Chapter 25: The Refugee Cave in the West of the City
"Where did you see him?"
He Jiuniang asked, the officers and soldiers guarding the city said that they entered the city two days ago, but this person said that they had only seen it yesterday, which means that the person is still in the city.
As long as it's still in the city, it's much easier.
"It seems that I went to the alleys in the west, where there were refugees living from outside, and they didn't have much money after giving them the entrance fee, so they were driven to the west alleys by the government."
The west of the city is a slum area, and there are not many people who can get here and have three taels of silver to enter the city, if they are willing to go out of the city, they will go with them, and those who are not willing to go out of the city, and those who have no money to stay in the inn will rush to Xicheng District, let them fend for themselves.
"Thank you!"
When He Jiuniang got the information, she was immediately happy, and went all the way to the west of the city, hoping to really find Lu Guilan's family.
The refugee slum in the west of the city is not so easy to find, there are several alleys, He Jiuniang didn't even run three, but she saw a lot of refugees, and their situation was not much better than outside, just because in the city, there was a government service, so they didn't dare to openly rob people or eat like outside.
The prefect of the main city still has a bit of conscience, and called on a few wealthy families to boil bowls of gruel for the refugees every morning, so that these people who spent three taels of silver into the city will not starve to death.
"Give me back my steamed buns! That's my mother's dowry! Ahh......h
When passing through an alley, He Jiuniang suddenly heard a child's voice, He Jiuniang felt a little familiar, and saw a group of children fighting in the alley a few steps forward.
Among them, the most miserable is the little boy who was beaten down, lying on the ground and crying, He Jiuniang took the child who was in the way and went in to take a look, it was not the eldest son of Lu Guilan's family, Huzi.
Huzi is only more than four years old, so he is naturally not the opponent of these older children, and at this time his nose was beaten out and his face was bleeding.
"You big bunches of people just bully kids like that?"
Seeing this, He Jiuniang was immediately furious, grabbed things and grabbed things, and beat people out of the nosebleeds.
When a few older children saw someone coming, they turned around and ran, not caring about the life or death of the tiger on the ground.
"Little aunt! Woo woo, is it you, little aunt? Woowoo...... They snatched my steamed buns away and ......"
When Xiaohuzi saw He Jiuniang, he thought he was dazzled, but even so, he struggled to get up and hit her arms.
He Jiuniang: ......
Only...... The taste is quite big~
But no matter what, he is also a child, the former little chubby dun has lost his appearance, and he looks very pitiful, He Jiuniang still hugged the child into her arms.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, my little aunt is here, no one dares to bully you."
He Jiuniang said as she took out a handkerchief to wipe the child's blood, and then took out the bamboo tube she was carrying and asked him to drink some water.
Huzi knew that water was precious now, so he just wanted to take a sip to moisten his throat, but he took a sip and found that it was sweet, so he couldn't help but take another sip before returning it to He Jiuniang.
Seeing that the child was so sensible, He Jiuniang felt more and more sorry for him: "It's okay, you drink more, my little aunt still has it." ”
Then he took out a hot meat bun from the space and handed it to him: "I just bought it on the road, eat it quickly." ”
Huzi looked at the fragrant meat bun in his hand and swallowed hard, but he still couldn't help but eat it, and wanted to take it back to his father and sister to eat.
"You will eat what is given to you, my little aunt bought a lot, and I have your father's share, rest assured!"
Huzi didn't hold back and ate the meat buns in a big gulp.
The soft and fragrant meat buns are so delicious that they make Huzi cry.
He said while eating: "Little aunt, save your father and sister, my father is injured, and my sister is sick......
As he spoke, he cried again, and the meat bun in his mouth almost fell out, and the little guy quickly reached out to cover his mouth.
In that way, it really made He Jiuniang cry and laugh.
But she also knew that the child was too excited for a while, and it would definitely be difficult to calm down, so she didn't persuade him not to cry, but only let him lead the way in front.
Lu Guilan's family name is Zhang, and her husband's name is Zhang Song, and her family used to live in the town to sell pork, and they had a good life, so they were able to raise Xiaohuzi for nothing.
Now that I have spent money desperately to enter the city, and listening to Xiaohuzi's description, it seems that it is not easy.
The refugee slum is worthy of being a refugee slum, an alley is full of people, all of them are open-air, there are many people, the smell is big, and flies and mosquitoes are buzzing.
He Jiuniang held her breath and walked inside, and finally found Zhang Song and his two-year-old daughter Xiuya in the innermost corner of the alley.
Both of them fell asleep, the two-year-old Xiuya nested in Zhang Song's arms, and the little one, like Huzi, was thin and out of appearance.
There was a man next to him who looked like Zhang Song who was awake, but he was injured and his face was very pale, if he guessed correctly, this was Zhang Song's younger brother Daniel Zhang, who was also holding a sleeping little boy in his arms.
"Uncle and uncle, my little aunt is here, we are saved!"
Xiaohuzi, who had just eaten the meat buns, felt that he was full of strength, and the roar of this voice made everyone around him wake up, and he looked at He Jiuniang with his eyes open, but saw that he was just a girl, and he couldn't do anything, so he changed his position and continued to sleep.
Well, if you fall asleep, you won't be hungry, and someone will be sending porridge again tomorrow morning.
He Jiuniang looked at Daniel Zhang, called the little uncle of the Zhang family, and then gave him the water that Xiaohuzi had just drunk, and went to see Zhang Song and Xiuya who were unconscious.
After an inspection, it was found that both of them had a high fever and their bodies were hot.
"Little aunt, you save my father and sister......"
Xiaohuzi was about to cry again as he spoke, He Jiuniang suddenly felt that her head was big, and she hurriedly interrupted him: "Didn't you say that your mother and little aunt went to collect night incense for people?" Go and get the person back first, and then send the person to the hospital together. ”
"Uh-huh, I'll go!"
Xiaohuzi ran away, and He Jiuniang took out the fever medicine from the bag and fed it to the father and daughter.
Daniel Zhang watched her feed the medicine with wide eyes, and asked carefully, "Is this ......?"
"The medicine I got by chance has a very good effect, I heard Xiaohuzi say that you are also injured, so take one too."
Speaking, pour out a pill to Daniel Zhang, this medicine has a good effect on reducing fever and inflammation, and it is also suitable for Daniel Zhang.
Daniel Zhang did not hesitate, he ate and ate, he was actually also having a fever, but the situation was not as serious as the eldest brother, and they also had two children here, if he also slept, the two children would be in danger.
"Thank you."
Daniel Zhang took the medicine, woke up his son and fed him water, and the little guy held the bamboo tube and drank non-stop.
"Daddy, I'm so hungry."
The little guy drank the sugar water, felt a little stronger, and suddenly felt hungry again.
He Jiuniang lowered her voice: "I have food here, but now there are many people, so I will give it to you when I go out." ”