Sensing the strange look in Zhang Kun's eyes, the girl trembled slightly. She quickly put down his hand and stepped away a little, her head lowered and she didn't dare to look over.
"Can you...can you cure me?"
Zhang Kun struggled and asked.
He was injured, suffered from wind and cold, and was lying on the street on a windy and rainy night. Logically speaking, it was basically hopeless.
However, there happens to be a doctor who knows how to treat diseases. He seems to have a good heart. Shouldn't he die?
"No..." The girl's head drooped lower and lower, her hair covering her face, and she couldn't see anything. Amidst the sound of rain, she almost couldn't hear what she was saying.
"I don't know how to heal, I don't know anything!"
Her voice was already crying.
Okay, no need to ask. Judging from this situation, there should be a tragic story that is not easy to tell, about medical skills and the experience of living on the street.
So what if the other party knows medical skills? They are so poor that they are begging for rice. No matter how good-hearted they are, they cannot help a stranger like themselves. It is already great to be able to help him and cover the rain.
The rain gradually became heavier again, the sky gradually turned dark, and people's faces gradually became less clear.
It seemed that the dark night gave the girl some courage. She didn't know when she came closer, and Zhang Kun could even feel a trace of warmth on her body.
"Do you want to eat?" The girl suddenly took out half a piece of black stuff from her pocket, put it to her mouth and gently bit a piece, squinted her eyes and chewed with satisfaction, took a bite, thought about it, and broke off half of it. , handed it over.
"What?"
"Mountain..."
Zhang Kun shook his head. At this time, his head was dizzy. The most important thing was the constant pain between his chest and lungs. His body and limbs were slightly numb. Where was his appetite?
Besides, this dark-looking thing doesn't taste good at first glance, but the other party seems to cherish it very much.
It must have been thrown to her by some kind person when she was begging for food.
It might be her daily ration.
The two of them tentatively said a few words, then fell completely silent.
Zhang Kun was so confused that he didn't notice when the heavy rain stopped in the middle of the night. When he opened his eyes again, he found that the sky was dazzling and the sun had already come out.
Not far away there were cries, footsteps, wooden wheels rolling, donkeys and horses neighing...
This street is completely alive.
My head is still a little heavy, my brain is not very clear from the heat, but there is no sharp pain in my chest and lungs. However, it was as if a big stone was pressing down on him, and it was very difficult to breathe.
'The injury didn't get worse, but it didn't get better either. '
Zhang Kun frowned tightly, and when he glanced around, he saw a half-black and half-white broken bowl not far from his head. There was clear water in the bowl, and it was placed within arm's reach.
It must have been the guy who caught half the bowl of rainwater yesterday and put it here.
It is true that patients with fever will be thirsty.
However, Zhang Kun couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth when he looked at the bowl that was so dirty that he couldn't tell its true color and the dregs that settled at the bottom of the water.
If I drink half a bowl of this unhygienic cold water, I probably won’t be able to hold it anymore...
After all, modern people generally have weak body resistance and are unprepared.
'What about the little girl begging for food? '
Zhang Kunqiang endured the pain, half-propped his body, looked sideways, and saw a slightly thin, dark figure, holding a broken bowl, chasing people on the roadside to beg for mercy.
"Uncle, madam, please be okay, I haven't eaten for a long time."
"Brother, grandma, please give me some money."
The girl's face was black and bruised. It was obvious that she found some soot and wiped her face again. I don’t know who I am avoiding, and I don’t dare to show my true face.
Her voice is crisp and pleasant, but although her voice is pleasant, it cannot be eaten.
"Go away, you stinky beggar, stay away."
"Get out of the way!"
A man fiercely reached out and pulled out the little girl, causing her to fall to the ground.
People around him walked away from each other, and a large number of people covered their noses with disgust in their eyes.
Zhang Kun noticed that this street has a good flow of people. There are ordinary people in short coats going to the city to go to the market, there are also some scholars and businessmen in long robes, and even tall foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes...
There were people riding donkeys, riding carriages, and walking, men, women, and children.
But there was no one there, so he threw a copper plate into the broken bowl of the beggar girl.
Just like that, I watched the young beggar girl running around, being despised and driven away...until the sun was in the middle of the day, she didn't beg for anything.
Thinking of the half-piece of steamed bun that the little girl tore off last night, Zhang Kun couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart because he was a rough man.
'What a miserable woman. '
"Come here..." he called, clearing his throat.
After calling a few times, the girl turned around in confusion, approached hesitantly, and asked, "Are you thirsty and need a drink of water?" She bent down to pick up the half bowl of water.
"No, it's wrong for you to ask for money like this. You need a story."
Zhang Kun was impatient to beat around the bush, so he said bluntly that he was not energetic enough and could not sustain long lectures.
I can see that this injury and illness are not getting better. If you can help her, just do it.
"Huh?" The girl was puzzled.
"I've never heard of the story. The teahouse storyteller always knows it, but I don't know. Do you know the drama?"
Seeing the mixture of understanding and confusion in the girl's eyes, Zhang Kun continued to explain.
"The stupidest way is to ask for it by force, which will cause other people's resentment."
"Wait a minute, you move me out into the sun, close to the roadside. I'll be responsible for pretending to be dead, and you'll be responsible for crying. Do you understand?"
"I understand." The girl vaguely knew what to do.
"When you were begging for money, you just said you sold yourself to be buried... No, you sold yourself to cure your brother." He wanted to say that he sold himself to bury his father, but halfway through, when he saw the girl's eyebrows drooping and she was about to cry again, Zhang Kun hurriedly Change your words.
I thought to myself that this guy's father might have died, not long ago.
"I won't sell it." The girl stopped crying now, her eyebrows were furrowed, and she was sulking.
"I'm not asking you to really sell it. It's just a gimmick. Do you know the gimmick? It's just a talk. You offer a hundred taels of silver. Do you want someone to buy this yellow-haired girl like you?"
Zhang Kun took a few deep breaths, finally managed to catch his breath, and then said slowly: "I said, you do it, don't ask why, if you want to get money and eat something good, just be obedient."
"Pick up a piece of cardboard and bring me a piece of coal."
This time the girl didn't hesitate. There were piles of garbage here, and there was everything except food.
Soon, she picked up pieces of paper and coal particles. Zhang Kun took them in his hands and wrote a few words with difficulty.
"Just asking for a penny?"
As soon as she finished writing, the girl read it out.
"You actually know how to read. That's even better. You'll beg for it like this later... If someone gives you two cents, you have to give back one cent. If they give you three cents, you give back two cents and then thank them."
"Return the money?" Even though the girl's face was wiped out and her expression could not be seen, Zhang Kun could still see the complete incomprehension on her face.
"Just do it...that's it."
Zhang Kun felt that he was exhausted from talking for such a conversation, and felt a little sleepy. His body was so cold that he couldn't help but tremble, and he had already begun to tremble.
'This injury is more serious. I wonder if I can survive until dark? '
He sighed secretly.
Next, the girl, probably with the attitude of giving it a try, actually moved Zhang Kun to the roadside under the sun, and placed him there to pretend to be a corpse, no, she was pretending to be a patient.
In fact, there is no need to pretend.
Anyone with eyes could tell at a glance that Zhang Kun was seriously ill. There were large blood stains on the white T-shirt on his chest. He had obviously vomited a lot of blood and was about to die.
Cardboards were placed on the ground, and some pedestrians who knew how to read read out curiously, "I only ask for a penny."
The girl couldn't let go before, and she didn't know how much mental construction she had gone through. She stuttered at first, and after a while, she spoke fluently.
"I sold myself to treat my brother for just a penny."
"Ask only one penny, never more."
"Just asking for a penny."
This time, no one will chase her away.
However, a curious idle man came forward to ask the price.
"Sell yourself for what price?"
"One hundred taels."
"Are you crazy or stupid? One hundred taels can buy dozens of you." The idle man cursed in annoyance, and there was a roar of laughter all around.
I have seen people sell their bodies to bury their fathers, but only a beautiful young lady can sell herself.
Selling yourself to treat your brother's illness is quite unusual. Besides, this dirty little girl can't even see her face, so she can't be sold at a high price.
At least it attracts the attention of passers-by.
It doesn’t matter whether you buy it or not, just watch the excitement.
When there are many people, some people will "show great kindness" and throw one or two coins in front of everyone.
"It's just selling yourself. It's so pitiful. Go buy some steamed buns to eat. Don't starve yourself to death."
Someone said so.
"Thank you, uncle." The girl burst into tears of gratitude and quickly thanked her.
She remembered what Zhang Kun said, holding a few coins in her hand, her face was extremely tangled, and handed another coin back to a middle-aged man in a robe next to her, "Uncle, I only ask for one penny, and I will give you one penny back."
The middle-aged man just threw down two copper coins.
I had to pay back a penny, but the girl still remembered it clearly.
Everyone was shocked.
And this thing?
Next, the situation completely changed.
People came over from far and near, some shouted loudly.
"Quickly, come and take a look. There is a stupid beggar here. He only asks for a penny and won't give away more than he wants."
"Really or not, I have never seen such a stupid person. Is there anyone who doesn't want money?"
"It's true. I saw it with my own eyes. She was given five cents and she got four cents back... With such an idiot, no wonder she was born to be a beggar."
"I don't believe it, go and try it."
"I'll try too."
As a result, more and more people gathered. After really trying it, they sighed with satisfaction that there are still fools in this world.
People who come and go are given two cents, some three cents, and some ten cents.
There was even a brightly dressed businessman who threw in a small piece of broken silver just for fun.
About two or three dollars.
When the broken piece of silver was thrown to the ground, Zhang Kun was lying on the ground and heard everyone around him gasp. He also saw the girl biting her cheek tightly and respectfully handed the broken piece of silver back... thinking that this guy wouldn't I know how hard it is to endure, but fortunately I am still obedient, otherwise, the character will be ruined later, and it will not end well.
No problem now.
There are never fewer people watching the excitement, but there are more people looking at fools...
Zhang Kun was lying there, no one paying attention, but he saw clearly that the little girl had secretly transferred the copper coins in the bowl to the clothes bag three times.
The bowl is still full.
However, passers-by still enjoy it, trying this "idiot" to see how stupid it is?
I keep getting three pennies, and I throw away five pennies.
Some people even tried back and forth several times.
From time to time there was laughter all around, as if watching a play.
