It was the hottest time of the day, and there were very few people in the market, and most of the shops on the street had half of the doors up, and the guys sat by the doors and dozed off. In the shadows under the eaves of the street corner in the distance, there were a few old men in ragged clothes with messy hair and long beards.

The thief who stole the bun, with half of his face covered with a rag and looked like a young man, ran away as he looked back at Du Mei, who was in hot pursuit, with a fierce glint in his eyes.

Du Mei's thunderous cry was heard far away in the deserted market, and the fat and thin two officials patrolling the main street whistled when they heard the sound and hurried to this side.

The sound of a man running heavily could be heard in the alley, and Du Mei followed closely behind. The thief who stole the bun knew that something was wrong, and quickened his pace to run to the street corner, turning the corner of the street is an alley that extends in all directions.

Just when he ran at great speed, passing by the sloppy old men, a dog-beating stick suddenly stretched out, he had no way to let go, there was no way to avoid it, he was directly tripped, and the dog gnawed mud and fell to the ground.

The oil-paper bag in his hand fell far away, and the snow-white meat buns all fell out, rolling around on the dusty road, and immediately turned into black buns. Under the eaves, five old beggars who smelled the smell swarmed up and divided the meat buns on the ground.

"You have a kind! Wait for the master, sooner or later I will clean you up one by one! The thief who stole the bun with blood on his face couldn't tell his true face, but his eyes were like poisonous snakes, and he touched his sore knee and said viciously.

Listening to the footsteps in the alley getting closer and closer, Du Mei saw that he was about to catch up, and the bun thief didn't care about teaching the old screamers, turned around the corner of the street, and ran into the alley.

Du Mei ran to the corner of the street in a hurry, and when she looked up to see that there were several alleys in different directions in front of her, where there were still traces of thieves, she had to stop helplessly.

"Where is the thief? Where is the thief! The fat and thin two officials ran to Du Mei's eyes with their front and back feet.

"Dumay? You just called? The fat servant had sharp eyes, turned his head and saw Du Mei and said.

"yes, it's a pity that he let him run!" Du Mei nodded and said hatefully.

"This bastard has been teasing us for days, and when I catch him, I'm going to break his dog's leg!" The thin official was angry and said angrily.

"Thank you for your help. I don't know which one is righteous? Du Mei thanked the old men next to him.

"It's nothing to do with us, nothing to do with us." The old men pinched the black buns covered with mud, looked at the two officials, and then looked at Du Mei, and waved their hands timidly.

"These can't be eaten, it's all dust!" Seeing that they refused to speak, Du Mei held the dirty buns tightly in his hands, so he had to persuade them kindly.

"It's all the thief who stole you, it's none of my business!" A skinny old man was afraid that Du Mei would want to return the meat bun, so he stuffed the black bun into his mouth, not caring about the dust and stones.

"Don't eat this, I'll treat you, go to the bun shop to eat, it's enough!" Du Mei waved his hand. Since they won't say anything, let's invite them to a meal together as a thank you.

"Really?" Her words seemed to have some effect, after all, who wouldn't want to eat the hot big meat bun of white flowers, and several old men stared at Du Mei suspiciously.

"It's true, please come with me. The two officials and brothers have worked hard, so please come together. Du Mei greeted the fat and thin two officials, they had been exterminating locusts together for many days, and they had also experienced hardships together, and they were already very familiar with it.

Du Mei led the group back to the bun shop, but fortunately the owner and his wife were loyal and helped tie the ox cart to the shade of the big willow tree.

"Boss, here are eighty meat buns." Du Mei stood in the doorway and said loudly.

"Whoa." The boss watched a group of scruffy, sour old men rushing in, and his eyebrows were wrinkled.

"Please send another pot of tea." The meat bun was two wen and one piece, and Du Mei directly gave two hundred wen. The proprietress took the money, with a smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, she bumped the boss with her shoulder, and the two of them smiled and sent the meat bun to the table.

Tea is the most bitter big leaf tea, but it is ten dozen and ten greasy relief, five old men crowded on a table, gobbling up the ten meat buns in front of them.

Du Mei and the fat and thin two servants sat at another table, although they ate more than the old man, but they were also in the wind, and all ten buns entered their stomachs.

"Qinghe County has been in such a mess lately? In broad daylight, there are people robbing things? Du Mei said with some disbelief.

"Hey, a lot of people fleeing outside poured into Qinghe County, they didn't eat or drink, they will inevitably become traitors, and it's not the first time you have encountered, the county lord has been thinking about it day and night, and he is worried to death." The thin servant said with a twisted eyebrow.

"I only have a hard time when we have a hard time, and it seems that it is more difficult for someone outside." Du Mei took a sip of bitter tea and said.

"Isn't it, although we have suffered a locust plague here, fortunately we have been rescued in time, and some of them have been saved, and your divine duck has contributed a lot.

It is said that in some places drought and locust plagues broke out at the same time, the fields were lost, people were displaced, and even people starved to death, and it was not uncommon for children to be sold. As he spoke, the fat servant kept his voice down, so that he would not be heard by the people at the opposite table.

"Qinghe County is only so big, and some strong laborers go to the tooth store to find work, and the price is extremely low, and they can't find an owner who is willing to hire." The thin servant shook his head and said.

"At this time, the fields are not yet in the busy season, and besides, this year's harvest is not good, and it is estimated that many families cannot afford to hire helpers. And these people are all from other places, I don't know the details, no one dares to use them. Du Mei also sighed.

"In this matter, the county lord has thought about it, but anyone who goes to the tooth store to find a job needs to have household registration documents, and in addition, the tooth store must also make a guarantee, so that he is not afraid of mistakes." The fat servant ate Du Mei's bun and naturally explained enthusiastically.

"This girl, I look at your face, you will be a rich and noble person in the future, and now there is a way for us to live?" An old man heard what they were saying and leaned over to ask.

"Go and go, just remember that you have helped catch the thief, so I invited you to eat steamed buns, and now I am inching in, dare to ask, do you have household registration documents? Have you registered with the dental shop? What will be done? The thin servant glanced at the old man and asked several questions in a row.

"A few of us are authentic croppers, the harvest in the master's field is gone, and we have no way to live, so we only have to come here to beg for a living, but I didn't expect that life is so difficult to find!" If you look closely, the old man is actually not old, but his hair has not been washed for a long time and his beard is too long.

"Lao Lin is the most pitiful, dragging his family to bring his mouth, and he can't do work by himself, although he has a good abacus, but the people here, who dares to hire a foreigner to be the shopkeeper." A few people had their fill and began to try to sell themselves and their fellow villagers in search of the next meal.

"I now have a long-term worker in my family, and I can't stand everyone." Du Mei said a little embarrassed because he couldn't help them.

"Hey, I already knew this was the result." The five were deflated and looked at each other helplessly.

"You still have to register at the dental store first, if there is any work, isn't it convenient to find you." The fat servants gave them advice.

"Girl, you look like a kind person, we haven't gotten a few pennies a day today, but the mother-in-law of the old Lin family is very sick and is waiting for money to get medicine. Can you help me out? The old man saw that the job was hopeless, so he cheekily begged for it.

"Brother Wang, we met with other people's Pingshui, although we helped them a little bit, how can we eat and ask for more!" The man named Lao Lin blushed and shook his head repeatedly.

"Oh, you can't help it, you can't see your younger brother and sister die of illness." Lao Wang persuaded in a low voice.

"What's wrong with your family?" Du Mei asked, she couldn't do anything for them, and if she could help with the disease, it would be a help.

"Since she came here, she has been coughing constantly, eating up all the money she brought out, and she hasn't seen any improvement." Lao Lin said with a gloomy face.

"If you believe me, I'll help your family with treatment." Dume asked.

"You? Are you a doctor? Lao Lin looked Du Mei up and down, his face full of uncertainty.

"Cut! Meizi is a senior disciple of Dr. Zhong Yu, you still don't believe her! Lao Lin's questioning tone stimulated the thin officer, and he raised his voice.

"Well, that's not hurrying!" Lao Wang stabbed Lao Lin's waist and said in a secret voice.

"Thanks, sorry for the trouble." Lao Lin hurriedly led the way.

Du Mei asked the boss to wrap her ten meat buns on the table and bring them with them. The fat official was not at ease, so he also followed

They wandered here, and they didn't have any serious dwellings, but they built a shelter in a corner. A sallow-faced woman, breathing heavily, lay on the floor and slept very unsteadily. Next to her, a little boy about ten years old was watching over her.

"Old woman, I invited this girl to show you." Lao Lin whispered in the woman's ear.

"Ahem, cough, please doctor, what are you doing with that unjust money!" The woman opened her eyes, her voice hoarse, and her breath was faint.

"The girl is a free clinic, and she is here to help us." Lao Lin took one of her thin arms out of the quilt.

Du Mei concentrated on her pulse, and the woman's throat itched and coughed incessantly. Lao Lin took out two meat buns from his arms and handed them to the little boy, he stared at Du Mei with big eyes without saying a word, and gnawed on the buns little by little.

"What kind of medicine do you take on weekdays?" Du Mei turned his head and asked.

"That's it." Lao Lin found a prescription.

"This medicine only blindly relieves cough, but does not dissolve phlegm and relieve asthma, and although this medicine is expensive, it is too late." Du Mei pointed to the prescription and said, it can be seen that Lang Zhong, who prescribed the prescription, is not only a quack, but also a greedy person.

"Can my wife still be saved?" Lao Lin was startled and hurriedly asked.

They have been dependent on each other for many years, and they only had a child in their thirties, and if his wife has a good wife and dies in a foreign country, he will not be able to live.

"I will prescribe a prescription, and within three days, it will get better." Du Mei brushed and wrote on a piece of paper, Lao Lin is a shopkeeper, and he has his own pen and paper.

"Where am I going to look for you in three days?" Lao Lin looked at the fluttery little guy written by Du Mei and asked tentatively.