No. 8 said frankly, "I don't want to be a slave, but I am young and weak. The broker said they would not buy me unless it was a death contract or a living contract. Seeing my nieces and nephews starving to death, I couldn't sell them. I sold myself as a way to thank my brother and sister-in-law for raising me." To his brother and sister-in-law, he was always an outsider. When there was no disaster, they raised him. No matter what, they always gave him food to eat. Although my sister-in-law complained a little, she still gave him food and didn't drive him out. On the way to escape from the famine, they didn't abandon him, so he was the most resentful and regretful.
Yang Haiyan looked at him differently. No matter how precocious he was, he was surprisingly broad-minded. Not to mention that he was only nine years old, even if he was a few years older, he would not sell himself like this. This child was very rare. However, she did not say anything, but nodded and asked the matchmaker to continue the introduction.
Next, the matchmaker introduced Little Me Number Nine: "Little Me Number Nine is eight years old now. Little Me Number Nine was a little beggar, raised by an old beggar. The old beggar was seriously ill and dying. Little Me Number Nine sold himself to pay for the old beggar's medical treatment, but the old beggar eventually died."
Little No. 9 bowed to Yang Haiyan and said, "Greetings, Madam. Greetings, Little Princess." His eyes were filled with sadness. The old beggar had just passed away and his physical pain had not yet subsided.
Yang Haiyan was a little curious: "You were raised by an old beggar, how come you can read?"
The little beggar said, "I went to school and knew how to read when I was young. Later, I was caught by human traffickers. I took advantage of the chaos and ran away. But at that time, I was very young and didn't know where my home was. Later, my grandfather took me in. After my grandfather took me in, he took me to the government office to report the case, but there was no news about my parents. Later, I followed my grandfather until a month ago, when my grandfather fell ill..."
Everyone knows what happened later.
Yang Haiyan nodded: "Do you have any other advantages? Or your special skills?"
The little beggar was a little discouraged, then shook his head: "Madam, I am a beggar, I don't know any skills, I am just... familiar with the roads in the capital, because I often beg in different places in the capital, I know which road is the shortest in the streets and alleys."
Yang Haiyan said: "Well, matchmaker, continue to introduce the little girl from Yu family."
The matchmaker said, "Hey, this child number 10 was sold by my stepmother. Although this is forbidden by the laws of Qi Country, it is allowed if the other party agrees. This child agreed to it himself."
Little No. 10 said, "Greetings, madam and little princess. My stepmother is not good to me. She makes me work and beats me every day and doesn't allow me to eat. That's why I would rather be sold than go home." Little No. 10's father was an ordinary villager, and his mother was the daughter of a poor scholar. Because her family had passed away, her mother found an honest man to marry. Little did she know that this man was too honest and ended up harming her own son.
His mother was in poor health after giving birth to him, and died when he was seven years old. Later, his father married another wife. The reason he could read was because his mother taught him before he was seven years old.
After his stepmother came in, she treated him well on the surface, but bullied him behind his back. His father was honest and didn't take care of the family. He complained, but his father didn't believe it. His stepmother even convinced his father that he was wrongly accusing him because he hated her as a stepmother.
Later, his father trusted him less and less, until his stepmother became pregnant and sold him. But his stepmother didn't know that it was illegal for parents to sell their daughters, unless the daughter agreed. And he didn't want to live in that family, so he agreed.
Yang Haiyan sighed. She felt that the story she heard today was even more interesting than the ones she had heard in the previous few days here.
The matchmaker: "Madam, do you see my little boy?"
Yang Haiyan thought about it, and looked from Little One to Little One Ten: "Let's keep them all."
The toothbrush was stunned: "All left?"
Yang Haiyan has no shortage of money. She thought that her son would need someone to help him when he grows up. Instead of buying them all at once, it would be better to buy a little at a time and cultivate a few babies for him. His son's hospital will need someone to take care of it in the future. If he is cultivated from a young age, he will be more loyal to him. "Keep them all, but before that, I will ask the doctor to check their health. If the child is not in good health, I will not buy them."
The matchmaker said, of course, that she had no objection: "Everything belongs to the madam."
Yang Haiyan turned to her mother-in-law and said, "Please call Doctor Li."
Mother-in-law: "Yes."
Doctor Li came soon and examined each child. The children were in good health, but a little malnourished and weak.
As long as you are healthy, the matchmaker will be happy to come out if you buy these little ones.
The ten children who were left behind looked at Yang Haiyan nervously. They were bought by the owner, which was definitely better than when they were in the pawnbroker, but they were all nervous and didn't know what the future would be like. So at this moment, they looked at Yang Haiyan in a panic, but they didn't dare to look at her directly, and they all looked at her secretly.
Yang Haiyan said gently: "This is my son, Qin Linyang. From now on, he is your master. Your responsibility is to protect him and be loyal to him."
Ten kids: "Yes."
Yang Haiyan: "I will ask someone to teach you martial arts, and I will ask my husband to teach you to continue studying. Whether you can be used by the young princess depends on your deeds. However, no matter whether you can be used by the young princess, I don't like you to hurt your own people or suppress your own people. If this happens, I will sell you out."
Ten kids: "Yes."
Yang Haiyan asked: "Do you have a name? You can use your old name."
No. 1 servant said, "My previous name was given by my former master. Because I was born in the family, my surname was given by my previous master. Now I follow the young princess. I hope Madam and the young princess can give me a name and a surname." He was originally a close servant to the previous master, so he was quite smart.
The second waiter followed and said, "I would like to ask the madam and the young princess to give me a name and a surname." He used to be a waiter, so naturally he was quite smart.
Yang Haiyan said: "Then let's call him Qin Yi, Qin Ao. Yi means perseverance, Ao means soaring."
"Qin Yi (Qin Ao) thanks Madam for the name."
Yang Haiyan looked at the children in Yu's family: "What about you? Do you have any ideas?"
The young man said, "My surname is Wu, and my name is Wu Qiyuan. It was given to me by my father." For a young man from an official family like him, even if something happened at home and he knew that his family had committed a crime, he was unwilling to change his name.
Little Me No. 4, Little Me No. 5, Little Me No. 6, Little Me No. 7: "Please give us names and surnames, Madam." Their names were given by their original master. They don't know who their parents are, so they have no concept of ancestors. For them, the most important thing is to please the master and gain the master's favor. And it is a good thing for them that the master is willing to give them names and surnames.
Yang Haiyan said: "In that case, you can call him Master Qin, Qin Wu, Qin Liu, and Qin Qi. Master means teacher, Wu means martial arts, Liu means stay, and Qi means our Qi country."
Qin Shi, Qin Wu, Qin Liu, Qin Qi: "Thank you, Madam."
They will let everyone know now. The names are in the order of introduction just now. The nickname "Little Me" is Wu Qiyuan, so there is no name Qin Yu.
Yang Haiyan looked at Little Me No. 8, Little Me No. 9, and Little Me No. 10.
Little No. 8 said, "Madam, my name is Wang Youhang, which was given to me by my father when he was alive." Although he sold himself for the sake of his brother, sister-in-law, and nephews and nieces, he did not want to change the name his father gave him, nor did he want to forget it.
Little No. 9 is the little beggar: "Madam, I don't have a surname, because I remember that my parents used to call me "Little General". Therefore, after I was adopted by my grandfather, I have been using this name. Therefore, I don't want to change my name. But I don't have a surname, so please give me one, Madam." The little beggar was very smart and could read people's faces. He knew that he had to keep the surname of his master, so he made this request.
No. 10 was bullied by his stepmother and not trusted by his father, so he didn't want to keep his original name, but said: "Madam, I want to take my mother's surname, her surname is Gu, can you please give me a name?"
So, little me number nine is called Qin Jiang, and little me number ten is called Qin Shi.
After naming them, Yang Haiyan said to her son, "Linyang, these ten little brothers will live with you and play with you in the future. When you grow up, they will study and practice martial arts with you. Do you want to play with the little brothers?"
Qin Linyang blinked his black and white eyes and looked at the ten little brothers in confusion. Although he didn't understand what his mother meant, he was happy to know that he would have someone to play with in the future: "Yes," he answered in a crisp voice.
Little Qin Linyang touched my head and said, "You play with your cousins first. When the ten little brothers get well, I will play with them."
"Okay." Qin Linyang happily played football with his two cousins.
Yang Haiyan turned to Nanny Lian and said, "Nanny, take them to Linyang's courtyard, and they will live there from now on." My son's courtyard has been empty because he is still young, but when he grows up, he will move in. And those ten children will grow up with my son in the future, and may become my right-hand men, so it is not appropriate for them to live in the adults' room in my son's courtyard. "Ask Doctor Li to adjust their identities for a while, let them rest for a day, adapt for a while, and report back tomorrow."
Aunt Lian: "Yes." She brought ten children to the little prince's courtyard.
After arranging the tasks for the ten children, Yang Haiyan went to find Qin Fang. Qin Fang had nothing to do and was working with the craftsmen in the small park for his son, making a small park for his son.