Wen Zhaoming frowned as well. It was not that he didn't want to send his sister to study. The first was the issue of money, and the second was the issue of the school.

Because there is no school in Wenjia Village, the nearest school is in Wangzhuang Village. People in this village are either surnamed Wang or Zhuang. The village only hired one scholar to teach the children in the village. If he is from another village, the school may not accept him.

Even if the scholar accepted the scholarship, tuition was a problem, and distance was also a problem. Wenjia Village was too far away from Wangzhuang Village, a round trip of twenty miles. He would definitely not feel comfortable letting a seven-year-old child go to and from school alone.

Lian Yi said at this time:

"So I want you to consider my proposal. If you and I get engaged, Zhaoyue can legitimately accept my teaching. After all, I am a student, so I am more than qualified to teach Zhaoyue."

Wen Zhaoming suddenly felt that he relaxed too early. The topic went around in circles and came back to him, and his face turned red again.

"Miss Su, if my brother is engaged to you, can you take him over?"

Yueyue raised her head and asked seriously.

"Yes, but because we are both in mourning, we have to wait three years to get married."

Lianyi answered seriously.

"Well, isn't that bad for my brother's reputation?"

Yueyue continued to ask.

The child was very perceptive. He probably asked this question because he had heard people around him talk about marriage.

Lian Yi thought for a moment and said:

"It does have some impact, so I'd like to see if I can minimize it."

"Miss Su, don't take a child's words seriously. She doesn't understand anything."

Wen Zhaoming said immediately.

"Brother, I'm not a child. I understand. My fifth uncle's daughter told me that my aunt wants to find a partner for you and wants to marry you off. If you get married, I'll be the only one at home."

Wen Zhaoyue's face was very serious, as if this was a very important matter to her.

After hearing this, Wen Zhaoming smiled awkwardly and then sighed.

After hearing this, Lianyi took the opportunity to suggest:

"Ming Ge, why don't we get engaged first? Just consider it as you helping me. If you find someone else you like after the mourning period, you can come to me directly to cancel the engagement.

After we get engaged, I can take care of you with a legitimate reason, and your relatives will no longer want to marry you off, and I can also save myself a lot of trouble.

Yueyue will come to my place for classes, and there will be a carriage to pick you up every day, so you won't be alone. What do you think?"

This time Wen Zhaoming did not refuse outright, because in his opinion this was more like a deal, which would benefit both parties. However, if he canceled the engagement, his reputation would probably be even worse, and he would not be able to find a good partner at that time.

Wen Zhaoming smiled somewhat sadly, then lowered his eyes and said:

"Miss Su, please let me think about it."

"Okay, don't worry, you can give me an answer anytime."

Lianyi knew that she had already made it very clear, and if she said more it would seem like she was forcing the other party.

There was no conversation along the way after that, only the clatter of horse hooves could be heard. Lianyi fed Wen Zhaoyue some cakes and felt that this little girl was quite worry-free.

Wen Zhaoming had been thinking about Lianyi's words and did not notice that his sister had already eaten a small plate of pastries. When the carriage stopped at the door of his house, he came to his senses. At this time, his little sister was carrying a small bag on her back and was saying goodbye to Lianyi obediently.

Wen Zhaoming held his forehead with his hand, but he also knew that now was not the time to refuse or argue, because some neighbors were already looking over here curiously. After all, horse-drawn carriages were rarely seen in Wenjia Village.

"I'm not going down, you guys go back by yourselves!"

Ripple said with a smile.

"Thank you Miss Su today. I will seriously consider your proposal."

After Wen Zhaoming finished speaking, he got out of the carriage first, then carried his sister down. The two of them thanked the old man Su who was driving the carriage, and then entered their own yard.

Old Man Su watched the two people enter the door before turning the carriage around and returning the same way.

After Lianyi went back in the carriage, she continued to enjoy the snow and drink. Then, taking advantage of her drunkenness, she danced with a sword, which made An He's eyes twitch. He knew at a glance that his young lady was just acting crazy while drunk.

But Hehua and Cuihua don't think so. After all, laymen watch the excitement while experts watch the details. They think that the young lady's sword is not only beautiful but also very aggressive. If it is used in actual combat, the lethality will surely be great.

So the two of them watched and imitated, and learned half of it. For the remaining half, they waited until their young lady sobered up, and then they humbly asked for advice. Only then did they learn the whole set of sword techniques.

"You two are lucky. I learned this from a martial arts secret book."

Ripple said with a smile.

"Miss, what kind of swordsmanship is this?"

"Dragon Sword Technique."

Lianyi casually picked a high-sounding name.

"Dragon Sword Technique, no wonder it is so domineering!"

Cuihua said very supportively.

Hehua was still a little confused, but she didn't ask too much. The young lady only knew how to study before, but after the Madam and the Master passed away, she became more down-to-earth. It was probably something the young lady learned by herself when she was reading the miscellaneous notes.

After the second snow fell and the ground was completely frozen, Wen Zhaoming brought Yueyue to visit Lianyi again.

Lian Yi was not surprised. She asked someone to invite the Wen brothers and sisters to the greenhouse and ordered some refreshments. Then she asked:

"Why did you bring your sister out on such a cold day?"

"I was worried about leaving my sister alone at home, so I brought her along. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I prepared some New Year gifts. I'll just treat it as wishing Miss Su a happy New Year in advance."

Wen Zhaoming said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Then he pushed a small bamboo basket towards Lianyi. If you ignore his pale face, it would be more convincing.

"Brother Wen, what difficulties have you encountered?"

Ripple asked, frowning.

Wen Zhaoming took a deep breath and said:

"Miss Su, I have carefully considered what you said last time. I am willing to get engaged to you first. You can send a matchmaker to propose marriage to my family before the New Year."

Lianyi thought there would be more room for negotiation, but she didn't expect the other party to give a reply so quickly.

"Getting engaged is not a trivial matter. Have you really thought about it?"

Lianyi asked again. She didn't have the habit of forcing anyone.

Wen Zhaoming nodded, looked directly into Lianyi's eyes and said:

"I believe Miss Su is a person of high character and will not deliberately plot against a peasant like me. Besides, I have nothing to plot against. On the contrary, after we are engaged, I will be protected by her."

"Since you have made up your mind, I will send someone to do it as soon as possible. Go change into a pair of cotton shoes first, so as not to catch a cold."

Lianyi was relieved to see that the other party's decision was not forced, and then she noticed that the other party's black cotton shoes were wet. Because Wen Zhaoyue was carried here on his back, the cotton shoes on his feet were dry.

Yueyue also noticed it at this time and immediately said:

"Brother, go change your shoes first. I'll stay here and talk to Miss Su."

Wen Zhaoming's feet were indeed uncomfortable and had been numb from the cold. He nodded and was taken downstairs to change his shoes.

Lian Yi then said to Wen Zhaoyue:

"Yueyue, did something happen at home?"

My dears, someone said before that Lianyi has too few roles in this plane. Yesterday’s two chapters were all laying the groundwork, and today’s scenes are basically all about the heroine.

Three chapters are here first, and there will be two more chapters before ten o'clock. Thank you for your support~