Bai Gu chatted a lot with Mr. Tang, from the Ant Hall to the small restaurant and then to the Lantau Inn.
Mr. Tang took out a small cube from his arms and handed it to Bai Gu, "Since you are going to travel far and you just gave me a gift, I naturally want to return the gift. Keep this as a souvenir."
"No, no, Mr. Tang, this gift is too precious! I can't accept it! How much does the throat lozenge cost? Can it be compared with this thing?"
Mr. Tang said with a smile: "The gift is not valuable, it depends on the intention. Since it is the intention, talking about money is tacky. Just keep it, I think it is just right."
Bai Gu had no choice but to take it, spread his palm and saw that it was a small seal.
The seal is entirely snow-white and feels cool to the touch. It must have been carved from an excellent material.
There is golden silk thread wrapped around the bottom of the seal, and four square characters are engraved on it.
Bai Gu looked at the four words at the bottom and asked with some embarrassment: "Mr. Tang, I am illiterate. Can you tell me what is written at this moment?"
"It all depends on the human effort." Mr. Tang smiled, "You should have heard this idiom and know what it means."
Bai Gu nodded, "You said that everything depends on man-made things, and man can conquer nature! It was when we talked about the Hundred-Defeatable Sword Emperor last summer!"
Mr. Tang knelt down, looked level with Bai Gu, and patted his shoulder gently, "I know I can't force others to act according to my ideas. This is wrong. But I still want to say something, Xiao Bai, please When you encounter darkness in the world in the future, don’t be resentful or disappointed first, give other people and the world more time to change, and also give yourself a chance, okay?”
There was a trace of hesitation in Bai Gu's eyes and he remained silent.
Mr. Tang sighed, "Xiaobai, I know you are a very independent child and you have your own ideas. I'm just saying it, not forcing it."
Bai Gu's eyelids were drooped, and his eyes were a little unclear, "Mr. Tang, I know you have good intentions. What you said is also correct, and it is more correct than what is said in many books. But some things cannot be understood without seeing. You can let go as long as you are not upset or forget about it. Some people and things are just there. It does not mean that if you ignore them, they will disappear. It is like a nail driven into the flesh. When you think it is It doesn’t hurt anymore, but when I want to pull it out, it still has that tearing pain, and it has even grown together with the flesh.”
Bai Gu lowered his head, "Just like not long ago, when I went up the mountain to help Mr. Wu find something, a group of half-grown men broke into my house and took away all the valuable and edible things in my house. They beat up my two younger sisters. One, Ah Yue, will never wake up again, and the other, Xiao Xiao, was seriously injured and fell into a coma. If Mr. Wu and Mr. Xu from the mountain hadn't helped, Xiao Xiao would have also..."
Speaking of this, Bai Gu choked up.
Mr. Tang's expression changed, and his eyes looking at Bai Gu became softer.
Bai Gu gave a bitter laugh and continued: "I am a person who always repays kindness and revenge. Brother Peng helped me find those people. They are the children of five families that my grandma once helped. Is it ridiculous? I Grandma’s kindness in helping others has now become a stick used to hit my sister.”
Bai Gu took a deep breath, "Brother Peng helped me tie the children of those five families to the graves of my grandma and A Yue, hoping that they would admit their mistakes. I originally wanted to make them realize their mistakes. Apologize to Ah Yue in front of her grave, and ask them to burn incense to Ah Yue every Qingming Festival, and then pay some small medical expenses. But unexpectedly, the five children not only failed to realize their mistake, but also relied on His parents doted on him and acted like he didn't know anything about the world. But the oldest child was already fifteen years old. Even if the other children didn't understand, did he really not understand? He also said that they had done nothing wrong... …”
"They still act like innocent victims." Bai Gu sneered, "The most hateful thing is their parents. They only protect their own children at first, regardless of right or wrong. I can understand doting on your own children, but this I really can't agree with this kind of ignorance. They even said that they were still children! That was in front of Ah Yue's grave! Ah Yue is only seven years old this year, seven years old! Xiaoxiao is only this year. At ten years old, aren’t they children?!”
Mr. Tang pursed his lips and really didn't know what to say, so he had no choice but to pat Bai Gu on the shoulder.
Bai Gu continued: "Since they don't realize their mistakes, they have no choice but to help. I first asked their parents to choose between themselves and their children, one to die, and the other to continue living with guilt. . I know this is cruel, but I gave them the opportunity and they didn't cherish it. It's just that they were too ink-stained, so I made the decision for them. I asked Brother Peng's men to cut off the hands of the five children because These five pairs of hands participated in the vandalism, smashing and looting of my house. If I don’t cut them off, I’m sorry for Ah Yue and Xiaoxiao. As for the life and death of these five children in the future, I can’t control them. If they die, they will die. Anyway, if you don’t know right or wrong, you will grow up in the future. Adults still don’t know what kind of evil they will do, so it’s better to let them be useless from now on, so that Ah Yue and Xiaoxiao can give an explanation.”
Bai Gu raised his hand and wiped his face, "I know what I did was bad, but when I did something wrong, I tried to fool them just because they were still children. How could anything be so easy in the world? I didn't let them pay with their lives. Great! Whoever touched my sister, I will definitely make them pay! I can be a villain, as long as my sister can be well."
Bai Gu raised his head and looked at Mr. Tang, "Mr. Tang, did I do something wrong?"
Mr. Tang stroked Bai Gu's head and smiled warmly, "From a human perspective, you did the right thing and it's already very good. But it's just that you didn't go through the government and you were easily criticized."
Bai Gu shook his head, "Report it to the government. None of the five boys will be able to escape, and they will all be beheaded. If I do this, they will at least have a glimmer of hope."
Mr. Tang suddenly realized, "That's it."
"Mr. Tang, I said all this not to win your sympathy, or to let you think about what I should do at that time, which would be the best way. I mean, you have your reasons, and I have My thoughts. I will listen to what you say, but I will think twice about what to do in the future. I will not change my approach, but I will not ignore your advice. Because I think what you said is true. The best and most correct truth in the world."
Mr. Tang smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I understand. But I am not the sage and perfect person described in the book. Not everything I do or say is always right. I also make mistakes sometimes."
Bai Gu didn't speak, he just smiled and raised the small seal in his hand.
Mr. Tang understood what Bai Gu meant and smiled.
Since you insist on giving me this seal, don't worry about me treating you as the most perfect person in my mind.
Right and wrong are determined by man.
In the wind and snow, the big one and the little one stood squatting and looked at each other and smiled.
The words in my heart are all the sound of wind and snow.
