On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 427 Taking Office 2
When Jiang Yu led the twelve doctors over, he saw Xiao Xiao sitting upright on the armchair in the lobby, surrounded by a dozen reserved little girls who were talking to her.

They were all men, and as soon as they entered the room, they found that the little girls were like frightened elks, and they all wanted to shrink to the ground.

But he didn't dare to run, so he could only stand there trembling, shaking visibly.

Xiao Xiao was a little confused. Why did they act like little lambs seeing a hungry wolf?
She said gently, "Don't be afraid, my eldest brother-in-law and the doctor from his clinic are here to see you."

Then he stood up and greeted him: "Brother-in-law, you came so quickly?"

Jiang Yu was a little helpless: "It's your elder sister who urged me to get up early in the morning, fearing that I would be late."

So when he was almost there, he met the servant who came to invite him.

Xiao Xiao asked everyone to go to the back: "The weather is good today, how about we hold the free clinic in the yard?"

And let them examine these little girls first.

Then I saw these little girls, as if they were sacrificing themselves heroically, going forward to see the doctor.

Including Jiang Yu, there were twelve doctors in total, and they quickly examined all ten little girls.

Several doctors said that they would have stomach problems even if they were hungry, and their physical condition was weak, so they just wanted to eat enough.

After that, Xiao Xiao asked them to call for help.

She thought that the little girls might be so afraid of strangers because they were locked up inside and rarely saw so many strangers.

Soon, children arrived one after another.

Seeing the skinny children all over the yard, even the experienced doctors were shocked.

Now the provincial capital has become an imperial city. Not only can wealthy businessmen be seen everywhere, but even high-ranking officials and dignitaries are also common.

Beggars are rare. I heard that when the government sees beggars, they will send them to open up wasteland, and they will also send the elderly who are unable to work to charity halls.

Doctors originally thought that only people in remote and poor mountainous areas would be so hungry.

But now when the doctors see these children, they also feel heavy in their hearts.

Xiao Xiao wanted to take the opportunity to call out names, but she couldn't find the list. She asked several children in a row, but they either said their names were Daya, Erya, Sanya, Siya, or Dahua, Xiaohua, Damei, Xiaomei...

Upon further questioning, most of them did not know who their parents were, and no one had given them names. Only the maids called them "big girl" or "little girl" casually, or if a maid was happy, she would call them "big flower" or "little flower" and so on.

After hearing this, Xiao Xiao couldn't control her facial expression.

More than 2,000 people had no names, which meant that she had to give names to more than 2,000 people, and she was not a particularly talented person.

Finally, she gave a serious explanation to the fourteen girls who were chosen first: "From now on, you will follow my last name. You will be called Xiao Yi, you will be Xiao Er... and you will be called Xiao Shisi."

Anyway, if they gave her any other name, they wouldn't be able to write it and she wouldn't be able to remember it.

Xiao Xiao used a branch to write the word "Xiao" on the ground and said, "You all have the surname Xiao. I will have someone teach you how to read in the future. When you learn how to write, you can give yourself a name."

She already had some idea of ​​how the Gu family made money.

These children have no names and no household registration. They only get these when they leave the charity.

In this way, those "dead" girls might have been sold privately by them.

The little girls' eyes lit up.

Don't think that the children are ignorant. The old women who look after them often look down on them in person, calling them "money-losing goods", saying that they don't even have a surname and will become wandering ghosts after they die.

They were looking forward to having a surname and a given name. They all knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, grandma, we will have a surname and a given name in the future."

"Get up quickly." They were so serious that Xiao Xiao, who just said it casually, felt a little embarrassed.

Treating more than 2,000 children is a big project.

There was definitely no time to make dumplings at noon, but Xiao Xiao asked someone to chop the meat into minced meat to use for making porridge.

Fortunately, the Gu family did not take the ten big iron pots back. When the little girls came over with bamboo tubes and chopsticks to line up, they saw the sticky and fragrant brown rice porridge and they all started drooling.

In the past, they ate clear porridge that was thin enough to reflect light on people, but today the porridge was really thick and sticky with meat, and everyone ate it in small bites, cherishing it very much.

Of course, there was no way to serve more. It wasn’t that Xiao Xiao was stingy, but ten big iron pots were only enough for everyone to serve once.

Xiao Xiao instructed Meng Hui: "Go buy ten more large iron pots and order some more eggs later."

Of course, Xiao Xiao and the doctors all have their own lunch.

After all, they are used to eating white rice, meat, fish, and a combination of meat and vegetables. If they are asked to eat porridge made from old grains, who can eat it unless they are starving?

What's more, the doctors will be busy all day, so of course they have to have a good meal at noon.

Xiao Xiao was originally worried that some ignorant children would come over following the smell of the food, but after they finished eating, no one came. It was not until the bell rang that people came to line up for the consultation.

Xiao Xiao took Aunt Xu to inspect the territory she would be in charge of in the future, but she saw the older maids washing clothes, sweeping the floor, and chopping wood.

No one needs to tell me, I am busy and sweating profusely.

Walking further inside, I actually saw fifty or sixty old spinning wheels in an old house. Most of them were now occupied by little girls, who were spinning cloth quietly and carefully, with only a squeaking sound.

There was also a room that was quieter, where everyone was sewing clothes and learning embroidery.

Xiao Xiao took a quick glance and felt that the embroidery skills were almost the same as her own.

We need to hire a master to teach them, otherwise it will be a waste of effort. This thing is too abstract and no one will appreciate it now.

Xiao Xiao walked around inside and then went outside.

This place is remote, and there is a stinky ditch outside the back door. Fortunately, it is not summer anymore, so the smell is not too bad.

Behind the wide, river-like stinking ditch is a large forest of zongzi leaves, and behind that is a mountain forest.

Xiao Xiao had good eyesight and saw from afar a group of children breaking branches and chopping trees.

Her eyes fell on the stinky ditch again: "We need to clean up this place, so that we can raise fish, shrimps and ducks."

"We can also clean up the bamboo forest across the street and raise pigs and chickens."

"This way, the children can eat chicken and duck eggs."

Aunt Xu was a little impressed by Grandma Li. She was indeed an extraordinary woman who could save the Queen. Even when she was pregnant, she could still think of such a down-to-earth thing as raising livestock.

She spoke in a more respectful tone: "Grandma, it's getting late, why don't you go back and rest for a while?"

Xiao Xiao looked at the sky and said, "We'll go back when Nanny Song comes back."

Aunt Xu was a little nervous: "Are you feeling unwell?"

Otherwise, it wouldn't be a good idea to go back so early on the first day of the handover, right?