Chapter 80 The little beggar is a naughty man
Alas, who let himself be unlucky enough to be targeted by a little beggar?
If she refuses to go with him, or says that she has a mountain, then she will definitely be beaten up by this young beggar, and then captured and sold.
In my previous life, I had played the role of a beggar and lived a life as a beggar, so I knew a little about the rules of the beggar gang.
They also divide their territories when begging. If other beggars come over, they will either fight with each other and whoever wins stays, or they will join the other party.
He clearly couldn't defeat this teenage beggar, and he couldn't escape immediately, so he had no choice but to join them first.
And joining them also depends on ability. If the business ability is not good, she may still be taken away and sold by this beggar.
Until then, I will make the sky and the earth unresponsive and the earth and the earth will not work.
The middle-aged woman looked at Ying Bao with a look of pity. She took out a white steamed bun from the tribute basket and handed it to her, "Take it and eat it. It's so pitiful that someone so young comes out to beg for food."
Ying Bao took it and thanked him, then ran back with the steamed bun and handed it to the boy.
The young beggar was very satisfied, took the steamed bun, broke half of it to her, and ate the other half himself.
Yingbao was also hungry, squatting on the ground and eating steamed buns.
At this time, another mother and daughter came over from the temple fair. Ying Bao didn't wait for the boy's instructions, but ran over and stretched out a pair of dirty hands.
In this way, in less than half an hour, Yingbao got back several steamed buns and pastries, as well as three pennies.
The boy then let Ying Bao rest and replaced him.
But it is obvious that this boy is not as lovable as a three or four-year-old child. He may be a familiar face. People don't buy his fault, so they are unwilling to give him alms.
The young man was a little unhappy, with a ruffian look on his face, and would sometimes spit harshly at the back of those who rejected him.
So, Ying Bao had no choice but to take action again.
Maybe the child is too lovable. Even if the child is covered with dirt and cannot be seen as it is, there are still women willing to give alms to her.
When Ying Bao came back with another bagful of food, the young beggar's eyes sparkled, and the way he looked at her was like seeing a piece of golden nugget.
"What's your name?" The young man sat down on the roadside and asked.
Ying Bao: "My name is Bao Ying. What's your name?"
The young man did not answer directly and said, "You can call me Brother Kui from now on."
Ying Bao obediently shouted: "Brother Kui."
By exchanging names, it means recognizing each other and worshiping the mountaintop.
Brother Kui obviously relaxed and was no longer as vigilant towards Ying Bao as before.
After the temple fair, Brother Kui led Ying Bao to an abandoned temple.
This is a half-collapsed earth temple.
Half of one wall collapsed, and the other three sides were barely supporting the broken roof.
There was some withered grass spread in the ruined temple, and four little beggars were sitting on the withered grass, laughing.
They are not very old, no more than twelve or thirteen years old.
There were three boys and one girl. The girl was only about eight or nine years old.
"Brother Kui, you're back." The girl greeted the beggar boy.
Seeing him holding a little beggar of three or four years old, I couldn't help but curiously asked: "Where did you pick it up?"
"Temple festival." Brother Kui walked into the ruined temple and pointed to a corner: "Bao Ying, you will sleep there from now on."
Ying Bao looked over and nodded.
Brother Kui took out the steamed buns and pastries from his pocket, but he didn't take out the three pennies. "Bao Ying asked for this. She will be your junior sister from now on."
Several little beggars smiled at Ying Bao and handed over the dark food in their hands.
Ying Bao didn't mind it either, so she took it and put it in her pocket.
The female beggar came over and asked with a smile: "Why are you alone at the temple fair?"
Yingbao: "I'm separated from my parents."
The girl looked at her with some sympathy, touched her muddy head, and said, "Let me comb your hair."
Ying Bao shook her head quickly. "don't want."
She finally got the chicken coop hair, so she didn't want to comb it. When she got the chance, she would have to rush home with the chicken coop hair on her head.
Zhouhe County is about a hundred miles away from Qinchuan County, and about a hundred miles away from Chuanhe Town.
As long as she follows the official road, she should be able to return home within ten days.
Seeing Ying Bao's stubbornness, the girl didn't insist and turned around to light a fire with flint and steel to cook the food.
The beggars had a great harvest today. Not only did they cook a large jar of miscellaneous food, they also each received a steamed bun and a piece of pastry.
Ying Bao also ate a bowl of stew and then lay down in the corner.
Brother Kui brought a tattered mattress to keep her warm at night, and then lay down next to her.
Several little beggars huddled together and fell asleep quickly.
Seeing that Brother Kui was still asleep, Yingbao asked tentatively: "Brother Kui, my parents and I are separated. Can you send me back? My parents will definitely pay you a sum of money."
Brother Kui obviously didn't believe it and said with a smile: "Are you sure your parents will pay me?"
Yingbao nodded: "OK."
Brother Kui sneered, "But I'm not sure. Instead of having a thankless job, it would be better to sell you to a flower boat. Then you won't be able to get away with ten taels of silver."
Ying Bao's face darkened.
She knew that this beggar couldn't be trusted at all.
Not only the beggars, but also the entire county could not find anyone willing to go all the way to send a strange child home.
It's understandable that they don't believe in themselves. After all, no one can be sure whether a child's words can be fulfilled.
In the eyes of most people, she was a female doll, perhaps intentionally abandoned by her family, so why were they willing to travel more than a hundred miles to send her home.
Therefore, Yingbao can only think of his own ideas.
It is better to ask for help than to ask for help from others, so she will go back by herself.
Alas, I suddenly disappeared, and I don’t know how my grandma is doing. My father and uncle went to work on the river. I only have grandma and grandma at home. I guess they are all very anxious.
The next day, snow particles fell from the sky.
The beggars in the Tutu Temple were shivering from the cold, huddled under the grass nests and refused to move.
Although Yingbao also felt cold, she could still bear it. She got up and went outside to solve major life problems before returning.
When she looked up, she saw Brother Kui leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, seemingly staring at her.
Yingbao's face darkened and he asked angrily: "Are you peeking at me?"
Brother Kui chuckled, "Little brat, it doesn't matter what you do."
Ying Bao was really angry. She rushed over and kicked him hard, cursing: "Shameless!"
Brother Kui was not annoyed at all. He picked up Ying Bao's collar and returned to the Tutu Temple. He threw her in the grass nest and said, "I'll take you out to eat delicious food later."
Yingbao rolled into the grass nest and ignored him. He was confused for another hour, and several little beggars got up one after another.
There wasn't much food left from last night, so a few people shared it and then went out.
Brother Kui picked up Yingbao again and said, "Let's go have a big dinner."
"Don't carry me! I'll leave." Ying Bao pushed his hand away dissatisfied and ran forward angrily.
The snow particles hit her face a little painful, but Yingbao didn't care about it and ran quickly.
"You're going the wrong way, this way!" Brother Kui caught up with her in a few steps and grabbed her arm, "This way."
He pointed in a direction, "Let's go to Sanqing Temple."
"It's the Xiayuan Festival soon, and there's a Zhai Festival over at Sanqing Temple. If we time it just right, we can eat glutinous rice dumplings."