A car accident, our family of three crossed

This kind of operation is actually very common in restaurants. Song Ning thinks that it seems not bad to eat in the backyard.

However, she still had to ask Mei's opinion, "Sister Mei, what do you think?"

"Since we're here, let's arrange it this way! The backyard is nice too." Mei agreed without much hesitation.

She has never had the chance to try the hotpot at Zui Xiang Ju. Now that they are all here, it would be a shame if she doesn't have a meal there.

"Okay! Please follow me." The waiter threw the sweat towel in his hand around his neck and led the few people to the backyard.

After asking for Mei's opinion, Mei asked the children to order their favorite ingredients, and then ordered a slightly spicy hot pot.

Song Ning listened from the side and thought it was good enough, so he didn't add anything else.

Soon, the soup pot and ingredients were delivered to them, and some cakes were also given to them. "Enjoy your meal, everyone. If you need anything, just call me over."

"Okay, go ahead and do your work. We'll call you if there's anything."

After the waiter left, Mei approached Song Ning and asked, "Why are they so polite to you?"

Song Ning smiled slightly and said perfunctorily, "Maybe it's because of Sister Ru's face! Manager Liu of Zui Xiang Ju and Uncle Zhou are old friends, and Sister Ru and I have been here several times before, and the guys here basically know me."

"No wonder." Mei had no doubts, but when she heard Song Ning mention Zhou Ru, she couldn't help but miss her. "I don't know how Sister Ru is doing in the capital recently. I really miss her."

Song Ning couldn't help but sigh, "Yes! When she's not around, I always feel like the days are too peaceful."

Mei seemed to have thought of something and suddenly smiled. "She loves to eat. The delicacies in the capital should satisfy her. I wonder if she will gain some weight when she comes back next year."

Song Ning thought the opposite. She had heard Zhou Ru complain before that people in the capital were hypocritical and had too many rules. She might not feel as comfortable in the capital this time as she did in Pingyang County.

Once a person lives in an environment that makes him uncomfortable, and perhaps has to follow certain rules and regulations, his spirit will be affected to some extent. How can he eat well then?

Under the hands-on instruction of several children, Mei quickly mastered the essence of the dish. When frying the meat slices, the time should not be too long, otherwise the meat will become tough.

After eating a hotpot, Mei felt warm even in the freezing winter. She felt that the trip was worthwhile.

When settling the bill, the accountant even gave a discount, which made Mei feel confused again.

After leaving Zui Xiang Ju, she asked Song Ning again, "Giving away cakes and discounts, are you sure Sister Ru has such a big reputation?"

"What else?" Song Ning continued to play dumb and serious, "Except for Sister Ru's sake, I really can't think of any other reason why they would entertain us so warmly."

Mei always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what it was, so she simply stopped thinking about it. After all, they were taking advantage.

After eating and drinking, Song Ning went to buy daily necessities. When he walked out of the street, he went his separate way from Mei.

The two parted at the street corner and agreed to meet for tea next time they came into the city.

The carriage stopped outside the grocery store, and Song Ning led the children out of the carriage and walked into the grocery store.

The owner of the grocery store saw Song Ning's carriage coming from afar and waited outside the door early.

As soon as he saw her get off the carriage, he greeted her warmly: "Hey! Madam Hang, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Song Ning responded with a smile, "It's freezing cold, it's really hard to go out."

"Ms. Hang is right." The shopkeeper led the man into the shop. "Tell us what you want to take today and we will find it for you."

After Song Ning and others finished shopping in the grocery store, the shopkeeper personally saw them out when they left, smiling so hard that only his teeth were showing.

After buying everything that needed to be purchased, a group of people, big and small, drove a horse-drawn carriage to Wanjuan Bookstore to pick up Hang Shuheng.

The grand occasion of Wanjuan Book House was no less than that of Zuixiangju. It was said that today was the day when the book "Introduction to Calligraphy" was officially launched, and it was also a holiday for all the academies, so almost all the students in the city gathered here, and it was crowded.

Seeing that there were too many people, Song Ning did not plan to get off the carriage. He just asked Qingshuang to go and find a waiter to help pass the message.

Soon, Hang Shuheng came out, followed by a waiter who was carrying a thick stack of books and rice paper, as well as pens, ink, paper, and inkstone.

After the waiter loaded the items in his hands onto the carriage, he respectfully said goodbye to Hang Shuheng and others, then turned around and went back.

Song Ning looked at the thick stack of books, all of which were "Introduction to Calligraphy", and asked curiously: "Why did you take so many more?"

"There are many people in your family, right? Take it back and I'll give one to each of you."

Hearing this, Song Ning immediately realized that he was planning to make all the young men in the family learn to read.

Yes, reading can make you wise, and knowing more words is always better than not knowing a single word.

In the future, when the workshop's business grows bigger and stronger, those young men will be considered veteran technicians, and they will probably need to take apprentices. It won't do if they can't read or write.

So, that afternoon, a group of young men from the small workshop were notified by Xu to pick up the books.

In addition to Hang An and his friends, several other young men in the village also received a copy of "Introduction to Calligraphy". Holding the book in their hands, the young men were so excited that they almost burst into tears.

Especially Hang An and his friends, their eyes were red with excitement. If anyone dared to say something sentimental at this time, these guys would definitely not be able to hold back.

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, ma'am."

They were all slaves, and they had never dared to think about reading and writing. But now, their master not only encouraged them to study, but also spent money to buy books and gave them to them.

Following such a generous master, they would have no complaints even if they were made slaves for life and could not be redeemed. If their masters did not like them to kneel at every turn, they would really want to kneel down and kowtow to express their gratitude.

"Take these books home and read them. Set aside some time every day to practice. If you have any questions, you can always ask me, or you can go to Master Liu for advice." Hang Shuheng pointed at Chen Laoer who was standing at the edge and said, "For some simple questions, you can ask Chen Laoer. He has already learned a lot and knows some simple words."

After hearing what he said, all the young men turned to look at Chen Laoer, making Chen Laoer feel embarrassed.