Chapter 197: It's like a dream
Xue Wu said to Yan Guan: "If you buy all the things, it is estimated that it will take a day or two, so don't be anxious about Yan Guanshi." β
Strict management: "No hurry, no hurry. β
It's only been a day or two! It was much faster than he expected to be ten days and half a month!
He couldn't stop being happy at the thought that there would be a large amount of supplies in the bureau in two days at the latest.
"Miss Zhao, thank you! Thank you so much! Steward Yan got up from his chair and bowed to Xue Yan.
"Strict management doesn't have to be like this, please get up quickly." Xue Wu turned out from behind the table and helped Yan Guan up.
"In addition, there is one more thing I would like to discuss with the strict manager."
"You say."
Xue Wu said that she could recommend the children in the Childcare Bureau to do work in Zhao Ji, Jinxiyi, Yingxian Lou and other places, and took out a few deeds and handed them over: "This is the deed signed by our foundation and several merchants, and we have also stamped it to say hello at the official government." Strict management can take a look. β
The strict steward read several deeds one by one, and the deeds were very formal, and the seals and signatures on them could not be faked.
Xue Wan: "Of course, we are just giving the children a chance, and it is up to them whether they can stay or not. When you go back, you can ask the children for their opinions. By the way, the children sent to work should be over ten years old, and those who are too young are not a problem. β
It wasn't until he got out of the gate of the Zhao Mansion that the strict steward was blown by the autumn wind, and a spirit was stirred up, and then he came back to his senses.
He glanced back at Zhao Mansion, and his heart was hot!
The eye sockets couldn't help but get hot.
That's great! In the future, children will not only be fed and clothed, but they will also have a place to do things in the future, and they will be able to earn money to support themselves!
Children of the Childcare Bureau often can't stay in the bureau when they reach the age of twelve, after all, twelve years old is not too young, and if they are still raised by the Fairchou, they really can't afford it.
But what can these twelve-year-old children do when they get out of the Fairchalcy? They have no parents, they don't have enough skills to earn a living, and they are naturally discriminated against, making it difficult for them to find decent work.
The boy is better, he can go to be a small servant, run errands for people, it's really not good, and he can also go to the dock to work hard to give people anti-bag.
Despite this, in the end, many of them became beggars and stealers, or died quietly in some corner.
In the end, there was no place to bury, so he could only be wrapped in a straw mat and thrown into a mass grave, where he was bitten and devoured by wild dogs.
It's even more difficult for girls, and many even end up in the land of fireworks, where they can only make a living by selling laughter.
It's not sad to be strict about this, but what can he do?
It's good now! With Miss Zhao's help, the children in the bureau at least have a way out!
The strict steward couldn't wait to run back and tell the news to the children in the bureau, but just as the big guys were rejoicing, someone poured cold water on them.
"Master, I advise you not to rejoice too early, where in the world is there such a pie-in-the-sky good thing? What if Miss Zhao is a liar? β
It was the cook Shen who spoke, and she was also the wife of a strict steward, and the couple had spent most of their lives in this Childcare Bureau.
Yan Guan Shi blushed and had a thick neck: "That can't be!" How could Miss Zhao be a liar? If she was a liar, would she bring some food and play for the children that day? Besides, what do we have to deceive? β
Shen pulled him aside: "Why not?" What if she's here for these kids? β
Yan Guan Shi chuckled in his heart, and did not immediately refute.
Shen: "Look at the crescent moon, the cardamom girls, they look handsome, and they can't guarantee that they won't attract the eyes of the trafficker." Those who are mad, in order to abduct good seedlings, what method can't they come up with? β
Yan Guan was also dizzy with joy for a while, and when he heard his wife say this, his feverish mind calmed down, "You're right, this good thing that came to the door may be for the greater good, we have to be vigilant." I'll wait until I'll inquire about it. β
Without waiting for the strict steward to find out the situation of Zhao Ji, Jin Yiyi and other shops, after breakfast the next day, people from the Foundation came to the door and brought several large carts of things!
It was Jiang Man, the minister of the Ministry of Transportation, who sent the supplies, with two subordinates, who were the two newcomers who had just been recruited into the Foundation two days ago.
Jiang Man assigned the two men and the coachmen to move the things in the car into the Carewrights Bureau.
When the steward and the children watched, their eyes widened in shock, and when they came back to their senses, they immediately stepped forward to help.
Shen, who was originally washing clothes in the back patio, immediately wiped his hands on his bib after hearing about it, and walked out quickly, and saw boxes of things being moved in and piled up in the courtyard and hall.
"Old Yan, what is this?"
Yan Guan frowned, "Didn't Miss Zhao ask me to write a list before?" Let me write down all the things that the children lack, yesterday I went to deliver the order, Miss Zhao told me that it would take a day or two to buy it, who would want to send it so soon. β
The older children helped the adults carry their things, and the younger ones ran back and forth, which was very lively.
It took more than ten trips to move the five big carts of things, and the strict steward hurriedly served the tea, and asked Shen to make sugar water eggs and serve them to entertain Jiang Man and others.
Jiang Man hurriedly waved his hand: "Strictly manage things, don't be busy, I'm here to deliver things, and now that the things have been delivered, we won't stay longer." Here's a list of supplies, you count them and see if they're right. If it's all right, sign it and put your fingerprint on it, so I can take it back and hand it over to our president. β
He took two slips from his bosom and handed them over.
The two copies are exactly the same, but why are there two copies? Naturally, one was handed over to the strict manager, and one was taken back for archiving.
Yan Guan took the list, and Shen also came over to look at it, but she was illiterate, and she couldn't understand what was written on it, she only felt that there were a bunch of words densely, and when she saw the smile of the master, she knew that what was written on it was all good things.
"Son, I'll read it, you take the crescent moon and cardamom and order them."
"Yes."
"Six hundred catties of fine white riceββ"
"Quick, bolt, get our scales." Shen said to a teenage boy.
The bolt is the head of a group of boys in the bureau, and usually not only helps the small ones, but also helps the adults to do things.
After receiving Shen's orders, he ran inside, and came out with a scale after a while.
With Jiang Man's help, Shen Shi passed the rice scales, and said loudly: "Foot scales!" β
She randomly selected a bag of rice to open, put her hand in and inserted it, and all she touched were white grains of rice, fine white rice, without a little impurities such as sand and stone rice bran, revealing the unique fragrance of rice, and at a glance, you can know how soft and glutinous and sweet the cooked rice will be!
"Three hundred pounds of fine flourββ"
"No problem!"
"Thirty beds of eight-pound satin quilts!"
"Ouch, this quilt is so soft! That's right, thirty! β
"Fifty pieces of Songjiang purple cotton cloth, and thirty horses of earthy yellow ramieβ"
"Three hundred catties of new cottonββ"
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As the strict steward thought about the past, the children in the courtyard were both happy and incredulous, and felt that all this in front of them was like a dream.