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Xiangcheng, the capital of Xuan kingdom in the 17th year of Xuande

It was the coldest month of winter, and there was heavy snow in the city. Under the eaves of someone’s house, a beggar was leaning against the wall and sitting on the ground. He was motionless, as if he had merged with the snow. Passersby were in a hurry, and no one wanted to stay outside on a snowy day, even if they saw him, they would probably ignore him.

A young man passed by with a paper umbrella in his hand, and with a glance at the fox fur the man was wearing, one can tell that the young man is of noble birth. At the foot of the emperor, in the royal capital, this must be the son of an official noble family. When he walked past the beggar, he unexpectedly took two extra glances.

He stopped, thought for a moment, sighed, and then took another step to leave.

He doesn’t know how many beggars like this he has seen on weekdays, and he has never cared about them. But with such heavy snow, he was afraid they will freeze to death on this street. Just as he was thinking, the fox fur on his shoulder seemed to be grabbed by someone behind him and fell off. He had already walked a few steps, and as soon as the fox fur left his body, he shivered: “Oh! It’s really cold!” He couldn’t help complaining. Looking back, the fox fur fell on the ground, and the beggar who was sitting there actually moved, his messy hair covering half of his face. He was about to bend down to pick up the fox fur, but saw the beggar grab the fox fur and put it on himself with an extremely fast speed.

……never mind.

Think of it as showing mercy and saving a life. Besides, the beggar has already put it on himself, and it is really impossible for him to go and ask him to give it back. He shook his head and planned to leave.

As a result, the beggar grabbed the hem of his clothes unknowingly.

“What are you going to do?”

He looked at the beggar and was stunned, the beggar was looking up at him and smiling, with his dirty face upturned, his lips were blue from the cold. His smile looked a little scary.

“Big…big brother…” After only two words, the beggar seemed to have exhausted all his energy, but he was still smiling, “Give me something to eat…”

He didn’t want to pay attention to it at all, stretched out his hand and tugged at his clothes, and wanted to leave, but the beggar was quite strong, and grabbed him tightly, as if not letting him go. He had no choice but to bend down slightly, forcefully pulled his clothes from the beggar’s hand, and was about to leave.

This time the beggar didn’t grab the hem of his clothes anymore… The beggar got up and followed him tremblingly. The fox fur was still on his body, which didn’t match his ragged clothes.

The beggar followed all the way, but he never looked back. But he couldn’t ignore the fact that there was a beggar following him all the way from the north of the city to the south of the city.

This beggar is really…inexplicable.

Seeing that he was about to reach his residence, he couldn’t bear it any longer. He frowned and turned around suddenly, looking at the beggar. The beggar was frightened by his sudden movement, and stood there in panic. The beggar’s clothes had a big tear at his knees, exposing his frozen red knees, looking pitiful. But as soon as he regained his composure, he smiled at himself again, looking like a fool.

“What are you going to do?”

“Brother, here, give me something to eat…”

“I’ve given you my fox fur. To be honest, don’t be too greedy!” He said angrily at the beggar, then turned and continued walking. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the beggar still following him with his head down.

It’s just too annoying. Thinking to himself, he took out two pieces of broken silver from his belt, turned around and stuffed them into his hand: “Take it and get lost.”

This time, the beggar should leave, he thought.

By the way, who would carry food with them on this snowy day?

The beggar took the silver and stuffed it into his pocket immediately, and continued to smile at him: “I want some.., I want some food.”

“Then you give the money back.”

“I can’t…give me something to eat…”

“Hurry up and get lost.”

Not wanting to waste any more time talking with this beggar, he immediately quickened his pace.

The beggar was still following, saying as he followed, “Slow down, slow down…it’s cold, I can’t keep up.”

In this way, the beggar followed him to his mansion.

There were four servants standing at the gate of Jiang Mansion. Seeing him, they immediately opened the door and saluted him: “Young Master.” He nodded slightly and entered the door. The beggar behind him actually wanted to follow him into the door, but was immediately stopped by the servant.

“Get lost, don’t even look at this place.” The servant said impatiently.

“I….I was with him…”

“Don’t mess around, that’s my young master, hurry up and go!” The servant stretched out his hand and pushed him, probably because he had been walking in the snow for too long, he had lost his strength, so he fell down. The servant took a closer look and said, “This is my young master’s fox fur. He has given it to you, but you still want to enter Jiang mansion. Don’t go too far!”

The beggar fell to the ground, stupefied for a moment, and then burst into tears with lightning speed.

“Young Master Jiang has bullied the beggar! My legs are broken! Doctor, where is the doctor!” The beggar cried and howled, and his speech was broken.

He felt a raging fire burning in his chest. “He walked quickly to the beggar, grabbed his tattered collar, and said in a low voice, ‘You’d better stop as soon as you feel better, don’t push any further… You’re still wearing my fox fur, have you figured out whether I hit you or you steal from me!’”

The beggar stopped talking instantly, and smirked at him again. The two were so close that he could see the beggar’s face clearly. Although his face was covered with dirt, it still couldn’t hide the heroic spirit between his brows. It’s a pity that he is a beggar with such an appearance.

“But you won’t.”

“Why?”

“I am a beggar, and you are a nobleman.”

“I think you are just touching porcelain, begging to be beaten!”

“Then I’ll keep calling.” He was so angry at the deathly look that he still laughed. “You give me something to eat, and I’ll leave after eating.”

He let go of his hand, and the beggar sat down on the ground again, then waved helplessly, motioning for the servant to come over: “Take him to the woodshed and give him something to eat.”

“yes.”

After saying that, he ignored the beggar behind him and entered the mansion.

“A good person lives a safe life!”

The Jiang family is also a well-known and respectable family in Xiangcheng, the capital of the kingdom. It is said that Mr. Jiang started as a jeweler and became a big family today. The Jiang family has two sons, the eldest son is named Ye, and the second son is named Fang.

Jiang Ye has always had a bad temper and no good intentions, and today he is even more upset by this little beggar. That fox fur is a gift, and he liked it very much, but it is really annoying to be disturbed by a beggar like this. He wondered if he wanted to get it back from the beggar, but the beggar’s brazenness was astonishing, and he probably wouldn’t agree to exchange it for another jacket. Furthermore, the clothes has already been worn by him, even after washing, will always give Jiang Ye a dirty feeling.

He can’t think of a solution, but he hoped the beggar can keep his word and leave after eating.

He never wanted to see the beggar again.

The next day.
Jiang Ye got up in the morning to change his clothes and was about to go to the lobby to have breakfast. As soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw a man in servant clothes sweeping the floor in the yard in front of his room. Normally, Jiang Ye would not even look at it, but since he got up this morning, he had a little ominous premonition, as if by accident, he took an extra look at the servant, and ordered, “Raise your head and let me have a look. “

The man immediately raised his head, with a flattering smile on his face: “Morning, young master!”

Although his face was clean and his hair was well tied back, he still recognized it at a glance—isn’t this the annoying beggar who was crying that he was beaten to death?

“you……!”

“I am the new servant, my name is Wei Lin, the Lin of Qilin!”

“I didn’t ask what your name is, you just get the hell out of here.”

“Wow, are you so ruthless?” Wei Lin looked at Jiang Ye with a broom.

“Who allowed you to stay?!”

“It’s your mother.”

“You still dare to curse?!”

“It’s your mother, Mrs. Jiang.”

“…”

Jiang Ye also felt that it must be a bad luck to meet such a beggar, and he was so angry that his heart, liver, spleen, stomach and kidneys ached. Thinking about it carefully, I shouldn’t have seen this guy yesterday and let him go into the mansion to eat something. I didn’t expect this beggar to be like a dog’s skin plaster, and I couldn’t shake it off.

With a stomach full of anger, Jiang Ye couldn’t eat much earlier, but he couldn’t break the rules, so he could only sit in the lobby and drink a few mouthfuls of porridge without taste. Mr. Jiang sat in the main seat with a worried face, and Mrs. Jiang didn’t look very well, Jiang Ye also thought about it, and felt that something bad had happened at home, and it might be a bit inappropriate to ask the beggar about it.

His younger brother Jiang Fang is still asleep at this time of day. Jiang Fang is three years younger than him, only fifteen years old, smart but playful, because he is the second son, Mr. Jiang is also very fond of him.

Jiang Ye also looked at him pretending to be casual and asked, “What’s wrong with Dad?”

“Alas…the war at the border has started again, and the imperial court wants to levy wages from big families like us.” Mr. Jiang took a sip of porridge, and then said: “Especially our Jiang family, and several other big families, are all hand-picked by the imperial court, we can’t hide from it.”

“We are also citizens of Xuanguo, and with the war looming at the border, we should also donate money.” Jiang Ye said.

“You say it lightly, did the money come from the wind?” Master Jiang said displeased, “The imperial court seems to want to enlist soldiers, saying that if the family doesn’t have an only child, then they have to join the army. Once it is announced, how dare we not donate money? Ah, I just wish I could donate more and spend money to buy one that won’t enlist.”

Jiang Ye said calmly: “As a man, I think it’s good to go to the battlefield to make contributions.”

“Fighting a war? That’s a matter of pinning your head on your trouser belt, and you’re only fifteen years old!” Madam Jiang said.

“Then what do you want to do?, Do you think Fang’er has the temperament to fight?” Jiang Ye is the first one who is not willing to let Jiang Fang go to war. In his family, he dotes on Jiang Fang the most, “Then I will go.”

“Don’t talk nonsense, you are the eldest son of our family, and you will inherit the family business in the future, how can you go to fight a war.” Mrs. Jiang gave Jiang Ye a look.

“I don’t want to inherit the family business.”

“Shut up and eat.” Mr. Jiang spoke, and Jiang Ye didn’t dare to say any more, and ate breakfast quietly.

Jiang Ye doesn’t care about the family business. In fact, it would be more accurate to say that he hate it. Thinking about it this way, it would be a good choice to enlist in the army, at least he doesn’t have to inherit the family business.

After breakfast, Jiang Ye didn’t see the beggar either. He was full of thoughts about enlisting in the army. This would be a good way to escape from inheriting the family business, but he didn’t know if the old man would spend money to avoid it.

He was pacing back and forth in the yard thinking about enlisting in the army, lost in thought, when a voice suddenly sounded in his ear: “What’s wrong, young master?”

“I am annoyed.” He replied casually.

“Wow, the troubles of the rich.” He turned his head and saw that it was the beggar.

“How long are you going to stay here?” He immediately became angry.

“Your mother, oh no, Mrs. Jiang asked me to stay. It’s freezing cold outside, so please accept me.” Wei Lin shrugged and rubbed Jiang Ye’s shoulders as he spoke, with a coquettish look.

“I think you want to be beaten.” Jiang Ye hid back and scolded angrily.

Wei Lin still had that hippie smile on his face: “I don’t beg for beatings, I beg for food. If you have any troubles, young master, let me help you.”

“Speaking of you, what do beggars know?”

“I know how to beg for food.”

“I really want to hit you.”

“Young master… um.” Jiang covered his mouth to prevent him from shouting.

“If you keep nagging me, I’ll throw you out immediately.”

Wei Lin nodded like pounding garlic, and Jiang also felt a moistness in the palm of his hand, and was startled. Could it be the beggar’s saliva, and he took his hand back with disgust in an instant.

Wei Lin was able to speak again, and suddenly became serious: “Is it a matter of imperial conscription?”

“Were you eavesdropping?”

“I was just passing by.”

“Do you know that you really need a beating?”

“I know.” Wei Lin spoke so confidently that Jiang Ye was speechless for a moment. “Young master, you don’t want to join the army?”

“wrong.”

“The young master wants to join the army.”

“…”

“Then do it, what is there to worry about, tsk tsk, rich people really have nothing to do.”

“I’ve changed my mind.”

“Not enlisting in the army?”

“No, I’ll throw you out now.” As he spoke, Jiang grabbed Wei Lin’s collar and walked out.

“Ai ai ai… I am wrong, young master!”

Jiang also let go, and asked, “Why did my mother let you stay as a beggar? She doesn’t think it’s dirty?”

“Being a beggar is good, beggars are capable and content.” Wei Lin counted the advantages of the beggar seriously, “So young master, take pity on this poor one, and let him spend the winter here.”

While they were talking, it started snowing again.

This year’s winter is really cold, it is inevitable that there will be a little bit of compassion for the poor. Jiang Ye also glanced at Wei Lin’s face quietly. After washing it, he looked even more heroic. If he froze to death… Tsk tsk, that would be a pity.

“If you keep annoying me, I’ll have someone throw you out.”

“I know, I know.” When he heard that Jiang Ye was willing to take him in, Wei Lin’s attitude immediately changed like turning over a book, and he immediately became impatient.

Jiang Ye also felt that he was completely fooled.

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