The family was bustling around Qianmen Street, at this moment Zhu Youxiao almost forgot that he was an emperor, just like the eldest son of a top household leading a family of younger siblings to play, making the younger siblings happy is his only fun.

When he walked to the end of the market, Zhu Youxiao saw the tragic thing, compared to the bustling market in front of him, it was a bleak place. On the side of the road stood children in twos and threes, with a piece or two of dead grass stuck in their heads, and their parents squatting on the ground next to them. This is the human tooth market, and it is a person who has to sell because he is forced to raise his children because he is forced by life.

Zhu Youxiao walked up to a little girl and asked, "Little girl, are you selling yourself?" How old are you? Where are you from? ”

The little girl said: "Childe, I am nine years old this year, my grandfather died the day before yesterday, I want to sell myself and buy a coffin for my grandfather." Childe, buy me if you are good, I can do any work, whether it is laundry and cooking, or mowing grass and feeding cattle, as long as you bury my grandfather, I will be a maid with you for the rest of my life. Really childe, I can really do anything, please, you can do it! ”

Looking at the little girl who was so red from the cold wind that her face was red and her body was a little shivering, Zhu Huijing stuffed the "donkey rolling" she had just bought into her hand and asked her to eat it quickly, maybe she was too hungry, the little girl took a big bite, but before she could swallow it, she stuffed the "donkey rolling" into her arms, "Thank you, thank you." After saying that, he knelt down and kowtowed, and ran to the side in front of a little boy who was only four or five years old, took it out and handed it over, the little boy was estimated to be too hungry, and regardless of anything else, he took the "donkey rolling" and devoured it, and ate it in two bites.

Looking at this scene, Zhu Youxiao was stunned, Empress Zhang had already left tears, grabbed Zhu Youxiao's arm, and said in a trembling voice: "Son, leave them, it's really pitiful." ”

Before Zhu Youxiao could speak, Zhu Youzhen in the back walked over, "Where are you from, who is this little boy?" He asked.

The little girl said, "We are from Luoyang, Henan, and this child is my younger brother." Our family was originally doing well, and there were dozens of acres of land, but the year before last, the land was forced to be sold to King Fu due to a great drought, and my parents starved to death, so my grandfather took us to ask for food, and my grandfather also starved to death. Childe, you can do it, buy me and my brother together, I can do the work of two people, just let my brother eat!"

Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything, he wanted to see how Zhu Youzhen handled this matter, and wanted to test whether this little Zhengtai was really ruthless, because in history he was very stubborn and self-serving, and he didn't know if his character and fate could be changed because of his arrival.

However, Zhu Youzhen obviously did not disappoint him, I saw him look back at Zhu Youxiao, saw Zhu Youxiao nodding slightly, and said: "Little girl, I don't dare to buy you, but I can do it after burying your grandfather." Don't sell yourself, I'll find you a place to work and eat. Do you think it's okay? ”

The little girl was a little disappointed when she heard that it was not for sale, but when she heard that she could find a place to work and eat, she said weakly: "Childe, as long as I can have something to eat, my brother will not starve to death, I can do anything, where do you say to go?" ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't say where to go, so he led the young brother and sister to say hello to Zhu Youxiao and left, and led them to the door of the "Daming Royal Trading Firm" outside the front door. Zhu Youzhen didn't talk nonsense, and directly asked him to find Niu Jinxing to come out.

Niu Jinxing is really a cow now, think about it, that is Zhu Youxiao's big shopkeeper, can he not be a cow, not to mention that he has earned a lot of money for Zhu Youxiao this year, and even Zhu Youxiao praised him for his ability. When he heard that a uniformed teenager was looking for him at the door, he immediately ran out. This guy is so smart, there are really few people who dare to wait for him to come out at the door to greet him, especially young people, who are either the emperor or the king.

Zhu Youzhen explained briefly, and narrated the ins and outs of the matter, which startled Niu Jinxing, and quickly asked his subordinates to arrange for the two children to eat, and arranged for someone to take care of the children's grandfather's funeral. Zhu Youzhen asked him to bring a large basket of copper coins to follow behind, and went straight to Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao is now surrounded by a group of refugees in the center, because after Zhu Youzhen took away the young lady, someone surrounded them and persuaded them to buy a few more children, but Queen Zhang and Zhu Huijing were kind-hearted almost at the same time, and took the copper coin from Zhu Youxiao's hand and handed it over. Luo Sigong was so frightened that he hurriedly gave a look, and Song Jin took a few people to surround Zhu Youxiao and them in the center, and took the copper coins handed over by Zhu Youxiao, and let the surrounding refugees line up, and then told them that each person has a share, ten big money per person, and those who received the money stood on one side, and those who did not receive it stood on the other side, so that the order was better. Empress Zhang felt a little embarrassed and felt a little impulsive, but Zhu Youxiao didn't mean to blame at all, but asked her to send money to the refugees together with Concubine Liang, Concubine Chun, Zhu Huiyan, and Zhu Huijing, and even Zhu Huixiao, who was holding Zhu Huixiao in her arms, gave her ten copper coins and asked her to come down and hand them to a little girl. When he was busy, Zhu Youzhen ran over with Niu Jinxing and his entourage to take over their charity activities.

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with Zhu Youzhen's behavior, first of all, he rushed to Zhu Youxiao to receive the two young brothers, which showed that he was afraid that his brother would be in trouble. Secondly, when Zhu Youxiao nodded in agreement, he took the young lady and the younger brother to leave, which is not overstepping. The third brought the young ladies and brothers to the "Daming Royal Trading Company" for placement, which means that he has a clear idea of dealing with problems and will not pretend to be good people. Especially in the end, he was able to let Niu Jinxing take his retinue and copper coins to solve the siege, which shows that his thinking is jumping, and his eyes are relatively sharp, and he has already expected that there will be kindness among these women, but he will put himself in the predicament of a dangerous place.

After returning to the palace, Empress Zhang apologized to Zhu Youxiao, saying that she was a little impulsive and almost caused trouble for the emperor, but Zhu Youxiao said that if she didn't feel sorry for her people as the mother of a country, it would be unqualified, she did a good job, and she didn't need to apologize. Zhu Huiyan, Zhu Huijing and the two concubines were all excited and their little faces were flushed, and they didn't care about washing the dirt on their faces and hands, so they huddled together to amuse each other.

Next, Zhu Youxiao asked people to inform Niu Jinxing to give porridge and rice outside the front door and in front of all the branches of the "Daming Royal Trading Company", and from the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, some flour and a little meat filling were distributed, so that the displaced people in the capital could also eat a few dumplings during the New Year. Almost immediately, all the shops in Beijing heard that the emperor was giving alms to the homeless, so they all began to give porridge and rice. Since then, it has become a royal practice to give dumplings every year, and the soup soup has also become a symbol of kindness and honesty. The various commercial charitable foundations formed in the later Ming Dynasty all originated here.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after Zhu Youxiao accepted the New Year's greetings from the ministers and worshiped the heavens and ancestors, he took Empress Zhang, Concubine Liang, Concubine Chun, and the three sisters Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Huiyan to the harem queen mother to speak. Since the charity of Qianmen, Zhu Youxiao has completely integrated into the family, treating the Queen Mother with respect like his own mother, treating his younger brothers and sisters with the friendship of a brother, and entering the obligations of a father and brother.

Now Zhu Youxiao is holding Zhu Huiyuan in his arms, holding Zhu Huijing with his right hand and telling jokes to the Queen Mother, Zhu Youzhen is also sitting next to the Queen Mother in a regular manner, and Queen Zhang and the two concubines are also sitting on the side smiling and listening to Zhu Youxiao's jokes, and the family is happy. The Queen Mother feels too happy now, although she didn't give birth to these children, but now these children can be so filial to themselves, and it can be regarded as not living in vain. Looking at such a harmonious family of brothers and sisters, the Queen Mother was full of emotion, if the former emperor could treat his concubine and son the same as now, what a happy life it would be.