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After hearing this, Yun Zhi glanced at the beggars huddled together around him and asked, "How many people did you bring back in total?"

The girl didn't expect Yun Zhi to ask this out of the blue. She was stunned for a moment and said, "Seventeen."

Hearing this, Liu Anruo on the side looked at her with a hint of admiration. She was so young, but she was raising seventeen children alone, three or four of whom were only three or four years old. It was really amazing.

Yun Zhi stood up and slowly approached her, "Don't steal again in the future."

"But...but we don't know anything and we're so young. No one wants us to work. If we just rely on begging, we might die." She pursed her lips. "I'm a little afraid of death. I finally made it to the age of seven. I want to grow up."

When she heard Yun Zhi's words, her first reaction was that Yun Zhi would not allow them to continue stealing things.

They didn't actually steal much.

Stealing is risky. There is a high chance that you will be discovered while stealing, and the outcome may be that you will be beaten to death in the street.

Therefore, each time I would only start the next one when it was almost used up, and now the total amount is about twenty taels of silver.

"In three days, the Foundling Home will send someone to pick you up. Until then, you'll just stay here."

"Sister, what is the Foundling House?"

"That's a place where you can have enough food and clothes, and where you can study. You will be raised there until you grow up."

"Read?" A hint of desire flashed in the girl's eyes.

Before, whenever she passed by the school, she couldn't help but stop when she heard the sound of reading inside.

She longed for school, but when even survival was a problem, she could only bury this yearning deep in her heart.

It turned out that she decided to go to school occasionally when she grew up and found a job. She wanted to learn to read and write.

Didn't expect it to be possible now?

"Sister, can that orphanage really provide us with enough food and clothing, and allow us to go to school?" The girl couldn't believe it.

"nature."

She looked at Yun Zhi and didn't know why she believed what she said.

Her hands clenched unconsciously, and when she felt the pain, she slowly loosened them.

He looked down at the silver in his hand, and as if he had made up his mind, he approached Yun Zhi.

"Sister, I'll return the money to you. I'm sorry."

She didn't know who the silver belonged to, but the other sister seemed to be centered around her, so she gave it to her.

Yun Zhi looked down at the silver in her hand, and it could be seen from her eyes that she really wanted to pay it back this time.

"Are you not afraid that I'll lie to you? Besides, there are still three days left. What are you going to do next?"

"I believe Sister won't lie to us. As for the remaining three days, we can continue to beg for food, or we won't die if we starve for three days. Sister, you can take it."

She had tried it, and as long as she drank some water, she could survive three days without starving to death.

Seeing the little girl's determined look, Yun Zhi glanced at Liu Anruo and said, "Anruo, go get it back."

Liu Anruo nodded and took the silver from the little girl's hand.

Seeing them accept it, the little girl put down her hands and smiled with relief.

"What's your name?" Yun Zhi looked at her and asked.

"Me? I don't have a name. They used to call me Daya at home."

Yun Zhi nodded gently, "Then choose one for yourself after you learn to write."

Give yourself a name?

Her eyes lit up, and now she looked a bit like someone of her age.

"Okay, then sister, can we still see each other?"

"If you work hard enough, we can see it."

Yun Zhi glanced at Liu Anruo and said, "It's getting late, let's go."

Liu Anruo nodded, then followed Yun Zhi out of the temple.

At this time, the sun sets and the orange sunlight shines on the earth.

Yun Zhi turned around and looked at the beggar who was escorting them. "Someone will bring you food in the next three days. Just wait for the orphanage to send someone to pick you up."

"Okay, thank you, sister. Goodbye."

When Yun Zhi stepped out of the temple, the group of secret guards hid in the dark again.

That little girl would keep thinking of a solution until she reached a dead end. Yun Zhi didn't want to waste any more words, so she became obedient as soon as the secret guard came out.

On the way, Liu Anruo glanced at Yun Zhi and asked, "Are you satisfied with that little girl?"

Yun Zhi nodded slightly. "I think it's admiration. This kid is smart and knows how to benefit himself. He also has a good management style. He's a good kid."

"Then...send her to the Imperial College."

"I've only just met her once, and what I can see are only superficial aspects. It doesn't mean I really understand her. What kind of luck she has in the future depends on herself. If she meets the requirements later, someone will send her to the Imperial College, and we don't need to interfere."

"Yes."

When it was completely dark, Yun Zhi and Liu Anruo finally returned to where the carriage was parked.

After sending Liu Anruo back home, Yun Zhi returned to the palace alone in a carriage.

On the other side, after Yun Zhi left, a group of beggars surrounded the girl.

"Boss, Boss, is what that big sister said true? Can we have enough food, clothes and even go to school?"

"Yeah, Boss, this can't be fake, right? Isn't there a saying that there's no such thing as a free lunch?"

The noisy voices reached her ears, and the girl shouted, "Quiet."

Suddenly, more than a dozen chattering mouths shut up.

"The two older sisters just now looked quite prominent. They might be high-ranking officials. They're not the kind of officials who would lie to us for no reason."

After hearing this, the children thought it made sense and gradually quieted down.

At this time, a little child timidly raised his hand and said, "Boss, I think I've heard of the Foundling Home before."

The girl looked at him and asked, "Tell me, what have you heard?"

"I don't know if they're talking about this orphanage. About two days ago, when I was out, I heard two very distinguished people saying something about the orphanage and foster home that His Majesty had requested be built in the south of the city. They were finished and looked like they were about to start operating."

Hearing this, the girl nodded thoughtfully. "It seems that the elder sister was talking about the nursery. Since it was built by His Majesty, it should be able to keep us well fed and clothed, just as the elder sister said. No wonder we didn't know about this place. It turns out it's in the south of the city."

The children all had excitement on their faces.

"Boss, then we can really live a good life in the future!" a child cheered.

"We can finally survive, without the fear of starving to death or being beaten to death one day."

Driven by their emotions, the girl also smiled.

"After we go to the orphanage, we can go to school. You must study hard. This is an opportunity for us. If we study well, we can even become officials. Even if we can't become officials, it will be easy to find a job in the future."

"Got it, boss!"

"In the future, if any of us are lucky enough to become an official, we must remember to serve His Majesty well. Those of us who are not officials should abide by the law and not cause trouble for His Majesty. You must know that such a life is given by His Majesty. If it were not for His Majesty, we might always live in this precarious life." The girl said seriously.

Seeing that everyone had listened, the girl nodded secretly, thinking that they were worthy of being the people she had selected.

She is not a kind-hearted person who picks up everyone. If she did, she would have dozens or even hundreds of people here.

"Let me say one last thing. No matter what we become in the future, whether we become officials or do something else, we must remember our present days, remember each other, remember that we are a family who have been through hardships together, and we must support each other. This is what we agreed upon." The girl's eyes swept over each child.

The children nodded heavily with determined eyes.

"Okay, it's almost dark, why haven't the three of them come back yet? Let's go look for them."