The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

"Excuse me, is this Wang Xiaohua's home?"

The coachman stood outside a small fenced courtyard and shouted towards the house.

After shouting several times, someone in the house finally opened the door and walked towards the yard.

"Who are you looking for?" A man in his forties looked at the coachman warily.

Uncle Wang asked with a tired smile: "Excuse me, is this Wang Xiaohua's home?"

When the middle-aged man heard the name "Wang Xiaohua", his eyes immediately became fierce. He strode into the house aggressively, leaving the coachman outside the yard, not knowing whether to go in or not.

"Wang Xiaohua, did you run out and scare others again?"

After a few breaths, a man's angry voice was heard in the house.

"Boss, don't hit her. Xiaohua is always at home... Don't hit her!"

The woman's cries followed, accompanied by the sounds of whipping and things breaking, which was heartbreaking.

The driver couldn't stand it any longer and rushed into the house without caring about anything else. He saw a thin little girl curled up in a corner, her tattered clothes were full of patches, her face was covered with tears, and her eyes were full of fear.

The man had a wooden stick in his hand and wanted to continue beating, but was stopped by the coachman.

"What are you doing! How can you treat a child like this!" the coachman shouted angrily.

The man was even more furious when he saw someone trying to stop him: "This damn girl causes trouble every day, what's wrong with me teaching her a lesson!"

The coachman panted and said, "No matter what, you can't beat a child like this! What kind of trouble can a little girl cause......"

The coachman's voice suddenly stopped because he was shocked when he saw the girl's face on the ground.

She was a little girl about ten years old, but unlike other girls, her upper lip was completely split from the philtrum. The deep crack was like a ruthless wound, cruelly tearing the lip that should have been complete into two parts.

There is a serious loss of lip tissue on the left side, causing the shape of the lip to be extremely distorted and unable to close.

The nostrils were also affected, with the left nostril being significantly wider and flatter, in sharp contrast to the normal nostril on the right. The bridge of the nose looked a little crooked, as if it had become bent due to too much suffering.

"Dad, I didn't..." the little girl said tremblingly.

When she opened her mouth to try to speak, the gap was even more striking, revealing the irregular arrangement of her gums and teeth.

The teeth are uneven, and some are even misplaced, as if they can't find their place in this chaotic world.

When the middle-aged man saw the coachman's reaction, he immediately became even angrier and did not give the little girl a chance to explain.

"Why don't you get back to your room right now? You've scared me time and time again. You've made me lose face!"

The little girl was so frightened that she trembled all over and her tears couldn't stop flowing. She got up trembling and ran to the room.

The coachman came to his senses and said to the middle-aged man with a serious face: "How can you be like this as a father! It's not the child's fault that she grew up like this. You don't protect her well, but beat and scold her like this. How can you bear it?"

The man snorted coldly: "I am so unlucky to have such an ugly girl. How can I live my life if she goes out every day and offends people?"

The woman sobbed and said, "Boss, Xiaohua is our own flesh and blood. She doesn't want this to happen."

The man felt annoyed when he heard the woman crying: "I would rather not have a daughter like this. What's the point of raising her except that she will embarrass me? She won't make much money even if I sell her."

After the man finished speaking, he turned away, leaving behind the woman crying on the ground with her face covered and the bewildered coachman.

Hearing the sound of the door slamming outside, Wang Xiaohua, who had just returned to the room, came out and pulled up the crying woman.

"Mom, don't cry!" Wang Xiao smiled and wiped her mother's tears.

This smile made her terrifying face even more terrifying.

The woman cried even more sadly after hearing what Wang Xiaohua said. She hugged Wang Xiaohua and said, "My child! My poor child! What evil did I do in my previous life to make you like this in this life..."

The coachman standing aside wanted to say something to comfort her, but the woman was crying so sadly that he couldn't get a word in.

After a while, the woman calmed down, and the coachman finally spoke: "Sister, crying won't solve the problem, don't let your tears go to waste."

The woman wiped her tears and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

Normally she would endure it for the sake of her children, but today for some reason her emotions exploded.

"Excuse me, what do you want to see me about?"

At this time, Wang Xiaohua asked.

She knew that her face was scary, so she turned sideways when talking to the coachman so that the coachman would not be able to see her face and get scared.

At this time, the coachman remembered when he came here, and he said:

"I'm the one sent by the Lin family shop to inform you. Bring your luggage and go to the shop for a trial job on the 16th day of the first lunar month."

When Wang Xiaohua and her mother heard that they were from the Lin family shop, their eyes lit up with a strong light.

The woman excitedly grabbed the driver's arm and said in a trembling voice, "Uncle, are you telling the truth?"

She had heard that the Lin family shop was recruiting disabled people as employees. Wang Xiaohua's mother didn't know whether Wang Xiaohua was one of the disabled people. She wanted to find a way to make a living for her child, so she took her to work in the Lin family shop without telling her family.

However, after I got there, I was not admitted.

At that time, the owner of the Lin family shop said that she was going to recruit scholars this time, and there was no shortage of other positions for the time being. She asked them to leave their information and she would come back if there was a shortage of people.

Wang Xiaohua's mother thought that Lin Zhi was just making excuses at the time, but she still held a glimmer of hope and left the message.

who knows.......

Great, her little flower...

The coachman nodded: "It's true, but whether Xiaohua can stay depends on her ability."

Wang Xiaohua pursed her lips and said with a firm look in her eyes: "Master, I will definitely work hard and will not bring shame to you and the Lin family shop."

The woman wiped her tears and said quickly, "Xiaohua, go get me a glass of water. Thank you for bringing me such good news."

Wang Xiaohua responded and ran to pour some water.

The coachman watched her leave and said to her mother, "She is a diligent and obedient child."

Wang Xiaohua brought some water over and handed it to the driver: "Uncle, have some water."

The coachman took the water and took a sip: "Okay, I'll go first, you guys get ready."

Wang Xiaohua's mother stopped the driver and bit her lower lip, wanting to say something but stopping herself...