A stall was set up outside Wen Tian Lan Xiang Pavilion. People who felt that the weather was hot saw the cool food and could not walk anymore.
They asked about the price and paid for it. They found a seat and sat down.
Those with more money chose meat dishes. Those with less money directly ordered a bowl of noodles with garlic and slowly tasted it.
More people were willing to buy the cold noodles with ice stubble. Those without spicy cabbage and with only shredded cucumber and half an egg were five yuan. Those with spicy cabbage were ten yuan.
Those who ate felt that they had made a profit. There was ice stubble in the cold noodle soup. They drank it in one mouthful and felt cold.
While everyone was eating, a seven or eight-year-old child walked over with a four or five-year-old child.
The two children each held a lotus leaf in their hands. There was food on the lotus leaf.
"Good Samaritan, please do a good deed and give us food to eat." The younger child said to Princess Yongmu.
Li Yi looked at the food on the two lotus leaves. There were fried sandwiches, stuffed pan-fried buns, and two braised chicken feet.
The other older child had more or less the same thing on the lotus leaf. There was also an extra braised egg.
The two children wore shabby hemp clothes and were barefoot. The older child's face was dirty, but the younger child looked cleaner.
"The two of you are not enough?" Princess Yongmu also noticed the situation. The two children could not finish the food on the lotus leaf.
The older child shook his head and did not speak. The younger child spoke again, "Can you give us two yuan in exchange coupons?"
"Do you want money or not?" Li Yi noticed the situation and asked the child.
The two children lowered their heads together, as if unwilling to answer this question.
"You two stay. In the future, eat well and change your clothes." Li Yi said loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, a burly man ran out from the crowd. He looked to be 1.9 meters tall and had a full beard.
"No need, no need. The children in my family have food, but they insist on working. Who would have thought that they are asking for money? Embarrassing. I will take them away."
As he spoke, he reached out to grab the two children. Just as he reached out, a hand grabbed his wrist.
He struggled twice but could not break free.
"What is the meaning of this? I will take the children in my family back. "
The burly man was anxious. Looking at the person who was half a head shorter than him, he did not understand why the other party was so strong.
Li Yi tilted his head and looked at the man. "Is he your child?"
"I'm the child's uncle, aren't I?" The big man replied to Li Yi, and then stared at the two children.
The two children averted their eyes. The man shouted again, "Your mother is sick. Didn't you say that you would listen to your uncle? Do you still want to treat your mother? "
Hearing his words, the two children finally nodded gently.
The big man then said to Li Yi, "Look, a family."
"Do you take me for a fool?" Li Yi was so angry that he laughed. "Come, you two, tell me what happened. I'll make the decision for you. You have a sick mother, right?"
The two children looked at him together.
The big man's face darkened. "Don't meddle in things you shouldn't meddle in. Is the shop behind yours? If you fall into the water, you'll die … "
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
"Ouch! Don't! My bones are broken. Don't pinch them." The big man shouted and used his other hand to grab the Winged Knights' hand that was grabbing his wrist, trying to pry it away.
"Ha, ha, ha, well done. There are people in Chang 'an who stand with sticks. Good job. Let's see what you can do. "Li Yi stood up and pulled the two children closer to him, one in each hand.
"Good job." The little girl turned her head sideways and repeated to the big man.
"Ha, ha, ha …" Everyone laughed.
"Take him to a place where no one is around and treat him well." Li Yi's smile did not change.
The Winged Knights grabbed the big man's hand and twisted it. The big man screamed and bent over.
The other Winged Knights grabbed the other arm of the big man and also pulled him back. The big man was restrained.
The person who bought the food was surprised. The two people who were shorter than the big man were stronger than him and didn't look as meaty as the big man.
Li Yi asked the two children to sit down and put the lotus leaf on the table. "Tell me what happened. I know a high-ranking official in the government. He's the county magistrate."
"Last year, my father died. My mother brought me and my brother here. When we were about to reach the place, my mother fell sick. That person asked us to beg for something …"
The older child finally spoke. Once he spoke, he was a girl.
The other children also said that the big man was overbearing. The others didn't dare to say anything. They only gave their mother the things they asked for. When they asked for more, they would find someone to treat her.
"How could he do that? He's bullying us. "
"Why didn't she go to Grief Field Square when she was sick?"
"That person threatened them. They didn't dare to say anything and no one cared."
"Poor children. They still have to suffer when they reach Chang 'an."
"Child, where is your mother? Let's carry her to Grief Field Square. You don't have to pay for treatment. "
When the surrounding diners heard this, they were filled with righteous indignation. When they criticized the big man, they showed a look of pity.
When they were almost done, Li Yi coughed and everyone quieted down.
"Where is your mother now?" Li Yi's voice was gentle.
"In the south, behind the official's house." The girl pointed to the south of the city.
"The bad guy has an accomplice?" Li Yi asked again.
"Yes!" The two children nodded.
The girl added, "They don't let us meet the people from the government office. So they built a shack there."
"Send a few more men. If we catch them, we'll get to mine for free again!"
Li Yi didn't look angry. He squinted his eyes.
"Yes, we'll send 30 men." A Winged Knights took the order. He turned around and pointed at the people he pointed at. Whoever he pointed at stood up.
Including him, 30 men ran and set off.
"Send another man to the county magistrate of Wannian County to settle those people down. Also, tell him that I'm angry because the government office didn't take the initiative to help."
Li Yi ordered again. A man from Zhuangzi Village ran away.
"Wen Tian, bring the two children to wash up and change their clothes." Li Yi didn't want to bathe the girls. The boys were small and it was fine.
"I'll go too." Xiao Lan stood up and pulled the children into Wen Tian Lan Xiang Pavilion.
"Why didn't those people report to the government office?" Empress Wang was very puzzled. If they were bullied, they would meet someone and ask for help.
"They just arrived and are not familiar with the capital office. I think they didn't pass by any villages on the way. Many people were restrained. The big man and his men went to ask for things."
Li Yi knew the reason. The people who were threatened didn't understand the situation.
If no one helped them after they asked for help, they would suffer a lot. For those people, they only had one chance to ask for help.
They only dared to take risks when they were confident. The big man and his men cut off their contact with the outside world.
Perhaps they felt that the two children were easy to control, so they followed a man to hide in the dark.
The child did not know that there was an official in the East City. Otherwise, he would have gone straight to the official.
It was also possible that the officials at the child's side didn't care about the situation at all. Even if they knew that there were officials, they wouldn't make a sound.
Fortunately, they had come here to ask for money. If they had come any later, their mother might have died of illness.
"What about those people?" Empress Wang was referring to Big Han's group.
"Those who are afraid to drink to steal money are also afraid to drink to be considered as thieves. Although there is no need to fear them, the rich man is afraid and follows suit, which is the same.
If one were to judge by the standard of robbers, it would be two years for those who are not rich; three years for those who are one foot for those who are poor; two horses plus one; ten horses plus one; those who are guilty of wounding others are hanged; those who kill others are beheaded. The one who holds the weapon, although he doesn't get the money, he will flee three thousand li. If there are five horses, he will be hanged. If he injures others, he will be beheaded. "
Li Yi recited the law of the Tang Dynasty.
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