The sun sets behind the western mountains; it's evening.
The Huo family father and son brought down a sika deer from the mountains outside the county. Every day, one man had to stay at home to watch over the house. Today, it was Erhei's turn to look after his sister and He Yi.
There are many petty thugs in brothels, so it's always better to be careful.
"father!"
Huo Shuwen changed into a white outfit and reached out to hug the little dumpling.
Did you miss Dad today?
"Yes! I even brought you some delicious food!"
The man's voice was deep; he had been eating much better lately and was much stronger.
"You've been eating and taking things from your mother-in-law again."
"Does Aunt Cen love me?"
The little girl is quite the charmer; she hugged her father and gave him a sweet kiss.
After seeing the Huo family father and son return, Erhei took the squid to the kitchen of Fengyue Tower.
He stood at the door, unsure how to begin.
Er Ya came out to gather firewood and happened to see a man who was almost blending into the night standing at the side gate.
What are you standing there for?
Erhei, holding a plate, was organizing his thoughts at the side gate when he heard the round-faced girl call him.
"Um...it's cold, could you heat it up for me?"
"ah?"
Er Ya looked at the plate he handed her and subconsciously took it.
Then the boy slipped a few more pieces of silver into his hand and continued speaking.
"Can I buy some more? I didn't have enough for lunch."
The round-faced girl laughed out loud.
"Hahaha, what's your name? You're so big, but you're too tall for your age, you're so beautiful!"
"I...I'm called Erhei."
"My name is Er Ya. Take the money back, and I'll make you a few."
Er Ya wanted to push the money back.
"No, you have to take the money, otherwise I'll be too embarrassed to ask for it next time."
The round-faced girl looked at the loose silver in her hand and said...
"Okay, you sit and wait a bit, I'll go make it for you."
Before any customers arrived at the restaurant, the kitchen had already prepared the ingredients and was waiting for them to arrive. Unexpectedly, Er Ya made her first sale of the day.
"Twenty grilled octopuses in the Huo family courtyard"
Er Ya told the waiter in front of her to go to the accounting office to keep the books.
"Alright!" the waiter at the door replied.
"You silly girl, why are you still taking money from over there?" Zhang's mother poked Er Ya's head and said.
"Mom, it's not that I wanted to accept it, that dark-faced boy forced it on me. Look, he's still waiting over there."
Zhang's mother looked outside the door.
"Alright, hurry up and grill them out, then heat up those other ones too."
"Mom, if you ask me, Madam He doesn't want to freeload off us either; she's competing with both her own mother and godmother."
"You think you know everything? Hurry up and do it. When we get our monthly paychecks, we'll go get some new clothes made with Ping'er and the others, and buy them snacks every day."
Er Ya spends her days wandering around the stove, wearing only two cotton-padded jackets to alternate between. She doesn't care much about dressing up; her only hobby is satisfying her appetite.
Er Ya is the only round little girl in the brothel, and her chubby appearance is quite endearing.
"Okay! After I get my monthly paycheck, I'll take my little girl out for a stroll."
Looking at the dimples on Er Ya's face, Zhang's mother smiled and shook her head.
This little girl definitely won't buy things for herself. As for clothes, she's always been content with having enough to wear. She spends most of her money on food, because she was afraid of going hungry when she was little.
It's alright, she'll go to the tailor shop tomorrow and pick out a nice cotton-padded jacket for herself.
Er Ya lifted the kitchen door curtain and asked the outside...
"Erhei, go home and get a basin; we don't have enough plates."
The boy in black nodded and went home to fetch a wooden basin from the kitchen.
"Will this work?"
Er Ya said
"become"
Twenty squids were piled high, and Er Ya also gave him ten golden thread cakes. The boy took a total of nearly one tael of silver.
Er Ya cooked it all for him. She had thought about it; the boy was big enough to eat, and there were several people in the Huo family to consider.
Even if we can't finish it, it won't spoil in this weather if we leave it in the kitchen. We can just reheat it and eat it tomorrow.
She can just bring it over and heat it up.
Erhei carried a bowl of squid topped with ten golden thread pancakes back to the Huo family. He Yi was about to go to the kitchen to cook for them.
"Auntie, there's no need to make it. Er Ya from the brothel brought it out for us."
He Yi looked at the dark-faced boy and asked...
"Did you secretly take your own money and give it to them?"
"OK"
He Yi frowned slightly and said
"You can't do this again next time. How can you use your own savings? Does that mean our whole family is just freeloading? Can't the Huo family afford to raise your child?"
"Auntie, I eat a lot, so I sometimes help out my family..."
Before Erhei could finish speaking, He Yi grabbed him by the ear and dragged him back to the main room.
"If the Huo family can't even support you, is Huo Shuwen even a man?"
Huo Shuwen: Huh? Huh? How come I'm not a man?
But he didn't say that the first lesson a man should learn in marriage is not to provoke his wife when she's angry.
"Look at the good son you raised! He uses his own money to buy food, and then he says he eats a lot and wants to help support the family. What, should I do another accounting for you?"
Huo Shuwen winked at his son: Go ask your mother what happened.
Huo Xiaocheng shook his head, then winked at Huo Xiaolong: "Little sister, go ahead. You just got home, Mother will definitely adore you."
Huo Xiaolong: I'm not going. My sixth sense, which is always trying to avoid harm, is already giving me warnings. Whoever wants to go can go. So the little girl shook her head, snuggled into a corner, and watched the show while hugging her bear cub.
Seeing that no one in the room spoke up for him, Erhei chuckled sheepishly.
"Uncle, shall we eat?"
"What are you eating for! If I see you sneaking out to take your own money to help the family again, I'll hang you up and beat you to a pulp!"
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