Yelu Changqi knew that this time had a lot to do with his momentary impulse, but if he were given another chance to choose, he would still choose to help the child.
The shopkeeper did not refuse and accepted the silver that Yelu Changqi handed over. However, Yelu Changqi gave him too much, so he took some of the silver and put it in his arms, and returned the rest.
Then he kindly said, "Dear guests, you are welcome. This should have been done by me. This amount of silver is too much. It is enough to see a doctor and buy some tables, chairs and benches."
The shopkeeper saw Yelu Changqi trying to deny the silver in his hand, so he explained.
Zhong Nan stood aside and watched their interaction, and nodded involuntarily. This was what a chivalrous man should do.
After a while, Yelu Changqi suddenly remembered the little beggar he had picked up last time, so he asked.
"By the way, shopkeeper, the little beggar I helped last time should be from here, right? How is she doing? I have some extra silver. If her life is really hard, why don't you call her to the store to help, and I will pay her wages."
Yelu Changqi thought that this would be the best of both worlds. He and the little beggar did have a strong affinity and he liked him quite a bit.
The boss's shop was in need of a clerk, which not only solved the little beggar's problems of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but also solved the problem of the boss needing someone to help.
After hearing what Yelu Changqi said, the shopkeeper sighed, shook his head and said, "Alas, that child is also unfortunate. His mother is seriously ill, and the child has been saving money for his mother's medical treatment."
Shen Yan and the others had heard about the child before, but they only knew that he was a child no older than thirteen or fourteen years old.
Now hearing about her miserable family, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. There are many children aged thirteen or fourteen in the capital, but it is already good enough if most of the children of noble families are not arrogant, domineering and bad-tempered.
The shopkeeper continued, "Sir, last time, after you helped her, she successfully used the money to buy medicine for her mother's illness, but the medicine the doctor prescribed for her was all fake. After taking the medicine, her mother couldn't hold on and passed away."
Yelu Changqi did not expect this to be the outcome. He originally wanted to help him, but ended up making things worse.
For a moment, he was a little bit unbelievable. He clenched his fists tightly. He thought that if he could catch this bad guy, he could help others.
But I didn't expect that there are so many bad people in this world, and they are all unexpectedly bad.
For a small amount of money, the doctor would prepare a prescription made up of some medicines that are not available in the pharmacy and sell it to a little child.
The money in the child's hand might be the food ration he had saved for two or three months, but they didn't even let it go.
Chen Yan and the others had not expected this result. Yelu Changqi had meant to help him, but his good intentions ended up doing something bad.
It seemed that the man was bullying the little beggar, but because he had been robbing the little beggar of his money, the little beggar had no chance to go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, which indirectly saved the life of the little beggar's mother.
Shen Yan patted Yelu Changqi's wallet and told her not to be so sad. She shouldn't blame him for this matter, and then asked again.
"And then? Where is that little beggar now? He seems to be gone. How should I live in the future?"
The shopkeeper said as if it was nothing new: "It's not that hard to stay alive. Many of the children here were orphaned at a young age and grew up alone. But that child has a strong obsession and wants to avenge his mother."
The shopkeeper shook his head as he spoke, as if he couldn't bear to see anything, and then continued: "I went to Du Ling's house last night. I wanted to take advantage of the darkness when I couldn't see anything to secretly do it, but I didn't expect to be caught."
Lu Wan became very nervous when he heard about this. It was like watching a TV drama and the scene was very vivid. While listening to the boss, he was thinking, "Don't get caught." But in the end, he was really caught.
The boss suddenly remembered that they might not know who Du Ling was, so he explained it to them.
"Oh, right, Du Ling is the guy who just came to bother me. He is a well-known local tyrant in this area. He charges protection fees from every store and is very overbearing and unreasonable."
So the boss continued, "Dear guests, you may not know that Du Ling is a person with a strong desire for revenge. He felt embarrassed because I didn't give him face last time. Now that he has caught that kid, he must teach him a lesson."
"So they stripped the kid naked and hung him on the city wall for a whole night. What kind of weather is this? People can't stand staying outside all night with clothes on, let alone being stripped naked and left outside."
The boss showed a very uncomfortable expression, and Lu Wan also had the same expression.
After hearing what the boss said, Lu Wan's expression suddenly changed. She couldn't imagine that someone would treat a living being like this.
Suddenly, Lu Wan felt a little nauseous, and there was something thick in his throat that seemed to be coming out.
He quickly ran outside, and just as he reached the door of the store, he vomited with a loud bang.
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