inspire-indiana Chapter 572: A Pair of Beggars
Chapter 572: A Pair of Beggars
On second thought, we can have mutton hotpot even if we don't have yellow sheep meat. Several shopkeepers have given us so much mutton and beef. Wouldn't it be great to use them for hotpot?
It just so happened that there was one last market in the town, and she had to go buy a copper pot. However, there didn’t seem to be any in the town. Did she have to go to the county town?
She also has to prepare the ingredients for hot pot.
The most important thing is sesame paste.
Of course, she could make it herself, but it seemed that some oil shops had it, so she'd better go and have a look. It would be too time-consuming to make it herself, and she would have to buy sesame seeds.
The beef, mutton and even the venison that was not eaten last time had frozen hard on the porch and had to be cut and thawed.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, she put on her cloak, mounted her horse, loaded her bag and rode away. She went alone, and the Lord said, "She will go quickly and come back quickly."
No one in the family knew what she was going to do.
Li's brows were knotted with worry, and she couldn't help but complain to Zhou Dacang, "Look at her, she's so young, but I can't control her. She doesn't even tell me what she does. The world is so turbulent, if something happens to her, what should I do?"
Zhou Dacang comforted her, "Second sister-in-law, don't worry. Guoguo is very steady. Didn't she say that she still has some things to buy? Moreover, she went there on horseback, without even driving a carriage or bringing anyone with her. I guess she didn't buy much, and she will be back in two or three hours at most. Don't worry."
How can I not worry? Li sighed.
Zhou Guo was fully armed and rode his horse very fast, reaching the county town in an hour.
As expected, there was sesame paste in the oil shop. She asked for a large jar that weighed probably ten pounds, and five pounds of sesame oil, and ran to the blacksmith shop to get a copper pot for hot pot.
You know what, it really exists.
Zhou Guo took it out and looked at it. It looked similar to the one he had seen in his previous life, so he paid for it readily.
I just came to the stall to eat some wonton noodles, bought a roast chicken and a few pounds of braised beef, and ate them slowly.
As I was eating, I felt a darkness in front of my eyes. I looked up and saw two beggars standing in front of me.
There are two of them, one big and one small. The big one looks about the same size as her, and the small one looks about the same size as Zhou Su.
The little one was wearing old clothes that no one knew where he came from, which were tattered and wrapped in layer upon layer. On his feet were adult shoes that no one knew where he came from, one straw sandal and the other a cloth shoe with the toes leaking.
Even though her clothes were tattered, at least her body was not exposed and she was wrapped up tightly.
The older one was not so lucky. Although he wore two wraps, they were torn and could not cover his flesh, and he didn't even have a pair of rotten straw sandals on his feet.
The two were shivering with cold, their bodies were covered in purple and red, their hands were swollen like steamed buns, their noses were running, their eyes were tearing, and their hair was tangled.
Zhou Guo gave them the roast chicken on the table.
The two were stunned, looking at Zhou Guo with their black eyes, unable to believe that this was for them.
Zhou Guo said: "Take it."
The smaller one quickly reached out and took it, looked around, and hid it in his arms.
The older one glanced at Zhou Guo, then ran away holding the younger one’s hand.
Zhou Guo sighed and continued to eat noodles and meat.
I ate three bowls of wontons and three bowls of mutton noodles in total, and bought two pancakes to soak in the soup. I finished it all without leaving a drop.
The stall owner was no longer surprised, as Zhou Guo had eaten at their home several times.
After she finished eating, she picked up the food and put it on her back, led her horse out of the city, and prepared to go back.
As soon as I reached the city gate, I saw people fighting.
When I looked closely, it was coincidence that they were the two little beggars from before.
The older beggar held the younger one tightly under him.
The younger one protected the roast chicken in his arms tightly, but when he saw that he could not protect it anymore, he simply lowered his head, took a big bite, chewed it a few times and swallowed it.
From time to time, she would struggle to feed her brother above her.
Zhou Guo originally thought about the old man's teachings and didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but when she looked at the two little beggars, she somehow thought of her and Zhou Su, as well as her brothers and sisters at home. If one day they were to end up in such a situation, how much they would hope that someone would lend a hand and rescue them!
So she took action, stepped forward and pulled away those who were beating her and threw them out one by one.
Seeing someone taking action in public, the group of beggars immediately dispersed. The monk could run away, but the seedlings could not. They had to go back and wait for them to recover.
Zhou Guo stepped forward and helped the two of them up.
The older one on top was beaten half to death, and the one at the bottom turned over and cried uncontrollably, hugging the older one and calling him brother non-stop, with tears and snot all over his face, and stuffing the chicken into the older one's mouth while crying.
Zhou Guo pulled him away, slapped and pinched him, and after a while, he heard a cough and the man slowly woke up.
The younger one immediately burst into laughter and rushed over and started crying loudly.
The two brothers hugged each other and cried loudly.
The crowd of onlookers soon dispersed as they were busy preparing for the New Year.
The two brothers hugged each other and cried for a while. When they saw that it was Zhou Guo again, they knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you so much, benefactor!"
Zhou Guo shook his head, moved by the friendship between the two men. Thinking that the manor was short of manpower, he asked, "Are you willing to come with me?"
The two were overjoyed and kowtowed again. The older one said, "We are willing. Please accept us as your slaves. We will do anything as long as you give us something to eat!"
The younger one also nodded with determination.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Okay, get up."
Looking at the two of them, he said, "Let's go eat something first, and then buy some clothes for both of you."
A few people went to the roadside stall again. Zhou Guo ordered two bowls of noodles and deliberately chose the farthest seat to sit down.
When the stall owner saw him bringing two little beggars, he didn't say anything and quickly made two bowls of hot noodle soup and brought them over.
The two of them grabbed the chopsticks and started to eat voraciously, not caring about the heat. Before long, the whole bowl of noodles was finished, and even the soup was drunk up.
Seeing this, Zhou Guo waved his hand and said, "Two more bowls!"
After a while, "Come again!"
I ate three bowls in a row.
The two men burped and looked at Zhou Guo eagerly, obviously wanting to eat more.
Zhou Guo didn't dare to give them the food. She knew that people who have been hungry for a long time can't stop eating. Even if they are full, they still want to eat. She said, "Okay, you can't eat too much at one time after being hungry for too long. Your stomach won't be able to hold it. Let's go buy some clothes."
After paying the money, he took the two of them to the cloth shop to pick out two cotton jackets.
There was business to be done, so even if the shopkeeper was a little disdainful he would still greet them with a smile. What's more, there was Zhou Guo, a rich young man, so even if he was disdainful he wouldn't dare show it on his face.
Zhou Guo said to the shopkeeper, "Pick out two cotton-padded jackets for them according to their size."
The older one quickly asked, "Can...can I have two longer ones?"
You can still wear it when you grow taller.
Zhou Guo was startled, then nodded, "Okay, you can choose for yourselves."
The two were so happy that they didn't dare to look at the gorgeous and beautiful silks. They only dared to look at the coarse cotton cloth. Everyone likes cloth with beautiful colors.
But in the end, the two brothers only picked out two jackets made of blue coarse cloth each.
Zhou Guo took a look and twitched his lips. Zhou Dacang could wear it, so he wanted to wear it all his life?