The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

The next day, General Ming took Ming Huaixi to meet the retired soldiers.

There were more than a hundred people in total. Ming Huaixi saw that some of them were missing an arm, some were missing a hand, and some had all four limbs intact. However, most of them had old illnesses, and only a few were fine.

This was only a part of what General Ming picked out. General Ming thought that a caravan would need at least dozens of people. Small caravans would not accomplish anything. If his daughter wanted to do it, she had to do it well.

Give these people to my daughter first and give it a try to see if she is suitable for business. Even if she fails in the end, the General's Mansion can still rearrange these people with its capabilities.

"Thank you, Dad. I will not treat them unfairly when my business expands in the future." Ming Huaixi first painted a pie in the sky for General Ming.

"Hahahahahahaha, my daughter is just ambitious."

Ming Huaixi arranged those people, selected a few managers who looked like they had leadership skills, gave them some silver, told them what to prepare, and set off in three days.

Then two days later, Ming Huaixi got some information about business from Ming Hao Ning, combined with what he had found out before, and then set off.

Ming Huaixi naturally didn't have to go in person. She was only responsible for grasping the general direction. Those people were given by General Ming. Since General Ming gave them to her, they must be trustworthy people.

Besides, Ming Huaixi is still a widow. If she goes out to do business, the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion will definitely be the first to object. And if Ming Huaixi goes there in person, it will be troublesome if the news gets out.

Ming Huaixi also had some children adopted from the orphanage in the capital, and asked teachers to teach them, both boys and girls. When they grew up and learned some skills, they would be arranged to where they were needed according to their wishes.

If you don't want to, then you can work in the shop until you pay back the money you spent on them over the years. Then you can either stay in the shop or leave with a severance pay. Your life or death in the future will have nothing to do with you.

Despite thinking this, Ming Huaixi still consciously guided them to be grateful and to simply do good deeds. Doing business at a loss is not acceptable. Only when the efforts are rewarded can it be considered a real good thing.

That day, Ming Huaixi took her maid to the street to inspect shops. When she passed an alley, she suddenly felt a dark shadow approaching her. Then the dark shadow flashed past. It turned out to be a little beggar.

The little beggar was holding something in his hand. Ming Huaixi looked closely and realized that it was her purse. What a shame, she had met a live thief.

"My purse, you little thief, stop and don't run!" Ming Huaixi said as he chased after him with his maid.

When Ming Huaixi shouted, everyone around him subconsciously touched their pockets and found that they were still there. They breathed a sigh of relief and looked up to see Ming Huaixi chasing the thief away.

A young man in dark green clothes heard a thief and hurriedly chased after him.

The thief ran very fast and was familiar with the surrounding terrain, so he disappeared in a moment.

Ming Huaixi brought her maids with her. One of them was a delicate young lady who seldom walked on weekdays, and the other was also a maid from a wealthy family. Apart from serving her master, how could she run so fast?

Chasing through several alleys was already the limit for the master and servant. After Ming Huaixi could no longer see the figure, he and the maid slowed down. They realized that they didn't know where the person was chasing, as they didn't recognize this place.

The two had no choice but to walk slowly to find a familiar road. The alleys around here all looked similar, and they didn't remember where they came from, so they had to keep walking forward.

It was daytime now, and the people in the alley were probably out working, so there was no one for them to inquire.

On the other side, the young man in dark green clothes was chasing the thief. The thief didn't expect that someone was chasing him, and he could hardly run anymore.

Finally, when he stepped through a door, he was pushed to the ground by the young man, "You little thief, let's see where you can run."

The thief saw that he was caught, and begged for mercy, "My lord, I know I was wrong. I will return the purse to you. Please let me go. Someone in my family is seriously ill. I had no choice but to rob someone else's purse. Please, please."

The young man in the dark green suit loosened his grip when he heard the thief say he had no choice.

"Since your friend is seriously ill, then you should take me to your home to see him. Otherwise, how can I know if you are lying to me? If not, I will send you to see the official immediately."

Although the young man believed the thief's words to some extent, he was still cautious, fearing that the thief was deliberately deceiving him.

"I've already given you my purse, why do you still want to go to my house?" The thief immediately became panicked when he heard that the man wanted to visit his house.

Seeing the thief panic, the young master thought he was really deceiving him, "How about I send you to the government office right away?"

"Please don't send me to the government office, sir. I will take you to my home right now."

When the thief heard that he was going to be sent to the government, he immediately decided to take him back to his home. At this time, the young master had already let him go and quickly got up from the ground and was about to leave.

"Wait, return the purse to the two girls first, and then take me to your home. Don't try to play any tricks. If I can catch you once, I can catch you a second time. If you are caught again next time, I will send you directly to the government. You better behave yourself, do you hear me?"

"Since you are so familiar with this area, you must know roughly where the two girls are, right? Go find them and return the purse first."

"Yes, yes, I'll return the purse right away."

Ming Huaixi and the maid were still walking in the alley, becoming more and more confused. "Madam, we have walked here again. We have walked here twice."

Unfortunately, both the master and servant have a poor sense of direction.

"Let's change direction this time and we will never come back here again." Ming Huaixi felt that he could not embarrass himself in front of others, so he forced himself to speak.

As they talked, they found another alley and went in.

Ming Huaixi really regretted it. There wasn't much money in the purse, and he lost himself for that little bit of money. It was really not worth it.

When the two of them reached an intersection, the thief and the young man in dark green clothes also happened to walk there.

"Little thief!" The maid exclaimed when she saw the little thief.

"Girls, I have caught the thief. The purse is here. Please check if the things are correct." As he said this, he handed the purse to Ming Huaixi.

Ming Huaixi took it and took a look. "Both are correct. May I ask what is this gentleman's name? Thank you for helping me get my purse back."

"My name is Li Che. I don't need to thank you for this simple favor. I know some martial arts, and I just happened to encounter this scoundrel in broad daylight. I really can't just sit there and watch."

Li Che waved his hand indifferently, not feeling that there was anything worth thanking for such a small matter.

"I wonder how you plan to deal with this little thief?"