After the marriage was severed, I fled with my golden finger to protect my mother

"Hello, Mr. Xu!"

Li Xiao heard the voice and turned around with a look of surprise. Seeing that it was indeed Xu Qinghe, he shouted happily, then pushed the silly-looking boy next to him and urged him:

"Brother Tiedan, this is Mr. Xu I told you about before, come and say hello."

"Hello, Mr. Xu. My name is Tiedan."

The boy named Tiedan was taller than Li Xiao and listened to Li Xiao's words very much. He immediately bowed shyly towards Xu Qinghe.

"Okay... Don't be polite, it's cold outside, go sit inside the shed..."

Xu Qinghe responded cheerfully, but Li Xiao and Tiedan just stood there with no intention of going in.

"Um, Master Xu, we, we came here..."

Li Xiao pointed to some women not far away and said somewhat embarrassedly:

"My mother and the others are here too, and they are going to collect the rice and grain later."

"My mother is here too. We can all get a portion of food..."

Tiedan also said with a smile. Xu Qinghe looked in the direction where the two were looking and saw a large group of women being stopped outside by the yamen runners.

Because most of the food was not ready at this time, in order to avoid congestion, the yamen runners would not let anyone in first. They would not organize people to line up until everyone was ready.

The reason why Li Xiao and Tiedan were allowed in was because when Li Xiao went to work with Boss Yang and the others, he became familiar with several yamen runners, and they also knew that he had some relationship with Xu Qinghe's family, so they just raised their hands and let him in.

Everyone was very excited smelling the tempting aroma of the noodles. They stretched their necks to look inside and waited patiently.

"Since you two have come in, why don't you just stay here?"

Seeing that the two teenagers were about to leave after saying a few words, Xu Qinghe hurriedly stopped them.

"If you don't have anything to do, just stay here. There will be a lot of people queuing up later, so just maintain some order and prevent people from causing trouble."

In fact, Xu Qinghe brought a lot of people with him, and his family was distributing medicinal soups, so he shouldn't be very busy.

The reason why he said this was just to find an excuse to help these two people.

Because Li Xiao had received help from the Xu family and two new sets of cotton-padded clothes, he should not have been hungry during this period. His face looked much rosier.

The one called Tiedan was different. Although he looked strong, his complexion did not look very well.

Xu Qinghe has suffered hardship and hunger, so he understands this feeling best.

"We are willing, and we will definitely help Master Xu keep an eye on them."

After hearing what Xu Qinghe said, Li Xiao and Tiedan both showed surprise on their faces and thanked Xu Qinghe again and again.

"Okay, okay, go tell your mother first and then come back, so they won't worry."

Xu Qinghe found it a little funny. Seeing the two of them pulling each other and running away, he couldn't help but sigh.

"They are two silly guys. I asked them to help me with the work and didn't ask for any wages, but they were quite happy..."

"The master is kind-hearted, and these two people know it clearly."

Zhang Dazhui also laughed, thinking of the first time he met Li Xiao, when he looked pale, thin and dying.

If he hadn't met this noble man from the host family, it is estimated that with his and his mother's bodies, they would not have been able to survive, let alone be taken care of so well.

The medicinal soup in the big pot was almost done, and several large baskets of earthenware bowls had been cleaned. On the other side, there were also several large baskets of oil paper bags, which were all cold medicines prepared in advance.

Xu Qinghe also went to see the shed next to the Ning Wang Mansion. There were several large pots inside, cooking white rice porridge, which had already become thick. Next to it was a large basket filled with copper coins.

"One spoonful of rice porridge per person, two copper coins, that's about it."

Butler Wang told Xu Qinghe that the event would last for five consecutive days, and after it was over they would have to go home and prepare for the New Year.

The spoon that comes with the big pot is not small. If it is filled to the brim, even the bowl will not be able to hold it. So each person is given a spoonful of rice porridge, which is enough.

Although two copper coins are not much, they are free. You only need to say a few auspicious words and someone will give you copper coins and rice porridge. Who can resist such a good thing?

The bailiff had already gone door to door to inquire, and after receiving a positive answer, he stood on a high platform and struck a gong.

"clang……"

A long voice was heard, the noisy crowd fell silent, and then someone shouted to line up.

The queues are not arranged randomly, but men and women are separated, which avoids confusion to a large extent.

As expected, Li Xiao and Tiedan ran back quickly and stood in front of the wooden shed of Xu Qinghe's house, looking ready for battle.

"Don't be nervous. This is medicine from our family. Maybe no one will come to claim it."

This is not Xu Qinghe comforting them, but the fact is.

Although everyone was not allowed in before, they had already stretched their necks to take a look at the things distributed by each family.

At this time, the few shops that were handing out steamed buns and copper coins were naturally the most popular. The people lining up in front of them were like a long dragon, winding out for a long distance.

There were quite a few people in front of the wooden shed of Prince Ning's Mansion. After standing in the snow for a long time, it would be great to have a bowl of hot rice porridge and receive two copper coins.

Most of the people who come to queue up at the Xu's house are those who have caught a cold and have no money or are reluctant to see a doctor. At this time, they just want to give it a try. Anyway, they don't have to queue up, so they come over and drink from the bowl, say a few auspicious words, and it won't delay them from queuing up at other houses.

There were a few women who drank a bowl themselves and begged for another bowl to be filled from the clay pot in their baskets.

Xu Qinghe inferred that someone from home was unable to come, so they wanted to take the medicine back.

Seeing that housekeeper Wang was almost overwhelmed and the servant who was serving porridge accidentally burned his hand, Xu Qinghe made a prompt decision. He left only Zhang Dazhui and a few others to work at home, and took the others to help next door.

Uncle Cui also took over the job of making porridge, and with the help of Xu Qinghe, Li Xiao and others who maintained order in the crowd, the situation was quickly calmed down.

Although the rice porridge in the big pot was very hot, the weather outside was cold. After a spoonful of hot porridge was poured into the cold big bowl, the temperature quickly dropped. Some of the people who received the porridge drank it on the spot, while others asked for it to be poured directly into a ceramic jar and then taken home to drink later.

When Yuxiu arrived in a carriage, it was the busiest time with the most people.

She had never seen such a scene before, so she was a little curious, so she brought Qingdai and Qingzhi to see it together.