A ragged cub at the beginning

Qi Qing felt helpless about Tang Xu's willfulness, so she ignored her and went to the shop. Although Tang Xu was sick, she was still able to take some reservations while she was at the shop.

Tang Xu was lying on a recliner, eating melon seeds. She was sick, so she didn't have to practice. But she could watch others practice, hehe...

Tang Qing had sandbags tied to his limbs, and a string of carrots followed him. They were going to run around the town and come back. This was Tang Xu's idea, and she secretly wanted to add a gust of wind to the future of the kindergarten.

Tang Ling thought it was okay and agreed. But she naturally wouldn't take the lead, so Tang Qing became the only choice.

"Why should I go? Brother! You don't even speak for me!" Tang Qing accused Tang Yao.

Tang Yao spread his hands and said, "I dare not speak."

Humph! Tang Qing snorted and reluctantly set off with the five children. Hu Xinting did not increase his weight, but with his physical strength, it was unlikely that he could finish the run. So Tang Yao was also sent out, and Hu Xinting could rest halfway if he could not run anymore.

"Get up." Tang Ling stood in the yard and said to Tang Xu.

"Ah? What are you doing?" Tang Xu stood up puzzled.

"Boxing." Tang Ling took a stance and motioned for her to follow suit.

Tang Xu didn't expect that he was too happy too early, and stood up dejectedly.

After ten rounds, Tang Xu was sweating all over before he was told to stop. "Go take a shower and have some sleep."

Tang Xu was exhausted, which shouldn't be the case. She might be weak from illness. She took a bath and felt her whole body lighten. She lay down and fell asleep.

Tang Qing and his group of six children ran, forming a beautiful scene. Many people stopped and looked at them curiously. Some couldn't help but ask loudly what they were doing. Tang Qing replied in a dragging voice: "To keep fit."

Tang Xu said that if he could help, he would be allowed to come and go freely in the kindergarten in the future, and maybe he could become a little teacher. Little teacher, it must be said, this identity made him excited. And he could be with his brother, which was even more tempting.

Du Yun found a basket of apples from somewhere, kept a few for himself, and sent the rest to the Tang family.

It is hard to find fruits in winter. Tang Xumei bit one with great relish. It was crispy, sweet and slightly sour, and really delicious.

On the third day, Tang Xu was already full of energy. She went around the shop, packed up her painting supplies and went to the home of the client who had booked her to paint. There was an extra charge for visiting the client's home, and such clients usually colored the paintings, so they had to make money.

She followed the address and found that the house was rich from the front door. There were four servants at the door. She told them her purpose and they asked her to wait and called the housekeeper. But Tang Xu didn't expect that the housekeeper was an acquaintance. It was the middle-aged man who was arrogant last time and was scolded away.

Wu Xigou was even more proud of this meeting. He sneered and wanted to say something unpleasant, but he held back. No hurry, wait until she finishes the painting, then you can ridicule her. If you delay Madam's business, you will be punished.

Tang Xu rolled his eyes, but then he endured it when he thought about the money he was about to get.

With such a housekeeper, Tang Xu no longer had any hope for the rules of this house. After entering the house, everything looked wrong. Some things seemed to be randomly piled up to show off their wealth.

For example, the koi in the pond. Others raise a few just for fun and artistic conception. Wow, this family raises a large group, and the pond looks crowded. The pillars are painted with gold powder, which is extremely dazzling in the sun. Why is the top of the rockery painted with gold powder? ? The bluestone slabs are also painted with gold powder? Will his family even put gold edges on the shit pot?

If you are short of money, can you scrape some off and sell them?

Wu Xigou raised his head, smiled disdainfully at her shocked look, and said, "You've never seen such a wealthy family, have you?"

Tang Xu smiled but said nothing.

"Our madam is holding a flower-viewing banquet in the back garden today. You will be arranged to be on the second floor and paint all the ladies attending the banquet. Do you understand?" Wu Xigou said.

Draw everyone? Tang Xu couldn't help but ask, "I wonder what this portrait is used for?"

"You are a painter, so just paint when you are told to. Why are you asking so many questions?" Wu Xigou scolded.

Knowing his character, Tang Xu was too lazy to get angry with him and asked, "Are we going to paint them separately, or paint them all on one piece of paper? How many ladies are there in total? Do we have to finish painting them all today?"

"There are nine of us in total. Draw separately. All of them need to be colored and finished in the morning." Wu Xigou said with a disdainful glance at the basket she was carrying. "Don't worry about your crude things. We have prepared the best drawing paper, brushes, ink and paint. I'm afraid you have never seen them before. Let's broaden your horizons."

"Nine of you can't finish the painting in one morning, not to mention you have to color it. I can only guarantee that I can make a good draft today." Tang Xu said calmly. I don't know what he is so proud of. I don't know why I think he is the master of the house. A housekeeper is just a servant of this family. Is this what it means to be a dog relying on the power of others?

Wu Xigou led the people to the small building next to the back garden, stood by the window and said, "These are the ladies below."

Tang Xu took a quick look and saw Zhu Ying in the crowd. She was simply too beautiful and dazzling, and the other women pale in comparison. Even the plum blossoms in full bloom were reduced to a foil. "Isn't this the twelfth lady?"

"The two girls in pink are our daughters, they don't need to be painted. The sickly girl doesn't need to be painted either, she is not worthy of our young master." Wu Xigou seemed to look down on Zhu Ying and couldn't help but say a few more words, "If it weren't for her good family background, I wouldn't have invited her at all. I didn't expect she would dare to come. You short-lived ghost, you will be a disaster to anyone you marry, you will just have a nice face."

"You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth!" Tang Xu slammed the table, "Who are you? How dare you slander a young lady like this! I want to ask your master, is this how you treat guests?"

Wu Xigou was so frightened that he trembled, his face flushed, and he said with a guilty conscience: "Just paint your painting. You are a painter, don't ask for trouble! Who can prove that I said this!"

"You are so outspoken. I think you have reached the limit of your career as a housekeeper!" Tang Xu ignored him, checked the tools on the table, and calmed down to start painting. She practiced for a long time and was now very skilled in drawing with a fine brush.

Wu Xigou snorted, his tone strong on the outside but weak on the inside, "Don't talk nonsense! My wife must believe me."

"Get lost." Tang Xu uttered the word heavily. It was obvious that the Yang family had become arrogant due to their sudden wealth. If the most important housekeeper in the family was like this, the others must not be that good either. They even chose concubines by drawing portraits. It was really giving them face. Ugh!

Tang Xu wanted to quit, but she thought of the kindergarten she was planning and stopped being willful. If she left now, the reputation of her shop would be ruined. These young ladies attending the banquet might not be unaware of the host's intentions. Everyone was here, and she was just a lousy painter, so what could she do?

But Zhu Ying, is she really here for a blind date too? Tang Xu looked at Zhu Ying who was sitting quietly in a corner. She was dressed in lake green, sitting at the edge of the crowd. The breeze blew by, and she reached out to catch a few petals flying in the air, lowering her head, wondering what she was thinking.

Tang Xu didn't know what she was thinking. When she came to her senses, she had already drawn this scene. Fortunately, no one was watching. She changed to another piece of paper. With such a beautiful picture before her, she always felt that it was not good enough to draw other women.

After a whole morning, she had just finished sketching the nine women she was asked to draw, and she felt that she would not be able to finish it today.

Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Wu Xigou appeared again, "Have you finished painting? It's time to go to dinner."

"The draft is almost done. I'll go back and finish the rest. It will probably be delivered the day after tomorrow." Tang Xu said as he cleaned the table.

"Why does it take so long?" Wu Xigou frowned. Because he had said something wrong before, he didn't dare to speak nonsense anymore. He just went to ask his wife. He asked a little maid to pass the message. After a while, the little maid came running and said, "Let the painter take the paint back to paint. You can stay for lunch."

"Thank you very much. There's no need to have dinner. I'm in a hurry to go back and paint." Tang Xu paused and said sarcastically, "To be honest, your paint is not as good as my own. I'm afraid I've been cheated." The paint that Manager Qin gave her before was used up, and the quality was much worse when she went to buy it herself, so she begged Manager Qin to buy it for her. Not only was the price staggering, but he also gave her an embroidery pattern.

Wu Xigou thought she had discovered that he had embezzled money, and was about to yell at her out of anger. Facing Tang Xu's mocking smile, he asked, "What? Were you really cheated, or did you cheat someone else?"

Upon hearing this, the maid hurriedly excused herself and left, fearing that she would hear the housekeeper's secrets and be retaliated against.

"You are a painter, don't be so arrogant!" Wu Xigou pointed at her and said angrily.

"Got it right? This guy will only be so angry when he hears the truth. I don't care how much money you earned from buying cheap goods. But you'd better not mess with me. The worst that can happen is that both of us will die." After Tang Xu finished speaking, he picked up his things and left.

Wu Xigou sent her to the door and confirmed that the person had left. He quickly turned back to check the paint. Is it really so obvious? But the master and the young master didn't notice it. No! He thought about it, put away the paint, and prepared to take it to exchange.

Tang Xu came back just as Du Yun was leaving after dinner. Du Yun took a few steps forward and took her things. "Why are you out here when you're sick?"

"I have work to do today. I have no choice." Tang Xu rubbed his shoulders. "Do you know the Yang family in the west of the city?"

Du Yun took her to the Tang family. "I know. They have become rich in the past two years. The son of the Yang family is in our academy. He is drinking and having fun with his friends. He can't go far."

"You saw their housekeeper last time. He was the one who stormed out of the shop after I scolded him. He still wants to give me a hard time today. He really takes himself seriously." Tang Xu complained.

"Did he cause you trouble?" Du Yun frowned.

"No, I don't have that brain." Tang Xu talked about what happened today and mentioned Zhu Ying again, "Miss Zhu Ying is here too."

"Among those who went, I'm afraid only the Zhu family has some status. The others are small families. The big families look down on the Yang family." Du Yun sent her home. "You are not fully recovered yet. Pay more attention to rest."

"I know, fiancé~" Tang Xu blinked his right eye at him.

Du Yun was so amused by her that his face turned red. He stammered as he said goodbye and turned around and ran away.

Tang Xu was overjoyed, and all the frustration he had in the morning disappeared. The shy little boy really couldn't stand being teased.

Turning back, I saw Tang Ling's back. "Sister! I'm back! Where are the kids?"

"Drawing, let's get ready for dinner." Tang Ling went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.

"Mom! Look at what I drew!" July came forward to present her treasure.

He drew a small house with flowers and grass in the yard, and a few children playing. His brushstrokes were still immature, but he was getting more and more adept at expressing what he wanted to express.

"It's so beautiful. Next time I'll buy you some paint and teach you how to color it." Tang Xu touched his head.

"Okay!" July ran back happily, packed up the paper and pen, and waited for dinner.

Fang Zijun and Zhao Yunniang also held up their paintings and asked for praise. Tang Xu found their advantages and praised them one by one, and the children nodded their heads with joy.

After lunch, Tang Xu was a little exhausted, so she took a nap before getting up to paint. Qiyue and the others were very sensible and knew she was busy so they didn't come to see her.

She finished two paintings in one afternoon, which was a good progress. She stretched and heard someone talking in the yard. She went out and saw Yu Xiaotao talking to a few women with an embarrassed look on her face.

"Sister Xiaotao, what's wrong?" Tang Xu asked.

"Miss Tang, my husband's surname is Zhang, and we also live in this alley. You can call me Sister Zhang." Sister Zhang squeezed over when she saw Tang Xu and greeted her with a smile on her face.

"Hey, Miss Tang, you can just call me Sister Wang. I'm next door to Sister Zhang." Sister Wang also came over.

"Miss Tang, my last name is Qi, and hers and hers live next door to each other. You can just call me Sister Qi." Sister Qi was unwilling to be left behind.

"Who are you three?" Tang Xu asked puzzled.

Mrs. Qi laughed twice and said, "I saw your child running around this morning, so I came over to ask out of curiosity. It's nothing."

"Yes, yes, I'm just asking." said Mrs. Wang.

"They also want to send their children here." Yu Xiaotao said directly, "They said they want their children to exercise with them."

"It would be even better if you could recognize a few words along the way." Mrs. Zhang continued with a flattering smile on her face.

"Yes, yes. I heard that the guy from the Hu family has been practicing for a while and his complexion has improved a lot." Mrs. Qi said.

"Miss, you should be kind and take more sheep. It's the same to release one sheep or a flock of sheep." As soon as Wang Sao finished speaking, Qi Sao pinched her arm. She trembled and howled, and was about to curse. Qi Sao and Zhang Sao glared at her, and she shrank her neck and closed her mouth.

Tang Xu didn't have any intention of looking down on others, it was just for the sake of the child. "My sister has limited energy, I'm afraid she can't take care of it."

"My child is very well behaved. If he doesn't listen, you can beat him and scold him! I'll beat him again when he comes back!" Mrs. Zhang said with a flattering smile, "You don't have to discipline him. Just let him learn to read or not. Just teach him to fight with wood."

"Yes, yes." Mrs. Qi said, putting a basket full of eggs on the ground, "I don't ask for anything else, just let him do something serious, don't go out and mess around with cats and dogs all the time. Don't be afraid of you laughing at me, my child is not very obedient, I beat him well for two days, and I broke several sticks. You can beat him as much as you want, just don't beat him to death. My mother-in-law is too sick to get out of bed, and my father-in-law has bad legs and feet, so someone has to stay at home to look after them. I wanted to send them here originally, but I couldn't bring myself to do it because I'm not familiar with them. So I come to beg you today, and you can pay for it."

Give money? She didn't mention this when she came. Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang looked at her, somewhat dissatisfied.

Tang Xu sighed. Every family has its own problems. But with so many children, how could she take care of them all? She looked at Mrs. Qi and said sincerely, "It's not that I don't want to. You can see that my yard is so small. I can't take in so many children."

Mrs. Qi laughed dryly twice, and then her smile fell. "I know, I know. Xiao Tao just said it. Well, sorry for disturbing you."

Seeing that she was about to leave, Mrs. Wang pulled her back.

"Mrs. Qi, wait a minute." Tang Xu called her, "I plan to open a kindergarten next year to teach children some simple things. If you are willing, I will reserve a place for you."

"Next year?" Mrs. Qi turned around in surprise, "When? Is that garden expensive?"

"The price hasn't been set yet, but it shouldn't be too expensive." Tang Xu thought for a moment, "It should be ready by autumn at the latest."

"Okay, okay, thank you. I heard you were sick, so I kept the eggs for you to eat to replenish your body." Mrs. Qi left with a smile. Yu Xiaotao wanted to return the eggs, but Yu Xiaotao dodged them slipperily.

Mrs. Zhang looked at Mrs. Qi and also put the eggs on the ground. "Ms. Tang, you must save a place for us when the time comes. I have something else to do at home, so I'll go back first."

"I, I, my family also wants one, thank you, Miss Tang." Mrs. Wang looked around and was reluctant to give up the eggs, but everyone else had kept them. She gritted her teeth and ran away from Yu Xiaotao.