Chapter 13 Encounter
Chapter 13 Chance Encounter
"Bamboo plank, listen to me
Opium was originally a foreign product, but once it entered China, it acted as a hero;
How can we smoke foreign cigarettes, which will consume our energy and exhaust our energy?
It’s hard to have food and clothing for three meals a day, and clothes are hard to come by all year round;
It's cold in the fifth watch and I don't have much cover. I don't recognize any of my relatives, only the zheng;
There is no way to open the door for seven things, it is only because the eight characters are not completed;
If you consider it carefully, there will be no interruption. Hang a rope high on the hanging beam."
On both sides of the road, on one side, there are upper-class lords giving advice in opium dens, drunken and dreamy, while on the other side, the lower-class people are kneeling at the foot of the wall, begging and struggling.
Cheng Nuo couldn't bear it and gave all the money he had to Li Laosan.
"Old Li, I don't know much about the food in Beiping City. You can use the money to pick up some cheap hot food that will keep you satisfied and share it with them."
Li Laosan was a little hesitant, holding the money in his hands and said: "Sir, this doesn't need so much."
Cheng Nuo shook his head and said, "As much as you can buy, I'm afraid some people won't be able to survive tonight in such a cold weather. Let's have a full meal later. As for your wages, Lao Li, wait until I get back."
I'll get it for you at the inn."
"Sir, what are you talking about? Is our old Li that kind of person?" Li Laosan argued for himself.
Cheng Nuo waved his hand and said: "One yard is one yard. We can't treat our own people badly. Before the booth is confiscated, Lao Li hurry up and buy it."
"Okay."
The total money I had with me was two yuan and eighty-five cents, and the corn noodles, sweet potato noodles, and steamed buns were very cheap. It didn’t cost much to cover a small stall, but the rickshaw seat was packed to the brim.
So the two of them bought and gave away at the same time. When they saw a beggar, they would share two beggars, then turn around and leave. In the whole scene, they almost walked around half of Sijiu City, causing many of the vendors to close their stalls and go home early.
In Qianfu Hutong, after sending off the last beggar, the two of them were very tired after working for a long time. They were leaning on both sides of the rickshaw. The food in their stomachs had been almost digested and they were a little hungry.
Unexpectedly, Li Laosan conjured a steamed bun out of nowhere and handed it over: "Hey, sir, you must be hungry. I have one left, so eat it while it's hot."
"Haha, it must be you, Lao Li." Cheng Nuo laughed loudly. Instead of eating alone, he gave half of the cornbread to him: "You are much more tired than me when you are pulling the cart back and forth. Here,
Leave this half for you to eat."
Here, Li Laosan took the cornbread and Cheng Nuo was about to eat half of it when a little beggar appeared out of nowhere.
The little beggar didn't say anything, but stared straight at Cheng Nuo's nest.
Cheng Nuo thought he hadn't eaten enough just now, and now he was hungry again, so he wanted to continue asking for this half.
He smiled and prepared to give the little beggar the cornbread in his hand.
Unexpectedly, the little beggar shook his head and did not accept it. Instead, he stretched out the hand hidden behind his back, and there turned out to be a complete wowotou inside.
This is what Li Laosan just gave to them. Now seeing that Cheng Nuo is hungry, he actually takes the initiative to give one to them.
Cheng Nuo was very moved. He knelt down and touched the messy little head and said, "Brother, this half is enough. You can keep the rest."
The little beggar also had a stubborn temper. He still refused to take back his outstretched hand and made a babbling sound from his mouth.
Could it be said that this is a mute!?
Li Laosan frowned, hurriedly came over, bent down and said to the child: "Baby, stick out your tongue and let me see it."
The little beggar stuck out his tongue obediently, which also surprised Cheng Nuo and others.
The top was covered in scars because someone didn't know what to burn with it. This caused him to be unable to speak and could only pronounce some simple syllables.
Being mute is not natural, but man-made.
Li Laosan let out a long sigh: "Oh, poor kid, it looks like the beggar bosses have made this situation possible. All they want is to make people feel bad and ask for more money. They are really a bunch of sons of bitches!"
When the little beggar saw that they refused to accept them, he directly stuffed the cornbread into Cheng Nuo's arms, and then ran away without looking back.
How could this be possible? Cheng Nuo was still thinking about how to save this little beggar.
He quickly called out to Lao Li and wanted to chase him.
"Old Li, come on, come on, let's catch up with this kid quickly, we can't let him run away like this."
I never expected how this little beggar could run away like this. I almost lost him a few times. But Old Li knew many roads, so he took a shortcut to catch up. Finally he came to a dilapidated house that was about to collapse.
forward.
At this time, the little beggar also noticed the two of them. His originally kind face suddenly became wary, and he picked up a road brick and threatened them not to come near.
Cheng Nuo quickly came forward to explain: "We don't have any malicious intentions, we are here to help you."
Li Laosan also said: "Baby, we are either those who sell children, or we are here to help you."
After suffering so much and being deceived for so many years, it is difficult for the little beggar to let down his guard just because of a few words, otherwise he would not be made mute, and he is still very excited.
Just when the scene was in a stalemate and there was no progress, a weak voice suddenly came from the dilapidated house.
"Brother, what are you doing? What's going on outside? Cough, cough."
Before he finished speaking, there was a violent cough that made people breathless.
Not caring about continuing the confrontation, the little beggar was very anxious, threw the bricks aside and hurriedly got in.
The two of them, Cheng Nuo, looked at each other and followed behind to see what was going on.
On a pile of wheat straw in the corner of the house, I saw a little beggar holding a thinner little guy, who looked younger in appearance, and patting his back constantly.
When the cough got better, the little beggar hurriedly took out another wowotou from his arms and wanted to give it to the little guy to eat.
Good guy, the little beggar only gave two woudou in total. One was returned to Cheng Nuo, and the other was actually left to others without eating a bite.
But the little guys didn't take over the wowotou, but instead started to show humility to each other.
"Brother, I'm not hungry yet. You're tired after sitting outside all day. You can eat. Cough, cough."
Before he finished speaking, he coughed violently again, with more air coming out and less air coming in. He was about to die.
Cheng Nuo couldn't stand it anymore, so he picked up the little guy and ran outside without saying a word.
This time the little beggar finally didn’t resist so much and followed behind him babbling, as if to cheer him up.
There are also children at home. As the father, Li Laosan naturally couldn't bear to see this scene, so the rickshaw was pulled over.
"Sir, put that kid in my car so he can run faster."
"Okay, Lao Li, look at whichever clinic is closest, and we'll go to that one." Knowing that the matter was urgent and people's lives were at stake, Cheng Nuo put the little guy on the rickshaw without saying a word.
In order to rush on the road as quickly as possible, Li Laosan put all his energy into feeding.
As for the little beggar Cheng Nuo and the others, one was pulling the cart from the side and the other was pushing the cart from behind. They all wanted to exert as much force as they could.
Fortunately, it was in the city after all. With the help of everyone, it didn't take long to find a clinic. Seeing that the lights were still on, Cheng Nuo didn't even have time to say hello, so he went in with the little guy in his arms.
"Doctor, look at this child quickly, he is going to die soon!"
Chapter completed!