Seeing that Fan Yanqiu's expression was unchanged, Fan took up her handkerchief and covered her eyes.
She lowered her head and said, "I know my husband is impatient with these things, but we can't avoid them or escape them. We have to live our lives. Do you want to go through the pain of having no money to see a doctor and no one to turn to for help again?"
Fan Yanqiu looked suffocated, took Fan's hand, patted it and said: "Look at you, why are you so sad? I didn't say no, I just thought that you have to take care of the children and go to work at the same time, which is really too hard. If you want to go, then go."
Fan immediately stopped pretending and raised her head. There was no trace of tears on her face. She couldn't help but asked happily, "So, you agree? I'll go and ask the old lady after I get off the car!"
Fan Yanqiu shook her head and said, "It's better not to do it. The Qiao family will definitely hire people from outside in the near future. When the time comes, we will apply for the job through formal channels. You can read, and the Qiao family needs someone like you. If we go to the old lady to ask for mercy now, it will not only embarrass her, but also cause gossip!"
Mrs. Fan also came to her senses: "It was I who was reckless! Thanks to my husband for reminding me!"
"We still have to stay in the Qiao family, so there is no need to rush for such a short time."
"Um!"
"Mom, I want to ride a horse, too!"
The little daughter's voice interrupted the couple's thoughts. They turned around and saw the child looking out with envy. The people riding horses in front of them were Aunt Qiao and Second Madam Qiao.
"My dear, you are still young. When you grow up a little, Dad will ask someone to teach you how to ride a horse, okay?"
"Then isn't my father the teacher of Brother Fan and his friends? How come he can't ride a horse?"
Fan Yanqiu was upset. This little girl's cotton jacket was really leaky. He was a scholar, so it was normal that he couldn't ride a horse? Did this little girl think that everyone in the family could afford a horse?
Fan glanced at her husband, suppressed her laughter, and continued to comfort her little girl: "Brother Fan's horsemanship was taught by Old Madam Qiao. It has nothing to do with your father."
“Ouch!”
The little girl's eyes suddenly became lost, and she stopped talking. She just stared blankly at the Qiao Xin and grandchildren who were talking and laughing.
Mrs. Fan turned her head away, held the child in her arms, and patted his back gently. The carriage fell into silence.
"How about I learn it and take my daughter around with me in the future?"
"Really, Daddy is so nice! Nannan likes Daddy the most." The little girl looked up suddenly, her big watery eyes full of surprise.
Mrs. Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She stretched out her finger and poked her little head. "You are just a little fence-sitter. The other day you said you loved your mother the most, but today you changed your mind to your father. Have I fallen out of favor so quickly?"
The little girl wrapped her arms around Fan's neck, buried her face in her neck, and softly said, "No, Dad, I like it, and Mom, I like it too!"
The atmosphere in the carriage was cheerful, and Qiao Xin, who had just walked outside, had just finished explaining to everyone the wild vegetables they had seen along the way, which ones were medicinal herbs, and what diseases they could cure.
Ordinary people may know which wild vegetables are edible after a long period of exploration and the teachings of their ancestors, but it is hard to find many people who can explain everything clearly like Qiao Xin.
Shunzi was obviously very suspicious and asked, "Old lady, don't lie to me. These wild vegetables are not just hard to swallow. If there is nothing else to eat, who would be willing to eat these bitter pig grass, toad leaves, and dandelions, let alone use them as medicine?"
He used to eat a lot of motherwort as a wild vegetable when he was a beggar. The kind that you just wash and eat directly, not to mention the kind that Qiao Xin added salt and sesame oil to, neither of which he could afford at that time.
There was nothing but bitterness in her memory, the kind of bitterness that went straight to the top of her head! If it wasn't for filling her stomach, she and he would never want to touch these things again in their lives!
But now Qiao Xin told him that these are medicinal herbs for treating diseases!
"You ate too much meat the other day, so you have ulcers in your mouth, right? You can soak these dried motherwort in water and drink it. It will heal in three to five days!"
Shunzi was stunned, and then he regretted it.
"Ah! Ah! Oh, old lady, I wish I had asked you for advice earlier. That unscrupulous pharmacy in the capital city actually charged me fifty copper coins. It took me half a month to fix it."
Now that I think about it, they ground it into black powder because they were afraid they would recognize it.
A dishonest businessman! Thinking of this, Shunzi couldn't calm down.
As soon as the rice seedlings were planted, Shunzi was sent by housekeeper Cao to work as a shopkeeper in a grocery store in the city, hoping to gain some experience.
This boy is sweet-mouthed and good at talking, and is a good candidate for doing business. He became famous on that street just a few days after taking office. When the Qiao family opened the mutton soup ramen in the capital, Shunzi was naturally transferred to be the shopkeeper.
All the food and drinks are in the store, and all three meals a day are mutton soup ramen. Mutton is a tonic for the yang, so it makes me angry. Isn't it normal to have oral ulcers?
"It's better to eat less mutton in spring and summer. That's why I asked you to close the restaurant temporarily. Our noodle shop needs to make a new recipe to suit the season.
This time when you go to the capital, you can go around and have a look at some restaurants and try their dishes and compare them with ours. I will pay for it. When you come back from the capital, we will reopen the business."
"Madam, our shop is always crowded with people. If we close it, the loss will be huge. I am afraid some people will stop patronizing us."
Qiao Xin said confidently, "It's okay. I bought the shops on the left and right as well. This way, the three shops will be connected and the size will be doubled. Butler Cao is already looking for someone to renovate them.
We told the public that we were going to renovate the shop in order to provide better service, more dishes and a more relaxed dining environment. With this reason, people were willing to wait. "
Shunzi was shocked by the news, "Ah, then...can I still be the shopkeeper?"
Qiao Xin glanced at her and asked, "What's the matter? Are you planning to give up your position?"
"Hehehe, that's not the case. I'm just afraid that I won't do well and will disappoint you."
"What are you afraid of? You are only fifteen years old and have a bright future ahead of you. Go for it boldly! I will give 30% of the profits of this shop to all the employees working in it. So you are actually working for yourself!"
"Thirty percent? Isn't that too much?"
"This money is not so easy to take. Everyone must strictly abide by the rules and regulations set by the Qiao family. Once violated, there will be no mercy. Those who should be expelled will be expelled, and those who should be punished will be punished."
"Of course I should, of course I should!" Shunzi nodded repeatedly.
Oh my god, if this continues, sooner or later, his grandfather Shunzi will be able to bring honor to his family. At this moment, when he looks at Qiao Xin again, it is like the God of Wealth and the Bodhisattva coming down to earth to save ants like him who have fallen into misery.
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