A ragged cub at the beginning

"Quack!" the broker shouted.

They are all miserable people, so it doesn't matter if there are two more people. There is no such thing as too many literate people. Tang Xu looked at the two sisters, who were only thirteen or fourteen years old, the age of junior high school students, "These two people..." She couldn't say anything that sounded like buying something, so she stopped talking and waited for the broker to continue.

The broker smiled and said, "These two will cost six taels each. They are young and pretty, so they can be maids in the same room."

When the two sisters heard about the maidservant, their faces froze and they almost cried. "We, we don't..."

"Shut up!" The dentist's eyes turned cold, full of warning.

"Okay, let's take the three of them." Tang Xu paid for the money. As for the two older ones, she thought about it and decided not to take them away. They had been served by others all their lives. If they were to take care of children when they were old, they might not be able to stand the noise of the children.

The driver followed the middleman to complete the deed, and then he led the three women into the carriage.

The two sisters looked at her as if they were about to cry, while the other one leaned against the wall of the car with her eyes closed, as if nothing had to do with her.

Tang Xu couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he explained, "I don't want you to be maids. I've opened a school here, and you should teach the children to read and take care of them. What are your names? My last name is Tang."

"My name is Nianchu, her name is Nianjin, and she is my elder sister." Nianchu seemed to be braver than her sister.

"My name is Nian Wuba." said the scarred woman. The name seemed to be randomly chosen by copying the names of two sisters.

Tang Xu was a little worried. Could he really help her with work in this state? He looked like he had lost all hope in life. She asked tentatively, "Nian Wu doesn't sound good. How about Nian Chao?" Chao is so good. It means sunrise and new life. She hoped she could understand what she meant.

The scarred woman's eyes flashed, and she hesitated for a moment, "Listen to the master."

It was just a random name, Tang Xu waved his hand, "Forget about the slave and master, I'm not used to it, just call me the headmaster from now on. You don't have to serve anyone in the future, just do things in the school, take care of the children and so on. There are no men in the school, so you don't have to worry about being uncomfortable."

Nian Chu and Nian Jin were young, so they immediately felt relieved and relaxed. "Thank you, Director. We will definitely work hard."

Nian Chao looked at her, not quite believing that such a good thing could happen. It would be fine if she was not good-looking, but the two younger ones were pretty and young, and they could be maids in the same room, serving the master when the mistress was pregnant. Which family would not do this? How could they take care of children at such a young age?

But there was no sign of lying or guilt on Miss Tang's face. It was impossible for her to serve a man with a face like hers, but if she really took care of the children, wouldn't it scare them? Thinking of this, she asked.

"No, the children are not that timid. Also, there was a girl in our kindergarten who had a scar on her face, and the children were not afraid of her. They were just curious and asked. I hope you don't mind then." Tang Xu felt a little relieved. At least she was thinking about working in the kindergarten by asking this, and she was not resisting passively.

After finishing her work, Tang Xu went to look for interesting things for the children. She saw an old man who was cutting paper, and there were many paper flowers in front of him. One of them looked a little strange, in the shape of a gourd with a small stick attached. "Grandpa, what is this? Is it also a paper flower?"

The old man heard the sound, squinted his eyes and raised his head. It took him a while to react, "This, this is paper flower." He stretched out his hands like old dry bark, pinched the small stick and gently pulled it open, and inside was a hollow paper connected. As the old man flipped his hands, the long strip of paper flower turned into two round flowers. He flipped it again and pulled it with his hands, and the paper flower turned into three balls. As the old man moved, the paper flower actually changed into five or six shapes.

Tang Xu's eyes widened. This was something he had never played with before. It was so amazing! "Grandpa, how much is this?"

"Twenty cents, no bargaining." The old man flipped the paper and carefully put it away.

It's ok, not too expensive.

"How many are there?" Tang Xu took a look and found that there were not only gourd shapes, but also other shapes.

The old man's somewhat cloudy eyes were filled with anticipation, "More than thirty, if you want me to give you less."

"Give them all to me." Tang Xu took out a silver particle and handed it over.

"How much is this? I don't have a scale." The old man frowned. He usually accepted copper coins, and no one paid silver when buying something worth a few cents.

"Probably one penny. Or you can give me some other paper flowers." Tang Xu didn't have many copper coins.

"Okay, I'll give you a basket that I made myself, very sturdy." The old man gave most of the things on the stall to Tang Xu, and said happily: I can buy Xiaoqing a piece of maltose.

After bringing gifts to the children, Tang Xu returned. Passing by Zhou's Cloth Shop, Aunt Wang was leaning against the door, eating melon seeds and watching the fun. "Aunt Wang."

"Hey! Xiao Xu! Where did you come back from?" Aunt Wang patted the crumbs on her clothes and said with a smile.

"I've been to the county town. I have three girls here. Please measure their sizes so I can make two sets of clothes for each of them for autumn and winter." Tang Xu called the three of them down, and Aunt Wang enthusiastically took a tape measure and took notes one by one.

"Where's the fabric? What color and pattern do you like?" Aunt Wang glanced at the scar on Nian Chao's face, then moved her eyes away without leaving a trace.

"You can talk to Auntie Wang." Tang Xu looked around the shop. It was very different from the first time he came. In the past, all the clothes were hung on the shelves, but now there is a special museum shelf for dolls of various shapes. You can see them as long as you pass by the door. The little girls who like these probably can't walk when they see them.

It was already past lunch time, and the group hadn't eaten yet. Tang Xu was already a little hungry, "Let's go eat the braised pork rice, no need to wait."

The Fangs and Wang Xiaoyun worked together in the braised meat shop, and the girls took turns to go to the shop. They still didn't like to go out, but they were no longer afraid to go to the shop.

"Sister Wan, brother-in-law, give us something to eat. I'm so hungry." Tang Xu shouted as he entered the door.

"Here I come!" Fang Yuanqin greeted with a smile, and took out a big piece of meat for Dong Wanwan to cut.

"Xiao Xu? Why haven't you eaten yet? It's already so late. We can start making dinner now..." Dong Wanwan muttered while cutting meat, "Then there's some sausage, pig's trotters and dried tofu. Xiao Xu loves them."

"Wow, smells good." Tang Xu didn't hesitate and started eating. "This braised dried fish is really delicious."

Dong Wanwan smiled brightly, "Yeah, I knew you would like it. Are these the new teachers?"

Wang Xiaoyun helped carry a few more bowls of rice, "There are also steamed buns, if not enough, add more."

"Yes, I brought it back from the county town." Tang Xu flipped through it. It was a pity that the lotus roots had not grown yet in this season, otherwise they would have tasted better.

Nian Chu and Nian Jin looked at each other, a little bit unbelieving. Such a big bowl of meat?

Nian Chao was also a little surprised. They were bought slaves, but they were eating the same meal as their masters? She turned her head to look at the driver who was eating at another table. He seemed to be used to it.