"No problem." Cai Wei took out a letter she had written in advance and tied it to Brother Ying’s leg,
"But first, you have to run an errand for me. Deliver this letter to the General’s tent in the military camp 20 miles south of the city, and hand it directly to King Qin!"
"Yes, Master, I guarantee to complete the task!"
With the promise of delicacies, Brother Ying was more than eager, and quickly disappeared out of sight!
Cai Wei stepped out of her space, holding the buns she had saved for Gou Dan’er and his grandpa, and headed to ’Shi Zhen Tang’ Medical Center.
By the time she arrived at the medical center, Gou Dan’er and his grandpa were already there, sitting across from an old doctor for consultation.
Gou Dan’er’s grandpa was in his fifties or sixties, but he looked as old as a decrepit old man, with white hair and a stooped figure. His yellow, skinny face was the look of a hardworking poor man.
"Sister, you’re finally here!"
Gou Dan’er excitedly ran over, his big shiny eyes glued to Cai Wei: "Why did it take you so long, sister? I thought you weren’t coming!"
Gou Dan’er’s grandpa hastily interrupted his grandson and said, "Gou Dan’er, you mustn’t speak so disrespectfully to Miss. Since she promised to come see us, how could she break her promise?"
After saying this, he turned to Cai Wei, apologetically noting, "Please forgive him, Miss. He’s usually unruly and doesn’t understand manners. Please overlook his behavior..."
Cai Wei chuckled and said, "You’re too kind, how could I possible get upset with a child?"
After speaking, she handed the buns in her hand to Gou Dan’er: "Look, your sister even bought your favorite buns. Eat up!"
Gou Dan’er unwrapped the oil paper package and looked inside. Seeing the buns, he immediately exclaimed joyfully, "Wow! They’re soup dumplings from the famous Xu Fuji!"
While saying this, he took out a steaming bun and held it up to his grandpa’s mouth, "Grandpa, your favorite bun, eat quickly!"
Gou Dan’er’s grandpa took it, saying unsteadily, "Ah, ah, Dan’er, you should eat too. Look how many there are. Enough for both of us to have a full meal!"
Gou Dan’er nodded vigorously, put the bun in his mouth, and took a big bite.
A stream of warm soup sprayed from the bitten part, splashing all over Gou Dan’er’s face.
Everyone in the medical center began to chuckle. Gou Dan’er was startled at first, but soon joined in with cheeky laughter....
Right in the middle of their laughter, they heard a noisy commotion from the shop next door, mixed with a woman’s crying, a man’s cursing, and the chatter of onlookers....
Curiously, some people stood up to see what the fuss was. Having nothing to do, Cai Wei followed out as well.
Outside the neighboring pastry shop, the angry shop owner was grabbing a woman by her hair, cursively shouting, "Curse you, Meng Slaves’ Bastard! Instead of staying in Meng, you ran to our Great Jin to steal. I’m going to kill you!"
After saying that, he grabbed the woman’s hair and slammed her towards the wall.
This woman was dirty from head to toe, about seventeen or eighteen years old, average-looking, and well-built. She was indeed the female beggar Cai Wei had seen before.
"Bang, bang, bang — "
The pastry shop owner, all the while holding the female beggar by her hair, forcefully slammed her into the wall. His wife was cursing on the side, "Dear, beat her, beat her hard, kill this lowly Meng Slaves’ Bastard...."