Mrs. Li Shao was originally a half-truth and half-false persuasion joke, but who knew that Layue actually looked solemn, sighed, looked at the flowers swaying in the wind, and said softly, "Li Qing, Xiaoyun, I really want to get rid of such days, I want to be free, what's wrong with being alone?" ”

When Mrs. Li heard Layue's words, her brows frowned slightly, and she always felt that Layue had changed too much compared with before, for fear that she would make a mistake and cause trouble, and she was about to explain it again.

Outside the door, Mama Chang suddenly burst in with a low voice, her face was panicked, and she forced herself to calm down so that she didn't lose her manners.

"What's wrong?" Layue hurriedly asked her.

Mama Chang swallowed for a long time, looked at Miss Shi and the young lady of the Li family, and said euphemistically, "Young lady, go to the shop to take a look, someone from the shop said that the shopkeeper had just fallen off the ladder." ”

Layue was startled, and hurriedly said goodbye to Xiaoyun and them, and rushed to the shop with Mama Chang.

hurriedly walked out of the gate of the Shi family, and as soon as she got into the carriage, Layue asked her in a low voice What was going on?

Mama Chang said, "The shopkeeper didn't fall hard, and the old slave didn't dare to say it in detail in front of outsiders, and the person who spent money in the shop to make trouble really had an accident." ”

"How so? What went wrong? Don't worry, speak slowly. ”

"It's that the people invited by the high shopkeeper are all seen by him, they are all reliable people, and there is nothing wrong, yesterday's troubles were okay, they all came according to what they said, but who knew that today suddenly two fresh faces mixed in, or two and a half children, taking advantage of the coaxing and fooling, the high shopkeeper came out of the theory, and was pushed down and broke his legs."

"Seriously? Have you ever asked for a doctor?" Layue furrowed her eyebrows. The shopkeeper Gao is the most powerful person in Xing Ji Rouge now, if something happens to him, it will be really difficult to find someone to take over for a while.

"It's not serious, the shopkeeper Gao means to let you take a look at those two people, in case someone took the opportunity to buy them in and make trouble."

Layue was stunned for a moment, and then woke up, "You mean my mother's side?" ”

"It doesn't have to be her, who else is there in Yecheng Rouge? Three or four families looked at us, just waiting for something to happen, and now it is not impossible to see that there is an opportunity to take the opportunity to step on it. ”

Hearing this, Layue lowered her head and pondered silently.

The shopkeeper Gao's injury was really not serious, but in fact, listening to the doctor's meaning, he may not have really injured his foot. It's just that he was lying on the bed and humming in pain, but out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at two teenage children standing in ragged clothes in the corner of the bed.

Layue only understood the meaning of the high shopkeeper at a glance.

instructed the shopkeeper to recuperate with peace of mind, and took the two children to the living room to inquire.

She took a sip of tea and didn't say a word and didn't look at the two of them.

After they had a stick of incense, the boy with a slightly shorter son and smart eyebrows clenched his fist and spoke first, "What do you mean, lady?" Why did a group of people give silver, but they singled out our sisters and brothers to bully, and threatened to arrest us and report to the official if they didn't give the silver. ”

This kid is so timid, but he is not stage frightened.

Hearing this, it turned out to be a sister and brother, and the elder sister hurriedly protected the younger brother to pull his sleeve.

Layue observed for a long time before saying, "So, did you see someone making trouble in my shop and got money, and you also wanted to get some money?" ”

The boy was speechless for a moment, and then he thought that Fang Cai's sentence was wrong, and he was caught by the lady in front of him.

When the girl saw that something was wrong, she dragged her younger brother to her knees and kowtowed, "Please spare us, Mrs., we are so hungry." ”

Layue didn't pay attention to it, and let the girl kowtow for a long time, carefully observing that her demeanor and behavior did not look like a fake, and then she asked again, "Where are you?" Why did you come to Yecheng? ”

She smiled, "To tell you the truth, I will give you food, dare to tell a lie, I don't have to say anything else, that is, the shopkeeper in my store was pushed by you at the age of, urine and incontinence, and sent to the yamen is enough for you to live for ten or eight years." ”

The girls obviously shrank, but the boys' focus was on giving them food.

"Are you really willing to give us food?"

La Yue liked this boy who was not afraid of danger, her expression softened a little, and she pointed to a few plates of pastries and tea fruits on the small table next to Limu, "Don't lie, I'll give you these things after I finish speaking." ”

"Okay, I say!" The boy swallowed his saliva, "We are Ludiande people, there has been a drought over there for three years, and on the first day of the Chinese New Year this year, Yang Shunjun robbed people and things from village to village, and my father was taken away by them, my mother fought hard to block people, and my sister and I escaped, and came to Yecheng all the way to begging for food." Yesterday, I saw a few people gathered in one place and didn't know what to say, so I secretly followed, and found that they came to this shop to make trouble, and the shopkeeper would give them money, so I mixed in with my sister and wanted to try my luck. ”

I can't hear any flaws, and I speak eloquently and coherently.

Layue couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

I thought: Go back and ask someone if Rudiander really has such a disaster, and you will know whether it is true or false.

"Why do you want to push up the shopkeeper?"

"He said to compensate those people, it was our turn to bully us when we were young, so he coaxed us to leave, my sister did what the previous person said, and also said that her face hurt and itched when she used rouge, but the old man actually said that my sister was dirty and poor, where did she seem to be able to afford Xing Ji rouge, my sister cried, I couldn't get angry...... Pushed him. ”

Layue bowed her head and was silent, pointed to the plates of pastries, and nodded.

The sisters and brothers happily brought it over and ate it, and Layue rewarded them with a pot of tea.

When they were eating happily, Layue asked unexpectedly, "Who asked you to make trouble?" ”

The two siblings were stunned at the same time, "What? ”

Layue smiled, the two children didn't lie.

"It's fine," she said. It just so happens that there is a lack of credible manpower around him, and after a little contemplation, he already has a plan.

"Will you two follow me? I'll give you food, clothing, and work for you, and pay you every month. ”

When the two children heard this, they didn't care about eating, and their eyes widened in surprise.

"Really...... Are you sure? "My sister was obviously a little unconvinced.

The younger brother pushed his sister, "It must be true, don't you see how kind this lady is to the old lady next to her?" Sister, although this lady has a cold face, she is definitely a good person. ”

Layue raised her eyebrows, looked at the child approvingly, and nodded, "It's a clever child, you can learn from the shopkeeper in the future, and if you do well, you will definitely grow up in the future." ”

"What about my sister?"

The elder sister seems to be more defensive, and her mind does not seem to be as flexible as her younger brother, and her expression is cringe, thinking that she has been bullied a lot along the way.

"There is one less girl by my side, the grandmother you just said is the only person next to me, I think she is too tired, I want to accept you to serve by my side, are you willing?"

The two sisters and brothers were about to kowtow again, but Layue raised her hand to stop, "Tell me what your name is first." ”

"My name is Xue Xiaoxi, thirteen years old, and my brother's name is Xue Hang, eleven years old."

Layue was stunned, this name is not like that given by ordinary peasant families.

Xue Hang saw that Layue was stunned and speechless, for fear that his sister's words would make the lady in front of him unhappy and miss this house. So he hurriedly said, "Those are all old names, and now I follow Mrs., and I ask Mrs. to give me a name." ”

Layue came back to her senses, looked at the two children who were very sensible, and said gently, "No, it's not sold to me, just call your names." I'll say hello to Shopkeeper Gao, Xue Hang, you stay, Xiaoxi ......"

Thinking of the two mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law at home who were bent on catching their mistakes, they were afraid that Xiaoxi would be affected by going back with her, so Layue hesitated slightly, "Xiaoxi, you also stay in the shop and learn the rules first, and I will take you back after a while." ”