The man finished pouring the medicine and quickly went into hiding not far from Song Gua’s house.
There were two people crouching there, one was Gu Yi and the other was Xiao Si.
“Young master.”
Gu Yi waved his hand, gesturing for him to get out of his way. They had been here for a while before they found the opportunity to strike.
Song Gua’s didn’t mind that the food was unpalatable, finishing the bowl in one gulp and shouting at the top of her lungs, “Where the hell did you go, give me another half bowl.”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law got up, went into the house, took the rice bowl to the kitchen, served it up and brought it in.
Song Ming couldn’t stand the hunger any longer, so he cursed a few more times and let her serve the rice too.
It wasn’t that they couldn’t eat so much, but they were forced to make it a habit that no matter what they ate, no matter how much or how little they served, they were not allowed to return to their bowls.
So Song Ming’s daughter-in-law was glad that Song Gua’s mother and children could not get off the bed so that she could serve more for herself and the children.
A quarter of an hour later, two quarters later, three quarters later, there was movement in both rooms at the same time.
Those whose legs hurt no longer hurt, and those whose faces hurt couldn’t care less, scrambled out of the house to run to the thatch.
Song Ming ran fast and was about to run in when she was tugged by Song Gua’s clothes, “You go to the open space next to me, let me go in.
Song Ming was in a hurry and felt a hot stream coming out, so he couldn’t care about anything and immediately went to unbuckle his trousers.
Song Gua crossed him and ran into the latrine in a panic, but her foot slipped and she slipped into the pit with one leg.
“Ah ……”
……
The following day, the Song family still went to the county to sell cold skin, and when they arrived and set up the tables, chairs and benches, Song Shu instructed, “Lao San, you go and buy cucumbers. Song Shen, you go and fetch your elder brother and bring him here.”
“I’ll go along too.”
“Go on, take care on the way. Song Shen, the market is crowded, keep an eye on Yue’er, if anything happens to her, I’ll skin you!”
Song Shen had long been accustomed to this kind of differentiation and smiled.
“How dare I? Even if something happens to me, I wouldn’t dare let anything happen to my little sister.”
Song Shu waved his hand like a fly, “Quickly go, quickly go!”
Song Shen stretched out his hand and pulled Song Wan Yue towards the inner part of the bazaar.
They were at the western end of the bazaar, and the academy was to the east, so although there were other roads they could take, going through the bazaar was the closest way.
Although he came to the county every day, he had never really been to the market, so Song Shen looked here and there, seeing that everything was new.
As he walked along, Song Wangyue’s eyes fell on a young girl, or rather on the thief who was stealing her purse.
The thief was dressed in rags, but his movements were agile, and the moment he brushed past the girl, he untied her purse and ran away.
“Catch the thief!
Song Wangyue’s shout also came out, and she thought of raising her legs to catch up with him, but remembering that she was only an eight-year-old girl now, she shouted towards the young girl again, “Girl, your purse has been stolen, it’s that man over there.”
With her shout, the people in the marketplace quieted down, standing still and looking around, except for the thief who ran desperately through the crowd.
“Good thief, you have stolen from your grandmother, stop right there!”
She was so fast that she caught up with the thief in the blink of an eye and restrained him, “You’re too young to learn, I’ll teach you a lesson for your parents today.”
The thief begged, “I haven’t eaten for days, and my family is starving, so I had the wrong idea.
The young girl’s grip on his hand loosened a little, “Are you telling the truth?”
“It’s true, if you don’t believe me, you can come with me to my house, it’s in the north city.”
The North City is indeed inhabited by poor people, the young girl let go of her hand, opened her purse and poured out all the silver inside, “Take this, and don’t buy it at …… in the future.”
“He is deceiving the girl.”
As Song Wan Yue spoke out, the thief looked over viciously, as if to warn her not to talk nonsense.
Song Wan Yue ignored it and walked up to them and stopped, “I saw clearly just now, he untied your purse in an instant, he should be a habitual thief.”
“Stinky girl, what did you say?”
The thief looked about the same age as Song Shen, at the moment his gaze was fierce, he wanted to eat Song Wan Yue alive.
“My little sister wasn’t wrong, you are a habitual thief, I saw it too.”
Song Shen held Song Wan Yue back and also glared at the thief fiercely.
He didn’t see it at all, but if his little sister said it was a habitual thief then this person must be a habitual thief.
“Fine, how dare you lie to me, see if I don’t ……”
The young girl stretched out her hand to grab the thief, the thief dodged and turned around and ran.
“Stop right there!”
The young girl chased after him.
Without the hustle and bustle to watch, the people in the bazaar went off to do their own things, while Song Shen pulled Song Wan Yue even tighter and stopped looking around, quickly walking through the bazaar and across two more streets to the entrance of the academy.
The academy was closed early in the morning and the students were standing at the gate with their packed things waiting for their families to come and pick them up.
Song Shen caught a glimpse of Song Si and waved towards him, “Big brother, big brother!”
Song Si looked over at the sound of his voice, a smile on his face, but his brow frowned slightly when he saw that the two were walking over.
Song Shen pulled Song Wan Yue and ran to him, “Big brother.”
“Second brother, little sister.”
Song Si was fourteen years old, with a long figure, clear eyebrows, surrounded by a bookish air, gentle and calm, as he spoke, he raised his hand and touched Song Wan Yue’s head, “Younger sister looks much better.”
When he came out of the house half a month ago, Song Wangyue was just sick and looked very poorly.
“I’ve been fine for a long time, big brother, let me help you get your things.”
“No need.”
Song Si gave his book basket to Song Shen and asked without moving, “Why didn’t you drive the ox cart over today?”
Song Shen took it and put the book basket on his back, “Our family is setting up a stall at the market, and the bullock cart is also over there, so father asked me to pick you up first, and we’ll go home together when the cold skin is sold.”
It was good that nothing had happened to the family, and Song Si didn’t ask what the cold skin was, and walked towards the market with the two of them.
Just a few feet away, a voice came from one side.
“Little girl, it’s really you! I just went back to the market to look for you, but I never thought I would run into you here. I want to thank you, if it wasn’t for you, I would have been cheated by that thief today!”
Song Wan Yue looked up and saw that it was the young girl who had just gone after the thief, her face was slightly red, her breath was slightly panting and there was an embarra*sed look on her face, “That thief was really cunning, I chased him for three streets but I couldn’t catch him, but thanks for what happened today, by the way, my name is Qi Ying, my family runs a dart board in the county, if you have any problems in the future, just go to the Wei Yuan dart board and look for me.”
