Chapter 287 288 Unfortunate People

Liu Yi arrived at the hut in another row of shacks. A gray-haired woman was carefully washing her clothes. Her fingers were bent and deformed, and her hands were white and wrinkled from the water.

"Sister Xue." Liu Yi shouted. Aunt Xue looked up and saw Liu Yi raising a smile and saying, "Team Leader Liu, are you here to patrol the streets yourself?"

"I came to see you..." Liu Yi told her the news. Aunt Xue didn't believe it and said doubtfully: "Really? Do you think it will be like Rong Yangtang in previous years, who said It sounds nice, but in the end, people are coaxed into doing hard labor, and when they get sick, they go to the mass graves and throw them away."

After hearing this, Liu Yi thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "Probably not. This time, the prefect Zhou is on patrol. I have two brothers to accompany him to protect him. When they came back, they all said that Mr. Zhou is good. Besides, the prefect's wife is still a first-class conferred by the imperial court. Madam, I feel that Mr. and Mrs. Zhou are not like those hypocritical and cunning aristocratic families who do one thing on the surface but do another behind the scenes. I have also called the three aquatic brothers and sisters, so that you can take care of each other."

Aunt Xue nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will take care of several Shuishengs every year."

Liu Yi walked around Xicheng, went to the outside of the city to talk to a few beggars, and then returned to the Yamen. He listed the people he had notified and went to find a few other colleagues. People I knew also provided some more. In total, there were seventeen or eight elderly people and more than twenty children.

When Ruyi and Zhaocai came back, Zhou Jia told them about Li Yu's decision to take in some lonely old people and orphans, and asked them to buy some bedding, cotton and coarse cloth early tomorrow morning.

As the sun set and the sun rose, it was another new day. Seeing that Yangyang and Qijin were reluctant to go to Mr. Lu, Li Yu asked them with a smile: "Why don't you go to Mr. Lu's classroom? Mr. Lu will have class later." ”

Yangyang twisted his butt and pouted, "It's not fun, I won't go." Qijin nodded honestly.

Li Yu looked at the two people with their mouths curled up so much that they could hang oil cans, and thought: In future generations, they will only be in kindergarten class. It is really difficult to make them sit down honestly. Otherwise, give them a leave and put them away. Show me Xicheng.

"Okay, Mom is going to visit Xicheng today, and you should go with her. You can go and ask for leave, sir."

Yangyang pulled Qijin and said, "Okay, let's ask for leave from your husband."

The two held hands, and when they arrived at Mr. Lu's place, they handed over their hands awkwardly, "Sir, my mother (Mrs.) said she would take us to Xicheng. Let us ask for leave from Mr. Lu."

Mr. Lu looked at the two people, smiled, and said gently: "Go!" The two happily held hands and returned to the main courtyard.

Li Yu took Guyu, Xinghua, and the two children to the front hall. Mr. Qian was there with Liu Yihou. After the ceremony, Mr. Qian took out the list Liu Yi gave him and handed it to Li Yu and said: "Madam, These people are all on the list provided by Team Leader Liu, please take a look."

Li Yu took the list, looked at it, and said, "Bantou Liu, please explain it first, and let's go take a look together."

Liu Yi took the list and said to Li Yu: "Madam, there are three brothers and sisters in this family. The eldest is Shuisheng, who is eight years old, the younger sister Erya is six and a half years old, the third younger brother is less than five years old, and my parents died less than a year ago." , he was kicked out of the house by his uncle's family. Last year when he was begging at the city gate, he was forced by some elders to steal things. I rescued him and took him to live in that empty house. This Xue family was adopted. She was kicked out by her son and daughter-in-law, and has been living in that thatched hut, making a living by washing people's clothes. Those children often relied on her for financial support, otherwise they would be gone long ago, and..."

After hearing this, Li Yu thought to himself: It really matches that sentence, happy lives are all the same, and unhappy lives have their own miseries.

"Okay, as expected, you still know better. Let's go see the households you mentioned first!"

Mr. Qian looked at Yangyang and Qijin and said, "Madam, do you plan to take the young master and Qijin with you?"

Li Yu responded with a smile: "Yes, let them see that not everyone has the same life as them, and let them know that there is still suffering and hardship in the world."

Liu Yi heard this and glanced at Li Yu in surprise. He didn't understand why a family like Li Yu would let their children know this.

A group of people arrived in Xicheng in a car. Liu Yi cupped his hands and said to Li Yu who was holding Yangyang: "Madam, the alley in the corner of the city is very dirty. Why don't you wait here while I go and bring him out?" You take a look."

"It's okay, let's go in and have a look." Li Yu strode into the alleyway holding Yangyang in his arms.

When Li Yu walked in, he discovered that the underground ditches on both sides of the alley were probably blocked, causing sewage to flow into the middle of the road, exuding an unpleasant sour smell, and a bunch of blowflies were buzzing in the sun-drenched area. ring.

Seeing Xinghua cover her nose, Yangyang and Qijinye followed suit and covered their noses with their fat hands, "Mom, it stinks." Yangyang and Qijin covered their noses and looked curiously. People on the roadside opened their doors. I glanced at the door, then closed it again with a bang. The houses at the intersection in front looked a little decent. When I walked behind the corner, they were probably built randomly. I saw rows of low thatched houses, which looked like Shaky.

Liu Yi saw Shui Sheng, his siblings, and Aunt Xue standing at the door waiting. It seemed that they had specially washed themselves up.

Yangyang and Qijin looked curiously at the rows of thatched huts and the Shuisheng brothers and sisters standing at the door. Yangyang pointed to the patches on the third son's pants and said to Li Yu: "Mom, brother's clothes are torn. Yangyang’s clothes are for my brother to wear.”

Li Yu looked at the sallow appearance of the three children, feeling a little sad, and said softly: "Okay, mother will let someone make new clothes for my brother."

Liu Yi stepped forward and said to the stunned people: "Aunt Xue, Shuisheng, this is the prefect's wife, and this is Mr. Qian."

Aunt Xue and Shui Sheng pulled the two children and were about to kneel down. Li Yu stepped forward to stop them, smiled and said gently: "No need to be polite, I wonder if Leader Liu has made it clear to you?"

Aunt Xue and Shui Sheng nodded with some fear, "Madam, don't worry, Team Leader Liu has told us that we will work hard."

Li Yu looked at Mrs. "

"Hey!" Aunt Xue responded happily.

The group of people continued to walk forward when they suddenly heard a woman's shrill scream from in front of them. Yangyang was startled and hid his head in Li Yu's arms. Li Yu patted his vest and looked at the seven pounds that Gu Yu was holding. Also looking frightened, Li Yu comforted the two of them and said to Liu Yi, who looked wary: "Team leader Liu, are you going to see what happened?"

Liu Yi hesitated and said, "Madam, this place is in a mess, just in case..."

Li Yu looked at him and said without doubt: "Go!"

Liu Yi ran towards the place where the sound came from. They were two wooden houses. The sound could no longer be heard. Liu Yi concluded that the screams he just heard came from inside. He knocked on the door and said: "Open the door, Yamen is patrolling the streets." , open the door."

Liu Yi stepped forward and slapped the door. A man in the room cursed arrogantly: "Get out of here, you son of a bitch. If you shoot your grandpa again, he will come out and tear you apart."