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No matter how sad you are, you still have to do what you need to do.

Weng Xiaoxiao gave Aunt Chen a few taels of silver. As a "filial daughter", she knew nothing and could only ask Uncle Chen to help with the funeral.

After the coffin was delivered, everyone helped to bury Mrs. Weng.

Weng Xiaoxiao knelt in mourning before the coffin, wearing mourning clothes. Debao and Kangbao also asked to wear mourning clothes.

There are no relatives to mourn and no place to bury the body, so three days of keeping the body at home is enough.

There was all the usual music and dance, just like any other funeral. Mrs. Weng had a grand funeral and after cremation her body was enshrined in a temple.

After the seventh day, Weng Xiaoxiao asked Debao and Kangbao to stop being filial, as they had done their best.

"You can stay here and wait until the weather warms up in the spring. Debao can continue to do small business, and Kangbao can stay at home and learn needlework."

In a poor family, if someone goes out to earn money, there is no need for women to show up in public. She will be alone from now on, and it is up to her to marry or not, and live her life however she wants. But Kang Bao is an ancient person, and there is only one way for her to go, which is to get married. She is willing to do her best to help her do it well.

"Sister, can you sew? I'm willing to learn, and I will definitely study hard."

"I have only learned a little bit, my mother is very skillful..."

"Sister, it's all my fault. I'm the one who harmed Aunt..." As he spoke, he burst into tears.

Weng Xiaoxiao walked over and patted Kang Bao on the shoulder. "My mother was already seriously ill. Her death has nothing to do with you. Don't blame yourself. It's not your fault."

"Then, Weng Xiao, do you want to go find your father?" Debao knew Weng's last wish.

Weng Xiaoxiao shook her head. "My father has long since stopped caring about us. Why should I rush over to him? How can I expect my stepmother to be kind to me if my father doesn't love me? I won't go. I can support myself."

She would never go deep into the tiger's den to seek trouble. The real skill is to fight the tiger from a distance!

Debao nodded heavily. In his heart, he didn’t want Weng Xiao to go, but she was a girl after all. What would he do in the future?

"So what are your plans for the future? It's not easy to live as a girl."

"I'm just a kid, don't tell anyone about me. Debao, I can earn money to support myself, so I don't have to worry about anything. I also want to learn Kung Fu and improve my skills so that I won't be bullied."

Debao was stunned when he heard this. The fact that Weng Xiao could read and write, and could make money by writing articles, had already opened his eyes. Now, after hearing these words, he knew that this girl would not follow the ordinary path.

"Can I learn with you? I also want to be able to help my sister live a good life. I also hope to be able to help you."

"Sure, let's study together, good brothers." It was something Weng Xiaoxiao wanted very much when people around him were willing to make progress.

The three of them stayed in the west wing. At night, they drew a curtain, and Weng Xiaoxiao and Kang Bao slept on the bed, while Debao slept on the floor.

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A month later, it was already the Little New Year.

In addition to showing great filial piety, Weng Xiaoxiao went to Wangyuezhai, gave New Year gifts to Lin Changqing and Manager Liu and thanked them in person.

She was in mourning and could not go out, so her clerk Zhang Chao personally delivered her royalties to her door. She appreciated the timely help. The gifts were not expensive, just a few boxes of fine snacks to express her gratitude.

Lin Changqing was not around, so Manager Liu accepted the money with a smile and gave the latest payment to Weng Xiaoxiao. Weng Xiaoxiao's five books were selling well, and she received hundreds of taels of commission every month.

Just like she said at the beginning, now she wants silver notes.

After returning from Wangyuezhai, Weng Xiaoxiao went to visit the neighbors who had helped her and gave each family a box of snacks, which served as both a New Year gift and a thank you gift for their help.

Granny Song's family received two bottles of wine, Aunt Chen's family received two pieces of cloth, and Mr. Lu received two fine wolf-hair brushes.

After going around the circle, all aspects were taken care of.

After finishing these formalities, Weng Xiaoxiao led the brother and sister to start purchasing New Year's goods for their family.

There was no need to think about festive clothes and decorations, but you could prepare more food, but no meat. Lu Yaowen had to take the imperial examination, so he naturally couldn't go home, so Weng Xiaoxiao counted his share.

Kangbao is very clever and skillful. In addition to Weng Xiaoxiao, he also learned from Aunt Chen and Grandma Song. Now, Kangbao makes clothes for the three of them.

The little girl's life is really not easy. Afraid that she might damage her eyesight, Weng Xiaoxiao firmly disagrees with letting her work at night.

For the New Year's Eve dinner, the three families gathered together to eat, and they prepared a table full of delicious dishes. We are all wanderers in the world, and the New Year is full of liveliness and excitement.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, Weng Xiaoxiao went out alone to burn incense for Weng, while Debao and Kangbao went to burn paper for their relatives.

Weng Xiaoxiao asked someone to carve a tablet with the name "Jiang Xiaoxiao" and placed it on the side of the Weng family. It was both a comfort to the deceased and a way to prevent her scumbag father from coming.

From then on, she was Weng Xiaoxiao, and no longer "Jiang Xiaoxiao".

This Buddhist temple is not big, and those who come in to burn incense are ordinary people. After Weng Xiaoxiao finished burning incense and adding incense money, she walked out.

We walked around the temple fair along the way, watched the excitement, bought some snacks, and bought a pair of cute earrings for Kangbao. We were tired from walking and hungry from shopping, so we randomly found a stall and ordered a bowl of vegetarian noodles.

After looking around, I realized that the young woman who was cooking and the little boy who was collecting the dishes looked very familiar.

"Brother, please have a bowl of soup to warm yourself up first. The candied dates you gave me last time were delicious. Thank you."

After the little boy said this, Weng Xiaoxiao immediately remembered who they were and asked with a smile, "You're welcome. When did you open the noodle stall? Don't you sell vegetables anymore?"

"No need to sell it. His father is sick and can't go out. We have to earn more money to live." The woman smiled and brought a bowl of steaming noodles.

Are you sick?

Good!

Weng Xiaoxiao took it with a smile, "It's not easy to run a business with a child, sister-in-law. You've worked hard."

"I'm not afraid of the hard work. As long as his father stays at home honestly and doesn't cause any trouble for us mother and son, that's a good life. Do you like spicy food, little brother?" He handed over a bottle of hot sauce.

The soup is white, the chopped green onions are green, and there is a brown fried egg on top.

This is all silent thanks to her.

Weng Xiaoxiao was in a very good mood.

"Give me a bowl of wontons, a big bowl." Liang Bin called out to the proprietress, "Oh, you know me."

Liang Bin recognized Weng Xiaoxiao at a glance and sat down directly over.

"Brother Liang, Happy New Year." Weng Xiaoxiao immediately thought of Liang Bin. They got to know each other because of this mother and son.

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year. I haven't seen you since that time, and I thought you had left the capital."

"My mother passed away, and I'm at home observing mourning." Weng Xiaoxiao said calmly.

Liang Bin then noticed the plain white cotton coat on Weng Xiaoxiao and bowed, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I offer my condolences."