kvmb Chapter 90 Two Children
Chapter 90 Two Children
Seeing that she really wanted him dead, the sleazy man backed away, pleading, "No, no, no, I don't want the money, I don't want the money anymore!"
Lin Lanshan stopped stepping down, and he scrambled to his feet, not daring to say a word, and slipped away from the crowd.
After the play ended, the audience dispersed with laughter.
Lin Lanshan snorted, turned around, and grabbed the reins. She looked towards the corner of the alley and then waved for them to come over.
Ah Shu happily grabbed his sister's hand and quickly ran over, "Girl."
"Follow me, I'll go buy you some steamed buns." Then he led Taozi into the crowd.
A-Shu and A-Hua followed closely behind Lin Lanshan, keeping a distance of about half a meter.
As they walked, Lin Lanshan casually asked them a few questions, "How old are you this year?"
"To answer your question, young lady, I am eleven years old, and my younger sister is nine."
Lin Lanshan paused, turned around, and glanced at them.
Ashu was only two years younger than her, but he looked much thinner and was only half her height.
Needless to say, Ahua was completely unrecognizable as a girl unless she spoke. The skin on her arms and face looked as if it were attached to her bones.
A-Shu felt uneasy under their gaze. "Girl, what's wrong?" Did they think they were too dirty and didn't want to give them food?
He was panicking, holding his sister tightly, not knowing what to say or what to do.
"It's alright, let's go. Where do you live? Is it just the two of you, brother and sister?"
"At the western end of the city, there was an abandoned temple where my sister and I lived."
There are many others inside, just like us, who escaped here.” As he spoke, Ashu lowered his head.
Lin Lanshan was somewhat surprised, "You're not from around here? Where did you come from? Did the two of you walk all the way here?"
“We are from Qingjiang County, Zezhou. A few months ago, a ground fissure destroyed our homes and fields.”
My parents took us and said they were going to stay with my uncle's family in Yuanfeng County.
But they were killed on the way while protecting my sister and me, when they were crushed by rocks rolling down the mountain.
We begged our way here, only to find that my uncle had already moved away. Not knowing where to go, we had no choice but to stay at the temple.
As Lin Lanshan walked, she pondered: It seems that the situation in Zezhou is really serious.
I wonder how many more people, like these two children, have scattered to different states and counties...
However, the fact that these people were able to enter the city and beg on the streets suggests that Magistrate Zhao was aware of and permitted it.
In this way, we can at least be certain that these outsiders are not much of a danger.
As she was thinking, she smelled the aroma of wheat; it was time to go to the noodle stall.
Then she took out three copper coins and opened her mouth to buy three steamed buns, "Boss..."
Then he suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Boss, give me three coins' worth of dark-colored steamed buns."
Lin Lanshan felt that when it came to filling one's stomach, the quality of the food was completely unimportant.
With three coins, you could only buy three white flour buns for the two children. But if you bought black flour buns, they could eat several more.
"Here you are, young lady, six dark-colored steamed buns."
She didn't take it, but asked, "Aren't seven black steamed buns three coins each?"
The shop owner said apologetically, "Young lady, grain prices have risen sharply recently. We're just a small business owner, there's nothing we can do about it..."
Forgetting about that, he took the large leaf that was wrapped around the steamed bun.
Lin Lanshan was holding steamed buns in her hands, about to give them to them, when she noticed that at the entrance of the alley, outside the shop, there were several beggars staring at the steamed buns in her hands, eager to take them.
If I give it to them directly, they definitely won't be able to protect it after I leave, then it would be a waste.
She frowned, then took out two steamed buns and handed them to them, saying:
“There are a lot of people watching you nearby. If I give you all the steamed buns, they’ll be all gone in less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea…”
Ah Shu clutched the steamed bun in his hand, glaring fiercely at those who tried to snatch it from him. "No way, girls! Anyone who tries to steal our steamed buns, I'll fight them to the death!"
Lin Lanshan was helpless. If she gave it to them now... the two of them might be beaten to death by the people who came to steal the steamed buns.
"Ah Shu, you and your sister aren't capable enough to hide so many steamed buns right now."
If you trust me, then stay by my side and eat the steamed bun.
Walk a little further, and no one will follow you anymore. Take the rest of the steamed buns and leave.
The most important thing is to be alive.
Once you survive and become even stronger, you won't have to worry about anyone stealing you.
A-Shu's face was full of shock.
He couldn't believe that anyone would think so much about two beggars and do so much for them!
Just because they helped watch the mule cart for a while?
How could he not know that he and his sister were no match for so much food? But he had no choice but to fight desperately…
His eyes were moist as he pulled his sister along and bowed deeply to Lin Lanshan, his head almost touching the ground.
"Alright, eat up, you must be starving."
"Thank you, young lady! You are such a kind person!"
He shook Ah Hua's hand. Ah Hua was a little slow to react and whispered, "Thank you, young lady..."
Then I hesitated, unsure how to express it.
"That bad person is wrong. You're not ugly at all. You're very beautiful. You're a good person!"
"..." Lin Lanshan almost laughed. This little girl was trying hard to praise her.
"Let's go."
Lin Lanshan led the mule cart, with Ashu and Ahua following behind, eating their steamed buns bite by bite.
The dark, coarse steamed buns were difficult for the children, whose throats were narrow and who had no water to drink. They struggled to swallow, again and again, until they finally finished the buns in their hands.
They had been walking for the time it takes to burn half an incense stick, and the beggars nearby were still following them.
The sun was blazing, and her sister was waiting for her, so Lin Lanshan quickly became impatient.
She stopped. "You two, go upstairs and sit down. I'm driving away."
Ashu quickly pulled his sister back.
"No, no, no, young lady, you've already helped us all the way, we can't trouble you any further."
We're not very clean...we don't want to dirty your car, so we'll leave now.
Ugh, it's so hot!
"Hurry up, sit on the board outside the carriage, what's dirty about it!"
After being glared at, Ashu and Ahua quickly climbed onto the carriage.
Lin Lanshan watched them hopping on tiptoe and stretching their legs as they struggled to climb. She simply grabbed one in each hand and lifted them up.
It was lighter than I expected; the two of them together weighed less than 80 pounds.
Lin Lanshan sighed, then got onto the mule cart and gave them the four steamed buns she had left.
She thought for a moment, then went back into the carriage and took out a thermos and two small bamboo cups from her storage space, and poured two cups of warm water.
It's definitely not possible to give them plum juice.
However, the water sources in the mountains have not been affected, and the drought will not last long.
She could still give him two cups of warm water.