Although Herwin said that she had prepared a room for Tanya, she did not choose to stay here, but left every night and came back before Hola got up.

Tanya's sister Benita is waiting for her at home.

Tanya navigated a run-down neighborhood that, despite the fact that Rihewen lived in a short area, had a world of difference in housing prices and spending levels.

Near Herwen's home, there are high-end cafes, restaurants where she can spend a month's salary casually, and clothing stores with many beautiful dresses.

And here, there are street stalls that are not good for health and have a bad taste, and tailors whose fabrics are monotonous and fragile, and even newspaper boys do not appear in this place.

She stopped in front of a discarded book.

Tanya bent down and picked through a pile of tattered books, finally finding her purpose:

"Boss, how much is this?"

Reading was an old man with a straight nose, and he didn't even look at Tanya's face, but glanced at what was in her hand:

"20p. ”

Tanya replied:

"It's too expensive, even if it's brand new, it's only 50p, and with the fact that the newspaper is out of date, I'll give me a maximum of tenpence. ”

The old man changed his sitting position and scratched the itch:

"Do you like to buy it or not, I'll sell it for 20p anyway. ”

Tanya struggled, and then she picked out a few pages from the newspaper in her hand and asked:

"If I only need these pages, can I be sold ten pence?"

The old man sighed:

"Take it all, fifteenpence, the newspaper will not sell well if it is opened. ”

Tanya hesitated before taking out fifteen pence and handing it to the old man, then picked up the newspaper and turned to leave.

The girl's heart was dripping blood.

She had never spent a penny on such useless things, and fifteen pence had been a lot of money to them before.

Fifteen pence was no more than a decent lunch in a civilian neighborhood, but if she made it herself, she and her sister could survive on it for three days.

However, after working as a maid for Hewen, Hewen contracted three meals a day, and her current monthly salary was several times that of before, so she dared to spend money lavishly.

Tanya held the newspaper in her arms, as carefully as if she were holding a piece of gold, and hurried in the direction of the house.

Since working at Hewen's house, although the time to get off work every day is not necessarily to see if Hewen is at home, the time is indeed more free than the previous job.

Working as a maid for a noble lady can't leave her master's side at will, so after losing that job, Tanya was not much disappointed, because she didn't worry about leaving Benita alone at home.

Slums have always had a bad reputation, and they are indeed more chaotic than other neighborhoods.

However, although there are many poor people here, there is no shortage of good people, and because of this, although the law is difficult to enforce here, order still exists.

In this area, because the law is difficult to control, although there are many petty thefts, almost no one will do anything to children, because every family will have children.

Once someone does something that crosses the bottom line, they will also receive a criminal law that is far harsher and more terrifying than imprisonment.

In addition to the ordinary people of the neighborhood who help each other, the slum also has its own gang.

The Rathat Gang.

As the number one gang in the slums of Firth City, they have a strong grasp of this place, and it is said that the founder of the Rathat Gang, Desire, was a knight born in the slums, and later for various reasons, he left the Knights of England and returned to the place where he was born.

Seeing the chaos and sin of his past hometown, he couldn't help but want to change all this, but he knew very well that neither the Knights nor the police could save this place.

As long as classes exist and exploitation does not stop, slums are doomed to be plagued by violence and crime.

So he chose to govern the place with gangs, his gangs do not restrain crime, but they do not tolerate those who violate morality.

Stealing, robbing, selling fakes, cheating, fighting, and even murder are all common here.

But if anyone does anything to the helpless weak, he will be cut off the next day and thrown down the sewer to be devoured by rats.

The Knights also thought about encircling them, but as a former knight, the leader of the Rathat Gang was very familiar with their tactics and bottom line, which made the previous deputy head of the Knights in Firth City feel helpless.

However, it is undeniable that under the rule of the Desi Ray Rathat Gang, although crime has not decreased much, the powerless civilians do not have to worry about dying in the streets for no reason.

As a result, most of the residents thanked Désiré from the bottom of their hearts, but also hated the Rathats.

This wonderful order was one of the reasons why she chose to work as a maid in the first place.

The two fatherless and motherless sisters are simply the typical of the weak, and no one dares to hurt them for no reason, unless they also want to be fed to rats.

After a little bit of going around and around, Tanya returned home.

As soon as they pushed them away, a little girl with a cute face excitedly pounced on Tanya.

Tanya smiled and buried her hand in her sister's hair, stroking it gently.

"Little Bennie, wouldn't it be boring to be alone at home. ”

Bennetta shook his head obediently:

"It's not boring at all, I asked the teacher for a few more previous test papers, and I'm studying them, but it's interesting. ”

Little Bennie actually knows that learning is not fun at all, but compared to her sister's work outside the home, learning is as easy as a game.

After saying that, Benita grabbed her sister's arm and pulled back her sleeves, looking for something.

Tanya smiled dotingly:

"Don't worry, my employer won't beat me this time, and the monthly salary is much higher than before, so you can go to middle school with a lot of money. ”

Hearing this, the lively Benita immediately quieted down, she held her sister's hand, and said cautiously:

"I, I don't want to go to school. ”

Tanya's face sank:

"What did you say?"

Benita tilted her head to the side, not daring to look her sister's eyes:

"Tuition is too expensive. ”

Tanya puffed out her face and pretended to be angry lamely:

"Now that the tuition fees have been reduced so much, if you successfully pass the test and can enter for only 20 pounds, do you want to work as hard as I do every day, even if you are beaten and scolded, you can't fight back?"

Benita looked stubborn

"Sister, you should save your money, think about your own happiness, prepare a wedding dress for yourself, and go to the doctor, sister, you went out to work when you were eleven years old, and I am twelve years old this year......"

Tanya burst out laughing:

"You still worry about my happiness, little Bennie, don't worry, your sister will definitely find a good person to spend her life, and the money is also settled by me, and there is a famous businessman willing to sponsor you to finish college. ”

Benita asked delightfully:

"Really?"

But the girl, who was born in a slum since she was a child, soon realizes that there is no good person in the world who will help others without anything in return, and a rich businessman.

She suddenly thought of a possibility.

Benita's voice trembled and she said:

"Sister, did you agree to any conditions for that businessman?"

Tanya looked puzzled:

"What conditions?"

Benita says:

"Did he let you do his...... Lover. ”

Tanya blushed, held up the newspaper and gently slapped Benita's head:

"What are you thinking? Mr. Wright is not such a man! and, besides, how could he, young and handsome, fall in love with someone like me? ”

Benita looked at her sister suspiciously.

Tanya hurriedly spread out the newspaper in her hand and pointed to the front page, on which a row of large characters stood impressively.

Mr. Wright, a well-known philanthropist and entrepreneur, funded the city's high schools, saying that everyone should have the opportunity to get an education. ”

And under this typesetting, there is a photo of Wright, although Hewen, who was still bearded at the time, did not look young, but he did have some charming charm.

Benita looked at Hervin's picture and instantly stopped worrying about his sister.

But the precocious girl had another concern.

'My sister, I won't be fascinated by this uncle. ’

Benita wasn't worried about Herwin having any ill intentions or kindness towards her sister.

Because she grew up in the slums, she has always believed that the distance between people like Herwen and them is impossible to cross.

This is the fate they cannot resist.

This unjust fate.