Chapter 335: The Exiles Enter the City (I)
Shan Xing stood in place with a broom, the little prince seemed to be very busy recently, and he didn't care about him. This broom is just a little guy who was passing by just now and suddenly something happened, let him help hold it......
was suddenly named to guard, Shan Xing wanted to throw away the broom in his hand and follow the princess, he wanted to do something serious, and he also wanted to go out and see, the best of both worlds!
The steward was still hesitating and asked, "Princess, would it be good to send a few more guards?" ”
"Don't worry about the steward, any more should attract attention. That's it, what else is there to do with that little brother? Dong Rong asked Shan Xing with a smile on her face.
The steward glared at him, as if threatening, do you dare to go down?
Shan Xing put the broom next to the wall, stepped forward to Dong Rong's side, knelt down and said, "I have seen the princess in my humble position." ”
Dong Rong's eyes were a little surprised, thinking that this was a cold-faced child, but she didn't expect to make a big salute as soon as she came up, she subconsciously turned sideways to avoid kneeling, raised her hand and motioned him to get up and said, "No need to be polite, get up." ”
The steward didn't dare to say much when he saw him so sensible, and after seeing Dong Rong out of the General's Mansion, he patted his head and said, "I have to tell the prince about this matter quickly!" ”
Dong Rong took a hat with a hat, and Shan Xing followed behind him with an umbrella to cover Dong Rong from the rain.
After a day and a night of heavy rain, it turned into a light rain. There were only a few stalls selling things on the street, and there was a large empty area, but there were many more homeless people, who were either in a hurry or fleeing for their lives, and their faces were very different from the people in the original city.
"I don't know how much of the damage has been caused by this rainfall."
Shan Xing heard Dong Rong's whisper, and couldn't tell if he was telling him, area? Is it flour?
Dong Rong walked slowly on the street, with a temperament like different ladies, and there was nothing eye-catching. As she walked, she paid attention to the women and children, the wet clothes were worn on her body, the children hugged her mother's neck tightly, shivering from the cold, but she opened her bright eyes to look at the steaming bun shop not far away.
Seeing this, Shan Xing involuntarily slowed down, clenched his fingers holding the handle of the umbrella, and lowered his head slightly as if he was struggling with something.
Dong Rong pondered, these displaced people did not seem to be in a bad situation as those in the past, and early arrangements could reduce trouble. First go to the silver horn to get some silver and tell the store to purchase the necessary items, the tent and clothes are the first to be disposed of, and the food can be settled for a day or two according to these numbers, and the store in the south of the capital must send supplies.
She was thinking about it, and suddenly felt that the corners of her skirt were gently pulled, so she stopped in confusion, and Shan Xing also realized that there was a three or four-year-old child beside her who had been following them.
Dong Rong looked back and saw that it was a child who was only thigh-high to her, with a fat face and clear eyes, and he should be an ordinary child with clothes and fabrics.
Facing such a cute child, Dong Rong squatted down and looked at him with a smile and asked, "What's wrong?" Pull him closer without a trace.
Shan Xing is very interested in tilting the umbrella towards the child to protect him from the rain.
Dong Rong's tentacles are cold, and the child will get sick and fever sooner or later if he is drenched like this. She took off the hat on her body and put it on the child, but the child did not wear it, took the hat and hugged it tightly, full of gratitude.
He looked up at the umbrella, and suddenly stopped in the rain, then looked at Shan Xing, who was holding the umbrella, bent down and thanked, "Thank you, big brother." He tilted his head to look at Dong Rong and said in a childish voice: "Thank you, sister." ”
Dong Rong touched the top of his head, "Where is your father?" Don't run around. ”
"Sister, do you want to buy me?"
Dong Rong looked surprised, touched his pale face, and really didn't expect him to say this, just a little bit. She could feel that the little boy didn't like her very much.
A grunting and hungry sound came from the little boy's belly, but Dong Rong couldn't laugh, and said gently: "Are you hungry, can I buy you buns to eat?" ”
She thought that the child wanted to follow her because he was hungry, but the little boy lowered his head and touched his stomach, then raised his head again and asked, "Sister, I can sweep the floor, I can make fires, I can weave grasshoppers, praying mantises, and dragonflies, I can only eat one meal a day." As long as a tael of silver, does my sister want to buy me? ”
He saw Dong Rong frowning, and he was a little flustered, Da Niu clearly said that one or two pieces of silver was already very cheap. He seemed to have made a decision and was a little sad and said, "Sister, I don't eat, I drink porridge, I don't eat much." ”
Shan Xing looked at this child and seemed to think of the past, he also thought about selling himself to his father and mother to live, when there was a drought ten years ago, but he was eight years old at that time, this child was half younger than him.
He looked at the princess, not knowing what this princess would do, he touched a few copper plates in his pocket, and his heart was blocked, what did a few copper plates help.
Dong Rong looked behind the little boy, there were several homeless people looking at them, and the unfamiliar gaze was obviously not the child's family.
She said in a soft tone as much as possible: "Child, where is your father?" ”
Speaking of his father's mother, the child's eyes were red, "Father and mother are sick, and the doctor refuses to see his father and mother, they say that they need silver, and if they have silver, they will show it." Sister, I will be worth a lot in the future. ”
Dong Rong sighed, looking at the child's innocent eyes, did he know the concept of whether it was worth or not at such a young age? Unable to stand the child's hunger, she took out a silver ingot from her body, and at that moment the eyes of the nearby homeless people lit up, and the little boy's eyes were full of longing, not greed but longing. It's different from the eyes of the adults around you.
Shan Xing was silent all the way, then glanced around, and stopped Dong Rong and said, "Madam, be careful, you won't be in trouble if you don't reveal your wealth." ”
Dong Rong was reminded, and instantly came back to her senses, looking at the surrounding homeless people who had already intended to get closer, they were drenched in the rain, and many of them were coughing.
If she didn't deal with it, I was afraid that there would be a disease that would spread, and she took back the money, and the little boy's eyes dimmed.
"You come with me." Dong Rong took the child to the side of the steamed bun shop and bought him two steamed buns to shelter from the rain here.
During this period, the little boy sneezed a few times, and Dong Rong was even more worried about what these homeless people would look like after the flu broke out.
The little boy held the bun but didn't eat it, his eyes were still clear and looking at Dong Rong, as if he was waiting for Dong Rong to speak.
Dong Rong squatted down, her skirt was already wet, and no one cared. She asked the little boy to eat the steamed buns and said, "You stand here obediently, I'll go to the doctor, you don't have to be afraid to eat the buns first, if you don't eat them, don't find a doctor for your parents." ”
"I eat, I eat, I eat, Mashan eats!" The little boy immediately hugged the big meat bun and ate it, for fear that Dong Rong would regret it, his cheeks were stuffed with buns, and he looked very cute, Dong Rong was happy and distressed.
"Eat slowly, don't choke."
The owner of the steamed bun shop looked at Dong Rong, knowing that she was a rich and noble family, and she paid for the steamed buns for these suddenly extra homeless people, and he had no opinion, but just persuaded him more. "This lady has a good heart, but there are too many people to help. These people are not hungry enough, and they will be robbed if they are hungry for another day or two. Madame should be careful not to show her wealth, people are hungry and crazy, but they can do anything. ”
The little boy chewed the buns, listening to the words of the owner of the steamed bun shop and didn't understand much, but he understood the word hungry, and said with an innocent face: "Uncle is right, very hungry." ”
"Hey, ma'am, look, this kid has done everything he wants. But he looks pretty good, there are a few families in the city who don't have children, so he should ask for it. ”
Dong Rong shook her head and said to the boss: "I'm going to find someone, trouble the eldest brother to look at this kid, don't let people bully you." ”
"Small things, Mrs. really wants to take care of it is also kind, and it is one who can save one."
Dong Rong said to the little boy, "Don't leave here, otherwise I won't find your father and mother if I can't find you." ”
Shan Xing glanced at the little boy several times, his hands were clean, and he didn't know if it was washed by the rain or what. It should be a child who has not suffered hardship. Unlike before, his calloused hands were dirty and black.
He didn't know how big a child's appetite was, but he seemed to be able to eat a big bun at that time, and he thought about it, Shan Xing looked at the child and said, "What kind of bun do you like to eat." ”
Dong Rong looked at Shan Xing and didn't say anything.
The child said, "Sweet...... Sweet. It is estimated that he was a little afraid of Shan Xing's flat face, but he didn't dare not answer, and he stammered a little.
In the end, children are not scared.
Shan Xing took out the copper plate on his body and said to the boss, "Give him three sweet buns." ”
"Okay." The boss quickly collected the money, picked up the paper bag and filled him with three large buns and handed them to the child.
The child seemed to be a little confused, looked at Dong Rong, and saw that she was still smiling very gently before taking it, he thought that this sister was going to buy him? But...... He doesn't want buns, he wants silver.
However, my sister said that she would find a doctor to see her father and mother......
Not...... What to do.
It's raining, not many people travel, and not many people buy steamed buns.
The owner of the bun shop happily teased the child, deliberately scaring him: "Boy, it's miserable to sell to others, a whip that can't be done well will hurt when the skin and flesh bloom." ”
The little boy was stunned.
"But seeing that lady was so kind just now, she shouldn't hit anyone."
The little boy winked and smiled and nodded.
"Because you don't have to do it yourself when you're a lady, do you see that guard next to her? How fierce is it with a straight face? If you talk to him, he won't pay attention to you. You can definitely scream, you are not allowed to eat and do unfinished work, and you have no clothes to wear in winter, alas, it's really pitiful. ”
Little boy: "......"
"You don't believe it? Look at the beggar in the corner, three years older than you, he has a lame foot, he was beaten by his master's family, and he threw him out, and he had to beg if no one wanted him. ”
"Wow woo woo...... the little boy looked at the little beggar whose face he couldn't see clearly, and he cried out with a pout.
The owner of the bun shop laughed, looking particularly unconscionable.
The lady who sold fabrics next door couldn't stand it anymore, so she took a bite of the owner of the bun shop and coaxed: "Child, don't cry, don't cry, this is not serious and is scaring you, the lady just now is a good person at a glance." ”
The little boy looked at the owner of the bun shop with teary eyes, and then looked at the kind lady, then nodded and slowly stopped crying.
The owner of the bun shop was still laughing, "Auntie, what are you coaxing him for, this kid should cry, crying out and feeling comfortable." Then he looked at the little boy and asked, "Is the boy much more comfortable?" ”
The little boy sobbed, thought for a while, and obediently ate the bun.
The sudden disaster, a flood flooded his house, he was so scared that he didn't dare to cry, afraid that the adults who were taking them on the road would leave his father and mother alone, so he endured it all the time.