After reading the letter, Song Jin was silent for a while. This kind of thing is actually very common in the countryside.
She also grew up in the countryside, doesn't she have any common sense?
I've only been a city dweller for a few months, but I really think of myself as a city dweller.
This experience is indeed quite pitiful.
but……
She closed her eyes and began to search the original owner's memory.
"You, take off all your clothes. I want to wear them. You are a poor, fatherless person. Why do you deserve to wear beautiful clothes?"
"Little bitch, from today on, this house is mine, get out. Who told you to pack up? Everything in this house is mine, you are not allowed to touch anything. Take off your shoes too, are you worthy of wearing these little white shoes?"
"Little bitch, who told you to sleep in the guest room? Go, get out of here and move to the utility room. If you sleep here, that's where my friends will sleep when they come."
"Here, little bitch, wash these clothes of mine, wash them for me, or I'll beat you up."
"Hey, I'm hungry, go cook."
"Grandma, I don't want to see her eating at the same table with us. Let her squat on the floor to eat. It's to save food."
………………
Song Jin's fists hardened. Is she pitiful?
No, not pitiful at all!
However, thinking of the Li family, she remembered one thing.
At the beginning, Mrs. Li said that a woman called their brigade, so she came to Beijing with her family.
I happen to have some free time these few days, so let's get this matter sorted out first.
At eight o'clock in the evening, there was a knock on the door.
Song Jin opened the door, and oh, the three people who had gone out came back.
And brought back three people!
An old man in his sixties, a middle-aged woman in her forties, and a young girl. The only thing they had in common was that they were all dressed in rags and were all equally thin.
Song Jin raised his eyebrows, having already guessed who the visitor was, and turned into the house to let them in.
Song Zuo, who came in last, turned around and closed the door.
Song Ming, Song Da and Song Zuo stood up. Song Jin asked the other three to sit down. The three did not dare to sit down. Song Jin looked at the three brothers with a questioning look.
Song Ming said, "Master, these three are the eldest brother's mother, the fifth brother's grandfather, and the third brother's sister. When we found them, the three of them were together. The old courtyard they used to live in is no longer available, and now they have nowhere else to live, so we rented a house in Tianqiao Hutong in front. The aunt and the others heard that the brothers are now working for you, so they wanted to come and thank you."
Song Jin nodded and looked at the three of them.
The old man seemed to be in poor health. He kept coughing after entering the house. He seemed embarrassed and turned around to go outside to cough in the yard.
The young girl wanted to say something and gestured with her hands. Song Jin looked at Song Ming and he nodded.
He is a mute.
Only the middle-aged woman was left. She was a little excited and nervous, but still tried to keep herself calm.
"Hello, I'm Erhu's mother. I heard he's working for you now, and you're the one who paid for our rent. Thank you so much. Erhu is very skilled, so feel free to use him. He's a good kid, but he didn't have good parents. I'm a burden to him."
Now that I know he doesn't have to do dangerous things anymore, I'm so excited that I want to come and see you in person to thank you. From now on, you can always ask me for help, whether it's doing laundry, cooking, or anything else. I can do it for you."
Originally, Song Jin had no other ideas, but after hearing this, he thought...
She felt that she needed a cook.
"How far is the house you rented from here?"
"Not far, not far, only ten minutes' walk."
"Okay, let's do this. From now on, you can come over and cook for me at noon and in the evening, and clean the house as well. You don't have to do the laundry, I'll do it myself. I'll pay you ten dollars a month. Is that okay with you?"
Ren Lan quickly shook her head: "No, no, no, no, no, I don't need a salary. I don't want a salary, I came here willingly. You provided jobs for the children and found us a place to live, which is already very grateful to you. Anyway, we have nothing to do. We usually just make matchboxes, which is not busy at all. And I have Erya to help me."
As he said this, he nodded to the girl next to him, and the girl quickly nodded heavily.
"Look for yourselves. I'll give you ten dollars a month. You can decide how to divide the work among yourselves. Just don't delay the work. If you have any problems, you can come to me or the other three.
I'm a straight shooter, so don't be pushy. I certainly won't let you work for nothing. Besides, how much money can you make making matchboxes? Consider this as your living expenses.
By the way, what are your names?"
"My name is Ren Lan, this girl is Erya, and we call the old man outside Old Man He."
"Okay, Aunt Ren, Erya, and, He...Grandpa, tell him when you're done, and don't be polite to me from now on. You take this key, and I'll have to trouble you with lunch and dinner. It's getting late, so let them take you home first, I have something to discuss with them."
The two of them said goodbye quickly and walked out without asking anyone to see them off, saying that they had already found the way.
After everyone left, Song Jin looked at Song Ming with a half-smile: "You did it?"
Song Ming chuckled softly, "Didn't you also prepare ten yuan for their family? When we went there, we found out that the three of them were living in a dilapidated woodshed in the old courtyard house, and the people around them were difficult to get along with. So I took the money and took them to rent a house, saying it was the house you found for them."
"Okay, is the rented house big enough for you?"
"That's enough. It's a small courtyard with four rooms, enough for them to live in. We've been renting it for six months, paying fifteen dollars a month. That's three dollars a month. You're also willing to let them work and pay them, which is more than enough for them to live on. The rest of the money goes into buying them things and food."
"What are your identities now?"
"It's all settled. We've all adopted the same new identity. Now we're really six brothers, living an upright life."
Song Jin didn't feel anything when he first chose the name, but now he finds it funny.
But she held back her laughter.
"Okay, where do you live?"
"Hehe~ We also rented a house, right next to Auntie and her family, it also has a small courtyard."
Song Jin nodded: "That's fine, you'll have someone to look after you from now on. There's something I want you three to investigate."
The three of them immediately became serious.
"Go ask around and see if my parents have ever offended anyone in the past."
Song Da still remembered what Mrs. Li said.
"Are you talking about what Mrs. Li said about someone calling them to come to your house?"
Song Jin looked at him with appreciation: "Good, go check and see if you can find out who the woman who called is."
The three of them nodded in unison.
"Go and investigate this matter first. Once it's settled, I'll assign you work."
Hearing that they could still go to work normally, the three were very excited and said that they would conduct a thorough investigation and get the results as soon as possible.
Song Jin asked them to go back and entered the space alone.
She hasn't eaten yet tonight!
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