The butler smiled and said, "Yes, yes! They wish they could sell their children to us! After entering our house, there is a way to live, at least you can live a personal life! If you sell it somewhere else, God knows what will happen?"

Xu Guogong nodded and didn't ask, he lifted his chopsticks and pulled the last little thing left in the bowl into his mouth! He put down the dishes and chopsticks, sniffed and said, "What does it smell like? It smells sour!"

The butler waved the cloth bag in his hand and said with a wry smile, "It's the smell of their clothes. These children's clothes stink so much!"

Hearing this, Xu Guogong loosened his brows and said, "Open it and take a look!"

The butler immediately said, "Master, I can't show you this! It's dirty, and there may be fleas in it! The four pieces of clothing had already been thrown into the brazier and burned, and this one was still ordered by the old slave to be put away before it was burned!"

Xu Guogong raised his face and said, "Why are you so verbose! Shake it off and take a look!"

The housekeeper didn't dare to say anything more when he heard this, so he had to open the cloth bag in his hand to reveal a set of clothes and pants! And as soon as the clothes were unfolded, a sour smell came to his face, and the smoked Xu Guogong frowned! But he still held his breath and looked at the outfit closely!

This outfit is already oily and muddy, and the original color can't be seen! The critical part is already patch by patch. There are still some holes elsewhere! However, in Xu Guogong's opinion, these holes don't look like they're scratched, but like the clothes are a little bad after being worn for a long time, and they tear open a hole with a little more force!

It can be seen that this dress has been worn by the original owner for a long time! And Xu Guogong compared the five children in front of him, and found that this set of clothes looked a little small on whoever he put on! It seems that this family has reached the point of exhaustion!

After reading the clothes, Xu Guogong hurriedly waved his hand and motioned for the housekeeper to put it away. He's used to being pampered, and he really can't stand the smell! And the housekeeper couldn't stand it anymore, and when he saw him signaling, he quickly put away this set of dirty clothes and wrapped it in cloth, and motioned for the servant to take it out and burn it quickly.

At this time, the five children had already swept away the two plates of dim sum! But these things didn't seem to be able to satisfy their stomachs at all, and they all looked at Xu Guogong's leftover breakfast! However, their spirit is still much stronger than what they were just now!

Xu Guogong smiled and said, "What are your names?"

The five children were also extremely scared, but when they saw this old man giving him snacks, they relaxed their vigilance! Listening to his kind question, I signed up in turn, "Zhang Huzi." "Zhao Maotou." "Mt. Lee." "Li Xiaoshu." "Zhang Niuniu."

Xu Guogong asked again, "Then how old are you, tell grandpa."

"Ten years old." "Nine." "Ten years old." "Ten years old." "Ten years old!"

Xu Guogong recalled the appearance of his grandsons when they were ten years old, and found that the children in front of him were much thinner than his own grandsons! So he frowned imperceptibly and said, "Where are you from?"

"Shanxi's!" "Shanxi's." "Henan's." "Shandong's." "Shanxi's!"

Xu Guogong then asked, what do they do at home? This time, the children's answers were very unanimous, they were all farmers and farmers!

Then Xu Guogong asked a key question: "Then your parents are not living well in their hometown, why did they come to Jingshi?"

Although the expressions of the answers are different this time, the content is still the same! It's just that you can't plant land, so you can only go out to find a way to live! So their family worked part-time along the way to Beijing. I thought that Jingshi could have a way to live, but I didn't expect that there were more people in Jingshi! The family has no skills, and in the end they can't stand it, so they can only sell themselves!

Then Xu Guogong didn't ask about the details of the situation, but asked them what they had seen along the way! This made the children, who had something in their stomachs, gradually relax and scrambled to answer his questions.

Ten-year-olds already know a lot of things! They followed their parents all the way upside down, and they matured early! They knew that the old man in front of them could decide their life and death, so they were trying their best to please Xu Guogong! Although the means are a little immature, they have done their best! .

Just as they already are

Relaxing, Xu Guogong suddenly asked Zhang Niuniu, "Which health center in Shanxi are your parents?"

Zhang Niuniu subconsciously replied, "It's Shanxi ......! No, no, my family is all farming, not from the guard!"

Xu Guogong said with a smile: "You don't have to hide it from the old man, the old man knows that your family is from the self-defense center!" But don't worry, the old man will not hold your family responsible! After all, you're not the only one who has escaped!"

Zhang Niuniu timidly stared at Xu Guogong's face and said, "Really don't pursue it?"

At this time, the butler with a surprised face said, "When the master tells you to say it, you can say it! My lord is a big official in charge of the guard, and if he says that he won't be investigated, he won't be investigated!"

Xu Guogong waved his hand to signal the housekeeper not to speak, and then said to Zhang Niuniu, "He is right, the old man is the general who leads the troops!" If you tell the truth to the old man, maybe you can go back to your parents! How's that?"

When Zhang Niuniu heard this, he immediately nodded and said, "Master, our family is the guard's! I don't know exactly which health center it is, but I know it's a thousand households!"

At this time, the butler said in surprise, "Master, how do you tell that his family is from the Wei Institute?"

Xu Guogong said with a smile, "When they first came in, the other four children stood in a casual manner! Just his waist is straight, and he has a T-shaped step under his feet! A child of this age will certainly not be trained, and only regular contact with soldiers will have these habits!"

Hearing this, the official nodded convincingly and said, "The master is really wise!"

Xu Guogong ignored him, turned his head to Zhang Niuniu and said, "Your family should have public land to plant in the guard, how can you be a fugitive?"

Zhang Niuniu said, "What is Gongtian? Haven't heard of it! There is no land in the guard house for a long time! In the past, my father and they all planted the land of tenants, but there were too many people in the guard, and there was not enough land! As a result, my family has been unable to land for several years, and in the end I have no choice but to be a fugitive!"

When Xu Guogong heard this, his heart "chuckled"! He knew that the officers below would embezzle the public land, but what he didn't expect was that the people below would be able to embezzle all the public land of the entire guardhouse! It's a complete reversal of what you hear!

So he went on to ask, "Then don't you have any land in the Thousand Households except the officers?"