Speaking of reading, Fei Ge'er showed an excited expression on his face, "Brother Yu praised me for being smart. He only taught me the Thousand Character Classic twice, but I could read it. He also asked me to recite it to him next time I come over."

At this point, Fei Ge'er looked out the gate again, "Sister, didn't Brother Yu come with you?"

Yu Jiao shook her head and said with a smile, "He will take the imperial examination next year, and he is studying at home now."

Seeing the disappointment on Fei Ge'er's face, Yu Jiao continued, "When he came here, he asked me to test you on how well you memorized the Thousand Character Classic."

Hearing this, Fei Ge became happy again, "Then I will recite it to my sister later."

"Mom is not at home?" The three of them entered the house and talked for a while. Yu Jiao didn't see Liu Sanniang, so she asked.

Fei Ge'er said, "Mother found a job in the dyeing factory and has been working every day recently."

Yu Jiao didn't expect that Liu Sanniang would find a job so quickly after she said she wanted to go to work.

Seeing that the house was spotlessly clean, she asked Wang Mengyan to sit down, and then asked Fei Ge'er, "How did you eat while mom was working?"

Fei Ge'er leaned close to Yu Jiao and said, "Mom will come back to cook when it's time for dinner. The dyeing factory is not far away. Mom will go there not long after lunch. Sister, do you want me to go find mom?"

Yu Jiao shook her head, "No need."

She picked up the teapot on the table and saw that there was still tea in it. She poured a cup for Wang Mengyan and herself, and said to Fei Ge'er, "I'm going to test you on how well you have memorized the Thousand Character Classic for Brother Yu."

Fei Ge immediately found the book of Thousand Character Classic and handed it to Yu Jiao.

He put his hands behind his back seriously and recited them while shaking his head.

Yu Jiao was flipping through the Thousand Character Classic. Fei Ge'er recited the first part very fluently, but he had some difficulties in the second half. With Yu Jiao's guidance, Fei Ge'er managed to recite the entire text.

Yu Jiao thought this was very impressive. After all, there were many uncommon characters in the Thousand Character Classic. Fei Ge'er was only an eight-year-old child, so it was obvious that he had really worked hard. Even Wang Mengyan couldn't stop praising him.

Yu Jiao put down the book in her hand, smiled and rubbed Meng Fei's face, "Brother Fei, you recited really well, sister will give you a reward, okay?"

Because Wang Mengyan was there, Fei Geer felt a little embarrassed after hearing Yu Jiao's praise. He whispered, "Sister, I don't want a reward."

"Really?" Yu Jiao teased him, "Does Fei Ge'er not want to go to school?"

When Fei Ge'er heard this, his eyes lit up and desire revealed in his dark pupils. He shook his head very sensibly, and a lost expression appeared on his little face.

Yu Jiao knew that Fei Ge'er had always wanted to learn to read and write, but now he had this expression. Something must have happened that she didn't know about.

Yu Jiao picked him up, put him on her lap, and asked softly, "What's wrong? Didn't you always want to go to school? Why don't you want to go anymore? Talk to your sister."

Fei Ge'er pursed his lips tightly. Yu Jiao looked at him patiently, rubbing his little head from time to time.

After a long while, Fei Ge'er said, "It costs a lot of money to go to school. Mom works hard, and my sister is married. I shouldn't spend her money anymore."

After moving to Huaihua Lane, Liu Sanniang also interacted with the neighbors, and Fei Ge'er also made some playmates of the right age. When the adults were chatting, Liu Sanniang asked about the tuition fees of the schools in the city.

The tuition for half a year is at least ten taels of silver, and this is for an unknown enlightenment school. If you want to become a student under a famous teacher, you have to perform a ceremony of paying homage to the teacher, and you have to show respect to the teacher during festivals.

If you calculate the expenses, even if Liu Sanniang, a woman, works all day, it is difficult for her to earn enough money for Fei Ge'er to go to school. And the two of them cannot always rely on Yu Jiao.

When the neighbors heard that the house Liu Sanniang and her family lived in was bought by their married daughter, they kindly reminded them that even if the son-in-law was generous, the parents-in-law would definitely have resentment over time and would inevitably make things difficult for the daughter-in-law if they spent the married daughter's money like this.

Fei Ge'er took these words to heart. He didn't want his sister to be disliked by her in-laws because of her studies, which would make her life difficult.

He now knows what it is to get married.

Now that my sister is married, she can no longer live with him and mother. She has to live in someone else's house and become a member of that family. If my sister continues to spend money on him, that family will definitely be unhappy.

Yu Jiao felt very distressed after hearing what Fei Ge'er said.

"Silly boy." She rubbed Fei Ge'er's head and said, "Who said that my sister is married and belongs to someone else's family, so she can't spend my sister's money? My sister will always be your sister."

"If my sister is bullied in the future, will you help her vent her anger?" Yu Jiao asked back.

Fei Ge'er puffed out his chest and said, "Of course, if Brother Yu bullies you, even if I can't beat him, I will definitely help my sister vent her anger!"

Yu Jiao smiled and said, "That's it. No matter whether my sister is married or not, she is still your sister. How can you worry about the tuition? My sister is willing to spend money to send you to school. Studying is a way to show your ambition. As long as you are willing to study, I can afford it no matter how much it costs."

Fei Ge'er's eyes were a little moist, and his voice was a little choked up, "Fei Ge'er must study hard and make sister proud."

Yu Jiao took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his eyes, and said with a smile, "Sister doesn't ask you to study hard and become an official, or to take the imperial examination. As long as you understand the truth, be kind and polite, have a fearful heart, and know when to stop, that's enough."

Fei Ge'er still couldn't understand the meaning of Yu Jiao's words, but he engraved these words deeply in his mind. Many years later, he grew into a gentleman, and always adhered to the gentleman's code of conduct, what he should do and what he shouldn't do.