Liu Xiangdong pulled the boy back, and Liu Yihang went inside to look for the boy's sister.
The room was clean and tidy, but there were few valuable items; everything was old and worn, and there was a pile of "garbage" in the corner.
Liu Yihang looked around but didn't see any children.
I looked at it again with X-ray vision.
Then he saw a little girl with a small bun hiding in the closet, secretly peeking at him through the crack in the door.
I wonder what's going on with this brother and sister.
Liu Yihang took out an orange that his mother had given him that morning before he left.
"Who wants an orange?"
The little girl licked her lips, opened the cabinet door a crack, and then closed it again.
She remembered what her brother had said: bad people were trying to drive them away, and they couldn't leave the cabinet.
Liu Yihang thought to himself that this kid was quite cautious.
So he put the oranges at the door of the cabinet and went out first.
The boy breathed a sigh of relief when he realized he hadn't found his sister.
"Where are your parents?" Liu Yihang asked the boy.
The boy's face showed a hint of sadness, but he quickly regained his composure: "My dad is dead, and my mom ran away. It's just the two of us left."
Both Liu Xiangdong and Liu Yihang showed expressions of heartache.
This child looks very young, yet he has no parents. How does he manage to live?
Don't you have any other relatives?
“I also have an aunt. I originally wanted to send my younger sister there so that she could help look after her, but she treated her badly. She wouldn’t feed her and even beat her, so I brought her back.” The boy’s eyes were full of vicissitudes; he had already experienced the coldness and warmth of the world at such a young age.
"How long have you and your sister lived here? How have you been living?" Liu Yihang asked, trying to keep his voice down.
The boy sensed his heartache. Having lived alone for so long, he had witnessed too much of the coldness and warmth of human relationships. He knew in his heart that these two people were probably not bad people.
Bad guys wouldn't ask him those questions; they'd just throw him out.
“Our family used to live here together. My grandparents passed away early. Last year, my dad was working as a laborer on a construction site when he was killed by a falling rock. The foreman paid a sum of money in compensation, and my mom took the money and ran away.”
Our family originally had three rooms, but our neighbors took two of them, leaving only the one we lived in. My sister and I lived in this room all the time. During the day, I would lock her inside while I went out to collect garbage, sell it, and buy food. We survived like this for a year.
The boy spoke quite clearly and logically.
A rope always breaks at its thinnest point, and misfortune always befalls the unfortunate.
Liu Yihang never expected that these two little ones would be even worse off than he had been before.
I always had my parents protecting me, while they had already tasted all the bitterness of life at a young age.
Liu Xiangdong also felt compassion. He was a kind person by nature and couldn't bear to see the two siblings suffer.
How old are you?
"I'm six years old this year, and my sister is four," the boy said honestly.
"I see you don't have anywhere else to go. How about this, we need to do some work here soon. You and your sister can help guard the gate every day. If anyone comes to visit, just go in and pass on a message. I'll pay you a salary every month, and I'll also provide room and board. How does that sound?"
This was an idea Liu Yihang had just come up with. He underestimated the size of the three courtyards. People could work inside without even knowing if someone knocked on the door. The secrecy of their mission was extremely high. They also weren't allowed to leave the main gate open every day.
No wonder wealthy families in ancient times all had gatekeepers.
It just so happens that these two little ones are capable of doing this, and it's a good way for them to earn a living through their own labor.
Although he could easily afford to support ten or a hundred children like this with just a little of his money, simply giving to them wouldn't be a good thing for them.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
The little boy was surprised by this good thing, and his eyes lit up instantly: "Are you serious? Can we stay?" He didn't ask for much, just a place to shelter from the rain.
"Really, I'm not lying. Go and call your sister out! Be careful she doesn't get suffocated in there." Liu Yihang patted his head.
The boy then realized that Liu Yihang had actually discovered his sister, but hadn't revealed it.
He ran inside excitedly to tell his sister the good news.
Liu Xiangdong also thought it was a good idea.
This not only helped the two children but also solved the goalkeeper problem.
The two of them inspected the house thoroughly, inside and out, and found nothing they had missed.
Liu Yihang then contacted Yuan Tiangang to help find a construction team to dismantle and repair parts of the interior.
The area right inside the courtyard has been converted into a reception area and living quarters for workers. The two children will live here from now on, and any workers who want to stay can also come and stay, since the courtyard is large.
The second courtyard was transformed into a processing workshop. Because the old houses in the courtyard were relatively small, Liu Yihang had to divide them into different areas.
One room will be used specifically for storing raw materials. We'll also need to buy a large refrigerator and move the old freezer over.
One room is used for cleaning and processing raw materials.
We also need to prepare several rooms for processing and producing braised food.
These rooms all need to have gas stoves installed, and they need to be modified.
There's a small door next to the second courtyard that leads out, so we can load the braised food onto the truck from there for easy transport.
After renovating the three courtyards, we left them for our family to live in. Sometimes when my parents are busy, they can stay here for one night.
This house is very large, but its current utilization rate is actually very low. As more and more shops and people come in, it will gradually be filled up.
After arranging the house renovation, Liu Xiangdong came over to oversee it, while Liu Yihang took the two children home.
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