Chapter 157 Keep it a secret
Yunyue and Ronghe were chatting animatedly when Sun Pu walked out of the shop.
He walked up to the children and stood in front of them. He said to Baoya, "Your mother's leg is fully healed. From now on, just make sure you rest well and don't walk too much."
"Okay," Baoya responded obediently, "The shop has been a bit busy these days, but Mom and Dad have already hired someone, and I'll come along to help."
"Good girl." Sun Pu smiled and touched her head, then turned to Rong He and said, "He'er, let's go back."
Rong He and Yun Yue were still arguing over who was more powerful, Grandpa or Grandma, and were reluctant to leave.
"Grandpa Sun, let's play for a while longer."
"There are so many medicinal materials in the shop waiting for us to process. I don't know how many patients have come to get medicine and see doctors since we came out." Sun Pu said.
Rong He's little face wrinkled into a ball, but he immediately stood up from the stool and waved goodbye to Bao Ya, Yun Hua and Yun Yue.
"Baoya, Yunyue, Sister Hua, I'm leaving first. We'll play next time."
"You're leaving so soon." Yun Yue was also a little reluctant, but since Sun Pu had just said so, she didn't try to keep him.
He just said, "Then He Er, you have to remember where we left off. Let's continue next time. The winner hasn't been decided yet!"
Rong He nodded: "I remember!"
Sun Pu led Rong He away, feeling rather helpless: "What do you remember? If your grandfather knew that you told people that he could bring the dead back to life, he would probably be so angry that he would put you in a coffin!"
Rong He scratched his head: "Oh, Yunyue also said that her grandmother understands animal language. Do you think it is possible? We are just competing between children."
Sun Pu stroked his beard and shook his head, saying, "Humph, I don't understand what you little brats have to compete with."
After seeing off Rong He, Sun Pu, Yan Fei and others, Bao Ya, Yun Hua and Yun Yue also started to get busy again.
It was already past 9 o'clock, and the number of customers coming to the shop had obviously decreased. The three little girls also had some free time and sat under the big locust tree at the door of the shop, drinking sweet tofu pudding and chatting.
The craftsmen invited by Yun Sanlang have also arrived. They are busy in the small shed behind the shop, repairing the roof and building the walls. That's almost it.
At this time, a series of footsteps were heard from the narrow alley.
When Baoya looked up, she saw Zhu Qi and the two women she had met last time at the county government office standing at the door of her shop.
Surprised, "Uncle Zhu, why are you here?"
Moreover, he also brought these two sisters with him.
Zhu Qi smiled and said, "Send two people to your shop."
"Send two people?" Baoya's gaze fell on Lanxiang and Cuiqiao who were following Zhu Qi, and she still didn't quite understand.
Don’t these two sisters work at Ke Lai Xiang?
Just at this moment, He Chunxiu, who was sitting behind the counter counting the bills, heard the noise and came out.
Seeing that it was Zhu Qi, he quickly greeted him: "Boss Zhu is here, please come in and sit down."
Zhu Qi waved his hand and said, "No need. Ke Laixiang has a lot of things to do. I heard that your shop has been overcrowded recently and you are hiring, so I sent them here to you."
After saying this, he pointed at Lan Xiang and Cui Qiao and said, "Master Fang sentenced her to work for free in my shop for two months as punishment. Your shop didn't need any help at the time, so I didn't say anything. Sending her here now is perfect."
"How can this be possible..." He Chunxiu waved her hands repeatedly, "My shop is not big, why do I need so many people?"
What's more, with two people, she will have to pay two wages in the future, and she feels a little sorry for the money.
Zhu Qi seemed to see through her concerns and said bluntly, "What are you afraid of? They'll be working for free for the first two months anyway, so you don't need to pay them a monthly salary. After two months, you can decide whether to continue hiring them, one or both, based on the shop's performance."
He Chunxiu: ...
Zhu Qi is indeed a businessman, his calculations are exactly as expected.
"Okay then," she said.
Seeing her relent, Zhu Qi turned to the two young women and said, "Why don't you hurry up and say hello to your new employer?"
Lan Xiang and Cui Qiao bowed to He Chunxiu together and said, "Hello, Boss He."
"No, please don't!" He Chunxiu hurried forward to help the two of them. "I'm just a peasant woman, how can I bear this responsibility? You two can just call me sister."
"Sister He." Lan Xiang and Cui Qiao said together again.
He Chunxiu nodded, took the signed work contract from Zhu Qi, and after Zhu Qi left, she took the two of them inside to get busy.
Yunyue looked at Lanxiang and Cuiqiao's backs and pouted, "Baoya, these two women were the ones who worked with Xu Huiqin to ruin our shop last time!"
Baoya pursed her lips and nodded.
"Hmph, why do we need this kind of person to help?" Yun Yue was a little unhappy.
Baoya blinked and said, "Fourth sister, didn't you just hear what Boss Zhu said? It doesn't cost any money to hire them."
Yunyue: ...
It's very real.
Early this morning, first it was Rong He and the others, then Zhu Qi, one after another, as if they had made an appointment.
After Zhu Qi left, Baoya sat there counting her little fingers.
Yunyue wondered, "Baoya, what are you doing?"
"Let me count who we know in town, and who knows ...
Yun Yue chuckled: "Don't count. Apart from Lord Fang from the county government, the only one left is the one who brought the guests in. They definitely won't come to our little shop, unless Lord Fang wants to eat our breakfast."
Xu Huiqin, who brought the guests in, is probably busy with the management of the place now, and will not have time to take care of other things for a long time.
However, just as Yun Yue finished speaking, a young man's clear and smooth voice rang out: "Here, you can eat."
As the young man spoke, a handful of peanuts were placed on the table in front of Baoya and the others.
The three little girls looked up at the same time and saw that it was Fang Huan, the yamen runner from the county government office. They all said in unison, "Thank you, brother!"
Being called "brother" by three cute little girls, Fang Huan immediately smiled: "Do you still have soy milk and fried dough sticks in your shop? Master Fang is craving for it again."
"Yes!" Baoya responded in a clear voice, "Brother Fang, wait a moment!"
After saying that, he slipped off the stool and ran into the shop.
A moment later, the little girl came out carrying a small wooden food box and handed it to Fang Huan: "It's all packed. Mom also added some spicy pickled vegetables."
"Okay," Fang Huan said happily, "I'll send the lunch boxes back to you tomorrow."
Baoya waved her hand: "Don't worry."
Fang Huan nodded, his lips still raised.
Baoya stared at him and finally discovered a clue: "Is there any happy event today? Brother Fang seems very happy?"
Fang Huan paused, looked around to see if anyone was paying attention, and then leaned close to Bao Ya and whispered, "I'll tell you a secret. Prince Heshun has successfully suppressed the bandits in the north. He might come to visit us in the next few days to see what's happening with the people."
"He's an important person, I don't know if we can meet him."
Baoya repeated the name of Prince Heshun in her mind, remembering that the last time the prince was kidnapped by bandits, Prince Heshun came here to suppress the bandits, but it seemed that he was unsuccessful.
"Yes," she nodded, "this is a good thing. Without the bandits, the people won't suffer anymore."
"Yes," Fang Huan pinched the small tuft on her head, "but you have to keep this a secret. Prince Heshun is searching in secret, and Lord Fang won't let anyone know."
"I remember." Baoya responded obediently.
Fang Huan finally felt relieved. He put the money for breakfast in Baoya's hand and left.
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