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It was not easy to get together, and after the meal, the friends sat and chatted for a while before Ouyang Hua and the other person said goodbye and left.

"Aunt Feng, did you ask Xiaotian to wait at the city gate?"

"Well, Chen Cheng is almost here. I was afraid he wouldn't be able to find his way home, so I asked Xiaotian to make a sign and go guard the city gate."

A few years ago, I sent a letter to Chen Cheng in the capital through the money shop's letter delivery channel, asking him if he was willing to go on a business trip. Unexpectedly, I received a reply so soon, saying that he would come to Yangzhou after the Spring Festival for a face-to-face conversation.

In fact, Chen Cheng had been traveling around for more than a year and had gained a lot of experience. There was no need for him to be picked up by Baba, but Weng Xiaoxiao didn't say this. Feng Gu was kind-hearted and had a warm heart, so she couldn't be discouraged.

After being so busy before the New Year, Weng Xiaoxiao gave herself a long vacation. Except for running in the morning, she left all the housework to Feng Gu. Every afternoon, she would sleep for more than an hour, feeling so lazy, as if she had returned to the lazy days.

Feng Gu also felt sorry for Weng Xiaoxiao, so she would not bother her if she could solve the problem herself.

Weng Xiaoxiao was so excited about the chat today that she was no longer sleepy, so she took out the farm's account book. Fenggu had to look at the summary before the New Year, but she was forced to do it. Now that she has some free time, she still has to look at it, and can't just be a hands-off manager.

When checking the accounts, Weng Xiaoxiao called Fenggu, Chunxia, ​​Qiuyue and Xiaokong over. She wanted to check and teach on the spot at the same time.

Xiaotian, Xiaokong, Chunxia and Qiuyue, these four were bought by Fenggu from human traffickers, and their names were also given by Fenggu.

Xiaotian and Chunxia were both fourteen years old. They were lively and outgoing, and liked to practice martial arts, so they took Fenggu as their teacher. Xiaokong was thirteen years old, and his talent for martial arts was a little worse, but he was honest and sincere. Qiuyue was the youngest, quiet, careful, good at housework, and didn't like martial arts, and no one forced her. It didn't matter whether they practiced martial arts or not, but literacy was a must. The four of them had already learned the Thousand Character Classic.

The account book was made by Qiuyue, and as a novice there were naturally many small mistakes. Weng Xiaoxiao pointed out the problems she found one by one and told everyone how to deal with them, with great patience.

Several people listened attentively and took notes while listening. This was the learning method taught by Weng Xiaoxiao.

"Qiuyue did the accounting for the first time, and it's pretty good. It's worthy of praise. But you have to be cautious and not be too impatient. The accounts cannot tolerate any mistakes. When it comes to money, it's never too cautious."

"Yes, Qiuyue has noted it down."

"Although you three don't have to be responsible for bookkeeping, it won't hurt to learn more, especially Xiaokong." If Xiaokong is capable, Weng Xiaoxiao is going to hand over the outer courtyard to him. There are many things that are not convenient for her to handle. But she hasn't said this to him yet.

"Yes, son."

"Qiuyue, remember to buy four buffaloes for the farm and have Manager Liu distribute them more reasonably. No conflicts are allowed because of this. The order of use can be determined by drawing lots. The care of the buffaloes must be assigned to specific people. If anyone fails to take good care of them, they will be banned from using them at the very least, or fined or have their land confiscated at the worst."

"Sir, cows are so valuable, it would be more responsible to find someone to take care of them. If you don't pay them and just give them the cow dung as fertilizer, I'm afraid everyone will rush to do it."

This makes sense!

"My lord, you have a kind heart, but it's not good to give it to the tenants for free. You should charge them some money, or exchange it for labor, so that they will know how to cherish it."

Weng Xiaoxiao smiled and nodded. Qiuyue and Xiaokong seemed to have more potential to be managers. They just needed to use their brains when encountering problems.

"Auntie Feng, take Xiao Kong to the mule and horse market and run around. I'll leave the matter of buying buffaloes to you two."

The land was leased to the tenants, so they didn't have to worry about so much. But Weng Xiaoxiao felt sorry for the farmers, so she was willing to spend more than 100 taels to buy cattle. However, it was her own property after all, and the land was her foundation. If the yield was high, everyone would benefit.

"Okay, leave it to me." Feng Gu responded happily. She liked this big family more and more.

"Chunxia, ​​have you cleaned up the guest room? Don't forget to buy a charcoal basin." Weng Xiaoxiao reminded.

"Sir, the room has been cleaned up and new bedding has been put in. The charcoal basin is not there. I will take it over later."

There weren't many people in the family, but there were a lot of things to do, and everyone was doing multiple things. But no one complained, because the young master who was the head of the family and earned money worked harder than them, so what could they complain about? The master didn't beat or scold them, and taught them this and that. All the food was cooked in the same pot. This was a good family that was hard to find even with a lantern, and they were grateful.

After the instructions were given, everyone went about their own business. If they had nothing to do, they would take a book to study.

But it was already dark and Xiaotian, who had gone out, had not returned yet.

Even if he couldn't pick up the person, he wouldn't not come back at this moment. Fearing that something unexpected had happened, Feng Gu was a little restless, and Weng Xiaoxiao was also very worried.

"Aunt, let's go to the city gate and take a look. It's really frustrating to just wait around."

"Okay, let's go on horseback, hurry up."

Hearing this, Xiaokong immediately ran to the stable and put saddles on the two horses.

Looking at the three nervous children, Feng Gu comforted them, "Just stay at home. When Xiaotian comes back, you don't have to notify us. We will be back soon. Don't get lost again."

The three of them responded in unison.

There were few pedestrians on the streets in the evening. It only took me fifteen minutes to reach the city gate on horseback. I didn't see Xiaotian along the way, and he was not even at the city gate.

The soldiers guarding the city gate were still on guard, and Feng Gu walked over.

"General, there is a servant of mine who is about the same height as me. He has been waiting for someone here today. He has been out for a day and has not returned yet. Do you remember him?" Feng Gu took out two pieces of silver and gave them to the young official guarding the city gate.

The city gate officer took the silver and asked his soldiers, "Who among you saw it?"

"Boss, I noticed that guy was holding a sign and waiting for a long time, but he left in the afternoon and I haven't seen him since."

"Sister-in-law, did you hear that?"

Feng Gu nodded and asked unwillingly, "Little brother, did he leave on his own?"

“I didn’t notice that.”

"Oh, thank you very much."

Feng Gu went over and told Weng Xiaoxiao about the situation, and they were both confused.

Where can I find someone at this late hour? I have to wait until tomorrow to report to the police.

"Weng Xiao, is it okay for you to go back the same way? I'll go back another way and we'll meet at home."

"Well, let's do this for now."

The two separated at a fork in the road.

Xiaotian was also from another place. His father died and he had no money to bury him. He sold himself to bury his father and met Fenggu. He had no relatives or home in the local area. He had no place to stay. Where could he go?

Weng Xiaoxiao really couldn't figure it out, so she rode very slowly back, calling Xiaotian's name as she went.

But it was completely dark, and in the dark without any lights, nothing could be seen clearly. Weng Xiaoxiao did not dare to take the small path, so she could only go home along the main road.