Ma Wu rushed there, but because of the pain in his feet, he still walked slowly, even with a wooden stick. As soon as he approached the building of Production Team 7, several dogs stared at him and barked. Some raised their forehead hair and bared their teeth, wanting to bite him; Behind him, he clearly wanted to sneak attack on him.
Ma Wu was not stupid, he was quite clever. When he discovered it, he clenched the wooden stick in his hand and waved it around. The dogs did not dare to come close, so they fled far away and barked even louder.
Although no dog was beaten and the dog did not bite him, he suffered a loss. When he swung the stick, he exerted too much force and tripped the trunk of a mulberry tree. The stick rebounded. He let go slightly, and the end of the stick hit the blister on his knee that was as big as a bird's egg.
Ma Wu instinctively cried out, a pained expression on his face. But he immediately grabbed the wooden stick and held it tighter. For fear of losing the instrument, several dogs took the opportunity to attack him in a group. Ma Wu wasn't that bad after all, and he squatted down to take a rest while standing.
At this time, a strange man walked out from the gap between several rows of houses. When Ma Wu saw it, he stood up and asked, "Hey, brother, I want to ask you, in which house does the blind five-guarantee householder Hu Daddy live?"
The man pointed to a tile-roofed house in the east of the field and said, "Daddy Hu lives there. Look, there is a poplar tree in front of his house."
Ma Wu leaned on a wooden stick and walked towards the house with poplar trees, but he walked slowly because his feet hurt. Before he reached the front of the house, the man who had already run ahead to look turned around and said to him that Daddy Hu was not at home. What do you want from him?
Of course, Ma Wu couldn't tell the man what he wanted to ask. He just said that he had something to do, and then asked where Daddy Hu was. The man said he didn't know. Tell him to wait here, saying that Daddy Hu will never go far if you don't see him with your eyes, and he will always come back.
Ma Wu was impatient, and he couldn't do it if he was asked to sit on the stone-embedded threshold under Hu's father's door for a long time. He looked at the man and said, please help me ask the people on the team, where is Daddy Hu?
Suddenly, a snot-nosed man with small eyes walked over from the other side of the field. He was holding a broom. Perhaps after hearing what Ma Wu said, he answered on his behalf, "Daddy Hu, you are helping grind the mill at my house. My dad asked me to come and clean for him in front of his house.
Okay, after you finish cleaning, call Daddy Hu out. I want to ask him something. Ma Wu came to say something.
Okay, just wait. Snotlout responded as he picked up the broom and started cleaning, causing dust to scatter everywhere.
Ma Wu leaned on his wooden staff and walked around. The unfamiliar man also took a step away, and then said to the snotty man, "Shui Sheng, your dad can come to protect the military, why do you need Daddy Hu to help push the wheels?"
Shuisheng said that Daddy Hu likes to grind.
You are talking nonsense. Daddy Hu likes to push the mill, so why do you just like to help your family push the mill? The unfamiliar man sighed.
Ma Wu didn't like to hear the big one and the small one bickering, so he let them finish their bickering. He looked at Shui Sheng emotionally and asked, "Are you Hu Nenglai's son?" I also happened to be meeting with your dad.
Okay, wait a minute, after the dusting is done, I will take you to my house. Shuisheng raised his head and spoke, then bent down and swept the floor vigorously.
Ma Wu stamped his wooden stick on the ground a few times, as if matching the rhythm of Shui Sheng's sweeping. The unfamiliar man glared at him, turned around and walked away as if he had completed his mission.
In the mill of Hu Nenglai's family, Hu's father was standing beside a heavy stone grinding wheel, holding the grinding tool in both hands - the horizontal wooden handle stretched and retracted to push the grinding wheel, and from time to time he squatted on the grinding edge and evenly moved the grinding wheel. Hu Neng, who put the abrasive-sorghum rice in it, talked about some gossip.
The sorghum rice that enters the grinding eye is turned, pressed, and ground, and then floats down from the two overlapping round stone grinding edges, which looks like flying snowflakes. The sound of the turning stone grinding is also like rolling in the clouds. The sound of thunder spread far away.
It should be said that you can hear it from a few rooms away or outside the house. This reminds Daddy Hu, who likes to amuse himself by guessing riddles or just to kill time when working, thinking of a riddle. While pushing the wheel, he jokingly said, "If you can come, I'll tell you a riddle for you to guess."
Say it! Hu Nenglai looked at Daddy Hu's moving eyeballs covered with shadows and agreed.
Daddy Hu made a request before he spoke. If you answer this riddle correctly, I will help your family grind again; if you don't answer it correctly, forget it.
That's not fair. If you don't get the answer right, I'll do it for you. After Hu Nenglai said this, he urged Daddy Hu to tell the riddle.
Daddy Hu said, listen - the rock is rolling but not bumpy, the snowflakes are fluttering but not cold. Thunder rumbles but not rain, and the journey is long but not far. Take your guess!
Of course Hu Nenglai had figured it out. The answer was far away but right before his eyes. But he didn't say anything, he just laughed. In order to help Daddy Hu do something, he then deliberately said that he couldn't guess right.
Suddenly, there were footsteps at the door of the mill and a voice: Isn't this riddle easy to guess? It's not just about grinding. Daddy Hu heard that it was Shui Sheng who was talking, and was about to praise him for guessing correctly. Shui Sheng said again, there is someone who is looking for you!
which one? What do you want from me? Daddy Hu stopped his hand, turned around and asked.
it's me. My name is Ma Wu, and I am a friend who often hunts with Hu Nenglai. I want to ask you something. Ma Wu was leaning on a wooden stick and his right foot was a little crooked. As he was talking, he looked at Hu Daddy, whom he had never met before, and at Hu Nenglai, who was very familiar to him.
How offended I am, I am not very familiar with you. What do you want to ask? Just say it! Daddy Hu said and started grinding again. Hu Nenglai, who also stopped putting in abrasives, started putting in abrasives again.
Oops, I don’t know what to ask? Ma Wu said this, raised his hand and touched the back of his head and continued, "Jingsu nun in Baji Temple asked me to ask you, and I feel that what I want to ask has nothing to do with your father Hu."
What's up? You might as well talk about it. Daddy Hu struck up a conversation with him.
Forget it, I still asked if I could come. Why are you so lucky to be able to come? You should carry water to Baji Temple for a week like us, but you only carry a load of water to Baji Temple on the first day of the week. The pure nuns in Baji Temple don’t want you to carry water. Danquan Grottoes on the hillside in front of Ji'an has resumed water flow, but it's still unfair.
When Ma Wu mentioned this, Daddy Hu sounded confused. He said, Ma Wu, why did you come to me and Neng Lai to talk about this?
Ma Wu was speechless and did not answer. At this time, another voice rang in his ear: Ma Wu, let me tell you, why does Hu Neng only come to carry a load of water? The reason is that he did a good deed in advance and carried 5 loads of water to the blind five-guarantee household you see now, Hu Daddy, which deducted the load of water he should carry to Baji'an. I advise you, if you can also do good deeds, the painful blister on your right knee will be cured without treatment. Otherwise, even if you heal the patient, it may not be completely cured in ten days and a half.
But how can I carry water for Daddy Hu with my sore feet? Oh, by the way, the blister on my knee has gone away. After it heals, I can carry water for Daddy Hu. Ma Wu said this, which sounded quite sudden to Hu Daddy and Hu Nenglai, because the voice did not ring in their ears like Ma Wu's ears.
Oh, you talked about carrying water. You can come and carry water for me often. I can’t see or touch it, so he helps me. Daddy Hu took over the conversation and said.
Daddy Hu, you often give people in the team responsibilities to push around! Isn't it? Today I went to work with my family again. Hu Neng will tell you.
If you can come, you help me, a lonely old blind man, and I help your family push the mill, is that a big deal? Daddy Hu said with a smile on his face.
Dad, I cleaned the floor in front of Daddy Hu’s door. Shuisheng, who was standing aside without saying anything, suddenly expressed his merit.
Thank you! brat. Daddy Hu, who was pushing the wheels, immediately praised him.
What faction are you in? You should be called Dad Hu, remember? Hu Nenglai corrected the child's name.
I finally understand the reason why you, Hu Nenglai, only need to carry a load of water to Baji'an, that is to do more good deeds. What Ma Wu said was undoubtedly a compliment to Hu Nenglai.
Hu Nenglai was happy. He looked at Ma Wu who was holding a wooden stick and asked, "What happened to your foot?" Be careful.
I fell down while going downhill after seeing the Danquan Grottoes that had recovered water at Baji Temple. Ma Wu said, bowing his head in a wrong way. Then he raised his head and said slowly, I will do more good deeds like you in the future.
Maybe Ma Wu had a kind heart and got approval from the Alchemy God. That night, after Ma Wu went home and fell asleep, the Alchemy God rushed to give Ma Wu the magic medicine. When he woke up the next morning, he felt no pain anymore. It seems that the blisters on my knees have also disappeared. I don’t need a stick or anything to lean on when walking on the lower bunk. He exclaimed with joy, "My painful foot is healed, I'm going to fetch water for Team 7's Daddy Hu——"
Soon, the members of the Shijiafan brigade all praised Ma Wu, who insisted on carrying water for Father Hu, as a good man.
At that time, the brigade held a year-end commendation meeting. Secretary Zheng Ming gave Ma Wu a specially made plaque with the words "Good Man Ma Wu" in front of thousands of people. This was a huge honor and it was equivalent to making Ma Wu very positive. Suddenly made a splash.
After the meeting, he did not go home, but rushed directly to Daddy Hu's house. He let Daddy Hu touch the plaque again and again, and told Daddy Hu the four words on the plaque. He also said humbly, "Daddy Hu, it's thanks to you." , at these times, I just helped you carry a few more loads of water, and you won this special honor. I am really ashamed!
Daddy Hu touched the plaque, then touched Ma Wu's body, from left shoulder to right shoulder, and finally touched his head. He put his hand on the top of his thick black hair and said gratefully, "Ma Wu, help me carry a load." Water is not easy, it is something that should not be done, not to mention that you insisted on helping me carry water for several months, which is really not easy.
It should be said that you deserve this plaque. Don't say it's my blessing, you should be blessing someone else.
Who is that? Ma Wu grabbed Daddy Hu's hand, turned sideways and looked up at Daddy Hu, who was slightly taller than him, and asked.
The one who tells you to do good things. Daddy Hu said this, which shows that he is also deeply grateful to the person who guided Ma Wu to become a good person.
oops! Daddy Hu, your words reminded me. I have to thank the Jingsu nun in Baji Temple. She asked me to come to you and found Hu Nenglai to help you carry water. So I also have to help you carry water, and it takes longer than Hu Nenglai to carry it. Loads of loads, that’s how I became a “good guy, Ma Wu”! It’s very interesting. It can be said that I am today thanks to nun Jingsu. I went to Baji Temple to thank her.
