Chapter 19 Funding
In the early morning of the next day, Gu Ziqing and Lu Cao took a carriage together and came to Loujia Village in the west of the city.
As soon as she arrived at the entrance of the village, the carriage stopped, Gu Ziqing opened the door curtain, looked out, and the scene in front of her stunned her.
She had heard someone say before that Loujia Village in the west of the city was the poorest place in Jiangnan, and Gu Ziqing didn't believe it at that time, because in her cognition, Jiangnan was the richest place, even if Loujia Village was poor, where could it be poor?
But today, when Gu Ziqing really saw Loujia Village, she believed it.
Because of the recent rain, the only road leading to the village was so muddy that the carriage could not get in.
Helplessly, Gu Ziqing and Lu Cao had to get out of the carriage, and the two took the curtain and walked to the village.
Looking at the dilapidated thatched houses one after another in front of him, Gu Ziqing couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart.
Although they are businessmen and the like, and their status is low, at least they are well fed and warmly clothed, and they are not as poor as this Loujia Village.
Gu Ziqing didn't expect that Lou Bolin, the quasi-champion of the prime minister, would actually walk out of such an environment.
Lou Bolin in the previous life was also as poor as now, but in the end, he relied on the imperial examination and the title of the gold list, and became the champion of the high school in one fell swoop, and finally returned to the prime minister.
This is why Gu Ziqing suddenly asked Lu Calyx to look for Lou Bolin, who is still in a predicament, but in a few years, he will be able to be the champion of high school, and he will be on the rise, and the official will become bigger and bigger.
So Gu Ziqing thought about helping him when he was most destitute, and when Lou Bailin soared in the future, she naturally couldn't forget her benefactor, and she could hold this thigh tightly and keep the Gu family at that time.
And the most important thing is that she doesn't have to hang herself on Song Su's tree, one more thigh, one more guarantee!
Gu Ziqing and Lu Calyx walked for a long time before they found Lou Bolin's home.
From a distance, they saw a little boy chopping wood at the door of their house, who seemed to be five or six years old, presumably Lou Bolin's younger brother.
They pushed the door and walked in, and when the boy saw it, he immediately threw down the axe in his hand, and greeted him, and asked in a milky voice, "Two sisters, who are you looking for?"
Gu Ziqing bent down and let his eyes be on the same level as the little boy, "Is this Lou Bolin's home?"
"Yes, are you here to find my brother?" the boy nodded, "But my brother is not at home today, and he won't be back until the afternoon." ”
As soon as he heard that Lou Bolin was not at home, Gu Ziqing couldn't help but feel happy, he was not at home to do things.
Thinking of this, Gu Ziqing said softly to the little boy: "In that case, can we go to the house and wait for your brother to come back?"
"Of course, two sisters, please come with me. ”
After that, Xiao Tong led the way in front and walked into the dilapidated grass house with Gu Ziqing and Lu Cao.
Entering the house, Gu Ziqing looked around, only to see that it was empty, except for a few tables and a few beds, there was nothing else, it was really a family with four walls!
After the boy arranged for them to sit down, he went to pour water for them.
At this time, a girl who was a little older than that little childhood walked out of the back room, saw the two of them, was stunned at first, and then slowly walked in front of them, blessed and said: "Bao'er has seen the two young ladies, I don't know if the two young ladies are coming?"
"They're here to find my brother. The boy poured water for them and shouted.
Then he approached and respectfully placed two glasses of water in front of them, "Two sisters, please use them." ”
Gu Ziqing stretched out his hand to take the cup and bowed slightly, "Thank you." ”
The little girl who had just called herself "Bao'er", after hearing her brother's introduction, said to Gu Ziqing with a smile: "The two of you will wait here for a while, and my brother will come back in a while." ”
Gu Ziqing nodded and said to them, "You two can go and get busy, just wait here, don't worry about us." ”
"This ......"
Listening to her words, the Bao'er sisters and brothers glanced at each other, and couldn't help but hesitate a little, not knowing what to do?
After all, it's not good to leave guests here alone, but they do have other things to do.
Just as they were in a dilemma, a violent coughing sound suddenly came from the back room, tearing their hearts and lungs, as if they were going to cough out all their internal organs.
When the Bao'er sister and brother heard the voice, they hurriedly ran over, and Gu Ziqing also stood up and followed.
When they came to the back room, they saw an old woman who was described as withered, lying on the side of the bed coughing, and her pale face had turned purple red because of suffocation.
The Boa siblings helped her mother run her back until she stopped coughing, and then carefully helped her back to the bed and settled her.
This kind of thing, the two sisters and brothers, have to repeat it dozens of times a day, from their mother's illness to now, day after day, never stopping.
After they withdrew from the back room, Gu Ziqing looked at their sister and brother and asked, "Have you seen this disease your mother has with Lang Zhong?"
"Yes, but it costs a lot of money to cure, and we don't have any money. Bao'er said, silently bowing her head, tears rolling in her eyes.
Hearing her words, Gu Ziqing couldn't help but feel sad, and immediately took out a bag of silver from his sleeve and handed it to Bao'er.
"Take this bag of silver, and when your brother comes back, you can go and buy some food and clothing together." ”
Although Bao'er was young, she also knew that this bag of silver should not be underestimated, so she excused herself with Gu Ziqing and said, "Sister, I can't ask for your money, please take it back!"
"I am friends with your brother, and this money is considered to have been borrowed from me, and he will have to pay it back in the future. ”
"Really?" said Bo'er, looking at her suspiciously.
"Of course it's true, what am I lying to you about?" Gu Ziqing promised, "You just take it!"
Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Bao'er reached out and took it and carefully held it in her arms.
Gu Ziqing watched her movements and was very satisfied, so he reached out and touched her head and said, "Tomorrow I will send someone to bring Lang Zhong over to heal your mother, you brothers and sisters can rest assured, life will be better." ”
Hearing that Gu Ziqing was going to find Lang Zhong to treat his mother, the Bao'er sisters and brothers glanced at each other and couldn't help but be ecstatic.
God finally began to favor them, and even sent this fairy sister to save them.
After Gu Ziqing explained this, he said to the two of them: "It's getting late today, I'll leave first, let's see you in the future." ”
The main purpose of her coming this time is to find out the truth, and since she has determined Lou Bolin's current living situation, there is no need for her to stay here for a long time.
Otherwise, if Lou Bailin comes back after a while, it will not be good to bump into him, after all, Gu Ziqing doesn't want others to know about the matter of funding him.