At noon, the little beggars had returned. An Moxue looked at the little beggars gathered together and asked, "Is there any news?"

“I have four houses that meet your requirements,” the boy replied.

"Okay, let's eat first, then we'll go look at it."

And so, An Moxue led the little beggars into the restaurant, ordered some food, and then they left the restaurant on their own.

The shopkeeper looked at An Moxue and said with a smile, "Young man, you have a kind heart."

An Moxue replied with a smile, "They helped me with a small favor, so I promised to treat them to a meal."

The boss, with an air of worldly wisdom, said, "That's because you're kind-hearted. Not everyone is as kind as you."

This time, An Moxue just smiled and didn't say anything more.

Soon, after finishing their meal, An Moxue drove the little beggar to see the first house, then the second, and the third. An Moxue took a liking to this house at first sight.

Then, with incredible speed, the little beggar bought the house and completed the formalities.

An Moxue smiled broadly as she watched the little beggar's changing expression, and asked, "How about it? Do you want to have a warm house to sleep in and delicious food to eat from now on?"

The boys all looked at her with a "Are you crazy?" expression. Aren't beggars supposed to be homeless and starving? What kind of pipe dream is this? Eating and dressing warmly?

"What? Don't you want to?"

"Yes." This time, the responses from the group were quick, unified, and loud.

"Just think about it. Help me with some tasks and gather some information. It's very simple, you can all do it, right? Don't worry, I won't make you do anything heinous. Do you want to do it?"

"Can we talk about it?" the little boy asked her nervously.

“Okay.” An Moxue thought they would reply to her the next day, but unexpectedly, the group gathered together again, forming a circle, all with their heads down, whispering for a long time. After a while, the little boy who was leading them asked, “What are you going to do with us?”

An Moxue said, "I'm not very familiar with this place yet, and I haven't figured out what I want to do, but one thing will never change: help me collect information about this small town, especially about the border and border smuggling. How about it? Are you in? If you have anything you'd like to do, you can also tell me, and we can discuss it."

The boy thought for a while and said, "We're all too young. If your main purpose is to gather information, it's better for us to remain beggars and do other things we can. This will also help us better conceal our identities. When we're older, we might find something more suitable for us to do. But then, we won't be able to earn money for you, and you'll have to support us." As he spoke, he secretly glanced at An Moxue.

An Moxue was surprised that this child was so young yet already had so many ideas, and couldn't help but feel a sense of appreciation for his talent, so she asked, "Do you want to learn to read?"

This question left everyone stunned.

This is quite a leap, and none of them understood what she meant by saying that.

An Moxue smiled and said, "If you want, I can find someone to teach you, or you can find someone to teach you yourselves. You can study for an hour or half an hour every day. As for how well you learn, that depends on yourselves. If, and I mean if, any of you can get into university on your own merit, then I can pay for your schooling. How about that?"

The boy stared at An Moxue for a long while before asking blankly, "Why?"

An Moxue thought for a moment and said, "The premise is that you have to do things for me properly, understand?"

This time, the boy agreed without consulting many people, saying, "I agree."

An Moxue looked at him and asked, "What about them?"

“They listen to me,” the boy said firmly this time.

An Moxue could tell that the boy longed to read and write and knew the benefits of reading; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so decisive, making the decision without even consulting with the others.

An Moxue said with absolute certainty, "Believe me, you will be glad you made that decision in the future."

Then, she smiled mysteriously and said, "Come on, let's get to know each other again. My name is Agabanar Jido, and I'm your older sister, but my identity has to be kept a secret!"

All the children stared wide-eyed, not understanding how the boy in front of them had suddenly become a girl.

After a while, the children all called out, "Sister Jido!"

An Moxue smiled and said, "I'll set aside two rooms in this house for you to live in. Tell everyone it's my payment for having you manage the house. I'll also set aside another room as a kitchen so you can cook for yourselves. I'll send you your monthly salary and living expenses, and if something happens, I might send them for several months at a time. What about the literacy teacher? Do you have any ideas?"

“There’s a church in the east of the city, and there’s a pastor there. He’s a very nice man. I want to go see him, but I’ll have to offer him some compensation. He used to teach us things when we went, but we never felt we had anything to offer the pastor, so we were too embarrassed to keep bothering him.” The boy scratched his head and said shyly.

An Moxue smiled and said, "It's alright, I'll pay for it. You can go and learn. Now, shouldn't I introduce you all?"

The boy looked at An Moxue and said, "My name is A Xia, and they are A Jia, Gela, Natosha, and Jima."

"Hello." Then An Moxue took out some money from her pocket, handed it to A Xia, and said, "A Xia, take your friends and go buy what you need! I'll cook something delicious tonight to celebrate moving into our new house."

A-Xia held the money but didn't touch it; instead, she looked at An Mo-Xue.

An Moxue said, "You can buy beds, blankets, and anything else you think you need, or bring over things you used to have that you can't bear to part with. Oh! By the way, I haven't asked where you used to live!"

"We...we...we don't have a fixed place to live. We just stay here and there." The children all lowered their heads, looking embarrassed and hesitant to look at her, afraid that An Moxue would look down on them.

"It's alright. From today onwards, you'll have a permanent place to live. Go ahead!" This time, An Moxue didn't want to take them to see their old place, which relieved them and made them feel even more favorably toward An Moxue.

An Moxue watched them leave, then drove off herself to the small town to buy rice, flour, cooking oil, pots, pans, and other kitchen supplies.

When she returned home from shopping, the little boys were back and carrying beds into the house. An Moxue glanced at them and smiled. They were all thrifty people who wouldn't be arrogant just because they suddenly became rich. Very good!