Ji Chunyang felt lost and uncertain; she didn't know what to do.

Aunt Wei is a kind-hearted person, and besides, she and Chunyang have developed feelings for each other over the past six months. "Come with us!"

Aunt Wei could tell that Xiao Hu couldn't bear to part with Ji Chunyang. Either Chunyang would go to the capital to help with the family's work, or Xiao Hu would support her studies.

Ji Chunyang is a pitiful child, but she is also very sensible and hardworking. If only that were the case, Song Yan could easily sponsor her schooling.

But now that Chang Xiaohu is here, let him do whatever he wants!

Chang Xiaohu spent a day thinking about it and then told his second brother that he wanted to support Chunyang's education and treat her like a younger sister.

Wei Aiguo simply said, "If you've thought it through, that's fine."

Song Yan told Sister-in-law Cheng and the others that she had many children and her mother-in-law was old, so she wanted to find a hardworking person she knew well to help take care of the children. The condition was that they would provide room and board and pay four yuan a month.

Chunyang immediately told Aunt Wei that she was willing to go, but Xiaohu stopped her.

"Brother Xiaohu, why are you stopping me?" Chunyang asked.

“You still have to go to school, so you can’t be of much help. Let your godmother find someone else,” Xiao Hu said.

"Little Tiger, I'm not going to school anymore."

"If you leave, I'll have to live alone, and I'm actually quite scared. I want to go with you." Chunyang really didn't want to be all alone.

"Chunyang, I consider you my little sister! I'm going to Kyoto with my second brother, so you can come with me, and I'll continue to support your studies." Xiaohu said earnestly.

“Studying costs money, and going to Beijing costs even more. Brother Xiaohu, I won’t spend any money. I’ll go help Auntie take care of the children. I don’t need wages; I just need food and lodging.” Chunyang was truly grateful to these people.

"What's there to be afraid of spending money? I'm sure I can earn it back. You have such good grades. Just study hard, and I'll support you as far as you go."

Okay, go help your godmother pack her things!

"No way!" Chunyang refused.

Aunt Wei: "Chunyang, help me pack my things first. We can talk about this later, there's no rush."

"Little Tiger, go do your work."

I'm moving, and I have so much stuff to take with me.

Aunt Wei: "Chunyang, you're fifteen this year, aren't you!"

Ji Chunyang nodded.

"People used to get married young, some even as young as fifteen. Chunyang, what kind of person will you find in the future?"

"Huh?" Ji Chunyang didn't expect the old lady to ask that...

Chunyang seemed a little absent-minded in the afternoon.

Aunt Wei chatted with her about many things.

She had experienced hardship and was already familiar with the coldness and cruelty of the world. She also understood that women always have to marry men.

She understood what Aunt Wei was saying.

Little Tiger treats her very well, in a very, very good way. Little Tiger likes her, the kind of liking where he wants to marry her when she grows up.

She loved reading, so her brother was willing to support her education. But as she read more, he felt they were no longer a good match.

So Little Tiger just treated her like a little sister and didn't think about anything else.

How can Brother Hu be so kind? Why is he so good to her?

My own brother, who shares the same mother, is not even one percent as good as Little Tiger.

Chunyang hadn't considered this possibility before Aunt Wei pointed it out. Now, thinking about it, she feels embarrassed.

People's feelings always vary in intensity, and in Aunt Wei's heart, Chang Xiaohu is definitely more important.

Chang Xiaohu is willing to do so much for Chunyang, so Chunyang should know why!

When people heard that Wei Aiguo was looking for someone to take care of her child, offering food, lodging, and money, many families with sixteen or seventeen-year-old girls were interested and came to find Wei Aiguo.

Aunt Wei doesn't want to find a girl that old.

Although Aunt Wei wasn't particularly clever, she wasn't stupid either.

My second son has changed again since he came back. Compared to the other young men in the village, they're all inferior to him. Now he's talking about working in Beijing. When my son went around the village, many young women and wives had their eyes on him.

In Aunt Wei's opinion, this was shameless.

Several girls proactively came to her house offering to do chores.

Aunt Wei thought to herself, "I can't use someone like that even if I don't pay for it. If one of them dares to cause trouble, I'll be letting Xiao Yan down! My son's future will be ruined..."

Chang Xiaohu was determined to support Chunyang's education.

Wei Aiguo said that he needed to talk to the brigade leader about taking Chunyang away.

Because raising this child means supporting her education. Many families don't even let their own children go to school. If your family supports an outsider, you're afraid it will cause trouble.

Aunt Wei simply said that Chunyang would go to Kyoto with her to help take care of the children, and that it would be easier to get a letter of introduction for that.

In fact, Aunt Wei asked Wang Wenjuan to help her find someone. Not too young, preferably over 40 years old, and someone hardworking.

Wang Wenjuan readily agreed.

At dawn, as soon as it was just getting light, Wei Aiguo went out with a basket on his back. He returned when most people were having breakfast, carrying pheasants and rabbits.

Their rule here is that if you don't use the government's guns, all the prey you shoot is yours.

Wei Aiguo asked Xiaohu to deliver a chicken and a rabbit to each of the people who helped beat up Ji Dagang.

We're all very close friends, how could we possibly accept this! Xiao Hu said, "Second Brother is leaving soon, it won't be easy to give it to him again, so please keep it!"

Everyone accepted it.

Wei Aiguo might return someday to visit his friends, like Xu Qing and the others. Wei Aiguo goes out every day.

The Wei family was always busy, and there was so much to pack before they left. Aunt Wei kept thinking this thing was useful, that thing was useful.

The goods filled several sacks.

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