Chapter 58: The West of the City that Talks About the Changing Color
ran to Yun Qixi one by one and looked at Yun Qixi with an excited gaze.
"Is there really a copper plate hair?" An old beggar with a flowery face was a little unconvinced, but he also had some expectations.
Yun Qixi smiled faintly and said, "Don't be impatient, listen to me, there are copper plates, two per person, if someone can answer my question, I will give one or two." ”
Although one or two is not much, for them, it is already a huge amount of money, and one by one's eyes lit up, scrambling to ask, "What is the problem?" Miss, just ask, as long as we know, we will tell you. ”
Yun Qixi nodded with great satisfaction, looked at each of them, and said, "Actually, I want to find someone." ”
"Who?" Everybody asked.
"His name is Yun Qi, a young beggar, he is about this tall, and he always wears a felt hat, do any of you know him?" After the cloud Qixi comparison, he looked at them expectantly.
However, everyone frowned after hearing this, and finally shook their heads, "I don't know." ”
"Isn't there anyone who knows each other?" Yun Qixi asked unwillingly.
Everyone shook their heads again, and Yun Qixi exhaled, so not disappointed.
"Miss, can you send copper plates?" Someone asked in a whisper.
Yun Qixi glanced at Qiao'er, so Qiao'er took out the money bag and distributed the copper plates to them one by one.
The beggar, who didn't believe it at first, finally smiled when he got the money in real time.
"If you're willing to do me a favor, I can pay more money." Yun Qixi said suddenly.
"What's the rush? As long as we can do it, we will do it. Everyone patted their chests and said they were willing.
The money is so easy to make, of course they are happy.
"There are many of you, all of you are scattered all over the capital, help me find this person."
As soon as Yun Qixi's words fell, many people volunteered. There were people in the east, north, and south of the city.
Yun Qixi couldn't help but be curious, "Why don't any of you want to go to the west of the city?" ”
At the mention of the west of the city, the originally noisy group of people suddenly quieted down. Keen as Qixi Festival, I quickly felt that there must be something strange in the west of the city.
"If anyone is willing to go to the west of the city to help me find someone, I will give ten taels."
She made a big bet, and she saw that many people were obviously very excited about this condition, but still no one would stand up.
"Twenty taels." Yun Qixi quietly added, his eyes staring at them for a moment.
At this moment, they were even more excited, obviously wanting to get this silver, but they seemed to have great scruples.
"I'll go." Suddenly, a voice behind him interjected.
Yun Qixi turned around and saw a man in his early twenties standing behind a big tree, although he was only wearing a patched blue cloth coat, he was still clean. He is not a beggar, he should just be an ordinary person.
It's just to find someone, but looking at his expression, it looks like he's going to die.
At the same time, everyone was noisy.
"Dongzi, are you crazy about money?" Someone shouted.
"Yes, for twenty taels of silver, you don't even want your life?"
It seems that these beggars all know him, at least know that his name is Dongzi.
Dongzi's face was very serious, and he looked at Yun Qixi seriously, "If I die, give the silver to my sick lady in bed." ”
The more Yun Qixi listened, the more confused he became, just looking for someone, and not going to the battlefield, as for losing his life so seriously?
"What the hell is going on?" She couldn't help but ask.
Beggars, look at me, I look at you, and finally a person stood up and told the truth of the matter.
Today, the west of the city has become a place that everyone avoids. Just a few days ago, the government drove a group of people who were sick with the plague there.
Needless to say, Yun Qixi also understood, that is to say, those who had the plague were quarantined. And the west of the city is the quarantine area.
According to them, this plague should have been happening for several days, but she was also in the capital, but it was just a difference between east and west, she had never heard of it, and the day before yesterday, there was a big banquet in the palace, and it seemed that it was not affected in any way because of the plague incident.
"Who are the people who rushed in?" Yun Qixi asked.
One of them sighed, "In short, it will not be a rich and noble person, only the lives of our poor people will be so cheap and slaughtered." ”
A person next to him turned him around and reminded him, "Be careful when you speak, and beware of misfortune coming out of your mouth." ”
The man glanced at him, then at Yun Qixi, and finally said nothing more.
"This young lady, do you still count what you just said?" The man behind him named Dongzi asked.
Yun Qixi turned his head and looked at him seriously, "If you are infected with the plague, what will your lady do?" ”
Dongzi's eyes dimmed, a little resolute and a little painful.
"It's because I'm incompetent, I don't have the money to cure my mother's illness, if I can exchange my life for twenty taels of silver, even if I can't cure her illness, I can let her eat something delicious, it's also good. She has followed me in this life, and she has suffered her, and if she is still willing to marry me in the next life, I will definitely compensate her. ”
Yun Qixi felt a relational in his heart, and couldn't help but shake his head, "Why should you leave the things of this life for the next life?" In the next life, it is just words to comfort yourself. ”
Yun Qixi's words were almost cruel, which made Dongzi suddenly very painful, and suddenly beat his head with his hand.
"It's me who is useless, it's me who is sorry for her, it's me who damn it, I want to hurt her so much, every time I see her in such pain, my heart is like a knife."
"Okay, you don't want that." Yun Qixi stopped him, stood up on one leg, walked in front of him, and handed twenty taels of silver to his eyes.
Dongzi looked at the silver, gradually calmed down, and said resolutely, "I said, you don't need to give me the silver, give it to my lady." ”
Yun Qixi stuffed the silver into his hand and said, "You take the silver, but you don't have to go to the west of the city." Your lady still needs you to take care of her, if something happens to you, what will happen to your wife? ”
Dongzi stared at her in astonishment, only to see Yun Qixi smile slightly, "Take the silver and ask your lady to ask for a doctor, if it weren't for me having something to do here, I would personally go to see your lady's condition." ”
"Miss knows how to heal?" Dongzi was surprised.
Yun Qixi nodded, "Well, when I'm done here, I'll come to see your lady and tell your lady, including yourself, that you must have confidence." ”
After speaking, she turned around and called Qiao'er, "Qiao'er, let's go." ”
Qiao'er was still in shock and didn't come back to her senses, first, she was shocked by the plague incident, and second, she was surprised that Yun Qixi would know how to heal. This will be a little blank to ask, "Second Miss, where are you going?" Back home? ”
Yun Qixi shook his head, "No, go to the west of the city." ”
"What?" Qiao'er was so frightened that her body trembled.
Everyone else was shocked when they heard her words.
"This young lady, this is no joke."
"Yes, and I heard that the village in the west of the city is now guarded by officers and soldiers, and it may not be easy to get in, and if you do, it may be even more difficult to get out."
Yun Qixi smiled faintly, "Actually, the plague is not as terrible as you imagined. Besides, I was worried that Yun Qi was in the west of the city, so I couldn't find him in the whole city. ”
An old beggar sighed, "Girl, I see that you are also a young lady from a big family, what do you think?" It's a good day, but what is this tossing? ”
Yun Qixi just smiled and didn't explain much. Looking at the cane in the old beggar's hand, she asked, "Old man, may I ask if you bought this wooden cane?" She pointed to her leg, "I need this so much now." ”
The old beggar was stunned for a moment, looked at the wooden staff in his hand, and handed it over, "As long as the young lady doesn't dislike it." ”
Yun Qixi was about to ask Qiao'er to take the money, and the old beggar said, "No need, I can see that Miss is kind-hearted, although I am a beggar, but I don't only have money in my eyes, this wooden stick, I can make one at will, you can take it." ”
Yun Qixi felt a burst of warmth in his heart, and he was no longer polite, took the crutches, and said, "Thank you, old man." ”
"Are you really going to the west of the city?"
Yun Qixi could see that the old beggar still wanted to persuade her, and smiled comfortingly, "Don't worry, I am the nemesis of the plague, and when the plague sees me, it will automatically retreat, and I will walk in alive, and I will definitely come out alive." ”
Seeing her resolute attitude, the old beggar finally stopped saying anything, only nodded, "Take care." ”
Qiao'er helped Yun Qixi into the carriage, Yun Qixi lifted the curtain, and told Dongzi again.
"Dongzi, take good care of your lady, you can't leave her, and she can't leave you."
Dongzi looked at her gratefully, holding the silver in his hand, feeling extremely heavy, and nodded heavily at her.
When the carriage walked up, Qiao'er still asked in disbelief, "Second Miss, do you really want to go to the west of the city?" ”
Yun Qixi closed his eyes, only hummed softly, and didn't say anything more, as if he was thinking about something.
After a while, she opened her eyes, looked at Qiao'er and said, "Qiao'er, stay for a while and go back to the city, you can go back to the house first, I'll go by myself." ”
Hearing this, Qiao'er hurriedly shook her head, "How can it be done, although the slave is a little scared when I think of the plague, but I see that the second lady is not afraid, and the slave and maid are not so afraid, the slave and the maid just can't understand, why does the second miss have to find that person?" ”
Yun Qixi sighed, and his gaze fell somewhere, "Now it's not just about looking for Yun Qi, life doesn't distinguish between high and low, I can't watch this tragedy happen." ”. Starting
Rubbing the wooden staff in his hand, the workmanship of this wooden staff is not very fine, but the part of the hand that has been held for a long time has been sharpened to a very smooth surface. Staring at the wooden staff in her hand, Yun Qixi suddenly smiled, because she felt that she was quite like a beggar gang leader at the moment, and she even had a dog beating stick.
At this moment, the capital is very similar to the war period of the Republic of China, in the same city, on one side is the flames of war, but on the other hand, it is still singing and dancing.
So she wondered if there were many people in the capital who were like her and didn't know about the plague.
From the east of the city to the west of the city, all the way from prosperity to death-like silence.
The entrance to the village was fenced off with a wooden fence, and several officers and soldiers were guarding it.
Seeing the passing carriage, an officer and soldier roared from afar.
"Hey, whose carriage is that? Get out of the way. ”