Chapter 234: Destitute

(2-in-1 Chapter)

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"Poof-" the little girl rolled her eyes, "Please, I'm a dirty poor ghost, even if I occasionally take out a silver moon, I can still quibble that some noble lord rewarded me." ”

"If I go shopping with a lot of gold moon, fools will know that I stole it! So, your bag of money is useless to me at all, not only useless, but still deadly! I was almost scared to death when I opened my wallet, and I searched the streets for you, but I found you. ”

Solandale was amused: "You're so smart! ”

"If you're not smart, how can you mess around this street?" The little girl had a kind of old look, she rubbed her nose, and her voice was a little weak, "Hey, for my sake of returning your wallet, don't you go to the Sheriff's Office to report the case?" ”

Solandale nodded: "Okay, I won't report it." ”

The little girl stole a glance at the purse in her hand, her mouth opened and closed, as if she was hesitating, and finally muttered, "That... It's not too much to pay for hard work, right? I've been running away for so long..."

Solandale took out a silver moon from her wallet and handed it over: "Give~"

The little girl hurriedly took it and skilfully hid it in the deepest part of her clothes, like a little mouse stealing cheese.

Just this silver moon, if you save money, you can buy half a year's rations.

"I'm leaving." The little girl didn't dare to stay long and hurried away.

"Wait a minute!" Solandale chased after him.

The little girl suddenly sat down on the ground, tears streaming down her face, and she whimpered timidly, "I'm sorry... I'm really sorry... I didn't mean to steal your wallet... My mom was seriously ill and I wanted to treat her, so that's... Woo... Don't go and report it..."

Solandale squatted down, patted her head gently, and comforted: "Don't cry, don't cry, I said I wouldn't report it." ”

The little girl's crying stopped abruptly, and she let out an unkekewarm "oh", her expression changed so quickly that it was jaw-dropping, she stood up and patted the ash on her trouser leg, a little puzzled: "Then why are you stopping me?" ”

Solandale said kindly, "Can I be friends with you?" ”

"Friend..."The little girl's expression was very strange, and she subconsciously protected the pocket where Yinyue was: "You are a royal princess, why do you want to be friends with me?" ”

Solandale put his hands behind his back, drew circles on the ground with the tips of his shoes, and smiled sweetly: "Making friends is such a thing, regardless of identity~"

The little girl didn't know what Solandelle was thinking, and for a moment her expression was uncertain, and she simply didn't speak.

"That's right!" Solandale suddenly remembered something, and her expression became very worried, "You just said that your mother was seriously ill, so you came out to steal your wallet." How much money do you need? Let's take your mother to the doctor, I'll pay for it! ”

The little girl snorted, waved her hand and said, "I was afraid that you would report the case and deliberately sell pity." ”

Solandale suddenly cried and laughed, and there was a little reproach in his tone: "You cried so badly, I was scared... How can you make up a lie about your mother's health? ”

"I'm not lying, my mom did get sick, but she died 3 years ago. I heard the doctor say that the disease she had was called a cold, anyway, it was because it was too frozen. When the little girl talked about her mother's death, her expression was very indifferent, as if she had long been used to it.

Solandale tilted his head in confusion: "A cold is not a serious illness, pick some herbs such as cinnamon branches, fragrant herbs, burdock seeds, chrysanthemums and other herbs to fry, eat more sour fruits such as oranges and grapes, lie on the bed and rest well, and then take a little pill prepared by the doctor, it is easy to get better, is the doctor mistaken?" ”

The little girl sneered: "That's you nobles!" You are a royal princess, lying in a warm bed when you are sick, eating all kinds of treasures, servants beckoning to come, waving and leaving, and a special doctor to see a doctor. ”

"What do we have? There is a broken quilt at home, the roof leaks rain, the windows leak wind, and a small illness can cost half of your life. Also orange grapes ~ Heh, fruits are such things that we usually can't afford to eat, so we are willing to buy a little when the festival is discounted. ”

Solandale was speechless for a moment, and she realized how superficial her words were.

She whispered, "And is there anyone else in your family?" ”

The little girl shrugged her shoulders and said calmly: "No, I haven't seen my dad since I was a child, I heard that he ran away when my mom was pregnant, and I was alone after my mom died." Oh yes, I still need a dog, so I won't tell you, I'll have to get the leftovers back and feed him, or he'll starve. ”

Solandale hurriedly followed the little girl's pace: "I, I, can I go to your house together?" ”

"Oh, why do you have to go to my house, it's definitely not as big as your house, what's there to see..."The little girl helplessly held her forehead and sighed, "Forget it, the legs are on you, if you want to come, come here." ”

"Uh-huh!" Solandelle's chick nodded as if she were pecking rice.

The two walked further north one after the other, chatting without a word along the way, because they were of the same age, but they gradually became acquainted.

After a while, the little girl took Solandelle to her "home".

Solandale originally thought that this "home" was a small house, and no matter how poor it was, it was also an ensuite with a bedroom and living room.

But it turns out that affluence limits her imagination.

The little girl's home is at an abandoned construction site in Beicheng, and she barely found a compartment surrounded by three walls inside, but there is no door, and she uses the fabric stolen from the shop to cover it, even if it is a door, it can be sheltered from the wind and rain.

The "house" is very small, and the only pieces of furniture are tables and beds scavenged from the garbage dump, full of decay and tattered.

The table was full of cloth bags full of grain, but they were all empty, and a few flies were buzzing and flying, and there was not a grain of wheat to be found.

The futon on the bed was a large quilt sewn by a little girl with discarded cotton and cloth from the factory, which was thick and heavy, because it had not been taken out to dry for a long time, and it exuded a musty smell.

Solandale was born in a royal palace filled with the scent of laurel flowers, and at this time, she was surrounded by musty smells, and she immediately subconsciously covered her nose.

The little girl said with a nonchalant face: "Oh, this is my home, I told you that I have nothing to see." ”

Solandale asked dumbfoundedly, "You usually live in this kind of place?" ...”

The little girl shrugged: "I'm okay, I barely have a place to live, at least I won't get caught in the rain when I sleep, I'm luckier than many people." ”

Solandale looked around worriedly: "You don't even have a door here, aren't you afraid that bad people will come in?" ”

"It's okay, I'm fighting hard! Once upon a time, a beggar sneaked into my house and tried to plot against me, but I poked my eyes directly with a fork, and no one dared to come again! The little girl put her dirty little hand in her mouth and whistled hard, and her interest increased, "What's more, there is also the 'Sun King' to protect me!" ”

"Wang-" Not long after the whistle fell, a big yellow dog came in from the outside, as the dog barked from far and near, the dog was as thin as the little girl, with sharp ribs, but the eyes were very energetic, and at first glance very spiritual.

As soon as it saw Solandelle, it immediately pricked up its ears vigilantly.

"Sun King, it's okay, this is my sister's new friend~" The little girl clapped her hands, "Go, play with her." ”

"Wang~" The big yellow dog is very humane, and suddenly lost his guard, pounced on Solandelle's waist, leaned his nose on her, and kept licking her face.

"Don't don't, it's so itchy!" Dog licking people is not judged to be an attack, so the thread did not work, and Solandelle couldn't dodge, and was at a loss for a while.

The little girl was amused by this scene, and said with a big grin: "Don't hide, the more you dodge, the happier it is, and the more it wants to pounce on you." ”

Solandale wanted to cry without tears: "Then what to do! ”

"Huh~" The little girl whistled again, "Sun King, listen to this sister." ”

Big Yellow Dog: "Wang! ”

The little girl smiled and said, "Okay, you touch its head and tell it to sit down." ”

Solandale reached out to touch the dog's head, who knew that she accidentally touched the dog's nose, and the cold touch made her hand shrink, but she still mustered up the courage to touch the head of the big yellow dog: "Sit down!" ”

"Wang!" The big yellow dog sat on the ground and waged its tail obediently.

"Wow, that's smart!" Solandelle is actually not afraid of dogs, just now she was just frightened by the enthusiasm of the big yellow dog, and now seeing that the other party is so well-behaved, she directly squatted down and rubbed its dog head, and the more she rubbed it, the happier she became.

The big yellow dog is also very cooperative, rubbing and rubbing.

Solandelle rubbed it, suddenly feeling that something was not right, and exclaimed with wide eyes, "Wait, what did you just call it?" You call it the Sun King??? ”

The little girl blinked: "Yes, it's called the Sun King, what's wrong?" ”

"You're blasphemous!" Solandale was terrified.

The little girl looked inexplicably wonderful: "What kind of god is blasphemy?" It's just a name. ”

Solandale first whispered a few prayers to the gods for forgiveness, and then said worriedly, "The Sun King's spirit is above, and if he knew that he had the same name as a dog, he would definitely be angry..."

"Hush." The little girl laughed briefly, and walked over and rubbed the dog's head carelessly: "He is already ranked among the nine gods and is worshiped as the chief of the gods, if he still has to deal with a dog, it is too stingy, right?" ”

Solandelle was speechless for a moment, touched the back of her head, and muttered, "Uh... Seems to make sense... But it always feels weird. ”

The little girl picked up the big yellow dog and pushed it into Solandale's arms: "Okay, don't talk about these boring things, come on, come on, play with the Sun King." ”

Although it was fun to pet the dog, the taste here was so unbearable that Solandelle quickly found an excuse to slip away: "I'm hungry, I'll invite you to dinner!" ”

"Hey, okay, let's go!" For the little girl who has eaten the last meal but not the next, the word "eat" is undoubtedly full of temptation.

Before leaving, the little girl took out a piece of stolen oatmeal bread from her pocket, threw it under the paws of the Sun King, then lifted the curtain and jumped outside, waving at it: "Good watchman, you eat some bread to fill your stomach first, and when my sister comes back in the evening, I will bring you something delicious." ”

"Wang!" The Sun King had already smelled the fragrance and drooled over it, and he went out of the door with the bread in his mouth, gobbling it up, and pricking up its ears to look around, like a pious guard.

Solandale had wanted to call Lorna with her and meet new people.

But Lorna is obviously a road idiot who has made the same mistake again, and I don't know which remote corner she ran to, but I really can't find her.

In desperation, Solandale had to play with the little girl by herself.

The North City is a slum with few clean and hygienic restaurants, so Solandale hired a carriage and went with the little girl to the most prosperous South City, which is also a veritable rich area of Twilight.

When she arrived at her destination, she saw that Solandelle had given the coachman 1 silver moon, and the little girl was stupid: "Hey, this carriage is so expensive?!" Didn't you just sit for half an hour? I want 1 Silver Moon??? ”

Solandale took the little girl's hand and got out of the car, and said with a smile: "Originally, 5 copper moons were enough, but I didn't have change, so I gave the silver moon directly." ”

The little girl was stupid directly: "Then you let him make change, I remember that 1 silver moon can be exchanged for 100 copper moons, right?" You ask him to find you 95. ”

"Forget it, there are so many copper moons, how heavy are they on your body." Solandale didn't mean to take change at all.

"No! How can you be a loser like you?! The little girl stopped in front of the carriage and angrily stretched out her hand to the coachman, "95 copper moons, change!" ”

This kind of little girl who is as dirty as a beggar, of course, the coachman doesn't pay attention to it, but the other girl is brightly dressed, white and beautiful, and she can take out the silver moon at will, most of them are the daughters of nobles, and he doesn't dare to provoke them.

Soon, in front of the little girl, the coachman counted out 95 copper moons one by one, honestly put the change in a bag, and handed it over.

The little girl turned her hand and stuffed the money bag into Solandelle's arms, and said angrily: "Oh, take it, I don't care how much money your family has, I don't like wasting money the most!" 95 copper moons, which is enough for me to save half a year! ”

Looking at the little girl with a serious expression, Solandale felt tender pity in her heart, and said without thinking, "I'll send you money every month in the future." You save it and use it slowly, oh yes! And for the sake of the Sun King, I'm with me..."

"Don't." The little girl refused without thinking about it.

Solandale thought that the little girl was embarrassed to take it because of her face, so she added: "It's okay, we are friends, I should help..."

"It's not a question of more money and less money." The little girl interrupted her directly, waved her hand and said, "I'm not a beggar, and I don't take money from other people's handouts. ”

Solandale looked strange: "You're all going to be a thief, why are you still bothered with this?" ”

"That's different! One is the income of your own labor, and the other is given to you by others, the difference is big! I stole money from you, and that's what you can do! But if I take the money you send all day and am raised by you, what is the difference between it and a pet dog? When the little girl said this, her expression was actually a little proud.

Solandelle was speechless, for the first time she had heard that "stealing" was also "labor".

"Ahh

"What's wrong with you?" The little girl asked.

Solandelle wiped her nose with a handkerchief and said pitifully: "I'm sensitive to smells. If you stay in an unfamiliar smell for too long, you will sneeze like you do now. ”

The little girl rolled her eyes and deliberately said in a sarcastic tone: "This is the disease of wealth and nobility of you rich people!" I've never heard of this disease in Beicheng. We, the poor, have been sick once and have worked for nothing in the past few years, so we don't dare to get sick at all. If we're like you, sneeze whatever we smell or something, then we're not going to live. ”