Zhao Min squatted next to the stall, carefully and carefully selecting the little clay figures, picking this and fiddling with that, but most of them were small animals, which was very in line with the nature of the little girl. In the end, Zhao Min chose a little pig, a rabbit, and a little monkey, all of which were cute, delicate and realistic, delicate and fun.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Min hadn't spoken yet, and Yang Lin said loudly: "The stall owner, bring a set of clay sculptures of the twelve zodiac signs, as well as those small animals." "Yang Lin bought these, all of them were touched twice by Zhao Min, and he liked them very much and didn't open his mouth to ask for them.

"Big brother, you don't have to buy so much, these three are enough."

"It's okay, Amin, these things are not worth a few dollars, and to the eldest brother, they are nothing. Amin, as long as you like it, just say it, big brother will buy it for you! ”

Zhao Min was very moved, his heart was warm, it seemed that the distance between him and Yang Lin's heart was closer, beyond blood, across time and space, and he recognized Yang Lin, and he would follow his big brother for the rest of his life.

At this time, Yang Lin suddenly turned sideways and shouted to a person passing by: "Hey~ Selling rock sugar gourds, let's have a string of rock sugar gourds!" ”

"Haole~, give, you continue."

Yang Lin took the rock sugar gourd, and after paying the money, he handed it to Zhao Min and said gently: "Here, Amin, try this rock sugar gourd, is it delicious?" Sweet or not? ”

At this moment, Zhao Min felt so happy, as if he was in an ocean of love, a honey pot. At the same time, Zhao Min couldn't help but think of the happy times in the past, but he couldn't remember it, and forgot when was the last time he was happy? I don't know how long it has been, it seems like a long, long time, so long that I don't have any memory.

At this moment, Zhao Min was very touched, his happy voice was a little choked, and he slowly took the rock sugar gourd, and was a little reluctant to take a bite.

The poor child was in charge of the family early, Zhao Min grew up, although she was only eight years old, she was already sensible and understood a lot. While gaining happiness, he did not enjoy the sweet rock sugar gourd alone, but in one fell swoop, he said in a sweet voice: "Big brother, you also eat one, taste it!" ”

Yang Lin hadn't spoken yet, but the stall owner on the side spoke, still pinching the clay figure, and the praise was overflowing: "This baby is not only beautiful, very cute, but also very sensible, it's really rare~!" ”

Yang Lin bit a rock sugar gourd, and replied while chewing: "Hehe, thank you Uncle Kuamin!" ”

"Amin, hurry, don't hurry up thank you uncle~"

To everyone's surprise, Zhao Min stretched out his arm, handed over the rock sugar gourd, and said sweetly: "Uncle, you also eat one, it's sweet~!" ”

"Hehe, little baby, I don't need it, I'm making this clay figure, my face is very dirty, forget it, uncle will eat it next time."

At this time, Yang Xiao bent over, pretending to be jealous, and said to Zhao Min complainingly: "Amin, all the people, you let the rock sugar gourd eat, why didn't you think of your brother Xiao?" Isn't it too eccentric? Along the way, is the little brother not good to you? ”

Just when Yang Xiao and Zhao Min were talking, suddenly, a large group of little beggars emerged from the front, all of them were eight or nine years old, pitiful, and aroused people's sympathy.

At this moment, the group of little beggars stopped, gathered around a stall selling steamed buns, their throats squirming, swallowing saliva, and they were very hungry. Each of them was unkempt, ragged, and had a vegetable-looking face, and at first glance they were malnourished, and they hadn't eaten enough for a long time.

Looking at these little beggars, Yang Lin felt sympathy for no reason, pointed at them, and asked the stall owner on the side, his attitude was very humble, and he asked suspiciously: "Hey, uncle, why do you have so many orphans here?" Don't they have parents? It's like this every day, no one cares? ”

The stall owner's rhythm of pinching the clay figures slowed down a little, sighed, and said helplessly: "Alas, it's gone, their parents are either long gone, or they don't know whether they are alive or dead, and they haven't heard from them." If there is, how can you be reduced to the streets at such a young age, begging for a living, how can you often go hungry and may die at any time? ”

"Moreover, there is no one to take care of, and there is no way to do it. Even if someone wants to manage it out of good intentions, they can't manage it. Look at it, so many children, just eat steamed buns, and it won't be long before a rich and noble family will eat poor, who can manage it, and manage it? ”

"What's more, young man, what you see is only a part, there are many more in Huizhou City, these are less than one-tenth of all, all of them are villages around Huizhou, living here, hey~ Wronged, God shouldn't treat them like this, they are still a group of ignorant babies."

"What about the local government? Just leave it alone, let these orphans live on the streets, fend for themselves, and have no one to manage them? Yang Lin couldn't accept it, and his heart turned over the river and the sea, which was very unpleasant, and he still asked in disbelief.

"Government~? Young man, when I look at you, I read too many books, how can there be such a good government in these years, for the sake of the people? Now the officials are either thinking about how to make money, or how to climb up, who will care about the life and death of the people? Who cares about these poor children? ”

Yang Lin was silent, knowing that what the stall owner said was the truth. In the early days of Jiaqing, corrupt officials were rampant, rebels were continuous, people everywhere were struggling to make a living, and the prosperity of the Qianlong period was no longer there.

For a while, Yang Lin had an idea, that is, the history books exaggerated Qianlong's exploits and over-exaggerated his personal talents. Yang Lin felt that during the Qianlong period, the reason why it was a prosperous and prosperous situation was nearly 80% due to the credit of the first two emperors.

Thinking of this, Yang Lin no longer dwells on the truth of history, does not want to judge anything, returns to reality, and pays attention to a group of little beggars.

Then, Yang Lin suddenly asked: "By the way, uncle, I haven't heard that there is any rebel army nearby, or any ****, the White Lotus Sect in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Chu is far away from Guangdong, how can there be so many orphans here?" ”

"Young man, as soon as I heard what you said, I knew that you were a foreigner and didn't know the situation in Guangdong."

"Oh, uncle, why do you say that? Does it have anything to do with the fact that I'm an out-of-towner? ”

"That's right, young man, you outsiders don't know anything. In Guangdong and Fujian, the closer we are to the southern coastal areas, the more serious the bandits will become, and the bandits in Guangzhou will be the most serious. Those bandits not only plundered passing merchant ships, but also went inland from time to time to rob on a large scale, causing harm to one party. ”

"Every time a pirate ransack occurs, there are a lot of orphans. The parents of these orphans were either killed or taken away by bandits. Alas, pirates~! ”

"Hey~ Uncle, I remember that Fujian and Guangzhou don't have sailors and generals' mansions? With so many bandits and pirates running rampant, didn't they send troops to chase and intercept and exterminate those gangsters? ”

"Young man, I see that you are quite a sensible person, how can you ask such a question? If these yamen and generals really suppressed the bandits and managed them carefully, how could there still be these wandering babies? ”

"Uh~, I'm really concerned about the security situation here, and our group will set off early tomorrow morning, all the way to the south, and the destination is Guangzhou, so I care about it, and I don't think so much."