TFWYH – Chapter 270 Ingratitude

Each of these people could be said to possess a “unique skill.” Tang Wan truly had no idea where Yuan’er had managed to find so many “talents and eccentrics” for her.

Thinking this, she asked the question out loud.

Yuan’er covered her mouth and laughed. “How could it be me who found them? It was clearly Young Master Yu who took me to look for them.”

Tang Wan: …

Good grief—her handsome husband was really something!

Among all of them, the one who caught Tang Wan’s attention the most was Ye Shi.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that she was a little girl and seemed to have no particular skills on the surface—Tang Wan quickly discovered that her memory was excellent, especially when it came to medicinal herbs, which she was very familiar with.

But when Tang Wan asked about her past, the little girl looked completely blank. She only remembered that her father had once been a barefoot doctor, that she had fled famine with her parents, and that later her parents died and she herself fell into the hands of a slave broker.

Tang Wan tossed her a medical book and told her to memorize it for fun.

Looking at the others, she continued with her instructions. “I don’t require all of you to know martial arts, but each of you must at least master a move or two. While strengthening your bodies, you should also have basic self-defense ability. From now on, Ye Yi and Ye Er will be responsible for teaching everyone martial arts.”

“Yes, Master!” Ye Yi and Ye Er accepted the order respectfully.

After giving a few more reminders, Tang Wan left together with Yuan’er.

As soon as she was gone, everyone started chattering excitedly again.

“I have a name now—I’m Ye Qi!”

“I’m Ye Shi!”

“And me, and me too!”

…

Ye Er was not as optimistic as his younger brothers and sisters. He whispered to Ye Yi, “Just now the Master said she wanted us to become shadow guards—did I hear that right?”

Ye Yi shook his head and said expressionlessly, “Don’t speculate about the Master’s intentions. Whatever the Master says, we do.”

Ye Er frowned. “I know that, but I’m just curious—what kind of person is the Master? Why would she need shadow guards?”

Ye Yi cast him a calm sideways glance. “Don’t be curious about things you shouldn’t be curious about. The fact that we can eat our fill and stay warm now is all thanks to the Master. No matter who she is, she’s our benefactor.”

“I was just asking,” Ye Er said helplessly.

He was only half a year younger than Ye Yi—otherwise, he would have been the eldest.

After seeing the children, Tang Wan was ready to return. She had been out for quite a while, and Jiang-shi would surely be worried.

But Yuan’er said, “You still haven’t taken this month’s earnings from Qingyuan Yashe.”

“There’s no need to take it,” Tang Wan frowned. “In the future, just let me check the accounts. Once money is earned, send people to open Qingyuan Yashe in other places.”

Yuan’er nodded, then added, “I have an idea—would you like to hear it?”

“Go ahead.”

“Well, Qingyuan Yashe could also sell information on the side. That would be another source of income.” At this point, Yuan’er became a little embarrassed. “Many of the guests who come here drink too much and say everything, and they’re not very guarded around the girls of the pleasure house. You have no idea—I’ve already received a lot of rumors recently.”

Tang Wan: …

Are you trying to follow in Aunt Yang’s footsteps?

“Oh, right!” Yuan’er suddenly remembered something and said with a serious face, “That Pan Quan came again a few days ago. He picked a girl and said a lot of things he shouldn’t have.”

“Oh?” Tang Wan’s brows lifted slightly. “What did he say?”

Yuan’er glanced around, then pulled Tang Wan closer and whispered, “It’s related to your Young Master Yu. He said the county magistrate’s daughter has taken a liking to Young Master Yu and asked him for help. But when one of the girls in the house asked what help he gave, he realized he’d misspoken and stopped talking.”

At this, Tang Wan’s eyes narrowed dangerously.