The Moon is Full in the Traveling House

When the waiter served the last dish, Su Lun glanced around without leaving a trace, and then asked the waiter in a low voice: "Waiter, do you know the origin of the people who sat next to us just now?"

The waiter scratched his head and after thinking for a moment, he replied, "Oh, that's a grain merchant here named Huang. Grain prices have skyrocketed recently, and they have taken this opportunity to make a lot of money! What do you want to ask them, sir?" The waiter looked at Su Lun with a puzzled look.

Su Lun laughed dryly and explained quickly: "Hey, I just heard them say they were going to travel overnight, and I thought it was a bit strange, so I just asked casually."

After hearing this, the waiter nodded thoughtfully, looked at Su Lun suspiciously, and seeing that he looked calm, he felt relieved and said in a low voice: "I heard that the wife of that grain merchant is from an official family. Maybe they got some inside information and are preparing to run away! I heard a few officials talking about this before, saying that the higher-ups might be making a big move. However, you just listen to these words, and don't spread them out..." As he said this, the waiter gave a few special instructions.

Su Lun nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood. He took out some small change from his pocket, handed it to the waiter, and said, "We just came from the south, and we don't know much about the situation here. I don't know what this so-called big move is. If we accidentally run into it, it will be troublesome. Please give us some advice!"

When the waiter saw the silver, his eyes lit up immediately. He put the silver in his arms and told them in a low voice, "I heard that the higher-ups are going to crack down on those who drive up the grain prices. Mr. Huang must have gotten some information, so he's planning to run away."

After hearing this, Su Lun seemed relieved and replied with a smile: "So that's how it is. Thank you so much for your reminder." After that, Su Lun and several other people finished their meal and left the restaurant.

However, when they stepped out of the restaurant, they were surprised to find a small figure waiting outside the door. Upon closer inspection, it was the little beggar from before. This little beggar followed Su Lun closely.

Su Lun turned around and looked at him. "Little boy, why are you following me?"

"Brother, you are a good man. I want to follow you." The little beggar said in a low voice.

Su Lun frowned, took out some change and handed it to the little beggar, "It's not convenient for me to take you with me, you can use this money to buy some food."

Upon hearing this, the little beggar immediately knelt down, his eyes filled with tears. He choked and said, "Big brother, I don't need money. Even if you give me the money, it will be taken away by others. Please take me in. I will work hard, eat very little, and won't cause you any trouble..." After saying that, he actually began to kowtow.

Su Lun suddenly felt a little overwhelmed and quickly reached out to help the little beggar: "Little friend, please get up quickly, I really can't take you away..." The little beggar raised his head, his eyes full of despair.

Su Lun looked at the pair of eyes that were full of expectation and dimmed in an instant, and his heart softened. After a mental struggle, he finally made up his mind and said to the little beggar: "Okay, then you get up first. So, you come back with me first, and tomorrow we will try to find someone willing to adopt you."

Hearing this, Qi Heng and Chen Jiajun on the side looked embarrassed and wanted to speak up to dissuade him, but Su Lun waved his hand to signal them not to speak.

"Okay, sir!" The little beggar stood up ecstatically and grabbed the corner of Su Lun's clothes tightly, as if he was afraid that he would go back on his word.

Su Lun took the little beggar back to the inn, and then asked the waiter to open another room and send a few buckets of hot water in. Then, he asked the waiter to find two sets of clean clothes and let the child take a bath. Su Lun himself returned to his room, recalling what happened today while waiting for Wang Shen.

Thinking of the child in the next room, Su Lun couldn't help but feel annoyed that he had brought him back on impulse. After all, this meant that he needed to take care of the child, which would undoubtedly bring him some trouble. However, if he didn't do this, Su Lun couldn't bear it. So he fell into a contradiction and didn't know what to do.

While Su Lun was still struggling, Wang Shen came back. Wang Shen told Su Lun: "Sir, that family is a local grain merchant and has made a lot of money recently. I heard that the higher-ups wanted to rectify the situation, and they were afraid of being implicated, so they fled in advance."

Su Lun nodded, showing his understanding. This news is not too different from what the waiter said. In this case, there is no need to continue tracking. It seems that the situation here is more serious than we originally thought. "

Su Lun quickly picked up a pen and wrote a letter, briefly recording what they had seen and heard along the way. Then he carefully folded the letter, handed it to Qi Heng, and instructed: "Send this letter to the Licheng stronghold as fast as possible, and someone will come to receive it there."

Just when Su Lun was about to talk to Wang Shen about the little beggar, there was a knock on the door. He opened the door in confusion and found that the person standing outside was the child who had just been picked up. The child had taken a bath and changed into clean clothes, but he still looked a little shy. He stood timidly at the door, looked up at Su Lun, and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "Sir..."

However, when Su Lun looked at the child's face carefully, he was stunned. The young face gradually overlapped with the face in his memory. It was simply a smaller version of Uncle Lin! Su Lun was shocked and puzzled. Why did this child look so much like Uncle Lin? Was it just a coincidence? Or was there some unknown secret hidden in it?

Su Lun swallowed hard, "Little boy, what's your name? Do you have any family?"

"My name is Guoguo. I was raised by a grandmother who took care of me. She passed away more than a year ago. I went out to beg for food and was knocked unconscious by a bad guy who had captured many children. I later found a way to escape, but I couldn't find my way back..."

"What's your last name?" Su Lun asked.

The child shook his head and said, "I don't have a surname. My mother-in-law said she found me under a fruit tree, so she called me Guoguo. My lord, please don't abandon me. I can do a lot of things. Really!" After the child said this, he lowered his head, fearing that Su Lun would not let him go and would send him away.

Looking at this face that looked like Uncle Lin, Su Lun couldn't harden his heart. He suppressed the shock and confusion in his heart and asked, "How old are you this year?"

"Nine years old..."

Su Lun frowned, "Guo Guo, how about this, you can follow us first, but we are going to the north now, it's not very peaceful over there, it may be a little dangerous, are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid? Sir, are you willing to keep me?" Guoguo looked at Su Lun expectantly with his big eyes blinking.

Su Lun touched Guo Guo's head and said, "My last name is Su, you can call me Brother Su, go back to sleep first. This brother and I have something to discuss."

Guoguo bowed obediently after hearing this. "Goodbye, brother. Guoguo will go back first. You should also go to bed early."