Chapter 30 Entrusted at the Bedbed
"Brother, please give me something to eat! My grandma hasn't eaten in days, please! ”
In front of the restaurant, a little girl in ragged clothes with an earthy face was asking the young man who ran the hall for food, but he kicked it away.
The little girl fell heavily into the mud puddle full of rainwater, and half of the snowflake steamed bun in her hand was also covered with mud.
Lu Xiyi hurriedly put down the abacus in his hand and trotted all the way to the door.
"What are you doing! How can you treat a little girl like this! ”
She was very angry and blamed Xiao Er, and then bent down and gave a chicken leg and a steamed bun in her hand to the little girl.
The little girl took a step back: "Sister, don't come over, I'...... I'm dirty, I want to ...... It wouldn't be nice if I stained my sister's floral dress. ”
Lu Xiyi smiled softly and comforted: "Don't be afraid, my sister likes children the most." Here! These foods are for you. ”
Seeing that the little girl accepted the food, Lu Xiyi finally settled down.
She suddenly remembered that the little girl had just said that there was a grandmother at home, so she asked again, "Do you still have a grandmother?" ”
"Grandma, she hasn't eaten in days."
Speaking of this, the little girl suddenly turned around and ran out, saying as she ran, "I'm going to bring food to my grandmother, goodbye, sister!" ”
At this time, Lu Xiyi clearly saw that something fell out of the little girl's body, which looked quite valuable.
She subconsciously said to Xiao Er behind her: "You tell Ah Leng, just say that I have something to go out for a while, and let him take a good look at the business of the restaurant." ”
After Lu Xiyi finished speaking, he left, and followed the little girl all the way to where she lived.
The little girl lived in a thatched hut that was not a house at all.
She just wanted to go in and return the things to the little girl, but suddenly she knocked down something, and the little girl heard the sound and walked out.
"Sister?"
She was startled when she saw Lu Xiyi.
"Little dream! Who's out there? Let the family come in and sit down! ”
"It's my sister!"
Xiaomeng was overjoyed when she saw Lu Xiyi, and hurriedly dragged her in.
The room was very dim, and it was still daytime but it was only possible to see it with a lamp, and the musty smell was even worse.
The old lady on the bed had sunken cheeks and dull eyes, and it looked like she was about to die.
"Hello mother-in-law, I'm here to return something, this hairpin was dropped to my house by Xiaomeng, and I came to return it to her."
Xiaomeng was startled when she saw the hairpin in Lu Xiyi's hand, because this was something she had brought with her since she was a child, and her grandmother said that this thing might have been left to her by her father.
She took the hairpin and hugged it tightly in her arms, and thanked: "Thank you, sister!" If I lose it, I won't be able to find my biological parents! ”
When Lu Xiyi just wanted to ask why, the old lady suddenly spoke: "Little dream! How did you meet this girl? ”
Xiaomeng told the old lady all about his acquaintance with Lu Xiyi.
After listening to the old lady's energetic praise Lu Xiyi, he is a living bodhisattva.
As she spoke, she stopped, and pleaded, "Ask the girl to grant the old woman a request, and you must see me like this, and you will know that I can't do it." ”
"For the sake of me dying, promise me."
As soon as Xiaomeng heard that his grandmother was about to die, she burst into tears.
"Don't cry, hurry up and kneel down at Miss Lu!"
Xiaomeng was said by the old lady, and she didn't dare to cry loudly, but only dared to sobbed secretly.
The old lady grabbed Lu Xiyi's hand tightly and pleaded: "Miss Lu, I'm useless, but the only thing I can't let go of now is this girl." ”
"This girl is well-behaved, can you accept her? She will definitely be filial to you in the future. Little dream, are you right? ”
At this time, Xiaomeng's face was full of tears, but he still replied resolutely: "No, I just want grandma!" ”
"Disobedient! If you don't agree to grandma, you won't be grandma's granddaughter anymore! Ahem......"
As she spoke, the old lady suddenly coughed violently.
Seeing that the old lady's health was getting worse and worse, Lu Xiyi really didn't want her to leave with regret, so he nodded and agreed to her request.
"Mother-in-law, don't worry, I swear that I will treat Xiaomeng like my own sister, so that she can grow up healthy and healthy!"
When the old lady heard that Lu Xiyi finally agreed, her heart suddenly became a lot easier, she held Lu Xiyi's hand, and said with the last bit of strength: "Thank you, girl, a good person has a safe life, you ...... You're bound to be rewarded. ”
After saying the last word, the old lady's hand seemed to have no bones, and she fell to the head of the bed, and her eyes closed and left.
"Grandma!"
Xiaomeng knew that the old lady was gone, so she lay on the head of the bed and cried bitterly.
Lu Xiyi gently touched Xiaomeng's head and comforted: "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of you, and I will definitely deal with your grandmother's afterlife." ”
She did what she said, and that night she sent for the old lady to be buried.
When she returned to the restaurant with the child, Ah Leng was worried and sent the officer.
"Why did you only come back now, but I'm worried about death, I thought you met some bad guy."
"Okay, okay, don't worry, besides, I'm not coming back?"
Lu Xiyi knew that what he had done was wrong, so he hurriedly apologized and coquettishly to make Ah Leng angry.
Just as he was about to enter the house, Ah Leng pulled Lu Xiyi aside and asked in a low voice in a voice that only two people could hear, "How did this girl come with you?" ”
Lu Xiyi knew that he would have to know sooner or later, so he told Ah Leng all the ins and outs of the matter.
"As you can hear, I now consider her my own sister, and we will live together from now on."
Seeing Lu Xiyi's determined look, Ah Leng agreed: "Since she is your own sister now, then she is also my own sister, and the two of us will take care of her together." ”
As he spoke, he came to Xiaomeng and introduced himself: "Your name is Xiaomeng, right?" My name is Ah Leng, and she will be your sister from now on, and I will be your brother. ”
"Sister Xiaoxi!"
"Brother Alen!"
Xiao Meng saw that he finally had relatives and would no longer have to wander around in the future, and his heart suddenly warmed, and tears flowed out of his eyes.
She choked up and said, "Great! I...... I'm not alone anymore. ”
That night, after several people ate together, Lu Xiyi was afraid that Xiaomeng had just left her grandmother, and she would have nightmares when she slept alone, so she was in the same bed with her.
Looking at the sleeping immature face in front of her, she suddenly remembered her childhood experience.
At that time, although I didn't worry about food and clothing, I didn't have to worry about anything compared to people of the same age.
The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became, and unconsciously hugged the little girl in her arms. Since her childhood life was very unfortunate, she must not let Xiaomeng live the same life as when she was a child.
It is necessary to let her grow up healthy and happy.
The next day, Lu Xiyi finished dealing with the affairs of the restaurant, and said that he would take Xiaomeng to the street, saying that he wanted to add some clothes and jewelry to her.
Xiaomeng felt a little embarrassed and refused.
"No, don't I have clothes on me?"
Lu Xiyi glanced at the clothes on Xiaomeng's body and shook his head.
It's too small, not to mention, and it's covered in mud and patches.
I'm afraid that the children of ordinary people will not dress like this.
"If you want it, you have to have two beautiful flower skirts in your daughter's family, no matter how you say it, and a few good-looking hairpins, do you say it?"
Before the little girl could react, Lu Xiyi took her to one of the most popular ready-to-wear stores in the city.
"What do the girls want to see? Whether it's buying cloth or making clothes, we've got you covered! ”
A man dressed in a long robe suddenly walked out of the inner room and said in a greeting.
Lu Xiyi hurriedly pushed Xiaomeng out: "I'll make a few clothes and skirts for this girl, boss, see if there is a suitable one!" ”
"You're asking me the right person, yes! You see that this batch is the Shu brocade that has just arrived in the store in the past two days, and many official wives in the capital are wearing these! ”
The boss praised him vigorously, but Lu Xiyi felt that there was no suitable one after watching it for a long time, this color was too old, and it was not suitable for children at this stage of Xiaomeng.
Suddenly, a pale pink Shu brocade came into view, and she just wanted to say that this was quite suitable, but she was unexpectedly snatched away.
"Boss, I've been watching this for a long time, it's quite suitable, make me clothes."
The old master was a little hesitant.
"But this Shu brocade is the first thing this girl looks at...... She ......"
The woman covered in grease powder glanced at Lu Xiyi and snorted coldly: "What if she fell in love with it first?" She still dares to rob me of what I like! ”
Looking at the woman's dress and what she was wearing, Lu Xiyi didn't have to guess to know which money this woman was taking.
She didn't plan to argue with her, but as soon as she heard her words, she couldn't help but feel angry in her heart, and she protected Xiaomeng behind her.
"This girl is inevitably too domineering, this thing is obviously what I fell in love with first, why did you become your thing as soon as you came. Isn't that unreasonable? ”
When the woman heard this, she was stunned and walked towards Lu Xiyi.
"How can there be so much truth, let me tell you that today's Shu brocade, you must give it to me!"
The woman's tone was firm, but Lu Xiyi was not someone who would be frightened by a few words: "Then what if I don't give it to you?" ”
"You!"
Just when the woman was about to fight back, a noble man with a purple sand teapot walked into the ready-to-wear store.
"I'll just say how I can smell the fragrance of the lily girl from afar, it turns out that it's really here!"
"Oops!"
As soon as the man came, the woman fell on top of him as if she had suddenly been boneless, and beat her hand on her chest.
"I'm angry with the slave family, Liu Gongzi, don't you know that the slave family has just been politely wronged, and your chest hurts now!"