Chapter 1294: The Daughter Abandoned During Escape (6)
Chang Shichu rented a house to use as a warehouse and asked the grain merchants to transport the grain directly to the house she rented. Then she went to the labor market to ask workers to help transport part of the grain back to Qing'an City to conceal the truth, and put the other part into her own companion space.
She hired ten carriages and drivers from the labor market and agreed to deliver the grain to her rented house the next day.
She herself stayed in the house guarding the food overnight. After all, there was so much food, and many people saw the grain trucks entering the house along the way. Who could be sure that someone would want to steal the food.
She first had dinner at a restaurant and returned to the house in the evening.
Because she had to leave early the next morning, she went to bed early. But in the middle of the night, she suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
She jumped up from the temporary bed and looked coldly at the door, thinking that someone had come to steal food. She had already thought of several ways to deal with the person. Should she beat him up directly, or stuff him with golden leaves like she did with the Li brothers? Or should she just break his legs...
Chang Shichu pursed her lips and went to open the door angrily. Just as she was about to take action, what she saw was not a guilty thief who came to steal food, but a little beggar who was half a head shorter than her now?
"Girl, do you... do you still remember me?" The little beggar's clear eyes shone surprisingly brightly in the dim night. "I, I fed your horse a handful of grass, and you gave me two meat buns! This is the first time I've eaten such delicious buns..."
Chang Shichu was stunned for a moment, and after looking at the little beggar carefully, he found that he was the little beggar to whom he had given two buns out of kindness during the day.
"Why did you come to see me so late? My horse is full. The waiter at the restaurant has fed it." Chang Shichu said puzzledly. The reason why she gave him buns during the day was not only to reward him for cutting grass to feed his horse, but also because she admired his cleverness and his tenacity in seizing every opportunity to improve his life. After all, there were so many little beggars on the street, but he was the only one who was smart enough to cut grass to feed his horse, and then got rewarded as a matter of course.
"I, I didn't come here to feed your horses..." The little beggar was a little nervous, then he glanced behind him vigilantly and said in a low voice, "Sister, today I saw you go to the labor market to hire people to transport grain, but those people had bad intentions! I overheard it all, they planned to knock you out and take the grain away after they helped you transport the grain out of the city tomorrow! They said you were just a little girl, and no one would know if they killed you secretly outside..."
When Chang Shichu heard what he said, his face suddenly turned cold, and he said to the little beggar, "Did you really hear them say they wanted to steal my food?"
"Really! I really heard it, I didn't lie to you!" The little beggar nodded his head very seriously, looking at Chang Shichu eagerly, afraid that Chang Shichu would not believe him. "Those people are very bad. They also said that you are such a young girl who came out to sell food alone, with so much money on you, and no family members around you. They said that no one knows what you are doing. They said very bad things..."
Chang Shichu didn't expect that she still overestimated the moral quality of people of this era. Aren't there many monsters and demons in this chaotic world?
"Thank you for telling me this, otherwise I would be in trouble tomorrow." Chang Shichu said to the little beggar very sincerely. Although these people's wishful thinking would never succeed, she also felt uncomfortable.
"Wait a minute." Chang Shichu said, then turned back to the house, took out two silver dollars and handed them to the little beggar, "This is the reward for bringing me this news, please accept it."
"No, no, sister, I don't need you to repay me." The little beggar blushed and refused, "I, I don't want your money..."
When Chang Shi first saw him like this, a light bulb suddenly lit up in his head and he asked him, "So what do you want? I will help you if I can."
"...I, I...Can you accept me as your servant? I don't want monthly salary, as long as you can give me something to eat every day and a place for me to sleep! I can do a lot of work and I am very strong. I don't eat much, just a little bit is enough..." The little beggar looked at Chang Shichu eagerly, with anxiety and expectation in his eyes, and longing in his eyes.
Chang Shichu thought about it and felt that it was not bad to have such a clever little hired worker. If she trained him, he might become her right-hand man in the future. So she did not refuse, but asked, "Do you have any family members?"
"No, my parents died a long time ago, and my uncle and aunt kicked me out of home, and I have been wandering on the streets ever since." The little beggar answered with his eyes wide open.
"How old are you? What's your name?" Chang Shichu asked again.
"I'm twelve years old and my name is Wei Yu'an." The little beggar told his situation with anticipation.
"Wei Yu'an? That's a good name you picked." Chang Shichu was a little surprised. This name didn't sound like the name of a little beggar. One couldn't come up with such a name without some education.
When the little beggar heard her words, his expression became depressed. He said sadly: "This is the name my father gave me. He wanted me to be a learned scholar. Unfortunately, I disappointed him."
When Chang Shichu thought of what he said about being kicked out of the house by his uncle and aunt, he immediately realized that there must be some unknown secrets in his family. Maybe his family must have been well off when he was a child, but he became a beggar after his parents died.
"Then you will follow me from now on. But I am from Qing'an City and will live in Qing'an City from now on. Are you willing to leave here?" Chang Shichu asked him.
"Of course I'm willing to leave. I don't have a home, so it doesn't matter where I go." Wei Yu'an said firmly, with no intention of staying in Shangzhao City.
Chang Shichu said, "Okay, now I need your help. Do you know which coolies have better character? I want to replace those employees with bad intentions."
"I know! Uncle Wang is a very honest and reliable person. He goes to the dock to work as a laborer and carry bags every day. He is very strong. The most important thing is that he will not harm anyone. He has five children at home. If he harms someone, he will not be able to escape. I also know where he lives." Wei Yu'an immediately said in high spirits. He was not afraid of Chang Shichu asking him to work, he was just afraid that he would have no work to do.
"Is he alone? This is not enough." Chang Shichu said with some embarrassment. She had to transport a lot of food.
"Uncle Wang has several good co-workers. They often work together and have a good reputation. It should be enough for Uncle Wang to call his co-workers together, right?" Wei Yu'an added quickly.
(End of this chapter)
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