Entering the city, Long Yanhua looked around. Perhaps the city was not as good as the refugees imagined. There were beggars everywhere on the streets. There were not many pedestrians on the road. Most of them were men and women sitting on the roadside. In front of him was a straw woven bamboo basket.
There were children, ranging from infants to eight or nine years old. Some of the children were held by some well-dressed adults passing by, holding their chins and inspecting them carefully as if they were goods. If they were satisfied, they took out a few silver coins to buy the children.
There is already a trend of selling children in this city. Parents who sell their own children look miserable, but they have no choice, because if they don't sell, their whole family will starve to death, and if they sell their children, they might be able to save their lives.
While you are doing it, the children can still live.
There were unexpectedly no cries of children on the street. Perhaps it was because they had already cried, but unfortunately it had no effect, so they gave up. Perhaps it was because they were tired from crying and no longer had the strength to cry anymore...
"The war is suffering for the common people..."
Long Yanhua was walking on the street with her BMW, and people spontaneously gave way to her. Perhaps it was because of her extraordinary temperament, or perhaps because her clothes and horses were extraordinary. The people in the city had a bad habit of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
, seeing that she didn’t look easy to mess with, he didn’t want to mess with her.
No matter how poor the city, there will still be rich people. In the current war, it is the easiest time for unscrupulous businessmen to make money. They raise prices to deceive the poor and make the poor even poorer. The originally small amount of money will not last long before all of them are gone.
You can only eat grass roots and tree bark.
The inn was overcrowded, which showed that there were still many rich people. Some of the rich people who fled from the frontline cities temporarily stayed in the city to replenish food and water before continuing on their way.
Long Yanhua held Mingyue in her hand, and on her shoulders lay a bird and bear that had turned into a palm-sized bird. She looked for several inns, but there was no vacancy. However, many people saw her horses and wanted to buy them, but they were all rejected by her.
They refused one by one. Mingyue is a BMW owned by the Long family. Grandpa personally trained it. There are only two horses in total.
As she walked, she had turned from the main road to the small road. There were no bigger inns, so she could stay in a small one. It didn't have to be a hardship, as long as she could find a place to stay before dark. The running around for days even made her feel tired.
I can't stand it anymore. Only by having a good sleep can I rush to the front line in good condition.
In addition to the inns on the main road that crosses the small town, there are also inns on other small roads, but they are not as good as the big inns. I walked and searched, and in the evening, I still couldn't find any inns with vacancies. In a long and narrow alley.
, two eight or nine-year-old children poked their heads out, and happened to meet the eyes of Long Yanhua, who was holding Mingyue and stopped to sigh.
"Sister, sister, are you looking for a place to live?" A child asked timidly, slowly walking out of the shadows in the alley, wearing a gray-green coat with a few tattered patches.
The ones that were washed have turned white, but they are not dirty. It can be seen that they still pay attention to hygiene.
Slightly startled, Long Yanhua's hand holding the reins paused, "How do you know?"
Another child also walked out of the alley. He was about the same age as the previous child. His hair was slightly longer than his ears and was as yellow as weeds. He looked malnourished at first glance. He was dressed in gray-red clothes and wore a pair of black cloth shoes.
The hole was already broken and the toes were exposed, "Xiaolu saw you, sister, passing by many inns. Now... all the inns in the city should be full of people..."
From the sound of the voice, the child turned out to be a girl, but in such a difficult environment, girls no longer had the right to dress up. It was good for them to survive.
Nodding, "Yes, I'm looking for an inn."
Hearing this answer, the two children's faces showed expressions of excitement at the same time, "Sister can live with us for only five copper coins a day...a night."
The little girl excitedly held out five fingers. Then the little boy saw Long Yanhua's expressionless look and immediately retorted, gritting his teeth, "Four copper coins are fine too."
The two children looked at each other and nodded. It seemed that they needed these copper coins very much.
You must know that one hundred copper coins are equal to one silver coin, and one hundred silver coins are equal to one gold coin. Generally, staying in an inn will cost at least five silver coins a night. And the accommodation these children mentioned for five copper coins, is it really an inn?
Although she was confused, Long Yanhua nodded because she needed a place to live.
"Then you guys will help me lead the way."
After receiving the exact answer, the two children immediately smiled happily and innocently. The little girl became less timid, her eyes were as bright as the sun, and she became cheerful, "Sister, come with us."
Long Yanhua nodded, led Mingyue and followed behind the children, secretly telling the bird and bear on her shoulder to watch out for any hidden dangers nearby. The sudden appearance of these children made her a little worried whether it was a trap by the evildoer.
, of course, this is just a hypothesis, and you must be on guard against others when you go out.
After walking through the small alley and turning seven turns, the three people in front and behind walked at a steady pace for more than 20 minutes. "Aren't we there yet?" Long Yanhua was a little impatient. This was already the most remote place in the city.
, the path that was originally more than one meter wide is now only one meter wide, and Ming Yue may not even be able to turn around.
"Almost there, really!"
Whenever this happens, the little boy turns around with a serious face and nods firmly to show the sincerity of his words.
Alas~~ There was no other way, so Long Yanhua had no choice but to keep up. She had already walked so far. Although she could find the way back, she still had to walk for a long time. Since she was almost at her place of residence, she would just walk a little longer.
Finally, the two children stopped in front of a dilapidated courtyard and turned around at the same time, "Sister, we're here."
Long Yanhua was stunned, and looked up at the old wooden double doors of this so-called 'inn'. Inside was a small courtyard of five meters square. The courtyard was filled with straw, and deep in the courtyard were two straw roofs.
The wooden structure of the house has been there for who knows how long. It is so powerful that it may collapse at some point.
This is the inn? Five copper coins. It is indeed... simple.
"Sister, let's help you lead the horse in." The two children said, raising their faces and looking at her expectantly, hoping that she could stay.
Being stared at by such a child, Long Yanhua also felt a little soft-hearted, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Seeing the two children excitedly going to lead the horse, the horse Mingyue also understood that her little master decided to stay here for the night, and was led into the yard obediently.
Long Yanhua also walked into the yard immediately, and sensitively discovered that there were other people in the yard besides these two children!
In the simple little house, I heard footsteps outside, and the door opened with a creak, and a dozen children ran out of the small house in a noisy manner. There were six, seven, five, and six-year-old children, and even three or four-year-old children.
exist.
"Brother Xiaolu, sister Xiaoping..."
The children's faces all looked yellow. Although they were not gray-faced, they looked extremely cold. It was already late autumn, but they were still wearing thin clothes. They were shivering just after going out, but they still couldn't conceal the joy in their hearts. Xiaolu and
Xiao Ping is the two children leading the way, a little older than them.
Long Yanhua became confused, why are there so many children here?
"What are you...?"
Finally, the children discovered that there were other people. Eleven pairs of eyes looked towards Long Yanhua. Surprise expressions appeared on the faces of each of the little beans, "Brother Xiaolu, Sister Xiaoping, today
Are there any pancakes to eat tonight?"
A little boy of five or six years old excitedly pulled the sleeve of the vial and asked.
Xiao Ping nodded lightly, "Yes, this guest sister agreed to stay, and we have four copper coins, hehe."
"Ah! Great!..."
The children jumped up happily one by one.
"Come in quickly, don't catch a cold." Xiaolu greeted a group of children with his arms around him. The eleven children ran towards one room one after another. The other room was empty.
"Sister, let's show you where you will stay tonight." Xiao Ping said, leading the way and opening the door.
In the small small room, there is thick hay in one corner, and a piece of patched sheet spread on the hay. This is the so-called bed. Xiao Ping, who is in a rough mood next to him, is afraid that the guest sister will not be satisfied with the room and leave.
Pay close attention to Long Yanhua's expression.
Long Yanhua paused in her heart. Before she reached the front line of the war, had the life of the common people already become so difficult? In the past, she only looked at the development of things as a bystander, and she only felt pity for the poor people, but now she has experienced it personally
, feeling that the living children around her were living such a hard life, she just felt sad. She had to do something to help them.
He nodded slightly, smiled, and said in a gentle tone, "It's very nice here. The bed must be soft."
With these words, Xiao Ping breathed a sigh of relief, and then grinned emotionally.
"Which...sister, can you give me four copper coins first..." Although I know it's against the rules to ask for money first, and usually you pay a deposit after staying in an inn, but Xiao Ping really needs the money.
"Are you going to buy pancakes for those children?" Long Yanhua bowed slightly and bent down to ask.
Xiao Ping nodded seriously, "Yes, sister."
Glancing at the horse lying on the hay in the yard, Long Yanhua took out four silver coins from his arms and handed them to the vial. The vial who received the silver coins suddenly squatted down and said, "Sister, I'm wrong, it's four copper coins, not silver coins."
,I...I don’t have money to find you.”
Long Yanhua smiled slightly and said, "Yes, they are silver coins. At least those who stay in inns have silver coins. Take them and buy more pancakes for the children so that they can eat well."
Long Yanhua had a lot of money, but he didn't give the gold coins to Xiao Bo. In this troubled world, too much money would only bring disaster to the children. Giving out the silver coins was also for their own good.