latelenovela Chapter 122 Recruiting
Chapter 122 Recruiting
Ruan Niang immediately said, "Yes, let the head of the family go, I will just clean it up by myself, I can handle it in my spare time."
"Okay, I'll take you to have a look." Zhou Ning said, and took Ruan Niang and her family to the factory.
Xiaoxiao is actually quite lively and keeps chasing Zhou Ning to play.
Ruan Niang pretended to be angry and said, "Xiaoxiao, mother needs to do some serious work with Sister Ning, go and have fun by yourself."
Xiaoxiao didn't feel disappointed. She just nodded and went to play by herself.
"Hey, Xiaoxiao, play around here and don't go too far." Zhou Ning gave some instructions and let Xiaoxiao go to play.
These days, nothing is worth less than human beings. No one would steal children. Xiaoxiao is very safe playing around here.
Xiaoxiao touched here and there, but the trees here were all dry and the grass was dry and yellow. Xiaoxiao felt bored playing around and wanted to go back.
When Xiaoxiao was about to go back, she realized that she was already far away from the factory and couldn't walk back.
"Squeak-"
Xiaoxiao looked back and saw a skinny little child looking at her. The child's gender and age could not be determined, and his eyes looked particularly big because of the sunken face.
The child made a hoarse and unpleasant sound: "Can't you find your home?"
Although Xiaoxiao was a little scared, she still nodded obediently.
"How about I help you?" the child said with difficulty.
Xiaoxiao shook her head subconsciously and was about to run.
This guy doesn't look like a good person. I really want to run away.
But just after taking two steps back, Xiaoxiao felt that he had bumped into someone. Looking back, he saw a group of people. They were still skinny, so thin that only a bag of bones was left. Healthy people looked like skeletons.
"Dad, she's lost," said the child.
Although Yuan Shang was also extremely thin, he had bright eyes and looked like a shrewd man.
He nodded, looked at Xiaoxiao, and said, "Can you go back by yourself?"
Xiaoxiao wanted to shake her head, but when she remembered what Ruan Niang had always told her, that one should be honest, she shook her head honestly.
Yuan Shang showed no emotion and just said, "Just point me in a direction and I'll take you home."
After that, Yuan Shang said to the people in the tribe: "You guys take a good rest here, I will take the child home, maybe her parents can give some food."
Everyone in the tribe responded weakly and then went to rest.
Yuan Shang asked, "Where is your home?"
Xiaoxiao hesitated for a while and just looked at Yuan Shang.
Yuan Shang was not angry either, he just looked at Xiaoxiao calmly.
It was getting dark, and finally Xiaoxiao pointed in the direction of the factory based on her memory.
Yuan Shang took Xiaoxiao back to the workshop.
Such a young child certainly cannot run far. As long as he walks a few more steps in the direction, even if he cannot return home, he should be able to meet someone familiar and recognize him.
Ruan Niang and Zhou Ning spent a long time cleaning the house. When they remembered Xiaoxiao, Yuan Shang had already come with her.
"Xiao-Xiaoxiao." Xiaoxiao ran over. Ruan Niang hurriedly hugged Xiaoxiao in her arms and looked at Yuan Shang vigilantly.
Will he say nothing and walk away quietly, doing good deeds without leaving a name?
No, Yuan Shang explained: "The child was lost, and I sent her back."
Ruan Niang looked at Xiaoxiao, and Xiaoxiao lowered her head guiltily. Ruan Niang then knew that what Yuan Shang said was true.
Ruan Niang thanked him: "Thank you so much."
As for the rest, Ruan Niang was powerless. Her family still had to rely on Zhou Ning's charity and support, so she couldn't say anything about giving him some food.
Yuan Shang and Ruan Niang did not ask for food, so they took the initiative to say, "I also have a child who is almost starving to death. Can you give me some food?"
It's not that he doesn't care about face. On the contrary, he used to be the one who cared most about face.
Their tribe was considered wealthy in Mengzhou, but a drought forced their family to be broken up. Otherwise, he would have been a tribe leader with some culture and lived a comfortable life.
However, in the current situation, it would be too inflexible to mention self-esteem.
Ruan Niang naturally knew that her behavior was not good, but...
Ruan Niang looked at Xiaoxiao. She was her only daughter. She had always been in poor health, and Xiaoxiao might be the only child she would have in her life.
If anything happened to the child, she didn't know if she would be able to survive.
Ruan Niang made up her mind, ran back to the house, took out a half-palm-sized cake, and said, "Brother, this is what I squeezed out of my teeth, I can't take out any more."
Yuan Shang took it with both hands, but he couldn't squeeze out a single tear because he was too dehydrated.
He said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, ma'am, for your kindness. I will remember it for the rest of my life."
After saying that, he wanted to turn around and leave, but halfway through he suddenly remembered something and added, "This child has some congenital deficiencies. If...if conditions permit, he must be raised well."
"Are you a doctor?" asked Ruan Niang.
Yuan Shang said modestly: "It's a family tradition. Everyone in the clan knows it to some extent. It's nothing."
After saying this, he left. If he stayed here any longer, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.
Zhou Ning then took a serious look at Yuan Shang. He... knows Chinese medicine?
In the evening, Zhou Ning asked about the situation of Shen You's family's fields.
Shen You said proudly, "It's OK, it's OK. Although it's really dry this year, we can still harvest about 400 kilograms per mu. We have 30 mu of land, and we estimate that we can harvest more than 10,000 kilograms."
Speaking of this, Shen You laughed out loud. The happiest thing is to have food to eat tomorrow and not starve to death.
"When can we collect it?" Zhou Ning asked.
Shen You answered first and then asked: "It's estimated to be about a month. What's wrong? Are you useful?"
"I'm not sure yet. Wait for me to investigate tonight and then I'll tell you for sure." Zhou Ning said.
Shen You stood up and said, "Wherever you want to go, I'll go with you. I'm telling you, I'm worried about you being alone. I don't care where you go, I'll go with you."
"Okay, okay, got it." Zhou Ning told Shen You about his idea.
Late at night, Zhou Ning found Yuan Shang.
It was actually very easy to find. Xiaoxiao could barely remember the direction. The trees were bare now, there was no obstruction, and the moonlight was very bright nearby, so it was naturally easy to find.
What Zhou Ning didn't expect was that Yuan Shang did not rest, but stood under the tree, as if waiting for Zhou Ning.
Yuan Shang and Zhou Ning stared at each other without saying anything.
Shen You couldn't stand the embarrassment the most, so he laughed dryly and said, "Haha, the moon is really big today, everyone came out to enjoy the moon."
After saying this, Shen You wanted to strangle himself. What was he talking about?
Yuan Shang said, "I didn't enjoy the moon, I was waiting for you."
Zhou Ning became interested. This person was not simple.
"So, tell me, why are you waiting for me?" Zhou Ning asked with a smile.
Yuan Shang said: "The young lady must have taken a fancy to my medical skills and wanted me to serve her."