Hongli rubbed his growling stomach and walked outside the ruined temple to see if Zhaohui and the others were back. Unexpectedly, he actually saw the two of them. He felt happy and walked over quickly.
When they got closer, they found that Zhaohui and Agui had injuries on their faces, and they quickly asked: "What's wrong with you?"
Zhaohui laughed and said, "It's okay. I just accidentally fell down when I came back. Look, my face was swollen. When I look back, people will laugh to death if they see me."
He took out two steamed buns and handed them to Hongli and said: "Brother Si, you must be hungry. Eat these two steamed buns quickly to satisfy your hunger. Agui and I will go out to look for it later. See if there is nothing we can do."
Something to eat.”
Hongli took the steamed buns and said, "What about you two? Have you eaten both?"
Agui rushed to say: "We have already eaten. The shopkeeper of the steamed bun shop was so generous just now. He gave us six steamed buns at once. Zhaohui and I couldn't help but eat them when we were on the road. Now we have a dry mouth.
Very good, wait until we have a few drinks and then ask the shopkeeper for steamed buns."
When they were about to enter the temple, Hongli suddenly stopped them, then walked up to them and said, "Then why does the shopkeeper treat you so well and reward you with so many steamed buns in one go?"
Zhaohui smiled uncomfortably and said: "Brother Si, you have forgotten, today is the first day of the first lunar month, everyone is trying to be auspicious, so naturally they are more generous than usual. Is there anything strange about it?"
Hongli nodded and said: "Yes, you can also say the first day of the first lunar month, so I would like to know which steamed bun shop is still selling steamed buns on the first day of the first lunar month?!"
This question made Zhaohui and the two of them speechless for a moment. Just when they were thinking about what to say to deal with it, Hongli had already asked sharply: "Tell me, how did these two steamed buns get here? What's on your faces?"
What's the matter with my injuries? If you don't tell me clearly, even if I starve to death, I will never eat these two steamed buns."
"We...we..." Agui talked for a long time without saying anything. Finally, Zhaohui took over and said solemnly: "We went around the city today and asked about the restaurants that are still open.
They asked for things in the teahouse, but no matter what they said, they would
Refusing to give it, Agui and I thought that Brother Si was still waiting for us to take something back to satisfy our hunger. In desperation, Agui and I could only discuss going to the kitchen to steal. Unexpectedly, we were discovered and chased and beaten.
, but luckily I came back after snatching two steamed buns, so the beating was not in vain."
"You two went to steal things?" Faced with Hongli's surprised words, Agui said hurriedly: "Brother Si, don't be angry. We know we shouldn't do this, but we do it out of helplessness.
, after a few days, all the shops will be opened, Zhaohui and I will try to find a place to work, so that it won’t be like this now.”
"Yes, Brother Si, although these two steamed buns were stolen, we also received a beating, so it's even, so you can eat it quickly." Faced with Zhaohui and Agui's persuasion, Hongli both
Before eating, he stared at the two already cold steamed buns and said solemnly: "I used to enjoy all the delicacies in the palace, but now I have to steal even two steamed buns."
"Brother Si, don't be like this. We stole the things and it has nothing to do with you." Zhaohui heard the sadness in Hongli's words and advised: "Besides, as long as we manage to return to the capital, all the problems in front of us will be solved."
Solved easily."
Agui also said: "Brother Si, stop talking about this and eat the steamed buns quickly. We will go find something and come back. The most we can promise you is that we will never steal it this time."
Looking at the two of them, Hongli's eyes turned red and he whispered: "I'm sorry, it's all useless for me to ask you two to take care of me like this."
Zhaohui patted Hongli's shoulder hard and said: "Brother Si, you said that the three of us are brothers. Since we are brothers, we should not say whether we care or not. Everything is as it should be."
"Yes, just leave those shameless things to me and Zhaohui. Don't worry about it. In short, whether Zhaohui and I are stealing, robbing, or begging on the street, we will never let Brother Si go hungry.
!”
"Yes, the three of us are brothers!" With these words, Hongli's eyes gradually became firmer and said: "Since we are brothers, no matter what we do, we should do it together. From today on, I will work with you.
Let’s go find food and figure out a way to survive together, whether it’s stealing or begging, we must survive and return to the capital alive.”
He can't die, he still has a lot of things to do, and Hongshi's true face has not been revealed, so he must not die!
Hongli's words shocked Zhaohui and Agui. They waved their hands and said: "How can this be done? The fourth elder brother is the prince and grandson of the emperor. How can he do such a thing? Agui and I are enough."
.”
"This is not the palace, and I am not the fourth elder brother. I am just Hongli. The fourth elder brother can rely on his identity and put on airs, but Hongli cannot. Even if it is difficult, Hongli will do it." Hongli bit.
Ya spoke word by word. From this moment on, he completely abandoned his pride as an elder brother and struggled hard to survive.
After a pause, Hongli said: "Zhaohui, Agui, do you two recognize officials who are serving outside and are relatively trustworthy?"
Zhaohui understood his plan after thinking for a moment. After careful consideration, he said: "I have a distant uncle who is a Tongzhi in Zhengzhou Prefecture. Although he is only a fifth-rank official, he still has the power to make decisions. We can go to him and ask these generals to
I'll report this to the Emperor. But this place is far away from Zhengzhou. We don't have horses or carriages now, so it's not easy to get there."
"No matter how difficult it is, you have to go." Hongli said this without any hesitation.
Agui said from the side: "I, Agui, won't say anything nice, but no matter where Brother Si goes, I, Agui, will follow him to the death."
"I know." Saying this, Hongli broke apart the two steamed buns in his hands and put them into the hands of Agui and Zhaohui. Before they could refuse, Hongli said: "Let's eat together. Let's eat.
Only then can I have the strength to go on my way, otherwise if you two fall down halfway, I won’t be able to carry you."
Zhaohui and Agui laughed at what he said, and without saying any more words of rejection, they lowered their heads and took big mouthfuls of the cold steamed buns.
On the first day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign, all Hongli and the three of them ate were these two cold and hard steamed buns. This period of hardship and hardship will be remembered by Hongli for the rest of his life.
While Hongli was trying his best to go to Zhengzhou to ask for Zhaohui's distant uncle, Lingruo had not left because of the unstable fetal image. He invited Dr. Lu every day for diagnosis and treatment and had enough rest.
After a month, the fetal image gradually stabilized.