Chapter 61: Beggar
As soon as Ximen Qing and Zixuan entered the Yuncheng gate, they were attracted by the bustling atmosphere inside the gate. Compared with Qinghe County, Yuncheng was a little more prosperous. There were more vendors on the streets and shops on both sides. The bustling hawking sounds were heard one after another, and there were endless exchanges. There were only a lot of shops, but they were all small medicine shops, cloth shops, grain shops, and small restaurants. They could be considered luxurious big shops but they were not noticed at a glance. The withered Dasong, **
The bureaucrats have already made the large-scale gate collapse and bankrupt. Even if Yuncheng is prosperous, it is still a county town. Moreover, there are still many beggars around the corner of the street. These beggars are dressed in rags, either in their 60s or in their young children with drooping hair. Everyone has a sad face and begging the passersby around to give them food. However, there are very few people who give alms. The people are not rich and they are only able to make a living. How can they give alms?
The two of them walked into the city with their horses and wandered around, and then surrounded by beggars. An old man was so worn that he could hardly cover his body. He cried and said with tears, "Young Master, Miss, please feel sorry for the poor old man who has no meal for three days. He had to live in cold steamed buns and give some money to feed him!"
The other children also cried repeatedly, and they all knelt down to Ximen Qing and begged.
Zixuan pulled Lasi Men Qing's sleeve and said sympathetically: "Officials, they are so pitiful!"
Ximen Qing nodded, and unconsciously thought of himself in his previous life in his mind. Then he shouted: "Everyone, you guys are waiting here!"
After saying that, Ximen Qing turned around and walked into a small restaurant next to him, and then shouted: "Shopkeeper, come out quickly!"
Hearing Ximen Qing's cry, a middle-aged man at the counter looked at Ximen Qing, then he felt happy, thinking that a rich man had come, and then quickly put down his account book and walked over. When he came to Ximen Qing, he bowed and smiled and said, "Hello, this guest! I am the shopkeeper of this small shop, guest. Our shop has beef and steamed big steamed buns, so we can ensure that the guest is satisfied!"
After saying that, the middle-aged man saw the beggar standing in front of his door, and then his face changed and he shouted: "Whatever you look at, get out of here, don't you know what to do to affect my business?"
Then he wanted to pick up the wooden stick in front of the door to intimidate him.
However, before he could pick it up, Ximen Qing held his wrist. How strong was Ximen Qing? After he held it like this, the shopkeeper quickly wailed and shouted: "Oh, oh, this guest, please be gentle, my wrist is about to break!"
Ximen Qing snorted coldly and scolded: "Hmph, it's a waste of people. They are homeless and hungry. If you don't give them charity, you still want to hit them? Believe it or not, I punch you all the front teeth?"
"I believe it, I believe it!" The middle-aged man nodded in fear and almost knelt down.
Ximen Qing then let go of his hand, then took out a ingot of silver from his arms, shook it in front of him, and said, "See it!" After that, he threw the silver to the middle-aged man, and asked again, "How much is the beef and steamed buns to buy?"
The middle-aged man smiled and weighed the silver in his hand, then said with a smile: "Kei, this twenty taels of silver is enough to buy all the beef and steamed buns in my shop. Do you plan to buy them? Well, I'll pack them for the kei and transport them away for free!"
Ximen Qing shook his head and said, "No need, you can bring out all the beef and steamed buns and distribute them to the people in front of the door!"
"Ah?" The middle-aged man was stunned and did not react for a moment.
Ximen Qing glared and said, "What are you doing while standing there? Why don't you do it yet!"
The middle-aged man reacted, nodded, and shouted to the inner hall in a panic: "Madam, bring out the beef and steamed buns quickly!"
The middle-aged man also ran into the inner hall, and soon he brought out beef and steamed buns with a middle-aged woman.
There was not much beef, only twenty kilograms, but there were hundreds of steamed buns, white and emitting heat. It was indeed just out of the cage.
As soon as the beef and steamed buns were brought out, many beggars surrounded them, all swallowing their saliva and looking at them, their eyes emitting bright light.
Ximen Qing rolled up his sleeves and grabbed steamed buns with one hand and beef with the other. He didn't care about anything else and gave it to the beggar in front of him.
While splitting, Ximen Qing did not forget to say, "Everyone, don't rush and don't rob. Some of these steamed buns and beef are free!"
The beggars looked at Ximen Qing gratefully and waited for Ximen Qing to send them steamed buns. It was strange that these beggars who were almost hungry were actually lined up in an orderly manner, and no one of them had a dispute.
Zixuan also accompanied Ximen Qing to distribute it, and soon formed a unique landscape on the streets of Yuncheng.
As the news scattered, beggars from other streets also came bravely and participated in the queue to collect. Yuncheng County has a large population, a relatively densely populated county town. With more people, the number of beggars will naturally not be small. As beggars come, at a glance on the entire street, there was a army of hundreds of beggars, and almost became the Beggars' Gang Conference.
As soon as there were too many beggars, the rich people watching the fun around him started to sarcastically: "Damn, so many beggars are so dirty. Humph, this person is really boring. With so many beggars, I think how he gives alms?"
"That's right, I want to pretend to be a good person, let's see how he ends up!"
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These people are all rich and wealthy families. They have a lot of wealth in their families, but they are stingy and stingy. They dislike the poor and love the rich and never look down on beggars. Now that Ximen Qing does good deeds, they naturally feel resentful, thinking that Ximen Qing is embarrassing himself when doing good deeds.
Seeing that the steamed buns were about to be distributed, Zixuan was a little anxious and asked, "Official, the steamed buns are almost gone, what should I do? At least half of the people have no food now!"
Ximen Qing nodded and said, "Don't worry, I naturally have a solution! You can distribute it here first, and I'll go back!"
Zixuan nodded and said, "Okay!"
Ximen Qing put down his work, then pulled the shopkeeper of the small restaurant and asked, "Shopkeeper, do you have any restaurants nearby?"
The shopkeeper rubbed his hands and smiled, saying, "Young Master is such a good person. He is so willing to give alms. If I had known earlier, I would have made more steamed buns and beef today. Young Master, you walk along this street and turn left when you encounter the first intersection, and you will see a 'Song Family Restaurant'. The restaurant is large in scale, and the steamed buns and beef inside must be enough!"
Ximen Qing smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, thank you!"
Then he turned around and rushed towards the Song family restaurant.
When we arrived at the first intersection, Ximen Qing turned left and saw the Song Family Restaurant with a swaying wine license plate.
In comparison, the Song Family Restaurant is much larger and there are more people eating there.
Ximen Qing walked in with his foot and shouted, "Can the shopkeeper be there?"
Then, a man wearing a blue slanted buckle came out. The man looked gentle and wise, unlike a man in the market.
Chapter completed!