Writhing desperately, he shouted for the first older child:

"If you want to beat, you have to be punished, listen to the respectful! We don't have any trouble, but we are hungry and need money to buy food. He turned his head to look at a few younger brothers and sisters, and said with a firm look in his eyes: "One person does things and one person does everything! I stole things, and everything came at me and let my brothers and sisters go!"

Looking at this little adult-like child, the old man said in a playful tone:

"Yo! I'm quite righteous at a young age. What's your name, little ghost?"

After a slight hesitation, the little boy puffed up his chest and said loudly:

"I'm called Tiger Head!

"Oh, big brother, is it?" The old man looked at the cowering little ghosts behind him, and pretended to be majestic: "Okay, since you want to carry it with all your might, I will give you this opportunity." ”

Shen Wansan glanced at the burly man beside him, and then the man with the slasher on his back handed over a dagger at his waist. The old man took the dagger and said to the stubborn child:

"If you steal, you will be punished. As long as you're willing to cut off a finger, I'll let you go, okay?"

Hearing this, Bai Xiaoyi, who was standing on the side, changed his face, he absolutely believed that this old man who was the richest man in the world would definitely be able to do such a thing. Unexpectedly, the child, who was only eleven or twelve years old, took the dagger happily and slashed at his hand without hesitation.

In the exclamation, the scoundrel boy wanted to stop him, but it was the rude strong man who was faster than him. Grabbing the dagger held high by the child, the man with the knife on his back raised his eyes and looked at Shen Wansan with a smile on his face:

"Sir, this kid is good. ”

Nodding approvingly, the old man put on a kind smile and said:

"Man Jiu, this little ghost is very similar to you back then, and he is also desperate to keep his brother, and he is a good seedling who values love and righteousness. ”

The man smiled innocently, kicked the little boy to his knees, and said angrily:

"Thank you, sir!"

The boy, who was blinded by a series of accidents, leaned over and bowed twice, and said at a loss:

"Master Xie, Master Xie!"

Touching the child's head, Shen Wansan gently commanded:

"From now on, you will go to the Shen Mansion to be a handyman, and you will have a penny of silver a month, how about it? If the children behind you are also capable of working, you will take them with you. Although the salary is not much, it is much more stable than petty thieves like you, and if you agree, you will follow this barbarian uncle. ”

Raising his head in astonishment, the little boy looked at the old man with a look of surprise.

"Okay, that's it, Manjiu, you take these children aside, we still have business. ”

Receiving the master's orders, the man with the knife on his back respectfully walked aside with a few small children. Seeing that the matter was resolved smoothly, Bai Xiaoyi took a long breath and sat down. After taking a sip of tea, the rogue boy said angrily:

"Good guy, Uncle Shen, you are scaring them, I thought I was going to do it for real......"

"I'm a bit harsh, but I'm not as knowledgeable as a few kids. It's just that that kid is so affectionate and righteous at a young age, which is really rare, although he has taken a little detour now, but as long as he is trained a little in the future, he will definitely be a loyal servant in the future. ”

Looking at a few agile guards over there, Bai Xiaoyi asked curiously:

"Uncle Shen, I didn't expect that the people you brought with you are all masters of the rivers and lakes?"

"What's wrong?"

The scoundrel boy scratched his head and said with some embarrassment:

"No, it's just that I don't think a few of them are like ordinary family guards, but more like martial artists. ”

With an unfathomable smile, Shen Wansan said proudly:

"You're right, a few of them are indeed real martial artists in the rivers and lakes, and the man with the knife at the head is called Manjiu, but he is a little grandmaster in the King Kong Realm. ”

Surprised to grow his mouth, Bai Xiaoyi asked in disbelief:

"No, such a master can start a sect, why would he be willing to be your bodyguard?"

Gently brushing the long beard under his chin, Shen Wansan said as a matter of course:

"Xiao Yi, do you think that every martial artist likes that kind of life of licking blood with a knife? Jianghu people do not necessarily want to be happy in the rivers and lakes, Jianghu people also have difficulties, have families, and want to have a stable meal. Now they rely on their real skills to earn money to support their families by my side, what's the problem?"

Shaking his head mechanically, Bai Xiaoyi lowered his voice and said:

"Then they stayed with you for money?"

Heartily laughed twice, and the old man said helplessly:

"Xiao Yi, you are still too young, and some things you think are too simple. Do you think I will rest assured that I will leave a few masters of the rivers and lakes who only recognize money and not people by my side? Several of them have their own difficulties and experiences, so they coincidentally stayed under my Shen Wansan's door. Take that barbarian nine as an example, because of the famine, he took a few mountain people to rob my goods. He ran away with great skills, but a few of his younger brothers were caught by my men. Unexpectedly, this man was still very righteous, and he took the initiative to send it to the door to exchange his life for his brothers. ”

While speaking, Shen Wansan looked at the smiling man at the adjacent table:

"I naturally didn't want to kill a Jianghu man with such a sense of righteousness and good kung fu, so I used the money to relieve the nearby mountain people, and by the way, I kept him by my side. Do you think I bought them with money? No, I traded my trust and understanding for their gratitude and loyalty to me. I like the Jianghu people, because the Jianghu people will have a letter and a righteous word. As long as they are willing to work for me, I will give them the best. If they die one day, the livelihood of their family for the rest of their lives, I will take care of it!"

The old man proudly picked up the tea and saluted a bowl to a few men at the adjacent table. Several men stood up and saluted in flattery, their eyes full of fanaticism.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Bai Xiaoyi shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"Uncle Shen, are you just calling it righteousness and squandering money?"

With a snap of his mouth, the old man said calmly:

"That's not true, I'm a businessman after all, I just spend my money where I think it's worthwhile. ”

"But since you are willing to spend your money on these friends, why can't you give some of it to the people?"

After a moment of silence, Shen Wansan said helplessly:

"Xiao Yi, I should have heard the story of Shengmien's fight against Mi Qiu. If you give someone a small help in times of crisis, he will appreciate you. But if you help people too much and make them dependent, once you stop helping one day, it will cause people to be jealous and hateful? I have helped many people before, and some of them have become famous, and they will remember my good and understand Entu. But the vast majority of people will not be grateful for my kindness at all. They will only feel that Shen Wansan has money, and this money is a drop in the bucket for him, and if he takes it, he will take it in vain. Do you think there is any point in giving this kind of charity?"

Hearing the old man's words, Bai Xiaoyi fell silent.

Shaking his head slightly, the old man continued:

"I'm a businessman, not a good person, and in some ways I know the poor better than the poor, because I know why they are poor. Rather than giving them money directly, I would rather give them jobs, rent their fields, and let the workshops and factories under my name employ them. In this way, wouldn't those poor people be able to exchange their labour for dignity and value, killing two birds with one stone?"

After savoring the old man's words, the young man from the market understood and said:

"I understand this, now the world is laughing at the poor and not smiling at prostitutes, I was born in the market, and I have a deeper experience. Although some people sell their bodies and conscience to make money, there is nothing wrong with them in the end they are exchanging what they have for value. The world will not laugh at them, but will only laugh at the poor......" Sighing softly, Bai Xiaoyi looked at the handymen who were busy moving goods and running errands for others in the distance and said helplessly: "Those people are poor, in fact, they can't blame others, if you want to blame them, you can only blame them for their bad background and lack of ability." And besides, their hearts are too kind......"

Looking at the young man who was sighing alone, Shen Wansan corrected:

"I agree with what you said about having a bad background and no ability. But the word kindness, I think it is still worthy of respect. Although it is said that people are good at being bullied, horses are good at being ridden. But in my Shen Wansan's opinion, a person with good thoughts will always get the reward he deserves. I don't know about others, but at least I'll be kind to every good person I meet. ”

As he spoke, the old man gently patted the young man's shoulder and said with a pleasant face:

"Take you, little brother, if you saved my life, then you are a good person. I know your heart is in the rivers and lakes, but if one day you are tired and tired of the bloody wind and rain on the rivers and lakes, you might as well come to your Uncle Shen. Even if you don't want to join my Shen family, I can still give you a few shops to take care of, you can't say that you are rich and rich, but there is no problem in enjoying your old age. ”