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Su Qin was awakened by the sound of clanging against the wall. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, got up, dressed, and went out to see Mr. Zeng standing at the door of the west wing, coughing and looking inside.

She called out, "Grandpa."

Zeng Lao turned around and saw her frowning slightly: "Did I wake you up? I told him that the brat had to smash the wall so early in the morning and wake you up. He didn't know you were tired all day yesterday. I told him to stop and you can go back to sleep for a while."

Su Qin: "No, I slept well, I'll go make breakfast."

Zeng Lao hurriedly stopped her: "You don't have to do it. The wall will be broken through soon. Didn't Liangchen say that he would send a maid over? Let her do it when she comes. Although I am not from a wealthy family, you are my granddaughter, and you are also a lady. How can a lady cook all day long?"

Su Qin said embarrassedly: "This is not good, didn't I promise to cook for you all the time?"

Zeng Lao waved his hand and said, "I was worried that you would feel uncomfortable. There will be a lot of things to do in this family in the future. I can't let you do it all by yourself. You have to do big things, don't focus on these small things."

Su Qin: "But what if the food cooked by the old woman is not to your taste?"

Zeng Lao: "It doesn't matter whether it suits my taste or not. I can eat anything by myself all my life. If the mother-in-law doesn't cook well, you can teach her."

Su Qin is not a hardworking person and does not have a hobby of cooking. She took on the cooking contract before just because she felt that she had to be valuable in this family. Now that Mr. Zeng doesn't allow her to do so, she no longer insists.

She walked up to Mr. Zeng and looked into the east ear room. There was nothing inside. At this time, the west wall was being banged on. The bricks had not been knocked down yet, but the wall paint and dust had been knocked down, and the dust was flying inside.

Zeng Lao stopped her and said, "You'd better go back to your room. This is too dirty and it will get all over you."

Su Qin: "How long will this take?"

Zeng Lao shook his head: "I don't know, but once the first brick is knocked down, the rest will be quick."

As he was speaking, the muffled sound of the wall being smashed suddenly became clearer with a thud, and then there was a burst of surprised voices behind it: "It's broken, it's broken."

Then more bricks were knocked down, and when a hole appeared in the wall large enough for a person to fit through, a head suddenly emerged from the dust.

Then his arms, body, and legs all came in. He brushed the dirt off himself in disgust, then looked up and saw Mr. Zeng and Su Qin standing at the door. He greeted them happily: "Mr. Zeng, Miss Su."

Su Qin looked at the dusty Qi Lusheng in surprise and asked in astonishment, "Master Qi, why are you here?"

As Qi Lusheng walked out, he said, "Yesterday, Liangchen said that he wanted to break down the wall today, so I brought people to help early in the morning. I have a lot of people, but he only has a few. It will take a long time to finish the demolition."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Liangchen came out from behind him. He glared at Qi Lusheng with dissatisfaction on his face: "Then you can't come so early. You came before dawn and woke up the teacher and Su Qin so early."

Qi Lusheng said with a smile, "I'm just anxious to help. I apologize for disturbing Mr. Zeng and Miss Su's sweet dreams. I'll treat you to breakfast. The crystal shrimp dumplings at Fuyuanlou are especially delicious. I've had someone buy some and they'll be delivered shortly."

Su Qin looked at Qi Lusheng's emerald green brocade robe, which was covered in dust, and reminded him, "Master Qi, do you want me to get you some water to wash up?"

Qi Lusheng looked down at his own dirtiness and said, "No need. I just came to say hello. I'll go back and wash up."

After saying that, he crawled back into the hole.

Seeing Su Qin's puzzled look, Zhao Liangchen explained, "He reserved a room for himself in my house and started moving his things in early in the morning. He almost moved his entire family in. Now I don't know whether the house is mine or his."

After that, he added, "Lu Sheng brought a lot of people with him, so we can definitely finish it today. I'll go back first and send the mother-in-law over later."

After saying that, he also went back in.

Zeng Lao went back and waved at Su Qin: "Okay, let's go back too. Let them do whatever they want. Anyway, there will be food to eat soon."

Su Qin nodded and returned to her room. Not long after, Zhao Liangchen and Qi Lusheng came back with a maid and a servant.

Zhao Liangchen introduced the woman to Su Qin: "This is Mrs. Li, she's good at cooking. She's also a disaster victim in Chanzhou. I thought you and I are from the same hometown, so we should be able to get along."

Su Qin looked like Mrs. Li. In fact, she was only in her thirties, but she must have worked hard for many years without taking care of herself. She became a disaster victim and was hungry for a long time, so her skin was dry, yellow and dull, with wrinkles, her body was thin, and her back was a little hunched.

Su Qin had seen many such women among the disaster victims. They all had the lowest status in their families, worked the most and ate the least. In the end, when they had nothing to eat, they were the first to be sold.

Su Qin felt very sympathetic towards these women who were not loved by anyone. They were not much older than she was before she died suddenly in her previous life.

In her previous life, she had earned a future for herself and lived a good life for several years, but this woman could never escape their fate and never had a good day in her life.

She asked softly, "What's your name?"

Mrs. Li was stunned for a moment before replying, "My husband's surname is Li."

Su Qin: "I'm asking you, what's your name? What was your name when you were at your mother's house?"

Mrs. Li was a little bewildered: "My maiden name is Zhang, I don't have a given name, my parents have called me Daya since I was little."

Su Qin nodded: "Then I will call you Aunt Zhang from now on."

Mrs. Li hurriedly shook her head: "No, Miss, no, how dare I act like your elder? Besides, my husband's surname is Li, so you should just call me Mrs. Li."

Su Qin's face darkened and she said in a deep voice, "First of all, you are not a woman-in-law. You are not old, you are still young, and you still have decades to live. Secondly, your husband sold you out, so you don't have a husband's family anymore. You don't need to take your husband's surname. Your surname is Zhang."

Seeing that Su Qin was unhappy, Mrs. Li became a little nervous and looked at Zhao Liangchen anxiously.

Although Zhao Liangchen didn't know why Su Qin cared so much about being called a servant, he subconsciously believed that everything Su Qin did was right, so he said to Li Pozi: "Listen to Miss Zeng. She will be your real master from now on. You should do whatever Miss Zeng says."

Only then did Mrs. Li dare to nod in agreement. In fact, she was happy to be respected, but she just couldn't believe that there was such a kind master.

Zhao Liangchen handed her indenture contract to Su Qin and said apologetically, "This is the only one I have. You can use her for now. I'll find you a suitable maid later."

Su Qin took the indenture contract and said, "That's good. If I need someone in the future, I will find one myself."

After that, she pointed to the west wing and said to Aunt Zhang, "You will live in that room from now on. First, pack up your things and put them in the east wing. I'll take them to buy a bed and bedding later."

Aunt Zhang nodded quickly, and Qi Lusheng interrupted, "You don't have to take her there. I'll have my servant buy it for her."

He then pointed to the servant behind him, who was carrying two food boxes. Hearing his master mention him, he quickly replied with a smile, "I often help our Second Young Master buy things. I'm familiar with all the merchants, and I guarantee that the things I buy are good and cheap."

Su Qin was happy to see someone willing to help: "Okay, Aunt Zhang, just tell this guy whatever you need."

Aunt Zhang said awkwardly, "I don't need anything. I just need a bed to sleep on."

Su Qin knew she was embarrassed, so she said to the servant, "Please buy whatever you can find. Buy whatever you can use in your life."

The servant nodded: "Don't worry, Miss, I will definitely take care of it."

Su Qin was about to pay, but Zeng Lao stopped her: "I'm here, so why would you need to spend money? She serves me, too."

Su Qin did not argue with Mr. Zeng. It was only a few taels of silver anyway, and she could make up for it elsewhere.

The servant put down the lunch box and left, and Aunt Zhang took over to help set the table.

Qi Lusheng bought a lot, not just crystal shrimp dumplings, he probably bought all the breakfast for Fuyuanlou. It was very rich and filled the entire table.

Su Qin enjoyed the meal very much and felt that she was living a comfortable life again.

After dinner, Aunt Zhang cleaned up. Su Qin had nothing to do for a while, so she went to Zhao Liangchen's house to take a look.