Bai Luomei took the boy and his sister into the infirmary, and the apprentice's young man greeted him.

"Who is the doctor?"

Bai Luomei pointed to the timid little girl, and the young man turned his head, his eyes turned on her shabby clothes and shoes with her toes exposed, and his face immediately became not very good-looking.

"I'll pay for all her expenses."

Seeing him like this, Bai Luomei said lightly, and with a flip of her palm, she revealed a silver ingot with ten taels.

The young man immediately laughed again, and walked very enthusiastically with the little girl to the doctor's room.

The young man was a sensitive person, and when he saw this, he pursed his lips, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face.

Bai Luomei didn't take it to heart, after all, people don't open a good church, and it's normal to worry that patients can't afford to pay for medicine.

While waiting, Bai Luomei took him to sit down on the chair next to him, and asked the young man for a pot of tea and two cups.

"What's your name?"

She asked casually as she poured tea into her cup.

The young man was silent for a while before he replied sullenly, "I—my name is Huo Ziqi." ”

Hearing this, Bai Luomei raised her eyebrows in some surprise.

This name is very elegant, and it is an allusion to the mountains and rivers, and it must have been obtained by a scholar.

It seems that this young man was not necessarily born so down, but it was also because something happened in his family that he fell into the streets.

She wanted to ask, but after all, she had only known the boy for a short time, and after thinking about it, she swallowed the words.

Bai Luomei didn't speak, Huo Ziqi didn't speak, only glanced at her secretly between tea, and quickly turned his head.

After about two cups of tea, the little man walked out with the little girl and saluted Bai Luomei respectfully.

"The doctor has already seen that the little girl is just suffering from the cold, and after taking a few medicines, the fever will be reduced, and she will be fine in a few days."

Listening to his words, not only Huo Ziqi was relieved, but even Bai Luomei was relieved.

If the little girl has some serious symptoms, it is really a bit tricky.

She is not afraid of spending money, but this child is so thin, it is really hard to say whether she can survive it when the time comes!

Now that it is confirmed that it is a wind chill, that is, a modern cold, it will be much easier.

The young man took the prescription prescribed by the doctor to prescribe the medicine, and Bai Luomei motioned for Huo Ziqi to take the medicine bag and pay the bill by himself.

Out of the door, the three of them walked in front of small stalls.

Passing by a company selling mutton soup, the little girl sniffed the aroma wafting in the air, and secretly looked back, a flash of longing flashed in her eyes.

Bai Luomei happened to turn her head to talk to Huo Ziqi, and when she saw the little girl's expression, she couldn't help but smile.

"I'm a little hungry, you two, come with me for a bowl of mutton soup."

As she spoke, she turned and walked over, and sat down at the table with a pony.

The little girl's eyes lit up, and then she looked up sensibly and looked at Huo Ziqi inquiringly.

Huo Ziqi pursed his lips, and that embarrassed expression appeared on his face again.

He had the heart to refuse, but he looked down at his sister and took her over in the end.

"It's hot, drink it slowly."

The first bowl of mutton soup was ready, Bai Luomei served it, carefully placed it in front of the little girl, and smiled at her.

The little girl's big eyes were bent into crescents, looking at Bai Luomei, and nodding obediently.

"Good boy, drink it!"

Bai Luomei smiled and touched the little girl's head and handed her a soup spoon.

The little girl scooped the soup with a spoon, blew a few breaths, took a careful sip, and her eyes immediately lit up.

Huo Ziqi looked at his sister's satisfied expression, and felt sad again.

It seems that my sister hasn't eaten meat for almost a year......

It's all his incompetence, this time my sister is sick, if it weren't for this kind young lady, I'm afraid of ......

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became, and even the steaming bowl of mutton soup in front of him didn't seem to be so fragrant.

"Don't just think about it, eat first, and then talk about anything else."

Bai Luomei said, and also stuffed him with a soup spoon, until he watched him drink the first sip, and then went to serve his own bowl.

Although the little girl looked thin, she was very able to eat, and without much effort, she drank a bowl of mutton soup cleanly.

Bai Luomei wanted to ask her for another bowl, but she was afraid that she would eat too much meat and her stomach would not be able to stand it at once, so she only asked the boss for a steamed bun and gave half to the little girl.

The little girl ate it in small bites, and after a while, the half of the steamed bun was finished again.

How long has this kid been hungry?

Bai Luomei looked at her thin body, and suddenly felt that she could understand Huo Ziqi's mood of stealing steamed buns.

When it was Huo Ziqi's turn, although he tried his best to restrain himself, under the feeding of Bai Luomei, he drank two bowls of mutton soup and ate four big steamed buns, and just felt that his stomach was no longer so empty.

Bai Luomei was also a little scared when she looked at him gobbling up, shook her head, and took away the remaining steamed buns in front of him.

"I'll buy some mutton soup from the boss in a while, and then ask for some steamed buns, and you can take them back and eat them at night."

When leaving, Huo Ziqi carried a crockpot in his left hand, medicinal herbs in his right hand, and steamed buns full of baggage, carrying them behind his back.

When they arrived at the sugarcane stall, the aunt warmly greeted the little girl to drink sugarcane juice, and Bai Luomei pulled Huo Ziqi and sat down a little farther away.

"Miss, you saved me and my sister's life today, and I am grateful."

"I will definitely pay you back the money you spent today, that is, you may have to wait a few more days......"

Huo Ziqi glanced up at Bai Luomei, lowered his head again, and stammered in a whisper.

Bai Luomei held her cheek with one hand, watched the young man be silent for a moment, and then spoke softly.

"What do you make money on weekdays?"

"Carrying a big bag at the dock, I can earn five copper plates in one trip, but the boss sees that I am weak and is unwilling to send me a job......"

The boy's voice was a little low.

Looking at his bamboo pole-like figure, Bai Luomei also sighed.

If she was the boss, she was afraid and wouldn't dare to let this young man carry those things that cost hundreds of pounds.

If this crushes people, the boss is afraid that he will have to pay for the medical expenses, which is really not cost-effective.

"Do you know how to read, do you know arithmetic, why don't you go to the shop to be an apprentice?"

Huo Ziqi listened to Bai Luomei's words, and his eyes dimmed even more.

"As an apprentice, although food and accommodation are free, there is no salary for the first five years......"

"I also asked a few shops, but as soon as they heard that I was going to take my sister with me, they kicked me out......"

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at his sister, who was talking to his aunt in a soft voice, and there was a trace of tenderness in his eyes.

"Susu, she is not my own sister, I picked it up on the street, she was only three years old at the time, but she couldn't even speak......"

After listening to Huo Ziqi's words, Bai Luomei only felt that her nose was sour, and her heart was soft.

This young man himself is living so hard, but he is still using his meager strength to desperately protect another weak life......

Heaven is unfair, why let such two good children live so hard!