One person said that Luo Qingqing didn't care, but a group of people said that Luo Qingqing really couldn't sit still.

In the afternoon of the next day, the main store of Qing'an Tang closed.

There were still many pedestrians on the street, and Luo Qingqing went to the north of the city along the path he often walked.

It is said that the north side of Yunzhou City is the most difficult place in the entire Yunzhou City.

Most of the poor families also live here, and some children who have lost their parents since they were young also often live here.

Walk along the road, sure enough.

The houses in the northern part of the city are low and dilapidated, and there are alleys that winding around.

She hadn't been here before, so she had to ask as she went.

"This uncle, is there a place where many beggars live?"

"yes." The uncle who was carrying firewood home stopped and looked at Luo Qingqing's dress, "Are you looking for these beggars too?" ”

"Me too? Someone else is looking for it, isn't it? ”

"No, I just ran into a group of people, who seem to be from the yamen, and asked me where these beggars live."

"Oh, uncle, can you tell me where are all these beggars?"

"Over there." Uncle pointed his hand, "You walk down this alley, in the innermost broken shed, they all live there." ”

Luo Qingqing nodded, "Then thank you, uncle." ”

She quickened her pace and hurried in the direction of her uncle's guidance.

Walking through the long, narrow alley, I found a dilapidated shed.

These places are called sheds because they have no doors or windows, and are barely sheltered from the wind made of old wood and straw.

She sighed.

It's not as good as her stable.

"Be honest and stand in a row!"

The voice of scolding came out from inside.

Luo Qingqing hurriedly walked over.

It was seven or eight officials who called all the beggars to a stern question.

"I ask you to bring me the truth! Yesterday morning, on the street, who went to hit our yamen jailer Li Lin! Stand up for yourself! ”

The messenger scolded, pointing at Li Lin behind him.

Li Lin was also scanning these beggars, and he was also very angry, trying to find out the person who hit him that day.

But these children, of the same age, are dressed in the same gray and abrupt manners, and their faces are black, and they can't tell which one is which.

Seeing this, Luo Qingqing hurriedly went over and said, "Big brother, don't worry." ”

The messenger saw Luo Qingqing.

"Doctor Luo, why are you here too?"

"I was also passing by, and I thought that these children were related to yesterday's case, so I wanted to come in and have a look. Unexpectedly, you met you. ”

"Alas!"

The officers were dejected.

A person who was more familiar with Luo Qingqing came over and whispered in her ear, "Doctor Luo, you really have no problem." Yesterday we came, and these beggars ran away when they saw us. Today, I finally gathered them together and asked nothing without opening their mouths. Look at that Li Lin, I can't remember which child it is at all. We also found an artist, but it didn't come in handy. ”

Luo Qing glanced at him, "You guys, it's too serious." These are children who have no father or mother, and of course they are scared when they see the official errand. ”

"So what do we do?"

"Whoa." Luo Qingqing took out a string of copper coins and stuffed it to the officer, "You go buy some steamed buns, and the snacks that the children like to eat, I'll ask them." ”

The officer said he would go, and after a while, he came back with a basket of hot buns.

Luo Qingqing untied his cloak, so he hung it in one place. Then he smiled and came to these children with baskets.

"Look, what is this? It's a bun, a hot meat bun, do you like it or not? ”

She lifted one up and took a hard bite of herself, and the aroma of the minced meat immediately filled the entire courtyard.

Those beggars couldn't help but swallow their saliva when they looked at the meat buns.

"Do you want to eat it?"

The beggars nodded their heads.

"Okay, two of them." Luo brought out his most gentle smile, and each of them gave them two buns.

They immediately began to eat in large gulps.

They were satisfied, and Luo Qingqing also began to ask, "Then sister asks you, is this bun delicious?" ”

"Delicious!"

"So, my sister will ask you again, is it delicious today's steamed buns or yesterday's steamed buns?"

"Today!"

The two children cried out without thinking.

Luo Qingqing's gaze immediately fixed on the two children.

One left and one right took their hands and came to the painter, and while looking at the artist, he said, "Aren't yesterday's buns delicious?" ”

"It's delicious, it's not as delicious as it is today."

"Then can you tell my sister who gave you the buns yesterday?"

"It's a big brother." The youngest girl, who was only four or five years old, said innocently.

"Then why did the big brother give you steamed buns?"

"We're going to ask for it."

"Hehe, who asked you to go to this big brother and ask for buns?"

As soon as this question was asked, the little girl couldn't speak.

"Then you can tell me." She looked at the other child.

The kid thought for a moment, then suddenly turned around and said, "It was Brother Wang who took us there—"

Before he could finish his sentence, a tall child in the group of beggars suddenly ran away.

But he was a child after all, and he didn't run a few steps before he was caught by two errand officers and escorted back.

"What are you running, running!" The messenger said, "Say, did you take them to ask for buns?" ”

The tall boy became frightened, his head bowed, and his little hands kept shaking.

Suddenly, a pair of large warm hands held her.

Luo Qingqing smiled and said: "Good boy, you see, these errand brothers are handling cases, you are telling the truth, but you are helping the government to do things, and it is a meritorious thing." ”

"Meritorious—"

"That's right, meritorious service can turn merit into a crime, and the government will definitely not care about the mistakes you made in the past."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, my sister won't lie to you. Tell your sister who made you do this. ”

"Yes, a man." "Yesterday morning, the sun was shining, but it was cold.

I was out and about, trying to steal something to eat. At this time, the man appeared, and he said, as long as I take them to exchange the key of the big brother, give me money, and roast chicken. ”

"And what does that man look like?"

"He, he wasn't very tall, he was a little thin, he wore a black cloak, the cloak was huge, he was in the cloak, and the hat covered half of his face. All I could see was that he had a high nose, a thin mouth, and no stubble on his chin. ”

Luo Qingqing was very confused when she heard this, and asked the painter, "Can you draw it?" ”