Chapter XVII

Thank you grapefruit, Xiaoxiao, Yeran Azure for the reward.

Zhang Xing didn't have time to be sentimental about this, her father couldn't get up, so she went up, and every morning she followed Qi Chongshan and others to line up to receive porridge, let Zhang Tao stay, guard Zhang Shuisheng, help hand over tea, pour and urine, etc. Fortunately, the villagers in the gang in Quantang Town saw that the two sisters were really pitiful, and they reached out to help from time to time.

Li Dazhu is gone, the sky of the Li family has not fallen, Li Hong's crying a few times, but more and more healthy, often take his grandson with a stone pestle and a stick to look for food in distant places, and the matter of receiving porridge with men is handled by Li Cui's family. The two women, one big and one small, were added to the group of men, and everyone took care of them a lot, and every time they received porridge, they always let the two of them come first.

After a heavy rain, the weather became hotter and hotter, and the imperial court was busy with troops, and the matter of repairing the river dam and dredging the river channel was not completed for a long time, and the water receded very slowly. It is rumored that there is an epidemic in Yuxian County, and a large number of displaced people have died, and many people who can still move around have come to Huaiyang. There are more and more displaced people in Huaiyang City, and the food relief from the imperial court has not yet come down, and the porridge shed outside the city is still clear soup and little water. The matter of eating by the child was finally transferred from the private circulation of catching the wind and shadows to the real place, and some people who went out to look for food found many short human bones and some children's clothes in two or three miles outside the city.

Zhang Xing was worried every day, the medicine in her hand was exhausted, and Zhang Shuisheng had a high fever for a few days, waking up and fainting. Wan Langzhong always emphasized every time he saw a doctor that he had done his best, and Zhang Shuisheng's recurrent condition was because the medicine was not used in time, so it was no wonder that he was not in a hurry. Zhang Xing gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart, but he also knew that what he said was about the truth. She planned to go a little further and see if she could find some herbs like Houttuynia cordata. It's just that before she could act, something happened.

On this day, she took the porridge back, kept half of it for her father, and mixed the rest with some grass roots to cook it thicker and eat it with Zhang Tao. After finishing these, he scrubbed and turned over for Zhang Shuisheng, and put him to sleep. Zhang Tao, who was tossing and turning on the straw mat and refused to sleep for half a day, suddenly stuffed something into her mouth, and a long-lost sweetness flowed on the tip of her tongue, refreshing her heart and spleen. Zhang Tao stared at her sister with dark eyes and asked in a low voice: "Is it delicious? Sister, is it sweet?

Zhang Xing hurriedly pulled out the thing from his mouth - it was a small piece of sesame candy, this thing was made of glutinous rice, maltose, and sesame seeds, it was common to celebrate the New Year in the countryside, but at the moment, he couldn't even have a stomach, how could he give this thing away? Zhang Xing looked at this piece of hemp candy, which had obviously been licked many times and softened, and her face couldn't help but change greatly, and asked, "Who gave it to you?"

Zhang Tao was taken aback, she got this good thing, and she remembered to lick it for her sister, and she was reluctant to eat it, who knew that Zhang Xing was asking like this.

Zhang Xing also noticed that her tone was not good, so she took Zhang Tao into her arms and said softly: "Our Tao'er remembers my sister, and my sister is very happy, but my sister has to know who sent this good thing to us, and next time my sister sees someone, I can thank you, Tao'er said, isn't this the reason?"

Zhang Tao smiled, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, Mr. Wan said, let me not tell you." ”

"Mr. Wan?" Zhang Xingya couldn't help but fight, looked at Zhang Tao, squeezed out a smile, and said, "It turns out that this hemp candy was given to you by Mr. Wan, what else did he say?"

"Mr. Wan said that I am well-behaved and obedient, and I think my father is very good, and he will bring me delicious food next time. Zhang Tao said happily.

Zhang Xing was cold, hugging her sister tighter and tighter, she felt that she had to do something. She has watched it for so many days, and she has learned the one surnamed Wan very well. She had wanted to keep him a little longer, but now it seemed that he had to get out. That night, when Zhang Tao fell asleep, she said to the awake Zhang Shuisheng, and went to the Li family's grass shed, told the stone what she saw as she saw, and added some material to tell Li Hong's and Li Cui's two people.

Li Hong's and Li Cui's faces were shocked. Zhang Xing glanced at the stone next to him. Stone was frowning and looking at her with displeasure, but he didn't say a word. Zhang Xing added another sentence and said, "The stone has also seen this." ”

Li Hongshi and Li Cui turned their heads to look at the stones. The stone scratched his head and said, "...... Xiaobao was taken away by his father......"

Li Hongshi shook his head and said categorically: "This person can't stay, and staying will be a scourge." "Every family has children, and Wan Langzhong is even willing to give up his own son, so how can he show mercy to the children of other families? Li Hongshi turned to Li Cuishi and said: "Stone mother, you and the apricot girl go to the side of the mountain and tell him about this. ”

Li Cuishi led Zhang Xing to find Qi Chongshan, the stone had to follow, and when Li Cuishi was not paying attention, he grabbed Zhang Xing, frowned, and said, "What are you talking nonsense? Did you see this with your own eyes?"

Zhang Xing said lightly: "Today he gave Zhang Tao a piece of sesame candy, and asked her not to tell me, saying that if she is obedient, she will bring her something delicious next time." Stone, my father can't get up, my sister is only seven years old, he is always wandering around, I don't worry. ”

Shi looked at Zhang Xing in a daze, and slowly let go. After Li Dazhu passed away, Shi became the only male in the Li family, and this former stubborn young man seemed to have changed overnight and became much calmer.

The two of them didn't speak for a while, and walked forward silently for a while. Shi suddenly spoke again and said, "Don't worry, I will help you take care of Zhang Tao." Zhang Xing glanced at him, nodded, and whispered, "Thank you." ”

When they arrived at the resting place of Qi Chongshan, except for Qi Chongshan, several people in the Quantang gang were there, and everyone was squatting or sitting on the ground talking and enjoying the coolness. Li Cuishi glanced at it, and it happened that the person surnamed Wan was not there, so she recounted what Zhang Xing said. Everyone was shocked, but the two children, Zhang Xing and Shishi, testified that Shishi may be naughty, but this big girl of the Zhang family is a capable and quiet person, and she is definitely not like a liar. Besides, children don't have the ability to make up such a big thing.

Qi Chongshan said angrily: "I really know people and faces, I don't know my heart, the tiger poison still doesn't eat children, he even has his own son to do it." The women were especially angry and said, "I have said that he is not a thing." When I first came here, I didn't feel surprised at all that I even sold my own mother-in-law for a few cakes, and now I eat my own son. ”

Everyone talked for a while, and finally unanimously agreed that such a person could not stay around. Everyone got together just to be stable, with such a poisonous snake, no one with children can sleep soundly, this person must be driven away.

Early the next morning, Qi Chongshan and others lifted the cover of Wanlangzhong and threw him out of the crowd. Wan Langzhong's face was full of iron, put away the things scattered all over the place, looked at Zhang Xing and sneered, took the burden and left.

Shi secretly followed for a while, and when Wan Langzhong really walked away, he returned and told Zhang Xing about it.