Splendid peasant girl busy farming

4274 - Aunt Bodhisattva
"Many of the beggars in Wanghai City are lazy thugs who write about eating and drinking. They can't do anything else. They are all good at bullying the old and weak, women and children. I advise you to stay away from these people as much as possible."

Hearing Yang Ruoqing's words, a bitter smile appeared on the woman's face.

Er Ya said with a look of grievance: "The Bodhisattva lady is right, those beggar uncles, beggar uncles, are all fierce, good and bad."

"They pushed my mother and me away and hurt my head with their elbows. In the morning, my mother begged for two steamed buns, but they snatched them away. It's too bad..."

The woman looked at Er Ya, except for a wry smile, it was a wry smile.

His eyes were filled with tears and guilt, but there was nothing he could do, he could only gently pull Erya into his arms and hug her.

Looking at the mother and daughter, Yang Ruoqing sighed: "Sister-in-law, is there anyone else in your family? It's so cold, why did you two come out to beg?"

Before the woman could answer, Erya rushed again and said, "Yes, there are my father, my two uncles, and my uncle and aunt!"

Hearing that so many relatives were there, Yang Ruoqing was even more surprised, looking at the woman, intending to ask.

The woman sighed, and said: "To be honest, our big family all escaped from other places. We couldn't live in our hometown, so we had to come out to find a way out."

"My two younger uncles were sick, and my man's leg was so big that he fell when he went out to buy medicine for them. They couldn't come out to find food, so Erya and I were the only ones who came out." The woman said.

"Why is it so hard? Then where do you live now?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.

The woman smiled awkwardly and said, "Under the overpass..."

Under the flyover?

There are indeed many bridge holes under the overpass in Wanghai County, where many beggars and homeless gather, because the stone bridge above can shelter from wind and rain.

However, because the river is next to it, the river has been frozen over the past nine days, and the coldness can be imagined.

"Yes, under the overpass." The woman said embarrassedly, "It will be fine when the first month is over. After the first month is over, my man's legs are almost healed, and his two brothers' illnesses will also be cured. This meeting must be unacceptable."

"When my man's legs are healed, and the two uncles are alive and kicking, then count my brothers, and the four men will go out to find work together. Our big family will definitely be able to get a bite to eat in Wanghai County. A place to stay."

After hearing what the woman said, Yang Ruoqing smiled awkwardly, "It's only the third day of the Lunar New Year. Shops in county towns basically don't open until after the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and some businesses even have to wait until the Lantern Festival."

"There are still more than ten days in the middle. How are you so many people going to survive? Not to mention grabbing medicine to eat, where do you get the food and drink for the few mouths you eat every day? Do you have to rely on you mother and daughter to beg? ?” she asked.

The woman said: "That's not true. When we escaped from our hometown, we still brought a little belongings, but the rest can't last for a few days..."

"The main reason is that I spent a lot of time catching medicine for my two uncles. Er Ya's father broke his leg. He just put ice on it every day and didn't do anything else..."

Hearing that these words were covered with ice cubes, Yang Ruoqing couldn't help shivering.

She took out two small white porcelain bottles from her body and stuffed them to the woman: "One of these two bottles is a sore medicine, which is used to stop bleeding and reduce inflammation. The other bottle is notoginseng powder, which is used to reduce blood stasis and swelling. Take these two bottles of medicine back, let your man apply it, and within five days, it will be effective."

The woman held the small porcelain bottle in her hands, feeling so grateful that she didn't know what to say.

Although they met by chance, she could tell from Yang Ruoqing's face that she was not a bad person and had no intention of harming their mother and daughter.

So the woman confidently stuffed the medicine into her bosom, and put it close to her clothes.

Erya's father is the key to gaining a firm foothold in this foreign land with enough food and clothing. As long as he can stand up, there is hope.

Yang Ruoqing originally wanted to give money to this woman, but she took her hand back after looking at the beggars around her who hadn't left yet.

If the money is not revealed, if the money is given to Erya's mother and daughter in front of so many people at this moment, not only will it not be able to bring a turning point in the life of the mother and daughter, but it may also bring disaster.

So, Yang Ruoqing touched Erya's head with her hand, and said, "Erya, are you hungry?"

Er Ya nodded: "Hungry."

Yang Ruoqing said again: "Did you not eat the snacks I gave you yesterday?"

Erya said: "Mother only let me eat two yuan, after taking it back, I will share one piece with my father and uncle."

"The remaining bag is softer than the previous one. Mother said that my brother is running out of milk now, so he needs to eat some soft snacks to cushion his stomach, otherwise he will starve to death..."

Yang Ruoqing understood.

She gently rubbed the top of Erya's soft hair, then looked at the woman again.

The woman's face was ashamed, but her eyes were red.

"We are not capable of being adults, and let the children suffer." She murmured.

Yang Ruoqing shook her head, don't blame them as parents, these days, there are people fleeing everywhere.

There are natural disasters and human disasters. Think about the drought in Henan, and then the locusts flourished. Let alone a large family like this, people in a village flee collectively from famine.

Because if you don't escape, you will be starved to death. Instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to come out and fight.

Give it a try, maybe there will be a way out, a glimmer of hope.

But this is far away, carrying two broken quilts at home, old clothes, the last few catties of rice, and the little money left...

A whole family left the hometown where they were born and raised, and went to another place. People who leave their hometown are extremely cheap, and they are inferior everywhere. Even when they go out to beg, they dare not compete with the local beggars, hey!
"Come on, get on the carriage." Yang Ruoqing greeted the woman, then took Er Ya's hand and walked towards the carriage.

"What are you doing in the carriage, Aunt Bodhisattva?" Erya asked curiously as she walked with Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing smiled and blinked, "You'll know when it comes."

Then, she turned around and shook her head at the woman behind who was still a little hesitant, motioning for her to follow.

The woman gritted her teeth, and followed Yang Ruoqing to the carriage.

Yang Ruoqing carried Er Ya into the carriage first, then went up by herself, and dragged the woman up after getting up.

"Wow, this carriage is so warm and spacious. It's bigger than my previous carriage. Mom, don't you think so?"

After getting into the carriage, Erya touched here and there excitedly, her little mouth was chattering like a little sparrow.

"You child, be quiet and be good, don't rub around, carefully dirty this mat." The woman stopped quickly.

Yang Ruoqing picked up a bamboo basket covered with a veil, and when she heard what Erya said, she raised her eyebrows: "Why, you used to have a carriage when you were in your hometown?"

(End of this chapter)