Chapter 142 143. Xiao Dongzi
"It seems that you still remember me," Gu Wenheng saw the child's pupils shrink and immediately guessed it.
Xiao Dongzi held the clothes in his hands and nodded stiffly. He still remembered that the young lady had given him some food.
"Where are your family members?"
Xiao Dongzi's voice was hoarse, "It's gone, all gone."
Uncle Hu, who had raised me, ultimately could not survive the cold winter and died forever in that dilapidated temple.
Without Uncle Hu, he couldn't even keep the dilapidated temple which was his only shelter.
He doesn't dare to stay in the county town now, for fear of seeing people who have families, relatives and friends, which will make him feel even more lonely.
Sitting under this cold city wall, he can at least feel that the world is as cold as his heart. This is his home.
Gu Wenheng saw that he was determined to die, so he squatted down and looked him in the eye, "From the moment we come into this world, we must learn to endure pain. Some words are meant to be kept in our hearts, and some pains are meant to be forgotten silently.
There is no happiness or misfortune in this world. All the pain and joy are the judgment of your own heart.
You have struggled in this world for so many years, do you just want to give up?
Ask yourself, are you willing?
Xiao Dongzi looked up at Gu Wenheng, "What can I do if I am unwilling? For someone like me, I can only become a beggar or sell myself into slavery. Do I have a choice?"
Gu Wenheng sighed. There are many children in the same situation as this one. "Even if you become a slave or a beggar, at least your life in this world is not in vain.
Never mind, we are destined to be together, get up and follow me!"
Gu Wenheng felt the biting cold wind at the city gate and wrapped his clothes tighter.
Looking at the other person's thin clothes, he must be relying on the thing in his arms to keep warm.
"Where to go? I won't sell myself." This was his last stubbornness. He had told Uncle Hu before that he would not follow his path, and certainly would not sell himself into slavery.
At the same time, I was struggling in my heart. If I had listened to Uncle Hu at that time, I could have stolen the medical expenses and the food to fill his stomach. In that way, Uncle Hu would not have to lie in the dilapidated temple in cold, hunger and pain.
"No, you said you could drive a rickshaw, didn't you? Come to my house and be a rickshaw driver."
Seeing that the other party hadn't moved, Gu Wenheng couldn't help but frowned, "Why? Don't want to?"
Xiao Dongzi shook his head stiffly and said with a guilty conscience, "My feet seem to be frozen and I can't move."
Gu Wenheng, "..."
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Gu Wenheng took the man to the shop and dumped him in a side room. He also found him a set of clothes and said, "Light up the kang yourself. You can live here temporarily from now on."
Looking at the skinny child, Gu Wenheng couldn't help but frown and asked, "How old are you?"
Xiao Dongzi, "I might be thirteen or fourteen years old."
Jin Qianqian, "No specific birthday?"
Xiao Dongzi shook his head and said, "Uncle Hu found me on the roadside. He has always been confused and doesn't even remember which year he found me.
But he said I should be thirteen or fourteen years old. "
"This is still a child laborer!" Gu Wenheng touched his chin. Although there is no such thing as child labor now, it seems a little uncomfortable to let such a young child do things.
Jin Qianqian, "Why don't you let him stay in the store for a while? There is no such thing as child labor here.
Look at those house-born children and personal guards, which one of them was not trained from childhood?"
Gu Wenheng stared at Xiao Dongzi for a while, until he hid in the corner, then he pulled Jin Qianqian and turned around to leave.
"It seems we need to change our thinking," Gu Wenheng tapped the table with two fingers, "We can go to the matchmaker to find some children who are neither too old nor too young. We will also need to have more people in the family in the future, and someone will have to take care of other chores."
Gu Wenheng grabbed Jin Qianqian's hand and turned it over and over again, "Now that our lives are better, it's time to buy a few people back."
Jin Qianqian was silent for a while, "Then don't pick those who are too young, those little girls who are only a few years old, I'm afraid I won't be able to order them around."
There will always be a transition period. Although she is not stupid enough to follow the people of the dynasty and talk about equality for all, she cannot accept it when she sees a child of a few years old rushing to do things in front of her all day long.
Gu Wenheng touched her head and said, "We all have to adapt in the future. Besides, if I am going to take the imperial examination next year, I should also prepare a bookboy."
"Then what should we do with him?" Jin Qianqian pointed to the room where Xiao Dongzi was. "He doesn't want to sell himself as a slave. Should we hire him like Xiang Saozi did?"
Gu Wenheng, "He came to our door before and told me that he could drive the car. Let him try first!"
"Is he too thin? I'm afraid he can't pull the reins." It was icy and snowy, and the road was slippery. Jin Qianqian's first reaction was to refuse to entrust her life to such a child.
Gu Wenheng, "I will follow him outside for a few days. This child must have a strong sense of self-esteem. If I don't let him do anything, it probably won't work."
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Daocheng
"Dad, why did you call me here?" As soon as Lu Ping entered the living room, he sat down opposite Lu Tongzhi.
"Have you been fooling around outside these days? You're not home all day. If I hadn't asked your mother to leave a message for you, I would have missed you today." Lu Tongzhi pointed at his son and started lecturing him.
Lu Ping, “Look at what Dad said, I’m not busy with work.
Prince Bai sent invitations to all of us to celebrate his enthronement as the Prince of Wu'an Marquis.
For such a major event, we have to prepare gifts in advance.
If I get the wrong item, I'll be laughed at by everyone."
"This Bai Shizi also invited you to a banquet?"
“No, after all, we went out of town together to fight wolves, so we still have some friendship.
How is it? Is your son not messing around? "
Lu Tongzhi said, "This has nothing to do with me. Besides, your mother must have given you the money you asked for.
But I can tell you, when you walk outside these days, you'd better be honest, don't squeeze into crowded places, and don't let stupid people trick you into a corner."
Lu Ping sat up straight, "Dad, you called me here just to talk about this? I'm not a three-year-old child. I know how to take care of myself."
After saying that, he wanted to stand up and leave, but Lu Tongzhi slammed the table and said, "I'm doing this for your own good. If you don't pay attention during this period, and a wife falls from the sky, don't blame me for not reminding you."
"Oh, how can a wife fall from the sky?" Lu Ping said with a look of "you're kidding me", "they would have been snatched away by those bachelors a long time ago, how could it be my turn?"
"Don't be so lazy here. I'm going to tell you straight now, okay? You know how rich Mr. Xiao is."
"I know! I've seen them from afar, but what do they have to do with this?" Lu Ping hated his father's suspense the most. Isn't it better for a grown man to just say what he wants to say? Why does he have to be so hesitant here?
(End of this chapter)
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