Chapter 661 Roaring and Wailing
Song Wu Shao looked at Xu Miaomiao and immediately spoke. Hearing what Song Wu Shao said, Xu Miaomiao looked at him curiously for a long time, and still couldn't react.
"Given your personality, if you see them, you may not endanger them. It is better for you to find out for yourself. He is behind the alley in the corridor of West Street. You will know when you see him."
"good."
Although she didn't understand it yet, she thought that Song Wushao must have his own reasons, so Xu Miaomiao didn't ask any more questions and just nodded.
Although she had spent quite a long time in Bai County, she had not been to many places and was very curious about some things. When she heard Song Wushao say there was such a place, she got ready.
Dabao and Li Yi followed her. Originally, she wanted to come alone, but Li Yi couldn't sit still, so he dragged Dabao along. Xu Miaomiao just smiled and put the masks on for both of them.
I came here previously to investigate the affairs of the restaurant owner, so I have only seen these old ladies buying vegetables from the outside, and have not gone deep into the box.
Although she was wearing a bamboo hat, the moment she saw Xu Miaomiao, the old woman immediately walked over and said, "Isn't this the lady who came to buy vegetables a few days ago? Thank you so much, lady. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to sell these vegetables."
"That's right. There are always some people who are looking for bargains and push the price of our vegetables down to the lowest possible level. But we have no choice but to listen to them. If it weren't for this, our vegetables would not be sold and would all rot here."
"This lady is really kind-hearted."
Everyone was arguing with each other.
Xu Miaomiao smiled awkwardly and saluted to the women: "You are too polite for my lady. I just did my little bit. I just wanted to ask if there is any place nearby where people can live."
"Yes, yes, but it's okay for us to live here, but it's not okay for a lady like you to live here. We all live in the street behind this alley."
When Xu Miaomiao heard this, she didn't know what to say. She just felt that the way she asked the question just now seemed a little wrong.
Dabao on the side bowed and said, "Thank you."
Only then did Xu Miaomiao come out of the strange feeling and followed the crowd.
Walking through the alley, Xu Miaomiao was shocked again.
I thought there would not be such a place in the county town of Bai County, but there is a village in the city. The poverty of this village is not less than that of Mi Village. Xu Miaomiao even found it hard to believe that such a place actually existed.
Although they were not wearing fancy clothes, Xu Miaomiao and her group were dressed neatly. Their clothes were not luxurious but neat and tidy. Compared with the people here, they seemed out of place.
It was already winter, but there were still quite a few people sitting at the door, fiddling with the baskets in their hands, as if they were weaving something.
When they saw Xu Miaomiao and her group coming in, they all looked over curiously and sized them up.
Li Yi was also somewhat shocked: "I didn't expect that there is such a place in Bai County. I have heard that this place is poor, but I didn't expect it to be this poor."
Compared to Li Yi's shock, Dabao next to him remained calm.
A man not far away saw Xu Miaomiao and his group from a distance, wiped his hands with his clothes, then walked towards Xu Miaomiao and saluted.
Dabao took a step forward and raised his sword to block in front of him, which scared the man. The woman next to him also said jokingly: "You rude third brother, this lady looks like someone you can't afford to offend."
The man called Lao San did not answer her, but just smiled at Xu Miaomiao: "Madam, what are you doing here?"
The man touched his head awkwardly, but Dabao in front of him was still pointing the sword at him.
Xu Miaomiao immediately tugged at Dabao's sleeve and nodded at him. Dabao then took back the sword in his hand and pushed it behind Xu Miaomiao.
Even so, he still maintained a defensive posture.
Seeing that the two young men beside the lady were carrying swords, the man naturally did not dare to act rashly.
Xu Miaomiao bowed and asked him, "Has there ever been a Zhou Fu living here?"
What Xu Miaomiao was talking about was the shopkeeper’s real life.
Hearing Xu Miaomiao's words, the man opposite nodded immediately: "Yes, yes, of course there is, it's right next to our house, lady, let me lead the way for you."
"Thank you very much."
Xu Miaomiao bowed in thanks and followed the man to look for the place. There were not many people here, but the situation of every household was similar. Most of them didn't have much money and relied on their women and children to buy vegetables and weave baskets.
"My lady, the Zhou Fu you mentioned lives over there. He is a very pitiful man. His mother is ill and has been bedridden. The medical expenses alone cost a lot of money. But who knows where he suddenly got the money from a few days ago and even bought cakes for his mother. Of course, I was lucky enough to get a piece of it."
Listening to the chattering of the man in front of her, Xu Miaomiao and Dabao next to her looked at each other and said nothing.
Thinking back then, she chose Zhou Fulai to be the shopkeeper. On the one hand, he was the person chosen by Li Yi, and another reason was that this man looked quite honest. She never expected what would happen later.
I followed the person in front of me and finally arrived at a house.
Although the outside of the house was shabby, the inside was clean and tidy, spotless. The facilities in the house were also simple, with only a bed and a few stools lying on the ground next to it. Presumably this was where Zhou Fu slept.
The door was opened and the old man on the bed's eyelashes trembled slightly.
Xu Miaomiao took two steps closer.
The old woman spoke first: "Who are you?"
The old woman had empty eyes and stared straight ahead as she spoke. Xu Miaomiao stretched out her hand and waved it twice in front of her.
"Don't try. I'm blind and can't see."
Hearing this, Xu Miaomiao was startled, but more of a shame in her heart. She bowed to the old woman and then spoke: "Are you Zhou Fu's mother?"
"Yes." The old woman nodded and said to Xu Miaomiao, "A few days ago, Ah Fu suddenly brought back a box of cakes and said that they were sent by his friend outside. I guess you are that friend of his."
Xu Miaomiao was stunned, looked at Li Yi and Dabao behind him, nodded, and responded to the woman in front of him: "Yes, I am Zhou Fu's friend."
The old woman on the bed smiled and continued to talk to Xu Miaomiao: "I feel relieved to have friends."
(End of this chapter)
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