A ragged cub at the beginning

Wenfang showed her the account books of the past few days. Tang Xu flipped through them and asked, "Has the lunch reservation stopped yet?" After recruiting new students, Tang Xu decided not to sell lunch to the public anymore.

"Today is the last day. We will not sell it anymore." Wenfang replied.

"Okay." Tang Xu nodded.

Wenfang looked at her expression and said, "I think we should open a restaurant."

Tang Xu frowned, "Not yet, let's see after things stabilize next year."

"it is good."

After counting the accounts, Tang Xu carried One, Two, Three and went to each classroom to check.

In some classes, lessons are in progress. The children are leaning over the table, struggling with the brushes with their little hands, trying to write beautiful words.

In some classes, the children played games, and their joyful laughter was like waves.

Some classes were having music class, and the students were singing nursery rhymes along with the teacher, shaking their heads.

Strolling to the training ground, Tang Ling held a familiar stick, the same one he used to beat himself with, wrapped in cloth strips.

The children were quite afraid of Tang Ling and none of them disobeyed him.

They learned to punch and kick obediently, and if they staggered, Tang Ling would hit them lightly with a stick.

In the kitchen, everyone was busy. At this time, the ingredients were not added with anything, and they were picked every day, looking fresh and juicy.

The women were chatting, washing vegetables, picking vegetables, and cutting vegetables, all with smiles on their faces. Aunt Feng was waving a spatula, and the sizzling pot was emitting a fragrant aroma.

Xingzi took An'an and Tangji to feed the livestock. An'an could walk steadily now. She grabbed Tangji's clothes with her little hands, and pointed at the pigs and made a snorting sound, and pointed at the chickens and made a clucking sound.

The spring jasmine flowers have long since withered, and now is the time for the osmanthus flowers to bloom. The whole kindergarten, no matter where you go, is filled with the rich fragrance of flowers.

The children who were doing outdoor activities were running around. A child from some class came out and stood in front of Tang Xu with his hands on his hips. "I opened this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to pass by here, leave... leave the puppy behind."

Tang Xu couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Which class are you from?"

"I'm from Class 2! My name remains the same, Wu Yiming!" He tilted his little head, and his round eyes kept glancing towards one, two, and three.

"Wu Yiming, why are you here?" A young girl greeted Tang Xu and walked away with Wu Yiming.

"I'm robbing!" Wu Yiming said loudly, feeling quite proud of it.

"Robbery is wrong, it's a bad thing, we..." The two people walked further and further away, and their voices gradually became unclear.

Seeing that there was nothing to do at the kindergarten, Tang Xu prepared to pick up Du Yun after get off work.

Two groups of people were arguing in the town hall, arguing back and forth, and when they got excited, they almost came to blows.

After listening for a while, I realized that there was probably a conflict between the two villages. The upstream village was irrigating the fields, which blocked the river, leaving the downstream with no water, so a quarrel broke out and it almost developed into a fight.

Tang Xu didn't see Du Yun, so he went in and saw someone drinking tea leisurely. "Don't you care?"

Du Yun stood up and said, "Let them calm down first. They won't listen to anything you say now. Why are you here?" As he spoke, he pulled Tang Xu to sit aside.

"It's nothing. I just came to find you and go home together. Can't you leave now?" Tang Xu glanced outside the door.

"Wait for me here, I'll be back soon." Du Yun stroked her cheek, and walked out to first reprimand the upper reaches of Shanghe Village, which the lower reaches of Xiahe Village felt extremely comfortable with, and agreed with him. At this time, Du Yun changed the subject and said that the villages downstream were too rude and would fight over a disagreement. Then he issued a strict order not to block the river, otherwise he would lock up the village chief.

"Is that it?" Tang Xu asked in surprise.

"The two villages have an old grudge, and they are just taking advantage of the situation. Digging up the river is fine, it's a small matter. Threaten the village chief and he will take care of it. Do you think you can talk some big truths to them?" Du Yun scratched her nose, and the two of them went to the kindergarten hand in hand, picked up the children and went home together.

"I'm going to the county town tomorrow. Can you help me watch the baby for another day, sister?" Tang Xu looked at Tang Ling ingratiatingly.

Tang Ling glanced at her and hummed.

Tang Xu used the Du family's driver, who knew where the shop in the county town was. The shopkeeper was originally a servant of the Du family and was very loyal.

She stood far away and watched for a while, seeing customers coming and going, and the business was good. Then she walked in again, and the waiter looked up and greeted her in the midst of his busy schedule, "Customers, please look around, and call me if you need anything."

She specifically checked the hygiene conditions. The counter was wiped clean and the bamboo basket containing the mooncakes was also clean. It was obvious that she was very attentive.

After checking that there was no problem, Tang Xu did not disturb him and turned around to let the driver take him to the pawnshop.

When he learned that they were looking for maids, the agent brought a bunch of young and beautiful ones over with a flattering smile on his face, "These are all young and smart, and some of them have experience in serving people."

Tang Xu looked around and found that no one was tied up. There were all kinds of women, fat and thin, and they all looked at her expectantly, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. She turned her head and said to the broker, "I want someone who can read and know etiquette, and it doesn't matter if he can't serve people."

"Here," the broker scratched his cheek, sent those people back, and brought a few more people out. This time there were much fewer people. There were only five in total, and it was obvious that very few women who could read were sold. "They are all here."

Two of the five people looked quite old, and they were sold for unknown reasons. Of the other three, one was young, standing silently at the corner, his eyes were full of numbness, and there were two scars on his right cheek. The other two stood close together, looking like acquaintances, with nervous faces. "Are you all innocent? You weren't trafficked?"

"That's impossible. We are all registered with the government. The older one was originally from a scholar family, but later became a concubine. When the husband died, she was sold by the mistress. This one is similar. These two sisters are concubines of a wealthy family. Their father committed a crime and was implicated. That one," the broker pointed to the one next to him, "she offended the noble lady, and her family pushed her out to vent their anger. The noble lady vented her anger and sold her here."

Tang Xu frowned when he heard this, "If I take her back, will the lady give me trouble?"

"No, no, that lady left a long time ago. She is not from here." The broker lowered his voice, as if afraid that the girl would hear. "When she first came, she was expecting her family to take her home, but the whole family moved away. And because of the scar on her face, she has not been sold. If the customer wants to take her away, considering her pity, two taels of silver will do."

The scarred woman turned her head and looked at Tang Xu, her face expressionless, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Tang Xu thought about it and decided to choose her.

"Madam, please buy us sisters as well! We can do any job!" The two sisters suddenly thought of something, and one of them suddenly pleaded.