Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 156: Taking a Shower and Changing Clothes

"Come and take us away when you patrol the streets tomorrow morning." The little beggar leader said, "Let us lie here on the floor tonight. We really can't walk anymore." After saying that, he lay on the ground like a spoiled child.

A group of little beggars followed suit, thinking, they will just lie down in the dining hall, and tomorrow morning when the meat buns come, how can they not be allowed to eat? If they say a few nice words, the manager will at least give each of them one. So they all agreed, "No, I really can't walk anymore, I'm too full, I just want to lie down."

"I just want to lie here." Then, one by one, they lay on the ground, motionless.

From an angle that they couldn't see, Captain Lin gave Qiao Lili a smile that showed that it was as he expected.

Qiao Lili pretended to be embarrassed and said, "We have rules in our orphanage. You are not our residents, so you cannot stay overnight. However," Qiao Lili stretched out her voice and waited for Captain Lin to speak.

Captain Lin laughed and said, "Miss Qiao, please have pity on these children. They have never had enough to eat, and today they finally have enough to eat. Let them enjoy it for a night. I will come to take them away tomorrow morning. No need to prepare breakfast for them."

The little beggars all turned their heads away, looking angry. They said, "No need to come so early in the morning. They have to wait for the meat buns. When will the meat buns be ready? Please don't come before the meat buns are ready."

Qiao Lili watched the performance of these little beggars out of the corner of her eye. She couldn't help wanting to laugh, but she said, "Since Captain Lin has said so, we have to give him face. They can stay in the orphanage and sleep for one night, but they can't lie on the ground. If it gets out, it will be considered that our orphanage is abusing children. If they want to live here, they have to abide by our rules."

"What? What rules?" The little beggar leader couldn't wait for Captain Lin to ask, so he got up from the ground and answered. It's okay if they are not driven away immediately, as long as they are relaxed. As long as they are not asked to join the orphanage immediately, for the sake of the white flour meat buns that are waving at them, it's not impossible to abide by the rules.

"We have a lot of unused yards here, and the rooms and beds are ready, but you can't live here with all your clothes on." Qiao Lili deliberately glanced at the little beggar leader from top to bottom, "You have already lived here, and if you come again, the children won't be able to live here."

The little beggar leader was already twelve or thirteen years old, and the little man's sense of shame was inflated. What's more, he was despised by a lady who looked like a fairy. He was so embarrassed that he couldn't hold it anymore and his face turned red.

Qiao Lili was afraid that she had said too much and would make the child angry again, so she quickly took back her words: "You have to take a shower and change into the clothes we prepared before you can live with us. I'm just afraid you don't want to."

They were able to live in the new houses here. They had seen those new houses on the way to the dining hall. They also heard that there were new beddings, and they could take a shower and change into new clothes. Even if they only stayed for one night, it would be a pleasure. It had been a long time since they had slept under a roof, let alone new beddings.

As soon as Qiao Lili finished speaking, almost half of the little beggars got up from the ground and said in unison: "We are willing to take a shower and change clothes."

The other half felt that he was too slow to get up and express his feelings, so he asked directly: "Where are we going to take a shower? Where are we going to change clothes?"

Captain Lin lowered his head and smiled. These little rascals could not escape from Miss Qiao's control. This would save them a lot of effort when patrolling the streets in the future.

This Miss Qiao is really not to be underestimated. She didn't say anything or persuade, but she was very confident. She made all these little monkeys take the bait. Otherwise, she could be the consort of the Sixth Prince. It is said that she is also favored by the Emperor and Concubine Yun. The two of them even came to the Charity House for lunch today.

They had dinner here, so they must have been able to get a lot of the emperor's dragon energy. I'm afraid they are in for good luck.

He also saw the plaque with the words "Benevolence for the World". The characters there were as agile as a startled dragon, as powerful as a rainbow, vigorous and powerful, with the force penetrating through the paper. Just at a glance one could feel the extraordinary power of the writer.

"Benevolence and love for the world", can these two words "world" be used casually? If ordinary people use them, it would be a crime of treason with the nine generations of the clan being executed. However, the emperor wrote it as a gift to someone, which shows that he thinks highly of this person. The position of the crown prince is probably secure.

On this side, Yunwu sent Captain Lin out, and on the other side, Qiao Peng escorted Chen Ruxin, Su Shiyun and Xiao Wenchu ​​back. The carriage that came to pick up Xiao Wenchu ​​looked very familiar to Qiao Lili. Normally, such a low-key carriage would not be conspicuous on the street, so how did it catch Qiao Lili's attention?

Qiao Lili suddenly remembered that she had seen this car at Shili Pavilion, on the day her brother Qiao Peng returned.

Did anyone from the Zhenbei Palace pass by Shili Pavilion on that day?

Before Qiao Lili could think about it, Qiao Zhen's classmate also came to say goodbye and go home. Zhao Luxi held Qiao Lili's hand, reluctant to leave. After this day, the girl was also very tired. Qiao Lili held her hand and said, "You can come and play often in the future."

"Really?" Zhao Luxi's eyes lit up: "I don't have anywhere else to go, so I won't take your words seriously." Qiao Lili patted her hands: "I couldn't ask for more." She probably remembered that she couldn't come here often, so she told Yunwu: "Yunwu, when Miss Zhao comes, treat her well, just like when I'm here."

Yunwu nodded and said, "Yes, young master."

Miss Zhao is a person who likes children. Why not arrange a position for her here? This can be considered as making use of her special skills. This is not a calculation of a friend. The main reason is that her orphanage is too short of people. The orphanage is different from other places. It cannot hire people at will.

If we are not careful, we will hurt these children who have no sense of belonging.

Qiao Zhen's classmates were half-grown children, and she was worried about leaving them all with the guards. There were too many uncertainties with these half-grown children, so Yunwu rode a horse to see them off personally. Qiao Lili urged them to make sure to send each child to the hands of an adult.

While waiting for Qiao Peng to come back to pick her and Qiao Zhen up, Qiao Lili paid some attention to the little beggars. Zhou Chengye came to report, "My lord, they have been arranged to Courtyard No. 6. They have all taken a bath and changed clothes. Once they have taken a bath and digested their food, they can go to bed."

Zhou Chengye also started calling Qiao Lili "Little Master" together with Yunwu. He felt that this was a good title and it gave him a greater sense of belonging than calling her Miss Qiao.

Qiao Lili: "You are quite considerate." These children ate too much, and she was thinking about whether she should go to Doctor Feng to get some digestive medicine or something.

Zhou Chengye: "You will understand after raising more children. If they eat too much and go to sleep directly, it is easy to have indigestion, not to mention that they are a group of children who are always hungry."

He thought of the pile of smelly rags that the children had taken off. They couldn't even be called clothes. "Young master, the clothes they took off are not worth washing. Why not just throw them away?"

"Don't rush to throw it away. Maybe someone will want to wear it tomorrow morning." Qiao Lili smiled like a little fox. These little things might still be thinking about leaving.

Zhou Chengye couldn't understand why these kids, who had fallen into such a blessed place, would leave and continue to be beggars. But he couldn't question the young master's order, so he piled the rags in the corner of the clean room in the No. 6 courtyard.

By the time Qiao Peng sent the three ladies back and took Qiao Lili and Qiao Zhen back to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, the moon had risen. When they left in the morning, it was just dawn.

The three of them went to Zhenxiayuan together to pay their respects to their grandmother. After exchanging a few words, they returned to their respective courtyards to rest. Qiao Lili felt like she was exhausted. It was not easy, really not easy.