Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tangning sat in the corner and finished her portion. She closed the two wooden ladles, held them in her hands and walked quickly to the temple. The weather was already cold, and if the porridge and rice were cold, her body would be affected. Sick again...

He lowered his head and held the wooden ladle tightly.

"Bold." There was a shout in the ear, and then a strong force hit him. His body flew out involuntarily, and hit the ground with a loud bang. The wooden ladle rolled out, and the porridge and rice spilled on the ground.

Tang Ning hurriedly crawled over, collected the porridge and rice on the ground, picked it up with both hands, and put it into the wooden ladle bit by bit.

"Presumptuous." He yelled again, Tangning's body sank, and she stepped on his back with one foot.

"Wang Dutou, what's going on?" Another voice sounded.

"Sir, there is a little beggar blocking the way."

Tang Ning secretly raised her head and saw a large red sedan lying in front of her. A person inside opened the curtain and looked at him. The man was about thirty or forty years old. He was well-mannered and very elegant.

The man waved to him: "Come here!"

The man on his back let go of his legs, Tang Ning climbed up, held the wooden ladle and walked over with her head lowered.

He was very flustered, a little scared, and didn't know what to do.

"Who are you from?" the man asked.

"The villain is from Tangliu Village, Anning County." Tang Ning replied in a low voice.

"People from Anning County, why are you here? Are your parents safe?"

"My parents were killed and they followed people here. They said they would have food when they got here."

"Hey!" The man sighed: "The people are displaced and the children are scattered. This is the lack of kingship. Head of the capital, you can find a place to settle this child!"

"Sir, this..." A man next to him looked confused.

"Since I am responsible for educating people, I have always guided the people to be benevolent and righteous. Now that the people are poor and unable to make a living, how can I ignore them?" The man seemed quite dissatisfied with the man's attitude.

"Yes, sir."

"This matter must be taken care of." After saying that, the man pulled down the curtain, and the sedan chair rose and left slowly.

After the sedan chair went away, the man walked up to Tang Ning and said, "Boy, you are lucky, come with me!"

"I have a younger sister? Can I take her with me?"

The man frowned and shouted impatiently: "Just leave as soon as I tell you. What are you talking about? Do you think we specialize in raising beggars?"

"Then, forget it, I won't go." Tang Ning was frightened by his drink and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito.

Of course he couldn't leave Liu Ruhan alone there.

"Eh!" The man was a little surprised: "I didn't expect that this kid like you is quite friendly. Forget it, just take one with you!"

"Thank you, thank you." When Tangning heard this, she was overjoyed and said repeatedly.

"What do you want to thank me for? If you want to thank me, just thank Master Shen. I'm just following orders. I wouldn't want to meddle in such nosy matters."

The two came to the temple. Tang Ning walked up to Liu Ruhan and pushed her gently. Liu Ruhan slowly opened her eyes. At this moment, she looked very weak and powerless.

"Ruru, let's go!" Tangning whispered.

Liu Ruhan nodded.

Tangning put her hands on his shoulders, carried her and walked out the door.

When he first stepped out of the threshold, he looked back at the people here.

They were all unkempt and ragged. Some were lying there as sickly and weak as Liu Ruhan, some were curled up in a corner and shivering, and some were moaning softly.

He looked at the woman again. She was holding her child tightly with both hands and whispering, not knowing what she was talking about.

At this moment, Tangning felt a very complicated emotion well up in her heart.

There was happiness, pity, doubt, and even a little bit of reluctance, and then he walked out of this door.

Outside the door was another gorgeous world. From then on, he embarked on a completely different path.

But this scene became an indelible memory in his future life, and he often thought of it when he was confused and confused.

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The three of them walked a long way and came to a house.

"Xiao Cui, Xiao Cui." The man opened the door and shouted loudly.

"Here you come, sir." A little girl hurried over and responded.

The little girl looked slightly older than Tang Ning, about 12 or 13 years old.

The man turned back and glanced at Tang Ning: "Come in, why are you standing at the door, afraid that others won't see you?"

"You damn ghost, you haven't been here for so many days and you screamed and screamed as soon as you came. You're going to die!" A pretty woman walked in front of her. She twisted her waist and spoke in a sweet voice. She glanced at Tang Ning. : "Who are these two?"

The man went up to meet him with a smile: "Isn't this coming?"

But the woman didn't buy it at all: "I ask you who are these two?"

"Master Shen met the little beggars on the roadside and insisted on me arranging a place for them. Don't you think they are looking for trouble? There are so many people, can you take care of them? There is nothing you can do! Take them over and stay for a day, I promise Send them away in one day.”

"What a good Wang Dehu!" The woman immediately became displeased upon hearing this, and shouted: "You are trying to get the beggar to come to me. Why don't you send it to your family? I have seen through you. You are not good at all." I have a good conscience, you said that I and you have never had a good life, but now you are crowding in with beggars, and I can’t live anymore.”

As he spoke, he started crying.

"No, I'm either going here, or I'm staying for a day and leaving tomorrow morning." The man panicked and hurriedly explained

"Then let me ask you, have you told your family about our affairs? How did you agree to me in the first place? You said it would be three months at most, but now it's been half a year. You, an eight-foot-tall man, can't even do this? I can’t decide anything, I really went with the wrong person,” the woman said while crying.

"Tell her immediately, don't worry, it will be done within a month at most."

"What, it will take another month. Let me tell you, Wang Dehu, I will give you seven days in the end. Seven days, if you don't tell me, I will find her myself."

"Promise, promise, okay, don't cry, let me tell you something happy. Didn't you say Putian's satin was good last time? I specially dragged my friend to bring you four this time. It should be there in two days." The man coaxed the woman and helped her walk to a side room.

Tangning stood there with her head lowered and did not dare to speak until the two of them left.

"Come with me!" the little girl named Xiaocui said, leading the two of them to a room on the east side: "You can live here."

After Xiaocui finished speaking, she turned around and left. Tangning quickly stepped aside. After she left, she opened the door and walked in. The room was very simple, with a wooden bed, a cabinet, and a table.

Tang Ning put Liu Ruhan down and supported her against the bed.

Liu Ruhan looked at him and made gentle gestures with her fingers.

"I don't know where I'm going!" Tangning sat next to her and said, "I'm going this morning..."

Liu Ruhan lowered her head after listening to him tell her what happened in the morning, with a sad look on her face.

There were footsteps outside the door, and Xiao Cui walked in, holding a plate in her hand: "This is what grandma gave you to eat. After eating, I will take you to take a bath and change clothes."

"Thank you." Tangning choked, feeling like she wanted to cry, as if she had really returned home. Since that day, the two of them had been bullied a lot in the past few months, and almost everyone regarded them as street rats. , either beating or scolding.

"Don't look at grandma's usual scolding. In fact, grandma is very nice and treats us servants well." Xiaocui said, "You guys eat first! I'll come back later."

Tang Ning brought the plate to the bedside. There were some pastries and fruits on the plate. He picked up a red cake and handed it to Liu Ruhan, then picked up another one and took a bite himself.

The soft and crunchy texture melts in your mouth. Not to mention that the two of them have never eaten such delicious food even when they were at home.

Two or three of them, a plate of pastries was quickly finished by the two of them. Tangning burped. She had not felt so full for a long time.

"Ruru, are you full?"

Liu Ruhan nodded and touched her belly to show that she was full.

"You guys have finished eating! Come with me, I will take you to the place where you can get hot water." Xiaocui came in with two sets of clothes and put them on the table: "These are my old clothes. We don't have any men here." You can wear your children’s clothes as you like!”

Tangning followed her to the woodshed.

Xiao Cui pointed to the big wooden barrel next to her: "This is the wooden barrel for bathing, and over there is the boiler for boiling water. There is a fire folder next to it, and there is water in the well. Do you understand?"

Tangning nodded: "I know."

"Don't run around, I will bring you food at noon."

After Xiao Cui left, Tang Ning began to get busy, fetching water, boiling water, and taking a comfortable hot bath.

Liu Ruhan also changed into clean clothes. After eating and drinking, she looked much better than before.

At noon, Xiaocui came with food. As soon as she entered the door, she kept staring at Liu Ruhan.

After the two of them finished eating, Tangning let Liu Ruhan lie down on the wooden bed to rest, while he walked around in the yard, and happened to run into Xiaocui again.

"Is that little girl your sister?"

"So be it!"

"She looks like a vixen, exactly like the vixen in the book."

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At night, Tangning returned to the room holding the old quilt, spread it on the bed, and the two of them lay on it.

This was the first time since leaving the village that someone had slept on such a comfortable bed. Liu Ruhan snuggled into Tang Ning's arms and hugged him tightly. The two of them slept together every day these days.

Tangning had a conversation with her and fell asleep soon after.