A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

Chapter 157 I am the only one who is powerless

Therefore, Zhan Ying and Aunt Liu, mother and daughter, naturally also had a portion. Sometimes they would take it home, heat it up and eat it without having to cook dinner.

But one day, Zhan Ying happened to see a few hungry and skinny little beggars at the back door of the shop. When they finally got some food, they were bullied and robbed by the big beggar.

Therefore, she couldn't bear it and gave the leftovers that she had received to the little beggar.

Afterwards, the little beggars would often help them clean up the garbage behind the shop in return.

Zhan Ying later told Leng Yan and her parents about this matter. After asking for their opinions and getting their consent, she began to regularly send leftovers from the shop to these little beggars.

When Leng Yan saw this scene, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish.

These little beggars are so young. Leng Yan estimates that the oldest one should be no more than twelve or thirteen years old.

Although we don't know why they have fallen to this point, they are so young and they can't really spend their whole lives begging.

Thinking of this, she took a few steps forward.

"Hey, Mr. Yan, you're back!"

Zhan Ying saw her first and smiled instantly.

Upon hearing this, several little beggars who were eating voraciously subconsciously followed Zhan Ying's gaze, and then subconsciously shrank back in fear, and some even prepared to be attacked.

The little beggars were obviously used to being bullied. They became inexplicably scared when they saw a stranger, but they forced themselves to show hostility.

Even though Leng Yan was only an eleven-year-old girl, it was not the fault of the little beggars. They were just subconsciously afraid from the bottom of their hearts.

After all, these little beggars have had extremely rough experiences, and even passing dogs could bully them.

Seeing this, Zhan Ying waved her hands and explained, fearing that they would hurt Leng Yan.

"Hey, don't be afraid. This is our little hostess. She's a very nice person. I told you before that all the food you guys eat was given to you with the consent of our little hostess!"

Sure enough, after Zhan Ying's explanation, the little beggars instantly relaxed a lot.

Leng Yan hadn't expected that these little beggars were so defensive, but it was understandable if you think about it. If they weren't defensive, or if they hadn't trained themselves to be defensive, they would probably have died long ago.

The era of cannibalism was never just talk. A powerless little beggar like this was not even as good as an ant in the eyes of the ancient dignitaries with clear class power.

"Don't be afraid."

Leng Yan thought about it and wondered how to express his thoughts.

She first pulled Zhan Ying aside and briefly told her about her plan. Zhan Ying's eyes lit up instantly after hearing it.

"Dr. Yan, are you telling the truth?"

Seeing this, Leng Yan nodded firmly, then cleared his throat and slowly said, "As you can see, I am the young owner of this shop."

"You have all tried the food in our shop. Do you think it tastes good?"

Leng Yan spoke in a gentle and persuasive manner.

Perhaps it was because of her friendly smile, a few little beggars nodded and said the food was delicious.

Leng Yan continued to work harder after hearing this: "Do you want to eat such delicious meals every day and get paid for it?"

For a moment, Leng Yan felt like either the wolf grandma or a human trafficker.

"If you agree to work in our shop, I will pay each of you 300 to 500 copper coins per month, and also provide food and accommodation. What do you think?"

The beggars in front of him were of different sizes and could only do limited work, so Leng Yan added: "As long as you do a good job, your wages will be increased slowly."

After Leng Yan finished speaking, he watched their reactions quietly. Unexpectedly, the beggars in front of him were stunned for a long time after hearing what he said.

Then they used the only clean and bright eyes in their bodies to look at Leng Yan and then at Zhan Ying, as if to confirm the truthfulness of her words.

"really?"

The oldest of the little beggars spoke first.

"Of course it's true!" Leng Yan gave an affirmative answer.

Zhan Ying also echoed, "Yes, don't worry, our young master will definitely keep his word and will not lie to you!"

Seeing that they were wavering, Leng Yan continued, "Where do you live now? Do you have any other friends? You can all come over. The premise is that you all have to be obedient and keep your hands and feet clean in the future."

In the past, Leng Yan was forced to do nothing because of life, but after that, keeping hands and feet clean became the top priority.

"Da Mao has a younger sister, and we live in a shack next to the dock."

It was the oldest beggar who said this. Leng Yan guessed that he must be the boss, so she asked:

"What's your name? If you all agree, let's go get Damao's sister and I'll take you there to settle down."

"My name is Yu Min, which means to end all grudges with a smile."

"Are you literate?"

Leng Yan's heart was slightly moved when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, Yu Min shook his head. Then he looked at the other little beggars and patiently asked for their opinions.

The little beggars looked at each other and agreed one by one, except for the one called Damao who remained silent.

"Da Mao can't speak yet."

Yu Min explained at this time. Leng Yan and Zhan Ying had not noticed it before. Hearing this, they followed to see Damao. They found that Damao should be about eight or nine years old.

Leng Yan thought about it and understood. She changed the subject for fear of touching on Damao's sad memories.

"Then Yu Min, take us to pick up Damao's sister now. If you have anything to pack, pack it all together."

When the little beggars saw that Leng Yan really wanted to give them a place to stay, they couldn't help but thank him again and again.

Afterwards, they went to a low shack at the dock together. It was called a shack, but it was actually just a haystack with a tarpaulin to shelter from the rain and a ceramic pot that was probably used for cooking.

There are quite a few shacks like this scattered around next to the dock, and without exception, they are all filled with people.

After Leng Yan entered Yu Min and his friends' shack, he felt inexplicably sad.

Especially when she saw a little girl of three or four years old lying in the haystack, who was well-behaved, not crying or making a fuss, but extremely skinny, her eyes could not help but become sore.

Zhan Ying next to her had tears in her eyes. When their farming family was poor, at least they had a father and a mother and a house to shelter them from the wind and rain.

But now these children...

People are all like this. They are the ones who empathize, they are the ones who are powerless, and they are the ones who stand by and watch.

With all kinds of complicated emotions intertwined, Leng Yan, Zhan Ying and the other little beggars simply packed their luggage and took them to the villa.

The villa Leng Yan bought was very large, with many rooms. It could not accommodate all the twenty-one servants he had bought before, plus the current children.

Therefore, as soon as they arrived at the villa, Leng Yan told the aunts to boil some hot water and buy some clean clothes according to their size.

Then she asked Yu Min and others to go to the bathroom and wash themselves from head to toe.

There were seven of them in total. Except for Damao's sister Qiaoyaer, who was a girl, the other six were all teenagers.

Leng Yan asked Aunt Lu, who had just been bought, to take Qiao Yaer to take a bath alone.

Afterwards, after Aunt Lu washed Qiaoya cleanly and brought her out, she kept wiping away her tears out of heartache.