The autumn rain continues, and the maple forests outside the city are covered with red leaves. It is a perfect time for the nobles in the capital to enjoy the scenery.
It is the most joyful thing for a few good friends to get together, ride horses, take a boat ride, recite poems and paint. However, for the beggars in the dilapidated temples in the city, the weather is getting colder day by day, and the dampness that cannot be covered by tattered clothes makes it particularly difficult to endure.
Chen He fought against three opponents who were trying to snatch the steamed buns from him, and the opponent was beaten black and blue. The price he paid was that his legs were almost broken by the remaining people.
His legs hurt badly and his face was covered in blood, but he grinned while holding the dirty steamed bun in his arms. Then he limped towards the dilapidated temple. After entering the place covered by the roof, he wiped his face with his clothes, then smiled and walked towards the corner.
"Look, I was incredibly lucky today. I snatched some food and even beat up Zhou Da and the others."
As he spoke, he saw two half-grown children squatting in the corner. He brazenly climbed onto one of them and said, "What are you doing, squatting on this kind of mushroom?" He approached with a smile, grabbed the steamed bun in his hand and showed it off to them, "Look, a big steamed bun."
However, the two children did not cheer in surprise as usual, but were extremely silent.
Chen He was puzzled: "What's wrong with you?"
The child he was clinging to had red eyes: "Brother He, Aqi is gone."
The smile on Chen He's face froze, and he saw the child's tears falling. "When Aqi was helping someone empty the night incense, he accidentally knocked over the toilet, and the contents stained the nobleman's shoes and socks. Aqi was beaten to death. When we went there, his body had been dragged away, and there was a lot of blood on the ground."
"Brother He, how could they be so cruel? Just a pair of shoes and socks cost Aqi his life. He was only nine years old, and he hasn't found his sister yet!"
Both children couldn't help crying when they thought of the blood all over the ground, and the younger one's tears were falling even more.
Chen He listened to their crying, and the steamed bun in his hand was almost deformed, but it returned to normal in just a moment. He sat on the ground, tore off a piece of steamed bun and stuffed it into the mouth of the nearest child.
"A noble man's shoes and socks are worth a fortune, but our lives are worth nothing."
He placed the steamed bun in his hand on his knees and tore it apart, his words being overly cold.
"Let him die. There's no need to live like this day after day, not knowing when he'll starve to death. Maybe if he's lucky, he'll be reborn into a wealthy family in his next life and won't have to suffer like this."
These beggars, who have no father or mother and whose origins are unknown, are like dying bugs in the wealthy capital. They hide in dark corners and try desperately to survive, but they will die at the slightest disturbance.
He was twelve years old this year, and he had already seen countless deaths and lives, people freezing to death, dying of illness, and dying of starvation. In the end, no death looked pretty.
When he was a child, he competed with wild dogs for food. The dog bit him and he was covered in blood. Two pieces of flesh were missing from his arms. He lay in the mud and was burning all over. He thought he was going to die, but he didn't expect that after lying there for a day, he got up and found that he was alive again.
People like them who are lucky enough can live longer, and those who are not lucky enough can't blame anyone.
Chen He handed the divided buns to the two children and said, "Eat it. After you are full, take a nap. You still have to live tomorrow."
The two children's eyes were red, but they held back their tears. Even though they were sad, they still endured it. They took the steamed buns handed to them by Chen He and stuffed them into their mouths.
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