After eating, Xia Zhaoyi and Zhi Changle left through the side door, while Lao Tong walked through the front door alone.
Outside the side door was a small vegetable market, crowded and bustling. Zhi Changle cleared the way for Xia Zhaoyi to ensure that the girl could pass smoothly.
After leaving the market, Zhi Changle saw a skinny child on the side of the road. The child picked up a lot of trampled vegetable leaves and was tearing off a piece and stuffing it into his mouth.
Zhi Changle frowned, looked back at Xia Zhaoyi, and said in a low voice: "Ah Li, look, he might be a refugee here."
Xia Zhaoyi looked towards the girl, his eyes falling on the girl's bare feet covered with abscesses.
Zhi Changle added: "Even if we want to help her, we can only help her for a while. There are still so many people in the world who need help from others, and we can't help her."
Xia Zhaoyi thought for a while and said, "I'll give it a try."
After saying that, he raised his feet and walked away.
The child was chewing the vegetable leaves and when he noticed someone coming, he immediately backed away in fear and hid the rotten vegetable leaves in his hand behind his back.
"Don't be afraid," Xia Zhaoyi said, "I have a way to treat you to a few hearty meals, but it requires you to be braver. Are you willing?"
The child did not speak, his eyes were still wide open, and his eyes were flushed with tears from being frightened.
When Zhi Changle saw this, he stopped five steps away and did not get closer, fearing that he would scare her.
Xia Zhaoyi leaned down and whispered very softly next to the shivering child's ear.
The wind in the alley was very cold, and the June sun felt cold. When the child listened to her voice, he seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand. His tears fell uncontrollably.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled at her and said, "Remember?"
The child lowered his head and raised his hands to wipe away his tears.
"Brother Zhi," Xia Zhaoyi looked at Zhi Changle, "Let's go."
Along the way to the government office, we walked through several avenues, passed through several markets and alleys, and crossed several ancient bridges. We saw many homeless people on the road.
Zhi Changle said nothing this time.
Xia Zhaoyi did not come forward to say anything to these refugees and walked quietly.
The closer you get to the government office, the more cars and horses come and go. Many refugees are sleeping on the ground, leaning against each other in a long row in the corner.
Several carts were pushed over, with a large wooden barrel placed on top of the carts. When the refugees saw it, they rushed forward in a rush.
Some men who came pushing carts scooped water out of large wooden ladles and handed it to them in bowls, asking who else wanted it.
There were not many bowls, so there was a lot of fighting over them, and I don’t know how many people shared one bowl.
"My heart is kind," Zhi Changle whispered as he walked, "but it's not clean. If there is any disease that is easily spread among the refugees, it will be bad."
Xia Zhaoyi didn't speak, and his sight could already see the side door of the government office in the distance.
It was still early, around 2:00 a.m., but she was sure that there was already a sea of people at the gate of the government office.
"I wonder if they will be tricked by us." Zhi Changle said quietly.
"Yes." Xia Zhaoyi said.
"Is it really because of me and Lao Tong?"
"Um."
Zhi Changle whispered: "...Are Lao Tong and I really so charming?"
Xia Zhaoyi laughed and looked at Zhi Changle: "Brother Zhi, be more confident. You and old Tong Ying have been angry a lot over the years, and you are very impressive."
Zhi Changle blushed: "Where is it?"
Like a magic trick, Xia Zhaoyi took out a palm-sized mirror: "Here, take a look."
Zhi Changle: "..."
Zhi Changle took the mirror with his thick hand, and Zhi Changle couldn't believe it: "Ah Li, you, you still carry a mirror with you."
"Mirrors have many uses, so keep them with you just in case."
Zhi Changle nodded, raised the mirror and took a look at his face.
His complexion is very good, and although his facial features have many flaws, they are still barely visible.
Men of his age should actually grow beards, but Zhili thought he and Lao Tong looked unsightly with beards, so they both shaved them off.
Anyway, following Xia Zhaoyi and Zhili, they had long been worried about many worldly things and so-called etiquette.
Looking in the mirror, Zhi Changle found that he still looked good-looking without a beard, he was generous and clean, and although his skin was wheat-colored and a bit rough, it was plump and he indeed looked younger and more energetic than his peers.
With thick eyebrows and long eyes, I am indeed good-looking and energetic, Zhi Changle thought in his heart.
The people who followed them in the dark were dumbfounded.
"...Could he be looking in the mirror?" one person said, "or on the street?"
"This gentleman, is he sick?" The companion looked disgusted and looked quietly towards a nearby inn.
The angle of this inn was very tricky, and they couldn't see the people inside clearly for the time being, but they could guess that the people inside definitely saw this old man looking in the mirror in the street.
Indeed, the attendant responsible for recruiting Chang Le and Lao Tong almost lost his hold on the teacup in his hand.
He maintained the posture of serving tea and looked at Zhi Changle and the girl in surprise.
The girl's back was turned to them. After meeting Zhi Changle in front of Mo Fang yesterday, he sent someone to follow Zhi Changle all the way.
The people who came back said that there was a girl next to Zhi Changle. The girl's face was not seen, but the girl's figure was excellent, her back was slim and graceful, and she was considered the best.
The entourage has been with Zhang Zhi for three years, and Zhang Zhi is Tian Dayao's top strategist. Therefore, the entourage has long been accustomed to seeing beauties, and he is not very interested in the best or not.
Now that I look at it, I see that a girl has a good figure, but this strong man who kills people and sets fires, why do you hold up a mirror in the street?
Seeing Zhi Changle put away the mirror, talking and laughing with the girl, even the roots of his ears turned red. The follower sighed in his heart, maybe it was some hobby.
It’s not surprising that we see so many people with idiosyncrasies.
Thinking of business, the attendant put down the tea cup in his hand and stood up, saying to the guard beside him: "You can get ready."
"Okay!" Konoe responded.
Everyone has weaknesses. If you want to adopt a person for your own use, in addition to having something attractive about him, you must also know clearly what the person's weaknesses are.
The person in front of him is a murderer with several blood debts, and he is obviously close to this girl, so it is really easy to deal with him.
The entourage received a lot of news about the turmoil in Qianyamen on the way here. Although the time he gave the other party yesterday was at dusk today, considering that the other party might really take advantage of the previous turmoil to do something to Governor Huang,
Then it caused even greater trouble, so the entourage decided to act in advance.
As for whether this person is worthy of being used as a powerful person, we can wait until he is recruited.
Tian Dayao has been thirsty for talents these years. Although talents emerge in large numbers in troubled times, it is difficult to find generals. Among those famous generals in troubled times in the history books, except for those who know little about it, none of them need to use some tricks to retain them.
The movement at the front office led to a large number of people looking around in this side street, and most of them were sent by the owners of the chamber of commerce in front of them to inquire about the situation.
Xia Zhaoyi and Zhi Changle became wary as they approached the side courtyard of the back office. They were talking and laughing just now, but now they are serious and solemn.
After the entourage went downstairs, he stood in the inn window and cast his eyes at a man in the distance.
The man nodded, allowing the disguised vegetable farmer on the side to start the show.
The vegetable farmer was furious and beat the porter who was carrying the load.
The porter yelled angrily and started fighting with him.
The two were scolding and fighting, which affected passers-by and vendors around them, so all the people who had been arranged in advance joined in the melee.
There was a huge commotion on the street, and more innocent people were affected, and they rushed towards the strong man and girl who looked back curiously in front of them.
This chapter has been completed!