Quick travel to save a miserable life

The next day, Lin Hui went to the Salesian Bureau in the county.

The Salesian Bureau was a place established by the government to specifically adopt abandoned babies and orphans without fathers and mothers. It received official funding and dedicated personnel to care for and care for these orphans. It was actually an ancient children's welfare home.

The Salesian Bureau in Yongning County is a compound located on the edge of the city. Although the houses inside are not very neat, there is no problem for people to live there.

In order to be able to find out the real situation, Lin Hui did not say hello to the people from the Salesian Bureau before going there, and she waited until meal time to go there. Therefore, Lin Hui was caught off guard and saw an unbearable scene.

In a spacious room, more than twenty girls, big and small, were sitting around two tables. The oldest was seven or eight years old, and the youngest was only one or two years old. The common feature of them all was that they all had sparse hair, He has a sallow complexion and thin muscles, and his clothes are shabby.

Each of these girls had a bowl filled with more than half a bowl of gruel in front of them. Even though there were not many rice grains in it, they still cherished it very much and would lick the bowl clean after drinking.

Lin Hui saw that except for each person's bowl of gruel, there was no other food in the room. It seemed that this was their lunch.

The children who were eating were too frightened to say anything when they saw Lin Hui, a richly dressed lady, suddenly walking in with several servants.

The children who had not finished eating quickly ran to the other side of the room with their bowls in their hands, and quickly continued to drink the gruel from the bowls. The other children who had finished their meals huddled around and looked at the group of outsiders in horror. people.

Seeing how scared they were, Lin Hui couldn't help but frowned. The reaction of these children was wrong!

The big families in the county make donations to the Salesian Bureau every year. Although they are not much, they do so every year. From time to time, some rich ladies come here to visit with food. I came here today. Although they are not too welcoming, they are not too welcoming. You shouldn't be so afraid!

Seeing that there were only these children in the room, but not the housekeeper who should be there, Lin Hui couldn't help but look outside.

Since the Salesian Bureau is a government agency, it will not be left unattended. In addition to distributing necessary rice grains every year, the court also hires two women to take care of the children. Now that the children are here, what about the two women? ?

Lin Hui was about to ask someone to look for her when she heard the sounds of fist pumps and drinking orders coming from the next door room.

Lin Hui signaled Ju Ying to kick open the door next door, and saw two women sitting opposite each other drinking. The table was fully stocked with food and wine. Both of them were already flushed with alcohol, and the smell of alcohol in the room was overwhelming.

Fortunately, the two of them had just drunk a little too much, but were not drunk. The door was suddenly kicked open. When they saw the group of people at the door wearing unusual clothes, the two women were so excited that they immediately stood up from the table. Stand aside.

One of the women, wearing a red flower on her head, knew the opportunity and hurriedly came over to greet her. She asked with a smile: "I don't know which noble family is coming, but they didn't tell us in advance so that we could prepare."

Lin Hui ignored her and turned towards the door. While she sent people out to find out the details of the two women, she whispered to Yuqi to go to the next room to find two smarter children to ask about their daily lives.

Seeing that no one was paying attention, the two women wanted to go out, but were stopped by the guards brought by Lin Hui, so they had to stand aside awkwardly.

After a while, Yuqi spoke first and whispered in Lin Hui's ear. This made Lin Hui furious.

Why were the children acting so strangely about their arrival? It turned out that they thought Lin Hui and his party were here to "pick people."

As for what "picking people" means, the oldest girl said that someone would come here regularly to pick out those girls with outstanding looks. At first, they were told that they were picked because they had lived a good life. The children I believed it all and really looked forward to being selected.

But later, a sister who had been "picked" secretly came back to visit them and told them that she was not picked to enjoy happiness, but was sold to a "dirty place", and she gave them a serious and solemn warning. Better to find a way not to get picked on.

That sister used to take good care of the little ones like them, and she was very prestigious among the children. The children were very convinced of her words. In addition, except for this sister, none of the other sisters who were picked away have ever come back. That is the one. My sister only came back once, and then she was never seen again.

Therefore, all the children were afraid of the legendary "picker", and they were extremely scared when they saw Lin Hui and others.

The children have lived in the Salesian Bureau since childhood and rarely go out. They don't know what the "dirty place" refers to, but Yu Qi and Lin Hui still know that it is a brothel.

No wonder the oldest child here is only seven or eight years old. It turns out that older girls have been sold to brothels!

The Salesian Bureau was originally founded by the founding queen more than a hundred years ago, with the original intention of adopting abandoned babies.

In ancient times, most of the abandoned girls were baby girls, and generally no one abandoned boys. Therefore, the Salesian Bureau was equivalent to giving these girls who had been abandoned by their families a way to survive. Unexpectedly, some people are now using the Salesian Bureau as a cover. Use these poor girls for profit and push them from the deep pit into the fire pit!

This makes Lin Hui not angry!

When the guards who came to inquire about the information came to report, Lin Hui found out the reason why these two women were so rampant.

It turns out that both of them are not ordinary people. One is the aunt of the county government arrester, and the other is the aunt of the household clerk. They both have connections behind them.

Even the matter of smuggling older girls into brothels must have something to do with the people behind them, otherwise it would not have been possible for so many years, there has never been any news in the county, if Lin Hui hadn't come out of the blue today. Damn, maybe this matter will continue to be kept under wraps.

But when it comes to the reputation of the girls who were sold into brothels and the children left behind, Lin Hui can't punish them in this name in a big way. Fortunately, aside from this, these two women also have other crimes. exist.

These two people were so greedy that they squandered [-]% to [-]% of the allocations from above and donations from wealthy households in the county, and spent less than [-]% on the children. Only then did the children become hungry and emaciated, while they themselves became adults. Eat well and drink spicy food during the day.

Lin Hui thought about it for a moment, and then she came up with a theory. While she had the two women gagged and tied up, she also had people go to the county government to report to the officials, saying that the two women had embezzled public funds and enriched their own pockets.

Due to limited time, Lin Hui could only ask people to go to the kitchen to find some rice and re-cook a pot of thick porridge for these children.

Seeing that Lin Huiguo was really not here to pick anyone, and even cooked thick porridge for them to drink, the girls all clapped their hands happily and laughed. When they got the porridge bowl, they all lay down on it and drank without looking up.

Looking at these poor children, Lin Hui thought of the two babies at home, and her heart felt even softer.

It is not enough to replace the two mothers-in-law, but also to find some people to educate these children and let them learn a skill, so that when they grow up, they can make a living instead of relying on others.

Lin Hui thought about the children of the servants at home. Compared with these children, their living conditions were much better, but their prospects were not that bright. They only knew that when they grew up, they would naturally work as servants in the government, so that they could be with their masters. Or getting a good job is a blessing, and it is difficult to consider anything else.

Thinking of this, Lin Hui couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that education still had to start from childhood.

Therefore, County Magistrate Huang, who received the report, learned about the current situation of the Salesian Bureau, fired the two women from their jobs, and gave each of them twenty bucks. Some of the property taken from their homes belonged to the Salesian Bureau, and the other Two patient women were found to take care of the children, and at Lin Hui's request, Lin Hui found someone to go over and teach these children simple words on a regular basis, as well as some simple skills such as tying the knot.

Now, because the children are still young, they can only learn these things. When they grow up, they can also learn arithmetic, embroidery, and weaving.

On the one hand, Lin Hui also summoned the 7 to 10-year-old children from the servants in the mansion. Just like the servants at home, regardless of gender, they were taught simple Chinese characters and arithmetic. She also stated that if they got good grades, they would be selected to be with their master in the future. They work as errands and will later hire people to teach them some other skills.

For a time, there was a craze for learning among the servants in the Lin Mansion. After all, the children were also learning. If the parents didn't know as many words as their children, wouldn't they lose face? Therefore, those with children at home were unprecedentedly popular. Worked hard.