Chapter 2: Summer Rain
Su Qiqiao's face was full of joy, her little hand rubbed on her clothes, and she quickly picked up the broken silver, the warm and cool reality of the tentacle told her that she was not dreaming! There really is someone willing to give her a piece of silver!
Although the broken silver was only the size of her little finger, she was already very satisfied, after all, in her impression, this was the first time she had actually touched the silver!
Su Qiqiao's eyes were wet, and she suddenly realized something, and quickly raised her head and saw the person who gave her alms.
I saw a young man in a silver-white dress standing there, with hosta hair tied and handsome eyebrows, seeing Su Qiqiao looking over, he also smiled lightly, like a beautiful voice blowing in the breeze, "I have an eye for you, this is for you." ”
Su Qiqiao was stunned, looked at him with gratitude on his face, wrapped his hands around the willow tree behind him, stood up strongly, and gently bowed his hand to him, "Thank you, childe." ”
This is the most sincere thank you.
Su Qi finished his work, sat down again, carefully put the broken silver into the only pocket in his underwear without loopholes, and then raised his head and smiled at the young man in the Chinese suit.
The man was also stunned, he couldn't imagine that a little beggar like Su Qiqiao actually knew this kind of etiquette, so he couldn't help but look at her twice.
Looking at the age of about fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in tattered clothes, half of her messy long hair covering her face, but even so, it can't hide the fact that she looks fresh and refined, if she changes her clothes and simply freshens up, how can she be a small and delicate little girl, instead of a little beggar sitting here eating and waiting for death.
"What's your name?" The boy in the costume asked.
"Su Qiqiao, the Qiqiao of the Qiqiao Festival." Su Qiqiao raised his head and smiled.
"Su Qiqiao, what a name." He was stunned for a moment, nodded and smiled, "Why isn't it called Su Qixi?" ”
The smile on the corner of Su Qiqiao's mouth shrank, and he said calmly, "The name that my family gave me, and this name is really suitable for me, I like it very much." Dare to ask Childe's name? ”
"Childe." The young man in the costume was stunned for a moment, and was about to speak, when behind him, a man dressed like a servant reminded softly, "That lord is still waiting for us." ”
"Oh, let's go." The young man in the costume was stunned, nodded, and walked away with him.
The servant turned his head to look at Su Qiqiao's gradually blurred figure, and then asked in a low voice, "His Royal Highness the Prince, it's just a little beggar, why are you telling her so much?" ”
"It's nothing, it looks a little familiar, and I thought it was an old man." The young man in Huafu sighed lightly and rubbed the corners of his eyes, "Maybe I've been a little dizzy and dizzy in the past two days helping my father deal with government affairs." ”
"Since His Highness thinks that person has a good face, then his subordinates think that it is better to redeem her." The servant looked stunned and asked.
The young man in Huafu shook his head without hesitation, "No need, just say a few more words with a little eyesight, there are more beggars like her on the street, not to mention that I have already formed a good relationship with her, and I don't want to care anymore, just let her fend for herself, besides, you don't know that women are the most troublesome." ”
In the end, he waved his hand impatiently, "Let's go, hurry up and go back to Dongzhou after dealing with the things that my father explained, I don't want to stay in this ghost place in the West Wilderness for a moment." ”
"Yes." The servant nodded respectfully, obviously just casually talking about what had just happened, and didn't pay attention to it at all.
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At dusk, the blood-red remnant sun gradually moved westward, shedding a large area of brilliant light.
Today, in addition to the broken silver, Su Qiqiao also received four copper plates, and she felt that her body was not so sore, and her pace was much brisker.
As if thinking of something, Su Qiqiao looked left and right, and found that there were no other little beggars here, so he quickly turned into an alley and came to a steaming bun shop.
On the steaming steamer, a burst of meaty buns smelled in front of him, and Su Qiqiao had already swallowed his saliva just by smelling the smell.
"Go, go, little beggar, don't delay my business!" A big fat man with a meaty face came up and waved his hands to banish her impatiently.
Su Qiqiao didn't care, took out two copper plates, hesitated, and said, "Boss, let's have a vegetable bun." ”
"Yo, you're rich." The fat man was startled, his face was full of joy, and he skillfully wrapped a steaming vegetable bun in oiled paper and handed it to her.
Su Qiqiao smelled the tempting fragrance through the oil paper, ran to a secluded small corner, and devoured most of it, only to feel that the whole person came to life, and his spirit was also raised a lot.
Su Qiqiao ate the vegetable residue on the oiled paper, looked at the remaining half of the vegetable bun, put it in his underwear, and then walked back quickly.
There are surprises everywhere in life, and it is estimated that the boy in gorgeous clothes would never have thought that just a piece of broken silver would change Su Qiqiao.
Now Su Qiqiao has understood that even if she lives in the most and humble place, she has to live beautifully, not that she can eat and wait for death if she is poor, she can't be so decadent, she thinks about it, they all say that people are poor and short-lived, but she doesn't think so, it is because she is poor that she has to change.
She can be embarrassed in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but in her personality, she can't admit defeat, she wants to break this stagnant life!
Su Qiqiao cried and laughed, touched the small piece of broken silver in his underwear, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
A change in life often requires only an extraordinary and ordinary experience.
After a while, the afterglow of the sky converged, and Su Qiqiao had already walked into the familiar courtyard, where many beggars were already squatting here and began to hand over today's "harvest" to Mrs. Wang.
"Okay, you little rabbit cub, eat me every day and use mine, just fix these three copper plates a day, and people are better than you when they ask for food!" Over there, Mrs. Wang angrily counted down a little boy, and a feather duster fell on him, and then threw him a dry pancake with a look of disgust.
The little boy was in pain, but apparently accustomed to it, and trotted to eat it with the pancakes.
The others were also silent, trembling in line, and for a while the whole courtyard was silent, so quiet that they could hear the sound of the princess counting money.
Su Qiqiao came late and was about to walk over to line up, when suddenly a girl about her age stopped her, her face full of anxiety.
I saw a slender scar on the little girl's face, which made people pay special attention.
"Rain." Su Qiqiao was stunned, this person was one of her few good friends, Xia Yuxi.
Xia Yuxi was so anxious that she almost cried, coupled with the slender scar on her face, it was really shocking and pitiful, "Sister Qiqiao, you ...... Can you lend two copper plates, I'm afraid...... I haven't begged for money for a few days, and Mrs. Wang said that if I can't get two copper plates today, she will beat me to death! Please, Sister Qiaoqiao, please save me......"
Xia Yuxi cried silently, and the trembling cry continued with the shaking of her shoulders, which soon attracted a few beggars in front of them.
One of the boys, who also had scars on his face, was full of disdain, and he didn't bother to look at Xia Yuxi.
"What's the noise in the back! Do you want to be beaten again?" There was a voice from the front of Mrs. Wang's angry scolding, "You stinky boy, you are so small and you eat so much every day, and you eat it all on the dog!" Just these three copper plates a day, come here, let me search my body!"
Also as a beggar, who has been groping for a long time has already explored the temperament of the princess, and each beggar will also take care of each other, and if he earns a lot, he will keep an eye on it, and he will more or less hide a little bit privately just in case, so it is common for anyone who has less money today to borrow it everywhere and be in a hurry, and they also have a care for each other.
Mrs. Wang didn't say anything, and her heart was very bright, but she couldn't find real evidence, so she let these guys go, anyway, after a long time, all the money was hers, but it was just the difference between giving early and late.
If it's okay for someone else today, everyone will definitely help more or less, after all, they are all beggars, but Xia Yuxi is different, this guy has already stinked in their beggar circle!
Typical borrowing money is not repaid, once or twice is good to say, too many times, anyone has to be impatient!
Originally, they were counting on the money they kept privately just in case, or occasionally treat themselves, but when they came to Xia Yuxi, it was like a bottomless pit, a typical cannibalism without spitting out bones! Deserve!
Xia Yuxi cried so much that she looked at Su Qiqiao with a pleading expression, she knew that only she could help her escape this catastrophe until now!