your adult?"
Li Yanzhi was kissed by her and his face became a little hot. He quickly used crying to cover it up and said while crying: "I don't know. They took me away and hugged me for a long time. I only saw my uncle and the others getting farther and farther away from me... I walked for several days... I walked first, then took a boat, and then walked again..." As he said that, he cried again.
When the girl heard this, she guessed that the child was separated from her family, and the place where she was separated was probably not nearby, so there was no need to stay here and wait for his family. Seeing that it was getting late, she said to Li Yan directly: "Come on, go back with your sister first. When you look back, you can ask someone to ask about your family. OK?"
Li Yanzhi wanted to do this, but instead shrank his body and looked scared. The girl laughed: "Why, are you afraid that my sister will eat you?" Suddenly, she pretended to grimace and shouted: "Come on! The female tiger that eats people is here!"
Li Yanzhi laughed and said, "There are only male and female tigers, where are there men and women?"
The girl pulled his red cheeks and smiled and said, "Yes, yes! You are so smart!" Seeing that he was no longer afraid, she picked him up, sat in the sedan chair, and said, "Let's go."
Li Yan said in a straight mind: "She doesn't know who is from Yu Santian. If she runs to meet Yu Santian, it will be difficult to deal with." He asked: "Sister, where are you going to take me?"
The girl said, "Go to my house."
Li Yan pouted and said, "But I want to go home."
The girl asked, "Where is your home?"
Li Yan said straight: "My home is in Willows Alley."
This place name is too small. When I asked where the willow alley was, the child couldn't tell it. The girl had no choice but to say, "Sister takes you home first. After eating and sleeping, I will take you to find your family tomorrow."
Li Yanzhi said again: "But, but I'm afraid..."
The girl pretended to be a grimacing again, muttered and said, "Is sister scary?"
When Li Yanzhi saw her teasing herself, he laughed as she said, "You are not scary, but are there anyone in your family who is scary?"
"Well, my dad is quite scary." The girl said, "But don't worry, he doesn't live with me, he set up a new house and took a new wife, thinking I'm intruding him... Oh, why are you talking to you about these things? In short, my sister's family only has sisters and a few servants, and they won't scare you."
Li Yan asked seriously: "What if your scary dad comes back? Will he eat me?"
The girl was amused by him this time, and she smiled brightly in the sedan chair, saying, "I'm not afraid or afraid. If he comes, I'll hide you and he won't find you."
Li Yanzhi stretched out his little finger and said, "One word is certain."
Chapter completed!