The splendid countryside of the princess

Chapter 184 I met eight beggars on my way and gave food as a gift

"Brother Ping, you gave me two pairs of beaded flowers. The color of the pair didn't suit me well, so I gave it to someone else. If I talk about this little girl, you must know it. She helped Daddy establish his political achievements. Miss Tang Dai from Tangjia Village, so giving her the bead flower doesn’t mean I’m burying brother Ping’s love for me.”

Seeing that Yan Ping looked at the bead flowers on Tang Dai's head thoughtfully, but didn't speak, Wang Xue also noticed it and hurriedly explained to Yan Ping.

"Uh... so it's her! I've heard her name before, and I thought she would be about the same age, if not older than us, but it looks like she's too young, not even close to Ji. Not bad, not bad, really good , Boys make heroes! I'm going to feel ashamed of myself."

"Brother Ping is very good, don't be self-effacing." Wang Xue praised, lowered her head shyly, while Yan Ping stared at her with a smile on her face.

After Tang Dai went to the county government, she explained her plan to County Magistrate Wang. County Magistrate Wang felt that this was another matter that would help his political achievements, so he readily agreed to help Tang Dai, and would use the government's promotion to understand It is necessary to send a notice to all the towns within the jurisdiction of Chang'an County. When the time comes, Tang Dai will send technicians to teach them with seeds.

Tang Dai thanked County Magistrate Wang, and after having a chat with him, she left the county government office and went to the Bai Mansion to see her second sister, Tang Hua. The changes in Chang'an County, just by looking at it, I found that there are many homeless people in the county, begging along the street with their families. There are very few people, and I occasionally meet one on the street on weekdays, either because the body is disabled and cannot live on its own, or because it is blind, or some stupid people.

After entering the White Mansion, Tang Hua was taking a walk in the courtyard under Qiu'er's service. Since the Reunion Embroidery Shop couldn't be short of people, it was completely handed over to He Li for now. Accompanied by my friend, I went to the Tuanyuan Embroidery Shop to have a look.

Seeing that it was his younger sister who was coming, Tang Hua rushed to meet her.

"Little girl, why did you come to the county today?"

"I have something to do when I come to the county office. How about I stop by to see you? How are you feeling? Is the baby in your belly good? Did you bother you?"

"It's fine. I don't feel uncomfortable. I have a good appetite. I can eat and drink. Although I occasionally vomit, the doctor said it was normal. He said that other people had severe morning sickness in the first three months, but it was scary. Eat Throw up whatever, drink water and spit out water. The baby is a good baby and doesn't bother me at all." Tang Hua told his sister happily stroking his stomach.

"That's good. I'm worried that your reaction will be severe, just like what the doctor said. Come, let me take your pulse." Tang Dai helped Tang Hua back to the room, and sat down to check her pulse. It was exactly as she said That's all good, so don't worry.

"Is mother okay at home?"

"She is good. She can eat, drink, and be busy, haha... By the way, Second Sister, when I first came here, I found that there were many homeless people begging in Chang'an County. Do you know what's going on?"

"Oh, it started around the Chinese New Year, and more recently. I heard from Baici that they came from places with severe snow disasters, and many of them came from the north. Because of the disaster at home, the houses collapsed. , the money was gone, and the family didn’t have much land, so we had to flee to areas like ours that were not affected by the disaster. Fortunately, there are not many homeless people, and Chang’an County can accommodate them, otherwise it would be a little scary to think about it.”

"Refugees caused by the snow disaster? I heard from Feng Rongruo that only the areas to the north are more serious, and the imperial court sent people to relieve the disaster years ago. How come there are still refugees coming to us?"

"Yeah, why doesn't the court care about them? Those people are so pitiful. They drag their children and beg along the street in the cold weather. Not to mention eating leftovers from cold meals, they are also dressed in rags. I think some of them only wear clothes. A pair of thin trousers, shivering in the cold wind. At night, I sleep under the eaves of other people’s eaves, or in dilapidated temples and dilapidated houses. Baici was afraid that if I didn’t pay attention, I would be bumped into by those people, so I was not allowed to go out. "

"Brother-in-law is also doing it for your own good. In the first three months, you must be careful and avoid going out. There is He Li in the shop, so just ask brother-in-law to make two more trips. If you want to buy something, ask brother-in-law to buy it for you." Don't go out alone on the street, you know?"

"Well, I know, I won't go out alone." Tang Hua nodded, for the sake of the child in his belly, it's nothing to be less free at this time.

"Where's brother-in-law? I've been here for so long, why can't I see him?"

"He! I went out with my father-in-law in the morning, and said that I had to discuss a business. Now my father-in-law takes him everywhere, and he will take over the family business slowly in the future, and he will be even busier in the future."

"Oh." Tang Dai nodded.

"Can you have lunch with me? I'll ask Qiu'er to go to the kitchen and talk."

"Well, I'll eat at your place. I didn't agree to leave food at the county magistrate's mansion."

Tang Hua told Qiu'er to go to the kitchen and order two more dishes to be brought to her yard. She would not go out for lunch at noon.The two sisters talked for a while, and after lunch, Tang Dai left the White Mansion and was going to go to the Tofu Shop and Changqing Restaurant. These places are all open, and the first day of today should be very busy.

In the tofu workshop, my aunt was leading Tang Shouzi and his wife to be busy making tofu and making fragrant dried. From time to time, people came to buy tofu, dried tofu, and bean sprouts.Tang Shouzi and his wife, now they are not as good as their names. They used to be really thin, but since they came to the tofu shop, they made more money and their lives improved. They gradually gained weight. It may not be long before they can change their names. Fatty Tang.

When the three of them saw Tang Dailai, they hurriedly wished each other a happy new year, business was booming, etc., and then went back to work.Seeing how busy they were, Tang Dai asked her aunt to concentrate on ordering tofu, while she and Xiao Qing watched the shop outside.

Not long after, more than a dozen people came to buy tofu, and Tang Dai was in a hurry with joy, saying hello and naughty words to the guests, which made a few tofu buyers laugh and asked her if she The boss's daughter?

At first, Tang Dai didn't realize it, but later she realized that it was because she didn't come here very often. Everyone misunderstood the uncle in charge of the store as the owner's wife. Tang Dai didn't explain, and answered with a smile. ,Yes!

Some people even asked her if she was looking for her husband's family, if she was engaged, and if there was a suitable time to come to her mother to talk, talk and make peace.It made Tang Dai and Xiaoqing laugh out loud and had a great time.

The uncle who was ordering tofu inside didn't know what was so funny, so she ran from the back to the front to ask Tang Dai. Tang Dai said what the guest said again, and made the uncle laugh out loud, saying If she wanted a daughter like Tang Dai, she would wake up laughing in her dreams!

"Miss, I'm hungry, can I have something to eat?"

Suddenly a childish voice came in from outside the tofu table. Tang Dai, who was sitting on the table, was talking to Xiaoqing. Hearing the voice, she looked towards the door, but she didn't see anyone. She looked around suspiciously , I thought it was because I saw the refugees begging today, and I had some auditory hallucinations.

"Miss, it's a begging child. It's not as high as the table, so you can't see it." Xiaoqing was standing in a position where he could see the child, knew what the lady was looking for, and explained to her.

After hearing Xiaoqing's words, Tang Dai stood up, walked around the table, and saw a child about five years old standing there, with disheveled hair and dirty clothes, and his small face and hands were also dirty. , are all dark, can not tell whether it is a boy or a girl.There was only a pair of big eyes, black and white, looking at Tang Dai timidly.

"Miss sister, I'm hungry, so hungry...can you give me something to eat?" The child was probably very hungry, or thought Tang Dai didn't hear clearly, so he repeated it again.

"Are you a little sister or a little brother? Where are your parents? Why did you come here alone to ask for food?" Tang Dai knelt down towards the child, looking into his eyes and asked gently.

"I... I am a boy, a little brother. My father and mother are gone, and I don't know where they are?! I miss them so much, woo, woo..."

After listening to Tang Dai's question, although the child was young, he answered eloquently, but when Tang Dai asked his parents in a gentle tone, he forgot that he was hungry, and he whimpered at Tang Dai with tears in his eyes. cried.

"Little brother, don't cry, come, come in, my sister will buy you something to eat. Xiaoqing, go and buy some steamed buns across the way." Tang Dai felt sore, took the child's little black hand, and entered the tofu shop. Let Xiaoqing go to buy buns again.

"Thank you, miss." The child stopped crying when he heard that there were buns to eat.

Tang Dai looked at his dark face, was washed by tears, one black, one white, turned into a little face, couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth, took him to the small courtyard of the tofu shop, and fetched a basin of water , took a towel, and helped him wash his little hands and face.

After washing and drying, Tang Dai took a look and felt that the little guy was much more pleasing to the eye. Although thin, but on the clean little face, the pair of big eyes are more focused, and it will not be ugly when it grows up.

Xiaoqing also bought buns, Tang Dai handed one to the little guy, and poured him a cup of hot water to prevent him from choking, the little guy ate three buns in a row and drank a large bowl of water, He stopped and said he was full.

"I'm full! Little brother, do you know where you live? I'll take you back."

"I know, there is a broken house not far from there, and I live in the broken house. Miss sister, can I take this with me?" The little guy pointed to the east side of the store, and looked again The remaining unfinished buns looked at Tang Dai pleadingly.

"Okay, I bought this for you. Let's go, I'll take you back."

Tang Dai wanted to see where the child lived. She didn't know what kind of place she lived in this winter. She had no parents. When she met her today, she had something to eat and was not hungry. No one cared about him. Knowing what was going on, Tang Dai felt sorry for her and decided to help this child who didn't know where her parents were.

"Okay, thank you, miss."

The child thanked him politely. It can be seen that the parents at home taught him very well, but the well-educated parents died or got separated?After thanking him, the little guy stretched out his hand and hugged the remaining buns on the table tightly into his arms, and led Tang Dai out of the store, heading towards the direction he pointed just now.

Tang Dai thought it was very close to the tofu shop, so she didn't let Xiaoqing drive the carriage, and the two followed the little guy, but after walking for about three quarters of an hour, they saw the child's finger from a distance.

It turns out that this section is a poor area in Chang'an County, where all the poor people live, and the houses are very dilapidated, and even some houses have no owners, and they are already dilapidated. Looking at the little guy, he is not tired, and he struggles to hold a few A steamed stuffed bun was walking hard ahead, leading the way for the two of them. Feeling sore in his heart, he stretched out his hand to take the burden from the little guy's hand, and wanted to take it for him, but the little guy shook his head and said no, it will be here soon, he Can move.

"Miss, I'm here, I'll live here."

After walking for about 10 minutes, the little guy stopped in front of a dilapidated house. Tang Dai looked up and saw that the door was only half open, and it was still dilapidated. It was poured inside and whistled from time to time.The other one is gone, and you can see the inside at a glance. Inside is a small yard, which is overgrown with weeds, and there are faint voices of children talking.

"Little brother, do you live here? Do you live here alone?"

"Well, I'm staying here, not alone, but several more. Young lady, come on, let's go in. They must be hungry too, and the buns are just for them to eat."

The little guy was probably tired from walking, so he took a big breath and went back to Tang Dai.Then he took Tang Dai into the small courtyard.There are several rooms in the courtyard, which are also dilapidated. The tiles are all broken, and only a few walls are left.

"You all come out, what do you think I want? A kind sister bought me several steamed buns, come out and eat." The little guy glanced at Tang Dai, and then shouted loudly inside as if to take credit.

Tang Dai smiled, feeling a little moved in her heart, she never thought that he would ask her for the leftover buns, not for herself, but for her little friend.

Hearing his voice, "Hula" ran out a bunch of children, tall and short, male and female, big and small, Tang Dai counted, including the little ones, there were as many as eight .Fortunately, Xiaoqing bought ten buns, the little guy ate three, and there were seven left, exactly one for each of them.

"Xiao Wu, you are amazing. I thought we were going to be hungry again today, but I didn't expect you to get so many buns when you go out!" Among them, it seemed that it should be the biggest outlet among the children to praise the little guy.

The child was about ten years old, with two black ribbons on his head, and two shofar braids tied in a random way, one raised up to the sky, the other pulled down, and covered his ears, which looked a little funny. From the voice and a pair of braids, Tang Dai could tell that it was a girl. The girl looked at the little guy and praised him, and the little guy was so praised that his eyes narrowed.

"Hey, this young lady bought it for me because of her kindness. Thank you quickly, young lady, so I will share the buns with you."

"Thank you, little sister, thank you, little sister..." All the children hurriedly expressed their thanks in unison.

"No thanks, everyone is hungry, let's eat buns." Tang Dai looked at them with a smile.

The children were all hungry, one steamed bun was not enough, they finished it in a few mouthfuls, and they licked the juice dripping from Xiao Hei's hands reluctantly.After eating, he looked at Tang Dai eagerly, but there was no way to ask her for it.Looking at their expressions, Tang Dai nodded appreciatively in her heart.

Busy and ordered Xiaoqing to buy more, and she was talking to a few children here.Xiaoqing listened and told Tang Dai to be careful, she went and came back quickly.

"Little brother, little sister, where are your parents?" Tang Dai asked gently again.

"We all escaped from the north. Some of our parents died of illness, and some of our parents were crushed to death by the snow disaster at home. They are young and don't know anything. They only know that their parents will disappear at some time. Yes. We all came here following the escaped adults, and we all have no parents, so we stayed together in order not to be afraid." The oldest girl replied Tang Dai's words.

The other seven, including the little guy, heard Tang Dai asking their parents, their eyes were red, and they held back their tears in a sensible way. They have been here for several days, going out to beg every day, meeting If they are kind-hearted, they will give them a little, but they can’t get enough to eat. When they encounter bad ones, they even beat and scold them and drive them away. After all, there is a beautiful young lady who buys food for them and cares about them. They can't cry, they scare the young lady, and the young lady ignores them!

(End of this chapter)