Fang Qing knew that Zhao Shi'an had let the ice skating incident go so easily last time; it turned out this was what was waiting for her.
That's really petty.
Fang Qing had had her fill of fun and was too lazy to argue with him; she could just play by herself if necessary.
It was already the end of the year, and seeing that Zhao Shi'an was quite busy, Fang Qing took over all the New Year's arrangements for the household.
On New Year's Eve, Li Yuan brought his family to wish them a Happy New Year.
Li Yuan's wife has been with him in various places over the years. She is a very gentle woman with a soft voice, and she has raised her children very well.
The couple had two sons and a daughter. The two sons were ten and five years old, and the youngest daughter was less than a year old and still needed to be held by Madam Liyuan.
Fang Qing gave each of the three children a New Year's gift. The two older children politely thanked her, and the youngest daughter followed her two older brothers' example and said auspicious words.
The little child spoke unclearly, had a chubby face with two little pigtails, and wore a red dress, making him especially endearing and amusing all the adults in the room.
Fang Qing liked the child and specially invited Li Yuan and his family of five to stay for lunch.
After asking Li Yuan, Fang Qing learned that his family of five had no relatives in Yongzhou, so she invited them to spend New Year's Eve together.
Seeing the lively atmosphere, Li Yuan and his wife agreed.
They stayed up very late that night before the Li family of five finally left.
Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an did not have the custom of staying up all night on New Year's Eve, so they went back to their rooms to rest when they got sleepy.
The next day, I was woken up by the sound of firecrackers outside before dawn.
A new day begins, and a new year begins.
Time flies, and although there are some bumps in life, it is mostly stable.
The system didn't try to make a name for itself by causing them any trouble, so everything was fine in the end.
Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an spent two years in Yongzhou.
The changes in the past two years have been neither huge nor small.
In Yongzhou, the new seeds have been promoted in all aspects, and Qingtian Seed Cultivation Bases have been established in various regions.
Fang Qing, now the founder of Sunny Seeds, has made a lot of money, to say the least.
With its own income, Fengyulou was certainly not short of money.
Fang Daniu and his wife were also frugal, so Fang Qing didn't spend much money throughout the year. As her money increased, Fang Qing inevitably fell into the trap of doing charity work to give back to society.
For matters of public welfare, one should naturally seek out a trustworthy person, namely Li Yuan.
Fang Qing told Li Yuan her thoughts and then gave him a large sum of money.
This money is intended for the construction of a charitable institution.
Charity halls are places to house orphans and widowed elderly people, and can also house disaster victims when necessary.
In Yongzhou Prefecture alone, two charitable halls were built.
Initially, everything went very well, and Fang Qing even personally went to check on the completeness of the charity hall.
The children in the charity hall have guaranteed food, drink and shelter. The charity hall will also hire people to teach them the skills to make a living in society in the future, and reading and writing are the most basic.
It can be said that the children living in charitable institutions have a more secure life than the children in ordinary families.
Not long after, the charity encountered a thorny problem—some families could not afford the burden of raising their children and deliberately abandoned them at the charity's gate. Many children with parents could not bear the poverty of their families and ran away, lying about their backgrounds to enter the school. This matter was discovered by the charity's manager.
Fang Qing was very angry when she found out about this, but after calming down, she realized that she had been reckless.
In a society where survival is already difficult, building such a shelter undoubtedly encourages the abandonment of children.
The initial intention behind building the charity hall was good, but more detailed and comprehensive regulations are still needed.
Fang Qing went to the charity hall in person.
Only three days had passed since her last visit, yet twenty more children had appeared in the charity hall, ranging in age from teenagers to newborns.
Fang Qing took the list of children and checked it one by one.
The register recorded the origins of these children. Some children lied about their backgrounds, so Fang Qing asked the government and the Fengyu Tower to investigate. With portraits, it was easy to find the children's families in Yongzhou City.
After three days of work, all the children who had run away from home and came to the charity were sent back. As for the parents who deliberately abandoned their children outside the charity, they were taken to the yamen and flogged. A notice was posted that anyone found deliberately abandoning their children would be severely punished.
The notices were posted all over the streets and alleys, and even carved into a plaque at the entrance of the charity hall to proclaim to all those with impure intentions.
Fang Qing is never idle. She personally took care of the charity's affairs for several days, and she lost a lot of weight.
That evening, Fang Qing was looking through the roster of children at the charity hall at Zhao Shi'an's desk.
The two charity organizations apprehended more than seventy children, most of whom were street beggars. Fang Qing could not name them all, but she remembered their faces.
She was looking through these lists to prepare clothes for them for the changing seasons and to see roughly how much fabric they would need.
After Zhao Shi'an finished dealing with the letters from Fengyulou, he turned around and saw Fang Qing looking so serious.
You like children?
Fang Qing didn't even look up.
"I can't say I like it or hate it, as long as they don't let me give birth or raise children, it's fine."
"You care about them so much, look how thin you've gotten."
"Now that I've done this, I should do it well. These children are all my responsibility."
Zhao Shi'an propped his face up with his hand and moved closer to Fang Qing.
"Am I not your responsibility?"
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