[Found out! These little beggars are all over 16 years old, so strictly speaking they're not child laborers.]
I knew it. Even though Lin Gengxin likes to operate, he's still a good person.
[Wow, are all the kids filming in this park from orphanages?! Holy crap! Lin Gou, what are you doing?! @#￥￥]
【Huh?! What happened?!】
I've also seen notices from several orphanages; it seems the children are working at Feiyang Entertainment during the summer vacation, and a few have even gotten into university!!
Does anyone know how to donate to these orphanages? I'd like to contribute something.
I'm planning to buy some food and send it to these orphanages. I just saw online that these small orphanages don't receive much attention or donations.
[You don't need to buy any more. I've already seen several people buy some. Buying too much will be too much for these small orphanages with so few children. You might as well just give them money.]
These kids are really great; it's impressive how well they're self-reliant.
Why doesn't Feiyang Entertainment directly sponsor these children?! Why make them work in this sweltering heat?!
[Upstairs, don't be so hostile. These days, some people have ruined the concept of donations and charity. I actually think Feiyang Entertainment is quite good; it teaches kids that they have to earn money themselves, and that no one else can take that money because it's money they earned through their own hard work, not some anonymous, unclaimed donation.]
[Please refer to the announcement previously posted on Feiyang Entertainment's official website. After the recording of this variety show concludes, there will be an NPC ranking list, covering five countries and five separate lists. The top ten will receive additional prize money!]
[Great job! I'll make a note of these little beggars and vote for them when it's time to vote!]
Zhang Ertian slept soundly until dawn the next day, when the sun was high overhead. The other little beggar NPCs whispered among themselves.
"This person can sleep so much!"
"Although Sister Zhao told us to do whatever we wanted before we came, isn't it a bad idea for us to bring him back?"
“I saw him buying cakes yesterday. He spent all the initial money the production team gave him. He probably can’t even afford a dormitory room in a city inn.”
"Alright then, let him stay here for now."
A group of little beggars returned from outside. "We've already come back from the back door of Donglai Restaurant. It's your turn now."
The remaining little beggars hid the fun things they found under their bedding and then went to eat together. The other adult NPCs didn't know where they ate, but these little beggars took turns eating at the back door of the restaurant, though the staff said they couldn't let the other players see them.
They wouldn't be discovered; they were a small team with lookouts taking turns at the front and back.
Zhang Ertian woke up and stretched lazily on the straw mat. He had slept so well. You know, he had endured more than 30 hours in a hard seat before coming here. He never expected that he would have to take a ferry. If it weren't for Feiyang Entertainment having its own cruise ship with free passengers, he wouldn't know how he would have figured out how to afford the ticket.
He smacked his lips, rubbed his rumbling stomach, and only after the sun had begun to set did he prepare to go out for a stroll.
Those little beggars have all disappeared; they're probably wandering around the city.
Zhang Ertian was a little disappointed. He had been looking forward to hanging out with his new friends, but there wasn't a single person there.
He strolled around, looking at his surroundings. The little beggar's house was very close to the city gate, and he couldn't resist wandering out the door. The guards didn't stop him.
There were farmlands and villages not far from the door, but they didn't look very impressive. He had a blade of grass in his mouth and was smelling the aroma of food coming from the village as he prepared to go back.
Suddenly, a bell rang, and the villagers immediately sprang into action, all seemingly heading in one direction.
Zhang Ertian watched as some people even carried freshly cooked pots along with him. Where were all these people going? Were they going to eat the food they had prepared before leaving?
Before he could finish his curiosity, the sound of hooves rang out. He had good eyesight and could see people in armor riding horses coming from afar. There was more than one person on horseback, and it seemed that there were many more people in armor but not on horseback behind him.
He squatted down to the side, curiously preparing to see what was going on.
"King Wu is conscripting soldiers! All males over ten years of age in the household must be drafted!"
After the leader shouted from horseback, no one in the village responded, "Search!"
The infantry behind him rushed into the village and searched everywhere.
Zhang Ertian smacked his lips, realizing he hadn't expected it to be a conscription drive. Finding it uninteresting, he prepared to leave.
"You! Produce your travel permit!"
Zhang Ertian took out his travel permit, the soldier looked at it, and took it away, saying, "Go over there."
"Huh? Give me back my travel permit."
"The King of Wu is conscripting soldiers! Anyone who is ten years of age or older should be drafted!"
Zhang Ertian didn't do well in school, so he was completely confused. "What does that mean?"
"You've been drafted."
"Huh?! I'm not going."
"It's not up to you!"
Zhang Ertian had hardly eaten his fill, so he was no match for the soldiers. For resisting, he was captured and put into a prison cart. Seeing that there were other people in the cart, he quieted down.
Big movements aren't allowed, and he didn't even have enough to digest yesterday's food. He wonders if soldiers get food, and how tiring it is. If it's too tiring, he'll quit.
Why does this person look so thin and weak?
[I thought I was the only one who noticed, but this person is indeed too thin. Yesterday, when I was with those little beggars, even the little beggars had some flesh on their faces, while this person was just skin and bones.]
Wow, someone's actually writing a harem arc!!
While eating, Hou Mengmeng kept glancing out the window. Her friend Lü He had said he was coming to see her yesterday, but he hadn't come yet. She thought he might have run into some trouble on the way, but it was already noon today and he still hadn't come. Could something have happened to him?
Probably not.
When Hou Mengmeng first came here yesterday, she originally wanted to become a retainer or strategist, since retainers and strategists have the lowest entry requirements here. People from all walks of life can join, regardless of gender, as long as they have the ability.
However, she wasn't chosen, and after calculating her money, she realized it wouldn't be enough to last her for several days.
Then she thought about finding a job first, but found it so difficult. And what's with all this talk of signing some kind of indentured servitude contract? She wasn't going to do that. Even though she was new here, she was a modern person; how could she sign such a contract?
However, in this era, it seems that you can't work without signing a contract. She looked for a small stall, and the stall owner said helplessly that they didn't earn much money and were all husband and wife teams, so they didn't have extra money to hire people.
There are also some who don't need to sign contracts and are manual laborers, but with her small frame, she probably wouldn't be able to handle it.
Then, as she strolled along, she discovered a side gate of the palace recruiting maids. Although a contract was required, the pay and benefits here were much better than outside. So what if she was a maid? Maybe one day she could become a lady-in-waiting.
So much so that she later unexpectedly became a concubine, something Hou Mengmeng hadn't anticipated.
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