Dunzi spoke sharply. He stood up and said, "I was about to fall asleep just now, and when I heard movement in the yard, I came out to look. It turned out that he came in over the wall..."
Another person also said: "I also heard the movement running out to look, I thought it was a cat or something, I rubbed a jar or something, didn't want to be a human, and it scared me!"
Everyone said so babbledly.
Shen Yunong raised his hand and asked everyone to shut their mouths. He walked over the first two steps. Someone came over with a lantern and shone at the man tied up on the ground.
At this time, everyone realized that he was a beggar-like person, seventeen or eighteen years old, and twenty or so. The specific judgment is unclear, because his unkempt, messy hair, a few strands of hair blocking his head and face, he saw blood bleed from the corner of his mouth, and when he saw someone illuminating him with a lantern, he stared fiercely, but he still refused to admit defeat.
"Who are you?" Shen Yunong asked.
The man didn't speak, and Shen Yunong said to the surrounding subordinates: "Sou Sou, see if he has stolen anything, let's go and see what we have lost?"
The guys split up, and soon everyone gathered here. Some guys touched the beggar's body with a strong stomach, and found nothing.
The guy who came back said: "Nothing was lost, only the lid of the big pot in the kitchen was opened, and two steamed buns fell on the ground, I think he made it!
Shen Yunong nodded. He and everyone thought that this was not like a thief, but rather hungry and came to steal food.
Shen Yunong asked him again: "Who are you and what are you doing in our store? If you don't say anything, I will send you to the Yamen!"
The man stuck his neck, put his head aside, and ignored Shen Yunong at all.
Dunzi was hit in the face with a punch just now, and it was very painful. Now that he was out of anger, he kicked it: "Our young master asks you something, you say it!"
The man shrank from being kicked, but he still didn’t say anything. He wanted to kick again. Liu Qiqiao couldn’t look at him anymore: "Don’t beat him. I think he is just a beggar. You see he is dressed well. It’s broken, and there’s nothing to steal, don’t fight..."
After hearing Liu Qiqiao's voice, the beggar turned his head and looked in Liu Qiqiao's direction.
Guys let the way out and let Liu Qiqiao go over. Shen Yunong was never here. These guys looked at Liu Qiqiao as the top leaders. Now I heard her say that, they stopped fighting, but some people were a little worried and said: "Aren't you sending them to the government?"
Liu Qiqiao shook his head, "He just wants to get some food. I ask you, what is your name? Why did you come to our yard? If you don't tell the truth, you will really be sent to the government office!"
The man looked at Liu Qiqiao, but did not speak, until everyone thought that he would not speak anymore, he spoke: "My name is Lin Pingmo. I am neither a thief nor a thief. The family is incurs disaster, and I follow. My neighbor came out to beg for food. I was really hungry today. I haven't eaten anything for two days..."
His voice was dumb, he finished speaking, squatting there, no longer speaking.
Liu Qiqiao heard him say this, nodded, looked back at Shen Yunong and said, "Brother, what do you think of this?"
"It seems that he did not steal, but a poor child. Give him some food and let him go!" Shen Yunong said. He saw that this man who claimed to be Lin Pingmo was actually just a child, as if he was just a child. Liu Qiqiao was so old, he was moved with compassion. He heard that a group of beggars had come to the capital due to a severe drought in the south. He thought he was one of those people, "Since he is not a bad person, he Let him go, everyone, go back, don’t be around here!"
Hearing what Shen Yunong said, the guys walked away in twos and threes. Although the dunzi was not angry, but the host made a speech, and then looked at the man, he just squatted there with his head down, his torn clothes, he just wanted clothes. The body is no longer covered. Judging from the exposed shoulder blades and elbows between the tattered clothes, this man is very thin. Although he is not short, he looks like a child. He stepped forward and untied it somewhat carefully. The rope trapped on that person.
Someone took the two steamed buns and passed them to this beggar named Lin Pingmo.
Lin Pingmo took it. He did not expect that he was not twisted and sent to the yamen, and there was food. He was quite surprised. The hand that took it was a little trembling. Thinking about it, he would have suffered during this period of begging. Gazing and beating, now, he squatted there, the rope has been loosened, he took the two buns, took two big mouthfuls with one bite, and was hungry. He took another bite, not knowing what he was thinking of. A half-year-old man suddenly started crying dullly.
It's not the kind of crying, just stuffy in the throat, half-hanging face, wipe it from time to time. Sobbing with sobs.
Shen Yunong has been traveling north and south over the years, but he has some insights. What kind of situation and what kind of people have been encountered. He knew that Lin Pingmo must have thought of sad things. He sighed and shook his head. Turn around to walk away.
At this moment, Liu Qiqiao suddenly walked over: "Don't cry..." After all, it was a woman. Liu Qiqiao's heart was softer. Seeing this Lin Pingmo shrugged his shoulders, he tried not to make a sound. Liu Qiqiao couldn't help but feel pity for the same fate. Her family was poor and when her age was not good, she almost followed her brothers out to beg for food. Now, she stretched out her hand and patted Lin Pingmo on the shoulder: " Don't cry, if there is not enough food, there is still in the kitchen. If you don't want food in the future, come to us when you are hungry, and there will always be some food for you!"
When she said this, Lin Pingmo did not cry anymore, he wiped his face and stood up.
As soon as he stood up, Liu Qiqiao thought in surprise that he was so tall. He has been scuffled and forced to squat there, and now stands up, the height is almost the same as that of the Shen brothers.
Lin Pingmo stood up and bowed his hand to Liu Qiqiao: "Thank you, brother, let me go first. I bumped into everyone today. I'm really sorry!" He finished, and didn't wait for others to speak. Back, went straight to the gate.
When the doorkeeper saw him coming and got the master's order, he didn't stop him and opened the door for him. Before going out, the man looked back.
Liu Qiqiao only remembered when he was about to go to bed after returning to the room. Lin Pingmo looked back and made her feel very familiar at the time. Now, she remembered.
That time, she gave a beggar a meal, and the beggar looked up at her.
"It turned out to be the same person!" Liu Qiqiao said. She remembered the look in the beggar's eyes. She was in a disadvantaged position, but it was quite unusual. Just now, it was the same feeling.
Except for his crying too suddenly, this Lin Pingmo is calm, neither humble nor overbearing.
Shen Yunong was awkward, seeing Liu Qiqiao standing on the ground alone, talking to himself, he couldn't help being amused: "Are you scared just now? Why are you talking to yourself there!"
Liu Qiqiao came over and felt a little disliked that Shen Yunong had to stay with her, but he was her mate, and she had no reason not to let him go to bed.
"Come to sleep, it's already a few more days, I'm tossed by this, I'm afraid I will have to get up late tomorrow!" Shen Yunong said, he yawned and waved to Liu Qiqiao.
Liu Qiqiao went to bed, and Shen Yunong naturally stretched out his hand to hug her: "Go to sleep!" He said lightly, he was really sleepy, and after a while he made a slight snoring sound.
Liu Qiqiao did not fall asleep so easily. One more person was in sex. She was very uncomfortable. She was still a little angry. Shen Yunong wanted to ask him why he came here. He also thought that Aunt Zhou was pregnant. He must like it. Surprisingly, she hasn't had time to ask him about it. He slept so fast and so heavy.
In Liu Qiqiao's mind, for a moment he thought of Aunt Zhou's pregnancy, and for a moment he thought of how unsatisfactory he was. He had been in bed with Shen Yunong for so long, and there was no child. Then he thought of Lin Pingmo again and looked at the truth. Not like a beggar! After a while, I thought that there hasn't been much business in the silk and satin shop recently, and so many masters and embroiders have been invited. If this goes on, I am afraid that I will be unable to make ends meet. However, it is difficult to dismiss these people.
There was a lot of confusion in my mind, and then I fell asleep.
Liu Qiqiao slept late and woke up late the next day. When she woke up, Shen Yunong was already sitting under the window neatly dressed, looking back at her who had just woke up and smiled: "Wake up? I'm going back today? Would you like to go back to the house with me and take a look?"
"What's there to see?" Liu Qiqiao got up, casually putting on his coat.
Shen Yunong looked at her lazy, but she was wearing a man's clothes, and she had a different style. He smiled and said: "Well, it is your home anyway, you don't want it at all?"
"It turns out that this is my home!" Liu Qiqiao said, she didn't feel that way. The woman in the house either stared at her or sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, just like Sanyi Niang and Si Yi Niang, just thinking So, looking at her and Aunt Zhou, who can fight over who, she won't give them a chance to watch a play.
Shen Yunong shook his head, "You! You! I think I let you out and put you at ease!"
If Liu Qiqiao didn’t answer him, she went to wash her face, and while wiping her face, she turned her head and said, "You said I’m home, but I want to go back to my own house. Since I got married, I haven’t gone back once and I don’t know my father , My brothers and sisters, what's going on now?"
Shen Yunong nodded and said, "Since you want to go back one day, I will send two maids and buddies to follow you. You will buy some things for me and give them to my old husband. Although our Shen family is not working, but Don't be too shabby..."
Liu Qiqiao couldn't help being amused when he heard him say this. At this time, he still cared about his face. But when she thought of going back, she was shocked again when she saw her stepmother. This matter, just let it go first.