Zhao Yao wandered around for a while and then went back with Liang Run. When they returned, the little beggar who was rescued by Liang Run had already woken up.
Seeing the little beggar staring at them warily and in a state of attack, Zhao Yao suddenly thought of wolves. However, the little beggar in front of him could only be a severely injured, skinny wolf cub.
Liang Run asked in a gentle tone: "What's your name?"
The little beggar said nothing.
"no name?"
The little beggar still didn't speak.
Uncle Zhang on the side said: "This child doesn't seem to be able to speak." Uncle Zhang stayed by the little beggar's bed. When he woke up, he told him about his current situation. After talking to him for most of the day, he remained silent.
"Can't speak?" Liang Run frowned, "This is a bit difficult."
"Second uncle, let me tell him."
Liang Run stood up and asked Zhao Yao to sit beside the bed. He stood beside Zhao Yao. If the little beggar suddenly attacked Zhao Yao, he could protect Zhao Yao immediately.
When the little beggar saw Zhao Yao, this delicate and lovely child, the alertness on his face instantly decreased a lot.
Zhao Yao noticed carefully that the little beggar was staring at Lai Man from time to time, and he waved to Lai Man.
Laiman walked to Zhao Yao's feet and rubbed his calf coquettishly.
Zhao Yao reached out and touched Lai Man's head. The little beggar looked at this scene with less vigilance in his eyes. Zhao Yao naturally noticed this.
"Its name is Lai Man, and he is my good friend."
Laiman wagged his tail happily and nodded his head.
"Do you also have a friend like Lai Man?"
The little beggar looked at Zhao Yao, then at Zhao Man, and then nodded lightly.
"Dogs are our best friends. They will protect us, they will not dislike us, and they will always be loyal to us." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Are your good friends the same?"
The little beggar nodded again, but still did not speak.
"So where is your good friend now? Can it be friends with Laiman?"
Laiman barked softly at the little beggar, as if to say, "I would like to be your dog's friend."
The little beggar's face suddenly turned sad. He bit his lip tightly and said nothing.
"Is your good friend dead?" Zhao Yao asked, "Was he beaten to death by the people who beat you today?"
The little beggar nodded with red eyes.
"Then do you want to avenge your good friend?"
When the little beggar heard this, his eyes lit up at first, but soon became dim.
Zhao Yao patiently asked again: "Do you want to take revenge? If you want to take revenge, I can help you."
The little beggar's eyes lit up again. This time he didn't nod again and said, "I think." His voice was very hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time.
Uncle Zhang and Liang Run said in unison: "You are not mute."
The little beggar ignored Liang Run and the others and stared straight at Zhao Yao.
"Do you want to avenge your good friend with your own hands?"
The little beggar said without any hesitation: "I think so." Dahuang was beaten to death by those bastards in order to protect him, and he always remembered this grudge. He once vowed that sooner or later he would avenge Dahuang.
"If you want to beat those people, you have to make yourself stronger first. I can make you stronger, but I have conditions."
"What conditions?"
"I can take you in so that you can have enough to eat every day, and you can still eat meat. You don't have to beg for food anymore, and I can find someone to teach you Kung Fu, but you have to be obedient and loyal. Can you do it?" Zhao Yao said again, "By the way, I will also find someone to teach you how to read and write."
When the little beggar heard what Zhao Yao said, his eyes were as wide as bells, and his dirty little face was full of shock.
"I don't want useless people. If you agree to be my person, you must learn martial arts and study well..."
Before Zhao Yao finished speaking, he was interrupted by the little beggar impatiently: "I do!" The little beggar usually envied those who could read and write. He often went to the bookstore to beg and heard the readers talking. He always imagined that one day he could read and write. Now that he had the opportunity to study and become literate, he was willing to do so. "I'm willing to do anything. I will be obedient and will always be loyal to you."
Zhao Yao noticed that when he was teaching reading and literacy just now, the little beggar's eyes suddenly became very bright. "You want to read and learn?"
"Think!" the little beggar said very loudly.
Zhao Yao and Liang Run were both a little surprised. They didn't expect that a little beggar wanted to read and write. For a beggar, the most important thing should be to have a full stomach, not to study.
"May I have your name?"
The little beggar shook his head and said, "I don't have a name."
Zhao Yao was not surprised at all by the little beggar's answer. He thought for a moment and said, "Then your name will be Dingyuan from today on."
"Dingyuan?"
"Ding means having a plan. Yuan means having a foresight." Zhao Yaoyan said with a smile, "I hope you will be a person who is both determined and far-sighted in the future."
Liang Run on the side said: "Those who have plans and foresight are smart people."
"I hope you will become a smart person after reading the book. Can you do it?"
"Yes!" The little beggar's expression became excited. He wanted to sit up and kowtow to Zhao Yao, but as soon as he moved, an injury on his body was involved, and he immediately frowned in pain.
"Sit tight. When you are well, it is not too late to thank me." Zhao Yao said, pointing to Liang Run aside, "You will follow my second uncle from now on. My second uncle will arrange for you to learn martial arts and read and write." .”
Dingyuan looked at Liang Run with eyes that were no longer wary, but respectful.
"yes."
"You need to recover from your injuries first. Only when you recover from your injuries can you learn something."
"Yes, sir."
"From today on, you are no longer a beggar, but Dingyuan."
When Dingyuan heard this, his eyes turned red again. He hurriedly lowered his head, his voice full of tears: "I am Dingyuan..." Before he could finish his words, his stomach suddenly rang. He was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red.
"There's some food in the kitchen, I'll get it."
Soon, Liang Run brought a bowl of steamed buns.
Dingyuan took the steamed bun and didn't gobble it up, but ate it bite by bite. Although he is a beggar, he is surprisingly gentle when he eats.
After Dingyuan was full, Zhao Yao asked him a few more questions, such as how old he was and was there anyone else at home? When did he start begging and has he been begging in the capital?
Dingyuan told Zhao Yao that he didn't know how old he was. It had been him alone and no one else. He also said that he didn't remember what happened before, he only remembered what happened in the past two years. He couldn't even remember his previous name.
Zhao Yao guessed that Dingyuan had a fever and burned out his brain, or he had a fall, causing him to lose all his previous memories.
Dingyuan's body was very weak. After talking to Zhao Yao for a while, he couldn't hold it anymore and fell asleep.
Zhao Yao and Liang Run went to the study, while Uncle Zhang stayed and continued to guard Dingyuan.
"Second uncle, I will leave Dingyuan to your training."
"Don't worry, I will train Dingyuan well. However, before teaching him martial arts and reading and literacy, I must first teach him some etiquette and rules."
"Second uncle, don't tell them my identity yet."
Liang Run understood Zhao Yao's concerns, "Okay."
"Second uncle, it takes a lot of money to adopt and cultivate some people. I'm afraid the money you make in the capital is not enough."
"Then I will expand my business?"
"Second uncle, you can't make your business big, otherwise you will get into trouble."
"That's true. If the money is not enough, I will ask my parents to send me some."
Zhao Yao pondered for a while and said, "Second uncle, you have connections and power in Yangzhou, so after the rebellion is suppressed in Yangzhou, let my grandfather and the others expand their business."
"That's fine."
"Let my grandfather do the business I told my uncle about." The businesses he told my uncle were very profitable.
"Okay, I will write to your grandfather tomorrow."
"Second uncle, I also asked my grandfather and the others to adopt some orphans or beggars." After his uncle is settled in Qingzhou, he will also ask his uncle to train some people.
"good."
"There are many students in Yangzhou, so my grandfather can help some poor students."
"Yao Yao, it's useless to support those poor students. They can't be officials without recommendation." Just like him.
"They can become retainers or counselors. When I go to the fiefdom in the future, I can ask them to help manage the fiefdom." Zhao Yao was thinking far ahead. "In addition to scholars, you can also sponsor some people, let them learn martial arts and the art of war, and then send them to the military camp."
When Liang Run heard this, he was surprised and said: "Yao Yao, do you want to have your own people in the military camp?"
