Happy Little Scholar

"I'm here. Brother Cui takes his leave."

"Farewell..."

…

After saying goodbye to Cui Qingze and returning home, Chen Chong went straight into the study, picked up the pen, thought for a moment, and then changed the pen to the other hand.

I picked up a pen and wrote a few lines, put it in an envelope and sealed it with sealant.

He raised his head and asked, "What is the third lady doing?"

The maid serving at the door immediately replied: "Miss is taking a bath and will be leaving soon."

Over the years, unless he took the initiative to accompany her out to relax, Miaoyu would not leave the house easily. These days, she has to go out almost every two days. Chen Chong naturally knows where she is going and keeps the envelope in his sleeve. In the middle, he said calmly: "When Miaoyu comes out, let me know."

"yes."

The maid responded softly, and Chen Chong sat back at the desk, casually took out a book and flipped through it, then murmured: "Yinghuo Shouxin..."

…

In a street in Kyoto.

A woman was holding large and small bags in her hands. She turned around and said with a smile: "Girl is so kind to these children. No wonder they often talk about you."

Wan Ruoqing also carried something in his hand and said with a smile: "They all have no father or mother. They usually come to Goulan to help out with a little help. Tonight is New Year's Eve, so it is appropriate to send some things over. This year, everyone is celebrating in Goulan." , it’s better to call them over, there will be more people, and it will be more lively.”

The place where the two of them were at the moment was not a busy city, but a poor residence in Kyoto. A dozen or so steps behind them, there were several figures following them from a distance.

The woman nodded and said, "It will definitely be more interesting if these little guys are here tonight."

The two came to a small courtyard and knocked on the door. The sound of cheerful footsteps soon came from inside.

After the courtyard door opened, a little girl with two pigtails appeared in front of them. She looked at them and said in surprise: "Sister Ruoqing, you are here!"

The woman next to her pretended to frown and said dissatisfied, "Do you only see sister Ruoqing?"

The little girl immediately acted like she was surprised again, widened her eyes and said, "Sister Green, you are here too!"

Wan Ruoqing leaned down, touched her little head, and said, "The clothes Xiaobei wore today are so beautiful, and her hair is also very beautiful. Did Sister Shuangshuang comb it for you?"

Hearing Sister Ruoqing praise her beautiful clothes and braids, the little girl was even more happy, her eyes turned into crescent moons, and she quickly said: "It's not Sister Shuangshuang. Sister Shuangshuang doesn't know how to wear such beautiful braids. It was my elder brother who did it for me." Yes, the beautiful clothes were given to us by my elder brother.”

"Big brother?" A look of confusion appeared on Wan Ruoqing's face.

"Sister Ruoqing is here!"

A cheerful voice came from the room, and several figures immediately ran out of it. They were all children. The older ones were twelve or thirteen years old, and the younger ones were only six or seven years old. When they saw Wan Ruoqing, there was a smile on their faces. Full of surprises and excitement.

Of course, there are also older ones. Li Yi was held by a little girl and walked out of the room. When he saw Wan Ruoqing, he was "surprised" for a moment and then said with a smile: "What a coincidence..."

…

"Sister Ruoqing, these candied fruits that eldest brother gave us are delicious, you can try one..."

A girl named Xiao Bei ran out of the house and put a candied fruit in Wan Ruoqing's hand. After thinking about it, she ran in and took another one to Li Yi before running away again.

Li Yi threw the candied fruit into his mouth and then said: "I heard Mr. Sun say yesterday that these children are lonely and helpless. They help out in Goulan to support themselves. It's not easy. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I came over to take a look. Look at them..."

"They are all poor children." Wan Ruoqing looked at the figures running around in the yard, with a smile on her face, and said: "When they are older, you can teach them some things. , you don’t have to worry about life.”

Li Yi knew that she had lived a hard life since she was a child. After experiencing those hardships, she would be full of compassion for those at the bottom who had the same experience or were in a worse situation. Of course, it was not pure. Compassion, even the porridge at the door of the hook, will be obtained by the beggars through their own labor. Today, the beggars in Kyoto no longer have to worry about not having enough to eat. For those who are diligent and willing to work, even There is additional case fee...

Not to mention that Kyoto has become beggar-free, but the life of beggars in Kyoto is undoubtedly much more favorable than that of beggars in other places.

Tonight was New Year's Eve, and both of them had a lot to do. After seeing the children, they walked back together.

"I've been thinking about it these past few days. It's not impossible to extend our Goulan network to Qi State, but we need to cultivate some people we can trust there first..." On the way, Wan Ruoqing talked about his recent days. He shook his head and said, "If there is only one state, it would be easier. But for the entire Qi State, there will still be huge obstacles..."

"I'm not that anxious about this matter." Li Yi shook his head and said, "In fact, Jingguo is already big enough. If it expands further, it may become uncontrollable. Let's just take it one step at a time."

The two chatted for a while and could already see the hook bar in front of them.

"Go away, you soiled my clothes, can you afford to pay for it?"

A stern voice suddenly sounded from the front. Li Yi turned around and saw a richly dressed young man holding the hem of his clothes. He looked at the beggar who fell to the ground with disgust and raised his feet to leave.

"Please, please save my child, she is very sick, please, please!"

A woman in ragged clothes knelt on the ground, holding a four or five-year-old girl tightly in her arms. The girl had her eyes closed, her little face was dirty, and she could still see the paleness.

"Get out of here, get out of here, I'm not a doctor, how can I save her..." The young man looked at her with disgust again, suddenly tore off his clothes, and left quickly.

The woman was brought to the ground, still holding the little girl tightly, her eyes were dull, and she just kept muttering: "Save her, save her, she is only five years old, she is only five years old ah……"

Seeing a white shadow walking in front of him and walking quickly forward, Li Yi smiled and followed slowly.

Wan Ruoqing walked over, leaned down, looked at the woman, and asked with concern: "Auntie, what happened?"

The woman looked up at her, and when she was about to open her mouth, her eyes suddenly widened, her body trembled, and she couldn't speak.

Surprise appeared on Wan Ruoqing's face, "Auntie, Auntie..."

Li Yi squatted down next to her, reached out and touched the little girl's forehead, then turned around and said to Lao Fang: "The little girl has a fever. Time is urgent. Take her to see a doctor first."

Lao Fang strode over and wanted to take the child from the woman's arms, but found that the child was held tightly by the woman. He said helplessly: "Sister-in-law, the child is important..."

The woman finally came to her senses and hurriedly let go of the child, but immediately fell to her knees, leaned over and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, queen, thank you!"

"Let's go." Lao Fang picked up the child, looked at her, and strode outside the crowd. The woman stood up, took a deep look at Wan Ruoqing, and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

After the crowd dispersed, Li Yi shook his head and said angrily: "It was obviously me who helped her, why does she only thank you?"

Wan Ruoqing smiled and said, "Maybe the lady was too anxious just now..."

Recalling the scene just now, Li Yi was surprised and said: "Why did she call you empress?"

Wan Ruoqing shook her head and murmured: "She must have recognized the wrong person."

Li Yi thought for a while and said, "Maybe she thinks you are the Goddess of Mercy."

Wan Ruoqing was startled, and then a trace of panic appeared on her pretty face, and she shook her head repeatedly: "How can I compare to Lady Guanyin? You can't say such nonsense."

Li Yi looked at him and said: "Ms. Guanyin saves people in distress and saves all sentient beings. Our girl Ruoqing is also kind-hearted and saves people in danger. How can she not compare?"

He said "our girl Ruoqing" and blushed a little. Wanruoqing lowered her head and said hurriedly: "I, I'll go in first..."

Li Yi looked at her back as she left in a panic, smiled, and followed her slowly.

On the street, an old man supported by a middle-aged man tapped the ground with his crutch and asked, "Is this the sycophant?"

The middle-aged man nodded, "Yes, he is Li Yi."

The old man turned his head and glanced at the direction in which the young man left at the beginning, and asked: "Whose family does that bastard just now belong to?"

The middle-aged man looked complicated and whispered: "It seems to be, it seems to be a branch of the Cui family..."