The man was about to open his mouth to retort, but he hesitated in front of the tall man with an evil expression. He was neither the little beggar on the ground who could be beaten casually, nor the two weak women who had no power to restrain a chicken.
He secretly took a look at the person in front of him. Judging from his clothes, he was definitely not an ordinary person, so he already hesitated.
While he was hesitating, Liu'er reluctantly approached with a piece of silver: "Here, this is my shopkeeper's compensation for your losses. Now you can let the child go."
The man was overjoyed. No one wanted the free money. He quickly reached out and took it: "In this case, for the sake of these gentlemen and young ladies, I won't care about you anymore. Please be more careful with your hands and feet. You won't be so nice next time."
You're lucky." Before leaving, he kicked the kid.
Liu'er was so angry that she almost stepped forward, grabbed the man's collar and punched him. Wen Shaoxue held her back helplessly: "Okay, go find a doctor quickly. I think this child is seriously injured.
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Liu'er hurriedly responded and hurriedly went to ask for a doctor who was nearby.
Wen Shaoxue walked over to see how the boy was injured, but Zhu Changqing had already gone over and picked him up: "Go in first, there are a lot of people here."
Wen Shaoxue thanked Zhu Changqing gratefully and took them into the rouge shop: "Let's put them here first. I'll get a basin of water to wipe his face and hands. It will be convenient for the doctor to come later."
Zhu Changqing stood beside him with his arms folded, watching Wen Shaoxue patiently help the child wipe his face. The towel quickly became dirty.
Although the little boy was beaten to pieces, he didn't say a word. Except for admitting his mistake at first, he didn't say a word from then on, as if he suddenly became mute.
It wasn't until Wen Shaoxue wiped his face that he whispered thank you. The childish voice was really nice. He looked at the already dark towel and blushed: "Thank you, shopkeeper Wen.
You are causing trouble."
Wen Shaoxue raised his eyebrows: "How do you know my surname is Wen."
The boy pursed his lips: "I heard this young man calling you just now. Thank you too."
Zhu Changqing snorted in response. He was dismissive of the little devil's gratitude. After all, he stole other people's things first. If he had encountered someone else, he might not have lost his hands by now.
After Wen Shaoxue wiped it once, the towel was already so dark that it could not be washed out. She found a new one and wiped it again without caring. The boy hung his head in embarrassment.
Unexpectedly, after wiping it clean, he turned out to be a pretty and lovable child. He lowered his head in embarrassment and thanked Wen Shaoxue, and seriously stated that he would find a way to repay her the money.
Zhu Changqing is funny: How can I pay it back and continue stealing? When will it come to an end?
Wen Shaoxue saw what Zhu Changqing meant, looked at him with a slight reproach, and then said to the little guy in a gentle tone: "What's your name?"
"Wen Xiaotong." The boy replied in a low voice.
Suddenly he seemed to have made some kind of determination: "Shopkeeper Wen, I will definitely pay you back the money I promised you. Don't worry... I, I will never steal other people's things again."
Zhu Changqing deliberately teased him: "Oh? Who can prove what you said? Maybe you have said such words countless times."
Wen Xiaotong's face turned pale, and he spoke with difficulty, as if it took a lot of courage to speak: "This is my first time stealing something. I have never said such a thing before, and I will never do it again."
Wen Shaoxue understood: "No wonder you chose such a difficult target when there are so few people."
She said this as if she had a deep understanding of it. Zhu Changqing was amused, but he did not interrupt her.
"Actually, I've been wandering around here for several days. I don't want to be like this. I know that life is difficult for everyone at this time, so I couldn't make a move until that person showed up..."
Wen Shaoxue thought for a moment, and realized that the person just now did not look like someone who couldn't live without even a little money being stolen: "Xiaotong, you need money very much now?"
Wen Xiaotong nodded feebly: "My sister has a fever and is very ill. I went to see the doctor, and the doctor prescribed a prescription without asking for money, but this alone won't work."
He held his head in pain: "I don't have that much money to buy medicine for her. I really have no choice..."
Wen Shaoxue sighed, she didn't expect that this child had no choice but to do this kind of stealing thing for the sake of his sick sister. Although it was wrong, it was indeed excusable.
She thought for a while: "Although there is a reason, you shouldn't steal people's things. How about this? Would you like to stay here as a helper? You just need to get up early to help Liu'er clean the store. Usually
Just keep an eye on it, I can pay your salary in advance to get medicine for your sister."
Wen Xiaotong's eyes flashed with disbelief: "Really? You...you don't mind that I...I'm a thief?" He asked this carefully, for fear of making Wen Shaoxue unhappy.
Wen Shaoxue touched his hair: "It doesn't count for you. After all, you have returned the wallet, so it doesn't count as stealing. It counts as borrowing money but failing to borrow it."
Wen Xiaotong lowered his head and resisted the urge to cry: "Thank you, thank you, you are such a good person."
Wen Shaoxue raised his eyebrows: "I'm not a good person. It's very tiring to work here. You should be mentally prepared. The salary I give you is not free."
Wen Xiaotong's shoulders were twitching, but he kept saying thank you.
Liu'er was already panting and leading the doctor here. It seemed that the doctor was also annoyed by her on the way, and his face didn't look good.
While the doctor was treating Wen Xiaotong's wounds, Zhu Changqing and Wen Shaoxue retreated from the room. Since Liu'er volunteered to stay as the doctor's assistant, Wen Shaoxue came out in person to settle Wen Xiaotong's wages.
Seeing her careful calculation, Zhu Changqing couldn't help but walk to the side with a strange look on his face: "You already paid a silver coin to that villain for him, do you still need to be so careful about these few taels?"
Wen Shaoxue didn't even raise his head: "Of course you have to calculate it carefully. It was paid on his behalf. This is prepaid wages. Of course it is different."
Zhu Changqing shrugged: "Okay, your buddy, you can do whatever you want."
Wen Shaoxue calculated the wages and put them on the counter together with the money for the doctor's consultation and the money for Liu'er to take medicine for Xiaotong.
She seemed to have just remembered Zhu Changqing: "Thank you so much for just now. If you hadn't happened to come over, we wouldn't have been able to send that person away."
Zhu Changqing waved his hand: "It's a small matter, and it takes a little effort."
Wen Shaoxue continued to ask: "Then why are you here this time? You can't be here just to help."