Sister Hong hurriedly said, "Qin Huai, don't do anything rash. You still have Yaya and Xiaomi at home."
"Sister, they are not hungry, don't worry."
After saying that, he took Goudan from Sister Hong's arms without saying anything. The six-year-old child was so light that he seemed to have no weight. Qin Huai touched his little face and said, "Goudan must be hungry. Uncle Qin Huai will make sure Goudan has a good meal today."
Sister Hong was terrified, but Qin Huai turned around and called out to her, holding Goudan in his arms: "Hurry up, Sister Hong! Did I say anything when you saved the food for Xiaomi?"
Sister Hong had no choice but to catch up.
Taking the mother and daughter to the pancake shop, Qin Huai ordered four pancakes and two bowls of oil tea, but gave three to Sister Hong and said, "Sister Hong, it's not that I'm stingy and won't let you eat. Goudan has been hungry for too long. He can't bear to eat too much at once. You can eat these."
Sister Hong burst into tears and said, "Qin Huai, how can this be possible?"
Qin Huai put Goudan down and said to Sister Hong in a serious tone, "Sister Hong, we are so close, we are like a family. I have money in my hand and I can't watch you and Goudan starve to death. Come on and eat, I've already bought everything."
After saying that, he turned around to look at Goudan and saw him eating with his head stuck in the bowl like a puppy.
Oil tea is made by boiling gluten, peanuts, tofu and starch into a paste. It is similar to spicy soup, but tastes lighter.
Sister Hong ate the sesame cake slowly. Qin Huai straightened Goudan's head and handed him the sesame cake. He had soup in his stomach and could eat the sesame cake.
This was taught by Old Man Qin. He said that once an old man in the village went to his son's farm because of hunger. The son felt sorry for his father when he saw that he was so hungry, so he gave his father meat, eggs and other things to eat.
The old man kept eating, but he didn't expect that he ate too much and the food couldn't be digested in his stomach. When he fell asleep in the middle of the night, the food slowly fermented and swelled, and his stomach exploded.
The old man repeatedly reminded Qin Huai not to eat too much when he was hungry.
Hong Jie and her daughter were probably both hungry, and their food was quickly gone. Qin Huai asked, "Sister, can you eat more?"
Sister Hong said, "I'm full, Qin Huai, how much does this cost?"
Qin Huai bought five more pancakes and handed them over, saying, "Give these pancakes to Goudan. You two follow me."
Goudan was obviously not full yet. He drooled at the pancake in Sister Hong's hand. Qin Huai patted his head and said, "Don't eat too much at once. Ask your mother to bring it back for you to eat slowly."
As he said that, he took Hongjie and her mother to a grain store.
Hong Jie didn't understand what he was going to do, but she saw Qin Huai buy five pounds of corn flour at twice the price, put it in a small cloth bag, handed it to Hong Jie, and said, "Sis, too much will be too eye-catching. Take this back and feed it to Goudan slowly. Come back to me after you finish it."
Sister Hong didn't expect that he actually bought it for her. She said blankly, "Qin Huai, how can this be possible?"
"I'm Goudan's uncle. Sister Hong, why are you being so polite to me? What's more important, a child's life or your reputation? Take it back to the village. The foraging team has searched the village several times and probably won't come back again. Go back and boil it with grass roots and tree bark, and try to find a way to survive the winter."
Sister Hong was very frightened. She had never seen Qin Huai spend money like this before. She stared at the cloth bag in front of her and didn't dare to take it.
In the end, it was Goudan who said, "Uncle Qinhuai, you are so kind."
She finally made up her mind to take it and said, "Qin Huai, to save the child's life, I won't be polite to you."
"You shouldn't be polite in the first place." Qin Huai instructed, "Sister Hong, find a secluded place to hide it before you leave."
Sister Hong finally agreed. When she reached an alley, she undressed, hid the cornmeal, and then walked out.
"Sister Hong, you guys should go back first. Xiaomi and I can go back later. You must take good care of Goudan and yourself. You are Goudan's only relative, and he won't survive if something happens to you."
Sister Hong cried and agreed, reaching out to hug Goudan, but Goudan had a little strength after eating a little, and said sensibly, "Mom, I can walk by myself."
The two figures, one big and one small, disappeared from sight, and Qin Huai hurried back.
Qin Xiaomi had already returned, and Qin Xiaoyun hurriedly asked, "How's Goudan?"
"I let them eat something, bought some food, and let them return to the village." Then he asked, "Have you eaten enough?"
The girl said, "I am full too. I have sold thirty-two pieces of soap."
"Okay, keep the money. It's getting late and the market is almost over. We'll all go back if we can sell everything."
What was most in short supply these days were life-saving food and food coupons. Basically, as long as they appeared in the market, they would be sold out quickly. Qin Huai had expected that the soap would not be sold out. This market would be a place of trouble at dawn, so they had to leave quickly. The three of them packed up and slowly walked back.
When she arrived at the door, she saw a man passing by. He was carrying a broken bamboo basket on his elbow, leaning on a stick in his hand, and walking unsteadily. Qin Xiaomi said, "Look, that man walks like an opera singer." As soon as she finished speaking, the man suddenly fell to the ground.
Qin Huai hurriedly ran over to help him up. He thought he was very old, but he turned out to be very young, with a face so pale that it looked bloodless.
Hearing the sound, Old Man Qin opened the door and walked out. After seeing the situation, he gave some instructions and turned back into the house. When he came out again, he had a bowl in his hand.
The bowl should contain cornmeal mixed with boiling water. The old man said, "Hold him up." He pried open the man's mouth, stirred the bowl with his fingers, and began to pour it into his mouth.
At first, the man was forced to drink the soup without realizing it, but after the soup had been in his throat for a while, his eyes slowly opened and he began to gulp it down.
After eating a bowl, he was able to sit up by himself.
The old man said, "What's going on?"
The man said, "Thank you, old man, for saving my life."
Qin Huai said, "You are hungry. Here is a sesame cake. You will have strength after eating it."
The man took the pancake, broke off a small corner with great effort and put it in his mouth to eat.
But he put the rest into his arms and said, "Thank you, I'll take this pancake back to my mother."
As he spoke, he stood up and bowed to the grandfather and grandson. Qin Xiaomi handed him his basket and crutches, and then he slowly walked away.
The old man's eyes were red as he said, "Winter will pass quickly. In spring, wild vegetables and leaves will grow, and we won't starve to death anymore."
After locking the gate, the old man solemnly called Qin Huai and his sister over.
"Don't give alms to others carelessly in the future. You don't know whether the person you save is a good person or a bad person. I know a family that was kind-hearted and felt sorry for the beggar, so they gave him more alms. That same night, the whole family was murdered. The perpetrators were those two beggars and their men."
"When the authorities interrogated them, the beggars said: 'They gave so much to strangers, they must have more food at home...'"
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