When the princess gets married, the general must not flee

After hearing what she said, Shi Xiao looked up at her, then turned and walked out.

"Shopkeeper, please prepare their indentures. We will pay the money and exchange the people, and then the money will be settled!" Bai Xin said to the shopkeeper with a smile.

The fat shopkeeper winked at one of the waiters, and the waiter limped into the inner room. After a while, he came out with two contracts and handed them to Bai Xin. Bai Xin took a look at them, nodded with satisfaction, and then passed them to Min'er.

"I've given you the contract, now you can give me the money!" The fat shopkeeper got a little anxious when he saw that she took the contract but had no intention of giving the money.

"Don't worry, shopkeeper. It will be ready soon." Bai Xin said calmly.

She leisurely flipped through the contract in her hand, feeling lucky that she had received a good education and had no difficulty reading traditional Chinese characters.

Just as he finished speaking, he saw Shi Xiao coming back with a handcart behind him.

"What are you going to do?!"

The fat shopkeeper asked angrily with a confused look on his face and wide eyes.

"What?" Bai Xin said with a half-smile:

"Isn't it obvious? Since we have paid the compensation as requested by you, the shopkeeper, then all this rice is ours, so we have to take it all away."

Then Bai Xin looked at the young man who was kneeling on the ground with a look of helplessness on his face.

"What are you three still standing there for? Hurry up and carry this rice to the car. Pick up all the rice on the ground. Don't leave any of it here. We paid for it!"

“Hey, hey, hey!!”

The three young men looked incredulous. When they heard Bai Xin shouting at them, they quickly got up, completely ignoring the pain in their bodies, and started working.

Ah Heng and Ah Hui were strong, so they carried the rice while the other boy picked up a broom and swept the rice on the ground.

Take away all the rice in the store in no time, but don't be too fast.

The fat shopkeeper reacted and jumped up and down in anger.

"How dare you...!"

Before he could finish his words, his arrogance instantly disappeared by half, because Shi Xiao suddenly appeared in front of him!

"Boss, you signed the compensation agreement yourself. Why do you want to go back on your word?"

Bai Xin looked at him mockingly: "There are so many people watching outside!"

"Brothers and sisters, please bear witness. Didn't the shopkeeper just say that the eighty taels includes medical expenses, rice expenses, and the contract fees for the two of them?"

Bai Xin bowed to the crowd watching the excitement outside the door.

"Yes, we heard it clearly outside the door. The shopkeeper said exactly that!"

"Yes, yes, we all heard it sincerely!"

The crowd echoed Bai Xin's words. They could see the whole story clearly. The shopkeeper's harshness was known to everyone in the area.

On weekdays, these two young boys worked hard, but they only had to eat watery porridge, and their wages were often deducted, so some people had long disliked the shopkeeper.

"Boss, you see, everyone says this. You made the treaty yourself, are you going to go back on your word?" Bai Xin folded his arms across his chest and chuckled.

"Min'er, give the eighty taels to the shopkeeper, or do you want to discuss the treaty with our big brother?"

Bai Xin continued: "Pick one for yourself!"

"you!!"

The fat shopkeeper was so angry that his liver hurt, but he didn't dare to get angry, so he could only grab the money angrily.

"Ah Xin, all the rice has been loaded onto the truck."

Min'er was amazed when she saw how quickly Ah Heng and Ah Hui were carrying the rice, and she quickly reported to Bai Xin.

Bai Xin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise. These two kids were so strong and so fast!

"Okay, then, shopkeeper, we'll take our leave now!" Bai Xin sneered at the fat shopkeeper.

"Let's go!"

Then he waved at Ah Heng, Ah Hui and the others, regardless of how ferocious the shopkeeper's face was behind him.

A few people, carrying a cart full of rice, pushed through the crowd and left in a leisurely manner.

Bai Xin and Min'er walked in front, Ah Heng and Ah Hui pushed the cart, and the pale-haired boy also helped silently, glancing at the stern Shi Xiao beside him from time to time, not daring to breathe!

The scene just now left a lot of shadows in their minds. Although the three people in front of them were dressed as servants, they were bold and resolute in doing things.

Especially the girl named Axin in front. Although she was dressed as an ordinary maid, she did not show any fear when facing the fat shopkeeper just now.

What impressed them in the end was that this little girl was able to turn the tide and save them from danger. She must be no ordinary person.

What's more, the men next to them were such powerful martial arts masters, so on the one hand they admired and were grateful to them.

On the other hand, they were afraid. What should they do? Just follow them like this? Where would they be taken? Would they be taken to another den of thieves?

Just as the three young men were secretly complaining in their hearts and walking around at a loss, a clear and gentle voice came from the front.

"What are your names? Where do you live?"

Bai Xin watched them walk to a place where there were relatively few people, and finally stopped and turned around to ask.

The three of them quickly put the cart away and knelt in front of Bai Xin and the others.

"My dear, the three of us have no home. We live in a dilapidated temple outside the city. My name is Ah Heng." Henheng spoke first.

"My name is Ah Hui." Ah Hui followed

"My humble name is Lu Shuru. Thank you two ladies and big brother for rescuing me just now." The young man spoke in a polite manner.

Bai Xin was curious, looked at Lu Shuru, and asked, "Have you ever been to school?"

"I only know a few words." Lu Shuru said modestly.

Bai Xin was a little curious about Lu Shuru. Since he was educated, his family background must not be too bad. Why would he have to eat rice picked up from the ground?

Curiosity is curiosity, but the most important thing is to get the business done first.

Bai Xin then asked them:

"Oh, then, if you take this truckload of rice back, would it be convenient to leave it in the dilapidated temple?"

The three of them looked up at Bai Xin in astonishment, as if they had been greatly frightened.

Bai Xin frowned: "Why, inconvenient?"

"No, no, no,"

"Not convenient, not convenient, convenient..."

All three of them were so excited that they were incoherent.

"What about your expressions?" Bai Xin was amused by them.

"Just now, you rescued us from the dire situation, which is already a great favor. Now you are giving us so much rice, we really don't deserve it!" Lu Shuru kowtowed heavily to Bai Xin and said.

Lu Shuru and the others were really ashamed of their suspicion of the girl just now. It turned out that she really wanted to rescue her and even gave them rice.

This person was well-educated, spoke in an orderly and polite manner, and became even more curious. But why did they kneel down all the time?

Bai Xin's expression suddenly changed, "All of you get up!"

The three of them were startled and quickly got up from the ground, standing in front of Bai Xin with their heads down, not knowing where to put their hands and feet.

Min Er found their expressions very funny and couldn't help laughing. The princess hated people kneeling to her the most, and the three of them were frightened by her serious expression.

"I said I'm giving you this rice, so it's yours! Come on, lead the way, we'll go with you to deliver the rice back." Bai Xin said in a gentle but unquestionable tone.

The three of them quickly pushed the cart up again and had to push the rice forward silently without daring to breathe.

"You lost your jobs today. Have you ever thought about doing something else?" Bai Xin asked again lightly, as if they were having a casual chat.

"Yes, yes girl, we need to go back to take care of our younger brothers and sisters on weekdays, so this time we plan to do some odd jobs." Ah Hui answered a little nervously.

"I can read a little bit, and I can earn some money by writing letters for people." Lu Shuru said while panting slightly.

The cart was too heavy, and it was a bit strenuous for him to carry it. He was really annoyed that he was too weak.

Bai Xin nodded slightly, wondering whether to bring them to the mansion to do work, but they said they had younger brothers and sisters. Well, he should wait and see the specific situation before telling them.

The six of them walked and talked for more than an hour before they arrived at the dilapidated temple they mentioned outside the city.

Bai Xin looked around. This dilapidated temple was very remote. It didn't look very large, but the outer walls were made of broken bricks and ruins, giving it a desolate atmosphere.

Shi Xiao immediately became alert and prepared, while Min'er consciously moved closer to Bai Xin, firstly to give him courage, and secondly so that if there was any danger, she could protect him first.

Bai Xin smiled and patted Min Er's shoulder.

"It's okay, don't be afraid!"

The three men felt even more ashamed when they saw their alert looks. What should they do if they brought them to the dilapidated temple and scared their benefactor?

While thinking, Lu Shuru had already pushed open the dilapidated door, bowed slightly to Bai Xin and the others, and made a gesture of invitation.

"Three benefactors, please come in. This place is in such a dilapidated state, please forgive me."

"Okay!" Bai Xin smiled and nodded, took Min'er's nervous and slightly sweaty hand, walked in, and Shi Xiao hurriedly followed behind him.

As soon as they entered the inner courtyard, they were slightly surprised by the scene before them. Although the outside was dilapidated, the courtyard inside was clean and tidy. There were two or three ragged, thin-faced little girls about 11 or 12 years old sweeping and washing clothes. When they saw the strange men and women coming in, they looked up in surprise and looked at them quietly, not knowing how to react for a moment.

Seeing Lu Shuru following in behind them, and Ah Heng and Ah Hui pushing a cart of rice, he ran over excitedly.

"Ah, ah, ah"

Several girls surrounded Ah Hui and the other two, making "ah ah" sounds and gesturing with their hands. Ah Heng and Ah Hui also gestured to the girls, and they looked at Bai Xin and the others from time to time.

Bai Xin was shocked. Are these girls mute?

Just as they were thinking about it, several girls quickly ran up to them, knelt down in front of them, and kowtowed heavily.

Before Bai Xin had time to wake them up, there was another noise from inside the house, and all of a sudden, more than a dozen ragged little girls and boys ran out.

Most of them looked to be about eleven or twelve or thirteen years old. They all looked pale and thin, with ragged clothes. It was obvious that they suffered from long-term malnutrition. Bai Xin couldn't help but feel a tightness in his heart.

All of these children looked at Bai Xin and the others, then at Ah Hui and Ah Heng, their eyes bright but timid.

"Hurry up and come over and kowtow to your benefactor. Today, the three of them rescued Ah Heng and Ah Hui from that mean shopkeeper, and also brought us a cart of rice. We can have a good meal tonight." Niu Shuru saw that they were stunned and quickly said to them.

When the children heard that they could have enough food, they were very excited. They all knelt in front of Bai Xin and the others and kowtowed to express their gratitude.

"Thank you, sister and brother, for saving Ah Heng and Ah Hui."

"Thank you, brothers and sisters, for giving us rice to eat."

When Bai Xin saw this scene, she recalled the time when she went to Africa for peacekeeping and met refugee children. The longing looks in their eyes still made her unable to calm down for a long time.

Now that I am faced with this kind of scene in this strange world, I feel even more uncomfortable, and am wondering how I can rescue them permanently.

"Everyone, get up, get up quickly!"

When Min'er saw this scene, she also started crying and hurried to help the children up. It turned out that she was an orphan too, and had once been so timid and helpless.

Fortunately, she entered the palace and served the princess. Fortunately, the princess was kind, so she had no worries about food and clothing today. She could empathize with all the pitiful experiences of these children.

"Ah Xin!" Min'er's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at Bai Xin eagerly.

When Bai Xin saw Min'er like this, she patted her shoulder and looked at her gently, with infinite comfort in her eyes.

She also knew that in this era, many palace maids, servants, attendants, and even eunuchs were sent to the palace or wealthy families because their families could not afford to support them. She understood Min'er's sadness.

Min'er quickly held back her tears, helped the children up, and quickly took out the candied haws she had just bought from her bag.

"Come here, I have some candied haws. I'll share them with you."

"Wow!" The children all clapped and jumped for joy.

In the past, it was difficult to have enough food, but now we can even eat candied haws.

A group of children were so excited that they couldn't help themselves and gathered around happily.

Bai Xin couldn't help but smile with relief when she saw how happy they were. But then she frowned again and found that in addition to the three girls in the yard who were mute, there were several other girls who were also mute.

She turned around and followed Mia Hengshi Xiao and the others who were busy moving into the shabby and clean inner courtyard.

"Lu Shuru, who are these children?"

Bai Xin asked Niu Shuru who was busy clearing the empty space and putting rice in it.

Lu Shuru quickly stopped the work in his hands and told the two thin boys who followed in to continue.

"They are all fatherless and motherless children. Their parents died in a disaster in their hometown and they came to the capital to beg for food together." Lu Shuru said with some sadness.

"You and Ah Heng and Ah Hui said before that you would take care of the younger brothers and sisters. Are they the ones you are talking about?"

Bai Xin guessed something. No wonder they would pick up and eat rice even if it was too dirty to be eaten.

"Yes, they are still young and cannot go out to work, so we have to find a way to feed them."

"It shouldn't be possible for you, Ah Heng and Ah Hui to support so many people, right?" Bai Xin admired them a little.

"We have three older sisters and two older brothers. They do some work in rich families' houses and occasionally send back some money and food. We can live quite well." Niu Shuru's face became even paler when he said this.

"Looking at you, I'm sure they're having a hard time too, right?" Bai Xin continued.

Lu Shuru nodded silently.

"What about you? Since you have studied, your family must not be in such a state." Bai Xin continued to ask with concern.

"I……"