CHAPTER 1220: CHAPTER 1214: ENCOUNTERING THAT BEGGAR AGAIN

Cuiya carried the little master out to sunbathe on the street, laughing and chatting with the mistress of the restaurant across the street. The mistress had just been delighted with a new chubby grandson, about the same age as Jie Yi, which made her feel even closer to Miss Du because of the children.

"Your mistress didn’t come out today? You took the little master out to enjoy the sun?"

"Yes, my mistress has been quite busy these days, so many people are depending on her for a living. She really works hard."

"Miss Du is truly capable, outdoing so many men." Mistress Fang sighed and then added, "She’s also had a tough life, marrying into the Jie Family only to suffer grievances. Just as she was about to enjoy better days, she became a widow."

Miss Du’s problems with the Jie Family were no secret; everyone knew that they hadn’t divorced but had merely quarreled.

Miss Du is a spirited woman who cannot stand such grievances, so she moved out, determined to be independent. It was said that she and her husband had already reconciled on the road to Xining, planning to return to the Jie Family after the war—but then the news of Jie Zhonglin’s death in battle came. Now her plight is even worse than if they’d divorced.

She is now a widow.

Cuiya naturally knew the ins and outs of the situation but didn’t want to comment, so she changed the subject.

"Hey, Mistress Fang, let’s go up front to buy some dough figurines. My young master can grab things now. Doctor Gu said that children at this age should be encouraged to grab things to make their fingers nimble and their minds sharper. Those dough figurines are so interesting, the children definitely love them."

"Doctor Gu said that?" Mistress Fang hurriedly asked.

"Yes, it was Doctor Gu who said so."

"Oh, then let’s buy a few."

They took Doctor Gu Youyou’s advice without any doubt, such as taking children out to sunbathe which was all because it was advised by Gu Youyou.

Mistress Fang from the restaurant across the street was always watching how Miss Du took care of children. She followed suit, hoping to raise a smart grandson.

Cuiya and Mistress Fang each took a dough figurine to tease the children with, which made the little ones laugh heartily, but their mood was spoiled by a few beggars causing trouble at the street corner.

A beggar was suddenly pushed to the ground by a few others, nearly toppling Mistress Fang.

Mistress Fang, holding her grandson, quickly dodged to the side, her heart still racing with fright.

"Goodness, the beggars these days are outrageous. Have they no sense of decency? Fighting is forbidden in Jinxiu City, believe it or not, I’ll have you taken to the Governor’s Office!"

The beggars remained unmoved, not even glancing at Mistress Fang, continuing to bully the beggar who was on the ground.

Because beggars like them wouldn’t even be accepted at the Governor’s Office – they took up space in jail and wasted food; and if one died, someone still had to arrange for their burial.

And the life of a beggar is worse than that of criminals; they have no shelter to shield them from weather, no food, and when they die, no one cares. Their bodies are tossed into Random Burial Mound, and wild dogs might not even deign to eat them.

Cuiya carrying Jie Yi moved aside and pulled Mistress Fang, saying, "Let it be, don’t let the beggars hurt the children."

The beggars didn’t pay any attention to them at all, continuing to bellow and curse at the beggar on the ground while trying to snatch something from his embrace.

"Hand it over, or do you want to lose the other arm too?"

Only then did Cuiya notice that the beggar on the ground, holding onto something tightly, was missing an arm. It seemed to be the same pitiful beggar they had encountered on the day they buried Du Wanqing.