Chapter 500 Want to Hit the Autumn Wind

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Chapter 500 Want to hit the autumn wind

While Gu Chunzhu was talking to Xiao Li, the two yamen came back with three dirty children.

The yamen replied, "Ma'am, these are all stray children begging on the street."

Just like when Gu Chunzhu saw Xiao Li, their hair was sticking together and curling together, their bodies were covered in mud, and their hands and feet were all black. There is still a wound on his face, which must have been caused by a fight with someone when he was out of the house.

"Take it down to take a bath first, and then look for the parents of these children. If there are no parents, they will live in our Shanxintang. Those who have parents will either ask someone to pick them up, or write a severance letter." According to the orders of the yamen, this was only found in the county seat. There are many such poor children in the towns and villages that were severely affected by the county seat.

Those children just looked at people timidly. The yamen had a knife on their body and they were afraid. Gu Chunzhu squatted down and said to the dirty little radishes: "Go down to take a shower and put on clean clothes, and after washing, there will be Eat!"

Sure enough, the haze in the eyes of these children was dissipated and was replaced by hope. They were all in good spirits, and they cooperated with the yamen to take a bath.

"Chunzhu, you still have a way." The county magistrate's wife praised.

"I have four children at home. Of course I'm used to coaxing them. There are people cooking here. Don't wait for these children to come out and find me coaxing them." Gu Chunzhu asked again.

The county magistrate's wife immediately replied: "Yes, all of the servants' family members have already steamed steamed buns in the kitchen. After each wealthy household has donated money, they will specially invite a woman to come to Shanxintang to cook."

"Madame is thoughtful."

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After the children were washed and cleaned, Shanxintang also put up a plaque, and as soon as the county magistrate's wife stood at the door, many people gathered around.

As soon as the firecrackers were set off, more people knew that there was a Shanxintang in the county seat, which was dedicated to raising children. There was a large wooden board on the left side of the entrance of the Shanxintang, and it was written on the person who did good deeds.

Gu Chunzhu's name hangs high in the front, and the wooden board is engraved with a monthly donation of 5 taels of silver. On the contrary, the name of the county magistrate is written on the back, and it is written as a monthly donation of 2 taels of silver.

Gu Chunzhu didn't see it until the red cloth was removed, and immediately dragged the county magistrate's wife aside and muttered, "It's not right, your master is the magistrate, how can I go past him."

"What's wrong, my master is an honest official, and his annual salary is only 62 taels. Even if we want to donate more, we are helpless. But there are many rich families in this town, and we can't help but surpass my master, otherwise we How can this kindness hall be maintained? Anyway, the more you donate, the more you write it in the front, asking them to compare." The county magistrate's wife explained it to Gu Chunzhu.

Hearing this, Gu Chunzhu felt that it was very reasonable, and it was also a smart idea. Presumably soon, a wealthy squire will pass over him, so that he can leave a name in the eyes of the county magistrate. In the past, he couldn't give gifts with money, but he can do what he likes this time, but he has to pay the blood.

As expected, the board was filled with names within three days. The most generous one is the Yan family, who donated fifty taels in January. For the Yan family who are high officials in the capital, fifty taels of silver may be the cost of raising a concubine, which is naturally not worth mentioning.

There are even wealthy households who are in the same hut with Gu Chunzhu, the county magistrate and his wife, who are planning to make plans in the house that Gu Chunzhu has turned into an office.

"Chunzhu, this means that there will be 93 taels of income every month! Usually, a hundred pennies a month is more than enough to raise a child, and it is even good to eat and drink well. Now this can raise nearly There are thousands of children." The county magistrate's wife also had a smile on her face.

"Well, that's not bad. We don't have nearly 1,000 children in the entire county. It is estimated that the donated money will still increase. In the future, we can also set up a nursing home." , In disasters, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled are always abandoned first.

"What is a nursing home? I guess if it is to support the elderly and put filial piety first. This is also a good idea. I will go back and mention it to my master." The county magistrate even took out a pamphlet and wrote it on it. .

"There are also people with disabilities, those whose income is not guaranteed, can also allocate some money." Gu Chunzhu mentioned again.

"You are really a bodhisattva. The master has always wanted the whole county to be happy and harmonious, neither too poor nor too rich. It is best for everyone to live a healthy life. Your idea has solved a lot of problems." Mrs. County Taiye looked at Gu Chunzhu's appearance is particularly pleasing to the eye. If someone from the imperial court really comes down to inspect, the achievement of his master will definitely add a lot.

Gu Chunzhu was about to answer the call, when a yamen came to report, "Madam, a large number of children have been sent outside, you go out and have a look!"

"There are a lot of people here again?" The county magistrate frowned and complained to Gu Chunzhu, "Now these people are all making good plans, I wish we could raise children for them, but it saves their family's rice grains. , I went out to say that I was going to write a severance book, and everyone walked away in despair, it seems that I have to go out for a walk."

"Then let's go together." Gu Chunzhu held the arm of the county magistrate's wife. He didn't expect that there would be so many shameless people who would like to open a kindness hall.

When I went out, I saw that the entrance of Shanxintang was crowded with people, and the people outside shouted loudly when they saw someone coming out.

"Isn't this Shanxintang an adopted child? My child is dying of starvation. Why didn't you let me send the child in?"

"That's right, we came here from the countryside. We only sent people here after hearing that the county magistrate was kind enough to help us raise our children. Isn't this a waste of money for us?"

"Look at this wooden board with so much donations written on it, it's hard to be able to support our children, I don't care, I have to let us send the children in."

Gu Chunzhu's chest was heaving with anger when she heard it. She had never seen such a shameless person. Fortunately, this Shanxintang had an official to come forward. If she did good deeds alone, she would not be kidnapped by morality.

She took the arm of the county magistrate's wife and said, "Don't be angry, ma'am, and don't have the same knowledge as these unscrupulous people, they are here to take advantage."

"I've seen it for a long time. A few days ago, the people in the county wanted to send all the children and asked me to rush them back. Now this wave is probably coming from nearby towns. Wait until I go and make it clear to them." The grandfather's wife looked much calmer, walked to the door and said.

"Everyone is quiet, we set up this Shanxintang to take in homeless children. This Shanxintang is also known as an orphanage. Your children are naturally not suitable for having parents and mothers here." Well, after all, they are people from the government, they don't dare to make trouble and listen quietly.

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