There is a farmhouse on the Road

Chapter 9

Rescue

Xu An carried firewood to the restaurant, sold it, and ran to the clinic for ten coins.

Shao Yitong wanted to treat Xu An to a meal, but he didn't know where to find him. It seemed that Xu An was going to the restaurant to sell firewood, but he didn't know which restaurant it was. He had no choice but to wander around the street. The town was not big, so he should be able to meet him...

Fortunately, the town was not big, and Shao Yitong soon saw Xu An. The thin figure stood in front of the counter of a drugstore. His face was not very good, and he seemed to be arguing with the shopkeeper. His eyes were red and he was about to cry...

Xu An was a little anxious standing in the clinic. He had asked the price before. A dose of typhoid medicine was thirty coins, and he sold the firewood for ten coins. Qing Ge'er borrowed twenty coins from somewhere. A total of thirty coins, just right!
But he didn't expect the shopkeeper to say that the price of the goods had increased, and now it cost 40 coins. He didn't have enough money, so he asked the shopkeeper if he could give him 10 coins on credit, and he would give it to him after he sold firewood in a few days, but the shopkeeper said he didn't want to do anything...

"My clinic is not a charity. How can I do business if everyone buys on credit? Go back and get the money."

It's not impossible to buy on credit, but the shopkeeper saw that Xu An was shabby and didn't look like a rich man. He didn't know if he could get the money back if he gave it on credit to such a person. It's not easy for him to do business. If he would give in to everyone who said a few good words, he would not want to do business anymore. He might as well open a charity... …
“Boss, my mother is really seriously ill. Don’t worry. I will go up the mountain to chop wood and sell it for money. Just sell me the medicine!”
Xu An was really anxious and crying. His mother’s illness could not be delayed. A few months ago, Grandma Wang in the village died like this. He had to treat his mother…
“An An, what’s wrong with you?”
Shao Yitong walked over with big strides. To be honest, seeing Xu An crying anxiously, I felt a little uncomfortable. His thin body was so helpless and desperate…
“Shao, Brother Shao…” Xu An wiped away his tears and called out pitifully.
Like an abandoned puppy, Shao Yitong walked over and patted Xu An’s head and said, “What’s the matter with you crying so sadly? Tell me…”
“My mother is ill. I want to buy medicine for her. It costs 40 coins, but I only have 30 coins. I don’t have enough money…” Xu An lowered his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Okay, okay, don't cry, Brother Shao is here..." Shao Yitong reached out to wipe the tears from Xu An's face, comforted him in a gentle voice, and took out a string of copper coins from his bag and handed it to the owner of the drugstore. "Please pack the medicine, thank you!" "Brother Shao, you don't have to..." Xu An quickly grabbed Shao Yitong. He knew that Brother Shao was also very poor. He came from overseas alone and must have no money on him, otherwise he wouldn't live in that "nest". He couldn't ask Brother Shao for help. "Okay, your mother is sick and is still waiting for your medicine! Aren't you going to treat your mother?" Shao Yitong, who had just made money, patted Xu An's head very generously. It was just a medicine, not a valuable thing. If he hadn't met Xu An, he would probably still be trapped in the woods. More importantly, Shao Yitong had to admit that he really couldn't bear to see this little guy with tears in his eyes. It was too pitiful. It was also very uncomfortable to see him. "Boss, pack the medicine!"

"Oh, OK!"

The shopkeeper who didn't react looked at Shao Yitong, then looked at Xu An, turned around, packed the medicine and handed it to Shao Yitong.

After leaving the shop, Xu An, who was following Shao Yitong, lowered his head and didn't say anything, feeling very depressed.

"An An, why do you keep your head down and don't say anything?"

Shao Yitong stopped, turned around and looked at the little guy whose head was almost buried in the ground. He was playful and stretched out his hand to pinch Xu An's face.

Well, it feels good, soft, but there is a little less meat, too thin!

"Shao, Brother Shao..."

Xu An was startled and quickly broke away from Shao Yitong's hand. His face flushed again. He looked around and stuffed the thirty coins in his arms to buy medicine into Shao Yitong's hand. He left a word and turned around and ran away.

"Brother Shao, I will return the money to you."

What's going on?

Shao Yitang's hand froze in mid-air. Seeing that everyone around him was looking at him with strange and contemptuous eyes, he coughed awkwardly. Didn't he just pinch the little guy's face? Why did he react so strongly? Besides, how did people around him look at him as a gangster? He didn't pinch a girl's face...
Wait, girl? Shao Yitang suddenly thought of a question. It seems that there is a creature called "brother" here, a man with the same status as a woman...
Could Xu An be a brother?
Shao Yitang really couldn't associate Xu An with a "man" who could give birth to a "child". It's not his fault. Who can live in a world with only men and women for more than 20 years and can't accept that men can also give birth to children all of a sudden? Even if they can accept it, they can't adapt to it immediately...
Then, according to the standards of ancient people, his actions just now were frivolous? A gangster?