Chapter 133 Trading
Zhang Luochen walked in and saw it was a little shocked. The wooden building was full of children. I was afraid that there were 15 or 16 people, including men and women. The younger ones were afraid that they were only five or six years old, and the older ones were at most twelve or thirteen years old. He thought to himself what was going on?
However, he didn't ask much, and waited patiently for a while before the girl walked downstairs.
Seeing Zhang Luochen, the girl seemed not surprised.
"You are here again," she said. Although the girl looked like she was only sixteen or seventeen years old, she felt very mature. Maybe the ancients were sensible earlier.
He waved to Zhang Luochen and signaled him to come upstairs.
Zhang Luochen asked Qin Zi'ang and the yamen runner to wait below, and walked down the creaking stairs to the third floor. Along the way, he saw many children, who seemed to respect her very much.
"Who are these kids?"
"They are all orphans. The residents of the alleys and streets have a hard time. Doing hard labor for the wharf is not an easy task. As they do it, they can't get up again. This kind of thing is really common. Many orphans are unattended and can only wander on the streets.
If I don't care about them, their fate will either be to live on the street and die in a gutter that day, or be caught by the beggar, the gangster, and the gangster who are begging for food, and they will be beaten to death at a young age."
The girl spoke calmly, but the information implicit in her words made Zhang Luochen feel a little heavy.
"Does the government ignore it?" He asked subconsciously, but as soon as he spoke, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.
Sure enough, the little swallow looked at him with a surprised expression, as if he was asking such stupid words as He Bue's minced meat.
He sighed and said there was no need to explain.
He also had some understanding of history and knew that in some dynasties, society was so dark that all kinds of ugly things would happen. Perhaps in the eyes of people of this era, such a tragic society is common.
As a visitor from another world, he could neither change anything nor had much pain to empathize with. It would be better not to think so much.
"I came here to ask you about that monster. How did you know where the monster appeared?"
"I've seen it with my own eyes." The girl said calmly.
"What! Have you seen that monster?"
The girl nodded, "That's right."
"Why didn't the monster eat you?"
But the girl smiled, "Because I can't catch up - I'm running very fast."
I don’t know if this is the truth or a joke, but Zhang Luochen said again, “I waited all night last night, but the monster did not show up.”
"If you stop all the bait, it will naturally not show up."
Bait? Zhang Luochen thought to himself that they refer to those young men? But some people in the alleys are, so the monsters can find food.
"Why doesn't that monster eat the people here?"
"It used to be eaten, but later I got used to eating those young masters with tender skin and tender flesh. Its tasted so slim - of course, this was just what I guess."
Although the girl used a joking tone, Zhang Luochen felt that she obviously really felt that way.
And he himself believed it a little. The monsters in this world are very humane, and it is a realistic possibility that they cannot sip because of their poor taste.
However, when it comes to the topic of cannibalism, such a young girl is so calm, and she feels a bit strange.
He changed the topic, "Do you know Wu Meiniang?"
The girl smiled and didn't say anything, but Zhang Luochen read some meaning from the other party's cold star-like eyes.
She and Wu Meiniang must have known each other.
Zhang Luochen suddenly felt a move in his heart, and he thought of a possibility, a possibility that could explain the relationship between Wu Meiniang and the human-eating monster.
Perhaps the reason why Wu Meiniang appeared in the alleys was to lead the young masters here and become bait for the human-eating monster to enjoy.
Since this girl knows Wu Meiniang, her identity is obviously unusual. She has raised so many orphans, and it must cost a lot of money.
Where did this money come from? Could it be that she is related to the theft cases of wealthy businessmen?
For a moment, all the clues were connected together. Although they were just a guess, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that it was.
But he was not in a hurry to draw a conclusion, but decided to test the girl in front of him.
"I'm still planning to deal with the man-eating monster tonight. Are you willing to come and help?"
Xiaoyanzi smiled slightly, "What can I do if I am a weak woman?"
"It's special enough to just see that monster and survive. At least as far as I know, you are the only one. As long as you are willing to help me, I'm willing to give you 100 taels of gold as a reward. What do you think, if you want to raise so many orphans, you must be very short of money, right?"
"No need, I'm not short of money - Master National Normal University."
Zhang Luochen was speechless. He didn't expect that the other party knew his identity. However, it was not difficult to understand. Since this girl wanted to steal treasures, she must have intelligence support. Well-informed information is essential. It is really not low-key to come to Lizhou Prefecture by herself, and it is common to be recognized.
What surprised him was that the other party actually told him about his identity.
His mind twitched a few times and suddenly laughed.
"Maybe there is no shortage of money, but I guess it must be very troublesome to take care of so many orphans by yourself. Not only will you be too busy, but black and white will also threaten you. If you say you are not short of money, I can probably guess where your funds come from. If I guess correctly, you have done the recent theft of wealthy businessmen in Lizhou Prefecture, but it must be difficult to cash out so many gold, silver and jewelry."
The girl listened to Zhang Luochen's words and was told about her crime, but she just smiled without panic.
"The National Normal University is right, but it has become more and more troublesome to take action recently."
Zhang Luochen was even more surprised now, but he didn't expect the other party to admit it directly.
"Why did you tell me this?"
"Because I don't think the National Normal University is a bad person."
"Oh, how do you see it?"
"Xiaobai is a very spiritual beast. The master it is willing to follow must not be a bad person. And it told me that the National Master is actually a very kind person."
Zhang Luochen was really unbelievable this time, "Can you understand Xiaobai's words? Are they true or false? You can't be a monster too?"
The girl shook her head, "I'm not a monster, but I can really understand the ideas of animals. I've been like this since I was a child, and I don't know what happened."
Seeing Xiaoyanzi's sincerity, Zhang Luochen believed it a little and pondered for a moment, "This way, as long as you help me, I can order the construction of a Sales Department as a national teacher, and you will serve as the supervisor. Grain funds will be allocated every year. You can also recruit some people to help you take care of these orphans, and the troubles you have in the past can be written off."
Although Zhang Luochen doesn't like to meddle in other people's business, he doesn't want to involve too much, and he tends to be alone.
However, I admire Xiaoyanzi's behavior of taking care of so many wandering orphans from the bottom of my heart. I just happened to have some background now. The so-called right does not need to expire or invalidate. If you can, please help me, and you can also help me with multiple helpers.
Xiaoyanzi's eyes lit up when she heard this, "You can keep your word?"
"I am the dignified Immortal Master Wuchen, and I will deceive you, a little girl, what will I do?"
Xiaoyanzi looked dissatisfied, "Do you look a few years older than me?"
However, Zhang Luochen took out the remarks that fooled Qin Zi'ang, "Don't look at me as young as I am, in fact, I have lived for hundreds of years. It is because of practicing immortal methods that I look young."
The little swallow looked at him with a smile, obviously not believing it.
Zhang Luochen also had a little red face when he saw the little swallow's reaction, "What do you want?"
"Let's hook!" the girl said with a decisive look on her face.
Zhang Luochen looked at the girl's little finger, but couldn't help but smile. No matter how mature he was, he was just a girl after all.
"Hook, just pull the hook."
The two of them had enough, and they were decided.
Chapter completed!