Chapter 1617: Fireman's Big Eyes
Chapter 1617: Fireman's Big Eyes
"Of course. My aunt spent many nights drawing this. The dimensions are very precise. As long as you strictly follow the dimensions marked on it, you won't have to worry about not being able to make the same product as the picture."
Chen Qingsheng said confidently, "With this album, any kite can be a challenge for me."
As he spoke, Chen Qingsheng once again focused his attention on the kite album, while He Ye took out a pair of insoles from the basket and began to embroider them bit by bit.
At lunchtime, Shang Xi and Yu Hua arrived. Looking at the two people working in the stall, Yu Hua said to Shang Xi, "Do you think they can make any money? One is just reading a book, and the other is just embroidering. They didn't even notice their stall was robbed."
Hearing this, the two people setting up the stall looked up at the same time and called out for help.
Chen Qingsheng patted the purse on his waist, making a snapping sound. "I've already sold two kites, and the lotus leaf has also made some money." Chen Qingsheng turned his head to look at the lotus leaf, "How much did you sell it for?"
He Ye touched her deflated purse and said, "It's still two cents." She opened her shop early, but no one came to visit her afterwards.
Shang Xi, who came from a background in street vendors, knew the ins and outs of it. To continue in this field, one needed perseverance. She encouraged them, "Not bad, it's not in vain, you've made some money."
Yuhua disagreed and didn't like it, but she didn't say anything. She handed the food in her hand to Heye and Qingsheng: "I bought you some mutton biscuits on the street. They're fresh out of the pan. Eat them while they're hot."
The two of them stretched out their hands and took the buns from Yuhua's hands. At this time, everyone heard a child's voice, "Princess Consort, Housekeeper Yuhua, why are you here?"
Shang Xi and Yuhua looked sideways at the same time, and a dirty, filthy, half-grown child appeared in front of them holding a chipped black bowl.
The child's eyes were big, black, and round, shining like a leopard's. Yuhua pointed at the child and touched her head, "Eh? Eh... What's your name? I can't remember it."
Shang Xi didn't dare to recognize the person in front of her. There were many people who recognized Shang Xi and came forward to greet her. There were countless people who bowed and nodded as they walked by. Shang Xi had some impression of some of them, but she couldn't match some of them. She had no idea the names of these people who greeted her. But she knew the child in front of her very well!
The child grinned, his white teeth against his dark face, making him look like a little devil. "I have big eyes, don't you recognize me?"
The child's mental state was surprisingly good, and even a dirty face couldn't hide his smile. However, with his devilish appearance, even the best eyesight couldn't recognize him, not to mention that Shang Xi and Yuhua hadn't seen the child for some time.
Yuhua used two fingers to pinch the corner of his clothes on his shoulder and pulled it, "What's wrong with you? Did you crawl through a dog hole or climb a chimney? How did you get into this state?"
Xiao Hei stretched out his little black hand to scratch his little black face, and said shyly: "I found a job two days ago... Hehehe..."
Seeing the child's appearance, several people thought it was both funny and amusing. Everyone was also shocked by what the child said. Yuhua said, "How old are you and you're already looking for a job? Who would hire a child like you? I think you're only eight or nine!"
The child grinned and chuckled, "I'm ten years old."
Shang Xi was a little surprised, "Have you figured out your age?"
The child raised his head and said proudly, "The prince carefully calculated for me and said that I should be ten years old. Since the prince said I am ten years old, then I must be ten years old."
Shang Xi and He Ye both opened their mouths in astonishment, then nodded slightly in agreement.
Shang Xi asked Da Yan: "What kind of job did you find?"
A child so dirty that he couldn't even be found among the coals, Shang Xi couldn't guess where someone would need him. What could a ten-year-old child do?
The child touched his face shyly and said, "I found a job as a cook in a restaurant. I don't get paid, but I get a meal."
When Yuhua heard this, a sense of justice struck her. "This is just free labor! Which restaurant uses people for free? I'll take you to find him!"
The child explained: "It's not for nothing that I work, they provide me with a meal."
At this time, Chen Qingsheng, who was sitting on a small stool eating a mutton pancake, said, "It's the dog meat restaurant in Gaotou Lane, right?"
The child opened his eyes wide and looked at Chen Qingsheng in surprise: "How did you know?"
Chen Qingsheng said, "Three days ago, I was sitting here when I saw a column of black smoke rising into the sky. Later, I asked around and found out that there was a fire in the back kitchen of that dog meat restaurant in Gaotou Lane. I heard that a ten-year-old kid had too many wood racks and didn't keep an eye on the stove, so the chimney caught fire. You were the kid who set the kitchen on fire, right?"
The child nodded shyly. "I didn't mean to do it. My boss told me to keep the fire going, so I did. The stove was tall and big, and I was cooking meat there. I usually kept it that way, and it would go on all day without any problems. I don't know why it started that day."
Yuhua and Shangxi wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. Yuhua said, "If that's the case, then it's right."
Big Eyes asked, "What's right?"
Yuhua said, "As for the color, I thought you weren't really black, nor were you really dirty. You looked like you were covered in soot. So you're probably smoked. Actually, I think you're not a safe fire starter for a kid like you."
The child scratched his singed hair and said shyly, "I don't want to be a cook anymore. The owner of the dog meat restaurant scolded me, kicked me twice, and kicked me out. Everyone knows I ruined the fire, so no one wants to hire me as a cook anymore, so I had to change my job."
Yuhua asked, "Changing careers? So quickly? What are you doing now?"
Big Eyes fiddled with the toothless bowl in his hand and said, "I've changed my profession to begging!"
The four of them couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
Everyone laughed, leaving the child at a loss. He shyly scratched his ears and cheeks and laughed along.
No matter how funny it is, we still have to question him.
Shang Xi said, "Although there are 360 professions and every profession has its top talents, begging at such a young age will ruin your future."
When it comes to the future, Da Yan's face is blank. How could he know what the future is? What on earth is the future? He only cares about having a full stomach and not being hungry.
He stared at the ground with his big eyes, his hands hanging down, and gently bumped the thing he was eating against his lower abdomen. He was a little at a loss, a little shy, and a little embarrassed. He whispered, "If I don't want food, I will have no way to survive."
Yuhua said, "How is that possible? I beg you to constantly introduce new policies to govern refugees like you. Why are you begging for food? I think you are willing to degenerate."
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