But for the sake of Ah Liu's future, he had no choice but to entrust the child to the elderly Mr. Xia and Mrs. Zhou. Fortunately, the old couple had unparalleled experience in raising children.
A Liu lost his mother and had a tragic fate, but he was usually very quiet and well-behaved. He was also the first child of his great-grandchildren, so he didn't have to worry about the old couple not sympathizing with him.
Xia Youxi from the third house found a job at a carriage and horse shop, but as he was new there, he could only feed and groom the horses, take care of the livestock, and do part-time repair work.
The couple from the fifth room planned to observe the situation of various industries in Jixiang County before deciding what to do.
Xia Xuejiao, along with Xia Yujiao, Xiao'e and Qianniang, took on a lot of embroidery work. Sometimes they would also bring along younger ones like Xinghua, Lihua and Lanhua, and their days were extremely fulfilling.
Zhou Yunniang and Grandma Qu always stay in the house and never go out. Xia Erlang runs outside all day long, but he is happy all day long, smiling from ear to ear, and does not feel burdened at all.
Mrs. Qiu is a sensible person.
Although she was living in the Xia family thanks to Xia Dalang, she did not put on a sad face, nor did she rely on Xia Dalang and have any dishonest ideas.
Mrs. Qiu’s embroidery skills are not outstanding, but her cooking skills are quite good.
After traveling around for a few days, she decided to settle down and work as a kitchen helper in a merchant's house.
I signed a three-year work contract, which provided food but not housing, and a monthly salary of two ounces and eight cents. I left early and returned late every day, which was very tiring, and I saw less of the others.
Even the gossipy Sun felt embarrassed to spread gossip about her anymore.
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