After the system ran, I took off with my family

Li thought that they were at the county government office and suggested going to see Wu Yuanan and his wife. Lin An and others had no objection, so the family turned right and walked towards the backyard of the county government office.

At this time, Wan Xue had brought housekeeper Wan to the court. She was wearing white mourning clothes, with no makeup on. Her face was a little pale, and she looked even weaker.

"Sir, my house was robbed. Can you give me two days' grace to redeem myself? Let me bury my parents and brother first?"

Wu Yuanan glanced at her, somewhat doubtfully, and asked, "The mansion was robbed? When was it discovered?"

Wan Xue said in a low and sad voice, "I discovered this morning when I was trying to redeem myself that not only the storehouse, but also the gold and silver in my parents' main courtyard and the courtyard of the daughters are gone."

God knows how shocked she was when she saw the empty warehouse early in the morning. Thinking of the thunder yesterday morning, she felt a chill down her spine. It took a lot of skill to empty the warehouse quietly and loot the main courtyard and her own yard.

If it were in the past, she would have been furious. Now, although she was annoyed, she hoped more that the news of the theft in her house could be spread out, so that there would be fewer jackals and tigers eyeing her house.

As for the redemption money, she had discussed it with the housekeeper Wan. The Wan mansion still had two restaurants and six shops, and they could raise the money by selling one or two shops.

"You must report to the police. If necessary, I can send someone to go with you." Although Wu Yuanan hated Wan Dafu and his men, Wan Xue was indeed innocent.

Wan Xue was a little undecided and glanced at Butler Wan, who nodded at her implicitly.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, sir." Wan Xue bowed to Wu Yuanan and said softly.

Wu Yuanan hesitated for a moment and said, "In this case, I can spare you one day, but you cannot take the body back with you. You can only take it away after you pay the ransom tomorrow."

When Wan Xue and Butler Wan left the county government office, Wu Yuanan sent several yamen runners to accompany them back to the Wan Mansion. After dealing with these matters, he hurried back to the back hall. Wu Mo had just reported to him that the Lin family was coming.

When they arrived at the backyard, He Yujiao was entertaining the Lin family in the flower hall.

"Uncle Lin, Auntie, A Yue, A Yuan, you are here." Wu Yuanan was the first to greet them.

Lin An smiled and said, "I just happened to come to the county government office to listen to the verdict, and thought I'd come to see you. Are you done with your work?"

Wu Yuanan nodded and sighed, "It's still my fault. I didn't even know that so many people were missing. If I had paid more attention to those beggars, the Wan family wouldn't have arrested people so recklessly."

"Yuan'an, don't blame yourself. You are so busy every day. Besides, who would have thought that the people in Wan Mansion are so cruel." Lin An patted his shoulder and comforted him.

At this time, He Yujiao said, "Sir, there are so many beggars on the street. No one can guarantee that this kind of thing will not happen again in the future. Does the county government have any way to prevent this kind of thing from happening?"

"Our current initial idea is to keep some of the compensation and ransom money paid by the Wan government for the families who lost their children, and use the remaining money to buy food, distribute the food to the beggars, and send more soldiers to patrol the streets." Wu Yuanan explained his plan in detail.

He Yujiao pondered for a moment and suggested, "My husband, I can use part of my dowry to buy food for those poor children. In addition, I can invite the wives of the wealthy families in the city to my house under the name of a tea party and persuade them to donate some money."

After hearing what the couple said, Lin Shuyue couldn't help but speak up: "Brother Wu, Sister Yujiao, donating silver and grain can only provide for the children's food and clothing for a period of time.

Moreover, a little bit of rice is a favor, and a big bit of rice is a grudge. If you provide them with food unconditionally, it will not only make them develop a habit of being lazy and unwilling to work, but also make them take your efforts for granted.

If you stop giving them food, those children will definitely blame you and may even be unwilling to beg anymore, and they may even go astray.”

Lin Shuyue's words dealt a heavy blow to Wu Yuanan and his wife, making them realize the inadequacy of their ideas.

"Ayue, do you have any other ideas?" Wu Yuanan's eyes lit up and he looked at Lin Shuyue. After spending all this time together, he knew that Lin Shuyue was very smart.

Lin Shuyue pondered for a moment and expressed his thoughts: "Brother Wu, beggars under the age of twelve can be placed in the orphanage, and older children can help take care of the children in the orphanage.

After settling them down, you can use the compensation money to hire a teacher to teach the children to read and write, and just teach them some simple arithmetic and the ways of being a human being. In addition, you can also hire some craftsmen to teach the children skills to make a living, such as carpentry, embroidery, cooking, etc.

"But it's hard to hire craftsmen. They generally attach great importance to inheritance, and few are willing to teach their skills to outsiders." Wu Yuanan said worriedly.

"Go to a pawnbroker to buy it. Most of the people in the pawnbroker are servants from wealthy families. Some of them must have special skills. The maximum you can pay for one person is ten taels of silver.

We can tell them that we will let them teach the children in the charity for five years. Five years is enough time for them to train several batches of craftsmen for the charity. Then we can return their indentures to them. I believe they will definitely agree to this."

"In addition, it is stipulated that children in the orphanage must leave the charity when they reach the age of 14 and find their own jobs, but they must hand over half of their monthly wages to the charity for five years as a reward for the charity taking them in.

If a child has excellent skills, he or she can choose to stay in the charity hall to learn skills, but he or she must be trained for five years before leaving the charity hall. In this way, the charity hall does not have to rely on government relief all the time.

Everyone present nodded secretly after hearing this, while Wu Yuanan looked a little excited.

Nowadays, all the babies taken in by the orphanage are abandoned babies. Only a small number of these abandoned babies will be adopted. The children who are not adopted will leave the orphanage when they grow up and make a living on their own.

But because they were illiterate and knew nothing, it was difficult to find a job, so most people chose to sell themselves and become slaves for wealthy families.

Although the imperial court allocated a sum of relief funds to various places every year, it was still a drop in the bucket, and the children in the orphanage still had a very difficult life.

If we follow A Yue's method, with skills at hand, it would be easier for the children to find jobs, and with the rewards, the orphanage wouldn't have to be so difficult.

"Brother Wu, this is just my suggestion. You can consider how to implement it." Lin Shuyue took a sip of tea and added.

Wu Yuanan nodded and praised: "Ayue, your idea is very good. It helps us solve a big problem."

"Ayue, what's wrong with your brain? Why are you so smart?" He Yujiao on the side teased.

Lin An and others looked at Lin Shuyue with pride.

After chatting casually for a while, the Lin family knew that Wu Yuanan had something to do, so they took their leave and went back home without any attempt to keep him.

After they left, Wu Yuanan hurried back to his study to carefully perfect the plan for this matter.