Amazing Pastoral World: Unparalleled Medical Queen

"Alas, I have told you many times that our restaurant is not hiring." The waiter waved his hand twice but failed to push it away, so he held back his temper and patiently advised, "Our shopkeeper is kind-hearted. If you want to eat, I will bring you a bowl right away."

"I...we won't take it for free." When the boy heard that there was food, his eyes brightened, but he still insisted on his idea and stubbornly wanted to find a job.

Lu Ke'er nodded secretly.

This boy not only has some talent, but also some backbone.

"It turned out to be them." Qin Fang whispered.

"Does Manager Qin know him?"

"These two children appeared in our Jinji Town more than three months ago. It is said that their family offended someone and suffered a disaster, resulting in the death of both parents and becoming orphans. However, they are different from ordinary street children."

"Why is it different?"

"These two children are well-spoken and don't seem to be from ordinary families. They are not like other little beggars in this town who would pester passers-by for things. They come to me every few days, but never beg. They just beg for a job to support themselves."

"Shopkeeper Qin doesn't seem to be a heartless person. Why not give them a chance?"

Shopkeeper Qin looked embarrassed: "Although I am the shopkeeper of Pinxianlou, I am not the owner."

Lu Keer understood.

It seems that Rong Zhixing is very strict in controlling his subordinates. The reason why he is so cautious in employing people must be that Rong Zhixing has many secrets.

Lu Ke'er suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Being involved in He Rong's trip, I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.

The boy didn't want to give up. When he saw Qin Fang coming out, he immediately turned to him and tried hard to sell himself: "Uncle shopkeeper, I can do a lot of work. Sweeping the floor, washing dishes, cutting vegetables, chopping wood, fetching water... I can do everything! Please accept me."

"Hey, little guy, you should look somewhere else. I really don't need any people here." Qin Fang looked embarrassed.

"I've been to every store in this town, but no one wants to hire me." The boy looked frustrated. "I don't have a household registration, so they don't dare to hire me."

He and his sister wandered all the way here from their hometown, starving every day, sleeping in the open air, and had long lost the documents that could prove their identity and household registration. Now, like all wanderers, they are undocumented illegal residents.

"How do we get household registration for homeless people like them?" Lu Ke'er suddenly asked.

Qin Fang replied: "First of all, the person must have a fixed place of residence. Secondly, to register a household, one must go to the government office, pay a sum of money, and have someone to guarantee it. For these two children, who are not yet adults, they need to be taken in by someone with a household registration and registered under that household name. Otherwise, it will be difficult to register them."

Lu Keer understood.

These two children simply cannot obtain household registration unless someone takes them in and provides guarantees. And Qin Fang is unlikely to help them get to this point.

Not to mention Qin Fang, probably no one in the entire Jinji Town would be willing to help them.

In this world, there are countless people whose families have been destroyed and who have become homeless due to natural disasters and man-made calamities. Who would dare to help someone whose background is unknown? If you help the wrong person, you will bring disaster upon yourself. Therefore, most people only mind their own business and don't care about the frost on their roofs.

"Can't we recruit them without a household registration?" Lu Ke'er asked again.

"That's not the case." Qin Fang replied, "Some shops and businesses will hire some illegal residents because the wages paid to these people are much lower than those paid to registered residents. However, they usually hire adults. Not many people would hire someone his age."

Lu Keer sighed secretly.

The household registration system has always existed. In many dynasties in ancient times, the household registration system was already very complete. Because the number of registered households was the standard for taxation, the court always checked it clearly. For people without household registration, it is not difficult to move around in this world, but at least it will not be as smooth as the registered population.

Fortunately, I am a soul that traveled through time and space. If I were a body, I would first have to find a way to get a household registration, otherwise it would be difficult to live a normal life.

Lu Ke'er secretly rejoiced.

As they were talking, the waiter had brought out two bowls of hot noodles from the restaurant, handed them to the brother and sister, and said, "Eat."

The boy lowered his head slightly and did not reach out to take it immediately.

The girl stared at the noodles in the waiter's hand with longing eyes and licked her lips, but did not immediately reach out to take it.

She looked at the boy and whispered, "Brother..."

The boy's eyes were red.

Lu Ke'er saw that his hands hanging at both sides were clenched into fists, his body was trembling slightly, and a faint feeling of heartache passed through her heart.

He wants to earn his living and not get something for nothing. In his opinion, this is about human dignity.

Lu Ke'er sighed, took the bowl of noodles from the waiter, then pulled the little girl's hand over and handed the noodles to her.

"Eat. Only if you survive, you have a chance."

The boy froze.

The girl took the bowl and looked at her brother timidly. Seeing that he had no objection, she picked up the chopsticks and began to wolf down the noodles.

"You eat too." Lu Ke'er said to the boy, "In the face of life and death, everything else is trivial."

The boy blinked away the tears in his eyes and looked at Lu Ke'er in front of him.

The girl seemed younger than him, and the look she gave him did not contain the contempt, sympathy, and disgust that he often saw. She only smiled faintly and looked at him, as if she was facing an old friend she had not seen for many years.

Her gaze strangely soothed him. He saw understanding and recognition in her eyes.

His nose felt sore and he almost cried again.

As if to cover up his embarrassment, he hurriedly took the noodles and started eating them in big mouthfuls.

The two were obviously very hungry and ate the noodles very quickly. In a short while, they had finished both the noodles and the soup.

Putting down the bowl, the boy burped involuntarily.

Lu Keer smiled.

The boy blushed in embarrassment.

"What's your name?" Lu Ke'er asked him.

"Shi Chenxing."

"She is your sister?"

"Yes. Her name is Shi Chenyu."

"Where are you from? How did you come to Jinji Town?" Lu Ke'er asked again.

Shi Chenxing hesitated and remained silent for a long time.

Lu Keer sighed, "I might ask you for help in the future. But I won't use someone I don't know the details of."

Shi Chenxing was surprised and happy, but then his eyes showed suspicion.

"You mean, there will be work for me in the future?"

He admitted that although the girl in front of him was dressed like a peasant girl, she exuded a confident, calm and resolute temperament. Her pair of phoenix eyes were particularly beautiful, as if they could see through people's hearts and soothe them.

But can she really make the decision?

Qin Fang was also surprised.

"Miss Lu, do you want to find someone to help you?"

"Well. Although it is not needed now, it may be needed soon." Lu Ke'er did not intend to say it clearly. She did not like to reveal things that had not yet been realized.

Shi Chenxing hesitated for a while, and finally made up his mind and said to Lu Ke'er: "I can tell you our origins. But..." He looked around, "We only want to tell you one person."