As the saying goes, "The hemp rope is only cut at the thinnest, and the bad luck is only for the poor." For He Xiaowu, who will be 23 years old later this year, maybe he has deeply understood what this sentence means, but he still changed Can’t change the status quo.

He had already started working as a stall and was able to earn a little more money at first, but due to the ban on pigeon market, he finally had no choice but to find other jobs. Compared with Liu Daneng's other apprentices, who had gone to regular markets to work as butchers, he still chose to refuse.

The reason is very simple. The other apprentices go to the vegetable market where they set up stalls, and the seller who supplies them with meat has not dealt with Liu Daneng before. To put it simply, in He Xiaowu's view, accepting the other party's solicitation is actually a betrayal of the master.

In his own words, even if he is poor, miserable and tired, he does not want to be a treacherous villain. If he loses his backbone, he is also worried that he may go astray in the future. This can be regarded as his Principle and bottom line!

I saw He Xiaowu's family of eight, crowded in a large courtyard with an area of ​​less than 40 square meters. In addition to the messy furniture that no one might have picked up, two of the eight members of the family were lying in hospital beds all year round.

One of these two patients is He Xiaowu's grandfather, and the other is his biological mother. As for He Xiaowu's father, he passed away when he was sixteen years old. Although his grandmother is still in good health, she can only help him with some housework.

The remaining four younger ones are He Xiaowu's younger siblings. What makes Xu Zhengdao a little curious is that the age gap between him and his younger siblings is a bit big. When asked, He Xiaowu smiled bitterly and said: "I was adopted!"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Zhengdao was stunned and didn't say anything more. He just patted him on the shoulder and said: "No wonder your master often said that among so many apprentices, you are the one he likes the most. It's a pity that he I can’t come back now.”

He Xiaowu blushed when he heard this: "But I still failed to live up to his expectations and ruined his business!"

"Shit! As for his butcher business, if he didn't have my help, I'm afraid he would have died early. Okay, let your siblings tidy up the things at home. Tonight, cook everything that can be eaten and cooked at home. , have a good meal.

After breakfast tomorrow, you go to the courtyard in Shichahai to find me, and I will tell you what you need to do. Don’t worry, I will send someone over after the new year to give you a legal identity that no one dares to bully.

From now on, with me, the big boss of Xiangjiang, supporting you, you can stand tall and be a good person. If you don’t live in this big courtyard, if you continue to live there, your mother and your grandfather’s condition will probably only get worse.< /p>

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When they move to the courtyard I prepared for you, I will treat them and prescribe medicine. Your grandfather's condition is more serious. I am afraid he will have to take medicine for a month or two before he can get up from the bed. Your mother, what's the situation? Slightly better."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Xiaowu said excitedly: "Mr. Xu, can you really cure my mother and my grandfather's illness?"

"As long as you know! But I hope you don't tell others, because I'm afraid of trouble. That's why I asked you to move out. If you don't move out, how can I treat them?

From now on, your salary is tentatively set at three hundred a month. Don’t think it is too much. When you see your master next time, you will know that this salary is already very low. But if you are given a higher salary, it will not do you any good.

There are so many benefits. Three hundred yuan should be the most suitable."

"This, this!"

"Don't do this or that. If you want to accept me as a cheap master, then listen to me. While your grandparents are still in good health, resolve life-long matters as soon as possible. As for your master, he will be back in the second half of next year at the latest."

"Really? Then the master will be fine when he comes back, right? Someone also investigated him about the pigeon market earlier!"

"When he comes back, he will no longer be the pork boss of Pigeon Market, but Boss Liu of Xiangjiang. Who do you think dares to arrest him for such a trivial matter?"

Taking out a thousand yuan from his pocket, Xu Zhengdao also said directly: "Don't feel embarrassed about the salary paid in advance. It's almost the New Year and the weather is freezing. Don't you feel sorry for yourself and your younger brothers and sisters?"

Go to the street and buy some cotton-padded jackets and bedding. Move to my house. If you dare to bring these rags over, believe it or not, I will throw them all on the street for you? If I am not wrong, there will be a famine at home.

, is this money enough?"

"That's enough, thank you, uncle! I will never forget your kindness in my life."

"How old are you, you still have a lifetime. Okay, I won't stay any longer. I still have things to do. Remember, come here early tomorrow."

"Okay, I will definitely go there early tomorrow."

After sending Xu Zhengdao away who was standing at the door but not going in, his younger brothers and sisters who had been hiding under the covers in the house were naturally curious. Not because of disgust, but because Xu Zhengdao walked in and was afraid of embarrassing the He family.

In the middle of winter, except for Grandma He Xiaowu, all of them were wearing tattered cotton-padded jackets that they had worn for who knows how long. For a family of eight, they probably couldn’t even get five sets of clothes to keep out the cold. So how could the three remaining people go out in the middle of winter?

We have no choice but to stay indoors and rely on the kang that dare not turn off the fire to keep warm. If anyone wants to go out, they wear the cotton-padded jackets that they rotate. The He family is so poor that it is indeed beyond Xu Zhengdao's

Imagine.

But after thinking about it, he felt that it was normal. The reason was that most of the money He Xiaowu earned was used to buy medicines for two patients. The remaining money was used to support his younger brothers and sisters to study, and he had no money to buy new clothes.

Isn’t that normal?

The older sister He Xiaoli looked at her elder brother with tears in her eyes and said with concern: "Brother, what's wrong? Did something happen? Is that person here to ask you for a debt?"

"No! That's our family's great benefactor. I will bring you to see him tomorrow, and remember to give him a heads-up. You put on your cotton-padded jacket, and later I will take you out to buy a new one. Tomorrow, we will move!"<

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"Ah! You have to move to buy a cotton-padded jacket? Brother, what happened?"

"Brother has found a job. The man before was my master's sworn brother. He came back from Xiangjiang and saw me waiting to pull a cart. He called me to stop, treated me to a meal, and asked me to take my place later.

He does things.

Give me a salary of 300 yuan a month. This 1,000 yuan is his advance salary. With this money, our family will be able to pay off the famine debt. There will still be money to buy you new clothes. When it is over,

Years, you also go to school honestly for me."

"Brother, three hundred yuan a month? What does he do? He won't let you do anything illegal for him, right?"

"What are you talking about? In addition to being a big boss, he is also a miracle doctor. When he moves to his new home, he will treat grandpa and mother. When they get better, do you think our family's life will get better too?

?"

"Why do I listen to what you say, it feels like a dream!"

"Then this shouldn't be fake, right?"

Holding the coins tightly in his hands, He Xiaowu really had the urge to cry. But he knew that this was a good thing and he couldn't cry. Finally seeing the opportunity to turn around, he really didn't want to miss it. Because, he was suffering.

Too long.

In fact, it doesn't matter to him if he suffers a little. Seeing that he can't support the family and let the whole family suffer with him, that is a situation he cannot face. But before, he wanted to change but he was unable to do so.
Chapter completed!