dream of red mansion

Chapter 369 Eight Beggars
Inside the room, a bed and a table are still there, and there are several broken bowls on the table.Moreover, it is not as messy as Wang Shun said, but there is still a trace of fireworks.

"Where are people?" Jia Qing asked.

Wang Shun pointed to the back of the bed and said, "It's all in that corner."

Jia Qing walked over, and sure enough, in a small dark corner, there were a few little beggars in ragged clothes.

At this time, they all stared at the uninvited guests in front of them with their eyes open, with expressions of fear.

Jia Qing counted, there were five little beggars in total, the older one was no more than ten years old, and the younger one was no more than five or six years old.Three little boys, two little girls.

Although their faces were all dirty, their eyes were clear, and they didn't seem to have the gray look of ordinary beggars.

"Who are you? What do you want to do?"

Jia Qing didn't speak, and the others naturally didn't speak either.But the little boy who looked older among the few beggars couldn't help shouting and asking, and tried his best to stretch out his weak arms, intending to protect the "brothers and sisters" behind him.

The other two also tried their best to protect the two younger "siblings" behind them.

Jia Qing suddenly understood why their eyes did not look ashamed.Because they have "giri".

In the precarious situation where there is no food to eat, this can be said to be a miracle.

Jia Qing couldn't help thinking.If back then, Cui Liu did not keep her promise and raised herself alone, but resold or even discarded herself, would she also meet a few "brothers and sisters" who protect her like this?
In the world, there will always be some things that touch the softest part of my heart inadvertently.

"Hurry up and get out of our house, otherwise, when my elder brother and the others come back later, they will beat you all out!!"

Seeing that Jia Qing did not reply to his words, the little boy continued to shout.In his heart, big brother is invincible.Back then, there were two big beggars who wanted to rob "their house", but they were beaten out by the elder brother and the second brother.

So, he has the confidence.

Jia Qing smiled, and said with a smile: "Who is your elder brother? Can he beat so many of us? And, kid, did you make a mistake? This is my home, not yours."

In fact, Jia Qingzhen may not be much older than him, but he is called a child.

"Nonsense, this is our home, we have lived here for a long time! You scoundrels, don't try to rob our house!"

The little boy looked very angry.

Just as Jia Qing wanted to tease this little brat who was a bit blindly worshiping again, he saw a servant from Ningguo Mansion come in outside and said, "Second Master, we caught three little beggars outside."

"Bastard, let my elder brother go!" The little boy said angrily as soon as he heard that his elder brother must have returned and was caught by these scoundrels.If it wasn't for protecting his younger siblings, he would have rushed forward to fight Jia Qing and the others.

"Understood, let them bring them into the yard." After ordering the visitors, Jia Qing said to Wang Shun: "Bring them into the yard too, remember, don't hurt them."

After finishing speaking, he took another look at these children, then turned and left the room.

"You came in too?"

As soon as he went out, he saw Daiyu's three daughters also standing in the yard, looking around, Jia Qing laughed.

Qingwen said: "Second Lord, have you really lived here before?"

Even she has never lived in such a bad place.

Jia Qing smiled and stopped explaining.Soon, Jian saw a few guards from the Brocade Army escorting three beggars in the same tattered clothes.It's just that these three are obviously older. The oldest one looks about fourteen or fifteen years old, but his face is yellow and thin, and his body is also dirty and rotten. He looks far less cute than the few inside.

At first he was struggling a little, but when he saw Jia Qing and the others in the yard, he was taken aback and then became quiet.Because, he had never seen such a clean and "beautiful" person, especially Lin Daiyu's three daughters, to him, they were like fairies who came down from the sky, which made him dare not look directly at them.

People always lower their guard against beautiful things.

"Big brother!"

"Big brother."

"woooooo"

At this time, Wang Shun also brought out the children inside, and when he saw the brothers being detained, he immediately cried out, and the youngest girl even cried.

But Wang Shun dared not let them go.Lin Daiyu is still in the yard, if she gets hurt, they will die.

Seeing these dirty children, especially the crying little girl, Daiyu felt very pitiful, and walked to Jia Qing's side and said, "Just let them go, they are so pitiful."

It was already a look of Xuanxuan wanting to cry.

Jia Qing was speechless.He said: "Let them all go." Then he suddenly looked at Wang Shun: "What's wrong with your face?"

Wang Shun said with a bitter face: "Don't talk about the second master, I was scratched by that kid!"

Just now he asked them to come out, but they refused, Wang Shun stepped forward to make a move, but was scratched by the little boy at the front, his face was still hot.

If it wasn't for Jia Qing's order not to hurt them, he would have already started to deal with him.

Seeing Wang Shun's miserable appearance, Qingwen couldn't help but gloated and laughed out loud.

Jia Qing also smiled, it was nothing serious anyway, and he didn't mean to seek justice for him.Dealing with a group of children under the age of ten, and still being injured, I'm afraid he wouldn't have the face to report a work-related injury!
On one side, eight little beggars had gathered together.The oldest one checked and found that none of his younger brothers and sisters were injured, so he felt relieved.It seems that these people should have no ill intentions towards themselves and others, so they kept a few little ones behind them, and instead spoke first to Jia Qing:

"Gentlemen, what do you want to do here?"

Although the voice was worried, it seemed a little calm, let alone questioning.

Obviously, he is more sophisticated than the little brats before him.

Jia Qingdu: "How long have you been here?"

The eldest brother of several little beggars replied: "I have been here for several years. My lord, I also saw that no one lives here, so I dared to go in. If this is your house, I beg you to show mercy." , let us go"

It can't be seen that this beggar is quite smart, and he guessed that he is the owner of this place.

"This is indeed where I used to live."

When the eldest brother heard this, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Please be merciful, sir, and let us go around."

Seeing the eldest brother kneel down, the others quickly followed suit and begged for mercy.Anyway, these years, they have been relying on kneeling and kowtowing in order to get some food to wrap their stomachs.

Jia Qing said: "Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards you, you get up first, I will ask you a few words, then you can leave."

The elder brother was overjoyed when he heard that, he quickly stood up and said, "Master, please ask me."

"Who are they all to you?"

The eldest brother hurriedly said: "If you go back to the uncle, we are all little beggars in the city. We unite together in order to survive, so as not to be bullied by other beggars!"

it is as expected.The beggar industry is also very competitive. If I rob you, I can live, and you just wait to die.

"Where are those?" Jia Qing pointed to the two or three who obviously had no fighting power at all.

The eldest brother replied: "They are all homeless beggars just like us, and they can't ask for food. If we don't take them away, they will starve to death and freeze to death."

These two words were obviously taboo words for them, and several of them couldn't help trembling when they said them.

Jia Qing was moved: "Aren't you afraid of being dragged down?"

You know, these two or three beggars are obviously about to grow up, and their limbs are healthy again.In the future, with labor, it is still very easy to make a living.

However, some of those little ones suffered.

The eldest brother was obviously asked about the pain point, and said in some pain: "I'm afraid, I dare not hide it from the uncle, so if we encounter beggars like us, we only dare to bring those who have a chance of surviving.

We dare not take those disabled ones with us, we can only watch them die.”

This is a sad topic, and Jia Qing doesn't want to hear more about it.The world is so big, there are too many things like this, he can't control it, he can only extend a helping hand when he sees it.

"Okay, Wang Shun, give them a penny and let them go."

Jia Qing is not short of money, but he can't give more. These little beggars are too weak to protect themselves, and having money is not a good thing.Fortunately, Jia Qing could see that they were so united, and they were led by a smart elder brother, so they should be able to survive.

"Second brother, can't you give more??" Daiyu said dissatisfied, but was held back by Zijuan, and then Zijuan leaned over and said a few words in her ear, and she nodded in a sudden realization.

Where did Wang Shun have so many copper coins, he had to find a few people to gather them together.

The eldest brother was overjoyed, took the money, and hurriedly led his brothers and sisters to kowtow to thank him.

With so much money, it is enough to buy hundreds of steamed buns. Keep it well and go out to ask for some, so you won’t have to go hungry for a long time.

After Jia Qing called out, he finally kowtowed heavily, got up and was about to leave with his brothers and sisters.However, the moment he turned around, he suddenly realized that if he left, he might lose the most important opportunity in his life.
　These eight little beggars were not added randomly, and they will be of great use later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)