Looking at the group of cleaned-up little potatoes, Cen Ang gently pinched his brow and said...
"Your grandfather has already called a doctor. It's treatable, but the patient needs to rest."
"Thank you, Madam!"
After saying that, the little girl knelt down and kowtowed three times to Cen Ang. Her forehead was a little red and swollen from kowtowing. Cen's mother gestured for them to get up, but the child didn't understand and continued to kowtow.
It was the maidservant beside him who stopped it.
"Things aren't very peaceful outside lately, so you can stay in that house."
"Madam, this is inappropriate," Huo Panli said.
I've already caused them trouble, so I can't stay and freeload any longer.
"Who said you were allowed to stay for free?"
"You will get up at Chenshi (7-9 AM) during the day, and someone will take you to work at the paper mill. You will have one meal before work, one meal at noon, and return from work at Youshi (5-7 PM). At that time, you will be able to see your grandfather."
Looking at the silent child in front of him, exactly the same as the group of girls who came to the building years ago, Cen Ang straightened his face and continued seriously.
"Let's make this clear first, there's no pay, but room and board will be provided."
"Thank you, Madam!"
Huo Panli didn't know what was wrong with him; why were he crying so much today? The little girl wiped her tears with her sleeve and sobbed as she spoke.
What kind of work could her younger siblings do? And some of them were about the same age as Huo Xiaolong. It's likely that this lady was just using this as an excuse to support them.
"Those younger ones, stay at the brothel to do the laundry, they don't need to come with you."
He's not even as tall as my own daughter. What's the point of him going out to work? He should just stay home for now and wait for Wang Zheng to come up with a plan.
"Sis, Miss Huo's mother is so kind!"
"Big sister, why does Miss Huo have two mothers?"
"Big sister, does that mean we won't have to sleep on the streets tonight?"
Huo Panlijian looked at his younger siblings huddled around him, patted their heads, and said...
"Yes, have you remembered the faces of these two ladies?"
"Remember this! One looks pretty capable! The other looks very gentle!"
"Yes! I remember!"
"From now on, we'll have to risk our lives for them."
"Will you get food by risking your life?"
"I had a really good bath today. Do they even get to take a bath when they work so hard for them?"
"Yes, yes, we even brushed our teeth!"
"I heard that only children with parents can brush their teeth. Now that I'm brushing mine, does that mean I have parents too?"
The little girl felt she had come to pay off a debt today, and tears streamed down her face. She didn't answer them; after all, she was just a child, innocent as she was.
As long as they remember whose life it is from now on, that's fine.
The happy atmosphere reached its peak at dinner time, when Er Ya, Huo Xiaolong, and Hou Xiangxiang came over to eat with them. The little girl also wanted to ask how they had been doing lately, and whether any of the children had been hurt, especially psychologically.
It would be bad if I got so scared that I developed some kind of mental illness, just like I did in my past life.
"You eat first," Huo Panli said to the little dumpling.
"ah?"
Normally at home, it's the two ladies who start eating before Huo Xiaolong can join in. How come she's the one in charge here?
"If you don't eat it, they won't dare to eat it either."
"Aww!"
Huo Xiaolong didn't refuse at all. He ate whatever was offered to him. Tonight, Er Ya made chicken stew with mushrooms. Mushrooms were the only thing the group of children had brought with them.
They were picked from the mountains. Looking at their thin, small faces, Er Ya took it upon herself to kill a big rooster and stew it for them. The round-faced girl originally wanted to pay for it herself, but Zhang's mother found out and the woman took her aside and killed another chicken.
"What, does the brothel need your measly few coins?"
"Oh no, Master."
"It's not enough for you to do it and be done with it. I'm still here. Do I need you to pay for it? Is that enough? If not, I'll add another one."
"Enough! Enough!"
There weren't many left in the main restaurant, so we decided to go out and buy some more tomorrow. Cen Ang also asked them to buy some sesame cakes from Aunt Wang. Da Ni'er originally wanted to come along, but it was too late, and Aunt Wang wouldn't let her leave the house.
Eat up.
The little dumpling picked up a mushroom and put it in her mouth before the other children picked up their chopsticks and started eating. The eldest sister had said that they couldn't be as noisy and grabbing for food in front of Miss Huo as before; they had to behave properly, and even if they weren't full, they couldn't say so.
"You've raised them so well," the little dumpling said to Huo Panlijian.
"Yeah, yeah, the last time we met they were even fighting over food."
"hey-hey"
The little girl was a bit embarrassed by the praise and lowered her head to drink her soup.
"Don't just drink the soup, eat some meat too. I made a lot today."
Er Ya took the little girl's bowl and filled it with chicken. She used to be like that too, reluctant to share any good food, and would just sit on the sidelines.
Now that I have the ability, I don't ask for anything else, just to lend a hand to my past self if I happen to meet someone from my past.
"Um!"
"Just stay here and relax for now. The prefect will definitely order these refugees to behave themselves. Don't be afraid," Huo Xiaolong said to her.
"Miss Huo, how is my... Grandpa with the white beard?"
"Um...it's fine."
Actually, he was about to die, but Dr. Gu brought out a Lingzhi pill and saved him. How should I put it? It was fate.
Huo Panli breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. The white-bearded grandfather had been nagging her every day, saying that he was about to leave. This time he couldn't leave; she should stay.
"So this is what chicken stew with mushrooms tastes like!"
"So delicious!"
"The sesame seed cakes are delicious too! They even have filling inside!"
"I remember the sesame seed cakes I bought didn't have any filling?" Er Ya muttered to herself.
"It must have been Aunt Wang who secretly switched them." The little girl hadn't even swallowed what was in her mouth yet. In the past, she would have been beaten by the nanny long ago. But now, what are the rules? The rule is that happiness is the most important thing, and the worst that can happen is that you get beaten.
Yes, young ladies from well-to-do families have gotten used to being beaten. If one day they cause trouble and their mothers stop beating them, they feel a little uncomfortable!
"Go buy more tomorrow."
Huo Xiaolong has money in her pocket, and she plans to patronize Wang's pancake shop more often these days. Otherwise, making so many staple foods at home will tire Er Ya and Zhang's mother. The young girl has been quite lucky with money lately.
That demeanor screamed two words: rich!
Huaxuetang in Beining is making a fortune. Not only that, the paper mill produces paper that is low in cost and of high quality. They can't even supply enough paper to the border town, and they don't have enough manpower.
Young Master Wang is planning to open a restaurant, but I wonder if the Hu family can handle such a large supply of octopus.
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