Quick Wear: The first person to love the host

Chapter 378 5 Spiritual Roots Little Waste 58

Su Ziyu instinctively found it funny. He saw that Qiao Ning had only eaten the wontons, and the two meat buns were left untouched in his chest. It was obvious that he was planning to take them back to give to someone, so he bought two more buns and handed them to him.

"Hey, eat!"

Qiao Ning didn't hesitate and took it and started eating it in big mouthfuls.

Soon, the two buns, each as big as an adult's fist, were all eaten. He then asked for a bowl of soup. "Don't think that if you give us buns, I will agree to play with your sister."

Seeing that Su Ziyu was unwilling to respond, Qiao Ning, though feeling guilty, maintained a firm expression, "Unless you can agree to a few conditions, don't even think about taking my brothers with you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the others stopped what they were doing and looked over. It was obvious from their actions that they were trying to prove that they would obey Qiao Ning.

Su Ziyu was curious, "Oh, what are the conditions?"

Qiao Ning said seriously, "First, if we do something wrong, you can punish us by beating or scolding us, but you can't kill anyone, and you can't sell any of us out at will. Secondly, you have to guarantee us shelter and food."

After a few seconds of pausing, he continued, "Finally, I have a personal request. We have a few friends staying in the dilapidated temple in the north of town. One of them is sick, and you must find a doctor for him. His medical expenses are not cheap, so you should consider this carefully in advance."

Su Ziyu stared at Qiao Ning and said, "I can agree to your request, but if you run away because you're not satisfied with anything, my money will be wasted."

Qiao Ning immediately slammed the table and said, "Don't worry. As long as you agree, I, Qiao Ning, swear to heaven that I will never betray you two. If anyone in the brotherhood has the intention of defecting, I will be the first to catch him."

Su Ziyu looked around and said, "It's useless if you agree alone."

The others immediately stood up and said, "We all agree. As long as you can agree to Big Brother's request, we are willing to play with you."

Su Ziyu nodded in satisfaction, "Very good, Qiao Ning will remember your words."

The two parties reached an agreement. Su Zi wanted Qiao Ning to take the sick person to the best clinic in town, ask the doctor to diagnose and prescribe medicine, and then book a bathhouse and ask Qiao Ning to take his brothers to wash him up.

There were a few little girls in this group of people. Fortunately, they were discovered early. Su Ziyu asked his sister to take them to the women's bathhouse, while he went to the clothing store and said he wanted to buy more than a dozen sets of children's clothes and shoes and socks.

When the boss heard that it was a big deal, he immediately arranged for the waiter to provide door-to-door service.

After nearly two hours of tossing and turning, the dirty children all changed their appearance and came out as bald, fair-skinned children.

As for why they had bald heads, it was because they hadn't washed their hair for a long time and their hair was full of fleas. Su Ziyu was afraid that these fleas would be transmitted to his sister and himself, so he asked them all to have their heads shaved.

Suddenly, there were more than a dozen people around him. Su Ziyu was afraid of attracting too much attention, so he didn't dare to lead them directly to the village. Besides, the village couldn't accommodate all these people.

Qiao Ning had been in the town for a long time and knew many things better than Su Ziyu, so he asked Qiao Ning to temporarily rent a large house for a month.

Because it was a short-term rental and they were all children, the rent was high and we spent eight taels of silver.

Although the new house was a bit remote, it occupied a large area. It not only had three large bedrooms, but also a well in the backyard. The kitchen and hut were also clean and tidy.

Su Ziyu was very satisfied.

Qiao Ning was puzzled, "Why only rent for one month?"

In fact, he still had some doubts and concerns, fearing that Su Ziyu only planned to take care of them for a month and then would show his true colors to deal with them.

Su Ziyu didn't explain, but just said, "Don't worry, none of your worries will happen. As for why it's only a one-month lease, you'll know later."

He and his sister did not return to the village that day. They sent someone to tell Li Si, and then asked Qiao Ning and others to clean up the house and buy a lot of necessities, such as bedding, pots, pans, and utensils.

Su Ziyu was also busy, she bought some vegetables and cooked.

With so many people coming, cooking becomes a strenuous job, especially since he bought a big iron pot that can hold more than ten pounds of ingredients. Su Ziyu could only call his sister for help.

He instructed his sister to cook and added seasonings at the right time.

When dinner was served, the children's eyes were shining, just like wolves that had been hungry for several days. Su Ziyu even wondered if the buns he had eaten at noon were eaten in vain.

These children hadn't had a hot home-cooked meal for a long time. Some of them started crying while eating. The sad atmosphere spread to a large area, and the sobbing became continuous.

Even Su Yaoyao, who was concentrating on eating, noticed it. She pulled Su Ziyu's sleeve and asked, "Brother?"

Su Ziyu smiled and comforted, "It's okay, they were impressed by brother's craftsmanship and cried for joy."

Qiao Ning: ...

Everyone: ...

Only Su Yaoyao nodded in belief, "Brother's cooking is delicious!!"

Su Ziyu made two large buckets, and they were all eaten up.

After dinner, Su Ziyu asked them to wash the dishes and then let them go to bed early.

The next morning, after breakfast.

Su Ziyu gathered everyone together and asked them to introduce themselves one by one. Then he found out that all the children had vulgar names, such as Ergou and Gousheng, which were not pleasant to hear.

Su Ziyu was speechless. He just couldn't bring himself to pronounce all those names. "Since you're under my care now, I'll give you new nicknames. Now, stand in order of birth, from oldest to youngest."

He spoke for a long time, but no one moved.

Su Ziyu frowned, thinking he couldn't control them. Seeing this, Qiao Ning quickly explained, "Brother Su, we all lived on the streets for various reasons before, and we've long forgotten when our birthdays are."

Su Ziyu was momentarily annoyed at his own negligence, so he changed his words and said, "I'm sorry, then you should stand according to your height, with the taller ones standing in front."

Now everyone was standing in place quickly.

Su Zi wanted to single out Qiao Ning, "From now on, your nickname will be Chuyi."

Then, he patted everyone in the queue one by one, "You are the second grade, the third grade... the eighteenth grade."

There were eighteen children in all, twelve boys and six girls.

After naming them, Su Zi wanted to make the next arrangements. "You will live here from now on. I will find someone to teach you how to read in the morning, and I will assign you tasks in the afternoon."

When they heard that he could learn to read, everyone was stunned.

Even Qiao Ning couldn't help but ask, "Are you serious? Are you really going to teach us how to read?"

"Of course, I never tell lies."

Su Ziyu then frowned, "I'll take care of your food and shelter, and even hire someone to teach you how to read. I have only one request: you must treat Su Yaoyao, my sister, as your own sister and love her dearly."

When Su Yaoyao heard her brother calling her, she looked up and smiled at him.

Su Ziyu's expression immediately relaxed, "Yaoyao, these brothers and sisters will live with us from now on. They will play with you and study with you."

Su Yaoyao nodded, looking very happy.

Su Zi was determined to get things done, so he found a poor scholar and paid him five taels of silver to teach the children how to read and write, with the requirement that they must master the reading and writing of simple characters within a month.