Chapter 280 Shelter

Granny Zhang came back from returning something, and just happened to hear the end of the conversation, so she took the opportunity to continue:

"Recuperate? How can a beggar like her recuperate? How about letting her stay in your clinic for a few days?"

Doctor Xiao Hu looked embarrassed:

"There's nothing expensive in my clinic. But she is a woman after all... There are only me and my brother here, it's not convenient for her to live here!"

Xia Daohua carefully observed the clinic and found that it was indeed small.

There is only a small courtyard in total, with two houses facing the street in front, which are separated by an original house. There is a low warehouse in the courtyard and a back door.

No wonder I felt unable to turn around when Gao Jinxi and the others were here just now.

The place is so small that, apart from the residence of Doctor Hu and his brother, if the female beggar lives here to recuperate, she would probably have to sleep on the floor.

But even if I sleep on the floor, it's better than sleeping on the street...

I'm afraid Dr. Hu feels it's inconvenient, mainly because they are a single man and a single woman, and people's gossip may be frightening.

Especially since this beggar woman had already suffered misfortune and was driven out by her husband’s family for such a reason…

Doctor Xiao Hu's consultation and medicine fees are very cheap, and he didn't refuse to see me, which is very rare. We can't blame him any more.

As Xia Daohua was thinking this, she heard the beggar woman get up and say, "It's okay. I don't need to rest. I'll be fine after taking the medicine."

He also bowed and thanked Xia Yujiao, Xia Daohua, Doctor Xiao Hu, and Grandma Zhang respectively.

He also pulled his two children along to salute together.

Xia Daohua felt her nose a little sore as she watched, and Xia Yujiao couldn't help shedding tears.

Granny Zhang pondered for a while and said:

"I have an old neighbor's house that has become vacant, and I'm currently looking for a tenant.

You can stay there for two days first.

I'll plead with him and won't charge you any money. But if he finds a tenant, you'll have to move out. Don't interrupt his business."

The female beggar was overjoyed and kowtowed to Grandma Zhang with tears of gratitude.

Xia Daohua looked sad, while Xia Yujiao smiled even happier than the beggar. She held Granny Zhang's hand and praised her, "Granny Zhang, you are such a kind person!"

Granny Zhang smiled slightly, stole a glance at Xia Daohua's expression, and said:

"What kind-hearted people are there? They are all poor people. If you meet them, you should help them if you can. If you can't help them, you can only watch them."

Xia Yujiao and Xia Daohua followed Grandma Zhang to the place she mentioned.

The house is not big, it is a small courtyard with its own entrance and it is kept clean.

The previous tenant moved out less than three days ago and hasn't found a new tenant yet.

When the beggar woman’s two children learned that they could live in such a place, they cheered, jumping up and down and clapping their hands.

The female beggar thanked Grandma Zhang again profusely.

Xia Daohua and the others helped the female beggar settle down, and asked Granny Zhang to run errands for her. She went to the clothing shop and bought two sets of clothes for the female beggar and her two children. She also helped buy some basic living supplies.

After all this trouble, I spent almost one or two taels of silver.

Xia Yujiao left reluctantly, and Granny Zhang smiled very kindly from beginning to end.

She did not embezzle any money from the purchases nor falsify the accounts - Xia Daohua's generosity when giving tips made her firm in her judgment.

You have to hold on to this big, thick leg.

What's more, showing compassion to the poor and the weak is also a way to accumulate virtue.

She is old now, and she doesn't want anything else. Money and children and grandchildren are her biggest wish. If she can save more money for her children and grandchildren and accumulate more good karma, she can rest in peace when she dies.

You should say hello to the neighbors.

Lao Du doesn't live here on weekdays, and he asked her to help look after the house, so she had to tell him.

Granny Zhang was thinking, but Xia Daohua unexpectedly asked her: "How much is the rent for this house per month?"

Granny Zhang was delighted and replied with a smile:

"This landlord, Lao Du, is the most kindhearted person. The rent is very cheap, only 1,200 coins a month. If you stay for a long time, you can get a discount.

You just have to take care of the house.

If the family is unwilling to take good care of the house, no matter how much money they offer, they will never rent it out."

Xia Daohua paid one month's rent and let the beggar woman and her two children stay there with peace of mind, so that she could recover her health first and then plan for the future.

She hasn't figured out how to accommodate this female beggar.

But for some reason, maybe it was for Xia Yujiao's mental health, maybe it was out of some kind of grief for the loss of the rabbit, or maybe it was a subconscious desire to gather more people...

Xia Daohua always felt that she should help this female beggar.

After renting the house, Xia Daohua left another three hundred copper coins for the beggar woman.

Although the money is not much, if it is spent frugally, it should be enough for the beggar woman and her two children to have full meals for a month.

The female beggar burst into tears: "I never dreamed that I would meet a good person today..."

Xia Daohua finally learned the beggar woman's name.

Her surname is Mei and her name is Erya.

Summer Rice Flower: ...

This doesn't sound like a serious name.

Her eldest daughter who was sold was named Da Niu, and the two children who stayed behind were named Xiao Cao and Xiao Shu, the older one.

The grass is five and a half years old this year, and the tree is only two years old.

Mei Erya didn't have any skills and couldn't do embroidery. She could only sew soles, make shoes and clothes, but they were only shorts worn by farmers and shirts and skirts worn by peasant women.

She once sewed some insoles to sell, but there was no business, and later even these things were confiscated by her husband's family.

She had two children and it was difficult to find a job, so she had to beg on the streets.

Although it held out for a while, it was ultimately not enough to provide food.

Those vagrants, some ruffians, and city scoundrels always bullied her.

She didn't want to, so she smeared mud on her face, making her look extremely dirty, and her clothes were smelly, making people want to avoid her.

This outfit can barely be considered a protection for her and the children.

But with such a shabby appearance, it was even more difficult to beg from the women of wealthy families.

Later, Mei Erya was so hungry that she went to the pond and picked some water nettle fruit to fill her stomach. As a result, she was poisoned.

Later, her husband's family contacted the seller to buy her, and it happened that she had a rash after being poisoned, which was a blessing in disguise. It was a pity that although she tried her best, she failed to keep her eldest daughter.

After this blow, she was filled with anger and resentment, and her emotions fluctuated violently. The illness she had suffered from the cold, humiliation, and sitting down were all triggered again, and she developed a high fever.

Fortunately, she ate the water nettle fruit herself and didn't dare to give it to the children. Otherwise, someone might have died by now.

Mei Erya was suffering from a severe fever. She felt groggy and her vision was blacking out, so she went to Huichun Hall to try her luck.

If only I could get some medicine, I could get through this difficult time.

But she never expected that the doctors and waiters at Huichuntang would believe that she was a fickle woman who would sleep with anyone and would humiliate her in that way.

She was ashamed, angry, tired, hungry, and had a high fever. She fainted from the anger.

Xia Yujiao listened to Mei Erya calmly narrating these things, and felt that Mei Erya was even more pitiful. She looked at Xia Daohua with moist eyes:

"Daohua, my aunt wants to ask you a favor."

Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. ^_^ Love you guys, (づ￣ 3￣)づ.

(End of this chapter)