Out of Xue's house, Bu An did not go back to the inn directly, but walked around the street.

There were few pedestrians on the street, and it seemed that as the innkeeper said, someone gathered the people who had queued up to receive porridge to drink and went to work somewhere.

On both sides of the quiet streets, many houses have open doors, and they are in a mess, as if they have been looted, but there are also some doors and windows that are neatly organized, and only people live in them. The ratio is about 12 out of 10.

According to Bu'an's eyes, there are about two or three thousand households living in Ningyang County, and according to this ratio, there should be hundreds of households still staying awake. In the first few years, there were more than three or five people in a household, and a rough estimate showed that the total number was one or two thousand. The city is now like this, and those who are not delirious are confused, but it is these who are still awake that are the most frightened, right?

Bu An wanted to find someone to talk to, but after walking all the way, he didn't meet anyone.

He could feel that there were several pairs of eyes looking at him in some cracks in the door or behind the window, frightened and dazed, but no one dared to come out to meet him.

After walking a few streets, there was finally a bun shop spreading. In front of the door, there were a lot of people gathered, and it was a rather lean young man who was doing business, and he was busy sweating in the cold winter months.

Seeing the faces of the living people from afar, the guests who were still chatting suddenly quieted down, hurriedly paid the money, took the steamed buns, bowed their heads and walked quickly, and after a while, they all dispersed.

At this time, an elderly man walked slowly along the corner of the wall, reaching out to get the buns in the steamer. His hand was black, and he hadn't washed it for some time.

The thin boy who sold the buns shouted, slapped the old man's palm away, and shouted fiercely: "Why are you stealing again! Get out! Let me see you again, beat you to death believe it or not!"

The old man looked blank, swallowed his saliva, and was about to leave, but the young man who was doing business stopped him again.

The young man took a white-flour steamed bun, stretched out half of his hand, and reluctantly broke off half of it, and stuffed the remaining half into the old man's hand, his face was still fierce: "Don't let me see you again!

The old man took half of the steamed bun and didn't say thank you, but just hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth, embarrassed.

"How do you sell steamed buns?" At this time, Bu An happened to walk to the door of the steamed bun shop.

"Thirty dollars for buns, twenty dollars for steamed buns. The thin young man heard that the person who came was speaking official language, and replied with a smiling face and a thick Fujian accent.

"Is it so expensive?" Bu An was a little surprised, in Yuezhou City, a bun is only three or four yuan, and a steamed bun is only two yuan.

The thin young man's face suddenly looked unsightly: "It's too expensive, you can buy it elsewhere." ”

"I walked a few streets, and I saw your shop, where else did you tell me to buy it?" Bu An smiled on his face, and casually threw a piece of broken silver over.

This broken silver is half a tael, and when the thin young man receives it, his face immediately looks a lot better--let's say that this person has an eye for money, he broke half a steamed bun for the old man, and obviously has good intentions.

Ningyang County, in the midst of fire and water, has a difficult life, and these kindnesses may be precious enough.

"Take three buns, don't have more. Bu An saw that he had taken too much, so he hurriedly ordered.

The young man's hand holding the bun hung in the air, and he said with a puzzled expression: "Three buns, I can't get so much silver." ”

For the rest, I bought the half of the steamed bun in his mouth. Bu An pointed to the old man.

The young man didn't know what to do, and muttered, "But he has eaten it all, is it difficult for him to vomit?"

Seeing that he was stupid, Su Su couldn't help but laugh and said: "My son-in-law means that for your sake, the rest of the silver will be rewarded to you." ”

When the three buns were handed over, the young man smiled and said, "I knew that there was such a good thing, so I gave him the whole steamed bun." ”

"Half is worth more than one. Bu An smiled, took the bun, turned around and took one and handed it to the old man waiting aside, and then shook the remaining two in front of him, Shi Shiran walked away.

Watching the inexplicable master and servant lead the old man away, the thin young man scratched the back of his head, still not figuring out why half a steamed bun is better than a whole bun.

Soon, a woman with a pockmarked face came to buy steamed buns, and when she saw him muttering "half is better than one", she asked curiously, and went back to tell Miss Xue about it.

"Miss, I'll just say, that scholar is strange, and he is not a serious person. The ugly girl rolled her eyes, looking inexplicable.

"Do you know what he meant by this?" Miss Xue said thoughtfully.

"What is the purpose? I think he is confused, and he will go to get porridge in a few days. The ugly girl grinned, and when she saw that Miss Xue's eyes were wrong, she quickly restrained her smile.

Cursing others to get porridge is always too vicious.

He said that saints are hard to find, and half of the Tao is better than one, these two seemingly unrelated sentences, but they speak the same truth. Miss Xue muttered.

"Miss, I think you're thinking too much?" The ugly aunt handed the bun she bought to her young lady, but she took one first, held it in both hands, and ate it with relish.

"Did I think too much? Then let me ask you, little brother of the Li family, why did you only give half a steamed bun?"

The ugly girl replied without hesitation: "I am not reluctant! At present, rice and noodles are not as expensive as before." ”

"Yes, it is precisely because of reluctance that the little brother of the Li family is more and more kind-hearted. Miss Xue said with emotion.

"Huh...... It's really true that Miss said that. The ugly girl stuffed a mouthful of buns, chewed, and said vaguely: "It turns out that the scholar is not confused." ”

He said that everyone in the world has selfishness and difficulties...... The little brother of the Li family is in difficulty, so he is reluctant to give a steamed bun, and he is selfish, so he is annoyed that he didn't give a steamed bun......" Miss Xue lowered her head and was silent for a long time, then suddenly got up and said: "Ugly aunt, let's go and meet this step boy again." ”

"Miss......" The ugly aunt regretted that she shouldn't have talked too much, "We don't know where he is staying." ”

"Ningyang County is so big, can you still find it?" Miss Xue's tone was soft, but there was an unquestionable determination in her eyes.

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"Steamed buns, they're delicious, do you want to? No, no, no, no, I can't give it to you like this, you have to say yes." Bu'an sat on the corner of the street where no one was around, like a child, and led the old man to speak.

Su Su couldn't look at it, and said with a strange face: "Childe, you can give it, why bother to tease him." ”

"What do children know?" Bu An glanced at her, and spoke patiently to the old man as usual.

The old man's eyes were blank, as if he couldn't understand anything, and he acted on instinct, but after a long time, there was a trace of anxiety in his eyes, and his mouth made a sound of ahh

Su Su looked curious, and even turned his head sideways.

"Don't rush, take your time, say ...... Eat what you want...... It's delicious, and there's meat in it. Bu'an seduced softly.

Su Su suddenly thought about it: "Childe, otherwise, I'll eat it for him." When he saw that I had eaten well, he would say it. ”

"Are you sincere in helping, or are you greedy?" said Bu'an, smiling and handing her a bun.

Su Su took it with a smile and was about to stuff it into his mouth, but in a hurry, the old man blurted out and said the word "want".

Bu'an's eyes were quick, and before Su Su could move his mouth, he snatched it up and stuffed it to the old man who was already drooling.

Su Su's face was regretful, and he hurriedly covered it up in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Childe, look, my method still works, right?"

Bu An glanced at her, calmly watched the old man finish eating the buns, and repeat the old trick again, until he said "yes" again, and then gave him the last bun.

"Not stupid. Su Su commented on the side.

Bu An smiled and said, "Yes, I'm not stupid. As he spoke, he took out a silver ingot of white flowers from his bosom, threw it and said, "Do you recognize this?"

This time, he didn't have to try again and again, he already knew the answer.

The old man, who was originally dull, showed a greedy light in his eyes the moment he saw the silver.

"What is this?" asked Bu'an.

"Silver...... Silver...... Silver ......"

"It's good to know the silver. Bu An stood up and patted the ashes on his body: "Come with me, there is food and silver." ”