A little boy of five or six years old, wearing patched clothes, opened his big, clear eyes and looked at Zuo Yexuan expectantly.
Zuo Yexuan and others were stunned by the scene before them.
This alley is very small, extremely dilapidated and depressed, and is located on the edge of the capital.
It is hard to imagine that there is such a desolate place under the feet of the emperor.
"Are you really our mother?"
A little girl of three or four years old was clutching the corner of her clothes timidly, with fear flashing in her big, blinking eyes.
"Her name is Zhaodi, and there are a few younger ones there named Pandi, Wangdi, and Niandi..."
"They all come from poor families. Their parents only wanted sons, so they gave birth to them and left them alone."
"They were found by Xiao Si. It was the middle of winter when they were found. Zhao Di and two-year-old Pan Di were hugging each other, lying in the weeds."
"As for Wangdi and Niandi, they are twins. After their parents gave birth to them, they realized they were girls, so they wrote a note and placed them in a cradle. They floated down the river. I accidentally found them while I was swimming in the river."
Li Jiu pointed at the two girls cuddling each other not far away and said.
“Most of the boys who come here are from families whose parents died during the famine.”
"Girls are mostly abandoned."
"I felt sorry for them, so I took them in. At first, there were just one or two, but then more and more came, and then... we just couldn't make ends meet."
"Plus, more and more children were clamoring to ask me for their mother, and I really couldn't bear to tell them the truth."
"So I thought about finding a pretty and kind girl and bringing her back to be their mother."
"That's why... I kidnapped you."
Li Jiu explained in a low voice.
"But don't worry, even if we really capture you, we won't do anything to you."
As if afraid that Zuo Yexuan and others would misunderstand, Li Jiu quickly waved his hands and explained.
"We will pay according to the orphanage's standard, ten taels of silver a month."
"You will be the mother of the little ones. The nine of us brothers will work hard to earn money and will not owe you any money."
Li Jiu promised in a firm tone.
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Thanks to Qi Qingyu and Jian Guang who loves to eat dried leeks and eggs for sending their love.
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