Zhang Hulan was walking on the street, and when she saw something that Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi liked, she bought it, and she also did not forget to bring something back for Zhang Xinyue.
Logically speaking, the provincial capital is richer than the county town, but Zhang Hulan has not seen many beggars in Changning County except during the famine period last year.
But in the capital city, he had seen a lot along the way.
Most of the people are young and old, with more people in their sixties and seventies and around ten years old.
When Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi saw the beggars, they showed sympathy in their eyes.
Zhang Hulan also felt sympathy, but she did not give the beggars food or money.
She knew very well that if she gave money to one person, the other beggars would immediately gather around her.
She had two daughters with her and didn't want to get herself into trouble.
However, she did have an idea in her mind and planned to discuss it with Luo Changqi and Dong Jianyong after returning to the inn.
After walking around for a while, we returned to the inn when it was getting dark.
Luo Changqi and Dong Jianyong also came back, and they had found out about the pawnbrokers and the cattle and horse markets.
The two of them went to take a look and would go buy some good things tomorrow before returning to Changning County.
During the meal, Zhang Hulan said to Luo Changqi and the others, "Uncle Luo, Uncle Dong, I have something I want to discuss with you. Do you think this is feasible?"
Luo Changqi and Dong Jianyong both looked at Zhang Hulan, "Please speak, niece."
Zhang Hulan said, "I saw a lot of beggars in the city today, and I want to take some of them back with me."
Luo Changqi immediately asked: "Do you want these beggars to go back and work for you?"
Zhang Hulan nodded, "We don't ask them to work for free, we also pay them."
Luo Changqi said: "Your idea is good, but have you considered the age of those people?
We also saw a lot of beggars in the city, but they were either too old or too young to do any work. It would be uneconomical to let them go back to work.”
Zhang Hulan said, "Uncle Luo, look. In the morning, the farm uses oxen to plow the fields. It is relatively labor-saving and some elderly people can do it.
Also, the work of breeding is not hard. Raising chickens and ducks, for example, can be done by women and children.
If I ask these people to go back to work, I will definitely not pay them the same wages as the strong laborers.
I provide them with food and lodging, and give them 100 to 200 coins a month, so I shouldn't lose out. Those beggars also have a place to stay, which is good for everyone."
Dong Jianyong said, "I'm afraid they are just lazy people. Those little beggars, let alone those little beggars, must be begging because they have lost their parents.
But a large part of the other beggars ended up in such a situation just because they were lazy and greedy.
Niece, we know you have a kind heart, but some people are not worth helping."
Zhang Hulan nodded, "Yes, I know Uncle Dong is doing this for my own good.
Uncle Dong and Uncle Luo are good at judging people, so please help me pick some, and if you think they are useful, we can take them back, how about that? "
Zhang Hulan has good intentions, but she is not a pushover. You have to provide value to her.
For worthless people, especially those who are good for nothing and lazy, she wouldn't even look at them even if they died in front of her.
Luo Changqi said: "That's possible, but we still need to buy some strong laborers to bring back.
And it would be better to buy some with more flexible brains so that they can help my eldest niece in the future.
We old guys are not young anymore, and we probably won’t be able to help our niece for many years, so she needs to train someone who can manage things.”
Zhang Hulan was very touched that these five elderly people were always thinking of her.
"Then Uncle Luo will pick some smart ones tomorrow, ten men and ten women."
Zhang Hulan always has half men and half women, and it depends on them whether they can pair up when they go back.
Luo Changqi said, "Then Lao Dong and I will go out for a while and ask the beggars to wait together tomorrow morning so that we don't have to run around everywhere.
First, choose the people you want to take back, then go to the dental clinic. Finally, go buy cattle and plows. "
"Okay. Let's follow Uncle Luo's arrangement."
After dinner, Luo Changqi and Dong Jianyong left the inn.
It was already dark, but there were still many people on the street. The curfew in the city was later, and life was more lively.
The two men came to a corner on the street, which was sheltered from the wind and crowded with beggars.
Luo Changqi saw two beggars, one old and one young, leaning against each other at the edge of the street. They looked like a grandfather and grandson.
Luo Changqi walked forward, and the old beggar opened his eyes and looked at Luo Changqi.
Luo Changqi said, "If there is a place with free food and accommodation, would you go?"
The old man's eyes widened a little, and he looked at Luo Changqi and Dong Jianyong, and then his eyes darkened again. Because these two people didn't look like the masters of rich families.
However, the old man still answered, but his voice was a little weak, probably because he was hungry.
"Is there such a good thing?"
Luo Changqi said, "I'm sure you won't be fed and housed for free. You have to work."
"Let us do hard labor? My old bones can't do hard labor. If I could do hard labor, I wouldn't be begging here."
"It's not hard labor, it's just farming. There are oxen to plow the land, no need for people to pull the plow. There are also easy jobs like raising chickens and ducks. Do you want to do it?"
The old man's eyes widened again, "Really?"
Luo Changqi said: "I have nothing to do after eating, so why do I come here to entertain you?"
The old man's eyes lit up, but then he looked down at his grandson, who was less than five years old, and asked tentatively, "Can I take my grandson with me?"
Luo Changqi also looked down at the little beggar and nodded, "Okay!"
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