Farm widows have space, pick up a treasure on the way to escape

Chapter 25 Refugee Refuge in the West of the City

"Did you see where he went?"

He Jiuniang asked, the officers and soldiers guarding the city said that they entered the city two days ago, but this man said that he had only seen him yesterday, which means that he was still in the city.

As long as we are still in the city, it will be much easier.

"It seems that they are going to those alleys in the west. There are refugees from outside living there. They had little money after paying the entrance fee, so they were all driven to the west alleys by the government."

The west of the city is a slum area. There are not many people who can get here and still have three taels of silver to pay for entering the city. If they are willing to leave the city, let them go. Those who are unwilling to leave the city and have no money to stay in an inn should rush to Xicheng District and let them go. They fend for themselves.

"Thank you!"

After He Jiuniang got the information, she was immediately happy and headed all the way to the west of the city, hoping to find Lu Guilan's family.

The refugee slums in the west of the city are not that easy to find. There are several alleys. He Jiuniang has not even visited three, but she has met many refugees. Their situation is not much better than outside. It is just because there are government officials in the city to control it. We don't dare to openly rob people or exchange children for food like outsiders do.

Mainly because the prefect in this city has some conscience, he called on a few wealthy families to cook a bowl of porridge for the refugees every morning, so that these people who spent three taels of silver to enter the city would not starve to death.

"Give me back my steamed bun! It was my mother's dowry in exchange for it! Ahhhhh, I'll fight with you..."

Just as she was passing by the entrance of an alley, He Jiuniang suddenly heard the voice of a child. He Jiuniang felt a little familiar. She took a few steps forward and saw a group of children fighting in the alley. After grabbing the steamed buns, they stuffed them into their mouths as if they were dying, for fear of being beaten. It was snatched away in a second.

Among them, the most miserable thing was the little boy who was beaten down and lying on the ground crying. He Jiuniang took the troublesome child away and went in to take a look. It was not Huzi, the eldest son of Lu Guilan's family.

Huzi was only over four years old, so he was naturally no match for these older children. At this time, his nose was bleeding, and it was all over his face.

"A bunch of you are bullying children like this?"

When He Jiuniang saw this, she immediately became furious. She grabbed everything and even gave people nosebleeds. What was going on?

Several older children turned around and ran when they saw someone coming, not caring about the life or death of the tiger on the ground.

"Little aunt! Wuwuwu, are you the little aunt? Wuwuwu... they took away my steamed buns..."

When Xiao Huzi saw He Jiuniang, he thought he was dazzled, but even so, he struggled to get up and bumped into her arms.

He Jiuniang:......

Just...it tastes pretty good~
But he was still a child no matter what. The chubby little boy in the past had lost his appearance and looked very pitiful. He Jiuniang still took the child into her arms.

"Don't be afraid, no one will dare to bully you now that my aunt is here."

As He Jiuniang spoke, she took out a handkerchief to wipe the child's blood, and then took out the bamboo tube she carried with her to let him drink some water.

Huzi knew that water was precious nowadays. He just wanted to take a sip to moisten his throat. He took a sip and found that it was sweet. He couldn't help but take another sip before returning it to He Jiuniang.

Seeing that her child was so sensible, He Jiuniang felt even more sorry for him: "It's okay, drink more, my aunt still has some."

Then he took out a hot meat bun from the space and handed it to him: "I just bought it on the road, eat it quickly."

Huzi looked at the fragrant meat buns in his hands and swallowed hard, but still resisted eating and wanted to take them back to his father and sister.

"You can eat what is given to you. My aunt bought a lot. It is your parents' share, so don't worry!"

Huzi couldn't hold back anymore and ate the meat buns with big mouthfuls.

The soft and fragrant meat buns are so delicious that Huzi sheds tears.

While eating, he said: "Little aunt, please save daddy and sister. Daddy is injured, and sister is still sick..." He started crying again, and the meatball in his mouth almost fell out, and the little guy quickly reached out. Cover your mouth.

That look really made He Jiuniang dumbfounded.

But she also knew that the child was too excited for the moment and it would be difficult to calm down. She did not persuade him not to cry, but only let him lead the way.

Lu Guilan's family name is Zhang, and her husband's name is Zhang Song. They used to live in the town and sell pork. They lived a good life, so they were able to raise the little tiger to be white and fat.

Now that I have spent all my money to enter the city, and listening to Xiao Huzi's description, it seems that life is not easy.

The refugee slum is indeed a refugee slum. There are people all over the alley, and they are all in the open air. There are many people, the smell is strong, and the flies and mosquitoes are buzzing.

He Jiuniang held her breath and walked inside, and finally found Zhang Song and his two-year-old daughter Xiuya in the innermost corner of the alley.

Both of them fell asleep. Two-year-old Xiuya was nestled in Zhang Song's arms. The little one was as thin as Huzi.

Next to him, there was a man who looked exactly like Zhang Song. He was awake, but he was injured and his face was very pale. If you guessed correctly, this was Zhang Song's younger brother Zhang Yong. He was also holding a sleeping child in his arms. little boy.

"Brother-in-law, my aunt is here, we are saved!"

Little Huzi, who had just eaten the meat buns, felt that his whole body was full of strength. This roar made everyone around him wake up. He opened his eyes and looked at He Jiu Niang, but saw that he was just a girl and could not accomplish anything, so he changed to another one. Continue to sleep in this position.

Well, I won’t be hungry when I fall asleep, and porridge will be distributed again early tomorrow morning.

He Jiuniang looked at Zhang Yong, called Zhang's uncle, and then gave him the water that Xiao Huzi drank just now, while she went to see Zhang Song and Xiuya who were unconscious.

Upon examination, it was discovered that both of them had high fevers and their bodies were extremely hot.

"Little aunt, please save my father and sister..."

Xiao Huzi was about to cry again as he spoke. He Jiuniang suddenly felt her head grow bigger and interrupted him hurriedly: "Didn't you say that your mother and aunt went to collect night incense for people? Go and find the people first, and then send them away together. Medical clinic.”

"Well, I'll go right now!"

The little tiger ran away, and He Jiu Niang took out the antipyretic medicine from her bag and fed it to the father and daughter.

Zhang Yong watched her feeding the medicine with wide eyes, and asked carefully: "This is..."

"The medicine I got by chance is very effective. I heard from Xiao Huzi that you were also injured, so take one too."

With that said, he poured out a pill to Zhang Yong. This medicine has a good effect in reducing fever and inflammation, and is suitable for Zhang Yong to take.

Zhang Yong did not hesitate and ate as soon as he had eaten. In fact, he also had a fever, but the condition was not as serious as that of his elder brother. Moreover, they had two children here. If he fell asleep too, the two children would be in danger.

"Thank you."

Zhang Yong took the medicine and woke up his son to feed him water. The little boy held the bamboo tube and drank non-stop.

"Daddy, I'm so hungry."

The little guy drank the sugar water and felt a little stronger, but he suddenly felt hungry again.

He Jiuniang lowered her voice: "I have food here, but there are so many people nowadays, so I will give it to you when we go out."

(End of this chapter)