The government might not be able to take good care of these two children.
Having started on a path of kindness, Mrs. Xu thought she might as well wait at the teahouse.
When Xiao Xi heard Mrs. Xu mention buying maidservants, she quickly begged Mrs. Xu to take them in.
"We can serve by your side without wages until we find our mother..." As she said this, Xiao Xi's tears started to flow again: "If we can't find our mother, we will sell ourselves into servitude to serve you."
This child, so young yet so astute, knows how to find a way out for herself.
"You are still young, and there is a long road ahead. Selling yourself into servitude means a lifetime."
Mrs. Xu was unwilling to see two smart and literate children sell themselves into servitude.
"Then..." Xiao Xi thought for a moment, "Madam, I can sell myself into servitude, and my brother can sign a service contract, whether for three years, five years, ten years, or eight years."
