At this moment, Little Beansprout was squatting in a corner of the street.
After eating two buns, she looked much better.
However, her thin and small body still looked pitiful.
Hu Xian watched Zhu Zhen leave, then glanced at Little Beansprout before turning around and heading towards the Yamen of Heaven Ying Prefecture.
Of course, he did not forget about Little Beansprout.
Zhu Zhen instructed him to take care of Little Beansprout, and Hu Xian would definitely do as he was told.
However, there were too many refugees like Little Beansprout, and he couldn't settle them all at once.
He could only wait until he was done with the task at hand and deal with it slowly later.
Even though Little Beansprout was a refugee, there wouldn't be any problems with her safety on the streets of the Ying Tian Prefecture.
On the other side, Xu Miaoyun and her sister were hiding in a corner and eavesdropping on the conversation between Zhu Zhen and Hu Xian.
Xu Miaojin felt even more sympathy for Little Beansprout, who was about the same age as her.
Xu Miaoyun thought for a while and said to the middle-aged manager behind her," Fushou, go and invite Little Beansprout to the Xu Manor and be a servant girl."”
Fushou looked troubled and couldn't help but blurt out," Miss, our Xu Manor doesn't lack maidservants. In the past two years, Old Master has taken in many orphans of deceased soldiers. The Xu Manor really can't accommodate too many people.”
Xu Miaoyun knew what Fushou was talking about.
At this time, the Emperor's family did not have any surplus grain, and the Xu family did not have any surplus grain either.
Xu Dagui was the Right Prime Minister, Duke of Wei. His annual salary was only five thousand stones.
During the Hongwu period, one tael of silver was equivalent to four stones of rice, which was equivalent to more than one thousand taels of silver.
The entire residence, including stewards, handymen, maids, and the orphans of the army that the Xu family had adopted over the years, all depended on this salary to support themselves.
The current situation was that one more mouth meant one more person to eat.
Even the Duke of Wei's Public House was overwhelmed by the pressure.
Recalling how Zhu Zhen had earned more than thirty taels of silver in less than half a day, Xu Miaoyun felt envious.
If only he had the ability to earn money like Zhu Zhen.
However, such a thing could only be imagined.
His thoughts returned to Little Beansprout.
Although this little beggar was a refugee, he was very strong.
Not only did Zhu Zhen see her in a new light, Xu Miaoyun also liked her from the bottom of her heart.
"It's fine. Just do as I say. This little beggar is fated to be with our Xu Manor.”
Fushou could only nod and walk towards Little Beansprout.
"Little girl, our young miss wants to invite you to the residence to be our servant girl. Are you willing?”
The Eldest Miss had specially reminded him, and Fushou did not dare to be negligent.
Little Beansprout looked at him warily, as if she didn't believe him.
In the past, there were rich families who went to the refugee market to choose maids, but they all chose those who were slightly older, eleven or twelve years old, and had the strength to work.
She was a little girl with a thin body. What kind of work could she do?
Others did not even look at him.
Why did someone want to recruit her as a maid today?
Would it be dangerous?
Fushou was well versed in the ways of the world and understood Little Beansprout's concerns at a glance.
He smiled gently and pointed at Xu Miaoyun and Xu Miaojin.
"Don't worry, we won't mistreat you. They're the eldest and second young ladies of our Xu residence.”
Xu Miaoyun waved at Little Beansprout.
Little Beansprout nodded and followed behind Fushou…
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Hall of Honesty.
In the inner study.
Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang, leaned lazily against the couch and browsed through the memorial in his hand.
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was busy every day.
There was only a short period of leisure time in the afternoon where he could slack off a little.
Even so, he still had to look through some unimportant memorials.
The memorial in his hand was a secret report from the Rearguard Commandery.
The Rearguard Commandery was the predecessor of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. It governed the Yiluan Division and was in charge of the emperor's honor guards and guards.
Not only did he have to protect the Imperial Palace, but he also had to help Zhu Yuanzhang collect all kinds of intelligence in the capital.
The content of this memorial was about the sixth prince, Zhu Zhen.
In fact, Zhu Zhen's every move had long been grasped by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Initially, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to teach this prince who often sneaked out of the palace a lesson.
But later, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered many of Zhu Zhen's secrets and became more and more shocked.
His Sixth Prince was really different from the other princes.
On the surface, he was always reading books in the study, looking like a bookworm.
Behind his back, he was extremely smart and often made all kinds of small inventions.
Moreover, his attainments in poetry were very high, and he would often recite some stunning poems.
In the past year, he had begun to let himself go, sneaking out of the Imperial Palace and wandering the streets of Jingdou.
His favorite thing to do was to go to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant with his cousin, Hu Xian. He would book a private room, order two catties of braised beef, and drink it with a pot of old wine.
Of course, these expenses were all earned by him through various methods.
There were some ways to earn money that even Zhu Yuanzhang, who had traveled extensively for most of his life, had never thought of.
It could be said that Sixth Brother was a smart person.
He always did not play by the rules and gave Zhu Yuanzhang too many surprises.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang never exposed him.
In fact, he would even treat it as a joke if he was allowed to fool around.
Otherwise, with the strict palace restrictions of the Great Ming Imperial Palace, it was possible for Zhu Zhen to sneak out frequently without being discovered once or twice, but how could he not be discovered after so many times?
Observing Zhu Zhen's whereabouts and secret reports also became a rare pastime for Zhu Yuanzhang.
When he saw Zhu Zhen running to the Qinhuai River and selling soap on the street, slaughtering those cheap merchants, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel happy.
He threw the memorial to the side and scolded with a smile,"This little bastard, he didn't learn well and started doing business.”
"However, this intelligence, like me, when I was begging for food back then, what kind of business did I not do?”
"You're quite good at bluffing. There's no consort in the palace.”
"I already knew when you made the first soap, and you still want to hide it from me?”
Zhu Yuanzhang was both angry and happy. He stared at the memorial for a long time before picking it up and continuing to read.
"Heh, you're really capable. In just a short while, you've earned over thirty silver taels.”
"These cheap merchants are really rich.”
"However, Sixth Brother is being smart. How much can he earn by doing a small business? This bit of money is not enough for me."
"I personally set up these businesses at the Qinhuai River to earn money from the cheap merchants.”
"And punish those sinners."
"We can also settle the refugees who escaped from the famine. The pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River, the boatmen, the waiters, and the maidservants are all refugees who are suffering. We can be considered to have found them a job and rewarded them with a meal.”
"I don't know if Sixth Brother can understand my feelings.”
Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself as he continued to read with relish.
When he saw the little face of the boss of the bun shop, not only did he push the little beggar, but he also called her a dog. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and stood up.
Old Zhu had been a beggar in the past and knew the hardships of beggars. He had also received a lot of cold treatment.
Seeing what had happened to Little Beansprout, he immediately had the urge to kill her.
"This audacious and unruly person has rebelled against him.”
"Beggars are also humans, and so are steamed buns sellers. What right do you have to insult a beggar?”
"Men, go and chop off this unruly person's head!”
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