allonlinenovel Chapter 210 The Ke Brothers and Sisters
Chapter 210 The Ke Brothers and Sisters
I saw a small shed made of branches over there that could only accommodate a child. Stones were also moved in front of the shed to block the cold wind.
Inside lay a little man wrapped in several layers of clothes, curled up in the small shed with a pale face.
"Did you build that shed?"
Huanxi choked up a little, she remembered her childhood.
I think she was in junior high school at that time, I forgot which year. She was framed by her younger brother at home, and her parents kicked her out without any reason and refused to let her go home.
She was just a little girl at that time, wandering around the streets.
It was too cold at night, so I picked up some cardboard and built myself a similar shelter. I curled up inside to keep warm.
The next day, the neighbors couldn't bear to see her and sent her home.
No one from home came to look for her all night.
They learned that she had embarrassed them by sleeping in a cardboard house, and after sending her neighbor away, she was beaten severely.
After beating her, she told her to get out and go to her garbage room.
From then on, whenever there was a disagreement at home, they would tell her to get out. She had a home, and the garbage house was her home.
Since then, she has always wanted her own house, a house where she would not be evicted, even if it was a garbage house or a cardboard house.
"I built this for my sister, auntie..."
The little boy's voice brought her back from her memories. She turned around and said a few words to the two escorts, then walked towards the branch shed.
When he got closer, he found that it was a little girl curled up. The little girl's face was pale from the cold. Huanxi reached out and touched the little girl's forehead, which was already burning hot.
He carried her out of the shed, pinched the little girl's philtrum, and she slowly opened her eyes.
"Mother.....are you here to pick up Rou'er?"
Huanxi sighed and said to the anxious boy beside her, "How many days has she had a fever?"
The boy's eyes were filled with tears and he knelt down in front of Huanxi.
"She's had a fever for two days. I want to go into the city to seek medical treatment for my sister, but the guards won't let us in. Madam, please save her. I'll work like a slave for you..."
By this time, the boy was already crying out of breath and kept kowtowing to her.
The little girl in his arms fell asleep again after a brief period of wakefulness.
Huanxi knew that if she was not treated, she might not live to see tomorrow.
"Get up first and stop crying. I'll help you."
Being poor cares themselves, being wealthy cares the world.
It would be fine if she said she couldn't see it, but she saw it all. If she didn't do anything, she would feel guilty.
After carrying the child to the front of her carriage, Yu Yan lifted the curtain and saw this scene, and she sighed.
Xiao Yin looked at the girl who was burning hot, frowned and said:
“Mother…she…”
"I'm afraid we'll have to stay in town tonight."
Wenchuntang
"Girl, luckily you brought her here in time. If it were to be later than tonight, I'm afraid this little girl would be..."
Doctor He took the patient's pulse and stood up to prepare medicine.
"Is she suffering from a cold?"
"She probably hasn't eaten in the past few days. The cold caused the lung heat, and she's still young and a bit malnourished. That's why her condition is particularly serious."
"Can she recover?"
Doctor He continued to dispense the medicine: "After drinking this bowl of medicine, the fever will almost go away. I think you'll be fine by then."
Huanxi patted his chest and said, fortunately, this girl can still be saved.
"By the way, that kid outside might be a little unwell too. Call him over so I can take his pulse."
Right now, we're in the back hall, next to the pharmacy. There's a stove here, so it's warm. Usually, there are patients who come in for consultations.
The little girl's brother was waiting in the front hall and happily called him in.
The boy stretched out his hand somewhat nervously, and Dr. He placed his hand on his thin wrist.
"How old are you this year?"
"eleven."
"What is your name?"
"Ke You."
"You also have a mild cold, not as severe as your sister's. You should drink some of her medicine later."
Ke You pulled his hand back and said shyly, "Thank you, doctor."
Huanxi watched the boy's actions from the side, full of questions.
This boy's fraudulent behavior wasn't particularly skillful, and was even rather clumsy. If Shufeng hadn't been so unkind, he would have been dead by now.
And judging from his words and actions, he doesn't seem to be from the countryside.
Although that girl only said one sentence, she contained a huge amount of information.
"Mother, are you here to pick up Rou'er?"
Mother... maybe only wealthy families would use this title. At least the ones she had seen always called her mother, or mother.
Are these two little guys from outsiders?
She called Ke You over and tried to make her tone gentler:
"Your name is Ke You. What's your sister's name? How old is she?"
"My sister's name is Ke Yingrou, and she's six years old."
"From your accent, you don't sound like locals. Where did you flee from? Where are your parents? Were you kidnapped by kidnappers?"
Ke You lowered his head and said after a while: "They are dead."
Huanxi sighed, thinking that these were probably some official's young master and daughter. The adults in the family were gone, leaving only the two little ones helpless and alone.
She then asked, "How are you going to live in the future?"
Ke You raised his head and wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he lowered his head and stopped talking.
In this world...it's hard for an eleven-year-old child to survive alone, let alone a six-year-old child.
There was an inn not far from Wenchun Hall. It was already dark, so Huanxi couldn't go to the Pang family anymore.
He could only take Ke You to the inn. His three maids and Yu Yan were waiting eagerly in the room.
"Mom, how is that little sister?" Xiao Pan asked.
"She's fine. She's waiting for medicine at Grandpa He's. I came to see you. Are you hungry? Let's go downstairs to eat. I just told the shopkeeper when I came up."
Just at this moment, the waiter's voice was heard outside the door.
"Ma'am, the food you ordered is ready. Would you like to eat it downstairs or should I bring it to your room?"
"It's warm inside, bring it inside and eat it."
The waiter answered and ran off. Not long after, a table of food was served. Considering that Ke You hadn't eaten for a long time, Huanxi ordered some light dishes.
When the waiter went out, Huanxi asked him to prepare a bowl of porridge and keep it warm so that he could get it himself.
Facing a table full of dishes, Ke You swallowed his saliva imperceptibly.
He hadn't eaten such a sumptuous meal for a long time. A few days ago, there was porridge at the city gate, and he and his sister went to grab some several times. Until the porridge stall was closed the day before yesterday, he and his sister hadn't eaten much.
"Ke You, come sit down and eat with us. We have to go to your sister's place and look after her soon. You need to eat well so you can have more energy."
Fearing that he might be too reserved, Huanxi pulled him to sit on a stool, brought him a bowl and chopsticks, and scooped him a bowl of hot soup with a spoon.
"Thank you so much, ma'am..."
Huanxi didn't say much, but the three girls kept picking up food for Ke You.
He kept his head down, tears dripping from his eye sockets into the bowl, and the sourness in his throat made it difficult for him to swallow the soup.
Huanxi patted his back. After all, he was just a child.
Feeling the joy and comfort, Ke You dug into the food in the bowl vigorously and ate his tear-soaked rice in silence.
The meal was not very tasty and Huanxi was not very hungry. After eating, he went downstairs to get the bowl of porridge and went to the clinic next door.
Doctor He is not here. He must have gone to eat.
Little Ke Yingrou was still sleeping. He woke her up gently, held her in his arms, and fed her porridge spoonful by spoonful.
Smelling the fragrance of porridge, the little girl opened her mouth in a daze.
After drinking a bowl of porridge in small sips, the little girl felt a little stronger.
"Aunt, did you save me? Where is my brother?"
The little girl's voice was very clean, but still very weak.
"Yes, don't be afraid. Your brother is eating next door and will be here soon."
"Aunt, what's your name? I want to repay you when I grow up."