"Take your food away! We won't eat it."
The boy spoke coldly, obviously still not wanting Qingli's food.
At this time, the children inside were attracted by the fragrance, their eyes fixed on the food on the ground, the desire in their eyes was self-evident.
"Brother Nan, it would be such a waste if we don't eat these foods."
A little boy spoke, his eyes full of reluctance.
From Qingli's perspective, the boy called Brother Nan was the leader among these boys, and the rest of the boys listened to him.
Qingli looked at the boy with long eyes carefully, then smiled and said, "Kid, do you have some kind of paranoia? I came here with good intentions to do good deeds, but you still doubt me. Good people are really not rewarded."
The boy said with a cold face, "The last time someone came here to deliver food to us, they tampered with the food and put drugs that can make people comatose. Luckily, we noticed it at the time and didn't eat it. The last time they delivered food, they also put drugs that can make people comatose. Later, I found out that those people were human traffickers who wanted to sell us. I didn't mean to doubt you. These were given by strangers, and we dared not eat them again."
The boy's words made people feel more comfortable. Qingli didn't mean to blame him. After listening to his explanation, she nodded and said, "Well, it's good to be vigilant. This way you can better protect yourself. But I really came here to do good things. So, if you are worried, just pick one of these foods for me to eat. It's okay for me to eat it, and you can rest assured. Otherwise, it would be a pity to waste so much food."
The boy who had just spoken nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, Brother Nan, let this sister eat first, and then we can eat. If it's poisonous, this sister will definitely not dare to eat it."
The boy called Brother Nan looked helplessly at the boy next to him, then looked at the food on the ground. He was reluctant to waste the food, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
He squatted down and randomly took out a bag and some snacks from inside, all of which he randomly picked and let Qingli try.
Qingli ate without hesitation and finished it in two bites. Then she said to the boy, "Okay, can you eat now? It will get cold if you don't eat now."
Seeing this, the children suddenly became restless.
The boy was speechless. Most of his doubts disappeared. He also picked up the bag and took a few bites. Finally, he said to the children behind him, "Eat it!"
Hearing this, all the children gathered around, but they did not fight for the food. Instead, they shared the food in an orderly manner.
The boy apologized to Qingli with a serious expression, "I'm sorry, sister, you are a good person, I shouldn't have doubted you."
There was a hint of shame on his face, no longer as serious as before.
Qingli smiled, reached out and touched his head, and said: "It's okay, it's good to be vigilant, you are great, I think it seems that you are the one who takes care of these children younger than you, you are amazing!"
The boy felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. He had just treated Qingli like that, suspecting that she had other intentions, but he didn't expect that she didn't mind at all.
The boy smiled embarrassedly. Qingli told him to go eat quickly, then found a stone to sit on and watched them eat.
She counted them and found that there were quite a few children, nine in total, two girls and the rest were boys.
The children ate very quickly, so much food was finished in a few minutes.
The boy walked towards Qingli, thanked her again, and then asked her if she needed any help. In return, he could help her with something he could do.
Qingli looked at him with interest, "How can you help me?"
The boy said confidently, "I can help you get information. This is what I am best at."
He also made money by gathering information to support his brothers and sisters. But he didn't tell Qingli about this.
Qingli smiled and said, "Thank you, but I don't need it. I don't have any news to find out."
Hearing this, the boy felt a little disappointed. He didn't like owing favors to others and would always feel uneasy if he didn't return them.
"May I have your name?"
Qingli asked him.
The boy quickly replied, "My name is Xue Nan."
Qingli asked again, "Where are your family members? Seeing that you know your name clearly, you should not be an orphan, right?"
In fact, she could tell from the boy's face that his parents were still alive, but for some reason, he had to wander alone and become a little beggar.
When Xue Nan heard the word "family", his eyes were full of silence and indifference, but it was quickly concealed. He said in a light tone: "I don't have any family. Now, to me, they are my family."
He looked at his brothers and sisters who were still squatting on the ground, a smile in his eyes.
Qingli nodded, and did not continue to ask about other people's private affairs, but continued: "It's not easy for you to survive with such a group of people alone, right?"
Xue Nan shook his head gently, "No, it's fine. I like being with them. It feels like home, and I can make money to support them."
Qingli was curious, "How do you make money? Can you tell me? Don't worry, I won't take your job. My job is fortune-telling and catching ghosts."
"Ah? Sister, can you tell fortunes and catch ghosts?"
Xue Nan looked at her in surprise. At this moment, he looked like a child, with his eyes wide open and mouth slightly open, looking surprised and suspicious.
Qingli nodded and said jokingly, "Well, if you see a ghost someday and are scared, you can come to me and I'll help you solve it. I'll charge you a penny, a friendly price."
Xue Nan thought she was joking and didn't believe it, but he didn't ask further. He just nodded and said, "Okay."
Qingli asked him, "Now can you tell me how you make money? I'm very curious!"
Xue Nan moved closer to Qingli and whispered, "Sister, I know a lot of people's secrets, and I can get a lot of information. I make money by helping people get information. I don't make much, sometimes not enough for our daily food money, but the money is good. For people like us who are so young, no one will hire us no matter where we work, so we can only think of other ways."
Qingli's eyes lit up and she praised him, "You are really smart. For some people, information is really valuable. Besides, people are not on guard against kids like you. Your appearance is very deceptive, so it is easier to get information. Your way of making money is not bad and worth developing."
Xue Nan looked at her puzzledly and asked, "Sister, what do you mean by development?"
Qingli explained it to him and gave him some advice. For example, he could set up an intelligence organization, starting from a small one. As he got older, the intelligence organization could also expand. In this way, when he grew up, he could have his own career.
It is not easy to set up a real intelligence organization. After listening to her suggestion, Xue Nan frowned and said, "Sister, I have a problem eating now. How can I do so many things? It is too difficult for us. Moreover, we need to be literate. Without someone to teach us, we can't be literate at all."
Qingli thought about it and realized that if he really had to rely on himself, he was still an eight or nine-year-old child and it would be too difficult for him.
She said, "Well, if you can set up an intelligence organization on your own, I will cover your food expenses for three years. During these three years, you don't need to worry about not having enough food. You can do what you want to do with peace of mind. But this time will be three years. After three years, you will have to pay for your food expenses by yourselves. I won't be responsible for anything."
Xue Nan was very moved when he heard that. In fact, he had vaguely thought about it before, but he had never thought about it deeply. Qingli's words at this time completely made him realize what he wanted to do. He was embarrassed to cause trouble to Qingli, and he also knew clearly that there was no free lunch today.
"We have no relatives or friends, and we are ashamed of your help."
Xue Nan's small face was full of embarrassment and uneasiness. He didn't know how to repay the favor, nor did he know whether to agree. He also didn't know what Qingli's purpose was.
Qingli smiled and touched his head, her tone relaxed, "Just think of it as me doing good deeds and accumulating blessings. I am helping you, and I am also accumulating virtue for myself. This is also beneficial to me. You don't have to bear the psychological burden. If you really appreciate me, do it well. If I need to find out information in the future, I will also look for you. Then your help can be regarded as repaying me."
Xue Nan was stunned by Qingli's warm smile. He felt that he had never seen such a beautiful person before. She was like a fairy in the sky, beautiful and kind, with pure eyes.
Xue Nan had to believe her, believe that she was indeed a selfless good person.
He nodded heavily, his tone firm, "Okay, sister, thank you, I won't let you down."
Qingli smiled and patted his head again, "Well, then I will first support your food expenses this year. In return, you can find a new place to live! This place is too shabby and not suitable. Find a suitable place to buy a house. I will give you money, but I won't give it for free. You have to pay me back when you make money in the future."
Xue Nan didn't expect Qingli to be so considerate of them, and he was very touched. In fact, he also thought about finding a suitable place to live and looking for a good place for it, but every place needs money to buy it.
They begged for food day by day and could not scrape together enough money to buy a house to live in. Even the most shabby house was beyond their reach, so they lived in this dilapidated temple, which at least provided them with shelter from the wind and rain.
He hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't refuse, his eyes became more determined, "Okay, thank you sister, I know where to buy it. Sister, can you take me there? I'm a child, and they won't sell it to me. I asked them before how much it would cost, and they said children can't buy it."
Qingli didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement. Since there was nothing else to do, she might as well be a good person!
Xue Nan immediately took Qingli to the place he liked, and the other little beggars followed.
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