An Haitang wanted to talk to Zhang Xiaohua's parents again. She and Wen Wu followed Xiaohua into the house and saw Xiaohua's parents holding their younger brother to warm themselves by the fire. The younger brother, Zhang Xiaojun, was six years old and was fat and healthy. He was still in his mother's arms at this age. Here, let him hold and feed him.

When Zhang Xiaohua's mother saw her daughter, she scolded her, "What a dead man! You washed a few clothes in the middle of the night and boiled water to wash the dishes!"

"Dead man! Boil water and wash dishes!"

The younger brother imitated his mother's shouting and kicked at her. The shoes on his feet flew out and hit Zhang Xiaohua in the face.

Zhang Xiaohua ouched, covered her face and hurriedly picked up the shoes and put them on for her brother.

"Naughty devil!" Zhang Xiaohua's mother did not scold her son, but even kissed him in her arms.

Zhang Xiaojun was laughing and joking. When his sister put on his shoes, his feet moved around and he couldn't put them on at all. Finally, he kicked his sister and made Xiaohua sit on the ground.

Wenwu and An Haitang couldn't stand it anymore. Wenwu helped Xiaohua and frowned and said, "Aunt Zhang, you are going too far. You are doting on your son and abusing your daughter. Isn't your daughter born to you? Even if she is not born to you, you can't. This is how you treat your children!”

Zhang Xiaohua's father came out and said, "Can you stop talking nonsense about abuse or not? You're ten years old, who doesn't help the family with housework? You're not good at studying, and you're still lazy and good at eating. We don't educate Will she go to her husband’s house and be beaten and scolded in the future?”

He picked up his son, patted his butt lovingly, and carried him into the house.

Zhang Xiaohua's mother swept the floor with a broom and poked at Wen Wu and An Haitang's feet, clearly intending to drive away the guests.

She scolded Xiaohua: "What are you doing there? Go wash the dishes!"

There were a lot of dishes and chopsticks in the iron pot on the stove, and there were no dishwashing gloves. An Haitang couldn't imagine how a child with frozen and sore hands could wash the dishes.

But it was impossible for her to wash dishes for the Zhang family. She sighed and went out with Wen Wu.

Before leaving the yard, Zhang Xiaohua's mother's scolding and Zhang Xiaohua's crying came from the Zhang family room. An Haitang wanted to turn around and go back, but was stopped by Wenwu.

The two stood outside for a while, confirming that Zhang Xiaohua had not been beaten before leaving together. All the way back, An Haitang felt a little heavy. She couldn't change the fate of girls throughout the era. At least she could find a way to change the fate of these poor girls in this village.

"Tomorrow I will talk to Director Wang and register all the girls in the village. I will get a handle on their situation."

"Okay," Wen Wu held her hand and said softly, "Don't worry, I am in good health and can make money. I will help you with whatever career you want to do."

An Haitang stopped, stood opposite him under the moonlight, and leaned gently into his arms.

"Thank you, Wenwu. I will work hard, but with your backing, I feel more secure."

Wen Wu hugged her gently, smelled the fragrance of her hair, kissed her hair gently, and said: "As long as you are happy, you came here by mistake. In addition to being good to you, I will not do anything to you." I know what to do.”

The child rolled in his stomach, and Wen and Wu also felt it. An Haitang touched his belly and raised his head, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"It's cold outside, let's go back and talk."

"Ah."

Back home, Li Xiumei was flipping through the almanac under the lamp. She said happily: "Tomorrow is a good day. How about we buy some firecrackers to set off tomorrow and officially open the business."

An Haitang looked at the almanac and nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll do the ordering according to your request. Wenwen Fashion Store will open tomorrow. Let's start with the store first and slowly expand."

"I thought so too," Li Xiumei said with bright eyes, "Xiaoqian and I stayed there today and did some odd jobs, and several young wives and eldest girls from the village came to see the cloth. Come and make custom clothes when they say they're open." "That's right! My mother turns out to be a hidden moneymaker, and it looks like her business will be prosperous in the future!" Wenwu praised his mother.

An Haitang said: "The consumption in the village is not big. We now have convenient transportation and it is easy to enter the city. We still have to go to the county to open the market."

Li Xiumei nodded: "You have recruited ten people, so you need to expand your business. Otherwise, Xie Xiaoqian and I can handle the small amount of work in our village."

She urged them to wash up and rest early, and she went back to her room and lay down.

It was a tiring day with many twists and turns, but the ending was always good.

After An Haitang and Wen Wu washed up, they went back to the room. She took the book and read it on the bed. Wen Wu stayed with her and massaged her legs. It wasn't until she lay down tired that he lay down to rest and fell asleep hugging each other.

A joyful day began for the Wen family. The whole family was dressed up and went to the clothing store together.

A firecracker exploded and the signboard was put up. The villagers who heard the sound suddenly stood on the ground. Li Xiumei and Wenwu prepared tea and snacks. An Haitang arranged the work. There was a production room and an apprentice training room, specifically responsible for taking care of the employees' children. The two eldest ladies who work with the staff to serve the staff have also officially taken up their duties, and everything is in order.

In order to let Li Xiumei take charge alone, An Haitang and Wen Wu did not stay too long. After greeting the villagers, they left together.

Wenwu called Zhao Xiangqian and drove a van to Yunshan Town together. The van was listed for business. Wenwu specially bought a radio and broadcast it all the way from Yunshan Town to Qingshan Town, informing residents along the road that the daily round-trip frequency of the van would be open on a trial basis today, and passengers would be free of charge.

It’s almost Chinese New Year, and there’s a lot of movement of people. I went back and forth between the two towns in the morning, and both of them were full.

"Go ahead, can your sister sell tickets with me?"

"Yes! My sister's children can follow the car with their grandparents watching."

"That's good. You siblings will be in charge of this car from now on. I can rest assured that both of you will do things safely."

"no problem!"

During the lunch break, the two drove back to the village. Wenwu went to the clinic to pick up An Haitang, and Zhao Xiangqian happily ran to his sister's house for dinner and reported the good news to his sister.

Wen Wu and An Haitang went to the clothing store to check on the situation. As soon as they entered the room, Li Xiumei happily announced the good news and showed them the orders they had received.

"The fabrics from Guangdong are cheaper and of better quality than those in town. Especially the fabrics for these pants, as well as the corduroy in these colors and the dark red plaid fabric are the most popular. I have ordered more than ten pairs of pants. , five corduroy silk cotton-padded jackets, large and small, and two plaid silk cotton-padded jackets.”

Wenwu joked: "Boss Li's business is booming and the business is going well!"

"Haha, that's right." Li Xiumei nodded happily.

An Haitang was very satisfied with the effect. She checked the progress of the students and was also very satisfied. Then she went to see the canteen and the staff nursery. The meals had been prepared and the children were well taken care of. Wenwen followed the staff's children. Sitting at the small table, writing and drawing, humming children's songs, I feel much more cheerful than before.

An Haitang found a pen and paper and started writing an announcement for the canteen.

"The canteen plans to implement a contract system, and non-employees can also order meals in the canteen."

An Haitang and Wenwu first booked a one-month card in the cafeteria. It is close to the clinic and does not have to climb up the hill, which is much more convenient.


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