"Yeah." Xiao Xia replied and continued reading. She knew someone was looking at them, but she didn't feel any malice in the look, so she didn't care.
In a place like this, it's normal for someone to look at you a second time at any time.
Empress Xian's eyes fell on her book. She could see the words on it. It was a book about how to manage people.
Empress Xian asked her, "Are you planning to learn how to manage people in the future by reading this book?"
Xiao Xia was stunned for a moment. She looked up and saw that she was the only one reading here. She looked up and saw the lady in front of her. She stood up quickly and said, "Madam, are you talking to me?"
"Yes." Empress Xian nodded slightly.
Xiao Xia, "No, I'm just an ordinary kid from a poor family. I probably won't have the chance to become a manager in the future."
"I just thought that if I could read more books, I would read more. It might be useful in the future. My mother told me before she passed away that girls must learn to read more."
"That way, when you grow up, you won't be looked down upon. Even if you become a maid, you'll be a cultured maid."
"I found this book too. I saw it was wrapped so well, and thought someone might have accidentally dropped it. I've been keeping it well. If its owner comes back, I'll return it to her."
Xiao Xia explained where her book came from.
Empress Xian looked at her neither humble nor arrogant demeanor and thought: Reading more is indeed useful. Although this child has a hard life, her temperament is different from others.
"If you could have a chance to learn management, would you be willing?"
Empress Xian admired her very much and naturally wanted to train her.
Xiao Xia was stunned by this huge surprise. She was stunned for a moment and then nodded quickly, "I do!"
"Excuse me, madam, where should I go to study?"
"Can I buy on credit first? I don't have any money right now."
Concubine Xian laughed and said, "Since I asked you to go, you don't need to pay the tribute. I will do it for you."
Xiao Xia frowned, "This won't do!"
"This is something I want to learn myself. How can I let Madam teach me? I'm willing to write Madam an IOU!"
Her mother once said that one should not accept other people's kindness for nothing, because sometimes these seemingly free "things" are the most expensive.
Concubine Xian raised her eyebrows, "It seems you are not someone who can be easily fooled."
"Since I want to use you, I should tell you clearly."
"I haven't trained you in vain. I opened a shop and now I'm in need of a manager. But I'm new here and I don't feel comfortable hiring someone whose background I don't know."
"I see you're a good match, and you're eager to learn, so I want to train you. In the future, you can become the manager of my shop, and I'll give you a monthly salary. What do you think?"
"If you are willing, I will continue to talk to you. If you are not willing, I will not force you."
Xiao Xia: ???
Such a great thing happened to her?!
Could this be the opportunity my mother mentioned?
Xiao Xia nodded quickly, "I do, I do!!"
Empress Xian said, "That's fine. I'll come find you tomorrow."
Empress Xian turned and left.
I didn't take her away today because I was worried that Xiao Xia would suspect that she had sold her out, so I gave her a day to find out her identity.
She also wanted to see how capable Xiao Xia was.
As soon as she left, Xiao Xia's excited heart slowly calmed down. To be honest, she didn't know whose lady this was, and she had never seen her before.
The lady also said that this was her first time in this city...
In fact, she was also worried in her heart, worried that the lady would sell her. Although she was poor, she was still quite pretty.
Thinking of this, Xiao Xia stopped reading. She first queued up to get some porridge. After drinking the porridge, she went to ask the beggars. Some of the beggars were very well-informed.
After some inquiries, although she did not know the identity of the lady, she knew that she was indeed a wealthy woman.
"This lady came with three other ladies. All four of them are very wealthy. I saw them buying a lot of things!"
"And she brought her maid with her!"
"Maybe they are a wealthy family from the capital."
"Last time I saw one of the ladies give a silver note to someone who asked for money to save his mother. It was a silver note!"
"Oh, yes, I also heard that one of the ladies bought a shop here. It seems that she wants to open a shop to sell something!"
"Hey, I know that now. I saw one of the ladies recruit a lot of girls to do chores. It seems like they set up some kind of workshop. I asked around and it seems they make jewelry."
"Have they found someone in charge?" After hearing this, Xiao Xia basically believed what Concubine Xian said.
“It seems not yet!”
"The lady has been looking for a manager in many shops before, but she seems to have never found anyone she likes."
Xiao Xia:!!!
That's it!
It seems that she is really lucky.
The next day, Xiao Xia was waiting early in the morning. She specially chose a clean piece of clothing. In fact, she only had two sets of clothes, and each set had many patches on it.
Empress Xian arrived as promised, "Let's go."
Xiaoxia nodded and followed her, while Xiaochun watched from a distance with envy on her face.
After Xiaoxia confirmed that Empress Xian was not a scammer, she told Xiaochun about it. Although Xiaochun was reluctant to let Xiaoxia go, she also knew that Xiaoxia would have a better future if she went there.
Concubine Xian glanced back at Xiaochun and said, "Take that girl with you as well!"
"Would you mind letting her go to the workshop and pick up pearls?"
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