Chapter 29: The Beggar

In the dark night, two black shadows walked between the roofs of the house, and came to the place where the pirates gathered, and the two black shadows quickly lay on the roof. In the dark, I can't really see the two of them if I don't pay attention.

There were about a dozen pirates downstairs, and Bai Shuqin recognized that it was the group of people who came to the inn last night, led by a scarred man holding a baby who was still crying in swaddling clothes.

The baby's cry made the scar man very angry, and he yelled at him angrily: "Cry, cry, cry! Just know to cry! Cry again, believe it or not, Lao Tzu will kill you! ”

Of course, the little baby didn't understand what the scar man was saying, he looked like a demon in anger, and the scared little baby cried even more, and the scar man was about to throw the baby to the ground.

A pair of young men and women kneeling in front of the scar man, the woman fainted in fright, and the man cried and begged him: "Uncle, don't!" We're just one kid, as long as you let him go, I can do whatever you want!" ”

The scar man took the baby's hand and put it down, and looked at the man fiercely, "Don't play tricks on Lao Tzu!" Where did you hide that man? If you dare to conceal a word, Lao Tzu will kill your son first, and then kill you! Your wife, hehe..."

When the people next to him heard this, they all laughed lewdly. The man said bitterly: "He went out of the city overnight last night to meet Sima Liang." Uncle, let my wife and son go! ”

The scar man got the information he wanted, but he didn't intend to let him go, and raised the baby high with his left hand, his face even more fierce in the light of the fire.

The man's face turned red instantly, the blue tendons on his forehead bulged, and he stared angrily at the scar man's right hand, he struggled to get up and fight with them, but his hands and feet were tightly held by the two pirates behind him.

At the moment when the scar man was about to throw the baby to the ground, a tile flew over from nowhere and flew straight towards the scar man. The scar man swung his long knife and split the oncoming tile in half, but the back of his head was hit hard by the tile, only to feel a hot current gushing out of the back of his head.

The people below were vigilant and hurriedly looked around, but they didn't see anyone. Even the little baby seemed to notice the anomaly and stopped crying.

Just when they couldn't figure out what was going on, an eight-foot-tall man wearing a black night suit and a black cloth over his face appeared less than ten meters in front of them.

The scar man touched the blood on the back of his head, took a sip, and pointed the long knife at the man in black: "Is it Lao Tzu that you smashed?" Take him down for me! ”

After hearing and looking at each other, the men raised their knives and dismounted, standing in a row in front of the men in black, but they didn't dare to rush forward.

The man in black clenched his hands into fists in front of his chest and glanced around. When he saw that they did not come forward, he did not move.

Seeing that they were not moving, the scar man scolded loudly: "Don't take it for him yet!" ”

When his subordinates heard the boss speak, they immediately raised their knives and slashed at the man in black. The man in black looked at them, turned around and ran! The man in black is a coward, and the people below have the confidence to chase him behind him with a knife!

Now only Scar Man remains, and the baby is a burden to him, and he throws the baby off the horse. The man who was tied up in front of him rushed forward to save his child, but he fell to the ground and closed his eyes in resignation.

But there was no cry of a baby, and when the man opened his eyes, he saw another man in black holding the baby in his arms with one hand. The man in black held a long sword in his hand, and the blade of the sword glowed with cold air in the moonlight.

When the scar man saw another man in black come out, he knew that he had been tricked to divert the tiger from the mountain, and his face turned black with anger.

The man in black stood in front of the scar man, who slashed at her with a knife on his horse. The man in black flashed lightly and easily dodged the scar man. I saw the horse running into the darkness with the scar man, and before he ran ten meters, the scar man fell to the ground and did not move.

The man in black walked over and cut the rope that tied the man's hands, and the man immediately knelt in front of the man in black and kowtowed to thank him.

The men in black are Bai Shuqin and Du Zijun, the two work together, Du Zijun is responsible for luring away the group of pirates, and Bai Shuqin is responsible for coming over to save the children.

Bai Shuqin hurriedly helped the man up and whispered, "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, come with me!" ”

The man glanced back, and knew that there were other pirates in the vicinity, and that the group of pirates who had just chased the man in black had returned. He quickly picked up his wife, who had fainted on the ground, and got up to follow behind the man in black.

Bai Shuqin took them to the inn, she took the baby in through the window of the room on the second floor, handed the baby to Beizhu on the bed, and went downstairs to open the door for the man.

When the man saw the door open, he hurried in. After entering the house, he was weak, but fortunately, Bai Shuqin helped him so that he would not sit on the ground.

Bai Shuqin took them upstairs, the upstairs rooms were all empty, she casually took them into one room, and said to her: "You take care of your wife, and the child will be handed over to me tonight." ”

The man put his wife on the bed, turned to her and asked, "Who are you, girl?" ”

Bai Shu Qin was stunned for a moment, since this man can have a relationship with pirates, it is normal for him to be wary of her. She pulled off her mask and smiled: "I'm just a passer-by who came to Jiangcheng to look for relatives." ”

The man smiled back, hugged his fists and said: "Thank you girl tonight, the girl's great kindness and great virtue I Feng Jiu will never forget, if the girl is in need in the future, as long as I Feng Jiu is alive, just mention it!" ”

Bai Shuqin shook his head, closed the door, and gently returned to the room. Beizhu was holding the little baby and shaking it gently, Bai Shuqin just wanted to speak, Beizhu shushed her, and looked down at the little baby who had just fallen asleep in his arms.

Du Zijun was stunned because he was chased by the group of pirates for half a night, and he didn't get rid of them until morning. In the morning, when the sun was out, he dragged his tired body back to the inn, and as soon as he entered the room, he was lying on the floor typing.

Bai Shuqin was woken up by him, looking at him lying on the ground with a dead appearance, thinking that now he should know that heroes are not easy to be. She looked at the little baby sleeping in the middle of the bed, and the little baby looked at her with bright dark eyes. She put on her clothes and picked up the baby and came next door to find his mother.

Feng Jiu's wife woke up and was about to go over to look for the child, but Feng Jiu didn't hear the sound of getting up next door, so he grabbed her and told her to go later.

Bai Shuqin knocked on the door, Feng Jiu's wife hurriedly ran over to open the door, and when she saw the child, she snatched it and hugged it tightly in her arms, without even having time to look at Bai Shuqin.

Bai Shuqin was not dissatisfied with her performance, but Feng Jiu embarrassedly pulled down Feng's sleeve and introduced her: "This is the woman who saved us last night!" Don't hurry up and say thank you! ”

Feng Jiu reminded him that he knelt down in front of Bai Shuqin and cried silently: "Thank you... Thank you, Woman..."

"It's just a casual effort." Bai Shuqin helped her up and looked at Feng Jiu: "Why are you being targeted by pirates?" And what was Sima Liang who was said last night? ”

Feng Jiu's eyes were fluctuating, Bai Shuqin saw that it was inconvenient for him to speak, and he didn't force him, "You guys should leave here quickly after breakfast in the morning, the pirates won't let you go about last night." ”

"Thank you, girl!" Feng Jiu thanked her gratefully.

Du Zijun woke up at noon, and before he had eaten, he went to ask Bai Shuqin if he had been saved last night.

Bai Shuqin pushed the rice in front of him and snorted contemptuously: "Don't look at who I am, how can I not be saved!" ”

"What about them?" Du Zijun asked.

Beizhu answered next to him: "People left in the morning, and they said thank you to us!" ”

Du Zijun's face was full of disappointment, he was chased by pirates for so long last night in order to save people, but he didn't even receive a word of thanks, Beizhu didn't do anything and thanked her, it's really unfair.

Bai Shuqin stretched out his hand and knocked on his head and said to him, "Hurry up and eat, don't forget that we still have business to do." ”

I don't know why, Bai Shuqin's right eyelid has been beating non-stop since this morning, which makes her a little anxious. She rubbed her forehead, thinking to herself that maybe it was because she hadn't rested well for the past two days. Even if the sky falls tonight, she doesn't care.

After Du Zijun had lunch, the two came to the place agreed with the group of beggars yesterday. Du Zijun borrowed a table and chairs from the teahouse, and put them outside the door for the beggars to line up to report the situation.

The news that each beggar said was either already known to Bai Shuqin, or it was useless. Seeing that the number of people is more than half, there is no useful news.

At this moment an old man in ragged clothes, with his hair in a mess, with his back hunched and on crutches, stepped forward with a limp. There was also a strong smell on his body, and Bai Shuqin couldn't help but cover his nose with his hands.

The old man looked up at Bai Shuqin, and spoke a Jiangzhou dialect with indistinct words. He said a lot, but Bai Shuqin didn't understand a word. She stretched out her hand to signal the next one, but the old man was reluctant to leave, and was anxious to gesture with her.

Seeing this, Du Zijun hurriedly stepped forward and pulled a younger beggar over: "Do you understand what he is saying?" Understand, I'll give you ten more cents! ”

As soon as the young beggar heard that he was rich, he immediately walked up to the old man, pricked up his ears and told the old man to speak slowly in the Jiangzhou dialect. The old man slowed down his speech, Bai Shuqin still didn't understand, but the young beggar nodded while listening.

After a while, the old man finally finished speaking, and the young beggar said to Bai Shuqin with a smile: "Uncle said that he knows a person named He Liangchen, and there is a girl in the family named Helan!" After He Liangchen died, Helan replaced him and took his younger siblings to fish and earn money. ”

Later, this Helan went to the capital. Within a few years, her mother died, her sister also married into other places, and only one younger brother stayed in Jiangzhou, and she had no whereabouts, and she didn't know whether she was dead or alive. He said that if the girl was looking for this family, there would be no need to look for it, it was gone. ”

Bai Shuqin smiled bitterly, asked Du Zijun to take out ten taels of silver and handed it to the old man, and then gave ten cents to each of the other beggars, so that they all dispersed.

It was not early after these days, but Bai Shuqin was still sitting, and the tea in his hand was already cold. Du Zijun saw that her fingers were frozen and white, and went to the teahouse to ask for a pot of hot tea for her to change.

Bai Shuqin watched the entire Jiangzhou City being shrouded in twilight, and birds flying through the sky, and his heart was extremely desolate at this moment. Her eyes were blank, she only felt bitter, obviously there were two people living in her body, but she didn't even have a home in this world.

Bai Shuqin and Du Zijun walked on the empty street one after the other, and the sunset stretched the shadows of the two of them. Bai Shuqin was already thin, and the wind blew her short hair, and Du Zijun seemed to be able to feel her loneliness.

At the intersection of the corner, two men blocked their way, Bai Shuqin said lightly: "Get out of the way!" ”

The two didn't mean to get out of the way, and said together: "The young master invited the girl to the house as a guest, please ask the girl to come with us!" ”

Bai Shuqin looked at them with a sneer, and his tone was flat: "Tell you young master, I, no, empty!" Get out of the way! ”

The two of them still maintained that posture, Bai Shuqin squinted his eyes, Du Zijun felt a murderous aura, hurriedly stepped forward, and pushed the shoulders of the two people hard: "You guys hurry up and get out of the way!" ”

The two of them still didn't move, and now even Du Zijun was angry, and dared to block their way. He rolled up his sleeves to fight them.