Chapter 44: The Little Beggar
Guangzhou City.
"Grandparents, uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, okay." On the green street of Beicheng, a little beggar of about thirteen or fourteen years old was exposed to the scorching sun, crawling on the hot bluestone strips, the clothes on the little beggar's body had all turned into strips of rags, his back was dried by the sun, his body exuded a foul smell, his skinny arms were stretched out, he held a broken bowl in his hand, and begged from passers-by with a crying voice.
But the people living in Beicheng can't eat enough for themselves, and who can sympathize with this poor little beggar.
A good Samaritan came out of the house and threw a small piece of rancid rice bran cake into the little beggar's bowl.
The little beggar had a gleam in his eyes, raised his head, grabbed the rice bran cake and swallowed it in one gulp. Then he kowtowed to the man's back and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, master!" Thank you, sir, for your great kindness! ”
The man turned his head and sighed, "Son, I'm not a master, I'm also poor!" The real banner man is in Nancheng. ”
Hearing that there are many old men in Nancheng, the little beggar's eyes glow: I want to go to Nancheng, there are many rich old men there, and I will definitely be able to eat enough if I go there.
The little beggar crawled in the direction of the southern city.
From the north to the south, there is also a wall that separates the poor and the rich, and divides them into two completely different worlds. Poverty in the north, and poverty and luxury in the south.
Guangzhou and the capital of the north of the Gui and the south are completely reversed, the north of the capital is inhabited by banner people, and the Han people are driven to the south outside the Zhengyang Gate, and they are not allowed to enter and leave the inner city at will. Guangzhou, however, is expensive in the south and cheap in the north, and the banner people live in luxurious mansions along the river, where the buildings are rich and luxurious, while the north is a low and dilapidated urban area, and ordinary Han people live in the northern city.
The gate of the southern city. A city gate officer stood at the gate with several green battalion soldiers standing proudly.
Guangzhou City is not like Beijing City, where Han people are not allowed to enter and leave the Qiren area at will, and Han people are allowed to enter the Qiren residential area to do business. However, Han Chinese who enter and leave the area where the bannermen live must pay a gate tax. In addition to the city gate tax, the city gate officials and the green camp Qing soldiers would also take the opportunity to collect money and smash the Han merchants who extorted them into the city. Ordinary people will definitely not be able to enter, because they can't afford to pay the city gate tax, and they can't afford the extortion of the green battalion soldiers.
"Dead open! Where did the little name Hanako come from! Suddenly, a Green Battalion soldier yelled.
"This military master. Okay, let the villain in, the villain has been hungry for days. The little beggar lay on the ground and kowtowed to the Green Battalion.
"Get out! This is where the Eight Banners live! Hanako still wants to go in! The Green Battalion Qing soldier covered his nose in disgust.
"Master Jun, you can do it, can you reward the villain with a bite to eat?" The little beggar begged.
The green battalion soldiers kicked the little beggar and rolled it away, and the broken bowl flew out. The Qing soldier pointed at the little beggar and scolded: "Get out! Lao Tzu himself is not enough to eat, and there is still food for you! ”
The little beggar struggled to roll off the ground and sat up, he only felt the pain of being kicked dizzy and dizzy. This broken bowl was the only thing the little beggar had. Kicked out, the little beggar felt distressed, and he crawled to his broken bowl despite the pain on his body.
"Bang Dang" kicked over with one foot, and the broken bowl flew far away, falling on the bluestone slab ground, and shattered.
The little beggar crawled to the broken bowl and picked up the broken pieces of porcelain that had fallen to the ground piece by piece. Shed tears.
"I have something delicious here, do you want to eat it?" The green battalion soldier took out a black-faced bun from his arms and pretended to hand it over.
The little beggar saw the food. His eyes lit up, and his whole body was immediately filled with physical energy, and he jumped up at once, rushing up like a leopard, trying to snatch the black-faced steamed bun.
Unexpectedly, the Green Battalion Qing soldiers suddenly stopped and took two steps back at the same time. The little beggar pounced. The weak body lost its balance and fell to the ground in one fell swoop. The green battalion soldier took the opportunity to step on the little beggar's back and sneered: "Little call Hanako!" Call me grandpa, and I'll give it to you! ”
"Hahaha!" Several Green Battalion soldiers around laughed.
One of the Green Battalion Qing soldiers smiled and said, "Sangou, when did you have such a grandson named Hanako?" ”
"Hahaha!"
Stepping on the little beggar, the green battalion Qing Bing's face was red and white for a while. Suddenly he withdrew his foot and kicked the little beggar in the stomach again. I only heard a scream, and the little beggar bounced up from the ground, and then fell to the ground, covering his kicked stomach, and the whole person bowed like a shrimp.
"Hahaha!" The Green Battalion Soldiers smirked as they watched their companions play with the little beggar like a plaything.
Two Green Battalion soldiers walked up, one of them holding a dustpan that he had found from nowhere, and it contained a large amount of dung. The green battalion soldier stepped forward and stepped on the little beggar's head: "Today your grandfather is gracious!" Reward you with food! Eat! ”
The little beggar struggled desperately, but was stomped on the back of the head, and his whole face hit the dung. He tried to lift his head, but felt the force of his back foot, and his entire face was buried in the dung.
"Hahaha!" The Qing soldiers around him smirked. But these Qing soldiers didn't notice it at all, at this time, there was a trace of murder in the little beggar's eyes, and his two fists were clenched tightly, as if he was about to make a move. But the murderous aura was fleeting, and the fist was released again, and the little beggar immediately returned to his pitiful appearance.
"The Thirteen County Lords have arrived!" There was a long shout from the street to the north.
A long and fierce Qing soldier of the Pingnan Wangfu opened the way in front, and a group of domestic servants carried a sedan chair and walked towards the city gate.
"The thirteen county lords return to the city! Crowd avoidance! ”
Hearing the long shout, the green battalion soldiers at the city gate were worried that the little beggar lying in the middle of the road would block the way of the county lord, so the two soldiers ignored the foul smell of the little beggar's body, and lifted him up and pulled him to the side of the road.
Just when the palanquin of the thirteen county lords passed by the green camp Qing soldiers, a sudden change happened: I saw that the little beggar didn't know where he got so much strength, suddenly broke free of the two Qing soldiers, and threw himself in front of the sedan chair, crying in his mouth: "The thirteen county lords are living bodhisattvas, please be the county lords for the grass people!" ”
When the two green battalion soldiers saw the little beggar alarming the county lord, their faces turned pale with fright, and one of the Qing soldiers pulled out his knife and was about to cut off the little beggar's head.
"When" is the sound of weapons colliding. The knives of the Green Camp Qing soldiers were blocked by the scabbards of the palace guards. I only heard a loud roar: "The thirteen county lords have the heart of the Bodhisattva, you are going to kill people in front of the county lords!" ”
"The villain knows it's wrong!" The Green Battalion soldier put away his knife and knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Pull this little Hanako away!" The palace guard shouted.
"Slow!" But I heard a woman's voice from the sedan chair. Immediately after the side sedan curtain opened, a girl dressed as a Han woman poked her head out of the sedan chair.
Hearing the county lord shouting, the guards shouted loudly: "Slow! After speaking, he walked to the sedan chair and arched his hand to the county lord: "I don't know what the thirteen Gege commands?" ”
The county lord said: "Get off the sedan chair." The county mainly looks at what is going on. ”
"Get off the sedan car!" The chief guard snorted.
The sedan chair fell, and the county lord lifted the curtain in front of him and walked out of the sedan chair. At this moment, the two green battalion soldiers hurriedly walked up with smiling faces and said, "Gege Golden Branches and Jade Leaves, that little beggar is dirty, I'm afraid it ......."
"I'm afraid of what?" The county lord said coldly.
The guard shouted, "You two dogs get out of here!" The thirteen county lords are merciful, what she wants to ask, you two lowly things dare to stop it! ”
"Wow!" The two Qing soldiers knelt on the ground and retreated.
The lord walked up to the little beggar. The little beggar only smelled a faint fragrance. He quietly glanced up, and saw that the county lord was about twelve or thirteen years old, with skin better than snow, big round eyes and very aura, beautiful and lovely, but he frowned, as if he had deep sorrow buried in his heart.
"Little brother, what just happened? Why should you let the lord of the county rule for you? The county lord asked.
The little beggar is like pouring beans into a bamboo tube. Tell me everything that just happened.
The county lord's face changed drastically and he turned his head away. angrily reprimanded the green battalion soldiers: "Why are you bullying a little beggar who has been hungry for days? He is already so pitiful, and he will be beaten and humiliated by you! ”
The guards also shouted: "Say! Why are you bullying a poor man! ”
The city gate officer and the green battalion soldiers knelt on the ground one after another, and one of the soldiers kowtowed and begged for mercy: "County lord mother!" We are also afraid that this little Hanako will enter the southern city and disturb the princes and eight banner lords in the city. ”
"You don't want him to go into the city, just give him a bite to eat. If he has something to eat, he will not go into the city. But why do you reproach him? Do you make fun of it? ”
"Gege spares his life! The villain is also the duty. If all the beggars entered the southern city, wouldn't there be chaos in the city? The villain himself can't get enough to eat. There's not so much for him to eat! The Green Battalion cleared the soldiers and replied.
The county lord ignored the green camp and the soldiers, but turned around and asked the guards: "These unconscionable guys are here to guard the city gate and collect the city gate tax, presumably they are greedy for a lot of ink, right?" Why don't you look into these things? ”
"Back to the county lord! The villain is going to investigate this matter! ”
"The county lord's mother spares her life!" I heard that the city gate tax was going to be checked, and the hands and feet of these green battalion officers were not clean. A check is accurate, from the city gate officials to the soldiers, their faces changed in fright.
"You unconscionable and evildoers don't deserve to be here guarding the gates! But the lord of this county doesn't like to kill people, and he doesn't like to beat people, so I won't punish you today! Hurry up and roll up your bedding and go home! ”
The green battalion soldiers thanked them repeatedly, and when they heard the guards say "get out", these green battalion soldiers got up from the ground and ran away in a gray manner.
"This little brother is very pitiful, give him something to eat, and some copper plates." The county lord said to the guards.
But the little beggar said, "Thank you for your kindness!" But after the county lord is gone, the villain will definitely be killed by them. ”
The county lord thought for a moment and felt that it was right, so he said to the little beggar: "Then in this case, you can follow me to the mansion to be a subordinate." ”
"Gege!" The guard said anxiously, "Our palace can't accept people indiscriminately!" If someone with ill intentions gets involved, it will be bad for the prince and you! ”
"Don't you even listen to me? He's still a kid, what else? (To be continued......)
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