This day, Qu Jiyuan took some snacks and was going to look at Li Xiaozhuang before leaving, and he could also look at Li Yuanxiu by the way. The carriage stopped shortly after it reached the street, and the servant told him that there were many people surrounded in front of him, and the carriage could not pass. Qu Jiyuan looked from the car window, and sure enough, many people surrounded him, including a few people he knew.

During this time, Qu Jiyuan was pestering Li Yuanxiu every day, and he had little contact with these people, so he was not about to get off the car, but he was spotted by a sharp-eyed person, who called out from a distance, and everyone around him also looked over, Qu Jiyuan frowned and had no choice but to get out of the carriage.

When I walked into the crowd, I found a child in the crowd, who looked about ten years old, and was wearing thin old clothes in winter.

The people around are talking about this kid coming out to work, earning some money for medicine and going home to save his mother, but he is too young, sallow and hungry, he has been kneeling there for an unknown how long, and at this moment Some wobble.

Since the disaster victims returned home, the number of beggars in the county has decreased a lot, not to mention that this child is small and looks like he will fall down at any time, and he just wants to be a long-term worker. There is no shortage of servants, so naturally such children will not be hired.

As for ordinary people, no one has the spare money to support an idler.

Li Yuanxiu came out from the county government office, Li Xiaozhuang was a little unhappy these days, and his uncle said things he didn't like to hear all day long, Li Yuanxiu was really bored, and walked towards Qu's house unknowingly.

The group of people on the street was too conspicuous. During the Chinese New Year season, there were not many people on the street. At this time, a group gathered. Li Yuanxiu was a little curious, so she stepped forward to check.

Before reaching the crowd, I heard someone say: "Little guy, go home with Young Master Qu, the Qu family is a great benevolent person in our county."

"That's right, Young Master Qu, why don't you buy him home?"

"I don't sell myself! I just work." A stubborn child's voice came from the crowd.

There were no other young masters of the Qu family in the county town except Qu Jiyuan. Li Yuanxiu didn't hear Qu Jiyuan's voice. Li Yuanxiu's expression changed outside the crowd, and he couldn't help squeezing into the crowd.

"What's going on here?" Li Yuanxiu easily got into the crowd, he was the county magistrate, and when the people around noticed him coming, they naturally moved out of the way.

Li Yuanxiu first found Qu Jiyuan in the crowd. Qu Jiyuan just stared at the front without looking at him, and the smile on his face suddenly subsided after hearing his own voice. He felt a little uncomfortable, and followed Qu Jiyuan's direction Looking over, he saw the child, who was younger than Li Xiaozhuang, and the child was staring at Qu Jiyuan with red eyes.

Qu Jiyuan shuddered when he heard Li Yuanxiu's voice, his heart was jumping with joy but resisted the urge to turn around, he didn't look back or say a word.

Seeing Li Yuanxiu approaching, the people around them restrained a lot, Qu Jiyuan didn't speak, and the people around him didn't know what to say for a moment, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and it took a long time for someone to say: "My lord, this child has been kneeling here for a long time , sell some woven things, and want to be a long-term worker, Young Master Qu thinks highly of him, thinks he is young and can't do much work, and wants to buy him home and make him a servant, but he doesn't know what to do or not."

Qu Jiyuan glanced at the man, and he didn't know whether he was intentional or unintentional. Although there was nothing wrong with what he said, it was another matter to make people listen, but Qu Jiyuan didn't argue.

Li Yuanxiu saw that the child's eyes were red as if he had been crying, after hearing what the man said, he looked at the people around him who bowed their heads and said nothing, and asked Qu Jiyuan, "What's going on?"

"Just like what adults hear and see, it depends on what adults think."

Li Yuanxiu was very angry at Qu Jiyuan's indifferent attitude. Passers-by's words were ambiguous, and he also knew that Qu Jiyuan would not embarrass a child, but this was the street, so no one could slander Qu Jiyuan inexplicably.

Li Yuanxiu didn't want to blame Qu Jiyuan, but thought there might be some misunderstanding, so he didn't look at Qu Jiyuan, so he said to the child: "If you don't want to, just tell me, I can help you."

The young masters next to him were a little unhappy. They looked at the person who spoke just now, but found that the person had disappeared, and then glared at the child. not come.

After all, the Qu family has been doing good deeds and has devoted themselves to the county government for the past six months. I didn't expect Li Yuanxiu to say that now.

Qu Jiyuan also felt bitter in his heart, and laughed a little self-deprecatingly: "In the eyes of adults, I'm afraid that Qu Jiyuan is a villain who bullies the weak, right?"

Li Yuanxiu was flustered by Qu Jiyuan's smile, but he didn't know what to say.

Seeing that the child also saw that the situation was wrong at this time, he hurriedly said: "My lord, it's not like this, Young Master Qu is a good person. He heard that my mother was ill and bought all my things and gave me a lot of money. The young master said that I can’t make any money as a long-term worker, so he wanted to buy me home as a servant, and he gave me a lot of money, so that I could treat my mother’s illnesses, and young master Qu also gave me delicious snacks .”

As the child spoke, he held up a piece of dim sum in his hand, which was exactly the kind that Qu Jiyuan used to get from the county government. Li Yuanxiu looked at those dim sum, and his heart became more and more blocked. Didn't he say that this dim sum should not be eaten by outsiders?

"That's right, Young Master Qu is kind-hearted. My lord, you can't listen to one side of the word, and we have been coveting the dim sum of Qu's family for a long time. We don't even have to try a bite. Young Master Qu can buy a box of it all Give it to the kid."

Qu Jiyuan didn't want to say any more, he just wanted to leave, and let the child go back to tidy up, so he came to Qu's mansion to find the housekeeper. He wanted to keep the child, but it was actually for Li Xiaozhuang. When he left the county, Li Yuanxiu came Li Xiaozhuang is often so busy that he doesn't even have time to eat, I'm afraid Li Xiaozhuang is much more lonely alone.

The crowd dispersed as soon as they said it, and in the blink of an eye, only Li Yuanxiu was left in a daze. For some reason, he suddenly felt that Qu Jiyuan was far away from him.

Qu Jiyuan left the county early the next morning. Except for the Qu family, no one in the county got any news. Even Qu's parents and Qu's mother refused to send him out of the city.

The carriage drove Qu Jiyuan out of the county town, and there were a coachman and a servant outside the car. He was going to the state and county this time. It was even more difficult, but at least his father let him go. Master Qu only gave Qu Jiyuan two years. If Qu Jiyuan couldn't show himself within two years, he could only go home and take the scientific examination obediently.

Feeling that the carriage was going farther and farther, even though Qu Jiyuan felt extremely reluctance in his heart, he never looked back, leaving no room for regret.

The kid I met on the street yesterday arrived at Qu's house last night. He seemed to be a well-behaved and sensible boy. Qu Jiyuan asked the housekeeper to follow Li Xiaozhuang after a while and be Li Xiaozhuang's personal servant.

It wasn't until Li Xiaozhuang took Na Xiaosi back to the county government, and Li Yuanxiu saw the situation and asked about the situation, that he knew that Qu Jiyuan had left the county for several days.

Li Xiaozhuang was very sad about Qu Jiyuan's departure, and also a little angry at his elder brother. Recently, he has been ignoring Li Yuanxiu, and spent several days in his study reading and practicing calligraphy.

Li Yuanxiu was also in a complicated mood and didn't know what to do. He didn't even know where Qu Jiyuan had gone or how long he would go. , Li Yuanxiu felt annoyed, and held his hands tightly, wishing he could slap himself a few times.

The county government returned to the quietness it had when Li Yuanxiu first came. Li Yuanxiu's uncle finally felt relieved when he saw that Qu Jiyuan had really left. Seeing that Li Yuanxiu was too busy to see people, he returned to Beijing in a few days. Since then, Li Yuanxiu Only then did he completely relax his mind. He respected his uncle just like his own father, but many of his uncle's words still made him feel disgusted involuntarily.

For example, regarding Qu Jiyuan, such as how to treat the people, the uncle who taught him many principles before made him feel like he has become another person.

Li Yuanxiu found that he missed Qu Jiyuan crazily these days, and it reached its peak when Li Xiaozhuang returned a red plum to the county government. Li Yuanxiu couldn't help shaking when he looked at the red plum. Li Xiaozhuang said that it was Qu Jiyuan's window. The plum blossoms are the best in Qu's mansion, because Qu Jiyuan took care of them every day, but unfortunately he left before carefully admiring them.

After Li Xiaozhuang left, Li Yuanxiu fell down and sat down at the desk. He stared blankly at the branch of red plum for a while, then suddenly covered his face with his hands, and let out a low growl from his throat. He was suddenly very afraid, afraid that he would always be like Qu Jiyuan is also lost now.

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