Chapter 1 Meeting Lin Lu

It was raining in the Qing Dynasty, and pedestrians on the road were in confusion. The rain splashed on the ground, and Lin Zhihui didn't bring an umbrella. He was taking shelter from the rain under the eaves outside a restaurant when he met a boy selling umbrellas.

He said that his mother was ill in bed and had no money to buy medicine. The only precious silk umbrella in the family was this silk umbrella. He wanted to sell the umbrella to Lin Zhihui in exchange for money to buy medicine for his mother. Lin Zhihui had no resistance to the words of a filial son saving his mother. ability, so he bought his umbrella.

But after walking a few steps, he felt something was wrong and wanted to return the umbrella to him. When he turned around, he found that the boy had entered the restaurant. Lin Zhihui walked in and found him sitting at a table and asking the waiter for a roast chicken. and a jug of wine.

Lin Zhihui was also a man without a mother, but he used his mother as an excuse to deliberately deceive, so he wanted to teach him a lesson.

After he finished eating, he walked slowly to the door and casually picked up an umbrella he had left there. He didn't notice Lin Zhihui at all when he went out, held up the umbrella and walked away.

It turns out that this kid is not only cheating people to eat and drink, but he is also a thief. He had just eaten and drunk and was walking in the middle of the road when he bumped into a solid shoulder without looking forward.

He suddenly looked up and saw a familiar face, then quickly stepped back and explained, "I was just going to buy medicine for my mother, why are you here?"

Lin Zhihui didn't want to talk nonsense with him and pointed it out directly, "In that restaurant, you drank a jar of daughter's red for five taels of silver, and ate a roast chicken for five taels of silver. The total is ten taels, so give me to you All the money has been spent, what else can you use to buy medicine for your mother?"

The lie was exposed. When the boy saw that the situation was not going well, he turned around and was about to run away. Lin Zhihui grabbed him by the collar of his back shirt and pressed his shoulder with one hand. He turned his hand and turned the boy around. Lin Zhihui Hui said, "Where are you going to escape after you cheated me of my money? This little brother." After Lin Zhihui said that, he drew out his sword and stuck it on the ground. A bright light reflected on his eyes, blocking his way.

The boy was frightened by this momentum and cried, "Brother, I really know my mistake. I will never dare to do it again. Please let me go."

Lin Zhihui thought that his proficiency in sneaking had reached its peak. If it was not controlled, he would become lawless in the future. He could do such a thing at the age of ten, and then asked, "Why are you cheating on food and drink on the street?" Don't your family know that you are doing this kind of thing secretly? "

"I have no family." The boy looked dejected, as if the mention of his family was a stab at his sadness. Lin Zhihui stopped giving him a can of chicken soup and listened to him continue.

"I have been wandering around for no reason since I was a child. No one cares about me when I am wandering." He lowered his head, his face full of sadness.

Lin Zhihui thought that he was a homeless person like me, but he did not indulge him out of sympathy at all. He said, "This is not an excuse for you to deliberately cheat. Today I will chop off your hands. I will see what happens next." How to sneak around? "Lin Zhihui would not really do anything, just give him a profound lesson.

Seeing the shining knife slowly approaching, the boy cried, "Brother, I will never cheat on you with food or drink again. Please spare me this time."

It was raining lightly all around, and the streets were deserted. The boy's eyes were full of begging for mercy and the desire for forgiveness. Lin Zhihui said, "If I spare you today and you steal things again, what will you do?" The boy was stunned, tears fell one by one, and said sadly, "There will never be a next time. I I promise there won't be a next time. Brother, how will I live after you chop off my hand?" After saying that, my face was already covered with tears. But Lin Zhihui said sternly and ruthlessly, "If there is a next time, I will not show mercy." The boy sat on the ground after the harsh test. Lin Zhihui thought that this trick was quite effective in scaring children. In fact, he didn't need to learn it deliberately. When he grows up, he can learn it without any teacher. I just saw that he was so frightened that he was still whimpering for a while.

Lin Zhihui sighed, took out some money from his arms and said, "Here you go. Don't steal other people's things again."

The boy looked at Lin Zhihui's extended hand and slowly took the silver. The pity in his eyes turned into tears again, and fell down one by one.

Lin Zhihui thought about why this little man loves to cry so much. Was he so scary just now? Then he said, "I just want to scare you and make you remember it. Why are you still crying?"

The boy blinked his eyes and said, "I was always beaten and scolded by others before, and everyone despised me. Today I met my eldest brother, who treats me differently from others."

Lin Zhihui felt pity for him, but then he said, "It's just a chance meeting. If we meet again by fate, besides, you know that men don't shed tears easily." After forgetting the matter, Lin Zhihui put his sword into its sheath and prepared it. Leave.

After saying this, Lin Zhihui regretted it. He didn't know if he gave this boy some misunderstanding. He pulled his sleeve again and said, "Brother, please let me follow you. I won't steal anything anymore." I won't cause you any trouble."

Lin Zhihui felt that his idea was very inappropriate, and hurriedly peeled off his hand and asked, "Why?"

The boy blinked his eyes, "Brother neither beats me nor scolds me. If someone sees what happened today, I'm afraid I'll get bruised again. Brother will give me money back and treat me like a relative."

Lin Zhihui said, "I am also a wanderer, and you will be wandering around with me, and you will not get much benefit."

"It's my honor to follow you, brother. I'm not following you to seek favors." The boy seemed to have been misunderstood. He was about to shed tears again as he said this.

Lin Zhihui gets confused when he sees others crying, but he is quite good-natured. He is just cheating and sneaking around at a young age. If he is taken advantage of by someone with intentions and there is no one to educate and guide him around, he might be able to do this when he grows up. Something happened that is harmful to nature and harms humanity.

But no matter what, he was not the one who could take care of him. The boy said again, "Brother, let me be your little brother. I won't cause you any trouble. I will listen to you and I will do whatever you ask me to do." do what."

Lin Zhihui was helpless and had no other reason to get rid of him, so he had to take him in temporarily and make plans later, saying, "Okay, you can follow me from now on."

The boy was very happy when he heard this answer. He jumped up and down happily, regardless of the rain.

But it felt ridiculous that Lin Zhihui took in a clingy younger brother for no reason when he first arrived in the Qing Dynasty. But at least he was not alone here anymore. It was a good thing to educate him well so that he could grow up in the future.

But looking at his happy look, I couldn't help but think of how when I was a child, why not be like him and feel the warmth of the world even if there is only one person standing next to me. Now when I touch my heart, I can't feel any warmth.

Lin Zhihui didn't know his name, so he asked, "What's your name?"

"I,,,sometimes they call me a brat, and sometimes they call me a bastard,,,"

Lin Zhihui couldn't help but smile in his heart. Naturally, he knew that they were referring to the people who had beaten and scolded him before, and said, "These are just casual names at most, and cannot be regarded as names."

"Then I don't have a name," the boy looked at Lin Zhifan cautiously. Lin Zhifan said seriously with one hand on his chin, "Let me think about what name to give you. I met you halfway."

Then she looked at him with smiling eyes, "How about you just call me Lulu?" The boy touched his ears and happily said yes.

Lin Zhifan thought for a while and felt that it was not appropriate. Lulu sounded a bit like a girl's name, so he said, "Lu and Lu have the same pronunciation. You are lively, clever and smart just like a deer in the forest. How about you call yourself Xiaolu?"

After hearing Lin Zhifan's evaluation of him and hearing such a lovely name, the boy instantly became happy and just nodded vigorously.

Lin Zhifan asked again, "Do you know your last name?"

The little deer shook his head, "I don't know."

"Then why don't you have the same surname as me from now on? My surname is Lin. There are deer in the forest, and the deer is lonely. The loneliness is endless, all in the forest. It suits you very well. From now on, your big name will be Lin Lu, and your nickname will be Xiaolu. How about that?" ? "

Lin Zhihui raised his eyebrows and looked at him, then showed off his knowledge. The deer grinned even more when he heard that his name had such profound meaning.