Poor children

Chapter 75
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"Mother-in-law, where is your son? Let's help you find it." The poor boy couldn't help feeling distressed when he saw the old woman being so pitiful.
"Oh! I don't know, I don't know." The old woman suddenly started crying.

The pauper felt very sad when he saw her crying. He kept wiping the old woman's tears with his sleeves, "Why are you crying? What happened to your son?"

Tian Xing handed a piece of silk to the poor boy, "You are a girl, why don't you even have a handkerchief?"

The pauper took the silk from Tianxing and said, "What's wrong with not wearing a veil? Who stipulates that a girl's family must wear a veil?"

"You are good at everything else, but you are too stubborn. As long as people oppose you, you will immediately gain the fighting spirit. You are like a frightened hedgehog. You are covered in thorns and will hurt others. Did you know that?"

"I am good at everything? Are you praising me? I lost my mother when I was born, and my grandmother also passed away before I grew up. I am living alone in this troubled world. Do you think there are only good people in this world? Do you think you can live a better life without hurting others?" The pauper wiped his mother-in-law's tears with Tianxing's silk. "Mother-in-law, are you having any difficulties? You can tell me, maybe. I can help you, what happened to your son? Did something happen? "

"I married into my husband's family when I was 17 years old. Not long after I gave birth to my son, my husband accidentally fell down the valley and died when he went to cut firewood in the mountains. I, a woman in a family, managed to keep my son alive by doing manual work for others. When he grew up, it was just that my son failed to live up to expectations and made many friends who did not do anything serious. Those people led him to do all kinds of bad things all day long, including eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling. There was nothing he would not dare to do. I used to be able to earn more when I was still young. I earn a living from hand to mouth, but now that I am older, my eyes are too dazzled to see the embroidery needles clearly. I used to make some money, and my son would always reach out to me for money when he came home. I save money for food and medical examinations. Give it to him. Now that he has no money, he doesn’t come back very often. When he comes back and sees that there is no food at home, he gets angry and beats me up. If I have a stutter now, I either beg for it or give it to my neighbors because they feel sorry for me. "How can I give him something to eat? Sometimes he loses money in gambling and comes back to beat me when he gets angry outside. I don't want to look for him. I'm afraid to see him. I'm afraid he'll beat me again," my mother-in-law cried. More and more sad
"How can there be such a bad son in the world?" The poor man was very angry after hearing this. "Mother-in-law, where do you live? It's getting dark today, let's take you home."

"My home is in Dayangshu Village outside the city, and there is a big poplar tree at the entrance of the village," the mother-in-law came to
The pauper took out the bag of money he had snatched from Master Sanyang and handed it to Tianxing, "Go and get a car. Let's take my mother-in-law home."

Tian Xing opened the money bag, took a look at it and said, "Sorry for my lack of knowledge, but I wonder what money is used for transactions in the markets in the Central Plains?"

"Coins made of copper, silver, and maybe gold." The poor boy arrived
"Is there anyone who uses stones?" Tian Xing asked

"Is there something wrong with you? Who would buy things with stones? Who..." The poor child suddenly remembered that the money bag belonged to her master, and she spent all her own money this day, and she didn't open the money bag Look at "My own money is almost used up, it's my master's pocketbook." The poor boy wanted to explain, but Gao Zijing had already driven a car over
"I asked Zijing to rent a car a long time ago, and I still have to wait for you to tell me" Tian Xing arrived
"Then I will pay you back in the future."

"Does the girl want to do good deeds alone? Does the girl want to monopolize such a merit-making thing?"

"Look at what you said! Isn't doing good just about doing good? Isn't helping others just about helping others? How come you have so many purposes for coming here!" The poor boy arrived.
"Well, girl, please do me a favor and give me a chance to help others, please?"

two

Paoer sat in the car with his mother-in-law, talking to her and comforting her all the way. Gao Zijing had to drive his car, so he had to tie his horse behind the car, while Tianxing followed them on horseback.
Dayangshu Village is not far away, but the road to the village is bumpy, and the mother-in-law's weak body shaking all the way makes her body a little unbearable. Arrive at my wife’s house at the entrance of the village
Half of the earthen wall could not enclose the small yard overgrown with weeds, and a shabby thatched and adobe house was about to collapse. The poor boy helped his mother-in-law get out of the car, and the two of them entered the house hand in hand. The poor boy helped his mother-in-law on the earthen bed. sit down
"Mother-in-law, where is your bedding? I've made it for you. You can lie down and rest." The poor boy arrived
"There are no beddings," the mother-in-law said and lay down by herself.
"Then you should have a good rest. The food was originally bought for my master. He is just greedy and has no shortage of food. I will give it to you." The poor boy put all the food bought for Sanyang Zhenren on the kang superior
"Thank you, girl! Thank you! Thank you! Good girl, good girl!" The old woman muttered these words in her mouth and started crying again.
"Don't cry! Don't cry! I'll come and see you tomorrow, okay?"
The mother-in-law nodded and said no more.
Pao'er couldn't see her look like that, so he quickly backed out of the hut. As soon as he turned around, he ran into Tian Xing's arms. "What are you doing here like a wooden stake? You scared me." Tian Xing Xing hugged her and said, "The girl is frightened!"

"This old woman is so pitiful. She reminds me of my grandma. The weather will get colder next month. Her house is leaking from all directions, but she doesn't even have a bed or bedding. Can we come back tomorrow? I want to bring a bed for my mother-in-law. "Come on the quilt"

"Okay" Tian Xing replied. The poor boy was too serious about how to help his mother-in-law, and he never realized that he was being hugged tightly by him.
"Tomorrow you and Zijing can help your mother-in-law repair the house together."

"Good"
"Then let's go back first. My master will be anxious if we go back too late. By the way! Can you lend me money? I have to buy some food for my master."

"Okay" Tian Xing still hugged her and had no intention of letting go.

"Let's go." The pauper twisted his body slightly and broke away from Tian Xing's arms. He stepped out of the door and walked out of the courtyard.
Tian Xing looked at her back in confusion. He still remembered how Pao'er hated him when they first met and would rather drown in the water to avoid his touch. But today she is like this It's different. I don't know if she really didn't realize the hug, or if she did, but she didn't hate him.
"Why are you still standing there?" Paoer turned around and called him

Only then did Tian Xing respond.

"Strange, where is Zijing?" The poor boy couldn't see Gao Zijing and the carriage he came in.
"I asked him to go back first." Tian Xing arrived
"It's always more crowded when two people ride on a horse, right?" Paoer asked.

"Where is it crowded? My horse didn't complain about your weight, but people think it's crowded first. You can pity the hardworking horse and don't complain so much." Tian Xing led the horse and reached out to help the poor. Then he stepped on the stirrups and got on the horse, but he didn't rush the horse to leave. The two of them and the horse just stayed there awkwardly.
"Aren't you going?"

Tian Xing lowered his head and asked in Pao Er's ear, "Do you like riding a horse with me?"

"I don't, I don't, I don't know how to ride a horse." Pao'er was suddenly told what he was thinking, and he was very embarrassed. "Are you going to leave? If you don't leave, I will dismount from my horse and walk back by myself." Pao'er struggled to dismount.

Tian Xing circled her with both hands, picked up the reins, and kicked the horse's belly with both feet. The horse started running quickly. In a short time, they entered Daliang City. The two went back to the market to visit a few shops. Master Sanyang bought some food again, and Tian Xing wanted to send the pauper back. The pauper thought that the Taoist temple was not far away, so he didn't ask him to go and deliver it. As long as he was still waiting in front of the tavern where he met his mother-in-law tomorrow morning, he could go back. Let’s go see that mother-in-law together
(End of this chapter)