Xiu'er was working hard to make clothes, and I didn't stop either. Liu Niang, Xinghua and Cao'er were all exhausted during this period. Everyone was busy until late at night. Even Xiaobao came back from the college every day and ran around in the store.

Seeing that we were busy until night again, Xiaobao had already started to doze off. I raised my aching neck and twisted it. I asked everyone to put down their work and prepare to rest.

Liu Niang walked me out of the store and comforted me: "Sister Yiyi, don't worry, you will be fine after this period of time."

I looked at Liu Niang and pulled Chu Liang over to me: "Liu Niang, when you finish this batch of goods and make money, let Chu Liang go to school with Xiao Bao."

Liu Niang's eyes suddenly became moist: "No need, we already owe you a lot, this is good enough."

I patted Liu Niang's shoulder and took Xiao Bao and Chu Liang to the small courtyard.

Fortunately, there is no curfew in the Jin Dynasty, and there are many idle people walking around at night. Otherwise, if we go back at this time, we will definitely be arrested.

There was a vendor selling scallion pancakes on the roadside, I bought a few and handed them to Xiaobao and Chuliang. I also took one and ate it while walking. Xiaobao and Chuliang each ate one, and there were a few left. Xiaobao held it in his hand and whispered to Chuliang that they would save it for tomorrow morning. It would be better to buy a bowl of porridge, so that they could have a mouthful of porridge and a mouthful of scallion pancake, which was delicious.

Chu Liang also echoed: "Yes, yes, Xiaobao, you'd better heat up the scallion pancake, it will taste better."

"Then you light the fire tomorrow and I'll heat the pancakes. It's a deal."

The few of them talked and ate as they went, and soon they arrived at the gate of the house.

As soon as I opened the gate, I felt something was wrong inside the yard. It seemed like a dark shadow flashed behind the cloth. I was shocked. Was it a thief?

I grabbed Xiaobao and Chuliang by the hand, not letting them go any further. Then I picked up the stick behind the door. When Xiaobao and Chuliang saw me like this, they also hurriedly found a stick by the gate and held it in their hands.

I thought about it and realized that the shadow was not very tall and should be only about thirteen or fourteen years old.

I stood in the middle of the yard holding the stick and shouted behind the cloth, "Come out, I see you. If you don't come out, I will hit you with the stick."

There were some slight noises behind the cloth, but no one came out.

Me: "If you don't come out, I will call someone, and when I catch you I will send you to the government office."

A young man slowly stood up from behind the cloth. He looked very thin in the moonlight. He lowered his head and said nothing.

He usually came back late, and there was a flint and a lamp next to the courtyard door. Xiaobao quickly lit the lamp. The door to the room didn't seem to have been moved, but the door to the kitchen was open, so this person should have only been in the kitchen.

I held the lamp in front of the boy, who was holding the steamed buns we had left over from the morning. His face was covered in dirt. His clothes were tattered, and he probably hadn't changed them for a long time.

The young man slowly handed over the steamed bun in his hand: "I'm so hungry. I ate one of your steamed buns. The remaining three are here. Can you give these buns to me? I have someone at home and I'm starving."

Looking at the boy's expression, my heart suddenly softened. Forget it, it's just a few steamed buns, so just give it to him and eat them yourself.

I made way for him and said, "Go away. Don't come again next time. Forget about this time. I won't report to the police. Xiaobao, give him the remaining pieces of cake we just had."

Xiaobao was a little reluctant to give it up. Perhaps it was because he was too hungry when he was a child. Xiaobao was more obsessed with food than ordinary people.

I patted Xiaobao on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, mom will buy it for you tomorrow. This little brother must be very hungry now."

Xiao Bao reluctantly put the scallion pancake into the boy's hand. Then he stood aside and said, "You can go now. But since you ate my scallion pancake, don't come to my house to steal things again. If you bring it back, I will beat you."

The young man looked at us deeply and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you," then he took the things and walked out of the yard. He came to the outside of the yard, saluted us, turned around and left, disappearing into the night.

Everyone has their own sufferings in this world. Giving him scallion pancakes tonight is out of kindness. I can’t do anything else. He must have been desperate to steal some food. I hope he will be fine in the future!

I closed the gate, washed up, called Xiaobao and Chuliang, and went to bed early. There were still many things to do tomorrow.

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