Shopkeeper Ye has been quite upset recently.

Since the appearance of the purse and the jade jue pattern, he has been excited for several days. These things, which have been lost for ten years, appear one after another, indicating that his son must still be alive.

However, time gradually wore away his excitement.

A few months have passed, from winter to spring, from spring to summer, Gu Xixi has sent secret guards there for the third time, but there is still no news from his son.

During this time, he finally got in touch with the ox coachman who was going back and forth between the city and Taojia Village. Unfortunately, he couldn't remember the passengers that day.

After all, it is impossible for him to remember the passengers who come and go in the car every day. And when Shopkeeper Ye found him, several days had passed, and his memory had also been hindered.

However, he remembered that there was indeed a little boy in the car, about ten years old, who seemed to know some medical skills, because he gave first aid to a middle-aged man who had a sudden illness.

When Shopkeeper Ye heard this, he recalled this past incident and stubbornly thought that it was his son.

Seeing him like this, although the ox coachman couldn't bear it, he still kindly reminded: "That child is accompanied by parents, and I feel that it should not be your son." ”

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Ye was not annoyed, but just said: "What's strange about that, maybe it's my son's adoptive parents." He must have been adopted. ”

In the past six months, Shopkeeper Ye has been sitting in the shop every day, not daring to go out for a moment, for fear that he will miss the opportunity to meet his son as soon as he goes out. But this child, after all, never appeared once.

Is it true that I have no relationship with him?

Thinking of this, he shook his head violently again, as long as he was alive, he would not give up. He firmly believes that father and son will meet again one day.

Recently, there is another topic after tea and dinner among the people in the city, that is, a group of refugees suddenly poured into the city.

Originally, I thought it was a drought and famine somewhere, but when I inquired, I learned that there was an earthquake in Qingshui Town, two hundred miles away, and these were the victims who fled here after the earthquake.

I have to say that there are really a lot of these victims. They are scattered around the city, looking for any place to hide temporarily, and they can come across them from time to time.

In the past six months, although the shopkeeper Ye has hardly stayed at home, he has also encountered it once.

For a while, because he was in a trance and had no intention of doing business, his business was stolen by several other jewelry stores in the city. I didn't have time to take care of it, I came to see it once during the period, put forward some opinions, and never came again.

In the past ten years, Gu Xixi has earned a lot of silver, and now she is a princess of the county, and there is a possibility of promotion, so she naturally looks down on this bit of silver.

And she's going to avoid suspicion now.

However, the guys in the store, seeing that the business of the shop has a tendency to plummet, have changed their attitudes, and they are very enthusiastic about the customers and have good service, for fear of losing their jobs because of this.

A shop like Jumbo Zhai with generous benefits and a generous boss is not so easy to find.

On this day, the awakened Ye shopkeeper finally regained his strength, with profound knowledge, found a lot of jewelry styles from some history books, and added his own ideas, painted them one by one, and sent them to the capital to build.

Gu Xixi only remembered one sentence of what he said that day, that is, this shop would belong to his son sooner or later. In that case, he couldn't let it be ruined in his own hands. Gu Xixi is right, since none of them can make up for the damage caused to him by the past years, then the only way to keep this shop is serious.

It was the only thing he could do for him.

This group of victims was what he met on his way to get jewelry.

They were dirty all over their bodies, and not a single part of their clothes was intact. When they encountered well-dressed people passing by, they swarmed up, shouting "uncle", hoping that they would be able to be equipped a little bit and not starve to death on the streets.

They have changed from wanderers to real beggars.

Looking at their pitiful appearance, some kind-hearted people would take a few pennies out of their money bags, throw them out, and let a group of people coax them, and fight after grabbing.

And more often, it is those who are unwilling to give money, and their entourage also dislikes the master being surrounded by these people, and it is a random beating.

Some of the beggars who were beaten instead of getting the money would scold for a while, and some would squat in the corner and weep. But without exception, after crying and scolding, I still look forward to the next rich person passing by, and then rush up.

You don't see the so-called dignity in them.

Yes, beggars may be undignified, or they may be powerless to defend their dignity.

I can't eat enough, I can't live anymore, what do I do with my dignity. At this time, dignity is not even comparable to a meat bun.

In this group of victims, Shopkeeper Ye noticed a middle-aged couple with a seven or eight-year-old daughter.

Compared with those beggars who scolded, cried or resisted, the begging skills of this family seemed so jerky. When the rich dressed people passed by, they hesitated to crowd forward, but because of this hesitation, they either missed a few pennies in handouts, or avoided being beaten.

The middle-aged couple was a little uncomfortable when they saw the shopkeeper Ye looking at their family in a daze. Obviously, they have classified Shopkeeper Ye as the type of person who is not benevolent to the rich.

Looking at them, Shopkeeper Ye lost his mind for a moment.

But the guys around me reminded him that if he didn't set off again, it would be too late. These jewels are related to the future business of Jumbo Zhai, and they must not be sloppy. Besides, after delaying the business for the past few months, he also felt a little sorry.

At the moment when Shopkeeper Ye turned around and was about to leave, a voice came: "Uncle, uncle, you can do it, give me a little food, we are so hungry, we haven't eaten for a day." ”

The voice was crisp and immature, timid and trembling, and it must have taken a lot of courage to call it out.

The clown girl was so hungry that she couldn't stand it, but Xue Laohan and Zhu didn't let her go out to beg, and they all came forward.

Although she was young, she knew very well that they didn't want her to suffer all the time.

Since they arrived in the city, no one has ever looked at them, except for Shopkeeper Ye. The clown girl saw that although he was indifferent, there was no fierceness in his eyes, and he looked like a rich man, so she mustered up the courage to beg him.

However, after finishing speaking, she was actually very scared in her heart, she was afraid that Shopkeeper Ye would stretch out his foot and kick her, or the little job behind him would rush out and beat her directly.

Seeing the clown girl go out to beg for the shopkeeper Ye, Zhu's heart tightened.

After more than a month of getting along, she has fallen deeply in love with this obedient and well-behaved child. Without thinking about it, he rushed over, pushed the clown girl behind him, and said: "This uncle, it's my goddaughter who is ignorant and stands in your way, please don't worry about her." We don't want it, we don't want it. ”

Shopkeeper Ye looked at the little girl in front of him carefully, she was so thin, so small, skinny, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.

So, sympathy came up in an instant, and was ready to give her a little bit of silver. But just as he stretched out his hand, the woman who looked like her mother rushed up desperately, carefully protecting her behind her.

Shopkeeper Ye's heart suddenly felt sour.

The couple in front of them is weak in the man and the woman has black and blue eye sockets, so it stands to reason that they are too busy to take care of themselves, but they still know that they are taking care of their children. Moreover, this child is not actually their own.

As for himself, what about worry-free food and clothing, but he can't protect his son.

If, if he was also wandering outside like this, begging on a hungry stomach, it would be a poor little Hanako. Will there be such people around him who protect, love, and love?

Zhu's calf protection behavior made Shopkeeper Ye sober up, because he clearly heard Zhu's words "goddaughter".

In the end, Zhenbao Zhai is the property of Mrs. Zhixian, so there is a lot of gossip flying every day. Shopkeeper Ye has recently heard that some unscrupulous abductors will abduct other people's children, and then force them to beg on the street, and take their begging income at night.

If you find nothing, you will be beaten at night.

What's more, in order to win people's sympathy, they will brutally destroy children's hands, feet, and even eyes, in order to beg for more money.

Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Ye said to the clown sister: "Little sister, tell me, is your godfather and godmother good to you?" What about your own mom and dad? ”

Although even if the clown girl was abducted by the husband and wife in front of her, she would definitely not dare to tell the truth, but Shopkeeper Ye still asked.

He has been a shopkeeper for more than ten years, so he naturally has a way of observing people.

When the clown girl saw the rich man in front of her talking to her with a pleasant face, she forgot to be afraid for a while, walked out from behind Zhu's, and said fluently: "I was abducted and sold by Hanako when I urinated." Because he was beaten by the buyer, he escaped. Because I fainted from hunger, I was thrown into a mass grave, and it was my godfather and godmother who saved me. ”

Seeing that she answered fluently, but there was no fear or hesitation, Shopkeeper Ye relieved his heart. When he heard that the clown girl was abducted by Hanako and left his father, he subconsciously thought of his son.

If, if he was kind to the little girl in front of him, would there be a kind-hearted person like himself in another place, who would be kind to his son?

Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Ye no longer hesitated, took out dozens of dollars and handed them to the clown sister and said, "I don't have much money on me at the moment, you can take these dozens of dollars to buy a little food to pad your stomach." If you can trust me, come to me at Jumbo Zhai in the evening, and I will make my own arrangements. ”

After speaking, he left the money that still had warmth, and regardless of the surprise of Xue Laohan and his wife, he rode straight away.

He does have a silver ticket on him, but giving too much will only add trouble to the family. Now, the city is full of beggars, and the news that their family has received the money is afraid that everyone will soon become aware of it.

After receiving the money handed over by Shopkeeper Ye, the clown girl's heart was excited. It was the first time she had gotten so much money when she had grown so big. Thinking that she would be able to eat soon, her heart was extremely happy.

And Xue Laohan and his wife went to the place where the shopkeeper Ye was far away, kowtowing missionarily. This is the first time since wandering that I have met such a kind-hearted person.

And what did he mean by that just now? Is it to take them in?

Seeing Shopkeeper Ye leave, Xue Laohan's family turned around and prepared to take the money to buy some food.

Not to mention the clown girls, they are already hungry as adults. After thinking about it, they didn't go to the food shops on the street, but walked deeper into the alley.

Just like them, their clothes are ragged and they stink, even if they are rich, they are probably going to be beaten. After walking for a while, I bought more than 30 steamed buns at a place on the side of the road that was shouting and selling steamed buns, and the family ate beautifully.

After eating the buns, the family has strength. Thinking of the words of the shopkeeper Ye just now, the couple felt that it was not a lie, otherwise they would not have been guilty of leaving an address. Since he was about to be taken in, he naturally had something to eat.

After thinking about it, the couple used the rest of the money to buy a bun of coarse steamed buns that were cheaper than steamed buns, and walked towards a remote place.

This alley doesn't look like much on the outside, but when you walk in, you will be surprised to find that it is very deep inside.

This is a large house of a wealthy family, and there are long corridors between the houses, and if you sit on the wall, you can shelter from the wind and rain, so these corridors have become the dwellings of the homeless.

Xue Laohan and his wife remember very clearly, there were a few very young children here, who looked only seven or eight years old, and they were no more than ten years old anyway, and they looked hungry all day long.

It is said that there was a child who was shouting for steamed buns in his dreams, but the adults had nothing to do, so he shouted. However, when he got up early, the child died in his sleep.

He starved to death.

However, there are so many people living in it, and it is not just these children.

After thinking about it, for the sake of safety, Zhu Shi took the steamed buns outside and asked Xue Laohan to take the clown sister in and call these children.

Although these steamed buns are wrapped in paper, in such an environment, ordinary people can't smell them at all. But for this hungry group of hungry people who don't have enough to eat all day, they are more sensitive to food than they can imagine.

If the couple walks in with steamed buns like this, they are afraid that they will be robbed in an instant, and they may even be injured because of it.

After a while, five skinny little scrawny children came out with the clown girl, some with big eyes, some drooling, and some putting their fingers in their mouths and sucking, as if they could satisfy their hunger.

Xue Laohan took out the steamed buns and gave a few of them.

The children first looked at the steamed buns in their hands in disbelief, and then without exception they all began to stuff them into their mouths desperately, choking until they rolled their eyes and did not stop swallowing.

It's been a long time since I've eaten something so delicious and clean.

Usually, even if well-wishers give some charity, they are still high up, and they throw food at them from afar, and they are all stained with dust and soil.

After eating most of the steamed buns, the older children seemed to have come to their senses, carefully pocketing the remaining steamed buns with their clothes and trotting all the way to the corridor.

There are still people in the family who are hungry and also need to eat these steamed buns to satisfy their hunger.

It's just that when I ran along the way, I was like a thief, as if what I was carrying in my clothes was not steamed buns, but rare treasures.

After doing this, the family was penniless again.

The time soon came to night, and the group of shopkeepers Ye who had successfully picked up the jewelry finally returned to the shop.

The jewelry has finally been retrieved, and based on his previous experience, these styles and workmanship will surely attract a large number of customers to the shop again. Business is booming, and it is just around the corner to sit back in the leading position.

After placing these, Shopkeeper Ye thought of the couple in the morning, especially the little child.

So I hurriedly asked the guy in the store.

As a result, no one knows.

So, he was a little self-deprecating, his cold attitude, it is estimated that the couple did not believe him, maybe they had already regarded him as a bad person, and they didn't dare to come at all.

However, just when Shopkeeper Ye was about to have dinner, a guy came to report that there were two big beggars and a little beggar standing outside the shop, and they had something to look for them.

Shopkeeper Ye breathed a sigh of relief for no reason.

If they don't take the initiative to find it, there will be no one in the vast sea of people.

Putting down the chopsticks, Shopkeeper Ye walked out of the kitchen door and arrived in front of the shop.

Seeing the three of them, especially the hopeful Xue Laohan and his wife, they didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "It's getting late, I thought you weren't coming." In the morning, I see that you are also fleeing. It just so happens that there is a shortage of a laundry and cooking lady in my shop, and a man who works as a handyman. If your family does not dislike it, let it stay. In the future, you will take care of the three meals a day, the tea and even the cleaning in the shop. As for the monthly money, one person will give 300 wen in the first month, do you think it's okay? ”

When Mr. and Mrs. Xue heard this, they were naturally overjoyed.

It's already good to be able to be retained, and it's even more unexpected to have monthly money to take. It's just laundry and cooking, carrying water and chopping wood, cleaning, and I have to do it every day at home.

What's more, being able to live here means being able to engage with the people of Qingshan County. In the past few days, they have seen that the daily flow of people in this city is so large, coming and going, maybe they can find out the whereabouts of their son.

So, without thinking about it, Xue Laohan took Zhu's and the ugly sister to kneel and kowtow to Shopkeeper Ye, and said that he would definitely work hard and never disappoint Shopkeeper Ye's kindness.

Shopkeeper Ye knew that it must be such an ending, such a condition, no disaster victim would refuse. Therefore, it was not surprising, so he only called the young man in the store to take them down and settle down by themselves.

Sitting in a clean and tidy house, eating the prepared thick porridge and side dishes, the family only felt like a dream.

Just yesterday, their family, like other homeless people, was precarious, and they didn't have the next meal. And now, I actually have a clean and tidy house to live in, and I have a fixed source of life.

That night, the family had their first good night's sleep in a long time, even though all three were crammed into a small room.

On the second day, before dawn, the couple got up early, and according to the instructions of the young man last night, Zhu began to make a fire to cook and boil water. And Xue Laohan began to chop wood and fetch water.

The food was fine, and they also understood that this was a jewelry shop, and there were only a few people in the store, including the shopkeeper, and they didn't need much.

However, there are many customers who come and go in the shop every day, and many customers need to drink tea, so Zhu knows that he must keep boiling water at all times.

As for the meal, the young man told Zhu last night that he only needed to make three meals a day for the guys in the shop to eat.

As for the shopkeeper's food, someone else is already in charge.

To the couple's surprise, the clown girl also got up, followed Zhu into the kitchen, and quickly helped choose vegetables and wash them, looking skilled.

Zhu thought she would lie in bed, but she didn't expect to get up so early.

However, just looking at this one thing, Zhu knew that the clown girl had suffered a lot before. Children under the age of ten, which is not a snooze. There are children with fathers and mothers, who would get up so early to cook.

To Zhu's surprise, Shopkeeper Ye actually came over for breakfast early in the morning. After all, what the young guy said last night was that Shopkeeper Ye didn't eat the food they cooked, and had other arrangements.

In this regard, Ye Shopkeeper's explanation is "change the taste".

Fortunately, because it was the first time to do it, she did it a little too much.

Otherwise, it will be embarrassing.

Eating the breakfast made by Zhu's family, Shopkeeper Ye nodded with satisfaction. is such a simple ingredient, but Zhu can make such a taste, which is not bad. Judging from yesterday's observations, the couple looked like they were attentive.

As long as a person has a heart, the things he does must be no different. Try it today and prove that you really didn't look away.

When I went to the backyard, I found that in just one morning, Xue Laohan had chopped a lot of firewood. neatly laid under the base of the wall. The water in the tank was also full, and the charcoal fire in the stove was covered with ash, so that a fire could be lit immediately when boiling water was used.

Seeing this, Shopkeeper Ye nodded with satisfaction.

As far as the quality of work like the Zhu couple is concerned, there is no need for a probationary period at all, and they can pass directly. He thought that the couple was deliberately pleasing him, but he didn't know that people were also doing business, but it was only because of the changes in the family that they came to this point.

After thinking about it, he ordered Ke Gui, especially the guys in the shop, one by one, only saying that Xue Laohan and his wife were his distant relatives, and he hoped that everyone would take care of them. After all, everyone saw what this family looked like when they came. Bullying people may not happen, he is only worried that everyone will look at them with colored eyes, so that they can't stand it.

With the words of the shopkeeper Ye, everyone naturally would not embarrass them. In fact, even if Shopkeeper Ye didn't say it, they wouldn't do that.

After all, it's all about begging for a life outside, and it's not easy for anyone.

From then on, Zhu and the clown sister cooked and washed every day, Xue Laohan fetched water and cleaned and chopped firewood, and the clown girl happily helped.

Life has finally stabilized temporarily.

As far as Ye Feng, Xue Dan, and Yin Ping's masters are concerned, he just risked his life to save three innocent abducted and trafficked children with the compassion of the monks.

As far as the shopkeeper Ye is concerned, taking in Xue Laohan's family of three is just a gesture, and the shop also needs people to do laundry, cooking, and cleaning, and it also has its own selfishness and expectations.

For Ye and Ye Feng, a potted pomegranate plant is just a little heart, and they are also sympathetic to Liu, and pity people like Liu who are temporarily infertile in this time and space. Of course, it is because the Ye family owes them a favor.

For the Ye family, since the family had a good life, he regularly went to the Salesian Bureau to "donate", although he also wanted to accumulate virtue and blessings for his lost daughter, but he finally helped some orphans.

For Mr. and Mrs. Xue, saving the clown sister was also because they remembered their children, and of course, it was more because the couple were originally kind-hearted people.

But what they don't know is that everything seems to be predetermined in the dark.

Separated fathers, sons, mothers and daughters will eventually be reunited;

Those who are unable to have children for a while will eventually have children.

Those who sow good causes will reap good results.