Chapter 108 Placing the Little Beggar
My room secretary.
Song Youan left Yuanbao outside and walked in.
When she saw Yang Hechun again after more than a month, Song Youan found that he had gained weight.
"Hey Miss Song, long time no see."
Yang Hechun was particularly enthusiastic. After all, Song You'an gave him a lot of hard work when he bought the Zhuang Mansion.
"Is it comfortable to live in You'an? If there are any imperfections, just tell me and I will order people to repair them immediately."
Song You'an smiled: "Master Yang, you have taken the trouble. I am very satisfied with the reconstruction of Youanju. I came here this time to buy another yard with Master Yang."
"Oh?" Yang Hechun's eyes lit up and he asked, "Why does the girl want to buy a yard again?"
Song You'an said: "For daily needs, you don't need a large courtyard, just an ordinary small courtyard."
She wanted to settle Yuanbao and the others, so she chose a clean yard that was airtight and rainproof so they could live there.
Yang Hechun nodded, looked at the attendant beside him and ordered: "Go and get the booklet from the People's Court."
The attendant nodded, turned around and hurried away.
Yang Hechun then explained to Song You'an: "I don't know how old the girl wants to be. Our housing agency mainly sells some official houses. There are not many private houses left. The girl will pick them up later to see if there is anything suitable."
Song Youan nodded lightly, and soon the booklet was brought.
She flipped through it casually, and heard Yang Hechun explaining from the side: "The private residence registered by our housing secretary is definitely better than the private residences sold in the market. It is too small, and it has two sides, a kitchen and a yard. ”
Song You'an raised his head and asked: "Mr. Yang, do you think a courtyard of seven or eight people's size is appropriate?"
"Seven or eight people?" Yang Hechun thought for a moment: "If we only consider living separately for men and women, the two wings are enough. Then our room manager can help the girl build an earthen kang in the wing room, which will be warm in winter and cool in summer. Very.”
Song You'an nodded: "Then let's help the girl choose a room according to Master Yang's idea. The house should be more spacious and the yard should be larger."
"No problem!"
Song You'an paid the money and got the house deed on the spot, and Yang Hechun immediately sent a team of people to clean and build the kang in the new yard, promising to finish it before dark today.
After leaving Wufangsi, Song Youan looked at the new house deed in his hand and made up his mind. He should implement the decision he made and have nothing to regret.
Yuan Bao came to her side and looked at her and asked: "Girl, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay." Song You'an smiled slightly and said, "Take me to see Cai Cai."
I bought a lot of food on the way, such as braised beef, donkey meat roast, bacon pancakes, etc. These children looked very lively, but in fact their bodies were extremely lacking in nutrients. Once they got sick, they would be overwhelmed. They had to eat more meat. OK.
It was still the same ruined temple, with only three little girls in the temple.
Cai Cai sat on the haystack and was stunned when she saw Song You'an suddenly appearing. She seemed to realize that she was the sister who saved her, but she forgot to react for a moment.
"Cai Cai, kneel down and kowtow to the girl quickly." Yuan Bao looked at his sister and said.
Only then did Cai Cai react. She got up and was about to kneel down. Fortunately, Song Youan, who was blind and had a hand, quickly stepped forward to hold her up: "You're still sick, don't move."
The little girl had taken a medicinal bath when she was in the hospital, and Song Youan had wiped her face and body, so she could see clearly.
She curled up her little mouth and cried, "Thank you, sister. My brother said that if she hadn't saved me, I would have died." Song You'an wiped her tears like raindrops and looked at her, who looked like she was only six or seven years old. But I have to wander, and my heart hurts.
"It's okay, don't cry anymore." Song Youan comforted her.
After asking Yuan Bao to share the food he bought with his sisters, Song Youan learned some things about them from Yuan Bao.
Yuan Bao and Cai Cai are brothers and sisters. They are both from Nanyang. Their families were hit by floods and all their relatives died. He took his sister begging all the way to Kyoto.
Erliang and the others were not related to each other by blood. They were aboriginal beggars who had been wandering in Kyoto early in the morning. Later, after they met Yuanbao and the others, they all gathered together to keep warm.
Yuan Bao has many smart ideas, and everyone takes him as the leader and listens to his words the most.
The oldest of these children, Yuanbao and Erliang, are twelve years old, and the youngest Caicai is only seven years old.
There are many beggars in Kyoto. In the past, they were often bullied by other beggars when they begged individually. Later, they gathered together to form a small group. Others did not dare to bully them anymore, and life became easier.
Song Youan felt very uncomfortable when she heard this. She knew that there were many people living in difficulty in 2024, but the touch she felt when seeing these homeless children with her own eyes was definitely different.
"Didn't you say you wanted to repay me?" Song You'an suddenly looked at Yuan Bao seriously and asked, "Do you want to count?"
Yuan Bao stood up quickly after hearing this and promised righteously: "I am willing to work as a cow or a horse for the girl to repay the girl. The lives of Cai Cai and I belong to the girl."
Looking at his serious appearance, Song Youan smiled helplessly and sighed: "I don't want your lives. When the others come back, you go and wash yourself first. Is there a place to wash yourself?"
Yuan Bao nodded quickly: "There is a river in the woods behind."
It's just that they don't dare to wash themselves too clean on weekdays. If they are too clean, they won't get anything to eat.
Around dusk, Erliang and the others came back from begging. Today they asked for a total of four cracked steamed buns and a few copper coins. They also brought back buns from the bun shop. When they saw the girl coming, she also brought a lot of food. , everyone is very happy.
One by one, they were devouring the food so much that they couldn't speak clearly.
"Eat quickly. After you finish eating, follow me to take a bath in the river behind and wash yourself clean." Yuan Bao looked at everyone and ordered.
Erliang swallowed the food in his mouth hard, looked at Yuanbao and asked: "Take a bath? What are you doing taking a bath?"
When Yuan Bao heard this, he subconsciously looked at Song You'an. The girl said she wanted them to take a bath, but she didn't say what she wanted them to do.
Song Youan said calmly: "Come with me after you take a shower. From now on, you will follow me. I will give you things to do, provide you with a place to live, take care of your food, and pay you wages."
One sentence caused everyone to be stunned with their mouths half open.
"Why don't you kowtow to the girl quickly!" Yuan Bao came back to his senses and shouted excitedly.
All the little beggars took the food in their mouths, knelt down and kowtowed to Song Youan, and said vaguely: "Thank you, girl, thank you, girl."
"Hurry up and don't kowtow to me every now and then." Song You'an looked at the group of children and said: "From now on, you all have to listen to my arrangements. Don't call me girl. Just call me sister."
"Sister!"
"Sister!"
"Sister!"
The little beggars were crying and laughing, and called their sister one after another.