[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1206":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1544641,2006,"Chapter 1206 - 1200: Assisting the Beggar","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1206",1206,"\u003Cp>The mourners had left, and the beggars immediately swarmed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Du Wanqing’s grave were many offerings laid out—pork head meat, whole chickens and ducks, as well as countless melons, fruits, and pastries, delicacies these beggars normally couldn’t afford.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they were grabbing them crazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cripple didn’t join in the scramble for food, perhaps not out of any self-awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze followed the funeral procession, or rather, fixed on a certain individual within that procession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du took Jie Yi from Cuiya’s hands, gently kissed his little face, and finally showed a hint of a smile on her usually somber expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grow up fast, for you are the only kin I have left,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cripple was suddenly startled and his crutch, held unsteadily, dropped to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lost his balance and fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du turned her head and saw the beggar sprawling inelegantly on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart ached, she sighed, and said to Cuiya: \"Check if we have any food left in our carriage, and bring some to him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiya glanced toward the beggar too and, seeing that he had only one arm and bad legs, her heart softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these times, there were indeed a lot of pitiable people, and this disabled individual couldn’t even beg properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned to the carriage and brought out an exquisite food box with pastries from the Ten Miles Fragrant Sweet Shop that couldn’t be found just anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a kind heart her young lady had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking over to the beggar with the food box, she crouched down and placed it in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crippled beggar turned away, bowing his head deeply, with his dirty and disheveled hair covering his entire face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiya snorted with a laugh, \"Are you too ashamed? You’re a beggar; what’s there to be embarrassed about? Here, take this. My lady is kind-hearted; seeing you couldn’t snatch up food like the others, she got this for you specifically.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank... thank you, Miss!\" His voice was extremely hoarse, stirring compassion in Cuiya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, \"Wait here for me, I’ll go get you some water. You’ll find swallowing these pastries tough without it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiya stood up and ran toward the carriage. Miss Du was already seated inside with the child, and she asked, \"Did you give it to him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiya replied, \"I did, and I’ll fetch him some water now. Poor thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du said, \"How rare for you to show sympathy, give him these fruits as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du always had a benevolent heart, but seeing this disabled beggar filled her with an incomparable sense of distress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had the strong desire to help him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then she thought, how many of the world’s pitiable could she help?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Cuiya returned, but still holding the water and fruits, a look of perplexity on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened? Didn’t you give it to him?\" Miss Du felt inexplicably anxious and lifted the carriage curtain to look in the direction of the beggar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiya set down what she was holding and sighed, \"I told him to wait, but when I came back with these, he had disappeared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du got out of the carriage, handed Jie Yi to Cuiya, and then ran to the spot where the beggar had been to search for him, to no avail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappointed, she heaved a sigh and returned to the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du’s carriage soon left the cemetery, and the beggars, having had their fill, had dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some went to find a place to sleep, while others started to look for the next place that could fill their stomachs.\u003C\u002Fp>",605,"2026-06-06T06:55:09.765Z",1,"novelbin.me","0a9c4f31a7cbe99787d1dd4c773cfd06b298b63c49c9fc5e14716041e0003679","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1207","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1205",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]