The young man looked embarrassed and helpless when he saw the ghost, but he understood everything, smiled, and said loudly: "Ah Dong Axi, give it to her!" I saw that the two burly men didn't say a word, and hurriedly took out a bulging cloth bag from the pocket of their clothes and threw it to the old bustard. The old bustard opened the cloth bag, only to see that it was full of pieces of gold and silver, worth more than a hundred big sons, and was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed down and complimented: "Oh, this handsome boy is really generous, we still have many beautiful girls in Tongque Tower, do you want me to introduce you to you." The young man turned his body to the side, didn't bother to look at her, and said lightly, "No need." ”

The old bustard didn't care, turned his head to look at the little girl kneeling on the ground, and shouted: "Dead girl, I don't have any eyes at all, don't thank you for this handsome boy." The little girl was still sobbing, and when she saw that the young man had helped her, she was grateful, and as if she had seen her savior, she hurriedly climbed up to the young man, and kowtowed again and again: "Benefactor, take me away, I am willing to be a cow and a horse for you, and serve you as a slave for the rest of my life." Seeing the little girl asking the young man for help, the bustard was stunned, and was about to start beating her, but was suddenly stopped by the ghost party and said: "If you dare to hit her for half a while, I will be unkind to you!" ”

Nangong Xue looked at the little girl, a little embarrassed, but seeing that the ghost party sincerely persuaded her, she smiled and said, "Okay, for the sake of the ghost brother's face, I will redeem her." After that, he instructed Ah Dong and Ah Xi to give the bustard a large sum of money. The little girl was overjoyed, and kowtowed again and again: "Thank you, thank you, benefactor......" Nangong Xue and Ghost Fang were about to bow down to help, but the little girl suddenly fainted and collapsed to the ground. The ghost party hurriedly picked up the little girl and called out loudly.

After a while, the little girl slowly woke up and opened her eyes weakly. Ghost Fang said with surprise on her face: "Little sister, you have finally woken up!" The little girl was angry, the corners of her mouth trembled slightly, and she spit out the word "hungry". Nangong Xue said: "Hungry, she said she was hungry, it seems that she is too hungry." So saying, he instructed the old bustard to prepare a sumptuous meal. The ghost side helped the little girl to the dining table, and when the little girl saw the fragrant food on the table, she couldn't wait to eat it. Ghost Fang and Nangong Xue also sat around the table, watching the little girl eat greedily, as if she had been hungry for hundreds of years, everyone was stunned.

Nangong Xue said indignantly: "That bastard bustard actually starved you like this, it's really damned!Little sister, how long have you not eaten?"

"I haven't eaten for three days!" The little girl swallowed a mouthful of food and choked up: "The old bustard said that if you eat something, you will get fat, and if you are fat, you will not be beautiful, I am a newcomer, and I will be hungry for three days before eating, so my hands and feet are weak, and I am in a trance, and I actually spilled the wine on the brocade robe of the son!"

Nangong Xue was furious, and shouted sharply: "How can this be reasonable! We also give her money, we should let her also taste the taste of starvation!"

"Little sister, what's your name, and how old are you?" asked Cai'er softly.

"My name is Lotus and I'm fifteen years old today. ”

"What kind of name is this?" Cai'er was stunned for a moment, and said strangely: "Don't you know your surname, how can you use Lotus as your name?"

"My surname is Dai, and on the day I was born, the lotus lake in front of my house was full of lotus flowers, and because my father had never read a book, he didn't know how to name me for a while, so he called me Lotus. The little girl said.

The ghost sighed and sighed with emotion: "Mr. Tao said that the lotus flower 'comes out of the mud but is not stained, the water is clear and the ripples are not demonic, the middle is straight and the outside is straight, there are no vines and no branches, the fragrance is far and clear, and the pavilion is pure and planted, which can be viewed from a distance and cannot be blasphemed." It's a pity that in this muddy world, no matter how clean and self-loving the lotus itself is, I am afraid it will be difficult to avoid being polluted by the sludge, and eventually join the same stream!"

Nangong Xue still has a compassionate heart, and she can't help but secretly admire it in her heart.

Dai Lianhua saw everyone looking at her gently, asked her affectionately, and diligently helped her with vegetables, she was very moved, hurriedly pushed away the rice bowl, got up to worship, and said: "Dai Lianhua to meet your brothers and sisters!"

Cai'er hurriedly pulled Dai Lianhua up and asked her to sit back at the dinner table: "Don't kowtow! Hurry up and eat, the food is not delicious when it's cold! This recognizes my brother and sister, it doesn't matter if you take your time!" Busy carrying the chicken leg into her bowl: "Eat quickly, eat quickly!"

"Lotus, then how did you end up in this Bronze Bird Tower?" Nangong Xue asked.

Dai Lianhua was sad, tears like beans fell down, and she said in a trembling voice: "Last month, my mother died of illness, but the family didn't even have the money to buy a coffin, and my father had no choice, so he asked someone to borrow some money and buy a coffin for my mother." But as soon as my mother was buried, the creditor came to collect the debt three times and twice, and each time it was more than the other, and the debt was so high that my father could not come up with the money, so the creditor took me as a mortgage and asked me to go to his house to be a maid for him. But who would have thought that the hateful creditor would actually sell me to Tongque Lou as a prostitute......" Dai Lianhua couldn't speak for a while, and sobbed silently.

Everyone was indignant for a while, deeply saddened by Dai Lianhua's misfortune.

After a while, Dai Jinhua almost ate the food on the table, and then followed everyone to the street outside the Tongque Tower. Dai Jinhua knew that it was difficult to repay them, so she pounced and fell to her knees again. Ghost Fang hurriedly pulled her up and asked, "Lotus, do you know where your family lives?"

"My family lives in Lotus Village, not far from the outskirts of Huacheng!"

Nangong Xue groaned and said with a smile: "Brother Ghost, although it is not far from Lotus Village here, but it is getting late, and a little girl goes to the outskirts of the city alone, which is inevitably a little dangerous, it seems that we have to be good people to the end." ”

The ghost nodded knowingly, and said, "Do it willingly!" Then he turned to Cai'er and said to them: "You go back to the inn first, and tell Mr. Wu that I will go back later." ”

"Brother Ghost Fang, I'll go with you. Cai'er said.

Ghost Fang smiled and said, "No need, you better go back with Lei Zi and them first." Running back and forth, I can't help but be tired, just have Brother Nangong to accompany me, and I will go back after sending the lotus. ”

"Ah Dong Axi, you don't have to follow me, you can go back too. "Nangong Snow Road.

"But, Gong ......" Ah Dong Ah Xi looked frightened, as if he had something to hide.

Nangong Xue's face turned pale, and she said sharply: "Why, what I said, you all dare not listen!"

Ah Dong and Ah Xi looked frightened, and hurriedly bowed his hands and said, "My subordinates don't dare!" After saying that, he turned around and left, drowning in the sea of people in the downtown area.

Dai Lianhua said softly: "You have helped me too much, don't bother, I'll just go back by myself." Nangong Xue glanced at the Tongque Tower, her expression was serious, and she frightened: "You are not afraid that the old bustard will send someone to arrest you back, and you will be hungry for three more days!"

Dai Lianhua looked frightened and frightened, and her body curled up in a ball.

The ghost side smiled and hurriedly reassured: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Brother Nangong is joking with you, let's send you back." ”

Dai Jinhua agreed.

Ghost Fang and Nangong Xue took Dai Lianhua to the outskirts of the city, and after going out of the city gate, they passed a few woods, and it was Lotus Village.

I saw that the quiet lake was covered with verdant lotus leaves, like a dense jade umbrella, covering the lake tightly. Among the green leaves, the branches of lotus are slim and elegant, like fairies bathing on the lake in light sand, their faces are crimson, they stand with a smile, they are shy, they want to talk;

Looking up, I saw that the lotus lake was wonderful under the illumination of the sunset, which can be said: the lotus leaves are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different red in the sun.

Nangong Xue and the others were stunned for a while, and they couldn't help but be nostalgic for this breathtaking and peerless scenery.

The ghost party saw that it was getting late, so it was not appropriate to stay longer.

After another journey, I saw a few families scattered at the end of the lotus lake. Dai Lianhua suddenly pointed to the grass house next to the lotus lake, overjoyed, and shouted: "That's my home! That's my home!" Dai Lianhua instantly turned into a happy deer, and while running towards the front, he kept shouting loudly: "Dad, the lotus is back! Dad, the lotus is back......

At this moment, an unkempt silver-haired old man, thin and ragged, suddenly came out of the straw house. When he saw Dai Lianhua, he burst into tears, hugged Dai Lianhua and cried bitterly.

Dai Lianhua told his father the ins and outs of all the things, and the old man listened, plopped, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed again and again to thank him. Dai Lianhua also knelt down. Ghost Fang and Nangong Xue hurriedly went to help the two of them.

Before leaving, Nangong Xue saw that their lives were difficult, and they had no choice but to have money on Adong Axi, so she gave them a valuable jade pendant on her body. That jade pendant is Nangong Xue's favorite thing that she has worn since she was a child.

Ghost Fang and Nangong Xue said goodbye to their father and daughter, and walked together in the direction of Huacheng.

"Oh, it feels so good to help people!" Nangong Xue said with a smile.

"Yes. ”

"Ghost brother, I have never seen such an upright and kind person as you, you really opened my eyes today!"

"You have won the award, Brother Nangong, I just contributed something, you contributed both effort and money, compared to you, I am beyond reach. ”

Nangong Xue sighed and said: "Before that, in the world I saw, there was either intrigue or conspiracy, everyone seemed to be living for fame and fortune, for this, they could even betray their friends, and the six relatives did not recognize it, and it was really chilling that one person could be so cold-blooded." Her voice was low and her expression was depressed, as if she was helpless.