Chapter 544: Ma Baoshan I s Begging Life
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Most importantly, he had not drunk a single drop of water since he entered the Seventh Prince’s residence!
At this moment, his stomach was already growling from hunger.
Looking at the beggar who was wolfing down food not far away, Ma Baoshan stared straight at him and kept swallowing.
To be honest, he was really hungry.
At this moment, the leftover dishes in the beggar’s bowl were very tempting. If not for the fact that he could not move one leg, he would have rushed over and s.n.a.t.c.hed the food!
After this thought flashed across his mind, Ma Baoshan quickly shook his head.
“No, no, no, I don’t want to! I don’t want to at all! That food is obviously rotten.
How can Young Master Ma eat that sort of thing?!”
Even though he thought so, his eyes couldn’t help but go to the food in the beggar’s bowl.
The beggar seemed to know that someone was watching him, so he quickly sped up as he ate the food.
In this day and age, it was not safe to be a beggar. Only when the food was in his stomach would it truly be his.
Otherwise, it would go to other people.
As expected, as soon as the beggar finished eating, a burly beggar suddenly appeared and walked towards him.
He took the broken bowl, but saw that there was no rice in it.
The burly beggar slapped the other beggar’s head as he cursed.
“You didn’t leave any for me?! You need to be taught a lesson!”
The beggar, who had been beaten up, did not make a sound. He did not escape or cry out in pain. He just endured it silently.
When Ma Baoshan saw this scene, he was immediately furious.
“Sigh, we’re all beggars. Why are you bullying him?! He begged for the food himself! If you want to eat it, go beg for food yourself!”
“Yoho! A new face has appeared here today. How dare you say such a thing to me? I’ll remember you! Come, come, come. Since you’re new, I’ll teach you the rules of being a beggar!” As Sr. Kong scolded Ma Baoshan, he turned around and walked towards him.
Only then did Ma Baoshan remember his current situation. His leg was really a burden!
If his leg had not been tampered with, it would not have been difficult for him to deal with a beggar at this moment.
Even though he thought so, Ma Baoshan didn’t stop.
Unfortunately, Ma Baoshan had overestimated himself.
If he had eaten his fill, he could deal with this beggar even if he could not move a leg.
However, he hadn’t eaten his fill at all, so his punches were soft and weak.
Therefore, Ma Baoshan was no match for Sr. Kong and got beaten up instead.
Although Sr. Kong was a beggar, he was a ruthless person when it came to beating people up. His every move targeted people’s most vulnerable parts.
Not long after, Ma Baoshan was already covered in injuries.
However, Ma Baoshan did not cry out in pain at all. He kept holding on, which attracted more punches and kicks from Sr. Kong.
Ma Baoshan stared fixedly at Sr. Kong to remember his face.
“You’re glaring at me? It seems that you’re quite indignant! Alright, alright, alright. I’ll teach you a lesson today!” With that, Sr. Kong was about to step on Ma Baoshan.
At this moment, the beggar who had eaten earlier rushed over and rammed into Sr. Kong’s body.
In the end, Sr. Kong was pushed to the ground and his head was smashed so hard that he couldn’t get up for a moment.
Seeing this, the beggar quickly got up and pulled Ma Baoshan away.
When he realized that Ma Baoshan could not exert any strength on one leg, the beggar simply carried Ma Baoshan and ran.
After running for an unknown period of time, the two of them finally reached a bamboo forest. Only then did the beggar put Ma Baoshan down.
At this moment, Ma Baoshan was so hungry that he no longer had any strength in his body.
After the beggar put him down, he sat on the ground and looked around.
“Where are we?”
“This is where I usually stay!” the beggar said.
After that, the beggar walked towards the other side of the bamboo forest.
“Hey, where are you going?” Ma Baoshan asked.
“I’ll get some water to drink!” the beggar replied.
After a while, the beggar returned with a bamboo tube of water.
“Drink it. This is very clean water from a nearby well, so you won’t get sick after drinking it! The people nearby are willing to come here to pick it because the water in this well is very good!” The beggar handed over a bamboo tube as he spoke.
At this moment, Ma Baoshan was indeed very thirsty. After taking the bamboo tube, he placed it to his mouth and drank it.
Perhaps because he was too hungry, Ma Baoshan felt even hungrier after drinking a bamboo tube of water.
At this moment, his stomach made a very loud gurgling sound, reminding Ma Baoshan that he was hungry.
Ma Baoshan felt a little embarra.s.sed when he heard this sound.
When the beggar heard the sound coming from Ma Baoshan’s stomach, he sighed and came out. Then, he took out a steamed bun that had been wrapped in leaves and hidden in his pocket.
“I picked this up outside a steamed bun shop this morning. A child thought that this steamed bun was not tasty and threw it away after taking a bite. I saw that this steamed bun was not bad, so I picked it up and hid it! I’ll give you half!” As the beggar spoke, he broke the steamed bun in his hand into two and handed the remaining half to Ma Baoshan.
When he smelled the fragrant steamed bun in front of him, Ma Baoshan suddenly felt emotional.
In the past, he would not have given this thing a glance at all. Perhaps, like that child, he would have found it disgusting.
However, now that he was starving and saw half a steamed bun, Ma Baoshan realized how precious food was.
Ma Baoshan carefully took the steamed bun, but did not eat it. Instead, he looked at the beggar beside him.
“Why are you so good to me?! You could have kept this steamed bun for yourself! ”
When the beggar heard Ma Baoshan’s words, his face was expressionless.
“When I got bullied, n.o.body ever spoke up for me! You were the first to speak for me!”
Ma Baoshan was stunned. He had only said those words out of righteous indignation, but he had received so much grat.i.tude from him.
Ma Baoshan said, “I-I’ll return you a lot of delicious steamed buns in the future!” Then, he placed the steamed bun in his mouth and ate it in small hi t-ac