Seeing her move forward, Su Erhu had no choice but to quickly take two steps back, stare at her for a long time, and then asked in a low voice, "May I ask your name, where you live, and who else lives in your family?"

The woman gently bit her lip and said softly, "My surname is Qin, my given name is Xiangzhi, and I live in Wulipai Village, Hongye Town, in the northern part of Qingshui County."

My mother passed away after giving birth to Xiangzhi. Over the years, she and my father have depended on each other for survival. Unfortunately, my father suddenly fell ill with a serious disease, and despite spending all of the family's savings, they were unable to save him.

My father had just died, and the only acre of land we had was taken over by our clansmen, so we couldn't even afford a coffin or the money to bury him.

Xiangzhi has no other choice but to sell herself to bury her father. I beg you, young master, to have mercy on Xiangzhi and buy her.

"I will never forget your kindness, young master. I will repay you even if I have to serve as your horse in the future..."

The woman's voice was hoarse as she spoke, tears streaming down her face. By the end, her sleeves were completely soaked with tears.

The crowd of people sighed deeply, their faces filled with even more pity.

Su Erhu's expression softened slightly, then he pursed his lips and looked at Xiangzhi, "Where is your father's body currently kept? And where do you intend to bury him?"

Xiangzhi wiped her eyes with her sleeve and said sadly, "Father died on the way to see a doctor. I can only ask kind people to help me temporarily place him in the mortuary twenty miles outside the city. If possible, I hope that Father can return to his roots and be buried on the mountain in Wulipai Village."

"I understand what Miss Xiangzhi means." Su Erhu nodded and called over the waiter who was greeting guests at the door.

He instructed, "Tie Dan, Er Pi, you two go to Wulipai Village in Hongye Town now and find out if what Xiangzhi said is true. If it is, our restaurant will help with the land purchase and burial."

"Yes, boss." Tie Dan and Er Pi responded immediately.

Xiangzhi, kneeling on the ground, blinked, and when she looked up again, her tears flowed even more fiercely. "What do you mean by that, young master? Do you think I'm lying to you?"

Upon hearing this, the onlookers began to look at Su Erhu with a strange expression.

"A thin coffin and a burial plot cost only seven or eight taels of silver. It's just a small matter for Master Su. Why be so stingy?"

"Yes, there are plenty of people in this world who cheat others out of food, drink, and money, but who would use the excuse of their parents' death to cheat people? That's just utterly heartless!"

“Red Leaf Town is not close to here. It takes at least a day to go there and back. I’m afraid the corpses in the mortuary will rot by then.”

"I never imagined that the Su family, who usually handles countless sums of money, would be so stingy when it comes to buying a young girl as a concubine..."

Su Erhu's expression remained unchanged as he raised his eyes to look at the man who spoke last, "Brother, you must have misunderstood. I already have a wife, so why would I buy a young girl as a concubine?"

The man seemed to have heard a joke and laughed loudly, "It's common for wealthy families to have three wives and four concubines. The Su family is now one of the wealthiest families in Qingshui County. What's so strange about them taking a concubine!"

Moreover, if the Su family hadn't been attracted to this young girl's looks and wanted to take her as a concubine, why would they have helped her bury her father?

Su Erhu shook his head. "No, even if we find out the situation and decide to help this girl bury her father, it will not be in my own name, but in the name of Su's Restaurant. There is no need for this girl to sell herself into servitude as a concubine."

"In the name of Su's Restaurant?" The man frowned. "What does Boss Su mean by that?"

The crowd of onlookers were also completely confused.

They had assumed that Su Erhu was attracted to the girl's beauty and wanted to take her into his household.

Xiangzhi lowered her head, her delicate eyebrows furrowed.

If she doesn't buy her in Su Erhu's name, then wouldn't all her efforts today have been in vain?

Seeing this, Su Erhu pointed to the food stalls on the west side of the restaurant and said, "If you pay attention, you should have noticed that in addition to the various food stalls, our Su's Restaurant also has a special charity window."

My sister once said when she first opened her restaurant, "When you are poor, you should cultivate your own virtue; when you are successful, you should help others."

Although our Su Ji Restaurant is far from achieving great success, we will still lend a helping hand to those in need within our capabilities.

This "love window" was set up by my sister for the poor who have nothing to eat. In addition to food, if someone with nowhere else to turn comes to the restaurant for help, the restaurant will also provide assistance as appropriate.

However, all of this was done after the facts were confirmed.

The previously chattering crowd fell silent as they looked at the bright red "Love Window" sign on the west side of the restaurant.

They had never heard the saying, "When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven."

Moreover, in the hundreds of years of history, no merchant in Qingshui County has ever been willing to open the door to the poor, let alone set up such a blatant window of charity.

What's most shocking is that such remarks and actions came from a woman!

How many people in the world can do such great good?

At the outermost edge of the crowd, three or four beggars, upon hearing this, couldn't help but step forward.

"Everyone at Su's Restaurant has the heart of a bodhisattva. Even we smelly beggars were never chased away. Instead, they gave us clean food for free. The second boss is not the stingy person you say he is!"

An old man, his eyes red, raised his voice, “My wife came to the city for medical treatment a few days ago. We had no money for food, and it was Mr. Su who personally prepared a loving meal for the two of us old folks. There were not only vegetables, but also meat and soup. We have never eaten so well even at home. Mr. Su is definitely not the stingy and lustful person you all say he is.”

After saying that, he turned to Xiangzhi and said, "Young lady, since the second boss has agreed to help you, he can have the restaurant staff investigate the situation so that your father can be laid to rest as soon as possible. Isn't that a good thing?"