Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chun Tao brought the man to Ye Xi. As Ye Xi said, he was willing to come only when he heard that there was money. Ye Xi looked at the boy's face. He had a very ordinary appearance. It was estimated that he would be hard to find in a crowd. He was dirty, but he looked good and strong.

"My maid just dropped her purse in front of you. You clearly saw it. Why do you say you didn't see it?" Ye Xi asked.

The child didn't expect that the lady in front of him would come to him to ask this. He paused and looked through the open window to see the pier opposite. He understood that everything that had just happened was seen by this lady.

"I didn't say I didn't see it, and the sister didn't ask any further questions." The answer was neither humble nor arrogant.

Ye Xi looked at Chun Tao after hearing this. Chun Tao was also stunned, and then she repeated exactly what she asked and how the other party answered. Ye Xi felt that what the other party said made sense. She did not deny it, but she did not admit it either. This child is very cunning.

"Why don't you grab the purse with those kids or share it? And why don't you tell us the truth, maybe we'll give you a reward."

The child hesitated and said nothing.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to embarrass you, I just want to know the reason. This is the money I promised to give you." Ye Xi took out fifty coins and handed them over. She was reluctant to reward others like this before, but since Pei Zhu expanded his business, he was very generous in giving money. This time when she went back to her parents' home, not only did he prepare a lot of gifts, but he also gave her two silver notes of 100 taels. She suddenly had a lot more money in her hands. When she went home, she gave her parents a silver note of 100 taels, and she wanted to use the rest to realize her own plan.

The child took the money without hesitation. He only earned a few to ten coins a day at the dock, and he didn't have work every day. Because he was still young, many people would not ask him to do heavy work. It was good enough to pick up some odd jobs from others. It would take him a long time to earn these fifty coins.

"I'm worried that my sister will find out that we picked up the purse and will ask someone to beat me. The nobles like to do this. They like to beat us when they are unhappy with us. It takes a long time to recover from a beating, which delays my work."

"I'm not telling you the truth because I often meet them here. If they knew that I betrayed them, I wouldn't be able to stay here."

Ye Xi felt very sympathetic when she heard this, and at the same time she admired this child. He was so smart, it would be great if he could use him for her own benefit. For a moment, Ye Xi was frightened by this idea, but then she thought, why not? It doesn't matter who he works for, he can get more money if he works for himself, and it's not that hard. She glanced at Chun Tao. Although Chun Tao was also very capable, there were always some things that were inconvenient for her to do, and she needed a boy to do things for her.

"What's your name? How old are you? Can you read?"

The child was stunned for a moment, but still replied: "My name is Goudan, I'm thirteen years old, and I can't read."

"Who else is home?"

"I have a younger sister at home, she's ten years old."

"Where are the parents?"

"My mother died after giving birth to my sister, and my father died of illness last year."

Ye Xi felt even more sympathetic and asked, "Are you willing to help me? You don't have to sell yourself, just run errands for me."

The child didn't expect this result and looked at Ye Xi in disbelief.

"How about I give you 400 Wen a month?"