But as he walked, he realized something was wrong. This place was far from the bustling streets, with large mansions on both sides, and every now and then a distinguished carriage would pass by him.
Although there were stalls on both sides of the wide street, he always felt that the people looking at him were looking at him strangely, as if they wanted to see right through him.
What frightened him most was that there were many more soldiers patrolling here than in other places; one team would pass by every now and then!
Every time a group passed by, he would be looked up and down, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Just as he was about to turn back, the aroma of food wafted over, and his stomach started growling involuntarily.
The aroma lingered around his nose, and he swallowed hard, thinking that if he wanted to die, he should die with a full stomach! Since he couldn't get any food sitting on the street anyway, he might as well go to the house where the aroma was wafting out and ask for something to fill his stomach!
So he followed the scent to a large house, politely knocked on the door, and said to those inside, "Kind people! Please give me some food!"
Su Yue was coming out of the kitchen, carrying two plates of food, when she saw a beggar at the door. The beggar was disheveled and thin, looking as if a gust of wind could blow him over. He was leaning on a cane and holding a chipped bowl in his other hand. His face was full of vicissitudes, and his brows were filled with sorrow, but he still gave her a fawning smile, "Girl, please have some kindness and give me some food."
Su Yue felt a pang of sadness and turned back to the kitchen. The beggar, seeing this, thought that the woman was unwilling to give alms, sighed, and was about to leave. But just as he was about to leave, the girl inside came out again and waved for him to come in.
He glanced at the tidy courtyard and felt a little embarrassed to go in. He didn't want to dirty their yard with his own filthy clothes, so he held up his bowl and said, "Miss, just take some food. I... I won't go in."
"Come in, sit in the courtyard and eat, take a break."
Su Yue didn't care about the beggar's filth; what she liked was that the beggar didn't want to dirty their yard.
She placed the food she had prepared inside the house on the stone table in the courtyard, invited the beggar to come in and sit down, and then went to the kitchen to fetch some water.
The beggar glanced at the food on the table, swallowed hard, and couldn't resist entering the courtyard. But once inside, he didn't know which foot to step with. Seeing the kindness in the girl's eyes, he finally dared to take a step and sit down at the table.
Hearing the commotion, Chuanwen came out of the house. Seeing a beggar sitting in the courtyard, he stroked his chin, then suddenly opened his eyes wide. "Uncle Su!"
Wen Xue, who followed behind, remained silent for a few seconds. Who?!
After Er Gou entered the palace in the morning, Chuan Wen didn't leave, thinking she would take advantage of him when he returned. However, Er Gou still hadn't shown up. During this time, she had cursed the emperor in her heart over and over again. Although the emperor wanted to know about the situation in Xiao Liang Kingdom, there was no need to keep Er Gou confined in the palace for a whole day. People also need their private lives!
Chuanwen didn't get the better of Er Gou, but he had a great time playing with Xiao Hei and Xiao Hong, and he bullied the little boy next door again, which of course led to the boy's parents coming to his door again.
When Su Yue saw Chuanwen come out, she explained to her that an elderly person had come to ask for some food. She then went to the kitchen and brought the dishes to the main room. When she came out again, she saw that Chuanwen had already sat down opposite the elderly person, curiously looking at them.
[Uncle Su! This is Uncle Su!]
[What's wrong with Uncle Su?! He looks like an African refugee!]
Wow! That walking stick! That broken bowl! This budget-friendly, wandering life is so cool!
Chuanwen was excited, looking as if she wanted to find a broken bowl and travel with Uncle Su. Wenxue wanted to hold her shoulders down to comfort her.
However, Su Yue couldn't hear Chuanwen's thoughts. She saw that the old man was shrinking back and didn't dare to eat anymore because Chuanwen was staring at him. She felt that this was impolite, so she wanted to go over and pull Chuanwen into the house.
But just then, her older brother Su Yu and the others heard the commotion outside and followed them out.
Who is this?
When Su Yu saw that the old man looked like a malnourished savage, he thought he was one of his companions. But after thinking about it, he realized that he was in the Great Jin Dynasty, not in a remote mountain valley, and that he was not one of his companions!
Su Yue explained again, and the others nodded to show they understood. However, Su's uncle's attire was almost like that of a wild man, which made Su Yu and the others feel quite friendly towards him, especially Xiao Hei and Xiao Hong, who had already run over and sat down around Su's uncle, sniffing the food on the table.
Xiao Hei even smiled at Uncle Su, but when Uncle Su saw Xiao Hei's two rows of snow-white teeth, he was so frightened that he dared not eat anymore. Those teeth could probably bite off a piece of his flesh!
Seeing that she had frightened them, Su Yue sent a group of people back inside. Just then, Su Heng, who had spent the day in the palace, finally returned.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw a group of people gathered in the courtyard. Among the group of people dressed in brocade, there was a disheveled beggar. He focused his attention on the beggar and frowned. Could this beggar be his father?
Just then, he heard Chuanwen's inner voice: "My own father is right in front of me, but I don't know it! How am I supposed to tell them? Er Gou! Kneel down and call him 'Father'!"
Su Heng: ......
Uncle Su turned around and saw the person entering the door wearing an official robe, looking imposing and majestic. He was so frightened that he fell off the stool. He had been beaten by soldiers before and had been afraid of officials ever since.
"I...I'm full, so...I'll be leaving now..."
Uncle Su even forgot to take his walking stick and broken bowl, fearing he would be beaten, and tried to slip away without stopping. But Su Heng stopped him.
"Wait a moment!"
Su Heng blocked Su's uncle's way. Su's uncle thought he would be mocked and beaten again, but when he looked up at the other man, he heard him say, "I... why do you look a little familiar?"
look familiar?
Everyone around was puzzled, except for Wen Xue.
"Ouch! I'm exhausted! Quick, get me a bowl of water!"
Just as everyone was wondering, two more people came in from outside: Chuanrui and Xu Yan.
The two of them went to the dilapidated temple in the west of the city early in the morning, but they couldn't find their Brother Su there. So the two of them searched for beggars outside all day, asking each beggar they caught if he was called Su Yang. It wasn't that they didn't remember what Su Yang looked like, but it had been more than ten years, and he had been a beggar, so his appearance must have changed. They were afraid they wouldn't recognize him if they met him, so they asked him his name.
What they didn't know was that Su Yang had gone to register for jobs with the old lady in the morning, and then in the afternoon she went to the east of the city to beg for food. The two of them spent the whole day searching in the west of the city, so much so that the beggars in the west of the city would run away whenever they saw them, calling them crazy.
"Huh! Found it?"
Upon entering, the two men saw the beggar in the courtyard, and Chuanrui exclaimed in surprise!
"What did you find?"
Chuanwen asked in confusion, and Chuanrui was stunned for a moment. He looked at everyone's expressions and thought, "No, they haven't recognized each other yet, have they?"
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