Mo Qingcheng nodded: "I promise that I will treat every child well. As long as you focus on your work, the children can go to school together."
"Thank you, Madam!"
"My family will sign as well, thank you, madam!"
"Thank you, Madam!"
With a thud, about ten people knelt down. Only three families remained; the rest retreated, turned around, and fled in panic.
Li Changgeng and Sun Yunhui: "..."
Everyone was happy...
Three couples, totaling twelve people, voluntarily stayed and signed indenture contracts.
Li Yunfang's family consists of four people: her son Li Yuanbao, her daughter Li Yuanmei, and her son Li Yuanbao.
The Li family consists of four people: their daughter, Li Yumei, and Li Yufang.
Sun Chuyuan's family consists of four people: his daughter Sun Yunxiang and his son Sun Yiming.
The three brothers with one eye and the three brothers with two eyes became brothers in misfortune, squeezing into a small courtyard and temporarily giving up their own place to live.
The three couples exchanged glances. The surprise came too fast, didn't it? But an even bigger surprise was yet to come: the food on the table was not only plentiful, but there was even meat?
The children stared wide-eyed, but their parents had instructed them not to touch the chopsticks.
Bai Yueniang and Liu Cuihua felt sorry for her. Third Grandma sighed softly, "If only you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? Cherish this opportunity. Just look at this old woman, I can earn one or two taels of silver every month. I never dared to dream of it before."
"Ah? Third Grandma, are you telling the truth?" Yunfang's wife, a kind-hearted woman, hurriedly asked.
"I'm an old man, what's the point of talking nonsense? I'm just waiting for my rascal to find a wife and for a big, healthy grandson to arrive next year..."
Seeing the smile on Third Grandma's face, the group nodded vigorously. Their hard times were over; following Madam Mo meant they would have meat to eat.
Mo Qingcheng didn't intend to get involved in family matters; she would leave them to Bai Yueniang to handle.
Bai Yueniang took office, and seemed quite competent. After dinner, she laid down the rules, establishing three principles: work diligently, be humble, do not betray, do not speak recklessly, do your job well, each household will receive one tael of silver per month, and there will be rewards for outstanding performance. The child, not even ten years old, will study and learn to read, with tuition paid by the master's family.
Several couples were moved to tears, wishing they could kneel down and swear an oath to be loyal to Madam Mo and Madam Bai until death.
Bai Yueniang blushed. "What are you calling me? Madam Bai... that's a very heartwarming way to address you..."
Seeing this, Liu Cuihua smiled like an aunt. She thought, "I'll find a time to arrange Bai Yueniang's marriage, so that Young Master Bai can legitimately get close to Yueniang... Hehe, I'll be a good person to the end, sister-in-law..."
Li Yuanbao and the other little guys, who were only three, four, five or six years old, were overjoyed to have playmates. Bai Zimo and the others were dancing with excitement.
Li Yunfang, Li Changsheng, and Sun Chuyuan each instructed their children to address Bai Ziming and the others as "Young Master" and "Young Miss" in the future.
"Huh? Dad? Why?" Li Yuanbao's dark eyes were full of confusion.
"You brat, do you think you can just call me whatever you want? Don't you want to eat meat anymore?" Li Yuanfang slapped his stupid son on the forehead.
Li Yuanbao pouted, not daring to cry out loud; a child who doesn't want to eat meat isn't a good child.
Sun Yiming received the same treatment. The little guy would occasionally come to Nanping Village to play with Bai Ziming. He was overjoyed this time. However, every time, his mother and father would pull his ear and remind him not to call him "Mo Mo" but to call him "Fifth Young Master".
Bai Ziming nodded blankly. "Young Master it is, whatever Mother decides is fine." The little guy thought his mother had given him a nickname.
When Mo Qingcheng learned of this, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry...
Several little girls learned needlework from Bai Yueniang, and the Xuanyuan Ying sisters, having new companions, became more talkative. Li Yuanmei, quick and skillful, soon stood out, and Mo Qingcheng began to consider arranging pageboys and maids for the children the following year…
Everyone took their positions and busied themselves. One afternoon, a mournful cry from Sun Yiming shattered the tranquility of the courtyard…
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