Both beggars

On Yongle Long Street, from a distance, I saw two figures walking slowly holding hands, the one on the left was slightly taller than the one around them, talking and laughing, they walked towards the ruined temple at the end of the street.

Ye Xiaocao had sharp eyes, and saw a thin man pacing uneasily in front of the ruined temple. Ye Xiaocao didn't know what happened, why he looked anxious at the gate of the ruined temple, Ye Xiaocao and Hua The two of them quickened their pace and walked towards the man.

There is more than one ruined temple in Luoyang County, but it is a pity that no one has come to repair it. After all, Ye Lao and others have lived here for many years. The temple is at the end of the street, and there are not many pedestrians. .

"You guys are back!" While Ye Xiaocao and Hua Xi were walking towards the man, the man also hurried towards their position.

Ye Xiaocao didn't know the person in front of her, but she seemed to have some impression, maybe it was one of the beggars who slept with them yesterday.

"What's going on?" Ye Xiaocao and Hua Xi had only left for less than an hour, seeing this person in a hurry, why, could something have happened?

This thin beggar was named Zhuzi, and he was sweating profusely from anxiety, but he had no time to care about the sweat on his face, hands, and body. Seeing Ye Xiaocao and Hua Xi's outfits, he was obviously taken aback, But he still hurriedly said: "Let's talk as we walk, hurry up!"

Ye Xiaocao and Huaxi were still in doubt, but they knew that something must have happened, otherwise the beggar would not be in such a hurry.The two followed the pillar and ran, not knowing where they were going.

Zhu Zi was panting from exhaustion along the way, but he was still explaining to them, and Ye Xiaocao almost understood it by "perking up" his ears.

Zhuzi said that this morning he, Ye Lao and Ergou were begging near the Qixi Bridge.It was fine at first, but something happened just now. Ergou had a dispute with a passerby. The man knocked Ergou to the ground and kicked him hard. It was too late for Zhuzi and Ye Lao to stop him. I saw Er Gou yelled, and then lay on the ground in pain, clutching his chest, apparently with broken ribs.

Zhuzi also said that this sudden incident attracted the surrounding people to watch, and some people stood up and tried to make a rescue, but they were stared back fiercely by that person, not daring to speak any more.

After the man broke Ergou's ribs, he didn't seem to be satisfied. He wanted to come a few more times, but luckily he couldn't succeed in the end, but he didn't seem to have the slightest intention of leaving. He was going to spend it with Ergou, Ye Lao and Zhuzi .

He has time to spend, Ergou doesn't have time!Not long after that, Ye Lao asked Zhu Zi to come to find Ye Xiaocao and Hua Xi, and he carried it himself first.

Zhuzi was worried that there would be problems with Ye Lao, an old man, and Ergou, a half-dead man lying on the ground, but Ye Lao said that it was because of his old age that he would not shoot him.

After Zhuzi agreed, he hurried to the market where Ye Xiaocao and Huaxi often went to look for them, but failed, and searched everywhere, but still failed, so he had to wait for them to go back at the gate of the ruined temple.

Fortunately, the two of them came back soon, and Zhuzi didn't wait too long.Several beggars have already gone to help, only Ye Xiaocao and Hua Xi are missing.Ye Lao said that although the two of them are young, at least they understand the truth.

The three rushed to the "crime scene", and a group of people came to join in the fun, surrounding the place so tightly that Ye Xiaocao couldn't see what was going on inside.

Zhuzi took the two of them and squeezed them in. Ye Xiaocao was squeezed uncomfortably, but she still held Huaxi's hand tightly.

After finally squeezing in, Ye Xiaocao finally saw the situation here clearly.

A scrawny man was sitting on the ground with a sallow complexion and a painful face. His blood-stained lips were slightly parted. He wanted to say something but was always interrupted by the person opposite.Mr. Ye and some beggars stood behind him, wanting to argue with that person, but it seemed to be his one-man show. He talked a lot, but the rest couldn't get in the way. This made them anxious and helpless.

The man looks like he should be no more than 25 years old. He looks like a rich man. He wears gold and silver. He has an arrogant and domineering personality. He must have a lot of background. .

Zhu Zi joined their team first, while Ye Xiaocao and Hua Xi stood aside, still thinking about how to solve this problem.

Seeing the time passing by, Ye Xiaocao had no choice but to go to the yamen to report this person and see what the county magistrate had to say.

Thinking of this, Ye Xiaocao took a few steps forward and stood beside Ergou, looking at the young master fearlessly.She stood firmly and gave great encouragement to the Ergou beside her and the beggars behind her.Among the bustling crowd, Ye Xiaocao seemed to be the focus.

"If we have the ability, let's go to the government and talk." Ye Xiaocao was aggressive, this posture frightened all the people present, but the young man opposite was calm, as if Ye Xiaocao was not talking to him.

Without a moment's hesitation, the Young Master readily agreed. Ye Xiaocao should have been happy, but seeing that the Young Master looked confident and calm, he was obviously not worried about the next thing at all.Ye Xiaocao was stunned for a moment, she always felt that something was wrong, she didn't know what kind of official the county magistrate of Luoyang County was, whether he was upright or greedy...

Two hours later, Ye Xiaocao returned with a group of people, holding Hua Xi's hand.

What she never expected was that this young master was actually the nephew of County Magistrate Zhao of Luoyang County.I heard that although the county magistrate Zhao is not a high-ranking official, at least he has never sentenced any unjust, false or wrongly decided cases. He never expected that he would protect the son and brother so much, he only asked a few words and gave Ergou stick [-].

Ergou was very wronged, and he was beaten into such a virtuous manner. The pain in his chest was unbearable, not to mention that he had to be beaten with a few sticks.This cane punishment was terrible, Ye Xiaocao was so angry that she insisted on asking for an explanation, then the county magistrate Zhao said that if she dared to mess around again, he would beat her directly.

Huaxi had been holding her sleeve tightly to keep her from messing around, but now, Ye Xiaocao didn't dare to say anything more, she turned her head and nodded slightly at Huaxi, but her brows frowned into "Chuan "Character.

Er Gou was beaten to pieces, the first stick was already screaming in pain, the stick hit him one after another, and the barking sounded one after another.The people watching were terrified, but there was nothing they could do. They saw Er Gou trembling from the beating, and before the twenty rods arrived, he was already lying there completely unable to move.

"My lord, he's fainted!"

The resentful eyes of the people in the hall are nothing more than a trivial matter to County Magistrate Zhao. He knows that these people are all beggars. If you want to know how powerful beggars can be, let's leave this matter for now.

Zhao County Magistrate was about to announce his resignation, when the person who punished him shouted again, "My lord, he is dead!"

Hearing this, several beggars were like thunder, especially Ye Lao, who was about to pass out on the spot, but fortunately there was a pillar and another beggar supporting him.

Several people rushed to Er Gou's side. At this time, he was so skinny that he was out of breath. Zhu Zi trembled and stretched his fingers under his nose. When he raised his head again, he had a frightened face and sorrow in his eyes.

The onlookers began to boo. Some said that the life of a beggar is insignificant, some said that a beggar is also a human being and should not be treated inhumanly.

Er Gou died in this way, and the young master walked out of the Yamen triumphantly. Some people wanted to stop him and demand justice from him.It is conceivable that he could not be stopped, his family members had already come here to block this group of people, and then the young master still strode out leisurely, and he regarded the murder case as nothing.

For the first time, Ye Xiaocao saw a living being disappear before her eyes, but she couldn't stop it.She was thinking, if the other party was not the nephew of the county magistrate Zhao, if they were not beggars, if she hadn't proposed to go to the Yamen to handle the matter, but just let it go, wouldn't Ergou not die?

Find a place to bury Ergou everywhere. Although everyone is very sad, they still need to cheer up. Mr. Ye himself is the one who hurts the most. After all, Ergou has been with him for many years, but he was only forty, and he died early. , but he was encouraging everyone to go back to the temple to have a good rest, and to ask for money tomorrow.

Everyone stood in front of Ergou's tomb for a long time, and finally went back.

There is no tombstone in Ergou's tomb, and the corpse is under the mud, born as dust, died as loess, and ashes return to ashes.

Ye Xiaocao didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, staring at Ergou's tomb in a daze, Hua Xi knew that she was bitter in her heart, so she didn't speak, but just gave her warmth and comfort with the palm of her hand.

Ye Xiaocao could feel the warmth from Huaxi's palm, and she and her hand clenched three more.

Back at the ruined temple, everyone sat in their original positions, or took out their broken bowls and started counting the money collected today, or fell asleep directly.

Ye Xiaocao caught a glimpse of Ye Lao and Zhu Zi sitting together, the two of them didn't say anything, just sat like this, this blow was really heavy, the matter has come to this point, the only thing to do is to mourn.

She originally planned to explain her intention to leave with Ye Lao, but now is obviously not the time, she decided to talk about it later.Nothing can keep her, and since she has made up her mind, she will not regret it.

Ye Xiaocao sat at the door with Huaxi, Huaxi leaned on her shoulder, and suddenly asked softly: "Shall we leave tomorrow?"

Ye Xiaocao looked at the occasional passers-by in front of her, and replied, "Yeah, what's wrong?"

"Just want to ask, I'll take the rest of the money with me when we leave tomorrow." Hua Xi looked at Ye Xiaocao's profile, her profile was very pretty, Hua Xi couldn't help smiling.

"There are only more than 100 texts left, and they will be used up soon." Ye Xiaocao sighed and looked away.

Huaxi laughed lightly, leaning close to Ye Xiaocao's ear and whispering, the breath she exhaled made her feel itchy, but her heart was happy, Huaxi said: "Xiaocao, have you forgotten? Save the collected money, why don’t I save it now, you asked me to exchange it for silver taels and I also changed it, and you asked me to hide it and I also hid it, but you forgot it yourself?”

Ye Xiaocao became excited when she heard that there was still such a thing, so she asked Huaxi cheerfully, "Then how much money did we hide in total?"

"Five taels of silver."

What, only five taels?Ye Xiaocao almost cried out.Five taels is actually quite a lot, which is definitely better than just over 100 articles, but it doesn't seem to be enough.

"If a kind person hadn't given me a tael of silver before, we would only have four taels of silver now." Thinking of the mother-in-law who gently put a tael of silver into the flower bowl, joy spread instantly, She was very grateful to the mother-in-law at that time, and said thank you several times, and then immediately handed the silver taels to Ye Xiaocao. Ye Xiaocao asked her to put it away quickly, so she did so and put it in the bag that she carried with her.

"It's always good to have money, Hua Xi, don't worry, no matter where we go, I will be able to support my family." Ye Xiaocao assured Hua Xi.

The author has something to say: This is to make up for yesterday, and today’s is in the code words~