Many children have obvious frostbite on their faces, ears, and hands. Compared with the children with parents next to them, it is really a world of difference! As expected, a child with a mother is a treasure, while a child without a mother is nothing!
He could totally imagine how those feet wrapped in straw were frozen. Want to know where winter in the north can be easily spent? And looking at their shaky figures, you can tell that they haven’t had a full meal in a long time! Perhaps without Liu Haojia's intervention, these children would quietly disappear from the world soon!
At this time, Father Liu coughed and focused everyone's attention on himself. These people immediately understood that this person should be the owner of Gu Ningbo's mansion, so everyone's demeanor became more respectful!
Father Liu said loudly and firmly: "I guess you already know that this is Uncle Gu Ning's mansion. This should be a lucky thing for you! Because our Liu family never treats our servants harshly! But on the other hand, If you make a mistake, you will definitely be punished! Look out now, the person in front of you is your family head! The two people beside me who brought you back are the two housekeepers of Gu Ningbo's house. As for the others in the future, Slowly let you all get to know each other clearly! Okay, it’s cold now, so I don’t want to say more, just follow the arrangements!”
After speaking, Father Liu waved his hand, and Liu Guangyuan and his servants led these people to the side rooms on both sides. A charcoal pot has been burned in the wing room, and bath water has also been heated. Those who have a family naturally wash themselves according to their family needs. The boys were taken by the servants, and the girls were taken to the backyard by Liu's mother and Huancui.
Just when Liu Haojia was wondering whether to go out and buy a batch of clothes, someone knocked on the side door again. Jinbao opened the side door and asked, then called Liu Guangyuan.
Liu Guangyuan hurried over, opened the side door and ushered in a carriage. He exchanged a few simple words with the coachman and then ordered people to unload one package after another of large burdens from the carriage! It looks like it should be full of clothes!
After unloading the goods, Liu Guangyuan stepped forward and said, "Master, Second Young Master, I saw that the clothes on these children couldn't withstand the cold wind at all, so I took it upon myself to buy a batch of old clothes from the pawn shop."
Father Liu nodded and said, "Well done!"
But Liu Haojia asked strangely: "Uncle Guangyuan, why do you go to a pawn shop to buy used clothes?"
Liu Guangyuan said with a smile: "Second Young Master, you don't know that the most popular items in those pawn shops are these old cotton-padded clothes and old cotton-padded shoes! Every summer, many poor families need money to make money, so they pawn cotton-padded clothes and shoes. If you throw it away, wait until winter to redeem it! Anyway, these cotton-padded clothes and cotton-padded shoes can't be exchanged for much money, and the interest is not much, so they are easy to redeem. If someone can't redeem them or has money to make new cotton-padded clothes, these things will become They are all being cheated, and they are all sold at very low prices!”
At this point, Liu Guangyuan's voice deepened and he said: "Those who cannot redeem their cotton-padded clothes and shoes will generally not be able to survive this winter! But fortunately, most people still have a way out by selling themselves. My family will naturally prepare clothes for them!"
Liu Haojia was silent for a while, because he realized at this moment that ancient society was definitely not a good place! Here, the oppression received by the lower class people is far more terrible than in modern society! At least modern society can still keep people fed and clothed, but once one falls into bankruptcy, the only option is to sell oneself into slavery. From now on, there will be no room for improvement for one's descendants!
At this time, Father Liu's words woke up Liu Haojia, who was still deep in thought. He said, "Xiaoer, I didn't ask you why you bought so many children before. You should tell me now!"
Liu Haojia shook his head to dispel the thoughts in his mind and said: "There is nothing to hide, it is just preparing the future team!"
Father Liu said: "Then don't you think they are too young? How long will it take for them to grow up and be useful?"
Liu Haojia said: "Father, don't worry, I already have a long-term plan, and I have also written a plan, which is in your study. You will know when you look back! In fact, their future use is not in their efforts. If It's better to just hire people directly if you expect them to contribute! They are more preparing for the future of Gu Ningbo Mansion."
Father Liu nodded without saying anything and turned to read his plan. Liu Haojia looked at his father's back and said loudly: "That plan must be kept secret. No one should leak it except a few people in our family!"
Father Liu waved his hand to show that he understood. Liu Haojia then turned around to help settle the newly bought children. In Liu Hao's family's plan, these children are a very important part of his future! Because they were raised since childhood, their level of loyalty is naturally unparalleled!
There will be several options for the future of these children. First, since he has a talent for reading, he will naturally find a way to send them into officialdom! Even if you use money to smash it, you still have to smash it out! After all, civil servants are the mainstream of this society now! Only by placing a certain number of people inside can anyone respond to him!
The second way is to join the martial arts! Those who are talented and willing to take up martial arts will naturally be taught by Liu Guangyuan and others. In the future, they will be the personal soldiers of himself and Liu Haojia! Some of the remaining people will be sent out to do work!
In Liu Haojia's plan, the Liu family will still have a lot of business to do in the future, and at least these people must participate in the business. They will become shopkeepers, craftsmen and other professions!
As for those who can't do anything, just stay in the mansion and serve as servants! If you can't even do well as a servant, you'll be kicked out of the house directly! Although Liu Haojia is sympathetic, he does not use it indiscriminately! What qualifications does a person who is unwilling to make progress have to gain his sympathy?
For this huge plan, dozens of children are simply not enough! When he has sufficient financial resources in the future, he will continue to train new people. He even has to select some talented people among these children and use them as researchers to copy some modern technologies under his guidance.
After these children had washed up, put on new cotton clothes, and drank a bowl of gruel, Liu Haojia gathered them together. He brought these children together because he wanted to learn more about the lifestyle of the lower class through them.
Because he had lived in a relatively wealthy family since he came to the Ming Dynasty, and his contacts were all wealthy households among the common people, so he urgently needed a window to understand the situation in the Ming Dynasty. In the entire Ming Dynasty, the largest number of people were the people at the bottom. Only after understanding it can he effectively utilize these powers!
With thick cotton-padded clothes and a bowl of porridge, the children's spirits are much better! At least in their opinion, the current situation is much better than in the hands of Ren Yazi! So their eyes become even brighter!
After a brief inquiry, Liu Haojia discovered that most of these children were indeed bought from the victims of the disaster, and it was just as Liu Guangyuan said, they basically just threw away a pancake and took away a child! There are even some children who are not wanted at all and are forced to come to them by their parents!
Those ignorant people at the bottom thought that selling their children would give them a way to survive, at least they would not have to starve to death with them! But how can these people who may never leave the village know the dangers of the world?
Through questioning, Liu Haojia found that these children did not know much and the help they provided him was very limited! Faced with this situation, Liu Haojia was also helpless! However, he still asked questions patiently. Then use these children's scattered answers to piece together a rough answer. Through this method, he had a relatively intuitive understanding of the underlying situation of Ming Dynasty.
After completing the entire investigation, Liu Haojia, who was a little tired, said to these children: "From today on, you no longer have to worry about living a life of cold and hunger! But on the other hand, you must also work hard to complete every task assigned by me. ! Otherwise you will also be punished, do you understand? "
All the children nodded apprehensively to express their understanding. And Liu Haojia didn't want to leave a bad impression on them, so he continued: "Now the first thing I will teach you is to obey the rules! When eating, you must line up, don't jump in line, don't fight, because the food is enough for you. Yes! But you may not be able to eat enough today. Because you have been in a state of insufficient food for a long time, if you eat too much at one time, you may die! So in addition to a bowl of porridge, there is only a piece of cake for you in the dinner! Now go Go eat with the servants outside the door!"
After hearing what Liu Haojia had said, the impatient child had already turned around and ran out of the house. Be smart and bow to Liu Haojia! There are also kind-hearted children who work hard to take care of the younger children and walk outside together. Liu Hang's family saw all this and made a good evaluation for them. After all, these people will soon be his first team members in the future!
