"Village Chief, I think the conditions of your fields here are still good, and they are quite suitable for the melons and fruits I want to grow. I just don't know if you can help me ask the big guy if I can sell one or two fields?"

When it comes to getting down to business, An Ran also put away his jokes.

"I can't make the decision, but I can help you ask, everyone has a lot of land, but where do you eat that, most of the harvest on weekdays, you take it out and sell it, and you can't save a few silver, I believe that if the price offered by the girl is reasonable, the big guys are willing to sell it." ”

The village chief thought for a moment and replied An Ran.

"Well, okay, it's okay, then I'll have to bother the village chief. I still have one more matter, I hope the village chief can help me answer it?"

"What's the matter, girl, just open your mouth, I know everything, I can't say anything. ”

"Hehe, thank you village chief. An Ran listened to the village chief's kind and polite words, and was sincerely happy in his heart, "Does the village chief know that there is a fatherless and motherless child around here, who is almost eleven or twelve years old?"

"The girl asked this?" the village chief looked at An Ran with a puzzled look.

"Oh, I was thinking, adopt a couple of kids, preferably locals. ”

"Yes, if this child can get the girl's eyes, I'm afraid it will also be his creation!" Hearing An Ran's words, the village chief squinted his eyes and became excited, "There is a family in our village, two brothers and sisters, the eldest is called Dalong, twelve years old, and the younger one is called Xiaohe, ten years old. ”

"The two of them have a hard life, they have no parents since they were young, and they have no relatives, and they all rely on the charity of the people in the village to grow up to be so big, but now everyone is having a hard time, where can they take care of them too much, if the girl does not dislike it, I think the two brothers and sisters will be grateful to the girl. ”

The village chief was an anxious man, and he was afraid that An Ran would change his mind in a blink of an eye, so he hurriedly took An Ran and Sima Jin back, "Girl, or, let's go over and have a look now." ”

An Ran and Sima Jin glanced at each other, anyway, the matter of the field is waiting to be implemented, so it's better to go and see it now. Then he nodded, "Okay, then I'll have to worry about the village chief leading the way." ”

Sima Jin took An Ran's hand and walked behind slowly, "Do you want to adopt a child? If you want to buy people, the slave market will do, why do you have to go so far?"

"I'm trying to buy people, but it's not what you think, you'll find out later. An Ran deliberately sold a pass with Sima Jin, kept it mysterious, and was scraped by Sima Jin.

Not far away, the village chief led the two to stop in front of a house where half of the wall had collapsed. Outside, several large trees stood there desolately, and there was not a single leaf on them, bare.

Inside, where it was the size of a palm, was piled up with thatch, and a few sheets of rags were placed on top to make a small bed. A place that can shelter from the wind and rain is just enough for two children to stand on their feet.

In the center, there is a low stove made of earth, and on top of it is a pot that has long been rotten and unshaped, and I don't know what kind of fruit soup is boiling in the pot.

Next to the pot squatted a little boy who was trying to burn the fire inside, with a thin yellow face, wiping the sweat on his head with his hands, and his face was also covered with black ash, and he felt a tight heart.

"Brother, I'm so hungry. The little girl stared at what was boiling in the pot, crouched beside the boy, hugged her gurgling belly, and licked her dry mouth. It was always raining these days, and the two of them had nothing to fill their stomachs, and finally picked up a few fruits to eat.

"Wait a minute, it'll be fine, it'll be fine. When the boy heard his sister's words, the fire in his hand sped up a little, and in a hurry, sweat came out again, and he didn't have time to wipe it, so he fell into his eyes and blinked a few times. His stomach also barked at this time.

The village chief stood outside, and when he saw the situation inside, he couldn't help but sigh, "Hey, girl, you have also seen it, these two children are pitiful! ”

"Before, we were going to take out something to help them, but Dalong, the child, didn't agree, saying that the big guy couldn't eat enough, couldn't dress warmly, he had hands and feet, and he could work by himself to feed Xiaohe, but I didn't expect to go out for a few days, and those bosses either thought he was young, or he didn't have the strength, or he was illiterate, and he was deceived by others in vain. ”

"Hey, you say, such two good children, why doesn't God pity them?" The village chief looked up at the sky, he should complain, they have been suffering all these years.

This Phoenix Town used to be a beautiful and rich place, but since more than ten years ago, I don't know what happened, first there was a drought from the sky, then a flood, and then people suffered, died, and injured a lot, even if they barely survived, that's it.

Dalong heard someone at the door, raised his head and looked over, and met An Ran's gaze, a moment of shock, with stubbornness and unyielding in his eyes, and a newborn calf's impulse that was not afraid of tigers, An Ran began to appreciate this young man a little.

"Uncle the village chief?" Xiaohe ran over happily, with an innocent smile on a dirty little face, life did not crush them, as long as there was her brother by her side, even if she was hungry and cold, she felt happy.

"Hey, Xiaohe, this is a distinguished guest from the city, I want to come to you to have a look. ”

"Look, what do we have to see here?" Dalong put down the firewood in his hand, scooped out some of the soup in the pot, and poured it into the broken bowl, "Xiaohe, didn't you still cry out that you were hungry just now? Why, are you full again?"

"No, no, brother, Xiaohe is hungry. Uncle the village chief, would you like to eat with us? and these two sisters, brothers?" Xiaohe took the village chief's hand affectionately and warmly brought them in.

"No, you better eat it yourself, but don't go hungry. The village chief touched Xiaohe's hair with pity and shook his head.

"Dalong, this girl and her son are here to think. ”

"Village chief, let me talk about this matter. An Ran interrupted the words of the village chief who had not yet spoken, and this little boy called Dalong was a little interesting.

"You're Da Long, I heard the village chief say, you still have a lot of personality, do you want to change your current life?" bent down and faced Da Long.

"Who are you? Does it have anything to do with you?" A pair of eyes were like cat's eyes, looking directly at An Ran, full of defense.

"It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish, I think you understand this truth, otherwise, you will not accept the kindness of others, and you are also an ambitious, but unfortunately, the time is not good. Am I wrong?"

Dalong looked at An Ran for a while, and then thought silently for a while, "Do you have something to do that you want me to work?" I can tell you, don't look at me thin, but I have strength, if you look down on me like this, it will be your loss." ”

An Ran listened to Da Long's words and smiled dumbly, "Well, yes, so, I don't want to lose." At present, I have a clear path for you, depending on whether you are willing to do it, and whether you are afraid of hardship. ”

"Don't be afraid, as long as you can feed Xiaohe, you can!" Dalong glanced at his sister next to him, and his heart was crossed.

"It's good, what about me, I want to buy a few plots of land here, and then plant fresh out-of-season melons and fruits, what about this method, I can teach you, with you as the person in charge here, do you dare to do it?"

"I, I, but, I can't read. "Dalong was full of enthusiasm just now, but now he suddenly has no confidence, what kind of out-of-season melons and fruits, he won't, let him do his best, use his brain's work, he is afraid of losing money.

"It's okay, I'll send other people over here, but as a local, you will definitely be more familiar, so it will be very convenient, I can send you to the school, you can study while helping on the side." After a year or two, when you can stand on your own, you will take over the whole thing, train talents from other places, and take care of the business. ”

"This, this, me, I ... Dalong scratched his head, although his heart was full of hope for what An Ran said, but there was still a trace of timidity.

"Are you scared?"

"Who said it, I'm not afraid! I learn while learning, I still don't believe I can't learn!" After An Ran's agitation, Dalong immediately nodded and agreed, An Ran sighed in his heart, it was still too tender.

"Well, Miss Enron, you, you're such a good person. If Dalong learns well, he won't have to worry about it in the future. Dalong, why don't you come and thank the benefactor!" the village chief was also excited, and he couldn't wait to rush up and shake hands with An Ran.

An Ran waved his hand, changed the subject, and continued, "However, you must sell yourself to me with your sister and sign a life and death contract. ”

Dalong and the village chief glanced at each other, and immediately stopped talking, this life and death contract is that after selling his body, let the master fall, even if he is killed, no one will say anything.

"No, isn't it a life and death contract, I'll sign it. Since this sister wants Dalong to be able to stand alone in the future, I believe that she will definitely not dispose of Dalong at will. Dalong stammered, and sweat began to break out on his forehead again.

"No, you're wrong. Under normal circumstances, I really wouldn't dispose of you at will. However, there is one thing you must remember, you can't betray me, otherwise, I won't blink an eye regardless of your ability and how much energy I spend on you. Do you understand? I hope you'll think about it. ”

"Don't think about it, since my sister saved my brother and sister from fire and water, then you are the benefactor of my Dalong and Xiaohe, and Dalong will definitely not betray you!" said that, he pulled the ignorant sister aside and knelt in front of An Ran.

He swore an oath, "Now that there is a benefactor above, my Dalong and my sister Xiaohe voluntarily signed a life and death contract with their master, and they will never betray their master in the future.

An Ran was very satisfied with this, and helped the brother and sister to get up.

"Okay, that's good. Your sister will go back with me this time, I still have a few embroidery workshops and shops, and she can help in them, you can rest assured. In the future, if you two brothers and sisters do a good job, I may also ruin the contract, find a good family for you two brothers and sisters, and prepare a dowry and bride price. ”

"Thank you hosts. Dalong and Xiaohe bowed to An Ran again, especially Dalong, clenched his fists, and secretly swore that he must work hard to learn to be famous, take care of his sister, and serve his master.

Things went smoothly, and the village chief also took advantage of the fact that An Ran and his party were resting here in Dalong, and hurriedly sent someone to inform the people in the village who had fields and came to discuss.

Everyone was still a little worried at first, after all, they were all people who had relied on the fields to eat all their lives, but when they heard An Ran say that a piece of land there could be sold for 25 taels of silver, they were moved one by one, and the loss of a piece of land was actually not a big deal.

You say a word, I say a word, An Ran finally bought ten pieces of land, and agreed with them that when planting fruits in the future, they need to work, control insects and weeds, and everyone can also come here to work, 20 yuan per person a day, this decision made everyone happy, and looked at An Ran like a fairy.