My brother is so fierce

Before dawn, Maggie was standing in front of Earl Vito's door, holding the diamond hairpin that the butler gave her as a reward in her hand, and William was holding the other hand to wait for the butler to open the door in the early morning of summer.

"No matter what, this thing must be returned."

Maggie nodded without hesitation: "I see, Brother William."

Girls generally like this kind of shiny and beautiful hair accessories. William has seen many aristocratic ladies wearing such shiny hairpins in their hair, and even brooches studded with diamonds on their skirts. William thinks they can use It is comparable to the dragon who likes gold in the books. Of course, this is not a derogatory term. If possible, he would also be willing to fill Maggie's den with gold coins and let her be a happy little dragon.

Maggie has always listened to them, and William will inevitably love her more. He stroked his sister's smooth hair and promised her like a knight: "Next time, if Maggie wants anything, brother will buy it for you. ……OK?"

In fact, Maggie doesn't have much demand for material things. If possible, she hopes to eat a candy that can decay teeth once. Of course, she knows the situation at home and didn't make any demands. She only echoed William's words and showed a smile. Row of small white teeth.

The first person to come out was not Meredith as expected, but a middle-aged brown-haired man in luxurious clothes and slightly fat. He was holding a cane made of high-quality materials and wearing a tall hat Walking in front of them proudly, he found two children in simple clothes standing under the steps in front of the door, looking down at them with thick eyebrows and big eyes, as if they were looking at some humble ants, maybe they will talk in the next second With a bad word, drive them away with a cane.

William looked at him fearlessly, and his red pupils were calm, pulling Maggie to salute him skillfully: "Hello, Earl Vito."

Maggie pulled her skirt and bowed her head. Compared with her elder brother who had already practiced elegant movements, she was too young to control herself to make such unskilled movements, so when she looked up at Count Vito, she was a little worried Whether he would embarrass William with her, puffed out his snow-white cheeks, and looked up at him nervously.

Maybe it was because the siblings were outstanding in appearance, and he was a little satisfied with the etiquette, or maybe it was a reason they didn't know, but he didn't act like asking the housekeeper to drive them away.

He glanced around in front of the two brothers and sisters, and finally stopped his eyes on Maggie. She stepped forward and spread the diamond hairpin in her hand in front of him. Those diamonds and her dazzling blond hair were totally worthless At the mention, the voice was softer than milk: "Mr. Earl, I'm here to return yesterday's reward... This is too precious."

Count Vito looked down at the hairpin, as if he was judging whether it was worthwhile for him to take back this little thing, but soon, when the butler came to him, the count had already made a decision.

"The things sent by the Earl's house will not be taken back." He slightly raised his chin and looked indifferently, as if this small amount of money was not worth his second glance. "If you don't want it, just throw it away. Don't waste my time."

The servant had already led the carriage out. He looked away, strode down the steps and stepped into the carriage. When he opened the curtain, he looked back at their direction. Maggie felt his gaze and subconsciously abandoned it. Shyly, she tilted her head and winked at him.

Count Vito seemed to simply turn his head back, he got into the carriage, leaving a deep crease on the curtain that fell.

In the end, the card was not successfully returned, and William kept it for her in case of any unexpected situation in the future. He always maintained just the right level of vigilance for gifts from nobles, and this was what made them painless and disaster-free. The fundamental reason for living up to now.

But after a few days, life seemed to be as peaceful as ever. They were not very old, and William did not encounter much hindrance when he took them to the orphanage. Even if the food supply could not be guaranteed, at least it was better than theirs It's better to be outside.

In this unsafe London street, the bustling surface adds a frightening and dangerous atmosphere at night. No one knows what will happen to them when they sleep outside. The orphanage is at least a place that can give them a sense of security. Houses, there are very few people with bad intentions who come here to do bad things. After all, this place is poor and full of children, so it is not worth the patronage of thieves.

If they could live their lives peacefully, they wouldn't need a lot of money urgently, but...Louis fell ill, which was a terrible thing for the poor.

His body is much weaker than William's, and he may get sick at any time. The painful struggle sometimes occurs at night. In order not to disturb other people or make them worry about him, Louis will cover himself under the quilt, with a pale face. He bit his lower lip tightly without making a sound.

Every seizure pulled his soul on the verge of death, and sometimes he couldn't control it. Maggie couldn't sleep deeply, and almost woke up when he made a sound.

She slept in the middle of them, the moonlight from outside the room fell on the floor, enough for her to see clearly the movement of the young boy next to him under the quilt, he was shaking, Maggie turned her face and glanced and was not woken up William slowly opened Louis' quilt and got in.

Louis was stunned for a moment when he saw her. His hands were tightly clutching the skirt of his chest. The fabric was easily crumpled. Maggie grabbed her sleeve and wiped the cold sweat off his forehead for him. He comforted his slender back that was bent like a shrimp because of the pain, and finally couldn't help being sleepy and pressed his soft cheek to his back. In a state of half asleep and half awake, he opened his arms to hug him. over him.

The next day, she heard what William and Louis said that painkillers could relieve his pain during attacks. Maggie listened to the door for a while before she realized that the painkillers could only be obtained by nobles.

There is an insurmountable gap between nobles and commoners.

When she passed those pharmacies, she looked in from time to time. William and Louis taught her to read and Latin, so it was not difficult for her to read the words in the glass cabinets of pharmacies.

But she didn't see the pain medication she needed.

Maggie squatted on the grass worrying, she was delusional about getting the painkiller that William said, Louis' trembling body last night was engraved in her mind, even his fingertips were cold, as if he was fishing in water Just as she came out, the suppressed moan of pain could not be erased from her memory.

If only she could help.

She looked at the blue sky and the rabbit-shaped cloud in the distance, and she was in a daze. Suddenly, a bulging belly appeared in front of her. The curly-haired boy looked at her in surprise: "Maggie, long time no see!"

Before Maggie could speak, the boy sat beside her again, "Yesterday, the housekeeper of Earl Vito's house asked me about you, asking if you weren't satisfied with the rewards..."

Speaking of rewards, Maggie thought of the issuing card kept by William, she shook her head: "It's not for this reason."

William didn't really want her to do these things. Although he didn't say it, Maggie could sense that he didn't agree with what she did.Perhaps she felt that there was no need to interact with the nobles, or she simply felt that she didn't need to do this kind of thing to share their worries, and needed her young sister to do things for the nobles——that would make them seem too incompetent.

She didn't say anything, and Bruno didn't press on.He tilted his head and rested his meaty chin, waiting for her to say something, but she was in a daze, looking preoccupied.

"The butler also said that the young master likes you very much... If you go next time, you can choose whatever reward you want... anything."

There was a woman calling him home for dinner in the distance, Bruno frowned annoyedly, he stood up and looked at her hesitantly: "Maggie, I'm your friend... If you need help, You can find me anytime!"

The curly-haired boy patted his chest as a promise, and Maggie smiled at him: "Okay."

He had just run two steps when Maggie suddenly stopped him from behind him.

Bruno stopped the car and looked at her in surprise: "Maggie?"

"Next time..." She shook her fingers hesitantly, "Next time the Earl's family needs help... can you let me know?"

"of course can!"

Little Fatty waved goodbye to her.

When she went back, she passed a street with few people. The walls of the flat houses were gray with oily smoke and dust, and white smoke was rising from the chimney. Maggie walked along a clean path, avoiding the beggars lying on the ground Watching the scattered copper coins in their battered bowls go a little further.

William taught her that children are the easiest targets to be attacked, and keeping a proper distance can reduce the occurrence of these dangers, and pay special attention not to make eye contact to reduce the chance of being attacked.

Maggie took his words to heart, when she went around a corner and was about to reach the gate of the orphanage, a crazy woman rushed towards her suddenly, her clothes were still neat and clean, only the tied hair was covered She was confused, her eyes were out of focus, and she directly targeted Maggie in this sparsely populated street.

Children's movements are always not as fast as those of adults. When Maggie realized that there would be danger, the other party had already strode over and grabbed her, watching the slender arms hug her tightly. The strength to break free.She could only be forced to endure the woman's body movements and intermittent language that could not be connected into a complete sentence under this abnormal emotion.

"Bertha...my Bertha, where are you going, mother is here..."

Maggie couldn't breathe freely when she hugged her. Pushing her away with her hands didn't help at all. Instead, she hugged her even tighter, as if she was worried that Maggie would disappear in front of her eyes.

"Husband, ma'am..." Maggie finally made a sound, she took a big breath, and patted the woman's back with her little hand, "I can't breathe..."

The woman's unusual movements finally stopped in her words, she let go of her hand immediately, but grabbed Maggie's arm again, stared at Maggie's face haggardly, as if yearning: "Bertha, I miss you so much ...where have you been?"

The man who caught up behind him was out of breath. He saw the woman grabbing the arm of a strange girl and chattering. That was no longer normal behavior.

He stepped forward to pull her away, the door of the orphanage opened, and the blond boy came out to check the situation. It was because Maggie didn't come back on time. When he saw the scene outside the door, the shadow between his brows was fleeting. The boy strode over, and said that he grabbed the woman's wrist gently but unquestionably: "Please let go of my sister."

"No!" The woman discovered the intentions of the other two people surrounding them. She looked terrified and grabbed Maggie even harder, "Don't even think about taking my Bertha away! Oh... my Bertha !"

In the end, with the cooperation of the man and William, the two were separated. Maggie was so frightened that she shrank into William's arms, exposing her red wrist from being scratched, and whispering in his ear.

"Sorry," the man wearily grabbed the woman's struggling hand, "We lost our daughter some time ago, and my wife couldn't bear the blow to do such a thing..."

William's complexion was not very good, and Maggie turned to the man first and said, "It's okay."

After the man left, Maggie nestled in William's arms and coquettishly said, "I'm fine, brother."

He didn't say anything, and he didn't ask her where she was going in the afternoon. He just discussed with Louis that the orphanage was not safe while she was asleep.

"Perhaps we can change to another place."

Louis always agrees with William on Maggie's affairs: "I'm fine."

Naturally, Maggie didn't know about it. Two days later, she ran into Bruno in the park she frequented.He said happily that the earl's family would ask them to do something for a while.

Maggie's eyes were bright, and she followed Bruno to the door of Count Vito, but this time their task was not to pull weeds, but to wipe some porcelain in the basement.

The butler provided them with enough cleaning tools. Bruno was assigned to the group that fetched water. Maggie and another girl were responsible for wiping the ancient porcelain. The butler placed four oil lamps for them in the four corners of the basement To make it easier for them to see the situation in the basement, Maggie rolled up her sleeves, thinking of the painkillers that might be available, she vigorously began to wipe carefully.

There was another girl who was older than her. She was standing next to Maggie, and she suddenly leaned over and asked her, "I heard that you also met that crazy woman?"

Maggie paused: "...Is that the red-haired lady?"

"That should be right," she murmured in a low voice, "Before you were not here, Bertha and I were working here together."