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She was really happy for Zhong Li, and she smiled like a flower on her face.
Zhong Li couldn't help shaking his head with a smile.
They got into the carriage, and when they went back, the carriage suddenly stopped. An adult in front was beating a child. When the child was running here, the driver suddenly pulled the reins for fear of hitting him.
Zhong Li vaguely heard a scolding voice, "Little devil, steal something again, and see if I don't kill you!"
The man scolded, kicked the child again, and reached out to grab the bun from the child's arms. He is the owner of the steamed bun shop on the side, and he has a violent temper. Seeing this little beggar and stealing his steamed buns, he naturally doesn't want to let it go.
The man was so powerful that he kicked the boy to the ground as soon as he stepped down. The child almost rolled under the carriage, and he tightly guarded the bun in his arms and refused to let go.
The man slapped him again, and when he slapped it down, the child's face turned red, and the five slap prints were unusually conspicuous.
Zhong Li opened the curtain and saw the little boy on the ground at a glance. He was only five or six years old. He was barely clothed, and he didn't even have shoes on his feet. His little feet were full of scars, and there were wounds on his face. Looking pathetic.
The man's kick just now kicked the child's stomach. The child's face turned pale in pain. He lay on the ground and couldn't get up.
Because of Cheng'er's sake, Zhong Li was extremely soft-hearted when facing the child. She frowned. Seeing that the man wanted to kick him, she stopped him aloud, "Stop hitting, Qiuyue, you will pay him money."
As soon as the man raised his head, he saw Zhong Li's alluring face, and he was stunned. After reacting, he quickly declined, "No, no, it's just a bun, the girl doesn't need to give money."
Qiuyue rolled her eyes, put the silver in him, and couldn't help sneering: "You know it's a bun, it's not right for him to steal, you can't beat people to death, right?"
The man was so embarrassed that his face turned even redder, and he said slowly, "He, he is a habitual thief. He often steals things in this area. It's very bad luck.
The child, still clutching his stomach, fell to the ground, sweating on his forehead from the pain.
He is really too young, and now he has become a beggar again. Zhong Li couldn't bear it, and said to the driver, "You pick him up and take him to the hospital."
The driver responded and picked up the child. He closed his eyes tightly in pain, and held the little bun tightly with his small hands.
Zhong Li glanced around, and saw other little beggars on the street, seven or eight children in total, they looked at this side timidly, some coveted at the bun in the little boy's hand, and some looked at him worriedly .
Afraid that the child would be kicked out, Zhong Li asked the coachman to park the carriage near the nearest hospital. She did not get off the carriage, and asked Qiuyue to take the money and accompany the coachman to the hospital.
Qiuyue didn't stay long, and after paying the money, she got into the carriage and said to Zhong Li, "The doctor is already treating him, sorry to see, you didn't see it, he is full of wounds, skinny, even if he doesn't get enough to eat. Now, at a glance, there are no less beatings, and the doctor also said that it is fortunate that they were sent there, otherwise the root cause of the disease will be found."
Zhong Li sighed and felt a little heavy. The breeze lifted the curtain of the car, and Zhong Li saw the scenery outside the window. Three of the children he saw on the street before came to the hospital.
They didn't dare to go in either, so they just hid outside, tiptoeing to look inside. The three children are not very old. They look like they are only six or seven years old. Their lips are chapped, and their clothes are tattered. They don't know how long they have been wearing them. Their hair is messy. Two of them are even male and female. Can't see it.
Zhong Li couldn't tell what she felt in her heart. She gave Qiuyue fifty taels of silver, "Go buy some buns and send them to them."
Qiuyue lifted the curtains and glanced out, but she didn't feel good in her heart. Hearing the words, she quickly said, "Yes, this servant will go."
Five taels of silver can buy a lot of steamed buns. When Qiuyue put the three big pockets of steamed buns on the children, the three children were all stunned and didn't react. It was not until Qiuyue turned to leave that they knelt down and kowtowed desperately.
One of them had a sweet mouth, and quickly said gratefully: "Thank you benefactor, you are really a bodhisattva, and God will surely bless you."
Qiuyue did not expect that they were still grateful, and said with a smile: "Get up, this is what our master ordered, thank her if you want to."
The child hurriedly kowtowed in the direction of the carriage again.
Zhong Li also saw this scene, and felt somewhat uncomfortable.
That night, Zhong Li didn't rest well, and the chapped lips and timid looks of the children kept flashing in his mind.
With a lot of money in her hand, she wanted to do something practical. After thinking about it, she planned to buy two houses on another street, help them as much as she could, and be an investment. When these little beggars grow up, they can still Protect Cheng'er.
In fact, most of the little beggars in the capital are attached to adult beggars. Those who are attached to adult beggars need to pay protection fees, and they will suffer less bullying accordingly.
In addition, there are many little beggars with physical problems. They are either congenitally deaf, blind, deformed, or have brain problems. These problems are even bullied by beggars and have the most difficult life. .
Zhong Li handed over the purchase of the house to Qingsong, and the search for the little beggar to Qingye. Qingsong went very smoothly. After running for an afternoon, bought two houses with two entrances at a relatively cost-effective price.
Qing Ye actually encountered a setback. The last time he saw Zhong Xiaoxiang and Koizumi, he said that he wanted them to play with the young master. When he went, he said that the master took pity on them and wanted to adopt them.
These little beggars didn't believe that there was such a good thing in the world at all, they only regarded him as a kidnapper, ran away in a swarm, and then spread the word about him, spreading his bad reputation. Run, after a day, Aoba didn't "deceive" a single child.
After hearing this, Zhong Li felt inexplicably sad. She thought for a while, then called Xiaoxiang and Xiaoquan to her, and asked, "Did you two know many friends when you were on the street?"