Chapter 88 The Kindhearted Su Hanchu
Then he sat next to Jun Moye.
Su Hanchu glanced at the two of them and walked towards the fire.
Jun Moye saw Su Lichuan sitting down and greeted him.
"Father."
Su Lichuan took the wine gourd and handed it to him.
"Take a sip."
Jun Moye took it and took a small sip, but he didn't dare drink more because if he got drunk it would cause trouble for Chuchu.
"Thank you, father."
Su Lichuan also took the wine gourd and took a sip.
"All along the way, I've been wanting to say a few words to you, but I haven't found the right opportunity. Jun Moye, your father is gone. As his best friend, I'm also heartbroken. Seeing you, a child at such a young age, supporting the entire Jun family, I see it with my own eyes and it hurts my heart. But, child, life must go on after all.
You will see many more things like today in the future. You can't be this sad every time, because if you are sad like this, your father will not be at peace. You were the one he loved the most when he was alive, and you are the one he is most worried about when he is gone. If you don't want him to worry, then you must live well and happily.
Su Hanchu's side.
Su Hanchu looked at the boiling water in the pot. Although the fire on the ground was very strong, many people were so cold that they were shivering against the mountain wall.
This was the most difficult time ever. In the past, there was at least a dilapidated cave temple or a shabby Taoist temple, but this time there was only a mountain wall. The cold wind blew and my bones were so cold that they ached.
Chuntao and a few others also lived next to the Jun family, but they made their own fire because they were sheltered from the wind by the mountain wall, and the places of the Jun and Su families were already crowded enough.
Su Hanchu looked at Youde's mother, who was coaxing her child to eat with lettuce and radish, but the weather was too cold. The child was eating because he was hungry, but he was crying with grievance.
Because they had just come out of the bandit's lair, the escort had not had time to purchase steamed buns and corned corn bread, so naturally they were not distributed any food.
Finally, looking at those hungry, yellow-faced and skinny children, Su Hanchu couldn't bear it. He heard from You Chatou that it would take two days to reach the town. In such a cold day, they had no food and he was afraid that many people would die.
Finally, Su Hanchu took out the rice bag, scooped two bowls of rice into the pot, thought for a while, took out a piece of pickled meat, and asked Ping'er to cut it and put it in.
Ping'er was a little confused.
"Young Madam, we have all eaten, this..."
Su Hanchu looked at the children.
"We can't even distribute steamed buns and wowotou these past two days. Those kids can't stand it after all. You should cook them first."
Then he walked to Jiang Li Ke.
"Li Ke, tell everyone that anyone with cabbage and radishes can use our Jun family's pot to cook them. But make it clear in advance that if anyone wants to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, don't blame the Jun family for not helping them in the future."
Jiang Li Ke hurriedly spoke upon hearing this.
"Okay, I'll go and thank the young lady right away."
Fang Zhiyi, who was listening at the side, also spoke hurriedly.
"Madam, I'll also tell everyone that I'll cook radishes and cabbages with Jiang Like and then share them with everyone."
Thinking about the fact that the second branch separated from the first branch on the way here, the second branch didn't get anything at all. These days, the second branch has been having a hard time. Fortunately, Su Hanchu was kind-hearted again and again. Whenever he encountered some wild vegetables, he would tell the Fang family, so that the people of the Fang family would have more chances of survival.
Soon, many people brought cabbage and radishes and asked Jiang Like and others to help cook and divide them. Of course, it was impossible to divide them just right, but being able to have a bite of hot food was better than nothing.
Radishes can be eaten raw, and cabbage can be cooked in a short time. Soon, pots of radishes and cabbage were distributed.
Su Hanchu spoke to Ping'er.
"Ping'er, go tell the mothers with children that the Jun family can give each child half a bowl of porridge. By the way, if anyone dares to claim it, they will be whipped by the police. We have known each other for so long, and everyone knows who the mother of the child is."
Ping'er looked at the meat porridge in the pot. Although she was reluctant to give it away, she looked at the poor children in the distance and hurried over to tell the mothers.
The mothers with children were originally planning to cook cabbage and radishes, but now that the Jun family was willing to give the children half a bowl of porridge, they were all very grateful.
Some people even brought cabbage and asked Su Hanchu to cook it into the porridge.
Su Hanchu also agreed, and soon Ping'er took the cabbage and chopped it into small pieces and cooked it with the porridge. The rich aroma of meat and vegetable porridge filled the air.
Soon Wei Furong personally took Ping'er to distribute porridge to the children.
Many people let their children eat and then brought them to Su Hanchu.
He was about to kneel down with tears in his eyes.
"Young Madam, thank you..."
Su Hanchu hurriedly supported the person in front and spoke seriously.
"Don't kneel. I'm not doing this for you. I just feel sorry for the children. And my family does have some rice these past two days. The adults in our family will eat less and give it all to the children. But this is only temporary. Once we get to the post station and can get steamed buns and wowotou, our family won't be able to give them anymore."
The mothers with their children spoke hurriedly with tears in their eyes.
"We all understand, Madam. We are grateful to you from the bottom of our hearts. You really gave our child a chance to survive. When we arrived in the Northwest..."
Su Hanchu saw the resentful looks coming from the Chen family, and a few officers also occasionally glanced over here.
Speak quickly.
"Alright, stop thanking me. Didn't I tell you? I'm just giving the children some porridge. If you really want to remember this favor, just don't harm our Jun and Su families in the future. Don't even talk about working like a slave or repaying us. When we're exiled, just pretend we don't know each other. We just want to live a simple and peaceful life."
Some people also understood. If too many people said they would help the Jun family in the future, the Jun family's identity was sensitive and it might cause trouble for others.
Soon they took the children to warm themselves by the fire, and those who did not understand were pulled away by the people around them.
Su Hanchu took out the cloth strips from the backpack and asked Ping'er to distribute them to the mothers with young children so that they could carry their children more easily.
Then he took out a pot of wine, picked up all the wild chestnuts roasting in the fire, and walked towards the officers.
"You Chatou, Wan Chatou, Ning Chatou, the Jun family picked up some wild chestnuts today. I have a pot of wine here for you to drink to warm your bodies. These chestnuts are also very fragrant when eaten with wine, just as good as peanuts."
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