Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 782

Wu Weiye walked to the edge of the grove, looked intently at the bright light at dusk, and found that the little figure was actually a girl, who was concentrating on picking up the dead branches on the ground at the moment. There was a small pile of gathered firewood.

"Girl, it's getting dark, why don't you go home?"

Wu Weiye bent down with his hands behind his back, and said warmly to the figure a few steps away.

The girl obviously didn't notice that someone was approaching her. She was startled when she heard the voice suddenly, and the firewood in her hand fell to the ground. Her thin body turned sideways, and her immature face was covered with It was a look of fear and timidity.

"Nunu wants to gather some firewood and go home. It's going to be cold, and Nunu and his father and brother will spend the winter!"

The worn jacket and skirt, the face under the double-ring bun is covered with black and gray, the extremely clear eyes are filled with deep fear and helplessness, and a pair of embroidered shoes that have lost their original color are already in dilapidated condition. Seeing the scene in front of them Wu Weiye suddenly thought of a pair of children in his family who lived in luxury all day long. The softest part of his heart seemed to be poked by a sharp weapon, and it instantly became extremely painful.

"Girl, where do you live? How old are you? What's your name? Who else is in your family?"

Wu Weiye suppressed the sadness brought by the stinging pain in his heart, squatted down slowly, and continued to ask with a forced smile in a gentle tone he had never seen before.

"My slave's name is Xiuzhi. She is seven years old this year. The family is right in front of her. There are father and younger brother at home!"

Xu felt the kindness emanating from Wu Weiye, the guard in the girl's eyes gradually dissipated, and the originally tense expression relaxed.

"Xiuzhi baby, can you take uncle to your house to have a look? Uncle is thirsty passing by, and wants to go to your house to ask for a bowl of water!"

At this moment, Wu Weiye really wanted to know, since there was a father at home, why did he let a young girl come out to collect firewood? In this age of wild beasts, how dangerous this kind of behavior is. Could it be that he disliked Xiuzhi as a girl and intentionally abused her? with her?
Thinking of this, Wu Weiye suddenly felt angry. He decided to teach Xiuzhi's father a lesson after meeting Xiuzhi's father later, so that he would not abuse his daughter in the future.

Wu Weiye regards his daughter as the apple of his eye, and has never underestimated her because of gender. In daily life, his daughter has needs, and Wu Weiye never refuses. Now I see Xiuzhi who is a few years younger than his daughter. In the tragic situation, the fatherly love in Wu Weiye's heart was suddenly aroused.

"And wait for Nunu to tie up the firewood, then take uncle to my house! Nunu picked five times from the river today before filling the water tank at home, which is only enough for uncle to drink!"

Xiuzhi, who grew up in this remote village since she was a child, has never seen a stranger, but she can also sense intuitively that the uncle in front of her is by no means a bad person, and she can do a little favor for this good person. Xiuzhi was very happy.

"Wu Quan, you bundle up this pile of firewood and follow behind!"

Wu Weiye stood up and gave an order, and Wu Quan, his servant, rushed over and tied up the pile of dry firewood and put it away. Xiuzhi stepped forward to lead the way, and Wu Wei, the owner and his servant, followed behind. The path along the edge of the woods went forward.

Before walking a hundred steps away, Xiuzhi, who was leading the way, stopped and turned around. With a heartfelt smile on her face, she raised her finger and pointed to a house built of yellow mud and thatch by the side of the road dozens of steps away and said: " Uncle, that is Nunu's house! Daddy, Daddy, an uncle is thirsty and wants to come home to drink water!"

Seeing the little figure in the yard jogging happily into the fence, Wu Weiye unconsciously quickened his pace to follow.

This is not a spacious, but very clean farmhouse. Facing east and west are three low adobe thatched houses. On the north side of the yard, there are pig pens and chicken coops. Behind the open door of the main house There was a large water tank hidden, and Xiuzhi, who had already run into the room, was scooping water from the tank with a ladle made of gourds. A boy about four or five years old came out of the back room, biting his fingers timidly. Taking a sneak peek at Wu Weiye who was looking around, Wu Quan piled the bundle of firewood he brought at the base of the wall, and when he was about to ask his master for instructions, Wu Weiye waved his hand to stop him.

"Miss Xiuzhi, why didn't your father come out to welcome guests? You are the only three at home? Where's your mother?"

Wu Weiye asked after taking the scoop of water from Xiuzhi.

"Daddy's leg was broken! Mother died of illness last year! There are only Nunu, Daddy and younger brother in the family!
Uncle, drink water quickly, this water is so sweet! "

Wu Weiye handed the water ladle to Wu Quan and walked towards the house while continuing to ask: "Then do you have a field at home? Did your father hurt his leg and he was treated by a doctor? How do the three of you work on a daily basis? Do you have surplus food at home?" ?”

"May I ask who is the honored guest outside? Xiuzhi is young and ignorant, if there is something offended, I hope the honored guest will not take offense! If there is nothing wrong, how about the guest come back?"

Before Xiuzhi could reply, it was obviously Xiuzhi's father's voice that came out from the back room. Wu Weiye stepped into the main room and took a look, then walked to the curtain in the back room, lifted the curtain and entered the back room.

At this time, the sky was already dark, and the back room which had not been lit was completely dark. Wu Weiye vaguely saw a person lying on the kang on the side of the back room. Needless to say, this was Xiuzhi's father who broke his leg at some point.

"This must be Xiuzhi's father? Don't know his name?

I am from the capital city, so far today, I happened to meet Miss Xiuzhi picking up firewood, I am also a person with children, I can't bear to see Xiuzhi doing such rough work at such a young age, so I came to her house for a visit in the name of thirst view.

What I want to know is, what is the situation in your family?A pair of sons and daughters are so young, and your legs are broken, and you may not be able to get up and work. How will the three of you live?Have you ever healed your leg injury? "

"Returning to this distinguished guest, the villain's name is Sun Cheng. His ancestral home is in Zhaogezhuang. There are five acres of Susukida in his family. He can collect four or five shi of grain every year. Fortunately, the court's lord does not collect taxes. These grains can barely make ends meet. The villain's wife died last year, and this year the villain broke his leg while hunting. The son is still young, so Xiuzhi can only take care of the family!

These two children suffered with the villain, alas!

The villain's leg has been broken for several months, and the family has no money left to seek medical treatment. Thanks to Xiuzhi's internal and external care, the villain's family of three survived!
If this honored guest has the heart, he will buy the villain and his sons and daughters, and give them a way to survive, and the villain will die here! "

After hearing Wu Weiye's question, Xiuzhi's father also heaved a long sigh, and at the end he was a little choked up, and his tone was full of guilt towards his children.

　Thanks to Lan Shuyue for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)