Xiao Qinghuan

When Yan Qing left, Jiang Ying was still in the backyard, so he didn't bother to say hello, and went back to the clinic in the village absent-mindedly.

The boy stepped on the bench and stood behind the desk, staring at the three-acre land without blinking, while the little girl he brought had already fallen asleep on the table.

The rice porridge in the pot has been taken by itself, leaving only a thin layer of porridge bottom. The wooden spoon was thrown into the pot randomly, and the thick rice slurry splashed on the handle of the spoon, which looked like it had experienced a field chaos.

Seeing him coming back from outside, the boy stood up excitedly and looked at him expectantly.

"Sir, there aren't many people coming to see the doctor during this time." His eyes were shining brightly, with a little excitement of claiming credit.

It's a pity that Yan Qing is a bit dull in this regard.

He glanced around for a while and saw that nothing was wrong, so he said to the boy solemnly, "Thank you."

The boy's mood dropped instantly, he jumped off the bench, the girl was woken up by this slight movement, she stood up rubbing her eyes, walked to the boy habitually and grabbed his sleeve tightly.

Yan Qing thought for a while, and then said: "The two of you helped a lot today, you can go to the people in the Shenwei Camp and tell me that I told you to go and ask for two pieces of candy or some rice as a reward. "

The boy was anxious: "No, no reward."

He gritted his teeth, made up his mind, raised his face to look at Yan Qing, and said word by word: "Let me follow you, please."

Yan Qing finally began to look at the boy seriously.

The cloth shirt on the boy was tattered, with crooked patches, and the hem of the clothes was covered with dirt, which seemed to be stains left after the sewage was wrung out.His hands were hidden in his sleeves, but Yan Qing had sharp eyes, and had already seen the strangle marks on his wrist, the strangle marks were bruised and purple, formed by the faded finger marks.The little girl next to him was a little more agile than him, but she could still see the traces of a poor life.

I don't know if it is because of the poverty of life, the boy looks very thin, but his face is not bad, and it is not difficult to see the delicate outline in the future.It's fine if that's the case, but the boy does have a pair of beautiful and clean eyes, which are extremely clear.In addition, the boy's courage and calmness are far beyond that of children of the same age, which makes Yan Qing a little impressed.

The boy was sized up by his sharp eyes, and his face was slightly embarrassed, but he still tried his best not to avoid it, and met Yan Qing's gaze with his chest upright, making an upright image.

Yan Qing came to Liujia Village for so many days, only to treat illnesses and save lives, and didn't want to know too much about the villagers' private affairs, but now two children suddenly appeared in front of him, Yan Qing couldn't help asking.

"All food and clothing in Liujia Village has been taken over by the officials. If you want to survive, you can go to your village chief. If you want to help, you can go to the Shenweiying." Yan Qing asked, "Why do you have to follow me. "

The boy bit his lips hard, and unconsciously wiped the sweat from his palms on the hem of his clothes.

Seeing this, Yan Qing didn't force him, she raised her foot and wanted to walk into the house.Everyone has their own destiny, apart from life and death in the world, Yan Qing has always been impatient to meddle in other people's affairs.

Seeing that he was about to leave, the boy took a few steps and grabbed the girl and knelt in front of him.

"gentlemen!"

The girl seemed to be frightened by his suddenness, she sobbed a few times, her eyes were instantly filled with crystal clear tears.

Today, the one on the left knelt down and the one on the right knelt down on him, but he faltered and didn't speak clearly, even Yan Qing couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

"Get up." Yan Qing said.

"I just want to make a living with Mr. Zai and support my sister. Mr. doesn't know that my father has been ill before and has already passed away. My sister and I are helpless in the village, and we can't compete with others. Even if you have porridge and rice every day, you can’t satisfy your hunger.” The boy didn’t dare to disobey him too much, so he stood up and gritted his teeth and said, “If sir accepts me, I can be a servant. I can do laundry and boil water. Or sir Sell ​​me, just find a good family for my sister, I am also willing."

Yan Qing frowned.

The case of Bi Tao had happened in the west courtyard before, and now it happened again, Yan Qing couldn't help feeling that it was a bit too coincidental.He followed Jiang Xiaohan around Pingjiang Mansion so many times, so he naturally knew that the water in this incident was much deeper than he imagined.

Yan Qing's expression did not change, he just stopped in his tracks, and asked indifferently: "Although there is a daily quota for porridge and rice, it is still enough to keep you full. How can others want to grab your things?"

Maybe it was because of staying with Jiang Xiaohan for a long time, when Yan Qing asked this kind of question, he also took on Jiang Xiaohan's casual taste.

The boy was obviously intimidated by him, and he recovered his composure before speaking again.He spoke slowly, but cautiously: "The gentlemen don't live in the village, so they don't know about it. In the East Village, the rice and grain have to be handed over to the village chief, and then distributed. If you want to get your own For that share, you get two copper coins."

"What's the reason for this? Who dared to distribute the official's wealth like this, and none of you resisted."

It's not that Yan Qing has shallow knowledge, but that he has never seen anyone who behaves like this.He knows that human nature is the most elusive thing, but even in this crisis, everyone can achieve balance in this environment, and such a situation will never happen.

"In the big villages near Pingjiang Mansion, there are 'adults' sent by the city, who have been living in the village and rented out." The boy said again: "They are the lords of the city, so no one dares to resist them. In recent days, there has been an epidemic in the village, and they are also afraid of getting sick, so they don't grab the medicine. But porridge, rice, etc. have to be handed over to the public, and some young and vigorous people in the village were called by them, so they can have it without spending money. There are also coppers for food. With them, if other people don’t pay their rice grains, they will grab them hard, so no one dares to resist.”

Yan Qing understood.

Nishimura is a sick person, so in order to survive, he naturally has to fight for an extra share of medicine, which is regarded as harming others and benefiting himself.And these good-looking people in the East Village wanted to save their own lives, so they only robbed rice grains because they were greedy for money.

Yan Qing snorted coldly, this small village is more complicated than he imagined.Lu Feng told him to go down the mountain to see all kinds of things in the world, which is really the right thing to ask him to come.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the boy pursed his lips: "My little sister and I are too young to compete with them, and we have no money in our hands. If we don't find someone to rely on, we will starve to death here."

"Shenwei Ying is a member of the official family, and Zhuang Yi often walks in the village, why did you come to me." Yan Qing paused, and then said: "Be honest."

The boy was startled, and swallowed back the words that came to his lips. He looked at Yan Qing's expression, and said seriously: "Although Shenweiying is an official family, they will leave in the future. They won't take two young children with them." Let's go together. Although the husband looks indifferent, he is capable. My little sister and I have lost our parents. If we stay in the village, we will fall into the same situation as before when the plague is over."

The boy is not very old, but his mind is very active, and he is also clever, so there is no need to talk too much, Yan Qing already understands.After such a question and answer, Yan Qing already had a plan in mind: "How old are you this year?"

"Seven years old." The boy said, "My little sister is four years old."

"I don't need a servant, and I don't need someone to wait on you." Yan Qing brushed off his cuffs: "If you really want to help, I will teach you how to recognize medicine... You can also live in the clinic with your sister."

After all, the boy is still young, even if he is a little mature, he can't help but express his anger and emotion, so he wants to kowtow to him to thank him.However, before his knees could bend, he was held back by a force.

Yan Qing only blocked it with the scabbard, then withdrew his hand, raised his foot and walked past the boy, and said flatly: "If you can't learn to stand up and talk, you won't have to come tomorrow."

The boy was taken aback for a moment, then lowered his head slightly, and hesitantly answered yes.