"My wife is much more forward-thinking. I originally planned to wait until I passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, then get a government position and help my brothers in the family!"

"But looking at what my wife is doing now, I feel a little ashamed. I am not as thoughtful as my wife. I don't know what kind of good deeds I, Huang Dehai, have done in my past lives to be able to marry you!"

Huang Dehai put his arm around Lin Xue and stroked her back gently.

This is his wife; Huang Dehai feels like he's dreaming.

"Oh, right, I brought Zhiqiang back today too. Find some time to test his homework later."

"You know what kind of person our village teacher is. I'm thinking it would be better to send Zhiyuan to the town to study at the same private school as Zhiqiang!"

"Having two children together at home means they can look after each other, and the other children won't dare to bully them!"

"It's a bit far, but getting up half an hour earlier every day is still better than sending the child to a private school where they don't learn anything!"

Lin Xue couldn't help but frown at the thought of the village's private tutor.

She didn't want her family to spend money only to have her child learn nothing and be constantly harassed by the tutor.

Finding a good teacher to guide a child's early education is very important. Otherwise, if a child experiences setbacks at the very beginning of their learning, it will only damage their self-confidence and make them even less willing to learn in the future.

"My wife is right. Since we've already spent money, we can't let it go to waste!"

"I'll discuss this with my parents and second brother during dinner!"

The young couple lingered in the room for a while longer before finally going out.

The children all took their sugar figurines and went off to eat and play elsewhere, but Old Man Huang remained by the big yellow ox's side, grinning broadly with his teeth showing.

"Dad, why don't you take Dahuang outside to eat some fresh grass? Mom and sister-in-law are here at home. I'll go up the mountain to gather some herbs to treat Dahuang's illness!"

Looking at how much Old Man Huang loved the big yellow ox, Lin Xue realized that she still couldn't understand the ancient people's fondness for the big yellow ox.

This is similar to the obsession that men in later generations have with cars.

Lin Xue herself does not have any obsession with this.

"Big Yellow Ox must be tired from walking all the way home from town, so I'll lead it to graze on some grass by the roadside near our house. Third brother, you go with your wife to the mountains to gather herbs!"

"You two better watch out, don't go too deep!"

Old Huang's gaze remained fixed on the big yellow ox, not daring to look away even once.

"Don't worry, Dad, I'll keep an eye on things and won't let my wife go to the deep mountains!"

Huang Dehai also wanted to go out for a walk with his wife, so he turned around and went back into the house to change into some work clothes.

"Mom, the pork is in the basket. I told you this morning I wanted to eat shepherd's purse and pork dumplings, don't forget!"

Lin Xue also went to get the basket, and before leaving, she gave some instructions to the old lady Huang, who was busy with something.

"Don't worry, the dough is all ready!"

"Your second sister-in-law is about to chop the meat into minced meat!"

After hearing what Grandma Huang said, Lin Xue felt relieved and followed Huang Dehai and the other man to the back mountain.

Lin Xue never followed the usual path, leading Huang Dehai on a winding route, quickly straying from the normal road.

"Honey, I've been playing in these mountains since I was a kid, but I feel like I know them better than you do."

Huang Dehai, who was following behind Lin Xue, was a little alarmed. Did his wife go up the mountain every day? Otherwise, how could she be so familiar with every plant and tree in the mountain?

"I don't want to follow the paths others have taken. All the good stuff has already been picked over by others, how could it be my turn!"

Lin Xue pouted haughtily, clearing a path with her sickle while observing her surroundings.

She quickly found several medicinal herbs for treating colds, and hurriedly went over to hand the sickle to Huang Dehai, while she took out a small hoe and began to dig up the herbs.

This little hoe isn't for digging, but rather the kind of short hoe used to remove ashes from the bottom of a pot and weeds.

"My wife, how do you know these herbs?"

Watching Lin Xue digging for medicinal herbs, Huang Dehai couldn't help but ask curiously.

“My grandfather used to be a doctor in our area. I grew up around him and learned some things from him!”

Lin Xue continued to use the same words she used to appease Huang Zhiqiang to brush off Huang Dehai.

"Your wife must have come from a good family, so why did you flee to our place alone later?"

Huang Dehai had asked the original owner this question before, but the original owner had always stammered and dodged the question without giving a direct answer.

"When the famine struck, a group of refugees broke into our home, and our family was subsequently separated!"

"I had a high fever at the time, and I don't remember many things clearly. Husband, I don't want to make up stories to lie to you, so please don't ask me about the past anymore, okay?"

Lin Xue put on a sad expression and looked at Huang Dehai.

"Alright, since my wife doesn't want to recall painful memories of the past, I won't ask anymore!"

Huang Dehai believes that one day, his wife will tell him her story.

However, his wife doesn't want to talk about the past now, so Huang Dehai doesn't force her.

He squatted down and dug for medicinal herbs with Lin Xue. As long as the family stayed together, let bygones be bygones!

Besides, his wife was a virgin when she married him, and now they have two children. Why bring up those painful things from the past?

In the time it took Huang Dehai to dig up a few medicinal herbs, he had already won himself over.

On the way back, the two started chatting and laughing again, talking about their families and things at Huang Dehai Academy.

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