"I'm here, Brother Cui, take your leave."
"Farewell..."
…
After bidding farewell to Cui Qingze, after Chen Chong returned home, he went straight into the study, picked up the pen, thought for a while, and then changed the pen to the other hand.
He picked up a pen and wrote a few lines, put it in an envelope, and sealed it with sealing mud.
He raised his head and asked, "What is Miss San doing?"
The maidservant at the door replied immediately: "Miss is taking a bath and will go out later."
Over the years, if he hadn't taken the initiative to accompany her to go out to relax, Miaoyu would not have easily left the house. These days, she has to go out almost every two days. Chen Chong naturally knew where she was going, so he put the envelope in his sleeve In the middle, he said lightly: "When Miaoyu comes out, let me know."
"yes."
The servant girl responded softly, and Chen Chong sat back at the desk, took out a book and flipped through it, and then murmured: "Yinghuo, keep your heart..."
…
In a street in Kyoto.
A woman was carrying big and small bags in her hand, she turned her head and said with a smile: "The girl is really kind to these children, no wonder they often talk about you."
Wan Ruoqing was also carrying some things in his hands, and said with a smile: "They all have no father or mother. They usually come to Goulan to help with a little help. Tonight is New Year's Eve. It is also appropriate to send some things over. This year everyone celebrates in Goulan , it’s better to call them over, there are more people, and it’s more lively.”
The place where the two of them are at the moment is not a busy city, but a poor residence in Kyoto. There are several figures following behind them a dozen steps away.
The woman nodded and said, "If there are these little guys here tonight, it will definitely be more interesting."
The two came to a small courtyard, knocked on the door, and soon there were cheerful footsteps inside.
After the courtyard door opened, a little girl with two braids appeared in front of her eyes, looked at them, and said pleasantly, "Sister Ruoqing, you're here!"
The woman beside her pretended to frown, and said dissatisfiedly, "Did you only see Sister Ruoqing?"
The little girl immediately showed surprise again, widened her eyes and said, "Sister Xiaolu, you are here too!"
Wan Ruoqing leaned down, touched her little head, and said: "Xiaobei's clothes are so beautiful today, and her hair is also very beautiful. Did Sister Shuang Shuang comb it for you?"
Hearing elder sister Ruoqing praise her beautiful clothes and braids, the little girl was even more happy, her eyes turned into crescent moons, and she hurriedly said: "It's not Sister Shuangshuang, Sister Shuangshuang wouldn't wear such beautiful braids, it was Big Brother who did it for me." Yes, the beautiful clothes were also given to us by our elder brother."
"Big Brother?" A puzzled expression appeared on Wan Ruoqing's face.
"Sister Ruoqing is here!"
A burst of joyful voice came from the room, and several figures ran out of it immediately. They were all children, the older ones were twelve or thirteen years old, and the younger ones were only six or seven years old. Full of surprises and excitement.
Of course, there are also older ones. Li Yi was led out of the room by a little girl, and when he saw Wan Ruoqing, he was "surprised" for a moment, and said with a smile: "What a coincidence..."
…
"Sister Ruoqing, the candied fruit that big brother gave us is delicious, try one..."
The girl named Xiaobei ran out of the house and put a candied fruit in Wan Ruoqing's hand. After thinking about it, she ran in and got another one for Li Yi before running away again.
Li Yi threw the candied fruit into his mouth, and then said: "Yesterday, I heard from Mr. Sun that these children are lonely and helpless. It is not easy to help them with a little help in Goulan on weekdays. It is almost Chinese New Year, so come and see look at them...”
"They are all poor children." Wan Ruoqing looked at the figures running around in the yard, with a smile on his face, and said, "When they get older, I can teach them something, and in the future I will teach them something in Goulan. , you don’t have to worry about life.”
Li Yi knows that she has lived a hard life since she was a child. After going through those hardships, she will be full of compassion for those who have suffered the same or are in a worse situation. Of course, it is not pure Mercy, even the porridge at the gate of Goulan, will also be obtained by those beggars through their own labor. Up to now, beggars in Kyoto no longer have to worry about not being able to eat enough. For those who are hardworking and willing to work, even And extra money...
Not to mention that Kyoto has reached the point where there are no beggars, but the life of beggars in Kyoto is undoubtedly much better than that of beggars in other places.
Tonight is New Year's Eve, and both of them have a lot of things to do. After seeing these children, they walked back together.
"I've thought about it for the past few days. If we want to extend our Goulan to Qi, it's not impossible, but first we need to train some people we can trust..." On the way, Wan Ruoqing said that he had proposed a few days ago. Seeing the incident, he shook his head, "If there is only one state, it would be easier, but for the whole country of Qi, there are still great obstacles..."
"I'm not so anxious about this matter." Li Yi shook his head and said, "Actually, Jingguo is already big enough, and if it expands outward, it may become uncontrollable. Let's take one step at a time."
The two talked about it for a while, and the hook bar in front could already be seen.
"Go away, dirty my clothes, can you afford it!"
A stern voice suddenly sounded from the front. Li Yi turned his head and saw a luxuriously dressed young man holding the hem of his clothes, looking at the beggar who fell on the ground with disgust, and wanted to leave.
"Please, please save my child, she is very sick, please, please!"
A ragged woman knelt down on the ground, holding a four or five-year-old girl tightly in her arms. The little girl closed her eyes, her face was dirty, and she could still see her paleness.
"Get off, get off, I'm not a doctor, how can I save her..." The young man gave her another disgusted look, then tore off his clothes abruptly, and walked away quickly.
The woman was brought down and fell to the ground, still holding the little girl tightly, her eyes were blank, she just kept murmuring: "Help her, save her, she is only five years old, she is only five years old!" ah… "
Seeing a white shadow walking in front of him and walking quickly forward, Li Yi smiled and followed slowly.
Wan Ruoqing walked over, bent down, looked at the woman, and asked with concern: "Ma'am, what happened?"
The woman looked up at her, and just about to open her mouth, her eyes suddenly widened, her body trembled, and she couldn't speak.
A look of surprise appeared on Wan Ruoqing's face, "Ma'am, ma'am..."
Li Yi squatted down beside her, reached out and touched the little girl's forehead, then turned to Lao Fang and said, "The little girl has a fever, time is urgent, take her to see a doctor first."
Old Fang strode over, intending to take the child from the woman's arms, but found that the child was hugged tightly by the woman, and said helplessly, "Sister-in-law, the child is important..."
The woman finally came back to her senses, hurriedly let go of the child, but immediately knelt down on the ground, bent over and kowtowed: "Thank you, ma'am, thank you, ma'am!"
"Let's go." Lao Fang picked up the child, looked at her, and strode out of the crowd. The woman stood up, took a deep look at Wan Ruoqing, and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
After the crowd dispersed, Li Yi shook his head, and said indignantly, "I was the one who helped her, so why does she only thank you?"
Wan Ruoqing smiled and said, "Maybe that lady was too anxious just now..."
Recalling the scene just now, Li Yi was surprised again: "Why did she call you your mother?"
Wan Ruoqing shook her head, and murmured: "It should be that she recognized the wrong person."
Li Yi thought for a while, and said, "It's also possible that she regards you as Empress Guanyin."
Wan Ruoqing was startled, and then there was a trace of panic on her pretty face, she shook her head again and again: "I can't compare to Empress Guanyin, such words can't be said nonsense."
Li Yi looked at him and said, "Goddess of Mercy saves the suffering and saves all living beings. Our Miss Ruoqing is also kind-hearted and saves people in danger. How can it be compared?"
Blushing when he said "Our Miss Ruoqing", Wan Ruoqing lowered her head and hurriedly said, "I, I'll go in first..."
Li Yi looked at the back of her leaving in a panic, smiled, and followed slowly.
On the street, the old man supported by a middle-aged man tapped the ground with his cane and asked, "Is this the courtier?"
The middle-aged man nodded, "Yes, he is Li Yi."
The old man turned his head to look at the direction where the young man left at first, and asked, "Whose family did that bastard just now belong to?"
The middle-aged man had a complex expression, and said in a low voice: "It seems to be, it seems to be, which branch of the Cui family..."