Chapter 52: Returning Home
The young Shen Yubai didn't understand, but he and everyone outside the light curtain could see it clearly.
The chicken soup in Shen Yuexi's bowl was not chicken soup at all, just a bowl of water.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and Shen Yuexi can't find anything to eat, and the jewelry she left behind is limited, and after deducting the cost of buying medicine, it can't support the whole harsh winter.
The monk who prides himself on seeing all the things in the world can't help but feel sorry for Shen Yuexi's sacrifice after seeing this scene.
What makes them even more sad is that they can only watch, but there is nothing they can do.
What has happened in the past is known to everyone and cannot be changed.
Soon, Shen Yuexi's money was still spent on frugality.
Shen Yuexi didn't tell Shen Yubai about this, and ran to the surrounding towns every day hungry and cold, doing some hard work for the rich family, feeding pigs, and picking dung...... As long as she can give a bite to eat, Shen Yuexi is willing to do it.
Sometimes Shen Yuexi will also meet kind-hearted people and will give her a little more wages.
Even if it was just some insignificant gifts, it would make Shen Yuexi happy for a long time.
It's just that it's almost the end of the year, Shen Yuexi can do less work, and everyone is more willing to spend money to stock up on food for the New Year.
Seeing that she was cornered, on the way to leave a small town, a carriage suddenly stopped in front of Shen Yuexi, blocking her way.
In the carriage, a middle-aged man walked down.
"Do you need help, this man?"
Shen Yuexi's gloomy eyes lit up, "I can do a lot of things, and the remuneration doesn't need to be much, I guarantee that you will be satisfied." ”
She tried her best to sell herself.
Shen Yubai, who was outside the light curtain, also recognized this middle-aged man.
He was very ill at that time, and this man came to visit him and sent him a lot of supplements.
It can be said that they were able to survive this cold winter safely, thanks to this person's generosity.
Shen Yubai's emotions finally rose a little, and the previous picture made him feel depressed in his heart, ashamed of everything he had done to Shen Yuexi.
The appearance of a middle-aged man should make Shen Yuexi feel more relaxed...... That way, his guilt would be reduced a little.
After meeting the middle-aged man, Shen Yuexi was invited to get into the carriage.
There was a heater in the carriage, and Shen Yuexi coveted the warmth in the carriage for a while, and actively asked the middle-aged man what he needed to do.
The middle-aged man's face hidden under the thick scarf shone brightly, "I can give you a lot, money, food, clothing, and use, I only have one request." ”
For some reason, Shen Yuexi felt a familiar taste of greed in the other party.
But thinking of the sick Shen Yubai, she suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, "What request?" ”
"Your blood."
Three words made Shen Yuexi's face change greatly, and she dreamed back to the painful memories of the past.
Can be the plan for now......
"How much can you give me?"
The middle-aged man directly took out a piece of silver and threw it into Shen Yuexi's hand, "It's a greeting gift." ”
It turned out that this man was a trafficker who was specifically looking for the blood of virgins for those dignitaries.
Those nobles gave more, and he was more generous, more than the dealer before.
Shen Yuexi didn't think about it for too long and agreed to the middle-aged man's request.
She immediately cut her wrist and asked the middle-aged man to take a large bowl of blood.
Shen Yuexi's cheerfulness made the man very satisfied, and he sent her a lot of supplements.
Shen Yuexi returned with a full load, and after she went back, she stewed the tonic given by the man and chicken soup for Shen Yubai to drink.
She herself just nibbled on some cheap nests to satisfy her hunger.
Outside the light curtain, silence spreads and the atmosphere is oppressive.
Shen Yubai never thought that the "generosity" he thought he had was obtained by Shen Yuexi selling blood.
And he enjoyed all this with peace of mind, and he didn't notice that Shen Yuexi's face was abnormally white after he came back.
In the end, he attributed all of this to Shen Yuerong and completely ignored Shen Yuexi's sacrifice.
Breathing unconsciously increased, Shen Yubai felt that his body was pressed by a mountain, and his breathing became extremely difficult, and he felt a feeling of suffocation from breathlessness several times.
"Brother Shen, didn't you really realize it at that time, isn't this Shen Yuerong the other Shen Yuerong?"
Some people couldn't help but be curious, and couldn't help but ask their souls.
From their point of view, Shen Yuexi's disguise of "Shen Yuerong" is simply full of loopholes.
Because it is impossible for Shen Yuerong to be as sensible as Shen Yuexi, Shen Yubai should not have noticed that something was wrong.
Shen Yubai was speechless, and his expression became complicated and difficult to discern.
If there is no doubt, it is a lie.
But he was very ill at that time, weak and sometimes not even sane.
What's more, he was extremely disgusted with Shen Yuexi, and his impression was extremely bad, how could he take care of his sister "Yuerong" who took care of him as Shen Yuexi?
Shen Yubai's silence made the man bored, shrugged and turned his head to continue looking at the light curtain.
After that, Shen Yuexi would go to find a middle-aged man every once in a while.
At the beginning, the man remained generous, and he would send some supplements at the same time as the money, so that Shen Yuexi could always supply him with virgin blood.
After a few times, the man found that Shen Yuexi was always getting weaker and weaker, and the blood he could get was getting less and less.
The man's tone was indifferent: "If you continue like this, don't want to get a penny from me." ”
Shen Yuexi responded, so when she gave Shen Yubai stewed soup later, she would also drink a small bowl.
The long harsh winter is finally coming to an end, and the warm sun shines on the cold skin, which is warm and comfortable.
Because of the continuous sale of blood, but the nutrition was not replenished in time, when Shen Yuexi went to find the middle-aged man again, the other party rejected her indifferently.
When Shen Yuexi can bring benefits to him, any attitude can be used.
If the interests are squeezed dry, then only ruthlessness and ruthlessness remain.
It's human nature.
It was clearly a rare sunny day, but Shen Yuexi felt that it was more cold and biting than the heavy snow.
Seeing this scene, all the monks were also anxious, and their eyes unconsciously showed worry.
Some people even sighed at the fact that they had money but couldn't lend a helping hand to help Shen Yuexi.
Shen Yubai was also confused by this, he didn't know what happened after that, and he didn't know how to get through this difficulty.
For a while, everyone was even more anxious than Shen Yuexi.
"Hurry up, maybe it'll be gone if it's too late!"
"Will you really give us beggars money, is there something happy happening?"
"I heard that a rich merchant in this town resold the house, and the new owner is also a rich man, who has been in love with the house for a long time, and finally bought the house, and in order to celebrate, he gave money to the beggars in the city to eat!"
"What, there is such a good thing, what nonsense is it, go quickly, it will be too late for a while, and we won't have our share!"
The beggars all over the city appeared in a majestic manner, and the scene was somewhat spectacular for a while.
Shen Yuexi learned the news when she was about to leave the city.