The two large paper-wrapped bags looked warm from the outside.
After Xiaohong came to Qian Ruoyu, she slightly opened a small hole for Qian Ruoyu to see.
"With your one tael of silver, I bought thirty steamed buns and ten meat buns. I spent a total of fifty penny. Here are some broken silver and some copper plates given by the boss..."
Qian Ruoyu was a little surprised to hear these words.
After all, such a small amount of money can buy so many steamed buns, but Qian Ruoyu glanced at the teenagers inside and thought that it might not be enough for more than thirty teenagers to eat fifty steamed buns.
In adolescence, it is the time when the body is growing, and I am afraid that this little bit is not enough.
What's more, these buns and steamed buns are so cheap.
So Qian Ruoyu asked Yan'er to take the food from Xiaohong's hand, and then gave Xiaohong instructions.
"Xiao Hong, please tell me, how many buns and steamed buns can you eat by yourself?"
Xiaohong didn't know what Qian Ruoyu meant, so she thought for a moment before speaking.
"Well... I work in the palace after all, so my appetite is a little bigger. I should be able to eat two big steamed buns and a meat bun in one meal. If I have enough money, I can also have a vegetable bun.
,whee."
Qian Ruoyu then smiled and said.
"Isn't that right? If you were alone, you could eat four. Do you think this small amount is enough for these people?"
"And looking at them like that, I'm afraid they've been hungry for a while. Such a small amount of buns is totally not enough."
Xiaohong is a girl. To work in the palace, she needs two big steamed buns and a meat bun, let alone they are teenagers?
Hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Xiaohong suddenly understood, and then immediately prepared to turn around.
"Then I'll buy thirty more..."
Before she could turn around, Qian Ruoyu grabbed her directly.
Qian Ruoyu said calmly.
"No need to go to such trouble, go ask the little vendor to push the cart directly over. I want all the steamed buns in his cart today. How much do I want?"
After hearing Qian Ruoyu's words, Xiao Hong immediately nodded solemnly, and then ran away.
But at this moment, it seemed as if a hand grabbed Qian Ruoyu's foot.
Qian Ruoyu looked down and realized it was a little girl.
The little girl looked to be only about five or six years old. She raised her head and looked at Qian Ruoyu. Her face seemed to be rubbed with coal and looked a little dark.
The little girl said while grabbing Qian Ruoyu's feet.
"Sister, is there anything to eat..."
"Hungry, hungry..." The little girl said this while licking her tongue gently and touching her belly with her hand.
She looks a little cute, but her clothes are a little ragged and have several patches.
At this time, the little girl already looked very hungry.
As for the teenagers who were in the yard before, they looked extremely hungry, and they were all trying to find ways to get more substantial food from the pot.
After all, there is only so much in the pot. Although the pot looks big, the food cooked in it may not be enough for two people.
And seeing this little child praying to her like this made Qian Ruoyu feel a little heartbroken.
So he quickly took a meat bun from Yan'er and handed it to the little girl standing next to his feet.
"Here, take this bun and eat it."
Apparently the little girl smelled the steamed buns on Yan'er's hand and came over to try them.
But after getting the meat buns in Qian Ruoyu's hand, the little girl did not run away immediately. Instead, she lowered her head towards Qian Ruoyu and said childishly.
"Thank you sister."
Qian Ruoyu never expected that this little girl would be so polite and even know how to thank herself.
"Eat, this bun is for you."
But after the little girl took the meat buns in her hands, she did not eat them immediately. Instead, she pointed at two people in the crowd.
"Brother, I haven't eaten yet... I want to take a bite to my brother and let him share it with me."
Qian Ruoyu just nodded slightly, wanting to see what the relationship between the little girl and these boys was like.
Although the men and women among the teenagers looked a little sad and embarrassed, no one looked slovenly at all.
They even tried their best to keep their clothes and faces clean. Obviously these people were probably descendants of officials from the previous dynasty, otherwise they wouldn't be dressed like this.
And if this is the case, it means that neither the imperial court nor the capital officials will take any of their guarantees into consideration.
Being able to let them stay here is the greatest kindness to them.
At this time, the little girl had returned to her two brothers and stretched out her hand towards her brothers. What she happened to be holding was the meat buns.
There was a look of surprise on the faces of the two brothers, and the next moment, the little girl pointed her finger in the direction of Qian Ruoyu.
Only then did the nearly thirty young men look over and noticed Qian Ruoyu and Yan'er standing at the door of the courtyard.
Especially the paper bag held in Yan'er's hand made them feel extremely familiar. It was the meat buns and steamed buns that they had longed for.
After all, it costs a penny to buy a steamed bun. In this era, a penny is probably not that easy to get.
At this moment, the little girl's two brothers hurriedly walked towards Qian Ruoyu. Although their steps were a little slow, Qian Ruoyu knew that this was their best effort.
After the two and a half-year-old teenagers came to Qian Ruoyu, Qian Ruoyu could vaguely hear the sounds of their hungry stomachs and the growling of their stomachs.
As soon as the two of them arrived in front of Qian Ruoyu, they all bowed their heads towards Qian Ruoyu.
"Thank you sister for your buns..."
The two of them said this almost in unison.
But Qian Ruoyu is more certain. It seems that these are officials from the previous dynasty and have certain qualities. It seems that if they can go to the palace, they may be able to help.
Not to mention that if you are an official, you can obviously help in the warehouse. Things like making accounts and making calculations should be something they can barely do.
But Qian Ruoyu didn't say it directly to them now. Such words would only appear too abrupt and would not gain the trust of these people.
What's more, these people cannot gain Qian Ruoyu's own trust.
If you want to truly recruit these people into the palace without any accidents, you must establish a basis of mutual trust with them.
So Qian Ruoyu said calmly at this time.
"You can eat first, there is no need to thank me so much."
When the two of them heard what Qian Ruoyu said, they immediately separated the meat buns in their hands into three parts and returned to the yard.