The people in the county government hall were woken up, and when Li Hui told them that they had to leave, many people showed disappointment. They didn't want to leave, but Li Hui had no choice. At this time, Wang Guangzu and the others could not be angered. Promise
things to be done.
All the people had no choice but to kneel down and leave.
Li Hui watched the people leave, ordered the people to close the courtyard door, turned around and walked to the back hall. As he walked, he ordered: "Arrange the shifts and the rest of the people will take turns to go back to the back hall to rest. Everyone is tired. I am tired too.
, you have to have a good sleep."
Guo Dazhuang followed behind and reported: "Xiao Lang, there is a dead man parked in the back hall of the Yamen."
Li Hui was stunned and said in surprise: "Dead people? Where did the dead people come from?"
Guo Dazhuang said: "Young man forgot, a woman died last night and was parked in the back hall."
Only then did Li Hui remember that a woman had indeed vomited blood and died in the lobby last night. She was moved to the back hall to be parked and wiped. He didn't have enough sleep and his mind was in a mess, so he forgot about it for a while.
Everyone returned to the back hall of the Yamen. There was the woman's body lying in the hall, lying upright on the door panel. Next to it, a girl named Azhu was sitting blankly with a linen mourning belt tied on her head.
The footsteps of Li Hui and others alarmed Ah Zhu, and she quickly stood up and looked towards Li Hui and others.
"A'Zhu has met the young master! I've met all my benefactors." A'Zhu knelt down and said in a low voice.
Li Hui waved his hand and looked at the dead woman. The blood on her face had been wiped clean, and the messy bun was neatly combed. The tattered clothes on her body had also been mended.
She was covered with a small piece of clothing, but it was Ah Zhu who covered her mother with the coat she was wearing.
Li Hui bowed to the woman's body and said in a deep voice: "Little sister Azhu, my condolences. Your mother has passed away, and you have done your best. It is better to bury her as soon as possible."
Azhu's eyes were red and swollen, and she whispered: "I...I can't carry my mother. I know it can't be parked here, so I asked the young master and all my benefactors to help me bury my mother."
Li Hui nodded and said: "This is easy to handle, we will help you. However, there is no coffin for burial at the moment. We can't get a coffin for the time being."
Ah Zhu hurriedly said: "I know, where can I get a coffin at this time? I have already found a reed mat in the backyard. Use the reed mat... that's it."
Li Hui noticed that there was indeed a shabby mat placed outside the porch. Although it was shabby, it was clean. It must have been found by the girl and cleaned. Although Zhu'er was young, she was thoughtful.
Li Hui nodded and said: "This is the only way. Da Zhuang, please help her."
Guo Dazhuang responded, took the reed mat and spread it on the ground, stepped forward, lifted the woman's body and placed it on the reed mat. He rolled up the two ends of the reed mat and tied it up with ropes.
Pearl knelt down and cried, saying in a low voice: "Mother, Pearl is unfilial. I can't buy a coffin for my mother, so I can only bury her like this first. In the future, Pearl will find a way to buy a good coffin and bury my mother again."
Mom, don’t blame Pearl."
Li Hui looked at all this and felt quite uncomfortable. The scene in front of him was very cruel. Human life was like grass. After death, he was wrapped in a reed mat and was as humble as an ant. There was no dignity in life, and there was still no dignity in death.
All this seems to be no surprise since we came to this era. Everyone's pain and disaster are the tragedies of this era.
Although there are thousands of feelings and emotions in his heart. There seems to be a fire of anger burning in his heart, and there is huge resentment. However, Li Hui is powerless. He can't protect himself enough, let alone pity the fate of others.
.I can only witness these things happening, but I am not able to do enough.
Guo Dazhuang put Lu Xi on his shoulders and walked out. A'Zhu wiped his tears and followed him away.
Li Hui was upset and sighed as he entered the side room. He sat in the room for a while, then got up and lay down on the bed. Because he was too tired, he finally fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took, Li Hui woke up. He looked up and looked out the window. The light outside the window was very bright, and the surroundings were quiet. The sunlight cast the shadow of the branches on the window paper, and the branches swayed slowly. Looking at the shadow of the sun, it should be in the afternoon. In the yard.
There are birds chirping inside, and their chirping sounds add to the tranquility.
If he hadn't immediately realized that he was still in such a dangerous situation as the county government in Juchao County, Li Hui would have almost thought that he was waking up from his room in Wu Jun's home.
Li Hui got up and heard rustling sounds in the hall. There seemed to be footsteps moving gently. The sound was very light.
Li Hui tidied up his clothes and walked to the door. He saw a small figure in the hall bending over and sweeping the floor with a broom made of thatch. The rustling sound was the sound of sweeping the floor.
The main room was originally messy, but now it is neat and clean. All the paper and dust scattered on the floor have been swept away. A small table is placed in the middle, polished to a shiny finish.
Li Hui frowned and looked at the small figure. He recognized it. It was the girl A-Zhu. She was cleaning the ground carefully and did not notice that Li Hui was looking at her.
"Why are you still here?" Li Hui said in a deep voice.
"Ah!" Azhu was startled and turned around quickly with a look of horror on his face. When he saw Li Hui walking out of the room, he stood with his head bowed and did not dare to answer.
"Has your mother been buried?" Li Hui asked in a low voice.
"It's buried. It's buried not far from here, by the river in the north, in the woods." Azhu whispered.
"Oh, that's good. I was worried that you guys couldn't get out of the city. Just bury them. Now that they've been buried, why don't you go back?" Li Hui asked.
"I...I...don't know where to go back." Azhu whispered.
Li Hui frowned and said, "Those people who went south with you are all in Dongcheng. You can just go to Dongcheng and be with them."
Azhu lowered his head and remained silent, twisting his fingers nervously together.
Li Huidao: "I'll have someone take you back. Da Zhuang, Da Zhuang."
Li Hui shouted outside. He had already seen Da Zhuang poking his head in the corridor.
Guo Dazhuang hurriedly agreed to come in, and Li Hui said: "Send this little sister to the east gate. All the people who came down from the south are there. Send her back."
Guo Dazhuang smacked his lips and smiled stupidly, but did not move.
Li Hui frowned and said, "What's wrong?"
Guo Dazhuang smiled naively and said: "Xiao Lang, please keep Ah Zhu. She is so pitiful."
Li Hui frowned and said, "What did you say?"
Guo Dazhuang smiled apologetically and said: "Xiao Lang, I asked her that she has no relatives in her family. She only has a mother, and now she is gone. She is so young and has no one to rely on. How can she survive outside?"
Li Hui shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about? Da Zhuang, when will it be your turn to make the decision for me?"
Guo Dazhuang rolled his eyes and did not dare to speak out. Ah Zhu was so frightened that he knelt down in front of Li Hui and did not dare to speak out.
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "Dazhuang, send her away."
Guo Dazhuang sighed and had no choice but to say to Azhu: "There is no way. If Xiaolang doesn't keep you, I can only help you till this point. Don't blame him. We can't even protect ourselves now. We really can't keep you."
Azhu started to cry and whispered: "I know, how could I blame you? I'll just leave. I...I'll leave right now."
Ah Zhu lay on the ground and kowtowed to Li Hui, then stood up and slowly walked out of the door. Li Hui watched her small figure walk into the yard. The cold wind made her huddle up, and her thin clothes were difficult to keep out the cold.
Looking from the back, you can even see her thin and raised shoulder blades. The sparse yellow hair on her head is messy, and she looks really pitiful.
Li Hui felt compassion in his heart. He may not be able to save the world, but he is too cold to refuse to save a helpless little girl in her current situation. After Azhu leaves, it may be difficult to survive.
.
"Wait a minute." Li Hui shouted.
Ah Zhu trembled and stopped.
Li Hui walked to her side, frowned and asked, "Do you really think you have no relatives left?"
Azhu nodded and said, "My father was killed by people from Yan State. My mother and I fled south together. My mother is my only relative."
Li Huidao: "How old are you this year?"
Azhu said: "Fourteen years old."
Li Hui couldn't believe it. Azhu was already fourteen years old. She looked just over ten years old. He had mistaken her for a boy before. She seemed to be extremely malnourished. Her hair was yellow and messy, and her body was thin.
I can be blown down by the wind, and I don’t know how much suffering I have endured.
"The reason why I refuse to take you in is because it is very dangerous here. If you follow me, it may be even more dangerous. Do you understand? If you stay, you may lose your life." Li Hui said in a deep voice.
Ah Zhu heard the looseness in Li Hui's words and said hurriedly: "I'm not afraid, Ah Zhu will die if he goes out. I can't even get a bite of rice and porridge to eat. If my mother dies, those people will definitely bully me. Ah Zhu is about to
It’s just a death. Young master is a good person, and A-Zhu just wants to have food to eat. Don’t worry, young master, A-Zhu won’t eat for free. I can wash clothes, make rice, cook vegetables, sweep the floor and chop firewood. I...I...will definitely do well.
I must not be lazy in my work. I just ask you to take me in. I have a small appetite, really."
After hearing the last sentence, Li Hui felt both funny and a little sad.
Guo Dazhuang said from the side: "Yes, Xiaolang, she didn't lie. She cooked food for us at noon, and it was delicious. Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, she didn't wake you up. But she left some food for you. She also
I have cleaned the house and washed the clothes, but I am very diligent. Xiao Lang should keep Azhu. Xiao Lang also needs someone to serve him. After all, Dachun and I can't even cook."
Li Hui spat: "You are working so hard so that you and Dachun can have delicious meals."
Guo Dazhuang hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, absolutely not, Xiao Lang misunderstood. We are not that kind of people."
Li Hui sighed, looked at Azhu and said, "That's all, in that case, you can stay for now. At such a young age, if I encounter such a change, it would be unkind for me to be cruel and ignore it."
Ah Zhu was overjoyed, and with tears in her eyes, she knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you very much for taking me in, Master. Ah Zhu will definitely do a good job and serve you well."
Guo Dazhuang said happily: "I knew Xiaolang would definitely take her in. Hehe."
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "If this doesn't happen next time, I'll even drive you away. Remember, you can't make your own decisions, let alone make decisions for me."