"Let me see you off." Wu Ma took Zhao Ling'er's hand and walked into the darkness for a while.
"Here, why did you come to me in the middle of the night? What happened?" Wu Ma gently placed the money in Zhao Ling'er's hand and asked in a low voice.
"Oh, it's nothing. Mother Wu, I will pay you back when I have the money. I'll leave first." Zhao Ling'er broke away from Mother Wu's hand and started running.
After running for a while, Zhao Ling'er was out of breath. Alas, I was not born to do sports. I wish I had practiced running more.
Nanyun Lane...where is it? There are no street signs in the middle of the night, and I don’t know how to find it!
Let's go to the inn first to see if you have returned from your travels.
"Zhou You!" Seeing him sitting at the front desk, Zhao Ling'er hurried over.
"Why did you come back so late?" Zhou You asked in surprise.
"Can you accompany me to Nanyun Lane? I don't know how to get there, and it's too dark, so I'm a little scared to go by myself. I'll pay you for the errands!" Zhao Ling'er asked.
"Nanyun Lane? What are you doing there?"
"Oh, don't ask me yet. I'll tell you on the way. Can you go away now? I have something urgent!"
"Wait a minute."
Zhouyou went to the back and called another waiter and asked him to serve at the front desk first.
"Do you need a carriage?" Zhou You asked.
"It would be great if you could find a carriage!" Zhao Ling'er said happily.
"move!"
"You haven't told me what to do in Nanyun Lane yet? It's so late? Is there anything urgent?" Zhou You asked while sitting in the carriage.
Zhao Ling'er briefly told what happened.
"You are young and can take good care of yourself. Why are you so nosy when you borrow and give money to a stranger in the middle of the night?"
"I don't know why, but I feel it's my responsibility to help him. If I don't help, I feel very sad."
"Hey! We're here!" the coachman shouted from the front.
Zhao Ling'er opened the curtain and took a look: "Go through Nanyun Lane and keep going south."
"There will be no one further ahead!" the coachman replied.
"Just keep walking, I'll show you the way."
Zhao Ling'er was lying at the window.
After walking south for two or three miles, there was a small thatched house sitting on a barren grassland, with a tree as thick as a bowl next to it.
The two got out of the car.
"30 Wen." The coachman looked at them.
Zhou You glared at Zhao Ling'er: "Remember to pay me back!"
"You wait here, we will go back soon." Zhao Ling'er ordered the coachman.
By moonlight.
"Li Heng!" Zhao Ling'er knocked on the door.
The door opened.
When Li Heng saw Zhao Ling'er, he turned around silently and knelt on the ground without saying a word.
Zhao Ling'er took a closer look and found a person lying on the ground, and a child of four or five years old was sleeping next to him.
"Is your mother sleeping?" Zhao Ling'er asked softly.
Li Heng shook his head.
"Mother! Mother!" the little girl suddenly cried and got up, lying on her mother's body.
"Mom, wake up! Mom, wake up!" The little girl shook her head vigorously, but her mother made no sound at all.
Zhao Ling'er's heart sank.
"Mom, wake up! Mom, wake up!" The little girl kept shaking.
"I want my mother! I want my mother! I want my mother to hold me and sleep! I want my mother to hold me and sleep!" The little girl cried heartbreakingly. Her voice sounded very harsh in the silent night.
Zhao Ling'er walked over and hugged her: "Good boy, stop crying. Can my sister hold you to sleep?"
"I want my mother! I want my mother!" The little girl struggled not to be held by Zhao Ling'er, crying and shouting.
"Come here!" Li Heng ordered her.
The little girl walked over crying.
Li Heng hugged her, let her lie on his arms, and patted her with his hands.
The girl gradually calmed down.
It seems she is still late.
Zhao Ling'er didn't know what to say for a moment.
After a moment of silence, Zhou You motioned for Li Heng to come out and speak.
Li Heng gently placed his sister on the ground and followed Zhou You out.
"We will bury your mother together tomorrow. How will you and your sister make a living from now on?" Zhou You asked.
Li Heng shook his head.
Zhao Ling'er said to Zhou Youyou: "Find someone to help Li Heng tomorrow morning. I will pay for all the expenses."
Then he said to Li Heng: "After you bury your mother, bring your sister to me. Let's think about how to live in the future together. Don't worry, with me here, you and your sister will never go hungry again."
Li Heng nodded.
"It's getting late, Zhou You and I are going back first. Remember to come to Junpeng Inn to find me after your mother is buried tomorrow." Zhao Ling'er asked Li Heng again.
From now on, she has another younger brother and younger sister.
Lying on the bed, Zhao Ling'er felt that her mind was confused.
If she had money at that time and gave it directly to Li Heng and asked him to take his mother to see a doctor, would there be a glimmer of hope?
Why are everyone so poor? Li Heng, Wu Ma, and even Zhou You! Why are everyone influenced by money? One has lost his mother, one is disciplined by his wife, and one cannot marry a wife...
Money is really important!
Now I still owe 10 Wen to Wu’s mother, 60 Wen from Travel, Li Heng and his sister, and the room and board at the inn... It seems that I am going to make money faster!