The few people were eating so happily that they didn't notice a few idlers sitting together at another food stall nearby. They glanced at them from time to time, and then at the carriage parked on the road.

After a while, two of the idle men stood up and walked forward across the table where they were sitting. Then the two of them started to quarrel for some unknown reason.

A few people glanced over and ignored them, and continued to eat their food. However, the two people's argument became more and more fierce, and they even started fighting. During the fight, one of them fell directly towards them.

Yao Erzhu quickly grabbed Guo'er and took a few steps back. The man knocked over several wonton bowls on the table. If they hadn't been able to hide quickly, all the soup and rice on the table would have been spilled on them.

Yao Erzhu was very annoyed. Before he could say anything, several people came over and shouted to stop the fight. Some people bowed to Yao Erzhu and said with a smile:

"The two brothers drank too much and bumped into everyone. I'm really sorry."

Seeing that this man was so polite, Yao Erzhu and others could not say anything more, but they all turned coldly and looked at these people's quarrel. No one noticed that two people were sneaking up on their carriage.

Not far away, Ji Qing and her sister were sitting on a stone, eating the fragrant steamed buns and pancakes that Guo'er had given them just now, and kept looking gratefully at what was going on here.

He quickly noticed the clues. He was very familiar with the series of actions of these idle men, and he quickly understood what was going on. In the past, when he saw this kind of scene, he would treat it as if he didn't see it, and it was nothing to do with him.

He took his sister and stayed away, these people were not something he could mess with.

But today was different. He lowered his head and looked at his sister who was holding an oil paper bag and eating with relish, and then looked at the kind little girl not far away. He didn't want her to be plotted against her from the bottom of his heart, so he gritted his teeth and stood up and walked over quickly.

Ji Qing gritted his teeth and walked towards Guoer and others.

"Miss, thank you for the buns!"

Yao Erzhu and others were now paying attention to the group of people fighting in front of them, including Guo'er who was hiding behind his second uncle and secretly watching these people. Suddenly they heard a loud sound. Everyone looked up and saw the man just now.

The begging boy was standing beside their carriage talking to them.

At this time, they also discovered that there seemed to be someone behind the carriage. Everyone woke up and the two coachmen hurriedly ran over. They saw two people getting out from behind the carriage and walking towards the fighting crowd as if nothing had happened. One of them turned around and glared fiercely.

The boy glanced at him.

Seeing this scene, Yao Erzhu and others came to their senses. The group of people were performing a double act to attract their attention and took the opportunity to steal something.

After seeing all this clearly, the few of them had no intention of staying any longer, exchanged glances with each other, left the food stall and walked towards the carriage.

Originally, I wanted to rest for a while before leaving, but now it seems that it is more important to hurry up as soon as possible.

The carriage started slowly. Guo'er raised the curtain and looked outside. He saw that the group of people had indeed stopped and stood there with their arms folded, looking grimly at them. Guo'er was so frightened that he immediately lowered the curtain.

Yao Erzhu also saw the expressions of these people clearly. He comforted his niece and said:

"Don't be afraid, there are many of us and they won't dare to catch up."

Guo'er felt relieved a little, and the car turned a corner on the official road, and soon lost sight of where it was.

But Guo'er didn't know why her heart was still so high that she couldn't let go.

She thought of the brother and sister who were begging for food just now, and her intuition told her that they might be in trouble, and she frowned even more tightly.

Yao Erzhu looked at his niece's wrinkled little face and thought she was still scared, so he raised his big hand and pulled his niece towards him.

Guo'er still couldn't feel at ease even though she was hiding under the second uncle's arm, so she raised her head and said:

"Second uncle, will the brother and sister who helped us just now be okay?"

Only then did Yao Erzhu understand what his niece was worried about, and he frowned. If the little beggar hadn't reminded them just now, the luggage in the car would have been stolen by the group of people. Thinking of this, he didn't feel at ease.

Get settled.

"Stop the car and turn around to take a look."

Yao Erzhu opened the curtain and said to the coachman:

road.

The two coachmen obeyed the order and turned the carriage around, and the carriage quickly drove back.

Turning around the corner, you could see the group of people gathered in a circle from a distance, kicking hard and cursing something viciously. A little girl's heartbreaking cry could be heard next to her:

"Don't hit my brother, don't hit my brother——"

Everyone was startled and rushed over with the carriage. When they got there and pulled the reins, everyone jumped down from the carriage and picked up the self-defense sticks on the carriage.

Yao Erzhu shouted: "Stop!"

This group of people were fighting vigorously when they suddenly heard such a sound and stopped and looked over. When they saw that it was the same group of people who had just turned back, still holding the guy in their hands, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Yao Erzhu stood in front, pointing the stick in his hand forward, and said with great momentum:

"Let that child go, otherwise the sticks in the hands of these men will be used to kill people today!"

The group did not expect that someone would stand up for a little beggar. For a while, no one said anything or moved. The two sides looked at each other at war with each other for a moment. The leader of the other party probably saw that this group was not easy to mess with, so he followed the others

The person winked, and everyone withdrew their clenched fists in understanding.

The leader spat at the boy curled up in a ball on the ground and said: "Little beggar, you are lucky this time. Next time we meet you, I will ask the Lord of Hell to collect your body!"

After that, he led a group of his men and walked past Yao Erzhu and others, and gradually walked away along the official road.

Seeing them leaving, Yao Erzhu hurriedly ran forward to pick up the little boy on the ground. Guo'er also jumped out of the car, ran to the little Hua'er who was crying heartbrokenly, picked her up and comforted her, saying:

"Don't be afraid, little flower. It's okay. The bad guys are gone."

Xiao Hua'er stared closely at her brother, struggling to get off Guo'er's arms. Guo'er put her down, and Xiao Hua immediately pounced on him.

Yao Erzhu had already picked up Ji Qing. Seeing that he couldn't wake up with his eyes tightly closed, he looked at him again and realized that something was wrong.

"Second Master, this child was severely beaten and needs to be sent to the hospital quickly."

A long-term worker reminded.

Yao Erzhu also saw clearly that the child was covered with injuries, so he hugged him without hesitation and got on the carriage. Guoer also got on the carriage holding Xiao Hua'er.

Guo'er put Xiao Hua'er down and asked her to hold her brother's hand. At this time, Xiao Hua realized that these people in front of her were going to help her save her brother. She sensiblely stopped crying and just held her brother's hand tightly, tears falling from her eyes.

Non-stop.

When Guoer saw the little girl crying pitifully, he wanted to talk to her to make her feel better.

"Your name is Xiao Hua'er, right? Then what's your brother's name?"

Xiao Hua'er sobbed and said, "Brother."

Guoer: "...What about your parents?"

Xiao Hua'er's tears fell even more fiercely: "They are all dead."

Guo'er and Yao Erzhu looked at each other, remained silent and stopped talking.

Finally, the carriage was driven slowly and hurriedly by the driver and entered the provincial capital of Changling.

Regardless of admiring the bustling city, I asked passers-by where the medical center was as soon as I entered the city gate. After hurriedly walking for a while, I finally found a medical center.

A middle-aged doctor carefully examined the injuries on Ji Qing's body, came out and said to Yao Erzhu: "Master, look at this child's appearance, he is a little beggar, right? Oh, what a sin, he was beaten badly."

Yao Erzhu asked anxiously: "How should I say, how serious is this child's injury?"

Doctor: "My right foot is fractured, two ribs are broken, and there are large bruises all over my body. I'm afraid of hurting my inner abdomen. It's best to stay here for observation for a few days. You see——"

Everyone gasped when they heard this. This group of people was so vicious. When Yao Erzhu heard this, he knew that the child would not be able to walk around in a short time and must be treated well.

Then I thought that they had just arrived and could not take a seriously injured child with them. Now it seemed that the best thing to do was to put him in the hospital, so he said to the doctor:

"big

Husband, let’s keep him here for a while and ask the doctor to take good care of this child. We are merchants from other places and have just arrived here. This child is also in trouble because of us. Since we are destined to this child, we will not

I’ll just let it go and take whatever medicine you need, I’ll cover the cost.”

The doctor was relieved when he heard this: "It's easy to say that this child is lucky enough to meet you. Don't worry, our hospital has people who specialize in taking care of patients. There will definitely be no mistakes."

After the matter was settled, Yao Erzhu readily took out ten taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to the doctor. He also gave some detailed instructions and stated that he would come to see him in a few days.

After explaining this, Yao Erzhu prepared to take everyone away.

Guo'er has been holding Xiao Hua'er's hand. Now seeing that her second uncle decided to send the little boy to the hospital for treatment, she thought it would be better for Xiao Hua'er to follow her. Anyway, they will stay in the city these days, waiting for work.

After a while, it is estimated that the little boy's injuries are almost healed, and then the little boy will be returned to him.

Xiao Hua'er stared closely at her brother on the hospital bed. When she saw Guo'er holding her hand and trying to walk out, she became frightened and started crying again. She didn't want to leave her brother, so she opened her small arms to hold her sleeping brother.

Crying miserably.

Guo'er walked over and knelt down to coax her for a long time, but no matter what she said, Xiao Hua'er refused to go with her. Unfortunately, Yao Erzhu had no choice but to take out a few more taels of silver and hand them over to the doctor, asking him to take good care of the little girl.

, when they have some free time in a few days, they will come over and pick up the two brothers and sisters.

The doctor took the money and said cheerfully: "Don't worry, everyone, I also have a daughter at home. I will ask my wife and daughter to take care of this little girl. Nothing will happen to her."

Only then did everyone feel relieved. Guo'er whispered a few words of comfort to Xiao Hua'er before standing up and preparing to leave with her second uncle.

With tears in her eyes, Xiao Hua'er saw that this sister who was very kind to her was leaving, and she finally felt reluctant to leave. However, looking at her unconscious brother lying on the hospital bed, she obediently waved to Guo'er, and her little sister was covered in tears.

There was even a smile on his face, which made Guoer feel sad again.

After leaving the hospital and riding a carriage onto the street, Guoer was in the mood to notice the street scene outside.

After leaning on the car window and stretching her neck to look at it for a long time, Guoer couldn't help but sigh that this is indeed a provincial capital, but it is much bigger than Laiyang City, and the liveliness is not much better than that of Huyang Fucheng. There are teahouses, wine shops, and pawn shops on both sides of the street.

There are row upon row of embroidery workshops, and there are also many small vendors holding oilcloth sheds doing business. All in all, it is a bustling and lively scene.
Chapter completed!