Jiaohua

Chapter 199
Guo Ting came out of the Zhaode Inn near Jingzhao Mansion with a serious expression.

The shopkeeper of this inn was a well-educated scholar in his early years, and he loved talents very much. He felt sorry for the poor families of many scholars who came to Beijing for the exam, so he built an inn here specifically for poor scholars to settle down.

There is a stable behind the inn. The brother and sister lived here earlier, but Guo Ting seemed to be late, and the younger sister had already left.

There were few people on the street, and many shops were not open.

Guo Ting stood on the street and looked around, feeling a little sad in his heart.

In such a depressed world, where can a girl go alone?

Guo Ting felt a little heavy, turned around and left.

At the entrance of the alley not far from him, Xia Zhaoyi quietly watched him leave, and then looked back at the girl beside him.

The younger sister was holding a small bundle, eating a piece of cake in her hand, her eyes were bloodshot after not sleeping all night.

She ate slowly, wiped the crumbs from her lips after eating, raised her eyes and looked at Xia Zhaoyi: "I'm done."

"anything else?"

"full."

"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi nodded, and said, "Then, are you ready?"

The younger sister didn't speak, and after a long silence, she said, "It's ready, I'll go with you."

"Okay." Xia Zhaoyi replied.

The business of Qingque Pavilion was also deserted, and there was almost no one in the lobby.

Xia Zhaoyi asked her younger sister to wait outside, and ordered her a pot of tea and snacks.

These days, Xia Zhaoyi would come here whenever he had time, and apart from Mr. Yan Hui, the rest of the gentlemen were familiar.

After going in for about a cup of tea, she came out, followed by a gentleman.

The younger sister sat there without touching the tea and pastries on the table.

When he saw them coming out, he immediately stood up uneasy.

"Is this the girl?" Yu Youhai said, looking at his sister.

"My name is Lu Ningjin." The younger sister said.

"Ali said you can write, show me?"

The younger sister nodded, dipped the tea in the cup, and wrote strokes on the table.

"Your handwriting is beautiful, have you practiced it for a while?" Yu Youhai said.

The younger sister pursed her lips and said softly: "I went to a women's school for a while, and Daddy definitely let me go at that time."

"Oh." Yu Youhai nodded.

He went to a women's school, so he must have been in a good family, but now he seems to be down and out, but he doesn't have much interest in other people's stories.

"How old are you?" Yu Youhai asked again.

"Fourteen."

"Then besides writing, what else can you do? Can you plan abacus? Can you embroider?"

"She knows some medical skills, at least she can know most of the medicinal materials." Xia Zhaoyi, who had never spoken, said at this time.

The younger sister was taken aback, and looked at her: "How do you know?"

"What do you think?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.

My sister was shocked when she thought of the "free clinic".

The plague was a big deal. If it wasn't for the court's heavy punishment and no one was allowed to mention it, I'm afraid the whole city would be full of uproar now.

Maybe the kid in front of me knew it at that time?

The younger sister said nothing and nodded.

"Since you know this, it will be easier," Yu Youhai said, looking at Xia Zhaoyi, "In this way, you won't have to worry about food, just leave it to me."

"Thank you sir," Xia Zhaoyi said, "I have to go, take care of her more."

"You're welcome, but Ari, you have to remember the favor I sold you today, and don't forget to return it to me in the future."

Xia Zhaoyi smiled lightly: "Mr. still knows how to do business, don't worry sir, I will remember."

There was nothing to tell her sister, Xia Zhaoyi said a few words to her briefly, and then left.

There were more and more people in front of Huiping's pawn shop, Xia Zhaoyi arrived here already in the afternoon.

The sun was shining so intensely that even in autumn, we couldn't bear the sun.

As soon as Xia Zhaoyi went there, a figure suddenly appeared and dragged her: "Erya!"

Xia Zhaoyi turned around, saw that it was the little beggar, and said, "Erya?"

"Why aren't you scared?" The little beggar said with a smile.

"Don't call me Erya in the future." Xia Zhaoyi said solemnly.

The little beggar smiled awkwardly, raised his hand and scratched his head: "Then I don't know what your name is, you're called Er Ya."

"Call me Ali," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Pear Blossom's pear."

"I also have a name," the little beggar said hastily, "My surname is amazing, my surname is Xuanyuan."

"Okay." Xia Zhaoyi nodded.

"What's the matter, I haven't finished talking yet, it's called Tie Zhu."

"Well," Xia Zhaoyi nodded again, and said, "Is there anything you want from me?"

"Yes! Look over there." The little beggar said, raising his head and looking towards the second floor of a shop in front.

Xia Zhaoyi also looked over and said, "What's wrong over there?"

"According to my observation, there is someone over there." The little beggar said mysteriously.

Xia Zhaoyi paused and said, "...There are people everywhere here."

"No, he was spying on the pawn shop over there," said the little beggar. "I was also being targeted. There seemed to be quite a few people targeting me in the backyard. Fortunately, I was smart and slipped away quickly." , or I'm finished."

Xia Zhaoyi didn't speak, but looked up at the second floor over there.

Because it is on the same side, this place is a dead end compared to the second floor over there.

"By the way, there is another strange thing." The little beggar said again.

"what?"

"Hey..." the little beggar said, "Then you can give me more money for this news. You see that life is getting worse and worse. Can you give me twenty coins?"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled and nodded: "Okay."

"Ali is happy!" The little beggar was also happy, and said, "That's right, I heard that someone came to knock on the door last night, and the barking was so loud that the neighbors were woken up. It's strange that some people dare to make such a fuss. Moreover, the shopkeeper of this pawn shop is very kind and friendly, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like someone who will make others unhappy and come to quarrel in the middle of the night."

"Is there a quarrel?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.

"No, the knocking on the door was fierce. Only the men quarreled for a few words, and then they heard the sound of the carriage leaving," said the little beggar.

Xia Zhaoyi nodded, took out twenty papers and handed it over, "Here."

The little beggar hurriedly took it, held it in his hand happily, but paused, raised his head and said, "Ali, can I ask you something?"

"what?"

"You seem very unhappy today, why did you laugh when I asked you for money?"

"Laugh if you want to," Xia Zhaoyi laughed again, "There are so many reasons."

"Then you really don't think I'm greedy..." the little beggar said again.

"You didn't do anything outrageous, so what's the matter, but," Xia Zhaoyi frowned lightly, "I told you not to care about things here last time, and you're here again."

The little beggar scratched his head again: "Then, I won't come here again."

"That's right," Xia Zhaoyi said, and handed over another ten coins, "Find a place to settle down, the most important thing is to save your life."

"Um……"

(End of this chapter)