Chapter 57 The gentle lady
In the following days, Mo Xiaodie lived a good life and... well, it was still happy. After all, Guo and Mrs. Wei didn't come to cause trouble for her recently. They exercised their bodies every day, improved their own strength, cared about their hard-working brother's learning situation, and secretly established their own intelligence network. Not to mention how comfortable it is, except for a little bit-
She, no, money!
Wei Ziyi is at the bottom of the Marquis' Mansion for many years, and his monthly money is sometimes lost. In addition, Wei Ziyi has been married for half a year, and the pocket money he saved over the years has long been used by Kang Niang to win people's hearts in the eldest princess' mansion. Just now, Kang Niang was still full of ambition and vowed to let her second wife stand up in the eldest princess' mansion. Not only did she spend the pocket money, but she also paid some of the dowry, but in the end she had little effect.
Finally, he returned to Nanping Hou Mansion, and Mo Xiaodie said that Wei Ziyi had no money left!
During the three months of confinement, her monthly money was deducted, but she would not have to worry about food and clothing every day, but if she wanted to do something else, it would be embarrassing.
When Xin Yi told her that she had selected six clever ones from the wanderers who had recovered from the two secret guards and asked them to inquire about the news, Mo Xiaodie began to worry about where to find the salary.
Because they plan to cooperate with these children for a long time, Mo Xiaodie adopts a monthly salary system, giving them sixty copper coins every month. They only need to inform them of the anecdotes they found in Xiangyang City every three days, and make money in two rounds, once in the middle of the month and once in the end of the month. If there is anything else that they are asked to inquire about, the extra money will be calculated based on the quality of the information they inquired back.
In the Daxia Dynasty, you can buy a steamed bun for two copper plates. Sixty copper plates are already a considerable income for these wanderers, and the work they do is easy and simple, so they are naturally happy.
After Xin Yi selected these children, Mo Xiaodie sneaked out at night and took Mili to look at them.
Five of these six children are little boys, only one little girl, but whether it is a boy or a girl, they all look clever and have neat hands and feet. They look at each of them at only seven or eight years old, and the oldest is no more than nine years old.
Although Mo Xiaodie asked Xin Yi to find the wandering children, Mo Xiaodie was still stunned when she saw these ragged and thin children. These children came out to make a living at such a young age, and they didn’t know how difficult it was.
One of the little boys with pretty eyes raised his head and looked at her for a while, and said with some suspicion, "Madam, will you really give us money? You're not a liar, are you?"
The tone of this speech was completely different from a child of eight or nine years old.
Mo Xiaodie softened her heart, squatted down and smiled, "What do you think?"
The little boy looked at her suspiciously again and pretended to be a mature person: "Look at the clothes you wear are all good materials, your hands are white and tender, and although you don't wear any jewelry on your body, you should be the wife of a wealthy family. The liar is not like you."
When the little girl next to her heard this, she quietly hid her black and dry hands behind her.
Mo Xiaodie smiled and asked, "What's your name?"
The little boy hesitated for a while and said, "Big Eagle."
Mo Xiaodie was stunned, "Is it... the Falcon's Eagle?"
The little boy raised his head proudly, "Yes!"
The little boys next to him suddenly started to make a fuss and clapped their hands, saying, "What a big eagle! It's obviously a little chicken, a little chicken, hahaha!"
It seems that these children know each other, and it is true that Xiangyang City is so old that these children who are seeking life naturally look familiar.
The big eagle suddenly turned red and stomped her feet and said, "That... that's the nickname my grandfather gave me. He said that when I grow up, I must become a goshawk flying in the sky. What do you know!"
Mo Xiaodie looked at him thoughtfully. With such ambition, the little boy's grandfather thought he was not an ordinary person, but why did he leave him alone and wander around? He couldn't help but ask: "Where is your grandfather?"
When the little boy heard this, his face dimmed, he bit his lip and said rustlingly: "It's dead, a plague broke out in the village. My father, my mother, uncle, aunt... are all dead.
My grandfather was very powerful before, and he had fought wars on the battlefield and killed people! At that time, he asked his comrades to take me and my sister away. He ignored me no matter how I cried. Later, I got up and got here. I secretly heard my grandfather's comrades say that he wanted to sell me and my sister. I promised my grandmother would take good care of my sister, so I ran away with my sister."
The child in front of him lowered his head. Although he tried his best to endure it, a hint of crying was revealed in his words.
Mo Xiaodie couldn't help but reach out and touched his head. It turned out that his grandfather was a soldier, so no wonder he gave him a nickname like Big Eagle.
Feeling the gentle force on his head, the little boy stared at her blankly. He used to be the darling of the family, and his father and mother had a good relationship and loved him and his sister very much. However, since his father and mother went, the kindness in the world seemed to have gone with them. No matter where he went, those people looked at him and his sister with contempt and disgust, which made him think that no one in the world would be nice to him again.
Xin Yi's face changed slightly and he said, "Madam..."
These wandering children on the street don’t know how dirty they are, and whether they have any diseases, so how can their wife contact them casually.
Mo Xiaodie glanced at Xin Yi, shook her head gently, and said to the little boy: "The name Big Eagle is good, you must work hard to realize your grandfather's expectations of you."
Daying stayed for a while before pursing her lips and nodding seriously, "Yes!"
The little boys next to him were stunned. They were the same. They rarely met people who had good looks on them. They didn't ask for help now and were a little restrained.
I wonder if my wife will also touch their heads...
The little girl standing next to the big eagle blinked her bright big eyes and said enviously: "Madam, you are so gentle."
Mo Xiaodie was said to be generous, free and easy, handsome, and also rude and careless. It was the first time that someone said to be gentle. She couldn't help but smile softly, and didn't know how to respond.
But the little girl suddenly smiled and said, "Yingying will also become a woman as gentle as a wife, and marry Big Eagle in the future!"
Mo Xiaodie raised her eyebrows and thought she had heard it wrongly.
The little boy in front of him suddenly exploded, his face flushed and said, "Idiot! Who said he wanted to marry you! Don't talk nonsense in front of his wife!"
As he said that, he looked at Mo Xiaodie carefully.
Madam, wouldn’t Madam really think he wants to marry this clown?
The little girl named Yingying flattened her mouth, as if she was dissatisfied, but she was a dissatisfied person.
But she has a really good vision. She knew she wanted to bet on the best-looking one to be her future husband at a young age.
Mo Xiaodie couldn't help but chuckled, explained some precautions to them, and left.
She was very satisfied with these children. It seemed that Yun Yi and Yunchang had done this seriously.
However, in this way, the problem of monthly salary cannot be delayed. What will happen if the debts owed to children?
Mo Xiaodie thought about it and picked a bead hairpin from the jewelry box. There were six beads on it, but they were all small and not in good shape. However, they were already the ones that looked more valuable among Wei Ziyi's jewelry. He handed them to Xin Yi and said, "Take it as a recipe."
Xin Yi hesitated a little, "Madam, this is... the gift that the eldest lady gave you when you are in the hairpin."
At that time, the eldest lady was far away in Puzhou, so she sent people to send her here from all the way.
Mo Xiaodie was stunned and gently stroked the beaded hairpin with her fingers. She really felt the bitterness of having no money. Finally, she handed it to Xin Yi and said, "Let's do it, and you'll be redeemed at that time."
She originally wanted to wait until the Lin family entered Beijing before starting her money-making plan. The plan has changed now, so she has to see how she can make some money.
Chapter completed!