Chapter 31: Doing Good (2)
At the door of Li's Cloth Shop,
Caiwei got off the ox cart with a jar and a bamboo basket on her shoulder. She was very nervous. The bone soup she had cooked early in the morning was very nourishing. She hoped that the old beggar was still alive. If he was alive, drinking some of her soup would make up for her guilt and make her feel better!
When she arrived at the door, she saw that the door of the cloth shop was closed and no one was coming and going. Caiwei was panicked and knocked on the door with her fists.
The embroiderer from the embroidery shop next door heard the knock and came out to tell her that an old beggar taken in by the shopkeeper Li died in the middle of the night. The old shopkeeper had found someone early in the morning to take the old beggar to the mountain outside the city to bury him. I'm afraid that the shop will not be open today. If you want to buy cloth, please come back tomorrow morning!
Upon hearing this news, Caiwei's heart was so heavy that she couldn't breathe.
I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me. An old man who lived a peaceful life should have lived a carefree life in the world, but he lost his life in vain because of her!
After leaving the cloth shop, Caiwei was in a very bad mood. Although she had killed countless people in her previous life, she had never killed an innocent person. This was her bottom line. She didn't expect that she would kill an octogenarian as soon as she crossed into another world!
Holding the jar of bone soup, she sat back on the ox cart listlessly.
Jiujin saw that Caiwei was in a bad mood and spoke very carefully: "Sister Wei'er, where do you want to go now? I'll take you there."
Caiwei pondered for a moment and asked: "Jiujin, do you know where most of the beggars in this town gather?"
The death of the old beggar was a fact, and regretting it would be useless, so she wanted to do some good deeds and help those beggars who had been with the old beggar to alleviate her guilt!
Jiujin often went to the town to sell prey and was very familiar with the town. He immediately pointed out the place where the beggars often gathered.
"During the day, they mostly gather in Goldfish Lane, where there are many restaurants, and most of the people who come and go are wealthy guests, which makes it convenient for them to beg for food; at night, they all live in the land temple in the south of the town. The temple priest of the land temple is kind-hearted and often takes in some beggars and homeless people in the temple to prevent them from freezing to death!"
"In that case, let's go to Goldfish Lane first!" Caiwei said lightly.
"Okay!"
Jiujin raised his whip without saying a word, drove the cows, and went straight to Goldfish Lane.
This is the advantage of Jiujin. He never questioned Caiwei's decision and always supported Caiwei's decision unconditionally!
Goldfish Lane is located in the middle of the town. It is paved with bluestone and runs from north to south. It is the most prosperous street in the town. On both sides of the street, there are shops lined up one after another, most of which are restaurants and inns. The town's casinos and brothels are also located here. On weekdays, the town's wealthy families and merchants from south to north mostly spend their time here.
The ox cart turned into the alley, and indeed saw several pale, thin, ragged beggars wandering the streets. When they saw someone dressed decently, they stretched out their hands and begged with a nod.
"Uncle, please be kind and give me some food!"
"Fuck you, get out of here!"
A loud shout exploded in the alley like thunder. The fat-headed and big-eared man kicked out, and the old beggar staggered a few steps and fell to the ground!
"Grandpa - Grandpa -"
The child with the old beggar screamed and threw himself on the old beggar.
"Grandpa, how are you? Yuan'er helped you up." The child cried, and his thin body supported the old beggar and climbed up from the ground with difficulty.
"Damn it, no wonder I lost money. It turned out that you two stinky beggars were unlucky. Bah! Damn it!" The man raised his foot to brush his boots, spat fiercely at the old beggar and grandson, and left with a flick of his sleeves.
"Grandpa, are you in pain?" The child sobbed and looked at his grandfather, tears falling non-stop.
"Don't be afraid, Yuan'er, don't cry, Grandpa is fine..." The old beggar coughed a few times, wiped the tears from the child's face with his rough hands, and whispered to comfort him: "Don't cry, Yuan'er, next time, Grandpa will definitely meet a kind person, and he will definitely ask Yuan'er for a steamed bun to eat..."