As we hurried toward the city gate, a crowd gathered in front of a steamed bun stall. It seemed a beggar had stolen some buns without paying and had been caught by the vendor.
Several people surrounded the beggar who had stolen something and beat him up. Although things are peaceful now, many refugees are starving and have come out to beg or even steal.
"Come on, come with me to see the officials. If I don't send you to jail today, I'll change my surname to yours." The vendor persisted, dragging the skinny beggar along, determined to see the officials.
Zhou Erfu and Zhou Sifu went over to watch the excitement with excited expressions, but Zhou Laoda grabbed them by the back of their collars and said, "Go back, why are you joining in the fun? You're so young, all you do is watch the excitement and never think of anything else."
Zhao Guihua had no interest in other people's business and didn't even glance in that direction from beginning to end; she just wanted to get home as soon as possible.
Xingxing perched on her shoulder, her large, grape-like eyes gazing curiously at the beggar whose fate seemed to be gripped by the back of his neck. Suddenly, an image flashed into her mind…
"Mommy, look! Look at that person! Look, look! Mommy, turn around and see!" Xingxing twisted her body, trying to get down, and pointed at the beggar with her little finger, shouting.
"...What's so interesting? We need to hurry on our way, otherwise it'll be dark and we'll still be on the road, which isn't safe." Zhao Guihua thought the little girl wanted to watch the excitement, so she tried to reason with her.
"No, Mother, look at that person! That person knows you!" Xingxing didn't know how to explain what she saw, but in short, the refugee was someone her mother knew.
Xingxing kept struggling to get down, and Zhao Guihua paused, so she had to turn around to look. Coincidentally, the beggar who stole the steamed bun was also looking this way, and their eyes met.
Zhao Guihua was only stunned for a moment, but without thinking much, she squatted down to coax her daughter, "My little darling, why are you suddenly making a fuss? How could your mother possibly know that person?"
At this moment, the beggar who was being held by the vendor suddenly broke free and ran towards Zhao Guihua, but after only a few steps, he was caught by the vendor again and even kicked.
那人闷哼一声跌到在地，但下一刻那乞丐就扯着嗓子喊道：“贵花，是不是贵花？”
这人一身脏污，脸也脏的看不清五官，身上的衣服又臭又烂，坨在一起的头发随意用草绳绑了起来，乍一看还以为是个瘦弱的少年，一出声才知道是个女的。
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