A cousin from my aunt's family came to the general's mansion before, and now a younger sister from my great-grandmother's family has come. This makes the four brothers very excited.
Without that atmosphere, they naturally wouldn't feel it, but with this precious sister, the brothers felt like they were older brothers.
Sometimes they praise Jin'er as "sister tall", sometimes they praise Jin'er as "sister short", which makes even a serious person like sister-in-law Chen Yinhua smile. You can imagine how capable these children are.
Gu Xiaochun next to her also looked at her daughter as if she were her darling, and then said with emotion.
"Jin'er is lucky. She was born into the Gu family, so now there are so many people who love her."
"What's wrong? Are you suddenly so emotional?"
Du Jingyi was a little puzzled as to why someone said such a thing out of the blue, so she asked. Gu Xiaoyun, who was sitting on the other side of her, also heard it, so she explained in a comforting manner.
"We stopped once on the way here, and we happened to meet a woman with four daughters carrying things at the dock to make a living. In such cold weather, the mothers didn't have thick clothes to wear. The youngest was only five or six years old, and looked so pitiful, so the eldest sister was kind-hearted and bought them all and brought them here. Now they are learning the rules in the yard."
"Oh? There's such a thing? Did all five of them buy it?"
"Well, it's better to say that it's giving them a chance to be reborn than buying them. Sister-in-law doesn't know how cruel her husband is! Not only is he lazy and gluttonous, he also drinks and gambles every day. He despises her for not being able to give birth to a son, and beats and scolds her at every turn. If she hadn't met us this time, she wouldn't know if she would live to see next year."
Hearing this, Gu Xiaochun sighed again and again.
Perhaps it was because the youngest child was about the same age as her own Jin'er that she felt sympathy for them. Du Jingyi felt that the mother had a miserable life just by listening, so she asked a question.
"Is there a place to stay? If not, then the woman can help in the kitchen and learn a skill. Even if she doesn't follow you in the future, she will have a way out."
Gu Xiaoyun clapped her hands when she heard it, and immediately said to Du Jingyi.
"That's great, sister-in-law, this method will solve the problem once and for all."
Gu Xiaochun saved people so that they could escape from the devil's cave, so when she heard this, she thought it was a good idea and agreed.
He immediately asked the people around him to go back and tell Madam Bian to go to the kitchen to help first.
"Doesn't she have four other children? How old are they?"
"The older two are twelve, twins. The younger ones are nine and six years old. They have been hungry and cold for many years, so they look thin and small."
"Twins? It's fate. How about this, you ask their mother, do the children want to follow Li Zhu into the female guard? They will certainly have to endure hardships, but once they have acquired the skills, they will be theirs. But if they really don't want to endure this hardship, then they can follow Madam Dou, who will be able to take care of the harem in the future."
The two of them originally thought that their only path was to be maids, but they didn't expect that Du Jingyi was so generous and was willing to train them to learn kung fu from Li Zhu.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so Gu Xiaochun said quickly.
"How about I send someone to find them? Sister-in-law can ask them."
Glancing at the children playing happily nearby, Du Jingyi was also willing to find a way out for these poor people.
"Okay, call them over."
"Um."
Gu Xiaochun immediately asked the maidservant to shout, and not long after, the mother and her five daughters arrived. It was their first time meeting such a wealthy family, so they were naturally cautious, fearing that they would use too much strength and break the floor tiles, which they could not afford to pay for.
"Your servant... Your servant Bian Chunhua greets the Madam."
The mother could hardly speak, not to mention her four children, who knelt down as soon as they came in, and if you looked closely, they were trembling a little, just like stray dogs on the street.
Du Jingyi saw this and felt pity for her, so he softened his voice and asked.
"Don't kneel down, your knees must be hurting. Stand up and look up so I can see you. I can then assign you a task."
"Thank...thank you, ma'am."
When Madam Bian supported herself on the ground and got up, Du Jingyi saw her chapped hands, which looked really pitiful.
There are also a few children who, although now wearing thick cotton clothes, still cannot get rid of the red marks on their faces caused by frostbite.
His hair was dry, thin and yellow, and he was very dark and thin. When he looked at Du Jingyi, he was timid and didn't know what to do or say.
Seeing this, Du Jingyi continued to ask.
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"Since you have come to my general's mansion, you will be my people from now on, so don't worry about going through the hard times you had before. Everything will get better as you take care of yourself."
Madam Bian nodded vigorously. Apart from anything else, following this family would at least allow her to have enough food and warm clothes, so she was naturally happy to do so.
"Now I have chosen several ways out. Think about it for yourselves. Tell me which one you want to take and I will arrange it."
Then Du Jingyi reiterated the decision he had just discussed with Gu Xiaochun and her sister. Madam Bian was so happy that her eyes were filled with tears and she was about to cry, but was stopped by Gu Xiaoyun.
"You are not allowed to shed tears when you just arrived at my sister-in-law's house. This is a great thing. Madam Bian, please make a decision quickly."
Madam Bian didn't understand all this. She just wiped her tears and said whatever the host said.
"Country people don't understand the truth, but I...but I think Madam is a good person, so please make the arrangements. As long as I can have a hot meal and a place to sleep, that's good enough."
Her words made Du Jingyi sigh in her heart. Since she couldn't make the decision, she would do it herself, so she said to Madam Bian.
"In that case, you can go to the kitchen to help out later. Start with simple tasks. You will be the chef one day. If you can make good soups, you will get more money. As for the four children, send them to Lizhu. If they can endure hardships, they can stay and practice their skills. If they can't endure hardships, send them back to learn the rules from Madam Dou. In three to five years, they will be able to become masters."
Seeing that the way out was decided, Madam Bian knelt down again with gratitude.
The children followed their mother, so naturally they did whatever she did.
Du Jingyi was sitting there looking at the four children. She had a liking for the eight-year-old one among them. Although there was a little confusion in his eyes, she could tell that he had a stubborn temper.
All the sisters knelt down in unison, except her, who struggled a little. However, she had to bow her head in the end due to the situation. This child is a good seedling, so if she can practice with Li Zhu, she will probably have a bright future.