Chapter 201: The Beggar
Putting all the dishes on the table into the food box, he carried them out of the inn with Lin Zifu.
Walking on the street, Lin Zifu rubbed her stomach from time to time, and she was really a little supportive: "There are a few dishes that taste very good, and a few dishes are not good, let's go out tomorrow morning to find something to eat, I think there are some delicious food in the street stalls." I can't help but think of the wonton stew in the county.
I don't know if Aunt Ying has returned to the village, she thought with some worry.
Doctor Ye smiled and said: "There are some famous dishes here in Yongning Mansion that not everyone is used to, such as the ones we just eat, and some people who have just come to Yongning Mansion are not used to eating them, but for people who have lived in Yongning Mansion for a long time, that dish is delicious." ”
Lin Zifu also felt that it was a matter of taste.
Soon I arrived at the corner of the street, and I didn't need to look for it to see the old and the young.
The old man was dressed in patches, and a boy who looked to be seven or eight years old was sitting on the ground.
Lin Zifu looked at the tattered clothes on the child's body and the black face and felt distressed, took the food box from the night doctor, and squatted in front of the two.
The old man and the child looked at Lin Zifu very vigilantly, but the child's eyes looked at the food box from time to time.
Lin Zifu smiled mildly and said, "Don't be afraid, we are staying in an inn not far away, you haven't eaten yet, let's bring you food." As he spoke, he brought out the food in the food box.
The boy licked his lips, his eyes on the dish but did not dare to move.
And the old man's cloudy eyes also had a hint of brilliance.
"Girl...... Is this really for us to eat? He couldn't believe it, after all, the dish looked delicious.
Lin Zifu took out all the dishes in one go, put them in front of the old man and the child, and said, "It's all for you to eat, and you can keep the dishes and chopsticks." ”
As she spoke, she stood up, but saw that the old man carefully put two bowls of dishes behind him, and whispered to the child, "Keep this for your father and grandmother." ”
The child was very sensible and took the steamed bun, sandwiched a little vegetable and ate it, and ate it very seriously and deliciously.
Lin Zifu couldn't see such a scene the most, although she knew that in this era, there were many people who starved to death because they couldn't afford to eat, and because there were many people who died of illness because they looked down on them, they didn't encounter it, but now they are too touched.
After thinking about it, he left the food box in his hand and said, "You can keep the food box." ”
The old man and the child thanked each other.
The old man burst into tears and said, "It's been a long time since I've met a good person like a girl." ”
Lin Zifu felt sour, and she didn't know what to say, so she finally sighed: "You just said that the child has a grandmother and a father, why didn't they come out?" ”
She thought, the old man and the child are begging, but what about the child's grandmother and father? Why didn't I see anyone.
She can still figure out how to beg for the elderly and children alone, after all, it is difficult for the old and the young to find something to do, but the child's father should be physically and strong, isn't there anything to do?
The old man's eyes darkened and said: "It's not a secret, my grandson and I came out to beg is also a last resort, our family lives in the west of the city, there is a very small yard, although it is tattered, but there is a place to live, but two years ago my son and wife fell ill one after another, because there is no money for treatment can only be sick in bed, I am so old and no one is looking for me to do things, the child is so young, I have no choice but to come out to beg, no matter how much begging is a family of four to eat, my daughter-in-law there because she can't bear the poverty of the family, has run away, it is also a family unfortunate. ”
Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and Lin Zifu feels it deeply.
After looking at the sky, he felt that it was still early, so he looked back at the night doctor and said, "Why don't we take a trip?" ”
She thought, if she meets it, she will help, it can be regarded as fate.
Doctor Ye follows Lin Zifu in everything, he often encounters this kind of thing, and those who can help will take the initiative to help, mainly because he wants to have a clear conscience.
The old man looked at Lin Zifu and Doctor Ye with some ignorance, not understanding the meaning of what the two were saying.
Lin Zifu turned around and patted the child's head and said, "The two of us are doctors, if you can, you can take us back, maybe we can cure your son and boss's illness." ”
The old man was shocked, if he wanted to say that the night doctor was a doctor, he would not be shocked, after all, there were also young doctors in Yongning Mansion, but Lin Zifu was actually a doctor! It's completely incredible.
"I take the liberty of asking, the girl is also a doctor?"
He always felt that he couldn't accept it.
Lin Zifu was accustomed to all kinds of shocks, smiled and explained: "I am indeed a doctor, this fake package is actually not fake, will you take us back now?" ”
The old man nodded hurriedly, he really met a good person today.
Put all the dishes into the food box, led the child up, and Lian Sheng said gratefully: "Thank you girl and childe." ”
Lin Zifu and Doctor Ye followed behind the old man and walked towards the west of the city.
As soon as I walked to the west of the city, I obviously felt that the houses on both sides had become dilapidated, especially when I followed the old man into a dim and narrow alley, I could feel the difference here, and it seemed to be incompatible with the entire Yongning Mansion.
The old man turned around from time to time and told Lin Zifu and Doctor Ye to be careful.
Soon the old man stopped at the gate of a small dilapidated courtyard, and the reason why it was said to be tattered was because the courtyard walls of the courtyard were repaired with various things, and wooden sticks and rags could be seen in the places where there were gaps.
"Our family is poor, please don't dislike the girl and son."
It was the first time the old man had brought someone home.
Lin Zifu shook her head and comforted: "Don't dislike it, take us to see the patient first." ”
The old man entered the room, and then groped for a while before he came out with a short lighted candle.
The child raised his head and said, "Sister, go slowly." ”
There are more things in the house and more messy, the old man took Lin Zifu into the back room, there are two beds in the small room, one is lying on it is a white-haired old woman, and the other bed is lying a thin man with blank eyes.
Lin Zifu was even more sad when she saw such a scene.
Doctor Ye opened his mouth at this time: "You treat the old man, and I will treat the eldest brother." ”
Lin Zifu walked in front of the old man by the dim candlelight, and then began to call the pulse.
Soon she and the Night Doctor were both out of steam.
After Lin Zifu asked a few more questions, she was diagnosed, the old woman was sick because of overwork, and she was old, she was infected with typhoid fever before and didn't go to grab the medicine and come back to drink, so she dragged it until she was seriously ill, and there was nothing to replenish her body at home, she was hungry and hungry, and her body became more and more weak, and her cough was more and more serious.
If you want to be cured, it's still possible, but it will take a lot of effort.
He stood up and said to the old man: "Tomorrow morning, you and the child will come to meet the Ruyi Inn on your street, I will go back tonight to open the prescription, you can wait until the pharmacy opens, and then I will pick up the herbs and put them at the innkeeper, and you can directly take them back and decoct the medicine." ”
The old man became uneasy, and said embarrassedly, "We don't have any money." ”
Lin Zifu took off the money bag on her waist, took out twenty yuan from it and handed it to the old man: "Take it, it is fate to meet it, the silver for picking up medicine, and you don't need to pay for it tonight, I know you are in difficulty, this twenty yuan is not much, it can be regarded as a little bit of my mind, as long as the family is healthy and safe, it doesn't matter if you are too hard." ”
Lying on the bed expressionlessly, the decadent man cried with some guilt when he heard Lin Zifu's words.
Doctor Ye glanced down and said: "Drink the medicine well, and when you get well, you can go out to make money to support your family, don't be stumped by a little difficulty in front of you, as long as you are alive, you have the hope of turning over, just work hard." ”
The man was grateful: "Thank you for this son and this young lady, you are the benefactors of our family." ”
He had been lying down waiting to die, but he didn't expect to meet a good person.
The night doctor also softened, took out a few dozen dollars and handed it to the old man: "This is my intention, just wait until the illness is cured, remember to come to the inn tomorrow to get the medicine, I will give you the medicine for the last month." ”
He thought, Lin Zifu will do whatever he does, as long as Lin Zifu is happy, everything is enough.
Lin Zifu was very pleased to give Doctor Ye a look, she still understood her thoughts.
In fact, if you can help this kind of thing, people in this era are much purer than modern people, and they will not go to the street to beg if they can't live at home unless they have to.
For example, if the old man I met at home, if his family could get by, even if it was a little hard, he would not go to the street to beg and be looked down upon and insulted.
The old man pulled the child to kneel, and the man lying on the bed also wanted to stand up, but was stopped by the night doctor.
The four of them said words of gratitude, and Lin Zifu hurriedly helped the old man and the child and said, "It's fate to meet, as long as your family is good in the future." ”
After saying that, he left with the night doctor, and the old man asked the child to light a candle to send the two out of the alley.
Doctor Night couldn't help but remember when he first met Angelica, Angelica was much older than this child at that time, and he was also begging on the street alone, and he saw that Angelica was clever and took it with him.
I turned around inadvertently, but when I saw the child's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, I couldn't help but stop and say, "What's your name?" ”
The boy was a little timid and said, "Huzi, my father calls me Huzi." ”
Doctor Ye stared at Huzi's eyes and asked, "Do you want to go to the medicine hall to do something?" ”
Huzi looked at Doctor Ye with some surprise, and then reacted and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, you don't need to be paid, just give you food." He thought, he doesn't have to eat at home, grandpa begging is easier, he doesn't have to stay outside after dark, just to beg for an extra penny or two to scold a steamed bun, and the family eats it separately.
Doctor Ye thought for a while and said, "You go back and ask your grandfather if you want to come out to do things, if you are willing, come to the inn tomorrow and ask the shopkeeper to tell us to go downstairs." ”