Hua Xiaogu's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the quiet alley in front of her, she paused and slowly increased her speed.
Halfway through the alley, Hua Xiaogu pricked up his ears and listened. In the quiet alley, there seemed to be footsteps following behind them.
Although she was in the capital and within the Tian family's sphere of influence, Hua Xiaogu did not dare to take it lightly. Besides, although she and the old man had stayed in the same cell, who knew why the old man was detained at that time.
What if he was imprisoned? What if he was really a treacherous person and was released when the new emperor ascended the throne and gave amnesty to the world? Then he exposed his wealth and made the other party think that he was a soft persimmon, easy to pinch and bully, and he became evil.
Come to rob...
Hua Xiaogu's mind became more and more confused, and she even regretted her random kindness.
"Well, after walking for such a long time, my feet are tired. Baitao, take two steps forward and shout twice to ask our servants to come over and help us carry our things." Hua Xiaogu rolled his eyes and said to Baitao deliberately lazily.
said.
Baitao was carrying large and small bags in her hands, which were indeed things she bought when she and Hua Xiaogu were young. Hua Xiaogu was also holding a stack of account books in his hand, thinking that the girl was really tired from walking and her hands were a little sore.
She nodded, took two quick steps forward, and then started shouting twice not far away: "The girl is back! Some people are here to get something!"
At the end of the alley, it seemed that someone inside the gate heard the noise. But after a while, the door slowly opened. From the door of the other courtyard, three or four servants came out at once and walked towards Hua Xiaogu. As soon as they saw it
Hua Xiaogu, her own person, immediately felt at ease. She waited for a few people to come to them, and then handed over the things in her and Baitao's hands. Then she relaxed her shoulders and pretended to turn her head and looked behind her.
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Sure enough, three or four steps away, the old beggar was still standing where he was, with his head lowered and not looking at them.
Baitao seemed to have seen the old beggar, and was startled. She was about to call out to Hua Xiaogu. Hua Xiaogu stopped her words with a look, and then walked over to the old beggar with a smile on her face, holding the bun in her hand.
"Old man, didn't you get any buns today?"
When the old beggar heard Hua Xiaogu's words, he slowly raised his head and didn't speak, just looked at her quietly.
Hua Xiaogu almost couldn't hold back her smile, but after all, the other party didn't say anything. Besides, the alley in front of the yard didn't clearly belong to her Hua Xiaogu. The old man was standing here, and he couldn't drive him away.
"Old man, have you tried their Sanding Bao? Their Sanding Bao is delicious. If you go there next time, you can ask for two to try." Hua Xiaogu said, taking one in his hand.
He took out the paper buns, which contained about four or five buns, and handed them to the old beggar: "Here, you have a try."
The old beggar still didn't speak. He looked at Hua Xiaogu's hand and took the bun over after a long while.
After taking the bun, the old beggar didn't say a word anymore. He still lowered his head and looked as if he was about to squat down.
Well, since he doesn't speak, Hua Xiaogu can't just grab her by the shoulders and shake her wildly, roaring and asking her what she means by following her, right?
Curling his lips, Hua Xiaogu turned around and walked back with Baitao, no longer paying attention to the old beggar.
After entering the courtyard gate, Hua Xiaogu looked back and took another look. Fifty or sixty meters away, the old man was squatting under the wall, holding the bun in his arms, and still hadn't left.
