Ren Hao raised his hand and rested Qian'er's little head on his thigh.

He himself leaned against a big tree and dozed off.

Twenty kilograms of stuff may not seem heavy, but he had to carry it for such a long distance. His current physical condition is not good enough, so he is naturally a little tired.

Not knowing how long he had been in a daze, Ren Hao opened his eyes and looked at the sun in the sky. It had already set a little.

Gently waking Qian'er up, Ren Hao said, "Let's go. It will be dark if we don't hurry up."

"Yes, young master." Qian'er nodded her head obediently and picked up the ten kilograms of meat with great effort.

"Just give it to me." Ren Hao smiled and looked at Qian'er's thin body. He was really afraid that she would be too tired.

"Master, Qian'er can do it." Qian'er wanted to help Ren Hao share the burden, but was snatched away by Ren Hao.

"Let's go, we'll be home soon. If you are too tired, I don't have much money to treat you." Ren Hao smiled.

Qian'er agreed and followed Ren Hao towards Caixu Village.

I don’t know how long it took, but a man in black suddenly stood up from the bushes behind, looked ahead in surprise, but didn’t see Ren Hao. He hurriedly looked forward, but after searching for a long time, he still didn’t see Ren Hao.

"It's over, it's over. How did I fall asleep..." The man in black hit his head in frustration.

"You deserve a beating!" The man in black slapped himself twice and looked at the several forked roads ahead with tears in his eyes.

With his tracking skills, it was impossible for him to lose him. But he saw Ren Hao sleeping just now, and the strong sun made him drowsy. He dozed off unconsciously. He didn't expect that he had lost the person when he woke up.

……

When we returned to Caixu Village, the sun was already showing signs of setting in the west.

When he arrived at the door of his house, Ren Hao saw Yang Sizheng and a few others working on processing wooden boards. They sawed the trees into pieces and finally flattened them with a wood planer.

The planed wooden boards are carbonized by burning them black, which not only prevents moisture but also insects.

But the progress was slow now, so Ren Hao just took a look and brought Qian'er to Xu Hu's house.

In the room, Su Wan'er was chatting with Xu Hu's wife while making clothes.

Seeing Ren Hao coming back, Su Wan'er quickly stood up and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my husband."

Ren Hao waved his hand, pulled Qian'er out from behind him, and said to Su Wan'er who looked surprised: "Her name is Qian'er..."

Afterwards, Ren Hao recounted in detail how he met Qian'er and how he bought Qian'er.

After hearing what Ren Hao said, Su Wan'er smiled and said, "My husband is really kind-hearted. How could I not support him?"

As she spoke, Su Wan'er took Qian'er's hand and said with a smile, "What a lovely little girl, so pitiful. Don't worry, my husband, I will take good care of her."

Ren Hao nodded, but sighed in his heart. If he hadn't caught up with her, he really wouldn't want to spend twenty taels to buy such a little girl.

"Your servant greets the Madam!" Qian'er bowed gracefully and was very well-behaved.

"Get up, get up. No need to be so polite." Su Wan'er was also very impressed by the polite and well-behaved Qian'er. Seeing that Qian'er still had some messy hair, she took her hand and took them outside to wash it.

Ren Hao put the rice and meat in the jar and took the initiative to take on the task of cooking.

He first washed the rice twice. Su Wan'er happened to be washing Qian'er's hair, so Ren Hao took the rice water and poured it on her hair, which could help clean some dirt.

The rice was steamed in a pot placed in the yard. Ren Hao also cut two pounds of meat into mahjong-sized pieces, put them into the pot in the kitchen, fried out the fat, and then fried the cleaned wild vegetables into the pot.

After a while, salt was added.

But without soy sauce and sugar, it cannot be braised pork, it can only be ordinary stir-fried meat.

Then add hot water into the pot and start to simmer.

At this time, Xu Hu, who went to the mountain to collect herbs, also came back, but as expected, he came back empty-handed again.

"Brother Ren, I'm afraid there are no herbs you want on this mountain." Xu Hu said helplessly.

"I plan to go to a farther mountain tomorrow and maybe I can find it."

"Okay." Ren Hao nodded.

He had already thought of the fact that herbs were limited. It seemed that he had made the right move in papermaking. Otherwise, he would have no money to make when winter came or when herbs became difficult to find.

While eating, Su Wan'er kept putting food into Qian'er's bowl, which moved Qian'er so much that her eyes turned red.

After dinner, Ren Hao called Qian'er to the room to ask her a few questions.

Only then did I realize that Qian'er was quite a prominent figure!

Qian'er's father was originally a county magistrate. Because he was unwilling to go along with the corrupt officials, he was framed by his superiors. Not only did he lose his job, he was also retaliated against, his family wealth was lost, and even his mother died.

Her father brought her to Taoyuan County, hoping to seek shelter from a relative. However, the relative had already died. With no other options, they could only beg for food in the county.

Unexpectedly, her father suddenly became seriously ill and had no money for treatment, so he died forever.

She sold herself to bury her father.

If she hadn't met Ren Hao, it is certain that she would have been teased or even bullied by those vulgar young men, and in the end she might not even get any money.

Ren Hao sighed, thinking that this was a good deed for him.

"Just stay with me from now on. Although I may not treat you the same way your father does, I will never let you be bullied again." Ren Hao said earnestly.

"Thank you very much, young master. I will never forget your kindness. Qian'er is willing to serve you for the rest of my life." Qian'er burst into tears and fell to the ground with her head down.

Ren Hao helped her up and explained things to Su Wan'er.

Su Wan'er originally liked this little girl, and after hearing her miserable life story, she started crying too.

"By the way, Qian'er can read and write, you can ask her to teach you." Ren Hao said.

In any era, one can be without a diploma but not without culture.

At the very least, he must be able to read and write. As the business grows bigger, he will definitely need Su Wan'er's help.

"Yes, my husband, I will remember it." Su Wan'er agreed.

As night fell, Ren Hao encountered another problem.

There are only two bedrooms in Xu Hu's house, one for Xu Hu and his wife, and one for himself and Su Wan'er. Where does the little girl Qian'er live?

"Husband, why don't you let Qian'er sleep in the same bed with us?"

At this point, Su Wan'er blushed and said, "Husband, this girl is not bad. She can be your concubine..."

Ren Hao's face was filled with black lines. He really couldn't accept a ten-year-old girl.

This special code is illegal!

He doesn't have those weird habits.

"Master, Qian'er is willing to serve you." Qian'er said with a blushing face.

"Hehe...how about this, I'll make a small bed for you and you can sleep in the kitchen." Ren Hao said.

"Yes, young master." Qian'er's little face looked a little disappointed.

Ren Hao came to his home and looked at the several planed wooden boards on the ground. He picked them up one by one and took them to Xu Hu's house. He used a few wooden stools as shelves and laid the wooden boards on them.

Finally, I found some old bedding from Xu Hu's house and spread it on top.

A simple bed is ready!

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