Chapter 24: The Way of the Man

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Xu Wenbin looked at the two young men, with yellow faces and thin muscles, unlike Yang Yulang pretending. Look at the two middle-aged people, although they are disheveled, their physique is very strong. The two old men, one with a wrinkled face and high cheekbones, were very thin; A ruddy-faced, energetic, short beard. The eleven or twelve-year-old boy was also yellow-skinned and ragged.

"If any of you want to see a doctor and come here, I see that you are all from a bitter background, so you will see a doctor and give free medicine." Xu Wenbin smiled at the beggars and said.

The beggars just looked at Xu Wenbin, and no one took a step closer.

"Young man, look at your yellow face and thin muscles, are you sick? Come here, I'll take your pulse. Xu Wenbin said to the quiet-looking young man.

The man listened without a response.

"He is a grandson, he was born deaf and dumb, and it is useless to scream. Let me do it! The wrinkled old man walked over.

Xu Wenbin checked the old man's pulse and said with a smile: "Daddy's pulse is normal, there is no big problem, but you have to pay more attention to nutrition." ”

"The old man has eaten the last meal and has not eaten the next meal, how can it be nutritious? This is my son and grandson, and we have fled the flood in our hometown. The old man said.

Xu Wenbin felt strange, since these people were his sons and grandsons, who was the old man with a short beard? And their family fled here, why didn't they see their wife and daughter-in-law? Out of curiosity, Xu Wenbin asked, "Dad, did this brother escape with you?" Why didn't your wife and daughter-in-law come with you? ”

"Alasβ€”it's a long story, not long ago, my hometown was flooded, and my wife was swept away by the water. The two daughters-in-law were reluctant to give up the little property in the family and stayed at home, but the house collapsed and died. My son and grandson and I escaped in the mountains and forests. Our homes were ruined, we had nothing left at home, and we had to beg along the road. This old guy we met on the road, and he was just as pitiful as we were. The old man said.

Xu Wenbin listened, looked at the ruddy old man, and asked, "Where is the old brother from?" ”

When the old man heard Xu Wenbin's question, he sighed and said, "Alas, the family is unfortunate! The old man's family was at the crossing of the Yellow River, and he also fled from the famine because of the flood. The old man has no wife and children, and only one grandson who is dependent on each other has been washed away by the water. ”

"It's also a flood, how can it be so coincidental? Could it be β€”β€”? Xu Wenbin felt that this old man was a little suspicious. Old man, I'll take your pulse too. Xu Wenbin said.

"No, I'm tough." The old man turned and left.

The rest of the beggars also left.

Xu Wenbin didn't say anything, just a little puzzled.

Seeing more and more doctors, Xu Wenbin saw that the beggars left, and he was a little uneasy, so he gave all those Chinese herbs to the cured people for free. Then he left the archway with Huang Ying.

"Huang Zhutou, what do you think is the difference between those beggars just now?" Xu Wenbin asked.

Although the two young men were a little suspicious, their faces were sallow, their bodies were emaciated, and they didn't look like Yang Yulang. Li Xiumei looks so beautiful and moving, the man he likes must also be a handsome and chic person. Besides, the tolerance of the guard list that day had already described Yang Yulang's appearance, and these two people were not like each other at all. Huang Ying said.

"What do you think is different about that red-faced old man?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"Despite his beard, he looks like a young man. The adults wanted to take his pulse, but he refused, which is even more suspicious. The flood in his hometown caused his family to flee the famine, but there was no woman among them, and there were problems in this. Maybe Yang Yulang and those four people were among these beggars. Huang Ying said.

"That's right! Didn't the local protector say that there were two young people, two middle-aged people, and one old man? This old man may be Yang Yulang's pretend. Xu Wenbin thought for a while and said.

"My lord, what should I do next?" Huang Ying asked.

"The way of others is also the way of others. Huang Ying, you go back and gather people to launch a search in Jiepai Town, and if you encounter middle-aged and elderly beggars, they will all be arrested. To find out who they really are, I might as well be a beggar. Xu Wenbin said with a smile.

"My lord, you are alone in the beggars' pile, what if something goes wrong? Why don't I pretend to be a beggar with you, so that we can take care of each other. Huang Ying said.

"Don't worry! In broad daylight, they don't dare to do it. You go back first and inform Master Tian and ask him to arrange manpower. As for you and Chen Chunsheng, you can pretend to be a beggar and join me. Remember, if you see a person with a dog beating stick in his left hand, it's me. Xu Wenbin commanded.

Huang Ying went as instructed, Xu Wenbin found a secluded place to reapply makeup, dressed himself as a beggar, holding a dog beating stick in his left hand, and begging along the street.

There were not many beggars on the street, and Xu Wenbin searched for the previous beggars all the way, but he couldn't find them for a long time. In the blink of an eye, in the evening, Xu Wenbin saw that it was getting late, so he had to sit down and rest on a street corner. There are not many people coming and going on street corners, and many of them are ordinary people.

Xu Wenbin leaned on the corner of the wall, looking weak. He saw a young man coming, holding two buns in his hand, eating as he walked, so he shouted: "Little friend, it's okay, I haven't eaten for two days, I'm dying of hunger, give me something to eat." ”

The young man looked at Xu Wenbin's look, stopped, stuffed a bun to Xu Wenbin, and said, "Grandpa, give!" ”

Xu Wenbin took the bun, looked at the young man, and said gratefully: "Children, good people have good rewards, and they will be the top candidates in the exam in the future." ”

At this moment, four beggars walked out of another street, came to Xu Wenbin, grabbed the bun and left.

Xu Wenbin chased after him and shouted, "Give me back the buns." ”

The four beggars came a short distance and stopped, and one of them divided the bun into four portions and ate one for each of them.

Xu Wenbin rushed over, and the bun had already been swallowed.

"Y-why are you stealing my buns?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"You are hungry, we are hungry, you eat alone to save you alone, we can save four people." One of the beggars said.

Xu Wenbin looked at the beggars carefully, and saw that the four of them were all thirteen or fourteen-year-old teenagers, all of them with skin and bones, and asked curiously: "Why are you beggars at such a young age?" Don't your parents care about you? ”

"We don't have a father, we are little beggars who ask for food." Another beggar said.

"Since you are poor orphans, will there be no one to give alms?" Xu Wenbin then asked.

"We used to be able to get food in the town, but since a few big beggars have come, we little beggars can't get along. The food we begged for was robbed by the big beggars, and sometimes we were bullied by them. The older beggar looked like their head and said after a moment's silence.

"How unreasonable! Where are they? Take me to them, and I will seek justice for you. Xu Wenbin couldn't hold back the anger in his heart.

"Uncle, you're also old, and you're not their opponent, so it's better not to go." The little beggar said.

"Don't be afraid! There is reason to travel all over the world, you just have to take me there. Xu Wenbin took the little beggar by the head and left.

"Uncle, since you are looking for them, I will tell you where they are, but you have to be careful, they are quite unreasonable." The little beggar had no choice but to reveal to Xu Wenbin the residence of those beggars.

Xu Wenbin held a dog-beating stick in his left hand and walked single-handedly in the direction guided by the little beggar's head. Just after walking a short distance, two beggars came to meet them, and they saw Xu Wenbin holding a dog beating stick in his left hand, so they walked over together.

"My lord, how is the situation?" The medium-sized beggar asked.

Xu Wenbin saw at a glance from his figure, eyes and speaking accent that he was Huang Ying.

"I inquired, they live in Yihong Courtyard. I heard that Yihong Courtyard is often haunted at night, and I think it was done by a few suspicious beggars. Xu Wenbin said.

"Without further ado, let's go to Yihong Courtyard to find out the truth immediately, if it is really those beggars, my senior brother and I can deal with it." Huang Ying said.

"Be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, those people are all outlaws, they must also have some ability, go and see first, if it is confirmed, don't startle the snake first, or send all the catchers to act again." Xu Wenbin instructed.

The three of them came to the area around Yihong Courtyard to explore the movement, and sure enough, there were faint lights in Yihong Courtyard, and occasionally there were figures shaking.