After the carriage turned around a few streets, it finally drove into a densely wooded alley, only to see that on both sides of the alley were dilapidated and quaint courtyard walls, some of which were covered with moss, and some were covered with dense creeper vines, which swept away the summer heat under the narrow shadow, and instantly made people feel cool. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Looking at this quaint alley and the green in her eyes, Shen He immediately fell in love with this place, this kind of environment is too suitable for people like her who want to be quiet.

"Although the houses here look a little dilapidated, the quality of the houses is very good," Huang Ji'an introduced as he walked after getting out of the carriage, "These courtyards can be regarded as the earliest in the county, and my splendid workshop has just opened at that time."

Shen He looked at Huang Ji'an with a smile and said: "Huang Shopkeeper is really courageous, he was only a teenager at that time, and he ran so many industries by himself at a young age, I really admire it."

Huang Ji'an also smiled, "Miss Shen said that she laughed, half of Huang is just lucky"

"The main thing is that the shopkeeper Huang has a unique vision", Shen He said, and looked up at the trees and houses, "I like the layout and environment of the houses here, thank you for helping me find such a residence"

Huang Ji'an looked at Shen He in a little surprise, and found that there was a deep affection in her eyes. He didn't know that Shen He had stayed here for a while in his previous life, and many of her old people lived here.

The two made a few detours in the alley, walked about a few dozen meters, and saw a square courtyard. Huang Ji'an ordered people to open the courtyard door, pointed to the courtyard and said to Shen He: "This is it."

When the two walked into the courtyard, they saw that the courtyard was not too big, there were two tall sycamores in the courtyard, and there was a stone table under the sycamore tree, and there were several stone benches next to it. Now that summer has just begun, the sycamore flowers have fallen, and the ground in the courtyard is covered with a layer of faint purple, which looks very beautiful from a distance. Looking around the courtyard, there are seven or eight houses, with two main rooms in the middle and three wings on the left and right. The yard looks like it hasn't been inhabited for a long time, there are some weeds in the yard, and there are spider silk on the eaves. Huang Ji'an looked a little frowned, but seeing that Shen He seemed to be very interested, he carefully observed the layout of the courtyard and the size of each house, and gently brushed the dust off the stone table with his hand.

"What does Miss Shen think of this courtyard?" Huang Ji'an asked.

"This kind of secluded place is just right for me," Shen He replied, "This courtyard is very much in line with my heart, but I don't know how much silver it costs?" ”

Huang Ji'an breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, it seemed that Miss Shen was also a temperamental, so he said: "The main seller is eighty taels."

Shen He listened and thought secretly, the price was very reasonable, but the silver taels she sold the land plus the forty taels she borrowed, the total was less than eighty taels, and if she bought a yard, she would have no savings at all. Thinking of this, she asked inquiringly: "The price is not expensive, but I don't have so much silver, I don't know if I can negotiate the price?" ”

Huang Ji'an said: "I haven't seen the seller of the courtyard, why don't I ask my friends again to see if it can be cheaper", and said with a smile: "I want to send a favor to the girl, I don't know what Miss Shen thinks?" ”

Shen He arched his hand and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the shopkeeper Huang, I am just talking about business, since it is cooperation, I will avoid the involvement of silver."

Huang Ji'an said with a smile: "The girl is really a businessman, so she won't force it." I'll talk to the seller again and see if I can keep the price down."

Shen He said: "I'm tired"

After the two finished speaking, they left the courtyard, the carriage just turned out of the alley, and when they walked to a land temple, they suddenly heard a noisy sound, and when they came closer, they saw that it was a group of beggars who were boxing and kicking a little beggar, Shen He didn't want to do much, but when he saw the little beggar curled up and lying on the ground, he suddenly moved his heart of compassion and immediately stopped the carriage. It's just that she herself had experienced homelessness and bullying in her previous life, and seeing such a scene made her feel like she was also a fallen person at the end of the world.

The coachman stopped the carriage on the side of the road with a "whoosh", and Shen He got out of the car and walked to the group of beggars. Huang Ji'an saw her stop, a little puzzled, and also got out of the car and walked over.

When the beggars saw that the two of them were dressed well, and saw the high-headed carriage parked beside them, they all gradually dispersed and ran away. Only the little beggar was left sitting there alone holding his head, and when he heard no sound, he also raised his head and saw Shen He and Huang Ji'an who came closer.

Shen He slowly squatted down, the little beggar looked at her with timid eyes, with tears on his face, Shen He whispered to him: "Don't be afraid, we are not bad people", the little beggar nodded slowly, his eyes were full of doubts, and Shen He said again: "Would you like to go home with me?" I will take care of you in the future. Hearing Shen He's words, he couldn't believe it and looked at Shen He with wide eyes, Shen He also looked at him quietly, as if he had made up his mind, the little beggar nodded heavily, Shen He took his hand and stood up and walked back to the carriage.

Huang Ji'an was a little surprised when he looked at this scene, Shen He knew that he wouldn't understand, and he didn't explain, he just helped the little beggar into the car and asked, "Boss Huang won't mind, right?" ”

Huang Ji'an hurriedly smiled: "Of course not, Miss Shen is really a kind-hearted person" Shen He smiled and said nothing.

It was already dusk when he got home, and the smell of food wafted from many courtyards, and Shen He looked at the little beggar's eyes, knowing that he must be hungry. But he was too dirty, so he said to him, "You have to take a bath first, and then we will have dinner," and the child nodded sensibly.

Shen He boiled a large basin of water, let him take a bath by himself, and went to cook. Shen He didn't have any clothes for the children here, so he had to put a slightly shorter dress and a belt aside. When she returned to the house after cooking, she found that the child had been washed and changed, and she thought it was a boy, but now that she washed it, she turned out to be a delicate and white little girl.

Shen He put the meal on the table and let the children eat it together. The child must have been hungry for a long time, and soon ate all the rice in the bowl, Shen He gave her another bowl, let her drink some water, and then slowly ate herself. After the two finished eating, Shen He asked her, "What's your name?" How old are you this year? ”

She raised her head, looked at Shen He with a kind look, and said timidly: "My name is Xiaocui, and I am eleven years old this year. Under Shen He's slow questioning, Xiao Cui told Shen He about her life experience. It turned out that Xiaocui's mother died when she was very young, and her father found her another stepmother. Because the family was too poor, the stepmother saw that she was getting bigger and bigger, and she wanted to sell her for silver. During this time, she has been begging along the streets of Yong'an City, but today she was found by a group of beggars and beat her, and she happened to be seen by Shen He and rescued her. After saying this, Xiao Cui couldn't cry anymore.

Shen He felt embarrassed after hearing this, but he didn't expect that the world was full of hard-working people, so he said to her: "Xiaocui, you will follow me in the future, and I am alone now." In the future, we will be commensurate with each other, do you think it will be good? ”

When Xiaocui heard this, tears fell again, and she choked up and said "yes". Shen He placed her on the other side of his room, and the two talked for a long time at night before falling asleep.

The next day, Shen He began to design new clothing styles, and several days had passed since the month, and she borrowed silver and looked for a yard, delaying a lot of time. Xiao Cui also got up early and watched Shen He busy.

"Miss, what are you drawing?" Xiao Cui asked curiously. Shen He originally asked her to call her sister, but she couldn't change her words, so Shen He had to let her.

Shen He said: "This is what the clothes to be made look like, and our future lives will depend on this."

Although Xiao Cui still didn't understand much, it could be seen that Shen He looked serious, so he helped hand over the fabric and took the scissors on the side. The two cooperated very tacitly, Shen He couldn't help but praise Xiaocui for being smart, and Xiaocui smiled embarrassedly.