I turned the cold palace into a paradise

Late at night, Aunt An, holding a lamp, tiptoed to the doors of the children, gently pushed them open, looked at the children who were huddled together on the bed, and put their exposed hands and feet back into the quilts.

After standing there quietly for a while, he turned around and walked out. As soon as he reached the door, he ran into Aunt Wang who was also holding a lantern.

"Are you here too?"

"Are you here too?"

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

"I came to see how the kids were doing."

"Me too."

"Alas, these children are truly pitiful. If it weren't for the natural disasters or man-made calamities, they would still be the apple of their parents' eyes."

"Who says it's not true? When I see them, I think of my childhood..."

Both of them couldn't help but think of their sacrificed sons, and they held each other's hands tightly, trying to give each other strength.

"If I tell Miss Yue that I want to adopt these children, will she be willing?"

"I want to, too. How about we go together tomorrow?"

"Old sister, why don't we live together? I think these children have a deep bond and I'm afraid they won't separate even if Master Yue agrees."

"Okay! Let's go and beg Master Yue tomorrow!"

The stars in the sky twinkle, like the eyes of a loved one who misses you.

When Shu Lekang woke up, it was already daybreak. He quickly called his brothers and sisters.

"Second sister! It's dawn. You overslept. Get up!"

The second sister remembered the agreement last night and got up quickly. The bed was too warm and she overslept.

When a few people ran into the yard with brooms that were taller than them, they just saw Yunyue walking towards them with Aunt Wang and Aunt An.

I couldn't help but get nervous. Was I going to be kicked out?

"Why are you up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer? Children need to sleep more so that they can grow taller." Yunyue said with a smile.

"We want to help..." the second sister said in a low voice with her head down. Yunyue looked at the broom in Shu Lekang's hand and knew their plan at a glance.

Know that they are insecure.

He squatted down and discussed with them: "Shu Lekang, I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Are you going to chase us away? I know. Thank you, Prefect."

"Do you want to go back to the ruined temple again?"

Shu Lekang lowered his head and said nothing.

"It's not this, it's another thing. I found two godmothers for you. Are you willing to live with Aunt Wang and Aunt An?"

Shu Lekang raised his head suddenly, looking at Yunyue in disbelief, and then at Aunt An and Aunt Wang who were nervous and expectant behind her.

The voice was a little surprised: "Are they willing?"

"willing!!"

"willing!!"

Aunt Wang and Aunt An couldn't wait to answer.

"Of course I am willing, because they came to me and told me about it."

"But Aunt An's child will be unhappy..." He looked down at the new shoes on his feet, thinking that if his mother wanted to adopt a child, he would definitely be unhappy.

Aunt An's eyes were instantly filled with tears.

"Aunt An's child is gone... If he were still alive, he would definitely be willing..."

Shu Lekang looked at Aunt An crying and was at a loss as to what to do. What should he do if he had said something wrong?

"Aunt An, don't cry. I am willing! But my brothers and sisters..."

"Don't worry, we won't let you be separated. Aunt An and Aunt Wang will live with you from now on. You will have two godmothers now."

The second sister ran over first and held Aunt Wang's hand. She liked this aunt who helped her bathe and combed her hair yesterday.

"Godmother!"

"Hey! Good child!" Aunt Wang squatted down excitedly and hugged the second sister in her arms.

Shu Lekang looked at Aunt An's expectant eyes and walked over with his younger brother and sister.

"Godmother! Come on, call me godmother!"

"Godmother!"

"Godmother! Big brother, do we have a mother now? Won't we be hungry again?"

"Got it! I won't be hungry anymore!"

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On the other side, Chu Ren and his guards were searching the city for beggars and beggar boys.

A beggar was being caught here, and he gasped, "Why are you running?"

"Sir! If you chase me I will definitely run away!"

"What's wrong? Did you do something bad?"

"I didn't steal the buns on purpose!"

"Alright, alright, follow me."

"where to?

"I'm going to take you to live a good life!"

"Sir, please let me go. I will never steal again!"

Chu Ren found that these beggars were very vigilant and did not believe him at all. He could only arrest them all and tell them together later.

The beggars were all taken to the north of the city, and as for the beggars, at the request of Jiang Yao and Jiang Man, they were all sent to the Jiang Mansion. !

The beggars were taken to the north of the city with the expectation of certain death.

There were already many tents there, and soldiers were guarding the area. Screams could be heard from the tents from time to time.

"Get in!"

"I don't want to go in! I don't want to go in!" There must be someone inside waiting to kill me.

Chu Ren was too lazy to talk to him and kicked him into the tent.

The beggar fell to the ground, waving his hands and screaming. After a while, he opened his eyes and saw steam in the tent. Several strong men with red faces were looking at him.

"Hurry up and get up, take off your clothes and go in for a bath!"

He looked at the beggars in other bathtubs who looked very happy, hesitated for a while, and carefully took off his clothes and got into the bathtub.

"Soak your head in it, too. You'll see lice crawling out."

The beggar embarrassedly dipped his head into the water. There must be herbs in the water, and it smelled sweet.

Then the man next to him picked up the bath towel and began to rub him vigorously. This time he finally knew where those pig-killing sounds came from.

After scrubbing his body, the man pointed to the table beside him.

"Throw away your old clothes and get yourself a new one from over there."

The man stood on the ground, staring at the new clothes in a daze.

"What are you doing? Why don't you put on your clothes? Who are you showing off to? I'm much bigger than you! Hurry up and put on your clothes and go outside to register."

The man next to the bathtub said impatiently.

The beggar then carefully picked up a piece of clothing and put it on himself.

I touched it and it felt thick and soft.

After leaving the tent, the cold wind blowing on my body was not cold anymore.

"what is it call?"

"beggar."

"I'm asking what your name is?"

"Um... Ding Da."

"age?"

"About thirty-five."

"Okay, thirty-five."

"This is your ID card, wear it around your neck. Go to the tent with number 11." After thinking for a while, he realized that no one except the people in their village knew the numbers. So he said, "Xiao Wu, point him to tent number 11."

"okay."

Ding Da put on the badge and followed Xiao Wu's instructions into the tent.

"You will live here temporarily. Each of you will have a bed. The quilt and belongings on the bed are yours. Choose a bed for yourself. If you hear the whistle later, you must gather in the open space. Do you understand?"

Ding Da nodded.