It's cold in winter, it's shivering. Brother Xuan leaned out of the bed and shrank back. It was too cold for him to get up.

When brother Xuan is at home, the ground dragon will burn when it's cold. Your house is warm like spring. When I went out, I also wore warm and light clothes. Unlike here, there are only thick and bulky cotton padded clothes and trousers to keep out the cold.

I was struggling to get up when I heard a knock on the door. "Ah San cried out:" young master, it's not good. The family has been robbed

When brother Xuan heard this, he didn't care about the cold. He quickly got up and dressed.

Open the door, Xuan elder brother son looks at a face anxious a 3 to ask: "lost what?"

"Ah San said:" Sir's money is gone, and our carriage is gone! " Three of them, one in a room. As for linger's father and daughter, under Pang Jinglun's strong demand, let them live in the kitchen.

Xuange'er goes to Pang Jinglun's room and sees him lying in the bed: "teacher..."

"All the things in Sir's room have been stolen," explained A-San Except for the quilt, the clothes and the package were all gone.

Pang Jinglun's eyes are not eyes, his nose is not nose. Pointing to brother Xuan, he scolded: "I said that the father and daughter are from a unknown way and can't stay. You must be a good man. Now that everything has been stolen, I will eat the northwest wind later. "

Brother Xuan shook his head and said, "teacher, I believe uncle Geng and linger are not like this. It must have been other thieves who came in and stole our things. "

"The third said:" young master, you take good care of Sir, I go to Yamen to report

Xuange'er hesitated and said, "you'd better go to find uncle Geng and linger first, and then report the case."

"Pang Jinglun said:" even my clothes are stolen, in addition to the resentment of my father and daughter who can be Generally, thieves only steal valuable things. How can they even steal the old cotton padded clothes and trousers they wear.

"Teacher, uncle Geng is honest and honest, and linger is so cute and lovable. How can he be a thief with an evil heart. Teacher, I know you don't like Uncle Geng and linger, but you can't slander them like that. " Anyway, he doesn't believe that uncle Geng and linger are thieves.

Pang Jinglun was so angry that he almost spat out an old blood. Now he finally understood why the empress had to rush out brother Xuan. To keep such a 250 year old son by his side, he must be angry and ill.

A 3 listen to Xuan elder brother son's words, immediately say: "young master, I seek now."

After A-San left, Pang Jinglun said to brother Xuan, "now that the silver has been stolen, I don't even have the clothes to wear. What can I do in the future?"

Xuange'er is the first time to encounter such a thing: "when ah San comes back, we will discuss it again." The letter to ayou was sent two days ago. It will take up to a month to go back and forth. Now there is no silver. Brother Xuan is also worried.

Pang Jinglun said with patience, "I'm hungry. Go to the kitchen and get me something to eat."

Hearing that brother Xuan said he couldn't cook, Pang Jinglun said with a black face, "if you don't want to do it, take off your clothes and give them to me. I'll do it myself."

"Teacher, you can't wear my clothes!" Although brother Xuan is relatively high among his peers, he is only a 15-year-old, not fully developed, and a head shorter than Pang Jinglun.

Pang Jinglun beat up the bed angrily: "I know I can't wear it, but I'm not going to cook. Do you want to starve me? If it were not for you, my silver and clothes would not have been stolen. "

Xuange'er was scolded to be bloody and ran to the kitchen in the end. As soon as they got to the kitchen, they were all dumbfounded.

Pang Jinglun said with wide eyes: "what do you say? No rice noodles? " In order to save money, they bought 100jin white noodles, 100jin pure rice and two bags of brown rice. It's also because of their great deeds that they have entered the eyes of those who are interested.

Xuange'er said with a bitter face, "even the meat and cabbage he bought are gone." The thief has emptied the kitchen.

Pang Jinglun listened to this, looked at brother Xuan, and then he fainted.

Seeing this scene, brother Xuan's face was white with fear: "teacher? Teacher? "

After calling Pang Jinglun for a long time, there was no movement. Brother Xuan hurriedly went out to ask the neighbor for a doctor.

When ah San came back, he saw a doctor coming out of the room with a medicine chest on his back.

Brother Xuan took the prescription and was about to cry. The thief stole all the money. Where did the money come from to buy medicine: "a San, what should I do now? Mr. A's illness can't be delayed, but we don't have any money now? "

A 3 silent under said: "young master, I went to take the knife when to Mr. medicine?"

Xuan elder brother son wants to also don't want to refuse: "did not have knife, how to encounter bad person to do later?"

"But Mr. Chen's illness can't be delayed!"

take the Chenxiang bracelet off his wrist, and Mr. Xuan hands it to A-San and says, "you take it as a pawn!" The bracelet was given by Yuxi at the age of ten, with a brilliant tourmaline inlaid in the middle. When I came out, all the accessories were removed. I only wore Chenxiang bracelet.

A San took the string and went out with the prescription.

Seeing that brother Xuan is back again, Pang Jinglun asks, "what do the officials say?" Nowadays, the government is clean and clear, and the officials do their best. Report to the official, do not worry about the official people ignore.

Xuan elder brother son Leng next, just anxious to let a 3 to catch medicine all forgot to ask thief's matter: "wait for a 3 to come back to say."

Pang Jinglun is almost out of temper: "I'm starving, will you cook some porridge for me?" It's almost noon. He hasn't eaten yet! I haven't been hungry for many years. I must let empress make up for him when I return to Beijing.

Brother Xuan was a little confused: "teacher, there is nothing to eat in the kitchen. Those two bags of brown rice were also stolen by thieves. "

I'm sorry to read so many books, but I don't have any brains? Pang Jinglun suppressed the anger in his heart and pretended to be powerless and said, "no rice will not go to the next house to borrow some?"

Brother Xuan opened his mouth: "borrow rice?"

"Don't borrow rice, do you want to starve me? If you didn't insist on taking in those two people from unknown sources, wouldn't we not even be able to eat? " I used to think that brother Xuan was smart and hardworking. He was very good in all aspects except his weakness. But now he found that the child could do nothing but study. I really should have said that. It's useless to be a scholar. If I didn't have a baby, I'm afraid that eating would be a problem.

Xuange'er didn't want to borrow rice, which was too humiliating: "teacher, I will let A-San buy rice when he comes back." I heard that he who borrowed books hasn't heard of him who borrowed rice.

"Get out of here. I don't want to see you." Afraid to see brother Xuan again, he will lose his temper. Fifteen years old, it is necessary to support the door in ordinary families. But brother Xuan, cough, he doesn't want to say.

Xuange'er walked out of the yard and stood at the door for half a day. After all, he couldn't summon up courage to borrow rice from his neighbor. Finally, fold back.

At noon, a San came back with the medicine. At this time, Pang Jinglun's eyes were faint with hunger.

Just received two steamed buns from a San, and saw brother Xuan come in from outside.

Busy hiding the bun in the quilt, Pang Jinglun looked at brother Xuan's face and said, "ah San, you need to help." How can I eat baozi if I don't support brother Xuan.

Xuange'er is ashamed and nods: "OK."

After eating two cabbage buns, Pang Jinglun felt his stomach, which was not painful at all. The taste of starving is really hard!

Enter kitchen, Xuan elder brother son asks: "a 3, hand string when how much money?"

When he heard that he had only become twenty Liang silver, brother Xuan's face changed: "this is a century old Chenxiang wood, and each bead is engraved with exquisite patterns. No one can buy one hundred Liang silver at all."

As he poured the medicine into the medicine bowl, A-San said, "the pawnbroker's offering price is fifty Liang. I talked to him for a long time before I got twenty Liang silver."

Xuan elder brother's face is very black: "I heard that a you said pawnshop was very black before, but I didn't expect it to be so black." There's no half discount. Give 20% directly.

After making a fire, he put the medicine bowl on it. Then a San took the brown rice he bought and prepared to cook: "young master, it took six Liang silver to get the medicine. This silver has to save money, so I only bought brown rice. " Brown rice is cheap. Ordinary people usually eat brown rice. They only eat rice noodles on New Year's day.

Brother Xuan doesn't like brown rice. He feels his throat. But now I don't have money, and I can't stress: "by the way, A-San, what do you say when you go to report a case to the official?"

The third one said in silence: "the officials say that there is no place called Xiatian village in the West town. Young master, we have been cheated. "

Xuan elder brother's son stayed: "how can? Uncle Geng looks so simple and honest, and linger is also frank and lovely. How can they be liars? "

"Master, you are so kind," said the third In fact, these two people have many flaws. Unfortunately, the third highness is too simple. When he sees these two people pretending to be pitiful, he sympathizes with them. If you don't find out your identity, you will bring people to your home. You are not afraid that these people will try to kill you.

Brother Xuan lowered his head and didn't speak.

Considering that brother Xuan hasn't eaten anything yet, the meal is relatively rare. A San holds a bowl of rice and hands it to brother Xuan. See Xuan elder brother son don't answer, three say: "young master, do not eat the body cannot endure."

Xuange'er still didn't answer and said, "take it to the teacher. I'll watch the fire here." He will have no appetite at all.

Two steamed buns are enough to fill the stomach. After dinner, Pang Jinglun asked, "what happened last night? You really let them ransack our house. "

"Play and do the whole set." They also knew that brother Xuan and a San had nothing of value in their hands, so they didn't open their house. If they dare to pry into brother Xuan's door, A-San won't let them go.

Pang Jinglun asked, "did they move anything? Otherwise, I can't have no idea of such a big move? "

"Well, I blew smoke into your house." Their every move last night was monitored by a San.

"You let them in, too. What if they want my life?" In recent days, he has not spared no trouble to these two people.

A three look: "don't worry, if they dare to poison you, I will let their heads fall first."

Pang Jinglun was satisfied, but he soon asked, "don't tell me you don't have a cent of silver in your hand? I'm too old to stand the twists and turns. " It's for acting, but it can't really bear the cold and hunger.

"Fifty liang of gold."

Pang Jinglun was relieved to hear this.