After a while, the bun shop clerk and the beggar walked in front carrying baskets of meat buns. Hong Xiaoduo followed slowly and walked around to a dilapidated house on the side.
There are several beggars in the yard. The oldest one is estimated to be sixty or seventy years old, and the youngest one is only seven or eight years old.
"Uncle Zhou, she is here." The beggar who led the way led Hong Xiaoduo to an old man sitting on a recliner and said softly.
The other beggars were all staring at the baskets of steamed buns. Only the old beggar, Uncle Zhou, kept his eyes on Hong Xiaoduo.
“Let’s free up the baskets for others first, and we have to go back to work.” Hong Xiaoduo said.
Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhou waved his hand, and the beggars immediately went to find old wooden basins and bamboo plaques, and hurriedly took out the buns from the baskets.
"When he said this, you believed it and bought the buns. Aren't you afraid that the old man would use false clues to deceive you?" Uncle Zhou asked, his eyes falling on Hong Xiaoduo's waist. With a soft whip and a sword on one side, he looked like a martial artist, but he didn't look like a martial arts practitioner.
Hong Xiaoduo was also looking at the old beggar in front of him. His cotton robe had many patches, and some of the patches overlapped. His hair and beard are all gray, he is very thin, but his eyes are not cloudy at all.
Hong Xiaoduo also noticed that the old beggar’s hands, although they were so thin that their skin was wrinkled and had age spots, were very clean.
The beggars' reaction when they saw the meat buns was that they were surprised and wanted to eat them, but no one ate them after taking them. The eyes they looked at the beggar leader were not fearful.
This shows that they have rules, but this beggar leader should not be as cruel to them as the evil man who controlled Tianshu and the others.
"What's there to be afraid of? It's just a hundred buns. Besides, if you don't come with me and take a look, how will I know if it's true or false? What if it's true?" Hong Xiaoduo said with a chuckle.
Hearing what she said, the old beggar Uncle Zhou sat up straight. With a glance, a beggar brought a chair to Hong Xiaoduo. It was a very old chair. Hong Xiaoduo said thank you and sat down.
The beggar who moved the chair looked at her in surprise, then looked at the old beggar.
As beggars, they actually hear others saying thank you to them?
At this time, all the buns in the basket were taken out, and the waiter from the bun shop picked up the empty basket and left. Although he was curious about what this little lady did to buy so many buns in this beggar's den, he would be scolded if he came back late. Woolen cloth.
"Can I ask why the young lady is asking about the mother and daughter of the Nie family? The young lady is related to his family?" Uncle Zhou asked directly.
"I'm not related or acquainted, I'm just entrusted by others." Hong Xiaoduo told the truth. At the same time, from the beggar's speech and attitude, I felt that he really understood something.
Uncle Zhou nodded when he heard this: "I see." So, without any further rambling, he told her everything he knew, without any concealment.
"What, you said that mother and daughter were rescued by you, where are they now? Can you let me see them?" Hong Xiaoduo was relieved after hearing what happened to the Nie family's mother and daughter. At the same time, I felt lucky for the mother and daughter.
If Mrs. Shen hadn't always been kind-hearted and treated the beggars who came to beg for help, and formed a good relationship, there would be no chance that she would be saved by the beggar when she was in danger.
“They are hiding in this house now.” After Uncle Zhou finished speaking, he ordered someone to take Hong Xiaoduo over.
The person was in the utility room at the back of the house. When he pushed the door open, what he saw was a mess of debris. However, the beggar who led the way moved away a few boards and revealed the situation inside.
On a bed, a girl is applying medicine to a woman lying on the bed.
Hearing the commotion, the girl looked over and was a little nervous when she saw that Hong Xiaoduo looked unfamiliar.
"Don't be afraid, girl, your brother's name is Nie Qing, right? I was asked by him to come here to see if you are okay." Hong Xiaoduo spoke first. The beggar who led the way did not leave, but stood at the edge, and Hong Xiaoduo did not let him avoid it.
Hearing Hong Xiaoduo's words, the girl was startled. Before she could speak, the woman lying on the bed struggled to get up, and the girl quickly stepped forward to help her.
"Little lady, are you talking about my son Nie Qing just now? Where did you see him? Is he okay?" The woman's face was pale, her forehead was wrapped in cotton, Still stained with blood.
There is still a wound on the neck, which has not yet scabbed.
This was Nie Qing's mother. She was worried about her son. Hong Xiaoduo didn't hide anything and told Shen what she saw that day.
“My poor son.” Mrs. Shen felt so distressed that she covered her heart with tears streaming down her face.
"Sister, please sit down." The girl quickly moved a chair over, and then stood at the edge of the bed, also with tears in her eyes.
Unexpectedly, my brother confessed that day because someone threatened his own life and that of his mother. My mother also guessed that it was someone from the Yamen who had his hands pressed when my brother fainted and fell unconscious during the torture.
Ms. Shen felt sad, but she did not dare to cry. The beggars took a risk to save herself and her daughter. No matter how sad and sad she was, she was still rational and did not dare to implicate her saviors.
"Our family has never done anything bad. Why does God treat our family like this?" Mrs. Shen grabbed her clothes and cried in a low voice in despair.
Hong Xiaoduo, who was sitting aside, was in a very bad mood now and also felt a little embarrassed.
Originally, I just promised Nie Yuan to help him come over to see if his mother and little sister were still okay and alive.
Now I see that these two women are still alive, but they are in a bad situation. If he just left and went to Dawu Pass to tell Nie Qing the truth, would that be considered as fulfilling his promise?
Encourage this mother and daughter to report to the government? Even the beggar leader guessed that the official in the Yamen might be in the same group as the person who framed Nie Qing, otherwise he would have sent the two women to report to the Yamen when they rescued them.
What's more, the two women were stopped halfway by the Dafang sect and buried alive. It was because Nie Qing's mother, Shen, said something fair when she was driven out by the Dafang. Therefore, they were You will have murderous intentions!
“Don’t you have any relatives you can rely on?” Hong Xiaoduo asked.
Ms. Shen shook his head in despair: "I do have a brother in my natal family, but my sister-in-law is mean and fierce, and my brother is weak and incompetent. My parents are gone long ago, and I can't return to my natal family."
"Mom, if not, I'll marry that member Liu. His family is wealthy, maybe he can help his brother reverse the case and clear his grievances?" The girl raised her head and said.
Ms. Shen shook his head when he heard this: "Not to mention Mr. Liu, who is nearly sixty years old, and his reputation is not good. Even if you marry and fill in a house, his relationship with your uncle and the others How could you offend your uncle and help your brother solve the case?
Even if he is willing to help, given your brother's temper, if he knew that you jumped into the fire pit to save him, think about it, how uncomfortable your brother would be?
Even if I take you with me and die together, I won’t let you jump into that fire pit. "
Hong Xiaoduo felt even more uncomfortable after hearing what these two girls said. She has to take care of this matter...
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