Xiao Youran stroked the kitten in her arms. "It's all thanks to the kitten. Next time, Aunt Fourth Aunt should take the kitten with her."

Actually, that was true just now. The little tiger was wandering around in the woods and scared out several fat rabbits, who then rushed towards Yu's side.

As she washed her hands with well water, Yu nodded, "It's good that it's willing to come with me."

As a result, the kitten was seen shaking its head frantically in Xiaoyouran's arms.

Li burst into laughter, "This kitten is intelligent; it understands what you're saying and is strongly objecting."

Madam Yu laughed loudly, "Little Youran, it seems you'll have to come with me!"

Xiao Youran could only sigh helplessly, "Alright then, let's go see Mommy first."

Zhou asked with a smile, "What's wrong? You've got a mission as soon as you get back?"

Xiao Youran pointed at her brother and giggled, "Mother wants to make sure my brother studies. We agreed that he would go to school as soon as we came back. Mother mentioned it to my great-aunt a few days ago, saying that she felt bad about staying here for free and was thinking of teaching my cousins ​​and my brother to read and write."

The Zhou family members' eyes lit up, and they exchanged glances. "That's a great idea! My cousin is renowned for her talent; teaching a few children is naturally no problem for her!"

This Ms. Su, though a merchant's daughter, was renowned as the most talented woman in Dingzhou. In her youth, she even disguised herself as a boy and studied at an academy for several years, engaging in heated debates with several of Dingzhou's most brilliant scholars. It was through this misunderstanding that the third young master of the Jiang family, the governor of Dingzhou, became acquainted with her… but only a few years had passed, and yet…

The more I think about it, the further away it gets.

Zhou regained her composure and clearly agreed with Xiao Youran's suggestion.

Xiao Youran shook her head. "But my great-aunt didn't agree. She said that after some time, once the family's business is stable, she will find a tutor for my cousins."

Disappointment appeared on Li's face. "We can find a teacher later. There's no need to let the boys waste their time like this."

Xiao Youran walked towards a porch. "Mother has been teaching Brother to read 'The Doctrine of the Mean' these past two days, at 9 am and 3 pm, two hours in total."

Zhou and Guo exchanged a glance and quickly got up and went to their own rooms.

Li's son wasn't around, but Zhou and Guo's sons were just at the age where they could start school. When they left the Yun family, they hadn't brought a single book, not even a piece of paper. Now, regardless of whether Su could teach them or not, as long as they had their books, even just copying them a few times would be good.

Jiang Youchen was puzzled. When did her younger sister find out that she was reading the "Doctrine of the Mean"?

Madam Yu also asked with a smile, "Little Youran, when will your mother teach you to write?"

Xiao Youran made a face, "Baby...baby doesn't want to write."

Madam Yu clearly didn't believe it. "Your mother personally studied and practiced diligently when you were little, so why wouldn't she teach you?"

Little Youran's mind raced, and she smiled, "It'll start at 1-3 PM, Mommy will teach baby to recognize characters!"

Is it okay to recognize characters but not write them?

Jiang Youchen then realized that his younger sister was also learning to read. Little did he know that his reading of "The Doctrine of the Mean" was not so remarkable.

Ms. Yu was overjoyed. "Then would you mind if my cousin Tianjiao studied with you?"

Xiao Youran's eyes widened. "Cousin Tianjiao? He's definitely dumber than Baby!"

Yu chuckled and said, "Your cousin Tianjiao is younger than you, so he's definitely less intelligent than you. You'd better work harder, or he'll surpass you."

Xiao Youran raised her chin, "Hmph! No way!"

Of all the cousins ​​in this house, there's only one younger cousin, Tianjiao. If we don't keep him firmly under control now, he'll become a real little brat in the future!

Just then, footsteps came from outside the door. "Tian Kuang's mother! Tian Kuang's mother! Something's happened!"

Ms. Yu suddenly stood up. "Who? What happened?"

An old woman slammed the door open. "Oh dear, Mother! Hurry! Your eldest and second daughters were washing clothes by the river and fell in!"

"What?!" Hongyu, who was washing vegetables nearby, was terrified when she heard this and hurriedly went inside to find Guo Shi.

Yu took off running.

Xiao Youran and Jiang Youchen also ran out.

The kitten, which had been idly drawing circles by the wall, also darted out after them.

The three men and one tiger arrived at the riverbank not far away, where a crowd had already gathered.

When Madam Yu squeezed in, she saw the second daughter, Yun Manyin, lying on the ground with her eyes closed, while the eldest daughter, Yun Manyan, was also soaking wet and anxiously calling out, "Second sister!"

Madam Yu quickly asked, "Wan'er, what happened?"

Upon seeing Madam Yu, Yun Manyan immediately burst into tears, “Fourth Aunt, Second Sister… she just slipped and fell into the water… I… I went to pull her out, and I fell in too…”

Ms. Yu's heart skipped a beat, "Then you..."

How did you get up here?

Yun Manyan shook her head and said, "Someone pulled me up. But I don't know who rescued me..."

An auntie standing nearby shook her head and said, "We had just finished washing and left. We only heard someone shouting for help when we were far away. When we ran back, we saw the eldest girl pulling the second girl out of the river. The young man who saved the eldest girl was already gone. I wonder who it was."

Madam Yu clutched her chest. "What about Er Ya?"

Yun Manyan cried again, "I pulled her up... but... why won't she wake up?"

Only then did Madam Yu look at Yun Manyin.

Xiao Youran immediately sensed something was wrong, because she remembered something.

Could it be that Yun Manyin developed a lifelong cough because of this fall into the water?

The inflammation in my lungs wouldn't go away, and I would cough and relapse frequently. Over time, it developed into bronchiectasis, which became even more difficult to cure.

Moreover, in her previous life, her illness was eventually diagnosed as tuberculosis by the doctor, so she couldn't even get married. She lived alone in a villa in the suburbs of the capital. Finally, on a snowy New Year's Eve, she supposedly wanted to return to the Duke's mansion to reunite with her family. She went out and tragically fell into a snow ditch with her carriage, freezing to death.

Xiao Youran shuddered at the thought.

Although my second cousin had a bad temper and spoke harshly, she was still quite kind to her.

Sigh... Oh well, she's probably back in this life to pay off her debts!

She leaned over to look at Yun Manyin, and suddenly sat down on Yun Manyin's stomach.

Everyone was startled, "Little Youran!"

But then Yun Manyin, sitting on the little dumpling, spat out a mouthful of water.

Little Youran quickly climbed down and said to Yu Shi in her childish voice, "Fourth Aunt, quickly turn Second Cousin over."

Ms. Yu then realized, "Yes, yes, she must have swallowed a lot of water after falling into the water."

Then Yu turned Yun Manyin over so that she could vomit up the remaining water in her stomach.

Just then, an auntie grabbed a young man by the ear and ran back. "Hey, you idiot, are you stupid? You clearly saved someone, what's there to be ashamed of? Why are you running away? If I had known you two were destined for each other, I wouldn't have bothered going to Tian Kuang's house to be a nuisance so early this morning!"