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Chapter 45: On the way back to Beijing

On the first day of the second month, Qing and Yi were on the trip. Tao did not take Bao Qin and others away, and kept them temporarily, intending to send someone to take them back after the matter of Jindu was settled. She was afraid that they would have any unfaithful intentions and ruin her affairs. In order to keep a close eye on them, Zhaocai also stayed. After the arrangement was made, Tao took the children back to Jindu in a mule cart under the escort of reliable guards.

Tao took the children to travel all the way, leisurely going to Jindu, without any intention of rushing. The reason why Tao did not follow the caravan but asked for a lot of money to guard was to not work so hard. The caravan had to deliver goods to the store regularly, and it was about to rush to the road before dawn. It was dark before it stayed. Tao was reluctant to let his children suffer this hardship.

After leaving Lutai County, he walked slowly for five days. At noon, he arrived in Hening County. When he entered the city gate, the guards were very strict. After being investigated, the group successfully entered the city and went to the largest restaurant in the county for lunch.

Dow asked for a wing room facing the street and said to the waiter: "Go a few signature dishes in your store, a pot of tea, a pot of honey tea, a plate of snow tribute cake, and a plate of salted crispy cake."

"Okay, please wait for the wife and the three young masters, and come soon." The waiter put the white veil in his right hand on his left arm, and smiled and bowed and retreated.

"What do these people look at?" Shen Baiyu curled his lips contemptuously and looked at Shen Danxia, ​​"Is there a boy who looks so delicate and tender?"

"Yes." Shen Danxia shook the folding fan in his hand that she was showing off.

"Who?" Shen Baiyu asked.

"Zhao Chengzhi." Shen Danxia said with a smile.

The young man who was so beautiful that he was difficult to tell the difference between male and female was indeed delicate and tender. Shen Baiyu had nothing to say, so he turned his head and looked out the window, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven."

"Third brother, what are you counting?" Shen Danxia asked curiously.

"The person who puts a grass mark on his head." Shen Baiyu walked to the window, "They knelt down on the side of the road."

Shen Danxia also walked over and lay down at the window and looked out, "They are dressed so badly."

The spring is chilly and thick winter clothes are still worn on your body, but the seven clothes below are not only patched, but also very thin. They kneel on the streets with a cold north wind, shaking.

"Putting a straw mark on the head is to tell passers-by that she wants to sell herself." Tao sat in the seat without moving. Shen Baiyu hesitated for a moment and walked to the window to see. The rich young master had no worries about food and clothing, and did not know much about the sadness of the people. The first time I saw someone who sold herself, he felt a little novel.

"It's not on the street here, is anyone buying it?" Shen Baiyu asked questioningly.

"A noble man passed by, and there was a clear road on the street, so they could only kneel here." Tao said calmly.

At this time, the waiter brought tea and pastries to deliver them. Tao smiled and called out, "Don't look at you three, come and eat."

The three brothers and sisters of the Shen family obediently returned to the table and drank tea and ate pastries. As soon as Shen Danxia finished eating a piece of snow tribute cake, someone outside shouted loudly: "My family is so poor that they want to sell children, but I will never sell my daughter to such dirty places. You go, go, get out!"

"Oh, I really don't know the kindness of good people. My mother Chen decided to buy a few of them because she saw you pitiful. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to get into my mother Chen's eyes." The sharp voice was like piercing people's eardrums.

Chen Danxia ran back to the window and looked at it. The man who was originally huddled in the corner of the wall was arguing with a woman. The woman turned her back to this side, but from the conversation just now, we can also infer who she is.

The people watching the audience were talking, "It's too much, it's a forced prostitute." "I'm almost starving to death, so I can still care about so much, eat a full meal first." "I can't say that, starving to death is a small matter, and losing my rituals are a big matter." "I'm starving to death, so how can I still have a ritual?"

If the seven girls were bought by Chen's mother, they would undoubtedly fall into the fire pit. Chen Danxia felt unbearable and replied: "Mother, can we buy them?"

"Okay." Tao agreed. She was a kind person, and the one who made the request was her precious daughter. Not to mention buying a few people, even if Chen Dan wanted the stars in the sky, Tao would try his best to pick them off.

"Sister, my second brother knows that you are kind-hearted, but sister, there are so many poor people in the world, how many can you save?" Shen Bomi stopped him in disagreement.

"I know that by my own efforts, I can't save a few people. But my second brother can't just not save too many people. They are right in front of us. If I don't save them, I will not bear it. Second brother, you are saying that you want to pity the people in front of you, they are the people in front of you." Chen Danxia deliberately distorts the meaning of the poem.

Shen Bomi opened her mouth. Her sister was young and she was not too wrong in terms of literal understanding. He couldn't fix her mistakes, so she could only do this. The boy standing by the window in the next room, watching the brother and sister, heard the conversation between her brother and sister, smiled slightly, and said softly: "It turns out that this poem can be interpreted like this. This little girl is very interesting."

Seeing that the eldest son no longer objected, Dow smiled and said, "Congratulations, you will take a few people down and buy them all."

"Congratulations, sister, I'll go down with you." Shen Bomi stood up and said.

"I want to go together, too." Chen Danxia said hurriedly.

"No, it's too messy down there. Be good, sit next to your mother. Your second brother will buy them back later and will bring them to you." Tao was worried that Chen Danxia would run around.

Chen Danxia saw that there were more and more people on the street, and it was quite messy, so he honestly sat next to Tao. There was only the voice of Chen's mother below, and she was convincing the man who sold the child. The man didn't cough, but didn't ask her to get out again, obviously he was a little moved.

Chen Danxia kept listening and sighing inwardly. Poverty can really destroy human backbone. Congratulations and Shen Bomi for not buying anyone yet, the waiter brought the dishes.

Shen Baiyu cheered, "Oh, there are fish heads, my favorite fish heads."

That being said, Shen Baiyu did not use chopsticks to pick up the food. Tao asked with a smile: "Are Jiuer hungry? Should I eat a piece of chicken first to mat?"

"Jiu'er is not hungry, wait until the second brother comes up and eat together." Chen Danxia said with a smile.

Mrs. Tao touched her little face and praised: "Jiu'er is so good."

"A bad guy who hasn't even grown all his hair is so brave. He dares to compete with my mother Chen. Are you looking for death?" Chen's mother's sharp voice sounded again.

Chen Danxia was shocked and a sentence came out of his mind. The strong dragon did not suppress the local snake, so he quickly ran to the window to look. What if he wanted to put his brother in to save a few irrelevant people? She had been a child for a long time and her IQ became lower? She should think about the matter carefully before she could save people.

Chen Danxia was worried, but Shen Bomi was not afraid at all, with a calm expression on his face and said in a deep voice: "The person who forced a good man to become a prostitute will be punished by a thousand pieces of silver."

"You young boy, don't talk nonsense. Mom, when will I force a good man to become a prostitute? He wants to sell his daughter to me." Mom Chen said with a harsh and timid look on the outside.

The man who bought the child immediately said, "I didn't want to sell my daughter to you. I said I would never sell my daughter to such dirty places."

Chen's mother's eyes turned and saw a few men holding long sticks beside Shen Bomi. She was mingling in places like brothels, and people from all walks of life have seen them. Dafeng Chao strictly cared for sharp blades such as iron and bronze ware. Such people who could hold copper sticks were definitely not ordinary people. It is best not to offend their masters.

Mother Chen had a certain idea, "Okay, these girls are not very good. After training, they can't make a lot of money. Mom, I'm too lazy to spend this effort. Since this guy likes him, let him go, mom, I'll leave."

After saying that, Mom Chen led the thug, squeezed out of the crowd, and twisted her waist and walked away.

Chen Danxia breathed lightly, but fortunately it was fine.

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On October 5th, there was a tumor in the brain, so I went to hospital for treatment. The articles from the fifth to today were uploaded in advance.

If you see this passage, you will say that I have not been discharged from the hospital. From tomorrow, you will not be able to keep updating.
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