A ragged cub at the beginning

Chapter 113 No More Food

As soon as Tang Xu arrived at the kindergarten, Aunt Feng came over with an anxious look on her face, "Principal, the vendor who delivered the vegetables earlier didn't come today."

"Did you tell me in advance yesterday?" Tang Xu had a bad feeling.

Aunt Feng's face was filled with worry. "He didn't mention it. He suddenly stopped coming and didn't tell me. How can we prepare dinner today?"

Tang Xu asked again, "Is Wang Xiaoyu here?"

"She just arrived and is unloading the vegetables."

"Come on, I'll go find her."

Before they could go find him, Wang Xiaoyu came over. She frowned and asked, "Director Tang, did you offend someone?"

"What do you mean?" Tang Xu thought of Mrs. Lu first.

"Today, as soon as I entered the city, I was stopped by someone. He said he wanted to give me ten taels of silver and asked me not to deliver food to the kindergarten anymore. I ignored him."

"A man?" Tang Xu still thought it was Madam Lu. This was the only person he had offended recently. The man might be a servant in the family. "What about the other people in the village? Did they come today? Did you meet them?"

Wang Xiaoyu nodded, "They also encountered it. We all remembered the kindness of Director Tang and ignored it. We were just worried that he would do something else. Director Tang, you have to be careful. It's obvious that this person has bad intentions. If there is no food, what will the children in the school eat."

"Aren't these dishes enough?" Tang Xu turned to Aunt Feng.

Aunt Feng calculated, "It's a little short. We received a lot of orders yesterday. There's no problem in the morning, but there may not be enough for lunch. There's no food for the teachers in the evening, and the rice and flour were not delivered today. The kitchen can only hold out until tomorrow."

"Sister Xiaoyu, could you please make an extra trip back to the village to collect some more and send them over?"

"No problem! It's a piece of cake. I'll make sure it's delivered before lunch."

"Auntie Feng, go to the kitchen and see if there's anything missing. Tell me later so Sister Xiaoyu can go back and prepare it."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Aunt Feng left in a hurry.

Watching Aunt Feng walk away, Tang Xu closed the door, pulled Wang Xiaoyu and said, "Sister Xiaoyu, if that person comes to you again tomorrow, you should take the money."

Wang Xiaoyu waved her hands quickly, "How can that be possible!"

Tang Xu grabbed her hand and said, "Listen to me, you should find some other people in the village to deliver the food. You guys who come here often should just keep your faces away after you receive the money. Why not take the free money? Take it home to have something good to eat and buy new clothes for the children."

Wang Xiaoyu hesitated but was moved. "Is this okay?"

"It's okay, just listen to me. I won't treat you unfairly." Tang Xu thought of the braised meat shop again. The demand for pork there was also great. Fang Yuanqin usually went to various villages to collect pigs in order to save money. "If you have the ability, you can raise a few more pigs. I have a braised meat shop here, and the kindergarten also uses a lot of meat. If you are friends with the villagers, you can let them know and they can all raise some."

It is better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. Doing so can not only help Wang Xiaoyu and her village, but also prevent others from cutting off their raw materials in the future. The villagers remember her kindness and will not be easily bribed. Especially Wang Xiaoyu, she can give a heads-up in advance if there is any movement in the village.

Wang Xiaoyu didn't expect there would be a surprise, and nodded hurriedly, "Okay, I'll go back and prepare your food and then go buy some piglets."

"Is the money enough? If not, I'll get you some."

"It's enough. I get paid on the same day I deliver the food, so I have a lot on hand."

"Well, go find Aunt Feng first and see how many dishes you want."

"I'll be right there."

The vegetables were solved, but Tang Xu thought about it, pushed a cart, and asked Tang Qing to go to the market to buy vegetables. She picked all the vegetables that could be stored for a long time, and bought a large cart. When they arrived at the rice and grain shop, the other party looked at her and asked a strange question, "Are you from Qingyang Kindergarten?"

Is it so obvious, brother? Tang Xu shook his head, "No, my family runs a restaurant."

The boss laughed and asked, "What would you like, sir?"

After buying rice and flour for a few days, Tang Xu asked Tang Qing to go back first, and then go to various rice and grain shops to try. When people heard that she was from Qingyang Kindergarten, they waved their hands and said that they were out of stock. This Mrs. Lu is quite capable. Is the Lu family in the rice and flour business?

The next day, Wang Xiaoyu and his friends did not show up. Instead, some strangers came, and their car was covered with straw, acting very stealthily.

Tang Xu pushed his cart to the market to buy vegetables as usual, but who knew that the usually bustling vegetable market was empty today, with no one selling vegetables? Such a big deal? ?

“What about the vegetable seller?”

"Strange! I haven't seen anyone today. What are we going to eat?"

A few women who were buying groceries nearby looked annoyed and confused, and asked each other if they had seen anyone buying groceries.

Tang Xu went to several other markets, but they were all out of vegetables. She was worried about the braised meat shop, so she went there on purpose.

Dong Wanwan came forward when she saw her, without any worry on her face, "Xiao Xu, why are you here? Come in, are you hungry?"

"I heard that there are no vegetables for sale today. Is the store okay?" Tang Xu looked around. There were not many customers in the morning and the smell of meat wafted through the store.

"Yes, I don't know who's servant was, but he was blocking the town gate. When he saw people selling vegetables, he bought all of them and let them go. I walked a long way to buy them, so my family doesn't need them." Fang Yuanqin said, thinking of the kindergarten, "Is there no vegetables in the kindergarten? Do the children have nothing to eat? Otherwise, I will go to the village to get them for you."

Seeing the concerned look on the couple's faces, Tang Xu shook his head and said, "No, I have my own way. I'm just worried that you don't have enough."

"We don't need so many vegetables, they are all meat, it doesn't matter. I don't know who is so ungrateful that needs so many vegetables." Dong Wanwan muttered, "Neighbors nearby didn't buy any vegetables, so Brother Yuanqin even gave some away."

A stupid person might come up with stupid ideas. There are so many people in the town, and he is not afraid of angering the public.

Tang Xu comforted him, "It will be fine in a few days. It won't take too long."

Dong Wanwan looked at her in confusion, "Do you know what's going on?"

Tang Xu nodded, "I came here for the kindergarten."

"Who is it? Even the children are not spared!" Dong Wanwan said angrily.

"Yeah, why make things difficult for the children! These families in the town have no food to eat." Fang Yuanqin took off his apron, "No, I'll go ask around and see which family is so wicked."

If Fang Yuanqin were to find out, and then spread the news, everyone would go to the Lu family to ask for an explanation. What a bad idea! Tang Xu smiled with his hands covering his mouth. "Brother-in-law, after you find out, tell the neighbors. Let them all know."

"Of course. We have to go and ask for an explanation. It was too much trouble for me to run so far to buy vegetables this morning." Fang Yuanqin left angrily.