"Young master, can I bring some back for grandfather to eat?”Bai Fei 'er asked weakly as she pinched the corner of her clothes.
"No problem! You can bring more back and let your parents taste it too!”
As soon as Ying Zichu said this, Little White Fei 'er, who was standing at the side, started sobbing."Fei 'er doesn't have a mother. Her father died in battle.”
Ying Ziyu was stunned. This little girl was also a pitiful person.
"Your father is a soldier?" Li Cunxiao asked in confusion.
With tears in her eyes, Little White Fei nodded and said,""Yes, father is a great hero who protects the country!”
Ying Ziyu stepped forward and picked up the little fellow."That's right, your father is a great hero! Let's go, let's bring big brother to the hero's house to take a look, shall we?”
After being carried by Ying Ziyu, Little White Fei 'er panicked and quickly said,"Fei 'er can walk by herself, but at home…The house is really too shabby."
Looking at Little Bai Fei in front of him, Ying Ziyu's emotions were extremely complicated. This little girl was really too sensible, so sensible that it made one's heart ache.
"It's fine. I have the strength. Let's go and bring me to your house to take a look!”
Bai Fei 'er looked at Ying Ziyu and nodded vigorously!
The four of them left the restaurant and bought some clothes and food. Then, under Little Fei 'er's guidance, they walked towards his house.
Not long after, they arrived at the street where the little girl was!
What entered his eyes were dilapidated streets and houses that were all over the place. It was as if a gust of wind could blow them away.
Ying Ziyu frowned. He didn't think that there would be such a scene in Xianyang City.
"Has your family always lived here?" Ying Ziyu asked, hugging Little White Fei.”
Bai Fei 'er nodded." Yes. Grandfather's health is not good. He has to take medicine every day. The family only relies on Father's military pay to survive." But... But his father was dead, and his grandfather's medicine had stopped.”
At this point, tears flowed down Little White Fei 'er's eyes again.
Ying Ziyu patted the little girl and comforted her,"Don't cry. Big Brother has a divine doctor at home. Bring Grandpa over later and let the divine doctor treat Grandpa, okay?”
"Yes, thank you, big brother!"
The little girl was overjoyed and nodded vigorously.
"Let's go, take big brother to see grandpa!”
"Yes!"
The four of them walked along the dilapidated street. They did not walk far before they met an old woman with gray hair.
The old woman looked at Ying Ziyu and the others before finally looking at Bai Fei 'er."The little girl is back."
Little Bai Fei quickly nodded.”
"Good, good! Little girl, come to Grandma's house!”
Bai Fei 'er quickly shook her head." No, Grandma Wang. Big Brother brought a lot of food to see Grandpa. He still has to treat Grandpa." Bai Fei 'er had to hurry back and go to Grandma's house next time!”
The white-haired old woman looked at Bai Fei 'er in Ying Ziyu's arms with a pained expression. In the end, she sighed and walked away.
Looking at the old woman's expression, Ying Ziyu's expression changed slightly. A bad thought rose in his heart. Little White Fei 'er, who was in his arms, smiled and said goodbye to Grandma Li.
The few of them continued to move forward." Big Brother, we're here. That's my home."”
Not long after, the little girl pointed excitedly at a dilapidated courtyard in front of her.
The courtyard door was open, and a middle-aged man was sitting on the threshold. There was a walking stick beside him. Similarly, the middle-aged man also saw Ying Ziyu and the others.
The man grabbed the door frame and stood up. With the help of his walking stick, he limped over.
"The little girl is back!"
"Hello, Uncle Zhao!" Little Bai Fei nodded.”
The middle-aged man revealed a bitter smile and looked at Ying Ziyu and the others warily."Little girl, who are these people?"
"Uncle Zhao, this is big brother. He came specially to see grandpa!”
"Big Brother treats Bai Fei 'er very well. Not only did he chase away the bad guy, but he also promised Bai Fei' er to treat Grandfather.”The little girl said excitedly.
The man looked at Bai Fei 'er and was silent for a moment before sighing.
"Your grandfather is gone!"
Little Bai Fei was stunned for a moment, then she revealed a look of surprise."Grandfather has recovered?"
The little girl clearly didn't understand what the middle-aged man meant. Looking at the innocent Bai Fei 'er, the man couldn't bear to see her and didn't know what to say.
Ying Ziyu patted the little girl's head."You'll follow big brother from now on, okay?”
Bai Fei 'er stared blankly at Ying Ziyu and nodded vigorously."Yes!"
"Let's go. I'll take you home!"
"Go home?"
"Big brother, aren't you going to see grandpa?”
"Your grandfather left?"
"Then... Then let's wait for Grandpa to come back. Grandpa hasn't eaten for three days. He must be very hungry!”
"When Grandpa comes back, Bai Fei 'er and Big Brother will come home, okay?”
"I mean... You mean..."
Ying Ziyu fell silent!
"Sigh... Girl, your grandfather is gone, just like your father!”The middle-aged man sighed and told the truth.
Bai Fei 'er was stunned on the spot, standing there foolishly.
"I don't believe it!"
"I don't believe it!"
The little girl ran back home like a mad woman. She pushed open the door and ran into the arms of a dirty old man.
"Grandfather, Fei 'er is back…Fei 'er was back! Grandpa... You're up, Bai Fei 'er is back!”
"I brought it back, so many... There's a lot of delicious food. Grandpa, get up quickly.”
Outside the house, Ying Ziyu helped the middle-aged man sit down. After a moment of silence, he said,""Tell me, what happened?"
"Hey, I'm Zhao Quan. I'm a comrade-in-arms with Bai girl's father!”
"Not long ago, when the Xiongnu invaded the south, the Bai girl's father died in battle, and my leg was crippled.”
Ying Ziyu nodded and said solemnly,"As far as I know, Great Qin provides extremely high compensation for soldiers who die in battle.”
Not only did the soldiers who died in the Great Qin Empire receive an extremely high compensation, but they were also exempted from labor and taxes for three years. Every year, the imperial court would send envoys with gifts to sympathize with the families of the deceased.
This was also the reason why Qin soldiers were fearless.
"Compensation…Hehe, under the layers of exploitation, the pension that was given to them was only a hundred and a half taels. Moreover, the labor tax was not reduced!”
"What is it? Only a hundred and a half taels?" Ying Ziyu was instantly enraged.
He had never thought that something like this would happen in Great Qin, which was famous for its strict laws. He had thought that the compensation money for the little girl's father had been stolen or robbed.
However, he had never expected that he would be embezzled.
It was a serious crime to exterminate the three clans for embezzling the compensation money of the soldiers who died in battle.
Zhao Quan looked at the furious Ying Ziyu and didn't know what to do.
After a moment of silence, Ying Ziyu regained his composure and spoke first,""The pension was embezzled. Didn't you report it to the authorities?”
When Zhao Quan heard this, he shook his head helplessly. If we report it to the authorities, our entire family will lose their lives. Even if someone who has no ties goes to report it to the authorities, they will only be beaten up. Over time, no one will dare to say anything…"
After another period of silence, Zhao Quan took a deep breath."Little Fei's father and I have been guarding the borders for many years and are extremely loyal to Great Qin. We learned how to kill our enemies on the battlefield, how to survive, and how to protect our country!”
"Little Fei 'er's father once said,' So what if the Great Qin's men are wrapped in a horse's leather? Even if they die in battle, they can return to their hometown in glory and become great heroes!”
"I once fantasized about raising my son into a soldier who had Great Qin's pride and was not afraid of death. But reality is like a knife that kills without spilling blood. My son died because he didn't have the money to treat his illness.”
"Bai Fei 'er's grandfather died because he didn't have the money to treat his illness.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Quan's tightly clenched hands loosened. He lowered his head and smiled helplessly.
This Great Qin soldier, who had never feared death, had not been defeated on the battlefield, but he had been beaten to a pulp by the cruel reality. Facing reality, he lowered his head and was completely defeated.
Ying Ziyu looked at Liu Quan, who had lost his spirit, and said solemnly,"You didn't lose; you're Great Qin's hero, and so is that little girl's father. Heroes should be respected by the world; this is a fact that no one can change.”
"If someone wants to change him, then this young master will let him die without a complete corpse!”
[Ding-Dong: Chain Quest: The Forgotten Hero has been released!]
[Mission 1: Investigate the embezzled pension!]
[Mission Reward: Unknown]
[Time limit: One month!]
[Punishment for failure: None!]
After the mission was completed, the next mission would be issued.
Host, do you accept the mission?
"I accept!"
The sudden mission made Ying Ziyu calm down. This matter was definitely not simple. Otherwise, the system would not have given him a mission. The person behind this must be someone with a high status.
Even though Ying Ziyu was the Young Master of Great Qin, he had neither money nor power. It was impossible for him to uphold justice for these soldiers.
However, since he had encountered such a situation, Ying Ziyu naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch.
"Don't worry, no one can take away the honor that belongs to you. As for the person who embezzled the pension, I will dig him out even if I have to dig three feet into the ground.”
Zhao Quan looked at Ying Ziyu in a daze. He didn't know what to say. Ying Ziyu patted his shoulder and turned around to walk into the house.
At this moment, Bai Fei 'er had stopped crying and was wiping her grandfather's body with a towel.
"Big brother…Grandpa... Grandpa, he..."
Seeing Ying Ziyu enter, the little girl immediately ran over and hugged Ying Ziyu, sobbing.
Ying Ziyu picked up the little girl and said,"Big brother will take you home!"”
"But…But what about Grandfather?"
"Yan Di, bring him along." Yan Di, who was like a small mountain, walked in and carried the little girl's grandfather on his back.
"Let's go home!"
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