Chapter 17
Xi Ningyu, who was having a meal in the restaurant, did not know that at this time, several groups of people from the Protectorate's Mansion came out of the city to inquire about it. Almost all the inns in the city were asked, and finally asked about the news about Xi Ningyu and the others at the "Anfu Inn". After learning that they had not checked out yet, the people from Wushi came back to rest for a while and went out again. The servants of the Protectorate's Mansion who came here to inquire turned around and rushed to return the letter, leaving behind a confused inn shopkeeper standing there eating ashes.
After dinner, Xi Ningyu, Yu'er, and Uncle Wen walked out of "Cuilanju".
As soon as he came out, he saw a figure kneeling in front of Xi Ningyu. Xi Ningyu was so scared that he shrank back. However, he didn't pay attention to his feet and stepped on the feet of the fish who was following him and went out. He just listened: "Hey~~~~~Oh!!! Miss, you're killing me!!!"
Yuer pulled back the foot that was stepped on by Xi Ningyu. She squatted down and didn't even bother taking off the embroidered shoes, so she hugged and rubbed them. While rubbing, she blew on her little feet wearing shoes and socks. Their face was wrinkled due to the pain.
Uncle Wen was also stunned by this sudden sudden moment, then bent down and asked, "Does it hurt so much?"
"You said it!! Or I deliberately stepped on you hard and saw if it hurts!!!" Yu'er suddenly felt a black head when she heard Uncle Wen's question!
"It doesn't hurt. You didn't trample it last time. How strong can you be!" Uncle Wen said.
"..." Yu'er felt very confused.
Xi Ningyu didn't care about the person kneeling in front of him. He also hurriedly asked Yu'er if Yan was serious and whether he should apply medicine. After the fish calmed down and the pain passed, he tried to move his feet a few times. After stepping on the ground, he said that there was no big deal and there was no need to apply medicine.
The person kneeling on the ground was motionless during this period, just looking up at the painful pleated fish with a little concern in his eyes.
"Miss Bodhisattva's heart. Thank you for giving alms to the meal, thank you lady!" said the kneeling man.
Xi Ningyu then lowered his head and saw that the beggar who was kneeling on the ground was the one who begged for food in "Cuelanju" before?
"Get up quickly, it's just a few steamed buns. If you can do this, you won't be able to do this. Besides, if you have gold under your knees, don't kneel down when you sweat! Although you are just a little man." Xi Ningyu smiled gently and reached out to help the beggar up.
The beggar who stood up turned slightly red and thought, "This lady treats me like a boy."
As the sky turned dark, Xi Ningyu did not notice the blush on the beggar's face.
The little beggar who stood up didn't bother to pat the dust on his body. He looked at Xi Ningyu and said, "No, Dad taught me. A drop of water will be rewarded. Although my father and I are in a downturn and have no money to repay the lady, then kowtow to the lady. Let the lady understand that my father and I will not forget our grace today!"
Xi Ningyu, who had not taken the matter of giving this beggar some steamed buns to heart, waited after hearing what the beggar said, and looked at it carefully.
Although I had not washed my clothes, I could still vaguely see that the beggar had delicate face and delicate eyebrows and eyes. The coarse cloth clothes I wore were not as odor as the waiter said, except for some old and some incompleteness. The coarse cloth clothes she wore were not as odor as she said. She spread her hands on both sides of her body and gently pinched the corners of her clothes, which seemed a little nervous.
After looking up and down a few times, the beggar in front of him gave Xi Ningyu a sense of gentleness and tranquility, which made people feel that if they didn't look at their clothes, the one standing in front of him was a well-educated person. This made Xi Ningyu feel a little curious!
After reading for a while, Xi Ningyu asked, "Have you read a book?"
"Well, my father taught some before. I have read a few enlightenment books, but my father said that a woman without talent is virtue. If you recognize a few words, there is no need to study it deeply."
"So that's it. It's probably because of everyone. Why did it end up like this?"
"My father was framed and his family was in trouble."
"Oh! Then your family was an official before?"
"..." The beggar shook his head.
"Doing business at home?" Xi Ningyu asked again.
"..." The beggar raised his head slightly and looked at Xi Ningyu, then shook his head again.
Seeing that the beggar was shaking his head and not saying anything, Xi Ningyu guessed that the other party might not want to speak deeply, so he stopped asking questions. He asked Uncle Wen to take out five taels of silver and hand it to the beggar.
"No, no, Miss. I have received favors today, how can I receive money again? My father is still injured and needs someone to take care of him. Thank you again!" After saying that, the beggar turned around and wanted to leave.
"Wait!" Xi Ningyu heard that the beggar's father was injured, so he called the beggar who wanted to turn around and leave.
"I have some medical skills. Since your father is injured, I can treat your father's injuries."
"Miss, do you really understand medical skills?" The beggar said happily.
"My lady came to Huaizhou County to treat people, so she naturally understood medical skills. You are lucky to meet my lady." Yu'er interrupted.
"If this is convenient, I will take me to your place to stay. I will treat your father. Even if it cannot be cured, it should be able to relieve some pain." Xi Ningyu habitually never talks all over his words, and although he has a good impression of the beggar, who can guarantee his father's nature, so Xi Ningyu has room for his speech.
"It's convenient, but the place where you live is a little messy. I hope the lady will not dislike it. If the lady can save her father, I would like to repay the lady's kindness!!" The beggar was extremely happy, with tears in his eyes.
"I don't have to be a cow or a horse, meeting is fate. Besides, saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, and it is also accumulating virtue for myself. Why not do it!"
"Then let's lead the way."
"Oh! Miss, please follow me."
"Yes, yes, let's go quickly. I've had so many activities. The lady from the province immediately went back and said that her stomach was swelling again!!" Yu'er said funny Xi Ningyu, causing Xi Ningyu to chase Yu'er and twist her mouth.
The servants of the Protectorate Mansion who heard from Anfu Inn rushed back to the Protectorate Mansion.
"Madam, I found out. The girl Xi stayed in the 'Anfu Inn'. The shopkeeper said that she had not checked out yet. She went out after noon today and had not seen any turn around. She guessed that girl Xi was traveling in the city, but she didn't know where she was." The servant in the mansion replied.
"It's good that you haven't returned to the town yet. So, just go and postpone the invitation according to the ceremony. Hurry up, let's prepare a generous gift and wait in the inn. Once Miss Xi and her party turn back to the inn, they will postpone the invitation back to the house immediately." Sun, the wife of the Protector General, said.
"Yes!" the servant responded.
At this time, Mu Hui, who was sitting aside, thought to himself, "I hope your servant can invite people back, but it's difficult according to the situation in the morning!"
Xi Ningyu walked away for about half an incense stick under the guidance of the beggar. Most of the courtyard walls in front of the house collapsed. The dilapidated courtyard door was also half open and crooked, leaving only half a person high. When I pushed the door, I felt like I would fall down at any time. After entering the yard, I could see messy objects thrown everywhere. Not far from the front of the house, a small straw shed of one person high was built with thatch. Some shabby pots were placed in the straw shed.
After Xi Ningyu and the other two were invited into the room, Xi Ningyu discovered that what he used to illuminate was just a broken butter lamp, with a little black smoke coming out. The smell of lamp oil in the room was very pungent. There was no bed in the room, and some thatch was laid on the ground next to the window, and some rags and broken worn clothes were covered with broken clothes. Fortunately, there was a relatively complete quilt available.
After looking around, Xi Ningyu found that there was no place to sit. The beggar also discovered this situation at this time. He couldn't speak in his mouth, his head lowered, and his hands holding the corner of his clothes became tighter and tighter.
"By the way, I haven't asked your name yet." Seeing that the beggar was so ashamed, Xi Ningyu spoke and pulled his attention away.
"Ah, Miss. You, just call me Chan'er!" Chan'er said.
"Chan'er? Are you...a girl?" Xi Ningyu pulled Chan'er over in surprise and asked!
"Yeah." Chan'er responded embarrassedly.
Uncle Wen also relaxed a little after hearing this. Uncle Wen was actually kicking his heart all the way. He always separated the distance between his lady and Chan'er. Now that he learned that Chan'er was behind his daughter, he no longer blocked Xi Ningyu and Chan'er so close.
"Hey~~Why didn't you say it earlier? Really, I always thought you were a kid! Oh, what's wrong with your short hair?" Yu'er immediately let go of her restrainedness and said carelessly after seeing Chan'er as a girl.
"This is because I have to go out to beg for food. If a girl is easily bullied, I cut my hair with tiles, which makes it easier to go out." Chan'eryan said.
After hearing this, Xi Ningyu held Chan'er's hand tighter, and he felt even more distressed Chan'er in front of him. Imagine that girls love beauty at any time. Even in their previous life, women cherish their hair very much, let alone the soul penetrated into this era. Women especially cherish their hair, which can make Chan'er decide to cut off his hair with tiles. How difficult is this face and how much grievances are they to be forced to do so!
Youyou sighed, and Xi Ningyu signaled Chan'er to take her to see her father.
The two walked to the thatched shop under the window, and Xi Ningyu held down the pulse of her father's arm that Chan'er pulled out of the bedding. After quietly calculating the pulse, he wanted to see the patient's face. But the light in the room was very dim and could not be seen at all, let alone checking the wound. In the end, Xi Ningyu could not determine Chan'er's father's injury based on the pulse.
"Chan'er, it's really not suitable for treating your father's injuries. Otherwise, you can follow me back to the inn, so I can carefully treat your father wherever you go." Xi Ningyu finally had to propose to transfer Chan'er's father to the inn to settle.
"This, isn't this too much trouble for the lady? I..." Chan'er felt embarrassed for a moment. He wanted his father to be treated, but he was also afraid that he would lick Xi Ningyu too much trouble.
"Don't feel embarrassed, Chan'er, I'm a doctor. It's a duty and a duty to save people." Xi Ningyu guessed Chan'er's mentality, and saw Chan'er being polite. He wanted to help Chan'er and his daughter from the bottom of his heart, so he persuaded him with kindness.
"Then I'll bother Miss. Today's great kindness is beyond my gratitude. Chan'er can't repay him. If the lady doesn't dislike Chan'er's stupidity, Chan'er is willing to follow the lady as a slave when her father's injuries improve!!!"
"I saved your father not to repay me for you, but because of my job, I obey my heart. You don't have to take it too seriously."
"Yes! Chan'er, don't hesitate. Come back to the inn with us. Look at your father's serious illness, don't delay any more!" Yu'er said with a word.
"No, if the lady should not give me a blow, Chan'er would rather not cure her father. At worst, Chan'er will commit suicide after her father is seriously injured and dies!"
"..." Xi Ningyu was shocked by Chan'er's words.
"Oh, don't, my lady is kind enough to save your father. If you say this, it seems that my lady is forcing your father and daughter to die. Don't be unwilling to think about it!!" Yu'er also jumped up and said.
"My father was persecuted, his family was destroyed, and he was left here. He met a lady to help him, first giving him food, and then healing my father. If such a great kindness is not repaid, it will not be done by others. I hope the lady will fulfill it!" Chan'er's eyes were wet, and she looked at Xi Ningyu and said.
"Forget it, Chan'er, get up. It is important to treat your father first. As for the treatment, it is better if your father and daughter are willing to stay by my side to help me. If you don't want to do so, it's up to you to leave and you will never stop it." Xi Ningyu said.
"Thank you, Miss, then please help my father!" Chan'er saw that Xi Ningyu responded, and also stood up.
Then Uncle Wen carried Chan'er's father and followed Xi Ningyu to Anfu Inn.
Chapter completed!