Poor children

Chapter 158

一
It had been some time since Mr. Lin set off to the capital to submit the Turkic Credentials, and he should have arrived in the capital. The poor man knew that the palace must have gotten news about the northwest, and was afraid that they would miss it, so he asked Mr. Lin to take the letter from his family there, so as not to worry them.
When Mr. Lin went out, he repeatedly asked his wife to take good care of the poor children. However, this Mrs. Lin was a snobbery. The poor children had not brought much money with them when they fled this time, but they all were handed over to Mrs. Lin. Mr. Lin had only been gone for a few days, but Mrs. Lin was complaining that the money given by the poor boy had been almost used up, and the family's firewood and rice were not enough. Later, she learned that the poor boy could not get any more money, and the color on her face It’s getting harder and harder to look at, and I’m talking more and more with a gun and a stick in my mouth, and the more I say it, the worse it sounds.
A few days later, they were told in a strange manner that they should not live and eat for free like this. At first, they just ordered them to do some small jobs, but later they wished that the mother-in-law who did the heavy work at home would have to rest. Wu'er couldn't help but bully them several times. Ask her to settle accounts, but they are all suppressed by the poor, and you should be more patient if you live under the fence
Later, doing menial work was just a trivial matter, and the food for the three of them was getting worse and worse. Four cold buns and a bowl of mixed vegetable soup would take a day. This was enough for adults. Zi Tong had never suffered such hardship. Looking at She suffered from poverty every day and felt uncomfortable. At such a young age, she never complained about the food being unpalatable. She didn’t say anything when she was hungry. She usually helped them with their work. At an age when she was supposed to be living a carefree life, she only had to go to junior high school. After an accident, he became extremely sensible. His strong and stubborn look was very much like that of a poor boy when he was young.

The pauper felt even more distressed when he saw her like this. It didn't matter how much hardship he endured. How could he bring his daughter to endure the hardship together?So she finished the work arranged by Mrs. Lin every day, and at night she secretly lit an oil lamp and did some embroidery work. Wu'er was very anxious to see her working so hard, but he could only follow Mrs. Gan and only knew how to wield a knife and a gun. Her whole body froze when she started, and she couldn't help at all. She could only make the poor boy's embroidery finished, and she secretly took it out to sell, and then came back with food, so that Zi Tong wouldn't be hungry.

two

In the early morning of that day, Pao'er and Wu'er were answering Mrs. Lin's errands, carrying water and scrubbing the floor in front of the main hall. They heard a noise at the front door, and a strong man broke in. Seeing Pao'er doing it Sweeping the floor, he rushed straight to Mrs. Lin who was sitting aside watching them work and humiliating them. He gave her two big mouthfuls, which made Mrs. Lin cover her face tightly and howl.

"Brother!?" Pao'er didn't recover for a while. When he saw the person clearly, Chengzhe was already in front of him.
"You've suffered..." Chengzhe's eyebrows knitted together.

"Why are you here?" From Chengzhe's wedding to now, Pao'er has not seen him for a long time.
"Father heard about what happened here and was worried about you. He asked me to come over and have a look. I happened to meet Mr. Lin coming to Beijing halfway. I asked about you. I heard that you lived here and came directly to find you." Cheng Zhe said

"Who are you? How dare you break into my house and hit me? Do you want your life?" Mrs. Lin covered her swollen cheek and called the servant in.

"I am Cheng Zhe, the eldest son of Hongshun, the fourth prince. You are so brave to let Princess Zhuyang of this court suffer such aggrieved. Everyone in this mansion counts as one, and they can't even think about living." Cheng Zhe was angry
"Ah? Princess...Princess?" Mrs. Lin was confused in an instant and hurriedly knelt down in front of the poor boy. "Your Highness, please forgive me. I really don't know the identity of the princess. I have offended you so much. Please forgive me..." Mrs. Lin While talking, he kowtowed again and again, and his forehead hit the floor tiles with a thumping sound.
"Hmph! This evil woman, even if I cut her into pieces, I won't be relieved. She almost killed us all these days. If His Highness hadn't told her to be patient, I would have killed her long ago," Wu'er scolded

"Ouch! Miss, please forgive me... Good girl, I really don't know your highness's identity. If I knew, I would just surrender you. How dare I do this..." Mrs. Lin's face was full of tears and she could no longer tell the difference. Which ones are tears and which ones are snot?

"I can't blame her for this," said the poor boy, "the current situation is unstable, I'm afraid our identity will be leaked and the Turkic people will come to arrest us. Now that it’s stable, my king will make plans when he comes back..."

"It's good that you think so, but you can't live here any longer," Chengzhe said, "Father asked me to take you back."

"If I leave, if there is any news from the king, won't I miss it?"

"I have made an agreement with Mr. Lin that if anything happens in the northwest, he will inform us as soon as possible. You don't need to worry about this."

"I don't know the whereabouts of Hongyue, Hongwen, Tiedan'er, Laibao, and Chanyu. I still want to find out about them here." Paoer arrived again.

"I sent someone to inquire about their news. Your goal here is too conspicuous, and it is inconvenient to do things without saying anything. But if there is any disturbance, I am afraid that you will not be able to protect your own safety. After all, this place is still closer to the Turkic people. You go back with me first, so as not to worry my parents." Hearing this, the poor boy also thinks that going back is a perfect solution, but he doesn't care about it, but Zitong is still young, so he shouldn't suffer.

"Is the second lady okay?" Pao'er asked Chengzhe while stroking Zitong's head.

"My mother's health is fine, but after hearing what happened to you, she became anxious all day long and cried every now and then. If you don't go back safely, I'm afraid she will be too sad and hurt her body," Chengzhe said
"Then let's set off today and go back early..."

"What about this evil woman? How to deal with her?" Chengzhe asked, pointing to Mrs. Lin who was poking on the ground.
"My dear, spare your life! My dear, spare your life!" Mrs. Lin was shaking like chaff.

"She doesn't know about this matter, and Mr. Lin is kind to me, so why bother her?" said the poor boy

When she heard that the poor boy wanted to let her go, Mrs. Lin thanked her repeatedly and cried.
"It's really an advantage to her" Wu'er was so angry

"He who doesn't know is not guilty," Zi Tong said, "She is really hateful, but she gave us shelter when we were in trouble. She is really kind to us. My mother said that the wisdom of Buddhism teaches the world to use greed, anger and ignorance. At this time, if we Resenting her is repaying a favor with a grudge. After all, a favor should be repaid with a pound. We just need to remember her kindness and don't remember her grudge. When the Japanese princess sees you again, I will repay your kindness today."

"Princess?" Chengzhe looked at the confident little girl in front of him with a puzzled look.

"This is Zitong, the eldest daughter of the Northwest King." The poor man smiled and said, "Zitong, this is your uncle."

"Zitong has met uncle." Zitong obediently stepped forward and gave Chengzhe a gift.

"Niece! Haha!" Chengzhe hugged Zi Tong. "What Zi Tong just said was righteous, sensible, and broad-minded. She deserves to be a royal family."

"Zitong, thank you uncle for the compliment," Zitong said, hugging Chengzhe's neck.

"Let's go, the carriage is outside." Chengzhe held Zitong in one hand, and the poor boy in the other. At this time, Wu'er had already packed his luggage, and they all boarded the carriage and prepared to go to the capital.

(End of this chapter)