Poor children

Chapter 11 Grandma is gone!

一
After a while, the doctor came. When he entered the room, he saw Aunt Zhang lying motionless on the kang. The poor boy was kneeling beside her, crying and calling his grandma. The eldest young man, Chenghe, stood aside and watched. When the doctor came in, he quickly pulled Zhang to the side. Next to the aunt, the doctor sat down to check her pulse...

Chenghe really couldn't see the poor boy crying, so he took out a silver coin from his arms and handed it to the doctor, ready to leave first.

His mother just got this ingot of silver for him and asked him to take the poor girl to a market farther away to eat something and buy her some practical things. But now he has to pay the doctor's consultation fee.

"Sir, please be more careful here. If the medical fee and medicine are not enough, you can just go to my mother to ask for it. The only thing is that you must cure her." After saying this, he thanked the poor man and comforted the poor man with a few words. gone

When I walked outside to the yard, I saw Mrs. Su coming up to me with a smile, "Master, are you going back?"

"Should I stay here for the New Year if I don't go back?"

Mrs. Su stepped forward and grabbed Chenghe's sleeve and said with a smile, "Young master, please be more considerate of today's matter with Madam. I did act recklessly. Just be careful in the future."

Chenghe shook off her hand that was tugging on his sleeve, "There is a difference between master and servant. Who do you think you are? Are you here to tug on my sleeve? I see that you are old and have been in my family for some time, so I respect you for calling you mom, but you are so embarrassed!"

"Hey!" Mrs. Su knelt down hurriedly, "I know I was wrong, please forgive me, young master." She thought in her heart that this young master was seven or eight years old, and he could be more casual at a young age. How could she know that he is our young master after all, and he has been accustomed to being noble since he was a child. Yes, it’s just that she was always in the backyard and couldn’t see her master’s face. She didn’t know his master’s temper, so she made such a mistake.
"I've concealed what happened today for you. Even if something happens to that lady, I won't pursue it with you. The only thing is that the poor girl is still young and I like her. If you look for her again in the future, No, I will settle the score with you together."

"Yes! Yes! I don't dare! I don't dare." Mrs. Su kowtowed many times. When she looked up again, Chenghe had already walked far away.
two

The doctor took about half a stick of incense to diagnose the pulse, then sighed and started to pack his things.

"Sir?" the poor man asked sobbing, "What happened to my grandma? Can she be saved?"

"Little girl..." The doctor saw that she was young and cried uncontrollably. "Do you have any adults at home?"

"In my family, only my grandfather and grandson depend on each other, and there is no one else."

"Hey!" The doctor sighed again. Seeing that she was five or six years old, he really couldn't bear it. He took out the ingot of silver given by the eldest young master and handed it to the poor boy. "Girl, your grandma is old and her body is cold." I haven’t recovered from the evil yet, and I received this beating again. My internal organs are all badly injured, and I have no way to save myself. You can use the money to prepare for your grandma’s funeral.”

After saying that, the doctor took the medicine box and got up and left. Only the pauper and the dying Aunt Zhang were left in the shabby house. The pauper sat by the kang and looked at the money in his hand. Thinking of the two daughters-in-law and Mrs. Su, he felt angry and resentful. Tears fell down again
three

When Chenghe came out, he didn't go back directly from the backyard. Instead, he walked around the palace for most of the way to the main street and returned to the palace through the main entrance.
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The second wife was eating watermelon and playing chess with Cheng Zhe in the yard, seeing Cheng He coming back so soon with displeasure on his face, she knew something was wrong
"My son, has something happened?"

Chenghe then explained in detail what he saw, "It's just that I left early because I couldn't see the scene, and I don't know how the lady is doing."

"Xiang Xing! Find a reason to go and have a look." The second lady said, "Go quickly! Go quickly!"

After hearing this, Xiangxing hurriedly came to the backyard. As she walked, she was thinking about the reason for her visit.
When Xiangxing came to the kitchen, she was catching up with the cooks preparing dinner. When she heard someone complaining that the poor boy didn't come to light the fire, Xiangxing walked in and called her mother Su as she walked in.
"Hey! Girl! Why did you come in such a dirty place? Be careful of soiling your clothes. Mother Su is in her own room right now. If the girl wants to find her, I will help you find her." A cook greeted her while greeting her. Take off your apron when you come out

"In that case, it's my sister-in-law's fault," Xiangxing said as she retreated to the courtyard. Seeing the cook go back, she thought to herself that she wanted to go to the backyard as well, so she caught up with her in a few steps. "I and I Sister-in-law, let’s go with you.”

The cook knew a few of the maids who served the master. On weekdays, the master wanted to eat whatever he wanted, and if there was anything that needed special preparation, he would sometimes ask the little maids to come, and sometimes they would come in person. The cook would listen to the aroma. Xing was very happy when she called her sister-in-law, and she started talking more.

As the two of them walked to the backyard, Xiang Xing asked, "Sister-in-law is very busy on weekdays?"

"It's fine on weekdays, but I'm a little busier today."

"Why? Do you have to eat more today?"

"It's not much. It's the usual amount as usual. It's just that the girl who lit the fire didn't come today. I have to cook here again, and I have to take care of the fire in the stove, so I'm a little busy."

"Then today is a hard day for my sister-in-law! But why is there no one lighting the fire today?"

"The little girl who is lighting the fire in our kitchen is the granddaughter of Aunt Zhang, who is the rough cook in the backyard. Aunt Zhang has been ill for the past few days. She was getting better yesterday. I heard that she was seriously ill again at noon today, so she invited a doctor. It's useless, I'm afraid I won't survive tonight..."

The two of them arrived at the backyard door while they were talking. Just as the cook was about to push the door open, she was stopped by Xiang Xing, "Sister-in-law, there is no need to call Mama Su. I suddenly remembered that I have other important things to do. It would be nothing to call Mama Su." If it's urgent, I'll go back first, and I'll just come see her when I have some free time." After saying this, Xiang Xing hurried back, leaving the cook alone in a daze.
Xiangxing got the news and went back to the second lady. After hearing this, the second lady felt sad: "Why is this child so pitiful? There is only one person around who can take care of her, but why is it useless! What will she do when she is still a child?"

three

As night fell, the room became darker and darker. Aunt Zhang was already breathing in but not out. Fortunately, it was July [-]th and the moon was very big. At midnight, the moonlight shone into the room through the window and she could see clearly than usual. , Aunt Zhang's breath became weaker and weaker, and the poor man sat next to her, knowing in his heart that she might die at any time, and he was sad and a little scared...

After all, she was too young, so she fell asleep lying on Aunt Zhang's body at some point. In the morning, Mrs. Su and several cooks came to see her, but they didn't know when this person died, so they hurriedly woke up the sleeping pauper.

Pao'er rubbed his eyes and pushed his grandma with his little hands, but Mrs. Zhang was already cold and hard. Pao'er called her loudly, but she didn't react at all. Several of the cooks were so soft-hearted that they couldn't bear to see such a situation. Tears arose
Su's mother never expected that just a beating would lead to death. She silently chanted Buddha's name in her heart. Fortunately, the young master told her to hide it, otherwise she would definitely be facing a lawsuit today.

"Poor boy! Your grandma has gone, don't scream anymore..."

As soon as the pauper heard that her grandma was dead, she cried again. She was a child and didn't know what to do except cry.

A cook asked the poor boy, "Son, do you still have money at home? Go buy some clothes for your grandma, and then find some materials for her to bury her in peace." She then said to several others, "If her family doesn't have it or it's not enough, Let's help her get it together."

Several others nodded in agreement

After hearing this, Pao'er got up and went to the box to take out a piece of silver left by Cheng He and handed it to the cook. "I only have these in my hand. Is it enough?"

"Enough! Enough!" Mrs. Su quickly grabbed it and said, "I'm going to the street." After saying that, she quickly put the money in her arms and went out.

The cooks looked at each other without saying a word. That ingot of silver was enough to bury not just one person, but a whole family. If I just asked her to use it to do things, I'm afraid there wouldn't be any left...

(End of this chapter)