With a pitch-black claw, he reached out to scoop up leftovers from the swill bucket.

Ning Fu had quick eyes and quick hands and grabbed the opponent's wrist.

Only then did he realize that the person rushing over turned out to be a little beggar. His whole body was covered in black, and his clothes were almost torn into strips.

His face was covered with dirt, and he could barely tell that he was a boy. There was a long scar on his forehead, and his hair was hanging down in strands, like a henhouse.

The little beggar was grabbed by Ning Fu's hand and immediately struggled hard, but he couldn't break free at all.

"You are hungry?"

Ning Fu saw that the little beggar was pitiful, so he asked kindly.

When the little beggar heard this, he immediately stopped struggling. He glanced at Ning Fu warily with his big eyes, and then nodded.

"Want something to eat?"

Ning Fu asked again.

"think!"

The little beggar finally spoke, his voice a little hoarse.

"Very good, if you do something, I will give you five cents!"

Ning Fu showed a kind smile.

However, as soon as Ning Fu's words came out, the little beggar immediately squatted on the ground, raised his head and shouted: "Woof woof woof~"

"what are you doing!"

Ning Fu was startled and hurriedly pulled the other person up.

"Someone said the same thing a few days ago. If I bark like a dog, give me half a piece of cake!"

The little beggar answered very naturally, his eyes full of numbness.

Ning Fu felt a pain in his heart. You can never imagine the evil in human nature!

I saw Ning Fu let go of the little beggar, and poured the swill into the sewer well under the beggar's look of reluctance.

"There is a small river not far ahead. How about you take the swill bucket to the river, wash it, and then send it to my shop. I will give you five cents?"

Ning Fu smiled and handed the swill bucket to the other party.

"good!"

The little beggar took the swill bucket, turned around and ran out.

A neighbor nearby saw Ning Fu's behavior and immediately reminded him: "Xiao Yi, aren't you afraid that this beggar will run away with a bucket? A bucket costs more than five cents!"

"It's okay. If he runs away, just treat me as a lesson with a bucket!"

Ning Fu replied with a smile, and then returned to the store with his hands behind his back.

After about a cup of tea, the little beggar delivered the clean swill bucket to the door of the shop, but he stood outside the door and did not dare to come in.

"come in!"

Ning Fu was holding a set of old clothes in his hand. When he moved, some of the clothes were no longer wearable, so he left them here.

The little beggar hesitated for a moment, then finally stepped into the store.

"Here is a set of clothes and ten cents. There is a bathhouse on the front street. It costs five cents a time. You can wash yourself and change your clothes. Come to my place tomorrow morning!"

Ning Fu handed the clothes and money to the little beggar and said.

"good!"

The little beggar took the money and clothes, turned around and ran out without saying thanks, as if he was afraid that Ning Fu would regret it.

Ning Fu smiled and shook his head, then closed the store door and waited for the carriage to pick him up.

His new home was quite far from the restaurant, so he hired a carriage to pick him up in the morning and drop him off at night.

The disadvantage is that carriages are not only expensive, but also not punctual.

Aunt Wang next door had good business, so Ning Fu came to the store and chatted with Aunt Wang while waiting for the carriage.

Aunt Wang's bun shop is doing better.

After the secret recipe for soup dumplings was announced, many soup dumpling shops popped up in Tokyo like mushrooms after a rain.

But Aunt Wang's reputation has already spread, so many people are still willing to come to her store.

In addition, Ning Fu also taught Aunt Wang how to make fried buns, and these buns were also very popular.

"Auntie, didn't you arrange a marriage for Hutou? How is it now?"

Ning Fu asked casually.

"Forget it, this kid doesn't know what's wrong with him. Even if he doesn't want to, there's nothing I can do about him."

When her son's marriage was mentioned, Aunt Wang also said angrily.

"Xiao Yi, Hu Tou listens to you the most. Can you help me ask him what he thinks?"

"Okay, I'll ask him next time I go to the workshop. Maybe he already has a girl he likes!"

Ning Fu smiled again.

While he was talking, two aunts carrying laundry baskets passed by the door.

One of the aunts said as they walked: "I said that little beggar is crazy. He can jump into the river on such a cold day without fear of freezing to death!"

"Not necessarily, he was just by the river without going in. It looked like he was taking a bath." Another aunt said.

Ning Fu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then sighed secretly.

Five pennies is not much, but it can give you a full meal.

Early the next morning, Ning Fu rode a carriage to the restaurant.

I saw a small figure huddled at the door. When he saw Ning Fu, he immediately stood up.

The boy looked about eleven or twelve years old. He was very thin and only reached Ning Fu's chest. He was wearing the clothes Ning Fu gave him and looked a little baggy.

His facial features are quite good, because he is thin and his eyes are huge, but there is a hideous scar from his forehead to the corner of his eye, which makes the boy's face look a bit scary.

"Where did the scar come from?"

Ning Fu asked as he opened the door.

"My mother rowed it so that I wouldn't have to worry about traffickers."

The boy answered.

Ning Fu opened the door with his hand. The dark side of this era is more terrifying than he imagined.

Opening the store door, Ning Fu took the boy to the kitchen.

"What's your name?" Ning Fu asked.

"I don't have a name, everyone calls me Scarface." The boy replied.

"The store needs a helper, who can do some chores like washing dishes and running errands. Food and lodging are included, and it costs ten cents a day."

"I'll do it!"

Scarface nodded excitedly.

Not to mention ten cents, even if he didn't give any money, he would already be asking for one piece of food as a pack.

After all, many businesses are unwilling to hire a beggar like him.

If adults can’t use it all, who would use it on a child?

"Very good, you go wipe the tables and chairs first, and when the food delivery guy comes, you can help move the dishes!"

Ning Fu ordered with a smile.

In the past, Hutou did all the chores in the store, but now that Hutou has gone to the workshop, the store really needs someone to do the chores.

Scarface doesn't talk much, but he is very smart and very quick at work.

He quickly finished the work ordered by Ning Fu.

Ning Fu brought breakfast from Aunt Wang, but the boy ate three steamed buns in a row and rolled his eyes.

There wasn't much heavy work in the shop, and Scarface could handle it.

Ning Fu can also free himself from chores and feel much more relaxed.

Aunt Wang was a little wary of Scarface at first.

The main reason is that beggars usually have unclean hands and feet, and I am afraid that they will have the habit of petty theft.

However, after getting along with him for a few days, she found that everything about Scarface was fine except for eating.

So Aunt Wang also let down her guard, and even after Scarface returned home at night, she would stuff him with a few steamed buns.

That afternoon, Ning Fu was preparing to close the shop.

Scarface suddenly came to Ning Fu with a small bucket and said, "Shopkeeper, can I take this bucket of leftovers away?"
To be continued...