Shen Yinxiao smiled carelessly: "If you are worried, you can leave on your own."
A trace of doubt flashed in the girl's eyes, "You bought us and just let us go?"
"It's just a whim. If you want to leave, just leave." Shen Yinxiao opened the courtyard door and signaled that they could leave on their own.
The girl lowered her eyes and hesitated.
These eleven or two people are all old and young, women and children, the youngest is still in infancy, and the oldest has white hair. Although the woman holding the child looks pampered, with fine skin and tender flesh, she is She has a sad face and no backbone. Only this girl seems to be able to hold on to things.
Shen Yinxiao waited a little impatiently, and then the girl said, "Madam, can you... lend us some money so we can hire a car to leave."
She spoke with difficulty, and when Shen Yinxiao heard it, he guessed that this was an owner who had never worried about money before, and had never asked anyone to borrow money.
It was okay to hire a car to leave, but it would take at least three or four cars to fit these dozen people.
"But yes, it's just that I am a small family and don't have much money." Shen Yinxiao frowned. Not only was she not rich now, she also lost several large bags of soybeans a few days ago.
Moreover, she doesn't like lending money to others.
However, the girl in front of her had resolute features and a strong temper. She suddenly remembered the time when she was bullied while playing music in Cuihua Tower.
And judging from their words and deeds, they didn't seem like people who couldn't afford to pay back the debt. She changed the topic and said, "I can get some."
The girl was suspicious: "I think the lady is generous and can buy us with just a few words. It's really strange that the place we live in is so simple."
The woman next to her pulled her sleeves and looked carefully, signaling her not to offend others with her words.
Shen Yinxiao smiled.
"To be honest, it is not my credit to redeem you today, it is the money provided by Wei Cheng, the young master of the Wei family. I just gained a good reputation in vain."
Upon hearing Wei's name, the girl's expression changed and she said nothing.
"Since we have no money, Madam, can you let us stay here for one night and have something to eat." The girl said.
Xu Shi dispelled her doubts, and the guardedness in her voice that repelled people from thousands of miles away was reduced by most, and her voice became much gentler.
Shen Yinxiao hesitated for a moment and nodded.
She distributed the dozen or so steamed buns that were still warm in the kitchen to everyone, made twelve bowls of hot beancurd, sprinkled them with chili pepper and coriander and green onions, and served them to them.
They were embarrassed to eat for free, and seeing that her legs and feet seemed to be injured, they took the initiative to help Shen Yinxiao clean up the housework. The girl was also helping. When working, her movements were particularly stiff, and she looked like a pampered master.
"We will work for you, and you will take us in for a while." The girl said, "My name is Randy."
"When I get home, I will thank you very much."
She looked solemnly and spoke word by word.
Shen Yinxiao didn't take it too seriously. After all, promises are the most unreliable. She nodded and said unceremoniously, "My family's work is the heaviest in the shop, and it has to be done by young people. Tomorrow. You Come with me to the store with the two young men."
She cleared out the woodshed and the shed where debris was stored, and asked Lanti to arrange for the rest of the people to live separately. They set up two large bunks. Although it was a bit crowded, at least they had a place to stay.
When Father Shen and Mother Shen came back, they saw that there were more people in the yard at home. They were so frightened that they dared not speak. After learning what had happened, they both lamented the child's misfortune and took out the old wine from the house and put it to bed. Those outside drank to warm themselves up.
The next day, Shen Yinxiao took Lan Ti, Niu Li and Mo Ya to the store to help.
Niu Li and Mo Yan were young and strong. Shen Yinxiao ordered them to grind soybeans in the backyard. Since Xiaofu was away and they couldn't buy a new donkey for a while, Wei Cheng kept his promise and sent two horses, but Shen Yinxiao The horse is not as good as the donkey and has insufficient stamina. Moreover, the horse is more expensive and eats more than the donkey. The requirements are higher and the cost is higher.
For a moment she really couldn't think of what these two horses could do.
He can only be tied up in the backyard and live in the donkey shed where Xiaofu used to live.
Niu Li and Mo Ya took over Xiaofu's job and were responsible for grinding and grinding the soybeans.
Lan Ti followed Shen Yinxiao to sell bean curd in the front hall.
Lanti learned quickly, and within a few days, she was able to make a bowl of bean curd by herself. She was embarrassed to speak at first, but soon she became proficient in greeting guests.
Father Shen was very pleased. Watching Shen Yinxiao and others busy, he had some free time, sitting in the shop smoking hookah and looking at the street scene to rest.
"There are so many new faces on the street." Father Shen sighed while blowing out a smoke ring.
"Shen Yinxiao thought of what he saw outside the city that day. The image of the arrogant and iron horses, and the hilts of the knives touching each other was still vivid in his mind. It was frightening to think about it.
"The Qiang people and the Han people fought hard. I heard that many people died, especially the Qiang people. I heard that some Qiang people hid in the city where the Han people live." Shen Yinxiao said.
The spoon in Lanti's hand fell to the ground with a "pop" sound. Shen Yinxiao looked over and Lanti blushed and picked it up embarrassedly.
"The war is not easy to fight. I heard that some Qiang people are preparing to unite. The Beinan Qiang, the largest group, is said to be uniting with the Xianling Qiang, the second largest group. These days, I also heard that the military camps of the Youzhou Army in the east, west, north, and south are all We are practicing, it seems we are preparing for a war, and we don’t know who will win and who will lose." Father Shen took a puff of cigarette and sighed.
Shen Yinxiao suddenly thought of Wei Cheng.
That day he said he would come to see her after finishing his work, but he didn't come back for several days.
Although she didn't have much hope, she was still a little disappointed.
He is probably in the army, leading the troops to drill. When the war breaks out, he will definitely be leading the troops. The swords and swords fighting on the battlefield are blind, and I don't know how he got here all these years.
Silver spears and white horses, flying stars, defending the home and country, making achievements, just listening to it makes people feel excited.
Although she had complicated feelings for Wei Cheng, one thing she had never doubted was that what Wei Cheng did was worthy of the people of Youzhou. Without a man like Wei Cheng who went into battle to kill the enemy and shed blood, how could there be any Han people in the city? Including her, living and working in peace and contentment.
Mother Shen took the pipe from Father Shen's hand and frowned: "How many times has the old man told you not to smoke in the store? It doesn't look good and the child will feel uncomfortable smelling it."
Father Shen complained and reached out to take it but Mother Shen took it away: "Being poor is very important. Which poor family is not like this? They still use the same behavior as a servant in a rich family. Our family doesn't have so many rules!"
"I said yes!" Shen's mother said for once.
Randy snickered, and Shen Yinxiao also laughed.
The next day, it snowed heavily, in the coldest month of winter, with flying snow as big as goose feathers. Gradually, more people begged appeared on the road, many of them foreigners.
It had been snowing heavily for several days, and frozen corpses began to appear on the road. Those corpses seemed to have fallen asleep, with their eyes closed and leaning against the alley wall. They were dressed in ragged clothes. If their bodies had not been frozen, people would have thought they were Just fell asleep.
Shen Yinxiao took Lanti, Niu Limoya and others to make a hundred portions of beancurd and sent them out.
Refugees and beggars from all over the city came after hearing the news.
More and more refugees are coming to beg for food, and many of them are Qiang people dressed up as Qiang people.
Some Qiang women were holding scrawny and injured children in their arms. They had no doctors, no food, and no shelter. When they arrived at a certain place, they were driven away by the local government officials. Knowing that the Shen Family Douhua Guangze alms , all rushed over, almost blocking the road in front of Shen Yinxiao's store.
None of them had had a full meal in days.
When Lan Ti, Niu Li, Mo Ya and others saw it, their eyes were almost red and they secretly wiped away tears.
Shen Yinxiao simply built a shed outside and brought Lan Ti, Niu Li Moya and others to find their hair. Lan Ti took out the hairpin from her head and went to the pawn shop. When she came back, she was holding a big bag of steamed buns in her hands. , Shen Yinxiao made a bowl of bean curd, and she took out a steamed bun and gave it to the refugees who received the bean curd.
The queue to receive Douhua formed a long queue.
Father Shen felt a little distressed when he saw the bean curds being handed out like running water, and sighed.
Shen Yinxiao didn't think there was any problem: "It's a waste of money to eliminate disasters. Our store's business has improved a lot these days, so it would be better to give more."
