Chapter 963: Honor in Troubled Times 31
The house of the big house was built, and the three families moved in with the old couple.
They didn't go to the warm house, but they brought gifts.
Xiao Jue held his breath when he built the house, anyway, he was thinking about building a big house that was better than the three-room, the three-room house was three-in, and he wanted to build five-in, so he also asked the Zhao family to coax the Wei family to take a lot of money out.
The house of the big house is really big, it occupies a lot of land, the house of five entrances, plus the east and west courtyards, at a glance, it is really the appearance of a big family.
Then, Dafang didn't know where he heard about the fact that Sanfang was going to accept a righteous son and a righteous daughter.
Xiao Jue was happy when he heard about it.
He turned around and discussed with the Zhao family: "Let's also accept some godsons and godsons." ”
Zhao also smiled: "Yes, yes, why are you saying that Sanfang is so fine, and you actually came up with such a method." ”
Isn't that it?
These people have never worked, they are used to being pampered, even if they buy land, they can't plant, and they can't do the work at home, what kind of fire cooking, what laundry and cleaning, Zhao is not willing to do it at all.
But if they want to buy people, they feel that it is too expensive, and besides, there are only a few people like them who can use them, and there are only three or five in the sky.
What are these three or five people enough for? I can't even plant the land at home.
Xiao Jue was also worried about this, he was still thinking about how to find a capable subordinate, but as soon as he heard that Xiao Yuan was going to accept a righteous son and a righteous daughter, he understood.
He can't buy many people, but he can accept some orphans who have no father and mother as righteous sons and daughters, so that someone will do the work at home.
This son and girl should also be filial to Lao Tzu, and sons and daughters should do their part in working at home.
And if you accept the righteous son and daughter, you don't have to spend money, and you don't have to give monthly money, just give some clothes to the stuttering and don't let them be hungry until they freeze.
It's a good deal.
So, Xiao Jue discussed with the Zhao family, and also found Li Zheng and said that he also wanted to accept the righteous son and daughter.
Lizheng is familiar with the land here, and is very familiar with the people in many surrounding villages.
Nanyi doesn't look at the fertile land, but people's lives are very poor, and there are many disasters here, and there are many orphans who can't live without a father or mother.
It didn't take long for Li Zheng to find a lot of orphans.
Because Xiao Yuan told him about this first, he first brought these orphans over for Xiao Yuan to pick, thinking that he would pick the rest and send them to Xiao Jue.
As a result, Xiao Jue was cut off halfway.
Xiao Jue intercepted Li Zheng halfway, and looked at the ten boys and girls following behind Li Zheng, so he smiled and said, "This is the righteous son and righteous daughter who I received, then I will pick it." ”
He picks up all the ones that look good and thoughtful, and the clothes are not so bad.
He chose a total of ten people, six boys and four girls, the boys he wanted to let them support themselves to work in the fields, and the girls to stay for the housework.
After choosing, he also smiled and gave Li Zheng a string of copper coins: "It's really troublesome, let's drink this wine." ”
Li Zheng squinted his eyes, and then took the remaining children to Xiao Yuan's side.
Li Zheng felt very uncomfortable, this Xiao Jue picked up all the good ones, and Xiao Yuan couldn't explain it here.
He was still thinking about what if Xiao Yuan didn't want these children?
Li Zheng is not a ruthless person, these children really can't live a life, they are miserable, he looks at it and wants to find a way for the children to live, so he brings it over and wants to send it to the Xiao family, thinking that the children don't care what to do when they go to the Xiao family, they can always get a bite to eat, which is a chance to live.
However, he didn't expect Xiao Jue to pick out all the things that could be seen, and the rest of them were really unsightly.
But when he wanted to put the children back, he couldn't give up.
If they are really put back, these children are afraid that they will only be left with a dead end.
Li Zheng was in a complicated mood and took a few children into Xiao Yuan's house.
Xiao Yuan and An Ning are here.
As soon as he saw Li Zheng, he quickly got up to greet him, and asked Xiao Fu to make tea and get food.
Li Zheng pointed to a few children: "More than ten and almost twenty, I met your brother halfway, he picked ten, and I brought the rest." ”
Xiao Yuan smiled, he knew that Xiao Jue must have picked all the ones that looked thoughtful.
He looked at the remaining seven or eight children, and he was really a little blind.
An Ning was also looking at the children, and smiled while looking: "Okay, when you get here, you're home, come, come with me first, let's recognize the door." ”
Xiao Yuan accompanied Li Zheng to sit and talk, and An Ning took a few children to the backyard.
Those children came all the way, they were really full of apprehension, and when they entered this house and saw Xiao Yuan and An Ning again, they were even more afraid.
They had never seen such a good house, this house was so big and spacious, and it was very beautiful and clean, and they stood in the yard, and they all felt that their bodies were dirty and dirty.
After seeing Xiao Yuan and An Ning's appearance again, he didn't even dare to go.
They think that this old man and his wife are really good-looking, and they are not good-looking, like the gods in the sky descending to earth, and they are afraid of blaspheming the gods when they look at them more.
Waiting to follow An Ning to the backyard, several children lowered their heads and did not dare to look up.
An Ning took them to the west cross courtyard of the second entrance, where there was a firewood room, a few houses that had been cleaned up and no one had lived in, and a small kitchen, which was used when the family was large, and which was now vacant.
When she arrived here, An Ning called the two oldest of the children to come closer: "Do you boil water?"
The two children nodded hurriedly: "Yes." ”
An Ning smiled: "That's okay, there is a well in the yard, and there is firewood, you boil the water and take a bath first, I will prepare some change of clothes for you, and we will eat after taking a bath." ”
When the two older children heard this, they hurriedly went to hug the firewood and the water, and soon boiled a large pot of boiling water.
An Ning found a few bathtubs and put them in two rooms, one for boys and one for girls, and let them watch each other take a bath.
Then An Ning took out a few sets of clothes prepared for Xiao Ying's brothers and sisters at home, and this was not enough, she asked Xiao Fu to ask Wyeth for a few clothes.
The clothes were ready, and An Ning prepared the futon and the like.
This is really not enough, but An Ning thought that the children would have clothes to wear first, and they would be able to eat a hot meal first, and as for the bedding, it would be too late to make it freshly.
There is also cotton and cloth at home, and everything is sufficient, that is, it is a hands-on thing.
Xiao Yuan sent Li Zheng away, and An Ning asked him to go to the West Cross Courtyard to watch the children, and An Ning went into the kitchen to cook.
There were too many people, and An Ning couldn't cook too many elaborate meals, so she steamed a big pot of rice and stewed another pot of vegetables.
The dish was like a stew in the Northeast, anyway, there was meat and tofu in it, and there were many dishes, including mushrooms, some greens, and so on.
When the food came out of the pot, the children also took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and when they arrived at the front yard one by one, they didn't know where to put their hands and feet.
An Ning saw that these children could still see it after they were cleaned up, so she couldn't help but smile: "Hurry up and come over to serve food." ”
A few children agreed to come and serve the dishes, and the ones with the dishes and chopsticks took the dishes and chopsticks, and soon brought the food to the restaurant.
There used to be a large round table in the restaurant, but now that there are more people, there is naturally another table.
When the food was served, An Ning let everyone serve their own meal.
She and Xiao Yuan stood aside and watched the children serve dinner, and if they wanted to serve more, An Ning quickly stopped it.
These children are too thin, they look like they are hungry and fierce, and if they are hungry and eat too much, they will spoil their stomachs, so they look at them peacefully and don't let them eat too much at once.
Xiao Yuan said while stopping the children from serving too many meals: "It's not that you won't be allowed to eat, I was hungry before, and now I will get sick if I eat too much, let's eat less first, let's raise it slowly, and when the stomach is well raised, do you want to eat as much as you want." ”