There are people coming and going at the night market, and it is not appropriate to just leave a three or four-year-old child here.
Pei Zheng held the baby in his arms all the way, letting him lie on his shoulder as if he was holding a soft little heater.
Xiao Wan followed behind the two of them, staring at the baby. The more she looked, the more her brows furrowed. Why did she feel that this child's eyes and eyebrows were somewhat similar to Pei Zheng's
She felt a little uneasy.
Pei Zheng was rescued by her and her grandmother on the roadside not long ago. At that time, Pei Zheng was in a dishevel and fainted on the roadside, as if he had come here after a bumpy journey from a long distance.
They brought Pei Zheng home and after cleaning him up, they discovered that Pei Zheng was very handsome. Xiaowan blushed immediately.
The grandmother saw through her granddaughter's thoughts and looked for many men to save Pei Zheng, but none of them could revive him. It was not until Pei Zheng took the medicine prescribed by the city's miracle doctor that he finally woke up.
But he only remembered his own name and nothing else.
"Brother Pei, grandma is waiting for us out front. It's time for us to go home." Xiaowan suddenly said.
Pei Zheng said "hmm" in a deep voice.
"Then what should we do with this child? We can't take him home, right?" Xiaowan said, pointing at the baby.
The little baby glanced at Xiaowan secretly, snorted angrily, and then hugged Pei Zheng's neck tightly.
He could feel that this woman didn't like him, so he didn't like this ugly woman either.
"Can't you take it home?" Pei Zheng asked.
"Of course not. His parents must be looking for him everywhere. They would be so worried if they couldn't find their child!"
Pei Zheng patted the baby's back and asked softly, "Li'er, do you know where you live?"
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The little baby raised his head and looked around, then pointed in a direction, and then he seemed to have thought of something, his mouth pursed, his eyes became red, and tears as big as beans fell from his big eyes.
"I want to go home and I miss my children"
Pei Zheng quickly wiped his tears. His heart ached when the little baby cried.
"Be good, Li'er, don't cry. I'll take you home and find Xiao'er, okay?"
The little baby hiccupped and said, "Okay, okay."
"Brother Pei, let me go with you. You are not familiar with this place and may not be able to find the way."
Pei Zheng said, "No need, Xiaowan, go find grandma first. I know the way, I can just take him back."
His voice was so gentle, yet so irresistible.
"Okay, okay," Xiao Wan looked at Pei Zheng with some concern, "Then come back early."
"good."
Pei Zheng turned around and left holding the baby in his arms. He was tall and had long legs, so in just a few steps he merged into the bustling crowd.
Although Li'er is only three and a half years old, he has been smarter than other children of the same age. Although he can't remember the exact location of his home, he can point out the approximate direction.
Pei Zheng was also very patient. He carried him around for a long time and finally found the small courtyard.
Putting the baby down, Pei Zheng pointed behind him and asked, "Li'er, look carefully, is this home?"
The little baby was still holding the candied haws, with tears on his face. He nodded heavily, "Yes!"
"Okay," Pei Zheng half-knelt down and wiped all the tears off his face with his fingers, "Go in, dear."
The little baby turned around happily and ran towards the yard. After running two steps, he saw that the person behind him did not catch up. He turned around and saw Pei Zheng was still standing there, looking at him with a smile.
He staggered back, took Pei Zheng's hand, and ordered in a baby voice, "You have to come home with me too!"
Pei Zheng looked at his serious face and couldn't help but chuckle, "I'll go home with you."
The little baby nodded quickly like a chick pecking at rice.
"But this is not my home, it's your home."
The little baby didn't care and continued to pull Pei Zheng towards the door, "My home is also your home, let's go, let's go home together, you come with me..."
Pei Zheng raised his hand and touched his little head, "Li'er, be good, go in by yourself, okay? I won't go in, I want to go back too."
His eyes were so soft that tears could drip out of them, with the star-like moonlight reflected in them, bright and flawless, unparalleled in the world.
The little baby looked unhappy. He stood with his head down and was unwilling to go in.
Pei Zheng coaxed him again, "Be good, and I'll come see you tomorrow, okay?"
The little baby raised his head instantly, his eyes sparkling, "Really? Keep your word! You have to come and play with me, otherwise, I won't like you anymore!"
"Okay." Pei Zheng said.
The little baby let go of his hand and walked into the yard, looking back every few steps.
Pei Zheng stood up, feeling dizzy for a moment, and he forced himself to leave quickly. In fact, he had just felt a little unwell, his head was dizzy and swollen, and he had not yet taken the medicine for tonight, so he had to go back quickly.
As soon as the door of the room was opened, the little baby ran towards Shen Shijiu crying.
When they saw that Li Yu did not come back with them, they hurriedly asked what had happened.
The little baby finished telling the story while crying. Although his words were a little confusing, everyone still understood them.
Chengfeng and Jiang Yubai went to the street to look for Li Yu. Shen Shijiu held the baby and wiped his tears.
"Be good, don't cry, are you scared?"
Li'er lay on Shen Shijiu's chest, crying so sadly like never before, and looked really scared.
He calmed down for a long time before he remembered that he was still holding the string of candied haws in his hand. He held the candied haws in front of Shen Shijiu and said to him, "Little boy, eat it. Don't you love candied haws the most? I bought this for you."
Shen Shijiu was suddenly moved to tears. It turned out that Li'er didn't run away because he was playing too much, but because she was thinking about his favorite food, so she wanted to buy it for him.
He kissed Li'er's little face, "Thank you, my dear Li'er, but don't do this again next time. Don't run around outside alone. Li'er is smarter than Xiao'er, and she must know that it is very dangerous, right?"
Li Er nodded with sobs, "I, I understand. I will behave well in the future. I will listen to Xiao Er and be a good child."
"Okay," Shen Nineteen replied with a smile, "It's just a pity that we don't have a chance to thank the kind person who sent our Li'er back."
That night, Li'er slept together with Shen Jiujiu. The two of them leaned against each other, curled up in the soft and warm quilt. There were two bulges in the quilt, one big and one small. Her sleeping face was soft and her breathing was long.
The next morning, Shen Shijiu was awakened by a knock on the door.
Li Yu said outside the door, "Master, there is an old lady at the door of the clinic in front. She said she was in a hurry to get medicine. Doctor Jiang went to ask about the situation, but the old lady refused to cooperate and insisted that you go to prescribe medicine in person. She is still waiting in the clinic. How about you go over and take a look?"
After a while, Shen Shijiu came out after getting dressed, yawned loudly with sleepy eyes, and went to the clinic in front.
Sure enough, the old lady who came was the same one from yesterday. She said that she woke up just after taking the medicine, and the medicine was very effective. However, after she came back last night, she fainted again for some reason, and no amount of medicine could bring her back to life.
After listening to this, Shen Shijiu proposed to meet the patient in person, as face-to-face diagnosis and treatment would probably be more effective, but the old lady refused again.
There was no other way, Shen Shijiu could only prescribe some medicine for her, and the old lady left in a hurry.
After Li'er woke up, he didn't see Shen Shijiu. He pouted and didn't look very happy. He rolled in the quilt for a while and was reluctant to get up.
Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he jumped up from the bed and ran out the door.
Li Yu quickly grabbed him back and put on thick clothes for him. "My dear, it's so cold outside, we won't go out today, just play in the house. You scared Xiao Yuzi badly last night, I looked for you on the street for a long time, but I didn't expect you to have gone home first.
But Li'er stared at the door, wanting to go out very much. He clasped his hands together and begged Li Yu, blinking his big eyes pitifully, "Xiao Yuzi, I'll just go out and play for a while, please, please let me go out and play for a while, Li'er begs you, Xiao Yuzi"
Li Yu couldn't bear his pleading anymore and took him out of the room.
Li'er ran happily to the gate of the small courtyard, stood by the door and looked around, but saw nothing.
He squatted there and started making a snowman.
After a while, several children from the neighbors' homes also ran over and started playing in the snow with Li'er.
Several children were laughing and making noises together, looking very happy. Seeing this, Li Yu went to do other things.
But they played until dark, and the children were taken home by their parents, but Li'er was still squatting by the door alone, looking outside with a pouty mouth without saying a word.
Li Yu then carried him back into the house.
Li'er still ran to the door to play after getting up in the morning, and the other children came to play with him and make snowmen.
It was getting dark and the children were tired of playing.
A little kid said, "My dad said he would stew meat for me when I get home tonight! Oh! I have meat to eat!"
The other children looked at them with envy, but Li'er was the only one who was fiddling with the snowman without saying a word.
The child pointed at Li'er and said, "Hey, Li'er, will your daddy buy you meat?"
Li'er didn't look up.
Another child nearby covered his mouth but was actually shouting loudly, "Don't say that! My mom said he doesn't have a father! So pitiful! He's just a poor little wretch!"
"Ah, so he has no father. Then he has no mother either. A child without a father or a mother will be thrown away to become a beggar!"
"Oh my goodness, little beggar!"
Several children started shouting and clamoring in a particularly harsh voice.
"Stop talking!"
Li'er, who had been squatting silently, suddenly stood up and yelled at the children, his eyes turning red.
"Who said I don't have a father? I do! I do!"
The little kid just now walked over. He was already five years old, a head taller than Li'er. He glared at Li'er and said, "You have it, then where is your father? Why haven't we seen him? You are a liar! Not only are you a poor little creature, you are also a little liar!"
"I'm not! I'm not!" Li'er burst into tears and pushed the five-year-old child hard, "I said I have a father, and I do. I'm not a poor little thing! You are! You are!"
The five-year-old child also became angry and pushed Li'er hard, causing him to retreat repeatedly and stumble to the ground.
Maybe it was because he hurt his butt, Li'er started crying loudly in pain, but the other kids still surrounded him, and it seemed that they wanted to bully him again.
"Li'er."
A deep and mellow voice came from behind. Several children raised their eyes to look over there, and immediately dared not move.
I saw a tall and handsome man looking at the little baby lying on the ground with tenderness and care, "Come here by yourself."
Li'er recognized Pei Zheng's voice, and all the grievances of waiting for him for two days disappeared. She turned over, rolled over on the snow, and stumbled towards Pei Zheng.
As he got closer, the baby tripped over a stone and was about to fall to the ground, but a pair of arms grabbed him in mid-air and held him tightly in the arms.
"Wuwuwuwu, they all bullied me, wuwuwuwu." Li'er buried her head in Pei Zheng's shoulder, crying very sadly, wiping her tears.
When it reached his robe, "Bad guys, they are all bad guys, they are not good kids anymore, wuwuwuwu"
Pei Zheng touched his hair, rubbed his sore butt, and coaxed him softly, "Okay, they are not good children, only Li'er is a good child. Okay, Li'er, be good and stop crying, okay?"