After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

Chapter 139 Our Lady is Kind-hearted

Zhang Hulan was walking on the street, and when she saw something that Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi liked, she bought it, and she also did not forget to bring something back for Zhang Xinyue.

Logically speaking, the provincial capital is richer than the county town, but Zhang Hulan didn't see many beggars in Changning County except during the famine last year.

But in the provincial capital, he had seen quite a bit along the way.

Most of the people are young and old, with more people in their sixties and seventies and around ten years old.

When Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi saw the beggars, they showed sympathy in their eyes.

Zhang Hulan also felt sympathy, but she did not give the beggars food or money.

She knew that if she gave money to one person, the other beggars would immediately gather around her.

She had two daughters with her and didn't want to get herself into trouble.

However, she had an idea in her mind and planned to discuss it with Luo Changqi and Dong Jianyong after returning to the inn.

After strolling around for a while, we returned to the inn as it was getting dark.

Luo Changqi and Dong Jianyong also came back, and they had found out about the pawnshops and the markets for buying and selling cattle and horses.

The two of them went to take a look and would go buy some good things tomorrow before returning to Changning County.

During the meal, Zhang Hulan said to Luo Changqi and the others, "Uncle Luo, Uncle Dong, I have something I want to discuss with you. Do you think this is feasible?"

Luo Changqi and Dong Jianyong both looked at Zhang Hulan, "Niece, please speak."

Zhang Hulan said, "I saw a lot of beggars in the city today, and I want to take some of them back with me."

Luo Changqi immediately asked, "Do you want these beggars to go back and work for you?"

Zhang Hulan nodded. "We're not asking them to work for free. We're paying them."

Luo Changqi said: "Your idea is good, but have you considered the age of those people?

We also saw a lot of beggars in the city, but they were either too old or too young to do much work. It would be uneconomical to ask them to go back to work.”

Zhang Hulan said, "Uncle Luo, look here. In the morning, the farm always uses oxen to plow the fields. It's relatively labor-saving, and even some elderly people can do it.

Also, the work of breeding is not hard. Raising chickens and ducks, for example, can be done by women and children.

If I let these people go back to work, I will definitely not pay them the same wages as strong laborers.

I provide them with food and lodging, and give them a couple of hundred coins a month, so I shouldn't be losing out. Those beggars also have a place to stay, which is good for everyone."

Dong Jianyong said, "I'm afraid they are just lazy people. Those little beggars aside, they must be begging because they've lost their parents.

But a large number of the rest of the beggars ended up in such a situation because they were lazy and greedy.

Niece, we know you have a kind heart, but some people are not worth helping."

Zhang Hulan nodded, "Yes, I know Uncle Dong is doing this for my own good.

Uncle Dong and Uncle Luo are good at judging people, so please help me pick some out. If you think they are useful, we can take them back. How about that?

Zhang Hulan is kind-hearted, but she is not a pushover. You have to provide value to her.

For worthless people, especially those who are good for nothing and lazy, she wouldn't even look at them even if they died in front of her.

Luo Changqi said: "That's possible, but we still need to buy some strong laborers to bring back.

It would also be best to buy some with more flexible brains so that they can help my eldest niece in the future.

We old guys are not young anymore, and we probably won’t be able to help our niece for many more years, so she needs to train someone who can manage things.”

Zhang Hulan was very touched. These five old people were always thinking about her.

"Then Uncle Luo will pick some smart ones tomorrow, ten men and ten women."

Zhang Hulan always has half men and half women, and it depends on them whether they can pair up when they go back.

Luo Changqi said, "Then Lao Dong and I will go out and spread the news. We can ask the beggars to wait for us tomorrow morning so that we don't have to run around everywhere.

First, choose the people you want to take back, then go to the brokerage. Finally, go buy cattle and plows."

"Okay. Let's follow Uncle Luo's arrangements."

After dinner, Luo Changqi and Dong Jianyong left the inn.

It was already dark, but there were still many people on the streets. The curfew in the capital was later, and life was more lively.

The two men came to a corner on the street, which was sheltered from the wind and crowded with beggars.

Luo Changqi saw two beggars, one old and one young, leaning against each other at the edge. They looked like a grandfather and grandson.

Luo Changqi walked forward, and the old beggar opened his eyes and looked at Luo Changqi.

Luo Changqi said, "If there's a place with free food and lodging, would you go?"

The old man's eyes widened slightly, and he looked at Luo Changqi and Dong Jianyong, then his eyes darkened again. Because these two people did not look like the masters of wealthy families.

However, the old man still answered, but his voice was a little weak, probably because he was hungry.

"Is there such a good thing?"

Luo Changqi said, "I'm definitely not giving you food and shelter for free. You have to work."

"You want us to do hard labor? My old bones can't do hard labor. If I could do hard labor, I wouldn't be begging here."

"It's not hard labor, it's just farming. There are oxen plowing the land, so no one needs to pull the plow. There's also easy work like raising chickens and ducks. Would you like to do it?"

The old man's eyes widened again. "Really?"

Luo Changqi said, "I'm full and have nothing to do, so why do I come here to entertain you?"

The old man's eyes lit up, but then he looked down at his grandson, who was less than five years old, and asked tentatively, "Can I take my grandson with me?"

Luo Changqi also looked down at the little beggar and nodded, "Okay!"

The old man stood up and said, "Let's go."

Luo Changqi said: "Don't worry. We need a lot of people. Spread the news first. Those who are willing to go can wait here. We will come to take you away tomorrow."

The other beggars also heard what Luo Changqi said and squeezed over to ask, "Sir, how many people do you need? Can we all go? Is what you said true? Will you really provide food and lodging?"

Luo Changqi said: "To tell you the truth, our wife is kind-hearted. When she saw you beggars today, she wanted to help you.

But we are not from Ding'an Prefecture, our wife's family is in Changning County.

If I only give you some food today, I will only help you this time. If you follow me to Changning County,

From now on, I will have a place to stay and no longer have to beg on the streets for food.

But let me be clear in advance, I don't support you for nothing, and my wife's money didn't come from the wind.

If you don't want to work, it's best not to go. If you go, I will chase you away.

And I will also conduct a selection tomorrow, and only those who are chosen by us can go with us."

The beggar who asked the question quickly said: "Of course I work. As long as I have food to eat, I can do anything."

At this time, a little beggar about thirteen or fourteen years old asked, "Can the child go?"

The little beggar looked thin, but he spoke in a loud voice and was not timid like other beggars.

Luo Changqi looked at the little beggar and nodded, "You can go. No matter how old the child is, or whether he is a boy or a girl, you can go."

The little beggar suddenly waved towards the alley behind him, "Come here, all of you."

A group of eight or nine little beggars ran out of the alley and surrounded the older beggar.

The beggar pointed at the little beggar next to him and asked, "Can they all go?"