Chapter 38 If you don’t need money, you need a life
Li Yan had seen that kid when she entered Yuelai Pavilion. He was standing under the eaves not far from the restaurant. He was thin and small. There were too many such children among the refugees, so Li Yan didn't pay much attention.
Unexpectedly, just sit there and wait.
As soon as they came out, he rushed forward, grabbed the sachet and ran away.
By the time Li Yan realized it, the child had already run dozens of meters away.
"Catch the thief." Li Yan shouted and chased after him.
Gu Xuan frowned slightly.
Xiao Qi flew up, and within a few breaths, he used clever force to pin the child to the ground.
The kid couldn't move and was still holding on to the sachet in his hand.
"Don't let me go yet." Xiao Qi pressed the sword hilt on his shoulder and patted him slightly. The kid felt pain and snorted softly, but his hand holding the sachet became tighter.
"The bones are quite strong." As Xiao Qi spoke, Li Yan ran over.
"Don't do it," she said.
Xiao Qi always controlled the strength of his hands. He would never really attack a child, but he was just trying to scare him.
Upon hearing this, he loosened his grip and the child collapsed on the ground.
Probably because he was frightened and in a panic, the kid's left hand was pressed by himself at a weird angle. There was a click and it was broken.
The kid's forehead was covered with fine sweat, and he bit his lower lip tightly without saying a word.
The little ghost is ragged, skinny, and looks dark and dirty.
When Li Yan knelt down and looked at him, he raised his head and looked at her warily with his big, black eyes.
The sachet was pressed tightly under him, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't touch my sachet."
Li Yan was happy, "This is my sachet, when did it become yours?"
The kid's face was red, like a strong man cutting off his wrist, "I don't need money, but I need my life."
"You can take my life as you please."
Li Yan smiled and said, "What's the use of my life?"
"Then what do you want? Let me tell you, I will not return the sachet to you." The kid gritted his teeth, his tone was very strong, but his eyes were very timid.
It looks very tender at first glance. It may be the first time for someone to steal something like this.
Li Yan stood up and said to Xiao Qi, "Excuse me, please straighten his bones."
Before Xiao Qi made a move, the kid started yelling, "I don't need your kindness."
"You don't learn well at a young age, but you insist on becoming a thief. If you are so ignorant, you should be thrown into jail and put to the bottom of the jail."
The people around who were watching the excitement couldn't stand it anymore, and they tried to persuade them to send the person to the government.
The kid's face turned pale, and he was obviously scared to death, but he held on stubbornly and fell to the ground, as if he was stuck to the bluestone.
"In this case, if you tell me why you want to steal the money, then I will consider giving the sachet to you, how about that?" Li Yan said in a consultative tone.
The kid looked at him suspiciously.
Li Yan winked at Jin Jue, and Jin Jue said to the crowd of onlookers, "It's okay, it's okay, let's disperse."
Seeing that there was nothing to watch, passers-by quickly dispersed.
Li Yan said in a gentle tone, "Trust me now. Don't worry, I won't report to the official. You get up first and let the guard brother help you connect the bones first."
Xiao Qi watched the little girl abducting the child and wondered what her agenda was.
He didn't think she would be so kind. Someone stole her things and she repaid them with kindness. This was not what a little girl would do.
Gu Xuan nodded towards him, and Xiao Qi, following the hint from his master, started to help the kid re-bone.
That kid was really tough. He gritted his teeth and didn't even make a sound.
After a cup of tea, the child sat in the carriage with them, accompanied by Gu Xuan and his servant.
The child's name is Jill, who wandered here with her parents from the North.
My father died in exile, and my mother became seriously ill. The reason why I stole money was to pay for my mother's medical treatment.
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The Tutu Temple in the west of the city has been abandoned for a long time, overgrown with weeds and in dilapidated condition.
The room was covered with cobwebs and dust, and Ding was lying on the haystack in the corner. When she saw them, it was difficult to even open her eyes.
"Mom, I'm back and I've invited the doctor." Jill ran over in a few steps.
Seeing the child, Ding's sallow face smiled.
As soon as Li Yan saw her face, she knew that Mrs. Ding might not be able to do it well.
She stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law, let me take your pulse."
Mrs. Ding forced a smile and said, "The female doctor is here to help."
Li Yan lifted the thin quilt, felt the pulse on Ding's wrist, and her eyes narrowed slightly.
Jill worriedly asked, "Miss, can my mother be saved?"
Li Yan retracted her hand, covered Ding with a thin quilt, and called Jill aside.
He took out a pen and paper from his pocket and wrote a prescription for him, "Go to the drugstore to buy some medicine according to this prescription. Give it to your mother on time every day. It can temporarily relieve her pain."
Li Yan sighed and whispered, "Your mother has been suffering from illness for a long time and her days are numbered. You should be by her side these days to fulfill your filial piety."
Jill looked pale and held the prescription in her hand without saying a word for a long time.
"Son," her mother called him.
He secretly wiped away his tears and turned around with a smile on his face, "Mom, I brought back some cakes you like to eat, would you like to try them?"
The people present couldn't help but sigh when they saw it.
Li Yan and Gu Xuan each left some money for their children and left silently.
The journey back went faster than when we arrived. Gu Xuan said that he had to stay in He County for a few days because of something else.
Li Yan booked a nearby inn for them, and after settling in, she and Jin Jue returned home.
When she left the inn, she noticed something strange.
The coachman who took them to Wuling actually stayed behind and moved into the private room next to the young man.
During this trip to Wuling, what intrigued Li Yan the most was the driver.
This driver is like an invisible person. Apart from driving for them, he does not talk to or have any contact with them.
Wearing a bamboo hat, he looks mysterious. I wonder where Gu Xuan found such a person.
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Xiaochun sat on the threshold of Yaoxiangtang, looking at the bluestone road at the entrance of the alley, motionless.
The rain kept falling, and it was very windy and cold at the entrance of Yaoxiangtang.
Qin Xiaochun was only wearing a short brown shirt when he arrived. His face was a little pale. He shrank and looked at the alley from the corner of his eyes from time to time.
He came three times yesterday, but never saw Li Yan's master or servant.
He also went to the rain praying ceremony and rain thanking ceremony in Hejun Square.
Li Yan has been busy, so it's not good for him to disturb him.
There was nothing important for him to come to Yaoxiangtang, he was just worried about her and wanted to see her and talk to her.
In fact, the relationship between Li Yan and them gradually became closer three months ago.
Li Yan treated him well before, but that was just good.
It's not like today, when I don't think of him as my brother.
She was very concerned about his food, clothing, housing, transportation, and even his homework.
Before, he had some prejudice against Li Yan. He felt that her kindness to them was just a whim and not sincere, so he didn't like to see her.
But after being in contact with her for a long time, my view of her gradually changed.
Li Yan didn't come to see him these days when she had something to do, and he actually missed her a little.
Qin Xiaochun watched a carriage drive past the corner of the street.
The green cloth carriage looks very ordinary, but it is not ordinary either.
There were not many horse-drawn carriages on the streets these days, but it was not something he should worry about.
Li Yan will not be on the carriage either.
Qin Xiaochun glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze, lazily leaning on the back of the door and taking a nap.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, a familiar voice suddenly came from not far away.