When I came back late last night, I lay on the bed and was angry for a while. By the time Su Ren fell asleep, it was already midnight. He was woken up by Liu Jian again early in the morning, which made Su Ren even more depressed.
He walked out of the house with a straight face and glared at Huang Shisan fiercely. Huang Shisan quickly stopped playing with Liu Jian, turned around and ran out of the yard.
Liu Jian smiled: "Sir, it seems you didn't sleep well?"
Su Ren stretched out and said while washing his face: "Why did the young master come so early today? Could it be that our Cuixiang Building has been completed?"
Liu Jian smiled and shook his head: "Although Cuixiang Building is not completed, there is another good thing."
"Tell me?"
Liu Jian dropped the things in his hands and came to Su Ren's side. He looked around with both eyes and felt that no one was eavesdropping. Then he lowered his voice and said mysteriously to Su Ren: "There was news from the palace yesterday.
My aunt who stayed in Chang'an sent my grandfather news that the emperor sent a man named Duan Hong to Shouchun."
"Aunt? Do you have an aunt?"
"She is the queen's daughter, an aunt in name only."
"Oh, Liu Ling!" Su Ren felt better when he heard the name: "Your aunt is a wonderful person. When she was in Chang'an, I heard people said that her house was constantly seeing guests every day, and the threshold was almost full.
I will be trampled to pieces by the princes and grandsons of Chang'an City."
After all, Liu Jian is also Liu An's grandson and Liu Ling's nephew. Hearing someone talk about his aunt in a mean way, Liu Jian still felt uncomfortable: "She is also an aunt in name only. What she does has nothing to do with me."
"That's true!" Su Ren washed his face, wiped it dry, and threw the piece of cloth into the basin: "What does Duan Hong do?"
Liu Jian shook his head: "It is said to be a lieutenant, but I have never heard of this person. He must be an unknown person."
"Why did he come to Huainan?"
Liu Jian shook his head again: "Then I don't know. As long as we wait for people to come, everything will be clear."
"Duan Hong!" Su Ren read the name several times, but had no impression of this person in his mind. As future generations, the only things that can be remembered are those characters who exist in historical books, and they must be the kind of wise and courageous people.
A person like Duan Hong who is unknown and whose name has been wiped out by the vast sea of historical texts, only few people know about him.
Liu Jian was left to have breakfast together, and the two of them were going to visit the construction site. After leaving the courtyard, it gave people a desolate feeling. Before they went to Changxing Street, there were not many people there. Except for squatting on the eaves of shops on the roadside
There were rows of beggars, and all that was left were shops that were closed and locked. This used to be the most prosperous place in Shouchun, but it seemed like this overnight.
Seeing someone coming, the beggars swarmed over, stretching out their skinny hands pitifully and praying continuously. Liu Jian was not as cruel as Su Ren. After scattering all the money in his wallet, he turned to Su Ren and said, "Sir, can you lend it to me?"
Some money?"
Su Ren readily agreed: "Tell me, how much do you want to borrow?"
"Borrow as much as you have."
"That's it!" Su Ren touched all over his body and only took out two copper coins and threw them into Liu Jian's hands.
Liu Jian looked at Su Ren strangely: "Sir, this..."
Su Ren said helplessly: "That's all, I'll give it all to you!"
Liu Jian casually handed two pieces of money to a little beggar next to him, with a grimace on his face. Su Ren put his arm around Liu Jian's shoulders and said, "Your method of relief is wrong. Even if you give them more money, it will still be spent."
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"What should we do?"
Su Ren admired Liu Jian, a good boy who asked questions when he didn't understand. He pointed at the beggars and asked, "Young Master, do you know where these beggars come from?"
Liu Jian shook his head. Su Rendao: "The reason why these people became beggars was all caused by your grandfather."
"ah!"
"No! First of all, your grandfather is the king of Huainan, and all the people in Huainan are your grandfather's people. They became beggars, and your grandfather has something to do with it. This is just one of them!" Su Ren was silent.
He made a loud noise and stopped Liu Jian who was about to speak, and then said: "This is only the first one. Now let's talk about the second one. The incident of the comet hitting the moon has made the whole Huainan people panic. You should know this, and your grandfather not only doesn't care,
We also allowed the common people to be in danger, and the wealthy and wealthy people fled one after another. The people who relied on them had no hope, and they could not just leave like they did, and could only become beggars."
Liu Jian shut up. What Su Ren said made sense, so he naturally had no words to refute.
"So, the reason why these people became beggars is because of your grandfather!"
Liu Jian sighed: "Is there no way to save them? According to what Mr. said, there are more and more beggars in the city, and those rich and wealthy people have left. How will they live in the future?"
"This question is on point!" Su Ren gestured to Liu Jian to hand over his ear and lowered his voice: "Have you ever thought about standing up for these people?"
"I?"
Su Ren nodded: "A good job will not only allow your grandfather to save these people, but also improve the popularity of the young master."
"Sir, I have made it clear that as long as I can save these people, I will not hesitate to die!"
Su Ren patted Liu Jian on the back: "If you die, the worst result is that your grandfather will dislike you and your son even more."
Liu Jian muttered: "Grandpa has never liked us father and son. The worst we can do is to be worse. Please teach me!" After Liu Jian finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Su Ren.
Su Ren nodded and said: "You can teach me, so come here!"
Changxing Street is not long. Su Ren and Liu Jian walked in front and muttered. Huang Shisan and Man Niu glared at the beggars on both sides of the street and refused to let them get close to them. As the saying goes, people are poor and have short ambitions, and the beggars were very obedient and shy.
Don't dare to come within five steps of Su Ren on the street.
While talking, they soon arrived at the construction site of Cuixiang Building. The prototype of the building was already in place. The only thing missing was the decoration inside and outside. Once the tiles on the roof were laid, it would be open in another month. I don’t know what Su Ren gave Liu Jian.
What did he say? Since arriving at the construction site, Liu Jian has been a little distracted. He wanted to leave several times, but Su Ren forced him to accompany him for inspection.
It’s not safe outside. Some people have even moved their homes. A dozen temporary tents have been erected in a corner of the construction site, with women and children hiding in them. The tents are not good tents. They must be erected with tattered cloth.
Between the two sticks, there is a home. The naked children get together and make a lot of noise. They have no worries about reality.
Su Ren waved to several children, and a few bold ones ran over, looking at Su Ren with their naked bodies and giggling. After all, they were children from a big city, and they were better than when they huddled in the corner of the bamboo cave with their sister and could only peek.
Hawking's is much better.
Su Ren knelt down and reached out to grab the youngest child's penis. The child did not dodge, and still had a smile on his lips. It seemed that he had been caught by others too many times, and he had developed absolute immunity.
force.
"What's your name? Where are your adults?"
The child giggled and drooled at the corner of his mouth. An older child next to him quickly said: "His name is Luo Datou, and he, Aweng, works on the roof."
"You don't have a big head, why did you get this name?"
The older child added: "All the people in their family have big heads, but his head is small. My mother-in-law said..." The child looked back and lowered his voice: "My mother-in-law said that his mother-in-law was unruly.
That’s why he was there.”
Su Ren was amused by this breaking news. He turned around and looked at the little guy again. He still had a harmless smile on his face. He must not have understood what the older kid meant. The other kids followed suit, and some of them were too loud.
, the adults who were working heard it, and immediately shouted to the women in the tents. Soon the tents were filled with howls of ghosts and wolves.
Su Ren put his hands behind his back, turned to a shady place and looked at the roof. On the roof, there was a bare-backed man with a big head, which was not commensurate with his ordinary figure. Su Ren recognized this man. He was a big worker now, equivalent to Cui.
The chief engineer of the Xianglou construction site. All the original craftsmen left, and he could only choose from those who stayed. After much picking, he picked this big one. From the original helper, he suddenly became a big worker, and his status changed.
Let the big head work very hard.
Huang Shisan got a small table, a kettle and two water bowls from the restaurant opposite. Su Ren and Liu Jian sat under the tree and watched everyone busy. Because the building was three floors, it was impossible to lay tiles.
To throw the tiles upward, one can only hoist them up one basket at a time. The manpower for the work is limited. Every time the big head finishes laying a basket of tiles, he has to wait for a while before receiving the next basket.
When Da Tou was resting, Su Ren waved to him. Da Tou quickly went down the ladder. The wages Su Ren paid for building a building were very high. Now is an extraordinary period, and the price has increased a lot. As a big worker, these days,
The money that Da Tou earned was ten times what he usually earned by helping others, so Da Tou was willing to take the risk and stay instead of escaping from the city with his wife.
Su Ren poured a glass of water for Da Tou: "You have worked hard, rest and take your time."
Datou smiled, drank the water, and wiped his mouth: "Don't worry, sir, it will be completed in three to five days. If you still need me, I will definitely stay."
"Okay, then stay!" Su Ren also smiled: "Tomorrow, let those women and children move to where I live. It's not a problem to stay here."
Da Tou was overjoyed: "Thank you sir, I will go and tell them the news now!" Da Tou turned around and left, without Su Ren stopping him. He trotted and shouted, and soon brought a group of people to kowtow to Su Ren.
They are not fools. They know exactly where Su Ren lives. Even if something happens if they can live there, no one will go there to make trouble. It can be said that they are finally out of danger, and they still have daily wages.
Such a good thing is a hundred times better than running away.
Su Ren comforted everyone with his kind words and sent them to continue working. People in the Han Dynasty were relatively simple. If you treat them well, they will treat you well. After the news of Su Ren spread, those people working on the construction site
You can see it in his attitude.
Liu Jian was sitting next to Su Ren. Su Ren said to Liu Jian triumphantly: "Did you see that? This is how we should handle the matter. We must first get along with them before we can instigate and influence them!" (To be continued)
