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214: Even if you give me money, I can't give it away

Chapter 214: Even the Silver Can’t Be Given Away

The doctor in the town had already known Shen Zian and Su Zhi, and when he saw them bringing two elderly people to see a doctor,

While in the car, Su Zhi had already given water to the two elderly people. The old man was awake at first, and he sobered up after drinking some water. The old woman was still a little confused, but after this movement, she gradually woke up.

The doctor took my pulse, checked my eyelids and tongue, and finally said that I had caught a cold and was just hungry, not seriously ill. I just needed to take some medicine and nourish my body, and I would be fine.

Shen Zian asked the doctor to prescribe medicine, and after leaving, he took the two old people to eat. He ordered a bowl of vegetarian noodles for each of them, but didn't dare to order meat, because he was really worried that the two people couldn't stand it after not eating meat for many days. Even these two bowls of noodles were eaten by the two people in a hurry. Before eating, they both thanked the doctor profusely, and then started to eat. They seemed to be honest people.

Su Zhi was even more satisfied with asking these two people to guard her house. Her previous job made her quite good at judging people, and she felt that these two people were honest people.

After finishing the noodles, Shen Zian took Su Zhi to the reception building. Su Zhi went into the reception building, while Shen Zian stayed outside and chatted with the two people in the car, asking about their backgrounds and then deciding whether to let them work in their home. Su Zhi let Shen Zian make the final decision on whether they should stay or go.

After Su Zhi taught her three more dishes and was sent out by Zhang, she looked at Shen Zian's face and found that his brows were slightly wrinkled. She thought to herself, could it be these two people? But she didn't think these two old men were evil people. She and Zhang said goodbye again and got on the ox cart. She asked Shen Zian to drive the ox cart away and tell him if there was anything while walking.

"Madam, your husband just asked us if we would like to work for you. We are willing to do so, whether it is short-term or long-term. Even if it is a life-long contract, we can sign it."

The old man said, his voice was still a little weak, but he was in much better spirits, looking at Su Zhi with a very sincere attitude.

Su Zhi heard that this meant she agreed, and she didn't even bargain. Why did Shen Zian look like he didn't agree? She and he were married, but now she could tell what he was thinking from every little change on his face. He just frowned.

"This old man. Can you tell me again what your name is, where you are from, and how you ended up in this field?"

Su Zhi thought that it must be those words that she didn't hear that made Shen Zian waver in his previous decision, and she wanted to see if she could see it.

The old man introduced himself again. It turned out that his surname was Lan, and his name was Lan Zhicheng. This old woman was his wife. Father Lan and Aunt Lan lived in Yuncheng, thousands of miles away from here. Last year, there was a big fire there, which burned several mountains. It also burned a village. Others thought that they had started the fire accidentally, so they wanted to catch them. There were only two old people in their family, so they ran away to save their lives. They originally wanted to come here to find their relatives, but they didn’t expect that their relatives had moved away long ago, and they didn’t know where they moved to. The two of them had been begging for food all the way here, hoping to find their relatives, but now this hope has been shattered. They couldn’t bear it all of a sudden, so they both fell down in the ruined temple.

"Thanks to your rescue, we are an old couple who have nothing to repay you. We only have our lives left. Since your family needs a janitor, we don't want any wages. As long as we have a place to live and food to eat, even if it's a shabby house with leftovers, we are willing to do so. First, we are repaying your kindness, and second, we really can't walk anymore."

Old Man Lan said this with some sadness, looked at his wife and sighed.

Su Zhi listened to these words, her eyes have been paying attention to the eyes and demeanor of Father Lan, she felt that there was nothing wrong, and there was nothing wrong in the tone, thinking that this life experience is really pitiful, why would Zi'an show such a worried look? She glanced at Shen Zi'an, and saw Shen Zi'an looking at her, his eyes clearly let her think about it again, she signaled to him that she understood.

"Father Lan, Zi'an and I are just farmers. To be honest, not long ago, we were so poor that we only had two thatched houses. We even ate porridge and wild vegetables, and we only dug up some ginseng. So we used all our money to buy a piece of wasteland that no one else wanted and built a garden. Because the house was too small and the garden was too big, we wanted to find someone to help watch the garden gate. Farmers like us who have just come from poverty were lucky to have a servant, but we couldn't afford to buy one. You are putting us in a difficult position by saying that."

Su Zhi just rejected Old Man Lan's request.

"Zi'an, don't you think so?"

Su Zhi wasn't quite sure whether Shen Zian didn't want to buy these two old men or didn't want to invite them, so she gave him a chance to speak and let him decide the result. If he said he didn't want to invite these two people, then there was naturally a way to get rid of them.

Shen Zian said, "My wife is right. Old man Lan, I was rude just now. You came here to look for your relatives. Although my wife and I helped you, it was just a small favor. It is obviously a bit too much to ask you to help. When you mention the death contract again, I feel even more uncomfortable. How about this, you can recuperate in our home, and when you recover, we will give you some money, you can find a job, or continue to look for your relatives, this is better. Otherwise, we just saved you and let you stay to help me, which feels like taking advantage of the fire."

Su Zhi blinked her eyes, and was very happy in her heart. She thought Shen Zian really didn't want the old couple to go to their house. What on earth was there about the old couple that made Shen Zian so afraid? It was obviously his idea to let the old couple go to their house to help out. Just after asking this question, he changed his mind, and she didn't know what was going on. It really made people curious, but with the old couple around, she couldn't ask them in person, and her heart was itching.

Old Man Lan said, "How can you be taking advantage of someone's misfortune? You really make us feel bad when you say that. No, just because you say that, we have to go and look after the garden for you. We just want a meal and a house to live in, and we don't ask for anything else."

Su Zhi saw that Old Man Lan really wanted to go to their house, and he even refused to accept the money offered by Shen Zian.

At this time, Auntie Lan also said, "Master, Madam, please have mercy on us and hire us. You will have to hire helpers, so hire us. You saved us, and we will do our best to work for you. If you let us go, we will not take any money you give us. You saved us, so how can we take your money for nothing? We certainly can't take it. If we leave empty-handed like this, at our age, no one will hire us. Even if we sell ourselves, no one will buy us. We won't be able to find our relatives, and we will be stranded in a foreign land..."

As Aunt Lan spoke, she began to cry, and she looked so pitiful.

Su Zhi quickly said, "Auntie Lan, please don't cry."

Yueyue also helped to persuade her, saying, "Grandma Lan, don't cry, I'll give you some candy."

Aunt Lan looked at Yueyue holding a piece of candy and putting it in front of her. She looked at Yueyue's little face, and her tears flowed even more happily. She leaned her face on Old Man Lan's shoulder and cried loudly.

Yueyue opened her eyes wide, holding the candy in her hand, and finally put it down dejectedly, shrinking back into Su Zhi's arms. She thought that if she treated others like this, they would be very happy. Why did she give her favorite candy to this mother-in-law, but why did she cry? Yueyue was very confused and aggrieved.

Su Zhi patted Yueyue. She was also confused. She didn't understand why Shen Zian didn't want the old couple to work at their home. In order to prevent them from going, he was willing to give them money. She also didn't understand why the old couple had to go to their home, not even wanting money. Not letting them go was like forcing them to death. Does this count as saving people from trouble?

Su Zhi glanced at Shen Zian and said, "How about this, Father Lan and Aunt Lan, let's go home first. As for whether you want to stay or not, we'll decide after you recover from your illness."

Su Zhi thought about going back and asking Shen Zian what was going on. After finding out clearly, she would think about how to deal with the two old couple. Whether to let them leave or stay, she naturally had a way.

Shen Zian took Su Zhi to buy a lot of things, especially oil, salt, sauce, rice, flour and coarse grains. Now because they have children, their food is not harmonious, and they eat more fine grains and less coarse grains. There is still a lot of cloth at home, so I didn't buy any more, but I helped collect a lot of cloth scraps, so that Sister Shugen and others can make it.

Then I went to the clothing store to buy clothes for the old couple, asked them to wipe their faces and comb their hair, and they looked clean. A closer look showed that their hair was more white than black, and they also had wrinkles, but their faces were good. The old man looked honest and stable, and the old woman was white and gentle. Judging from their faces, they must have been good-looking people when they were young.

Su Zhi thought to herself that these two people looked like bad people. Why didn't Zi'an want them to help? Su Zhi wanted to go home immediately to ask Shen Zi'an the reason.

After buying things, I went home.

On their way home, they had to pass through the village. Naturally, they were seen by Old Man Lan and Aunt Lan. Someone came up to them curiously and asked who they were. The two said that Su Zhi had known them at the nunnery before and they came here to look for their relatives but couldn't find them. Q