In a hurry, the beggar quickly persuaded the crowd to disperse and solemnly bowed to Lin Sheng to apologize.
He folded his hands to shoulder level, his upper body slightly bent, lowered his head, and said seriously, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were my brother. I won't do it again next time. Please forgive my rudeness."
These words were said with great seriousness, and after hearing them, Lin Sheng couldn't help but shudder all over.
He had never seen such a scene since he was a child in the village. He was frightened and embarrassed. He waved his hands and said, "No need to apologize, no need to apologize."
When the beggar stood up straight, his posture was straight and his muscles looked strong, which were faintly visible under his tattered shirt.
Lin Sheng had been so anxious to help him find a bowl that he hadn't looked closely. It turned out he was a full head taller than him, even taller than Lin Mo, and looked even stronger. Are beggars' meals so good these days?
Looking at the beggar's behavior, he really doesn't look like the beggars we usually see.
Lin Sheng couldn't tell what was wrong, but he felt that this man had hands and feet, and was so strong, so why didn't he go to the dock to find a job instead of begging.
Seeing the beggar still looking at him with a guilty look on his face, Lin Sheng hurriedly comforted him, "It's okay, there's really no need to apologize to me. Just keep this bowl. If nothing else, I... have something else to do."
The beggar still looked guilty. After hesitating for a long time, he asked with a slightly embarrassed tone, "Excuse me, are you married?"
Lin Sheng was stunned upon hearing this. Having never seen much of the world to begin with, he was completely stunned. His ears and face started to turn red, and so did his face.
Lin Sheng had never been asked this question in her life, and the guy she just met was a grown man. Anyone would be nervous.
Just when Lin Sheng was feeling extremely conflicted, a horse neighing sounded from the street, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer.
In the middle of the street, a young man, riding a black horse, was galloping through the crowd. He was shouting anxiously, "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
For a moment, people on the street were like ants in a panic, fleeing in all directions.
A fat lady was pushed to the edge of the crowd and tried to squeeze to the back in a panic. She waved her arms desperately, trying to find a better position in the crowd. Unexpectedly, she was not paying attention and knocked Lin Sheng and the beggar into the river.
Neither of them reacted in time, and they fell into the water with a thud. The fat woman fell flat on her butt, her shoes flying off with her, and she collapsed to the ground, screaming in pain.
The beggar in the river was agile and good at swimming, and he quickly poked his entire head out of the water.
The clatter of horse hooves faded away. He looked at the figure galloping by the bridge and cursed in his heart. "Ming Fan, you bastard! I'll punish you when I get back. You're running around with your horse!"
The water in the river was calm, and the beggar realized that there was still someone who had not come up. He quickly dived into the water to fish him out.
Fortunately, he was rescued in time. Lin Sheng only choked on a few mouthfuls of river water and seemed to be fine.
After a few dry coughs, Lin Sheng was finally pulled to the shore. The beggar patted Lin Sheng on the back and said anxiously, "You can't swim, how dare you go down to the river to fish out the bowl for me? What if you drowned? How am I going to explain to your parents and family?"
Lin Sheng spat out a few mouthfuls of river water, recovered, and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "It's okay, it's okay. The water isn't very deep, and you wouldn't drown normally. This is just an accident."
The beggar was very worried about him and muttered kindly, "Don't be so stupid next time. Just do what someone asks you to do. Can't you just refuse? What if something really goes wrong..."
The beggar stopped talking, thinking that the most urgent thing now was not to apologize blindly, but to leave this place first and find dry clothes for him to change into.
It would be better to find a doctor to see him. I’m afraid he will just go back and not take it seriously. At the very least, he will have a cold and fever for a day or two, and at the worst, it may be life-threatening.
But when I thought about it, I realized that I was penniless now, so how could I take him to see a doctor?
The beggar suddenly had an idea and asked, "Do you have any money on you?"
Lin Sheng coughed a few more times, felt in his pocket, and found that the purse was still there. He replied, "Yes, what do you want to do?"
The beggar helped Lin Sheng up and said cheerfully, "Let me take you to the clinic and let the doctor see you."
Lin Sheng turned around in surprise, but when he saw the beggar's face, he couldn't help but look at him for a while longer and forgot what he wanted to say.
After being soaked in the river water, and while trying to save Lin Sheng, Lin Sheng's struggling arms had touched his face several times. Previously, it was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the entire face was so dark that no outline could be seen.
The beggar now looks like this, with a clean and white face, and a hint of handsomeness in his pretty features. If you look closely at his eyes, they are like shining stars, giving people a very sunny and warm feeling.
He looks very different from the farmers working in the fields, as if he has never done any work.
The beggar waved his hand in front of Lin Sheng's eyes and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Lin Sheng came back to his senses, covered his mouth with his hands and laughed shyly: "You've faded."
The beggar's eyes widened in disbelief, and he began to look around, as if he was looking for something. Finally, he saw a tinker across the street and quickly ran over to pick up some pot ash.
When he returned to Lin Sheng, his face had almost returned to its original dark color.
He pulled Lin Sheng's sleeve and said hurriedly and worriedly, "Let's go to the clinic."
Lin Sheng looked at him intently, finding his funny behavior very cute. He couldn't help laughing for a long time before he stopped and asked with a smile, "My name is Lin Sheng. What's your name?"
"Han, my given name is Zhi, and my courtesy name is Zhongjun." The beggar answered readily.
Lin Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly and said slowly, "In our village, it seems that no one has ever given themselves a name..."
Han Zhongjun grinned and said, "I gave myself the name Zhongjun. You can call me Han Zhi or Han Zhongjun. It doesn't matter."
After saying that, Han Zhongjun pulled Lin Sheng to the clinic quickly. Along the way, Lin Sheng was not shy at all and asked a lot of questions.
"How do you write the 'zhi' in your name? I haven't read much, so I don't quite understand it."
Lin Sheng felt that since he had saved him just now, he could be considered a lifesaver. He thought of writing down his name and bringing some gifts to thank him the next time he and Lin Mo and the others came to the town.
Han Zhongjun spread out his palm and wrote the word on it. He smiled and said, "Remember it? Zhi means blessing. It means good fortune."
Lin Sheng nodded obediently, feeling happy that he had learned something new.
He said to him with a smile on his face: "Then I will call you Han Zhi from now on."
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