Many children have obvious chilblains on their faces, ears, and hands, and compared to those children with parents next to them, it is really heaven and earth! Sure enough, a child with a mother is a treasure, and a child without a mother is a root!

He could have imagined what would have been like to his straw-wrapped feet. You have to know where the northern winter can be easily passed? And looking at their crumbling figures, you know that it has been a long time since they had a full meal! Maybe without Liu Haojia's intervention, these children will disappear silently from the world in a short time!

At this time, Father Liu coughed and focused everyone's attention on himself. These people immediately understood that this person should be the master of Gu Ningbo's Mansion, so everyone's demeanor became more respectful!

I only heard Father Liu say loudly and firmly: "I think you already know that this is Gu Ningbo's Mansion, this should be a lucky thing for you!" Because our Liu family never treats people harshly! But on the other hand, if you make a mistake, you will be punished! Now you see, the man in front of you is the head of your house! The two people beside me who brought you back are the two housekeepers of Gu Ningbo's Mansion. As for the others, I will slowly let you all know each other clearly in the future! Okay, it's cold now, and I don't want to say more, you just follow the arrangement! ”

After saying that, Liu's father waved his hand, and Liu Guangyuan and the two of them led these people to the wings on both sides with their servants. A carbon basin has been burned in the wing, and the bath water has been boiled. There is a family of nature according to the home washing. The boys were taken by the servants, and the girls were brought to the backyard by Mother Liu and Huancui.

Just when Liu Haojia was wondering whether to go out to buy a batch of clothes, someone knocked on the side door again. Jinbao opened the side door and asked, and then called Liu Guangyuan.

Liu Guangyuan hurried over, opened the side door and led in a carriage. With a few simple words of exchange with the coachman, he asked people to unload bags of big baggage from the carriage! Looks like it's supposed to be all clothes inside!

After unloading the goods, Liu Guangyuan stepped forward and said: "Master, second young master, I saw that the clothes on these children couldn't withstand the wind and cold at all, so I took it upon myself to buy a batch of old clothes in the pawnshop and came back." ”

Father Liu nodded and said, "Well done!" ”

But Liu Haojia asked strangely: "Uncle Guangyuan, how do you buy old clothes at the pawnshop?" ”

Liu Guangyuan said with a smile: "Second Young Master, you don't know, the most in those pawnshops are these old cotton clothes and old cotton shoes!" Every summer, many poor families need money to turnover, so they will throw away cotton clothes and shoes, and wait until winter to redeem them! Anyway, these cotton clothes and cotton shoes can't be used for a few dollars, and the interest is not much, so it is easy to redeem. If someone can't redeem it or has the money to make new cotton clothes, these things will become dead and sold at a very low price! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Guangyuan's voice was low, and he said: "These people who can't redeem their cotton clothes and cotton shoes generally can't survive this winter!" But fortunately, most people still have a way out of selling themselves, and the main family will naturally prepare clothes for them at that time! ”

Liu Haojia was silent for a while, because he realized at this time that the ancient society was definitely not the best place! Here, the oppression of the lower classes is far more terrible than in modern society! At least modern society can still keep people fed and clothed, and once it falls into bankruptcy here, I am afraid that there is only one way to sell yourself into slavery, and from now on, there is no room for children and grandchildren to turn over!

At this time, Father Liu's words woke up Liu Haojia, who was still pondering, and he said: "Little Er, I didn't ask you why you bought so many children back before, now you should talk about it!" ”

Liu Haojia shook his head and dispelled the thoughts in his heart, and said: "There is nothing to hide, just prepare for the future team!" ”

Father Liu said: "Then don't you think they are too young? I don't know how long it will take for them to grow up and be useful! ”

Liu Haojia said: "Father, don't worry, I already have a long-term plan, and I have also written a plan, which is in your study, you will know when you look back!" In fact, their future use is not in their contributions. If you want them to help, it's better to hire people directly! They are more for the future of Gu Ningbo Mansion to make reserves. ”

Father Liu nodded without saying a word, and turned to look at his plan. Liu Haojia looked at his father's back and said loudly: "That plan should be kept secret, except for a few people in our family, no one should leak it!" ”

Father Liu waved his hand to indicate that he understood. Only then did Liu Haojia turn around and participate in helping to settle these newly bought children. In Liu Hao's family's plan, these children are a very important part of his future! Because they were raised from childhood, their level of loyalty is naturally unparalleled!

There will be several ways out of the future for these children. First, he has a talent for reading, so he naturally has to find a way to send them into officialdom! Even if you smash it with silver, you have to smash it out! After all, civil servants are now the mainstream of this society! Only when a certain number of people are placed in it will there be someone to echo him!

The second way is to follow the martial arts! If you have talent and are willing to follow martial arts, you will naturally hand it over to Liu Guangyuan and a few people to teach. In the future, they will be the personal soldiers of themselves and Liu Haojia! Some of the rest are going to be sent out to do things!

In Liu Haojia's plan, the Liu family still has a lot of business to do in the future, at least these people must participate in the business. They will become shopkeepers, craftsmen and other professions!

As for those who can't do anything, then stay in the house and serve as servants! If you can't even do it, you will be driven out of the house! Although Liu Haojia is sympathetic, he doesn't mess around! What qualifications does a person who is not willing to be motivated himself have to gain his sympathy!

A few dozen children are simply not enough for this huge program! When he has abundant financial resources in the future, he will continue to train new people. He even had to pick some of these talented people among these children and copy some modern technology as researchers under his guidance.

After the children finished washing, changing into new cotton clothes, and drinking a bowl of gruel, Liu Haojia gathered them together. He brought these children together to learn more about the lifestyle of the lower classes through them.

Because he has lived in a relatively wealthy family since he came to the Ming Dynasty, and the contacts he has with are all the wealthy families among the people, so he urgently needs a window to understand the situation of the Ming Dynasty. In the entire Ming Dynasty, the largest number of people are the people at the bottom. Only after understanding can he effectively use these powers!

With thick cotton clothes and a bowl of gruel in their stomachs, the children's spirits are much better! At least in their eyes, the situation is much better now than in the hands of men! So their eyes have become more bright!

After a simple inquiry, Liu Haojia found that most of these children were really bought from the victims, and it was really as Liu Guangyuan said, basically throwing down a cake and taking away a child! There are even some children who don't want it at all, they are forced to do it by their parents!

Those ignorant people at the bottom think that selling their children is to find a way for them to live, at least they don't have to starve to death with themselves! But these people who may not be able to leave the village in their lifetime, how do they know the dangers of the world!

Through inquiry, Liu Haojia found that these children did not know much, and the help provided to him was very limited! Faced with this situation, Liu Haojia is also very helpless! However, he still patiently asked questions one by one. Then use the children's scattered answers to piece together a rough answer. Through this means, he has a more intuitive understanding of the underlying situation of Daming.

After completing the entire investigation, Liu Haojia, who was a little tired, said to the children: "From today onwards, you don't have to worry about living a cold and hungry life!" But on the other hand, you have to work hard to complete every task I have arranged! Otherwise you will be punished as well, do you understand? “

All the children nodded in confusion. And Liu Haojia didn't want to leave them with a bad impression, so he continued: "Now the first thing I teach you is to obey the rules!" When you eat, you must stand in line, do not cut in line, and do not fight, because there is enough food for you! But you may not be able to eat enough today. Because you have been in a state of food shortage for a long time, I am afraid that if you eat too much at one time, you will die! So for dinner, in addition to a bowl of porridge, I only added one loaf to you! Now go and eat with the servants outside the door! ”

Hearing Liu Haojia finish speaking, the anxious child had already turned around and ran outside the house. Be smarter and bow down to Liu Haojia! There are also kind-hearted children who try to take care of the younger children and go out together. Liu Hangjia saw all this in his eyes and gave them a good evaluation. After all, these people are about to be his first batch of team members in the future!