Chapter 197: Special Beggar
When the beggar arrived at Shangliu Village, there were still quite a few people at the entrance of the village.
Most of the people came to watch the fun. They were basically from the neighboring villages or near Huaiping County. When they heard that the orphanage had been built, they were curious and wanted to take a look.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to get in because the entrance to the village is guarded by yamen runners.
The Salesian Home is not an exhibition hall. What if so many people go in and scare the children? Everyone can only discuss it at the entrance of the village. There are several children among them, who are quietly asking about the conditions of the Salesian Home.
The beggar was also among the crowd, but the more he listened, the more lonely he looked.
He came out of the crowd, looked around, and suddenly rushed into a place where the guards were weak.
However, he had only taken a few steps inside when he was caught up by a yamen runner from behind. He grabbed him by the back of the collar, frowned and scolded him, "What are you doing? Who told you to sneak in? Get out of here, or I will be rude to you."
The beggar turned his head and smiled flatteringly, "Sir, I didn't mean to do anything bad. I just heard that the orphanage was opened, so I sent a child to you."
The bailiff frowned, "What child?"
The beggar turned slightly sideways and opened the front of his clothes a little.
The bailiff then saw clearly that there was a child tied inside his loose, tattered clothes.
“You…”
The beggar untied the bandage with one hand, and then stuffed the child into the arms of the yamen runner. "This child has no parents, no relatives, and no place to live. He is a poor orphan. He is three years old this year and meets the requirements of the orphanage. You accept the child, and then I will leave."
After saying that, he glanced at the child, turned around and ran away.
But he was thin and weak, had not eaten yet and had no strength, how could he match the speed of the strong and healthy yamen runner? After only three or five meters, he was pulled back by him.
"Why are you running away? Just send the child over here and explain clearly. You sneaked in and ran away. What's wrong? Are you feeling guilty? Is there something wrong with this child's origin?"
The beggar immediately shook his head, "No, there is nothing wrong with her background."
"Then you..." The yamen runner just opened his mouth and suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked down and found that the sleeping child in his arms had a red face, rapid breathing, and abnormal temperature. He frowned and asked the beggar, "Is she sick?"
"Yes, a little fever."
The guard frowned, holding the child in one hand and the beggar in the other, "Come with me." Seeing the beggar trying to break free, he said, "If you dare to run, I will throw the child away."
The beggar stopped struggling instantly and followed him to the Salesian home.
At this moment, Liang Wei was the only one in the orphanage. Gao Hongfei had other matters to attend to and had already returned to the government office.
Seeing these two people walking over strangely, Liang Wei glanced at them and asked in a cold voice, "What's going on?"
When the beggar saw him, he subconsciously shrank his neck, his face full of worry.
The bailiff briefly explained the situation, and Liang Wei's eyes fell on the beggar, who subconsciously gave him a flattering smile.
Liang Wei retracted his gaze and turned to tell He Hua who was standing at the door, "Let Doctor Han treat the child first."
The Salesian Home does not have a regular doctor for the time being, but in order to deal with emergencies in the past few days, Gao Hongfei brought Dr. Han from the county clinic over. He is now inside, examining several children who have already been admitted to the Salesian Home.
The bailiff carried the child who had fallen asleep inside.
The beggar looked relieved, but the next moment, he met Liang Wei's sharp gaze.
His heart trembled and his smile became more flattering.
Liang Wei, "Tell me, who are you, who is that child to you, and what is your purpose here?"
"I have nothing to do with her. I found her in a dilapidated temple. I saw that she was young and had no place to live, so I sent her here."
"Really?" Liang Wei knew he was lying.
But this child's skills were too inexperienced, and he had no way to hide in front of a commander of the imperial guards like Liang Wei.
In just a few words, he made it clear what should and should not be said.
The sick child with a high fever was actually the beggar's biological sister. The two siblings depended on each other for survival and both made a living by begging in the county town.
Yesterday, when my sister was begging for food, she met a drunkard, who kicked her into the lake.
After the beggar rescued the person, my sister's health has not been good and she had a high fever this morning.
He only had a few copper coins on him and had no other options but to carry his sister to the clinic and kowtow to the doctor to beg for medicine.
The clinic was not a charity, and the medicine boy quickly drove them away.
The beggar had no choice but to wipe his sister in the same way that Jian Yunsang had used to cool Chao Chao in Tianmu a few days ago. It did help, and the temperature seemed to go down at first, but soon it started burning again.
Seeing that his sister was delirious due to fever, he didn't care about anything else and just wanted to go to the clinic to kowtow and ask for a prescription even if he died.
Just when he tied up his sister and was about to set off, Chao Chao in the sky said that the energy value was rising abnormally. He suddenly remembered what he had heard a few days ago about the orphanage being completed soon.
The beggar brought his sister over without saying a word, and sure enough, the orphanage was willing to treat the sister.
He breathed a sigh of relief, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Liang Wei, "Sir, I am telling the truth."
"If that's the case, just send the child over here. Why are you running away? And you're saying that this child has nothing to do with you?"
The beggar lowered his head and whispered, "I heard that the orphanage takes in orphans who have no one to rely on, but my sister still has a brother. I'm afraid she doesn't meet the requirements and you don't want her."
If that happened, his sister might really die.
Liang Wei, "I understand. Chaoyang Charity Home will accept your sister." He turned to Master Cao and said, "Register the child's information."
"yes."
The beggar smiled sincerely and kowtowed to Liang Wei several times, "Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
After saying this, he looked towards the gate of the Salesian Home with some reluctance.
He wanted to go in and take another look at his sister, but he was afraid that if he did too much, he would annoy others and stop treating his sister.
Finally, the beggar gritted his teeth, wiped his tears, stood up and said, "I, I'm leaving, thank you."
He turned around and was about to leave, but Liang Wei stopped him, "Stop, you will stay in the Salesian Home too."
The beggar was stunned and stopped walking. "Me? But I'm already eleven this year."
"The conditions for admission to the Salesian Home can be appropriately relaxed for people with disabilities."
Master Cao, who was standing by, looked up in surprise and carefully looked at the beggar in front of him, only to find that one of the child's sleeves was empty.
At the same time, Chao Chao on the sky screen paused while drinking water and said to Jian Yunsang in surprise, "It suddenly increased by two hundred."
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