After farming, I opened a family tree

Chapter 151 Charity Hall

Mrs. Zhou explained to Shen Tang:

“We had never been to school and didn’t know what to name them, so we used the days they spent at the charity hall as their names.

Later, as the number of children increased, those days were full and not enough, so we used the solar terms to name them. "

Mrs. Zhou had a smile on her face when she said this.

It seems that although the children live a hard life in the charity home, at least they can grow up safely.

"It's just that our family is still a little poor after all. Some children fell ill and didn't make it..."

When she said this, Mrs. Zhou's tone became low, and her originally relaxed brows were now filled with sadness.

Shen Tang also fell silent. This was the darkness beneath the surface of Da Qi. Even though there was Qianjin Rice now, there were still people trying to survive in the cold winter.

"Sister Zhou, I've brought the children."

A middle-aged woman with unsteady legs walked into the yard with a group of girls behind her.

Mrs. Zhou looked at the children in the yard and spoke softly:

"These are the children in our yard. The oldest is Chuqi, who is already sixteen years old. She was picked up from the mountain temple when she was seven years old, and entered the charity hall on the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month. On weekdays, thanks to her and Xiaoman helping us, otherwise there are so many people in this hall, we wouldn't be able to take care of them all."

Shen Tang looked at Chu Qi, who was very thin and wore ill-fitting clothes. Although a long part of her wrist was exposed, the clothes fit her well because of her thin body.

Chuqi just stood there with her thin back straight. Shen Tang felt that the girl in front of him looked like a cold pine tree.

Chuqi noticed Shen Tang's gaze. She heard from her aunts that this was a distinguished guest.

In fact, she had heard of Shen Tang a long time ago without her aunts telling her.

Even though she is usually calm and composed in front of a group of children and is a sensible older sister, she still can't help being nervous.

Chuqi is undoubtedly the best among these girls. Seeing that Shen Tang just looked at her without saying anything, Aunt Zhou couldn't help feeling nervous and anxious.

"Marquis, the children in our charity hall are really obedient. As long as we give them food to eat..."

Shen Tang heard Aunt Zhou's anxiety and said soothingly with a smile:

"Don't worry, auntie. I'm just surprised that the children in the charity hall are so well-behaved."

She was telling the truth. No matter whether they were older or younger children, they all stood quietly and obediently.

"These children seem well-behaved to me. They just need to be careful with their work. They can come and work for me, but this kind of work doesn't happen all the time."

The work of removing seeds is only done during the cotton picking season. Once this work is done, Shen Tang may not need so many people.

Mrs. Zhou understood what Shen Tang meant, and she felt a little disappointed, but she still replied with a smile:

"It doesn't matter how long it takes!"

Shen Tang nodded:

"Luzhu, take a look at the ages and heights of these children and make two sets of clothes for them. Also make some clothes for the other people in the charity hall. The weather is getting colder, so make them thicker and leave some larger sizes for the children."

Luzhu wrote down Shen Tang's instructions.

"Aunt, the charity hall is not far from my workshop. They still live here. I will send someone to inform them when they start work."

Aunt Zhou nodded in agreement.

Luzhu and Chuqing were measuring the child's size, while Shen Tang walked around the charity hall alone.

The charity hall is actually quite large, but many rooms are empty because there are not enough beddings.

The weather is cold, so the children can stay warmer if they sleep together.

Shen Tang saw it and kept it in mind.

While Luzhu and Chuqing were measuring the children, the older children also came to help, so the process was finished quickly.

It was getting late, so Shen Tang didn't want to stay any longer and left with his men.

After Shen Tang left, laughter was heard from the charity hall.

"Aunt, can we really work with the Marquis in the future?"

Chuqi looked at Shen Tang's back as he walked out, reluctant to leave.

The first time Chuqi met Shen Tang was in the yamen.

That day, she went to the official's house to pick up something. When she came back, she passed by the county government office and met Shen Tang, who was framed by his cousin and sued by his classmates.

She could not forget the calm look on Shen Tang's face as he stood in front of the court.

At that time, Shen Tang was wearing a cloth dress, but she felt that her demeanor was better than those of the young ladies from wealthy families she had met.

Different from any lady or rich girl she had ever seen.

Even in court, Shen Tang kept his back straight when he saluted.

Later, when the aunts in the charity hall went out, she tried to find out about Shen Tang.

Only then did I realize that she had suffered mental damage for ten years and had not had a good life.

Later, she heard about how good Shen Tang's soap was. She had seen the soap in many wealthy families' homes, and it looked like a good product.

The charity hall had a lot of things to do, so she didn't have much time to inquire about Shen Tang's affairs, but she always remembered his straight back in the court.

The next time I heard about Shen Tang, she was conferred the title of Marquis of a county, then a prefecture...

The aunts in the hall all said that she was different, but only she herself understood that she was not different, but that it turned out that a woman could still live like that.

Perhaps God heard her prayers, and Marquis Shen really came to their charity hall.

She was taller than before and the clothes she wore were different, but Chuqi felt that Shen Tang was still Shen Tang.

So, when Shen Tang looked at them, she straightened her back.

Shake off the thoughts in your mind and smile with satisfaction on the seventh day.

She will be able to work with Shen Tang in the future.

As dusk fell, there was another knock on the door of the charity hall.

The person who came was the owner of the largest cloth shop in Qingshan Town. Behind him were several horse-drawn carriages.

"This was sent by the Marquis of the County."

The car curtain was lifted, revealing a quilt inside.

The aunts were very excited and wanted to touch the clean quilt cover, but they were worried that their hands were dirty and would dirty the quilt.

Several old ladies in the charity hall even said that they would go to the temple tomorrow to worship the Buddha and ask the Buddha to bless the Duke with wealth and peace in his life.

At night, the girls lay in bed, covered with quilts, and whispered to each other.

"Can we really follow the Marquis?"

“It really is like a dream.”

Chuqi also sighed, it really was like a dream.

"Big sister, what do you think we will do?"

“I don’t know either.”

But no matter what I do, I will do it well.

The children were enthusiastic and excited, and couldn't wait for Shen Tang to send someone.

At this time, Shen Tang asked people to speed up the process and make a set of cotton clothes and quilts with the picked cotton in a short time.

She wanted to send these things to the capital.