Chapter 87 Conjuring food out of thin air
Following the guidance of enthusiastic passers-by, Ruan He and his wife walked for less than half an hour and finally reached the beggar's temple in a remote place in the west of the town.

The dilapidated temple was in disrepair for a long time, with only one side of the temple gate left, and strong winds could blow in from the outside. The inside of the temple was gloomy, and the ground was covered with hard thatch.

When Ruan He walked in, he stepped on something unknown under his feet, and there was a crisp sound of "crunching".

She lowered her head and saw that it was a tattered small jar. She stepped on it and broke into several pieces.

"Be careful." Mu Yunxiao followed with a small lantern. When he heard the movement, he took a closer look, frowned and pulled her away, and kicked the scum aside.

When the light from outside came in, it became bright.

As they walked deeper into the temple, the sound of sleeping snores could clearly be heard in their ears. It was extremely loud, as if they were tired and had not slept for several days.

When they held lanterns to shine over, they met three or five pairs of alert eyes, and their steps suddenly stopped.

Ruan He then discovered that there were several children sitting on a pile of thatch not far away. They were all in their teens. Their faces were dirty, but their eyes were very bright.

These children were all skinny and their clothes were in tatters. They clearly looked like a group of little beggars.

They looked at the person coming with vigilance, and one of them who was smarter quickly climbed to the side and shook the sleeping person in the corner.

"Little brother! Someone is coming! Wake up!"

"Who..." The hoarse voice was full of exhaustion. The man who was snoring while sleeping on the ground was shaken awake and slowly got up from the ground.

The familiar voice sounded, and Ruan He's expression changed slightly, and he looked over in surprise.

She had guessed that the ugly-looking official must be one of Li Jiang's subordinates, but she didn't expect that this person happened to be Wang Xiaoer, whom they knew best.

How come he got separated from other officials?How did you get to where you are now?
After all, Wang Xiaoer has a reputation as an official, he is considered to be a half-practitioner, and he is smart, so he will not be reduced to a beggar.

Ruan He looked over with doubt, but was not in a hurry to ask. He just watched Wang Xiaoer get up in silence.

Mu Yunxiao held a small lantern and poked forward, illuminating a small area around him.

Wang Xiaoer was sleeping in a daze, and he didn't expect that someone would come to his door even if he was sleeping in a small ruined temple.

He yawned, opened his eyes and looked over, muttering: "Who...it's so early in the morning."

Wang Xiaoer slowly cast his gaze on the visitor's face, his sleepy expression suddenly froze, and his eyes suddenly widened.

He pinched his arm hard and let out an exclamation to confirm that he was not dreaming.

"Xiao...Brother Xiao!"

Wang Xiaoer yelled in a daze and stammered: "Sister-in-law, you are still alive..."

"Can you speak?" Ruan He stabbed angrily: "Live well."

"I thought I was dreaming, I'm so happy." Wang Xiaoer pinched himself again, feeling real pain, and then he grinned happily, feeling really happy for the two of them.

That night, he stood on the deck and watched helplessly as the fire burned. The huge wooden beams above fell down. He couldn't see anything behind him. He thought the two people were trapped in the fire and burned to death.

"Why are you... like this..."

Ruan He hesitated for a moment, looked up and down at his particularly embarrassed appearance, and asked curiously.

Logically speaking, Wang Xiaoer only needs to take the official badge and show it to the local magistrate, and he will not be reduced to a beggar.When this matter was mentioned, Wang Xiaoer's smile suddenly froze, a look of pain appeared on his face, and he sighed.

"I never thought that my face, which grew out of my mother's womb, would be so disgusting to people here. I don't have a penny on me, I have an official badge, and I can't even see a local official. When I arrive at the Yamen , those government officials chased me out as if they’d seen a ghost. I’m really hungry, and I have no choice but to... be a beggar, I’m sorry for my parents.”

The more Wang Xiaoer talked, the more sad he became. The past two days had been really difficult. He wiped away his tears and couldn't talk anymore.

"Gulu..." Among the small beggars, someone's stomach grumbled with hunger, which was particularly obvious in the small ruined temple.

These little beggars were the only ones who didn't think he was ugly after he came ashore. Wang Xiaoer also helped these homeless little beggars.

"Brother Xiao, sister-in-law, do you have anything to eat? These guys don't seem to have eaten in the past two days. They are starving."

Wang Xiaoer rubbed the little beggar's head, sighed, looked at the two standing people, and asked.

They only had half a big cake on them, which Aunt Li forced them to eat on the way before going out.

Ruan He nodded and handed over the half of the cake in the bag.

The little beggars were also hungry. As soon as the hard big cake was handed over, they were immediately torn into several pieces by the scramble.

Several children stuffed the cakes into their mouths hungrily, but within a short time, they ate them all.

The half of the pie was only about the size of a palm, so it was not enough to eat among several people.

Several beggars wiped their mouths and stared at the two of them, eagerly thinking about getting more food.

"Sister... please."

Being stared at by such pitiful eyes, Ruan He couldn't bear to sigh, turned around, prepared the light, quietly took out a few large stuffed buns from the space, and placed them on the Into his own baggage.

Mu Yunxiao silently looked sideways, watching her actions, but said nothing.

There are many secrets hidden in his wife.

In particular, he had long noticed that Ruan He could bring out food anytime and anywhere, as if it were conjured out of thin air.

But since Ruan He didn't take the initiative to explain, he just pretended that he didn't see it.

Ruan He stepped forward and opened the bundle in his hand. Four or five large buns were filled with fragrant steam.

Not only a few beggars exclaimed in surprise, but even Wang Xiaoer, who was sitting nearby, couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

He hasn't eaten for most of the day, so he must be hungry, but it's just not easy to compete with several children for food.

The bigger boy among the little beggars stopped his younger brothers from fighting, picked up the biggest bun in the bundle, and handed it over.

"Second brother, here you go."

He knew very well that they were able to have such a meal because the second brother's friend came over.

Wang Xiaoer patted the sensible child gently, then handed the big bun over and started eating it with big mouthfuls.

(End of this chapter)

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