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After hearing Xu Baobao's introduction of Wangcai, Qian Baizhi became very curious about this intelligent little wild boar.

They quickened their pace and walked toward the pigsty that Xu Baobao had pointed out.

Upon hearing footsteps, Wangcai first hid, then rammed into the annoying human as he got closer.

The footsteps grew closer, and Wangcai stuck out its rear end, ready to charge.

If it doesn't hit you this time, it's not called Wangcai!

It's now.

"Shh."

Wangcai rushed out from where it was hiding and crashed into Qian Baizhi.

As Wangcai ran, he felt his hind legs being lifted up, and the whole pig was suspended in the air, with his three remaining legs struggling incessantly.

Help! They're slaughtering a pig!

Xu Gong removed the tattered cloth from Wangcai's eyes, and Wangcai was finally able to see clearly.

The one in front of it wasn't the human who always bullied and teased it, but a beautiful young girl.

"Hum hum……"

Qian Baizhi patted her chest and stood firm when suddenly a dark figure rushed out and almost bumped into her.

"Are you OK."

Xu Gong locked Wangcai in the pigsty and asked with concern.

Qian Baizhi became nervous as soon as she saw Xu Gong, and even stammered, "No, it's nothing."

Seeing that he had almost caused trouble, Zhou Chenggong tried to sneak away, but Xu Gong grabbed him by the back of the neck.

"We have guests at home, so we can't fool around. A little girl can't compare to a man like you. What if Wangcai bumps into Miss Qian?"

Knowing he was in the wrong, Zhou Chenggong turned around and bowed to Qian Baizhi, saying, "I'm sorry, Sister Qian."

Qian Baizhi looked at the man in front of her who kept protecting her, her heart pounding faster and faster. She stammered, "I, I'm fine. Wangcai is still, still young, he couldn't have hit me."

Xu Gong then released Zhou Chenggong, who stuck out his tongue and ran away.

Xu Baobao looked at Qian Baizhi's flushed face, which seemed to be steaming, and fanned herself vigorously with the leaves in her hand.

"Sister Qian, let's go sit in the yard, it's too hot outside."

Xu Baobao was oblivious, but Qian Baizhi knew she wasn't hot, so she didn't dare look at Xu Gong anymore, agreed, and fled in panic.

Xu Gong looked at Xu Baobao with a puzzled expression and asked in a low voice, "Am I scary? How come you ran so fast?"

Xu Baobao: "I guess she's afraid of getting a tan. My mom says girls shouldn't get too much sun, or they won't be pretty."

Xu Gong suddenly realized what was going on, and then went to gather firewood.

After lunch, Madam Wen asked Xu Gong to take Qian Baizhi home and pick up the medicine on the way back.

After Xu Qing returned, she first gave the cane to Xu Jian, and then took out the clothes she had bought for her mother and brother for them to try on.

Mrs. Wen smiled from ear to ear, sighing repeatedly, "Daughters are so much better! If I relied on that brat, he'd probably be on his deathbed before he could wear new clothes."

Thinking of Xu Zhenzhen, Xu Qing pulled Wen Shi aside and asked her some questions, only to learn that the girl was actually the one who saved her elder brother.

Thinking of how preoccupied the child looked during the meal, Madam Wen asked Xu Qing to go and comfort him.

Xu Qing had originally intended to go and take a look, and after agreeing, he walked towards where the one-armed beggar was lying.

There were no extra rooms in the house, so Wen moved the bed to the place where the firewood was piled up behind the house. At least it was a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and the one-armed beggar lay there.

"Zhenzhen, how is your father?"

Upon hearing Xu Qing's voice, Xu Zhenzhen forced back her tears and stood up, recounting the doctor's diagnosis to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief; she had thought it was an incurable disease. If anything were to happen to the one-armed beggar, Zhenzhen would probably be heartbroken.

However, she was also very puzzled. She had only given this person a dozen taels of silver, so how could he have fallen into a state of not being able to get enough to eat?

Xu Qing first comforted Xu Zhenzhen: "The doctor said that as long as you eat well, everything will be fine, Zhenzhen, don't worry."

He then voiced his doubts.

Before the one-armed beggar could explain, Xu Zhenzhen said, "There are many sick children in the Taoist temple. Father took the money and treated them first."

The consultation and medicine costs were quite high, and the remaining money was used to buy black masks, but there were too many people, so each person couldn't get much.

To encourage the children to eat more, Father ate even less himself.

Xu Qing understood; feeding one or two hundred people would be a huge expense every day.

Xu Zhenzhen hesitated, then Xu Qing patted her head and said, "Just say what you want to say."

Xu Zhenzhen said cautiously, "Mother, I will pay you back for Father's medical expenses when I earn money in the future. Can Father stay here? We can all work."

"No." Before Xu Qing could answer, the one-armed beggar said resolutely, "I'll leave right away, and I'll pay back your mother's medical expenses."

The one-armed beggar struggled to get up, but Xu Zhenzhen stubbornly hugged him, her eyes red but no tears falling.

"Zhenzhen!"

The one-armed beggar was afraid of hurting Xu Zhenzhen, so he didn't dare to use force and could only angrily call her name.

Xu Qing did hesitate. She took in Xu Zhenzhen because she felt sorry for the little girl, and she had agreed to it to save Xu Beibei.

She could only take in one one beggar, but if a whole group of beggars came looking for her, she couldn't handle it...

After thinking for a long time, Xu Qing could only say, "I'm sorry, Zhenzhen, you know our family's situation; there's no more room for us."

"But I go to town every day to do business, and I cook extra food to take to your father. Is that alright?"

Xu Zhenzhen immediately knelt down and kowtowed gratefully: "Thank you, Mother. This is already very kind of you. I will definitely work hard."

The one-armed beggar also stood up to express his gratitude. If he could live, who would want to die?

Besides, he also wanted to see Zhenzhen grow up safely. If he could marry her off to a good family and have a son and a daughter, that would be wonderful.

Xu Qing pulled Xu Zhenzhen up, pressed down on the one-armed beggar, and said with a smile, "My second brother went to get the medicine. The doctor prescribed three days' worth. Why don't you finish the medicine before you leave?"

The one-armed beggar was in a dilemma. He was still thinking about the children in the Taoist temple. Xu Zhenzhen looked at him pleadingly.

The one-armed beggar gritted his teeth and agreed.

Xu Zhenzhen happily ran out to gather pig feed.

Xu Qing was about to go ahead to take a look when the one-armed beggar called out to her, "Madam Xu, wait a moment."

Xu Qing stopped and looked at the serious-looking one-armed beggar, asking, "Is there anything else?"

The one-armed beggar said in a low voice, "I heard from beggars from other towns that Liuyun Town has been in chaos recently."

The rice in many villages over there got sick; the leaves were covered in mold, the necks of the ears turned blackish-brown, and the ears of rice turned white. The farmers went to the yamen (government office) to find the county magistrate.

The county magistrate sent people to investigate, but they couldn't come to a conclusion. Moreover, the disease was contagious, and one village after another was affected.

Your family should also be careful. If the rice gets infected, it will wither and die, resulting in a complete crop failure. It's better to harvest it early to at least save some grain.

The one-armed beggar's words immediately caught Xu Qing's attention, even though her family didn't own any land.

But if the villagers can't harvest their grain, and her family continues to eat and drink well every day, wouldn't they become a target?

She didn't want to live a life where she had money but couldn't spend it and food but couldn't eat it.

"Thank you. Please stay with us and recover. If you fall ill, wouldn't the children in the Taoist temple be even more pitiful?"

Zhenzhen will be sad too. I'll go tell the village chief right away.

After saying that, Xu Qing hurriedly ran out.