"Chirp." Xiao Xu sighed secretly. It was the first time he saw a human being so fragile, and he couldn't help but recall himself lying on the hospital bed that year.
Everything is over. Now that you are here, you must live well.
Qiu Xiaoan was busy running around, passing the food back and forth. He would occasionally pause because the other person's injuries were too serious and he had to help the doctor take care of him.
After staring silently for a long time, he found a familiar face in the crowd. At first he thought he had recognized the wrong person, but after looking at it a few more times, Xiao Xu remembered it.
That, the blue-clothed scholar from Qiuzhu County!
He also gave it water, and it remembered that.
But why is he here...
"Chirp." I'd better go and take a look, so I can feel at ease.
The refugees complained bitterly, but they didn't notice a bird flying over their heads and landing on the shoulder of a scholar in blue clothes.
Xiao Xu scratched the scholar's neck with his claws and chirped.
"So it's you?"
The scholar exclaimed, snatched the bird from his shoulder and held it in his palm. He looked left and right, and smiled thoughtfully: "Yi, why is your bell gone? I almost didn't recognize you."
If the little fat bird had not approached him, the scholar would not have recognized him.
“Chirp.”
"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear you. These people have been hungry all night, and some of them haven't even had a bite of food. Be careful not to get caught, I can't protect you." The scholar found a corner to sit down, turned his back to the crowd, and put the little fat bird on the ground.
"Are you here to look for someone?" The scholar rubbed its feathers and asked with a smile.
"Chirp." It was neither yes nor no. It saw the person, but it was no longer the same person as before.
"Judging from your appearance, you must have found it."
“Chiu!”
The scholar chuckled softly and coughed lightly, "My name is Ce Dongzuo. You are so smart, I believe you will remember that someone is coming. You should hide first."
Xiao Xu was pushed behind the scholar and hid in a secluded corner.
"Why is he gone? That guy was clearly doing something behind my back just now."
The burly man with a scar on his face was shouting loudly, and the man next to him echoed him. The quarrel was endless. A man as thin as a monkey rushed in front of the scholar and looked left and right.
"I smell something delicious. Did you hide something to eat?"
"Eat...eat?"
"There's food, where is it?!"
Most of these people were refugees from outside the city. Some of them had not eaten for several days and were dizzy and hungry. When they heard that there was food, they rushed like wolves and tigers.
"My dear little brother, you know how long I've been hungry. If you have food, don't hide it."
Bah! You bastard, even if you hide it, what's the use? These days, everyone is struggling, with food to eat. If you give it to others, not only will you starve, but you'll also get yourself into trouble. It's better not to give it.
"I didn't have anything to eat. As for what happened just now, I just sat down because I was exhausted."
"Stop lying. You sat down with your back to us. You're obviously eating secretly!" Several rough men surrounded the scholar. None of the people dared to step forward to mediate, for fear that they would be beaten and seriously injured if they failed to persuade them.
Xiao was furious. This was clearly a deliberate attempt to stir up trouble. Where was the fragrance? A dog's nose?
The scholar frowned and had to rustle out the things on his body. There was a bag containing more than ten taels of silver and a few letters.
"Hmph, he's a sensible guy." The knife-faced man pinched and padded his purse, which was heavy, and couldn't help but reveal a ferocious smile.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise: "Hey, that document... is a letter from the City Lord's Mansion!"
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