Qi Ling turned his head and called to the front hall, "Mrs. Jia, let's eat first, I made some noodles." ”

"Shopkeeper Qi, can I trouble you to come out?"

"What's wrong?" Qi Ling walked to the front hall with the noodles, and saw two dirty little beggars, skinny, staring at the steaming noodle bowl in her hand with blinking eyes.

Qi Ling asked hesitantly, "Want to eat?" ”

One of the shorter beggars nodded repeatedly, his bright eyes with a hint of expectation, "Okay... Is it? ”

Qi Ling smiled and generously handed over the noodle bowl, "Of course you can, why don't you sit down and eat?" ”

The little beggar looked around, it was all brand new, and there was some hesitation in his tone, "But... Here you are... New ......"

"It's okay, sit down and eat, I still have a bowl in it, I'll bring it out."

"Don't bother." The little beggar, who was a little taller, hurriedly called out to her, "Let's eat a bowl, thank you, shopkeeper." ”

"I've done a lot more, it's fine." These two little guys are so thin, I'm afraid they haven't eaten a full meal for a long time, so Qi Ling simply brought out another bowl.

The two little guys held the noodle bowl and gobbled it up for a while, and the hot straight mouth swallowed the noodles hard, which showed that they were hungry.

Afraid that the two of them would choke, Mrs. Jia also went to the kitchen to bring two bowls of sour plum soup, and said with a smile, "Eat slowly, it's not enough for the kitchen." ”

"Thank you, ma'am!" Drinking this bowl of cold sour plum soup, the hot feeling in their mouths was immediately relieved, and the two continued to eat with their heads down, even the last drop of noodle soup was drunk cleanly.

Qi Ling observed for a long time before realizing that the two little beggars were a man and a woman, and they seemed to be two brothers and sisters.

"How did you get like this?" The conversation of the two children is not particularly bad, and they should also be educated.

The two fell silent for a moment, and finally the boy slowly spoke, "We fled here, and our parents died on the way, leaving us two ......"

Mrs. Jia was stunned, "Where did you flee from?" "I haven't heard of any serious disasters lately......

"From a long distance, I don't remember the specific route, Ah Nian was sick on the road, and he relied on his brother to get here at ......that time."

It seemed that Qi Ling was not a bad person, and the slightly weaker sister also spoke, and after speaking, she looked at the small bowl containing sour plum juice with her eyes, and subconsciously licked her lips.

I secretly said in my heart: This is the best thing Ah Nian has ever drunk, although it is black and a bit like medicinal juice, but the entrance is sweet and sour, I really want to drink another bowl...... It's good if you don't take a bite.

Qi Ling was amused by her little eyes, "Your name is Ah Nian?" Do you still want to drink another bowl of sour plum soup? ”

"Yes!" Ah Nian's eyes widened, and he asked uncertainly, "Really... May I? ”

The elder brother on the side reprimanded in a low voice: "Ah Nian! The shopkeeper has already given us something to eat, how can we ask for anything else! ”

Ah Nian was so discouraged that he had to reject Qi Ling's suggestion, "That... Then don't......"

"It's just a bowl of sour plum soup, and I have a lot of it here." Saying this, he glanced at Mrs. Jia on the side, who got up and went to the kitchen to pour two more bowls and put them in front of the two of them.

"Thank you, shopkeeper!" Ah Nian hurriedly picked up the bowl and drank it in small sips, while her brother touched her little head dotingly, and turned his head to Qi Ling to apologize, "It's really troublesome, in fact, I came here today to ask if you are still recruiting people here?" ”

"You... Do you want to work? Qi Ling frowned slightly, although his brother looked a little taller, he was only seven or eight years old, and his sister was even younger, this is completely child labor, right?!

The elder brother showed a look of shame, "I know what the shopkeeper means, I used to be a handyman in other people's houses, experienced, and I don't need monthly money, as long as I have food and accommodation... In addition, if you can, can you bring Ah Nian? She's very well-behaved and can help with some work! ”

Qi Ling rubbed his head and smiled bitterly, "But your age is really a little young, I do recruit people here, but I need to recruit a ...... who runs the hall and works in the kitchen."

Seeing that she had the intention of refusing, Ah Nian immediately got off the chair, knelt in front of her with a 'plop', and sobbed in a low voice, "Sister, Ah Nian doesn't eat much, and he can also serve the dishes, so you can accept us......"

"Hey, what are you doing here!" Qi Ling hurriedly went to help, but before he could help one of them, the other one also knelt down, but his expression was much firmer.

"Please accept us, I can sign the deed of sale!"

Qi Ling was even more hurried now: "Don't say that! Mrs. Jia's ......"

Mrs. Jia on the side was also shocked by the actions of these two little guys, and hurriedly stepped forward to help, while persuading, "Shopkeeper Qi, why don't you accept them?" ”

Qi Ling thought about it for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "If you want me to accept you, it's okay, get up from the ground first!" ”

"Yes!" The two looked at each other and quickly got up from the ground.

Qi Ling couldn't cry or laugh for a while, so he had to order, "My shop here hasn't opened for the time being, at least I have to wait until I find all the manpower, although I say that I have the two of you, but in order for the government not to trouble me, I can't let you entertain guests in the front hall, is it acceptable for me to say this?" ”

My brother nodded hurriedly, "Yes, I'll do it too!" ”

"I'll find another lady to do the dishes."

Ah Nian scratched his head suspiciously, "Then what are we going to do?" ”

As if sensing Qi Ling's meaning, Mrs. Jia looked surprised, "Shopkeeper Qi, don't you want them to help in the back kitchen?" ”

The two little ones were also stunned, and they all turned their heads to look at her.

"That's true!" Qi Ling said with a smile, "The food I buy here is different from other places, basically it doesn't take any fireworks, as long as you master the recipe, you can do the same." ”

The elder brother was stunned and stammered, "You... Are you going to take us as apprentices?! ”

"That's what you mean, I wonder if you'd like to?"

"Yes! Yes! Ah Nian hurriedly replied, this sister not only gave them something to eat, but also was willing to accept them, what a good person!

Qi Ling touched her little head, "Then let me introduce myself first, my name is Qi Ling, and now I am the big boss of Fushou Building, this is the second small shop I opened." ”

The elder brother was the first to come back to his senses, "Hello Master Qi, my name is Ye Qin, this is my sister Ye Nian, please take care of me in the future!" ”

Ye Nian on the side also bowed respectfully, "Master Qi is good!" It's good if you call me Ah Nian in the future. ”

In this way, Qi Ling had no choice but to accept two little apprentices, these two little guys were so dirty, they had to be cleaned first, and Qi Ling took them back to Fushou Building.

Gu Jinfeng had been waiting at the door for a long time, and when he saw her come back, his tense face eased a little, "Why did you come back so late today?" As soon as the words fell, I saw two small heads poking out from behind her, and my eyes were stunned.

"Who are these two people?"

"This is Ye Qin, this is Ye Nian, the little apprentice I just accepted today."

"Apprentice?" Gu Jinfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, "What can you teach them to do?" ”

"Naturally, it's the matter of the little shop, okay, let's go into the house first, we have to take a bath for the two of them first." Then Qi Ling summoned Liuzi to boil a large pot of hot water and washed the two little ones cleanly.

But after taking a bath, she has a little difficulty, all the people who live here are adults, where are the children's clothes?

It was simply Gu Jinfeng's thoughtfulness, and he hurriedly went to Aunt Li's house next door to borrow two sets, which avoided embarrassment.

The night wind was gusting, Qi Ling bathed Ah Nian and washed her hair, sat in the yard and wiped her hair with a handkerchief, and after washing it, she found that Ah Nian really had a good look, and she smiled with two small dimples, which looked very pleasing.

Although it looks a little thinner now, if you are fed fatter in the future, you may look good!