The old woman's dress seemed ordinary, but she spoke and acted like everyone else. Shen Rui and others responded politely and said, "Old man, please do as you please."

Dong Shuang returned the favor, feeling that the old woman was kind and dignified, and looked at him with a somewhat profound look. However, Shen Jue and Shen Rui saw that this old woman was unusual. Although she was wearing a cloth coat, , but it is a high-quality plain plain cloth that is difficult for Songjiang people to buy locally.

It's just that this old woman doesn't have a pair of small feet like ordinary women from wealthy families. Instead, she has a pair of natural feet, and she doesn't follow her around, so she doesn't look wealthy.

Seeing how polite the young men were, the old woman nodded slightly and led the child away.

Looking at the old woman's back, Shen Jue said: "Listening to the voice, it doesn't sound like a local, with an accent from Suzhou Prefecture."

Mrs. Qu, the wife of the second master of the clan, is from Suzhou Prefecture. She speaks softly from Gusu. Shen Jue only said this after listening to her for a long time.

Shen Rui shook his head and said: "Perhaps my mother's family is from Suzhou, but she probably married to Beidi."

Although this old woman has a Wu accent, her speech is different from that of southerners, just like how southerners would speak Mandarin hundreds of years later. Especially for children, the northern accent is heavier and the southern accent is lighter.

Shen Jue snorted twice and muttered: "That kid just now was so hateful, with contempt written all over his face. Who kind of kid deserves a beating like this..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a scream from in front: "Stop, what are you doing?"

It was the child's voice just now. Shen Jue frowned and said, "Let's go over and have a look."

A few feet away, a circle of people had gathered.

Kneeling on the ground was an old beggar in rags, with gray hair and eyes like rotten peaches. She was kneeling on the ground, picking up someone's shoes and crying: "The uncle left two money for the old woman. My boy is still waiting." Take medicine to save your life, please sir..."

The man who was dragged away complained, wearing patchwork clothes and a beggar's attire, and sneered: "Your son, a lousy gambler, has sold his wife, sons and daughters, and still refuses to repent, and has his arms and legs broken again." , should have died long ago.”

The old beggar woman cried: "I only have one son, please have mercy on me."

The kid next to him looked very angry. He stretched out his neck and tried to step forward, but was held back by the old woman.

The middle-aged beggar glanced at it and said: "There is no reason to spit out the money in my arms. Well, the kindhearted person is standing there. Are you asking the wrong person?"

The old beggar followed the middle-aged beggar's wish, her face was startled, and then she turned around, walked a few steps on her knees, and kowtowed to the child: "Little good man, have mercy on me, this old woman, save my son's life..." …”

The child was at a loss, and the old woman looked a little solemn.

"Get up quickly, get up quickly... You are so old, and you kowtow to me, I will lose my life." The child's voice was clear, but his foreign accent was completely revealed.

Shen Rui looked at the crowd of onlookers and saw two men among them exchanging glances with the strong beggar just now. When he looked at the child and the old woman, their eyes were unclear.

The old beggar on the ground refused to get up. She only pulled the child's clothes and cried. She was obviously bullying the child's kindness and softness.

The little boy couldn't help the old beggar, so he looked at the old woman beside him for help.

The old woman frowned slightly and said nothing.

The little boy had no choice but to look at the middle-aged beggar and said angrily: "The money you just robbed belongs to me and is for this lady. Are you being overbearing and robbing in the street? Aren't you afraid of seeing the official?"

The beggar said "haha" twice and said proudly: "So what if you gave it to me? This old woman's son is a bad gambler and owes money to the uncle. It is natural to pay back debts. Who can say that the uncle is not the right one?"

The little boy snorted and said: "You are lying to me. You are a beggar. How can you have money to lend to others? Don't scare me. Return the money to me quickly, or I will arrest you and bring you to the official.

As a human being, I am not afraid of embarrassing my ancestors."

After hearing this, Shen Rui felt that he was going to suffer. As expected, the beggar burst into rage and said, "What a stinky boy. He hasn't even grown his hair yet. He dares to be chatty with you. I really deserve a beating."

With the loud shouting, the beggar rushed towards the child. The child was already stunned with fear. The old woman stood sideways in front of the child and said: "Stop."

The beggar was so angry that he couldn't obey him. He saw that his fist as big as a child's head was about to fall on the old woman.

The old woman was frightened and closed her eyes involuntarily, but the expected pain did not fall on her body.

"Young official, don't mind your own business..." I heard the beggar say in an angry voice.

When the old woman opened her eyes, she saw another person in front of her, who happened to stop the beggar. It was one of the young men just now.

The young man was not tall enough and looked thin, but one hand firmly grasped the beggar's wrist, making it impossible for him to pull away.

The person who came forward was Shen Rui. He didn't like to be meddlesome, but when he saw the injustice, he couldn't let the old man and the young boy get beaten, so he impulsively stepped forward to stop them.

The beggar always respected people based on their clothes, so when he saw Shen Rui wearing ordinary clothes, he didn't take it to heart at all. His aura was overwhelming, and he hesitated in his heart. He still said forcefully: "That kid's bad words are hurtful, so I have to teach him a lesson..."

In addition to scholars, farmers, industrialists and merchants, the common people's household registration also had a first-class "beggar household" with low-level registration. These people could only engage in low-level jobs and were not allowed to go to school or serve as officials.

It is said that these people's ancestors were traitors when the Jin army went south during the Southern Song Dynasty. Later, after the Jin army retreated, they were classified as lazy people by the court. When the Ming Dynasty was founded, they were renamed "beggar households" when they compiled household registrations. Beggar households,

The most taboo thing is to hear people mention ancestors.

Shen Rui said: "The child's words are unbridled. I have not lost my identity by arguing with him. Although his words are not pleasant to listen to, after all, he had a kind heart before. I only want to spare him this time for the Buddha's Christmas today."

." As he spoke, he let go of the man's arm.

Shen Jue woke up and hurriedly came over, saying: "It's just that, looking at them, how old they are, how young they are, it doesn't mean to care about them? Why don't big things become trivial and trivial things become trivial, so that everyone can be harmonious and happy?"

Fun."

Shen Jue has always been flamboyant. She is wearing a bright red brocade robe, a sachet and a jade pendant hanging on her waist. She looks like a wealthy official. She also speaks Songjiang dialect, which is different from Shen Rui who is mixed with Mandarin.

, the beggar then glared at the little boy and said: "For the sake of these two little officials, I will spare you for now. In the future, stop talking nonsense and learn to speak human words."

The boy's face turned green and red, and he was stubborn and wanted to talk back, but was frightened by the beggar's aura just now. Tears welled up in his eyes, and his face was filled with grievances.

Shen Rui saw that although the beggar relaxed, he still looked at the old and the young with unkind eyes, so he said: "You are a beggar in the south of the city, do you have a noble surname? Under the rule of Jiang Fujun, the government is friendly and people-friendly, and the people are loved like sons. Beggars are like sons.

Are your days better than before?"

When the beggar heard this, he looked around and saw many people looking at him curiously. He couldn't help but lower his face. It was not because of his background as a beggar, but because Shen Rui pointed out his identity. Just now, the boy made a generous move. He had been targeted for a long time, and he had already contacted good people. He would soon follow these two people and slaughter them. But now that their identities have been exposed by this young man, what if the old and the young suffered a loss and went to report to the official? Although he was seeking wealth. , but after all, he is not a very evil person, and he cannot have harmful thoughts.

Regardless of whether the young man spoiled his plan intentionally or unintentionally, the beggar looked at Shen Rui with a somewhat evil look. Two people walked out of the crowd and stood behind the beggar.

In front of everyone, Shen Rui was not worried, but Shen Jue was startled. He stood in front of Shen Rui, covering him tightly, and said: "Our Shen family often gives porridge in Nancheng, and Fan Er, the beggar in Nancheng, and My father is also an old acquaintance."

The beggar was stunned when he heard "Shen family" and said: "Which Shen family?"

Shen Jue raised her chest and said, "Of course it's the Shen family from Shenjiafang in Beicheng?"

The beggar's face suddenly disappeared, and he said with a bit of urgency: "There is a Mrs. Sun. Can a junior official recognize her?"

"Sun?" Shen Jue glanced at Shen Rui and hesitated: "The Shen family has nine houses and many side branches. Which house is the head of the house that you are talking about?"

The beggar said: "It's the good Mrs. Sun who was the previous owner of Taiping Rice Shop."

"Ah?" Shen Jue said in surprise, "That was my aunt in the next room...she disappeared three years ago."

The beggar's expression changed greatly, and he could not hide his sorrow and said: "You know, when the eldest lady went to the funeral three years ago, all the beggars in Nancheng followed her out of the city. It's just that the noble man was in front and didn't dare to come forward."

After hearing this, Shen Jue couldn't help but be moved and said, "Aunt Yuan has always been kind-hearted, and she has really helped a lot of people."

The strong man nodded and said: "Madam Sun is a living Bodhisattva. I was away on business when I was seriously ill, and my family's wealth was exhausted. I had no rice to put into the pot, and no money to buy medicine. The man in my family was so anxious that he wanted to pawn off himself. It was just the right time. I met Mrs. Sun. Mrs. Sun gave me money and rice, and also invited a doctor to save my life. We beggars, being lowly people, have no way to repay our benefactor, so we can only send Mrs. Sun to her when she left. Yicheng. I heard that the eldest lady has a son, but I wonder what the situation is like now? After a stepmother, there is a stepfather. If he is bullied, although we are unable to protect each other, we can give him a few moments of leisure. "

Shen Jue was dumbfounded when he heard this. He pointed to Shen Rui next to him and said, "Isn't it right here? This is the only son left by my aunt. He stayed outside in his early years and left the filial family at the beginning of the month."

When the strong beggar heard this, his iron-tower-like body immediately dwarfed by half, and he knelt down on the ground with a thump, saying: "It turns out that this little benefactor is here, and I kowtow to you." After that, it was "bang bang bang bang". "Three rings.

The two men behind were not idle, they knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "I have seen my little benefactor."

Shen Ruiyuan wanted to step forward to help others, but this was the case for both of them, so he could only step aside and said: "I'd better invite you first. Those who are kind to me are my deceased mothers. I have no merit." , I really have no shame in accepting this great gift."

More and more people were watching the fun, and Shen Jue felt uncomfortable and said: "Get up quickly, everyone here thinks we are the ones singing the big show."

When the three people saw the onlookers pointing and pointing, they also stood up in disbelief.

Someone standing nearby heard the conversation between these people and couldn't help but talk and discuss. This one said: "Ms. Sun, is the one who was deceived into selling by the weaving factory?"

The one said: "That's right. It's true that he is a kind-hearted person, but good people are not rewarded. He died long ago, leaving a son who was beaten to the last breath...

Those who know more about the inside story can't help but shake their heads and say: "The He family is very unkind in their actions."

Another person said: "I heard that the property left by Mrs. Sun was divided into two halves. Her biological junior officials only got a small half, and most of it was taken by the eldest son of the concubine..."
Chapter completed!