Although Taodan is young, he has experienced the tragedy of his mother's difficult childbirth and his father's death in battle. He has gone through a lot at a young age.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to cry, he’s just so sad that he can’t even go in and eat the chicken soup.
He understands everything, he just keeps it all in his heart, secretly.
He knew that life wasn't easy for his grandparents.
If we don’t take out this chicken, what else can we use to entertain these people
Xiao Heng looked at him for a long time, then held the child in his arms and rubbed his head: "You are still young, don't hold everything in, it will hurt you. Cry, cry as much as you want."
Taodan was a little stiff at first, pursed her lips and tried to push Xiao Heng away, wanting to get off embarrassedly.
But he couldn't get down because Xiao Heng was holding him. He didn't know why, but he suddenly remembered the time when his father held him.
In fact, his memory was already very vague, and he might not remember what it felt like when his father hugged him, but at this moment, he was lying on Xiao Heng's shoulder, thinking of his father, and then he thought of his chicken, his grandfather and his mother-in-law, and he really cried.
The clothes on Xiao Heng's shoulders were soon wet by his tears. He felt a great pain in his heart. He let Taodan cry for a while, and then he found that Taodan had fallen asleep on his shoulder.
The child had just been sick and had just cried a lot, so he must be tired.
He went home with the peach egg.
Mr. Sun was rushing to the chicken coop to look for the child. When he saw Xiao Heng carrying Taodan in from outside, he hurriedly limped over and said, "This child scared me..."
Xiao Heng said softly: "It's okay, Taodan is really sensible, I'll carry him in to sleep."
Mr. Sun, feeling embarrassed, accompanied him to carry the child inside and put him down. He sighed deeply and said, "I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. The child is still too young and ignorant."
Xiao Heng shook his head and motioned for Mr. Sun to go out and talk.
Granny Sun had already gone in to see the child and followed out.
Everyone gathered together. Xiao Heng looked at the old man and his wife, and said in a deep voice: "Father-in-law Sun, Granny Sun, your son died on the battlefield, he was loyal to the country, the court has already given the pension, this money was originally for you, and for the children, you don't want it?"
Talking about this matter, both Mr. Sun and his wife became a little excited.
Granny Sun couldn't help but wipe her tears with the back of her hand, and shook her head while crying: "How can I not think about this? The old man is so old, and many things in the field can no longer be done, and the harvest is not good. The family is counting on that money to save their lives, but, but what can we do?"
Mr. Sun's face was gloomy. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly and said, "It's the same in every village. It's not like we haven't risked our lives to make a scene before, but we were always beaten back. Our family still has to make a living here. If the scene gets too serious, we might be gone tomorrow..."
Xiao Heng listened quietly, raised his eyebrows and asked: "What if I can get it back for you?"
Mr. Sun and his wife didn't react for a moment. They looked at each other with expressions of doubt and disbelief.
What if I could get it back
But....how is this possible?!
The officials in the garrisons are all from the most powerful families, they are the ones who claim to be the kings and lords of the world. Many people died in the last war, but I have never heard of any family getting any money.
It is extremely difficult to snatch food from their mouths.
Xiao Heng thought about it, called Sun Laozhang sincerely, stood up and said: "Laozhang, to tell you the truth, I will not hide it from you. I am not a traveling merchant. I just disguised myself as a traveling merchant to inquire about the situation of the military households in the village."
Both Mr. Sun and his wife were unable to react.
Xiao Heng said, "We are officials of the imperial court. The previous Councillor Yang was arrested for inciting the people in the Yang Family Ancestral Hall to cause trouble. After he was arrested, the people in the army who colluded with him panicked and detained the officials sent by the imperial court to take over the military camp, causing a mutiny. That's why we came here."
If I had said these words to Mr. Sun at the entrance of the village, he would definitely not pay any attention to me.
Because they were very disgusted with the court officials, in their eyes, every court official was a vicious monster.
But now, after spending nearly a day together, he could already see that these guys were all good people.
The child was in danger at the time, and they helped without hesitation. When they came to the house, they were also warm and kind.
It is difficult for them to have any dissatisfaction with such a group of people.
Mr. Sun thought of the way Xiao Heng held the peach egg just now, lowered his head for a while, and then asked: "Then, what do you want to know?"
Since he said he came to the village to check out the situation, there must be something he wants to know.
Xiao Heng's eyebrows were calm, and he said, "We want to know where the other high-ranking officials of the garrison, except for Councillor Yang, have gone. In other words, life in the barracks is boring, and people like them can't stay quietly in there. There must be a place to stay outside. Do you know where it is?"
Granny Sun clutched the hem of her clothes nervously.
Old man Sun pursed his lips cautiously, as if he was thinking.
Not only was Xiao Heng very patient, but no one else was in a hurry to force Old Man Sun to speak faster at this time.
Mr. Sun thought carefully for a while, and seemed to have made up his mind. He raised his head and nodded, "I know! My son was a small flag before, and he followed a captain named Yang Xin. I often went to him to ask for money, so I know that he has a lover in the southwest village next to the guard post, and he often goes there."
Everyone showed joy and breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Heng had already stood up. He looked at Old Man Sun and his wife seriously and said solemnly, "Don't worry, what I said today will always count. If you have any problems at home in the future, come to me. Your pension will definitely be in your hands, and you will never live like this again! Also, please do me another favor."
For some reason, Mr. Sun believed what Xiao Heng said and always felt that Xiao Heng was a trustworthy person.
So when Xiao Heng said this, he nodded subconsciously: "My benefactor, you say it, you say it, as long as I can do it, I will definitely try my best!"
Xiao Heng raised his eyebrows and said, "We are leaving now. Please go find as many families as you can find. Then, we will go to the guard post together to ask for silver."
Mr. Sun was a little scared: "Is this okay?"
He had already had one leg broken by Bai Yangxin before.
Xiao Heng sneered: "It will work this time, just listen to me, I won't lie to you."
As he spoke, he took off a jade pendant from his belt and said, "This will serve as my collateral."