Early the next morning, Yang Yulan got up early as usual and made breakfast for the whole family.

Breakfast was simple: thick rice porridge and a few steamed black-faced buns. Each person had a bowl of porridge and the buns with some fermented soybeans, and that was breakfast. Almost every household ate like this; it was the norm.

However, when putting the steamed buns on top, Yang Yulan also took a small bowl, beat an egg in it, added some water and stirred it, and then put it on.

This bowl of egg custard is for Tiantian, the little girl from the fourth room. She is not even one year old yet and cannot eat the coarse grains that adults usually eat. She has to eat egg custard every day.

It was already getting bright outside, and people in the rooms started to get up one after another. After covering the pot, Yang Yulan returned to the west room to wake Baoya and Tianen.

Unexpectedly, when I entered the room, I saw that both of them were already up and dressed. Song Jianye also got up, sat at the head of the bed and wiped his face with a wet towel.

"Mom." Song Tianen rubbed his eyes and called out.

Yang Yulan responded: "Go wash your face and have dinner."

She turned to look at Baoya, and seeing that her clothes were a little askew, she squatted down and straightened them for her. She smiled and said:

"Look at the dress you put on her. The sleeves are twisted."

She thought it was Song Jianye who helped Baoya put on the clothes. After all, she was too young and looked only three or four years old. She probably didn't know how to wear clothes yet.

Song Jianye smiled and said, "I didn't give her this dress. She put it on herself without asking for my help."

Yang Yulan looked at Baoya in surprise. She had never expected this. She smiled and praised him, "You're so amazing! You can even dress yourself."

Baoya lowered her head shyly. It was the first time she was praised and she felt very happy.

No one had ever praised her before. They always said she was a fool, a mute, and a worthless girl. She didn't quite understand what those words meant before, but now she knows that they are bad words.

Thinking about the past, Baoya felt a little depressed again. But she turned her head away and thought about it. Now she was in a new place and the people here were very nice.

After breakfast, the adults all went out to work, leaving the children at home. Before leaving, Feng Guizhi assigned them a task: to teach the children how to read. They could only go out to play after they could write five new characters.

Several children were afraid of her milk, one by one

I didn't dare run out.

There are eight children in the family, four of whom are in school. Ten-year-old Song Bowen is the oldest, in third grade this year, and is the most literate. Next in line is eight-year-old Song Boyu, in second grade. The two brothers, Song Wenjie and Song Wenzhi, are both seven years old and in first grade.

Others like Song Yunduo and Song Tianen are six years old, Song Yuanbao is five years old, and Song Tiantian is less than one year old. None of them are in school yet.

Now we have added Baoya, who is less than four years old.

A few little ones brought their small stools and sat obediently in a row, acting like well-behaved primary school students.

Because they had been taught to recognize words before, people like Song Tianen and Song Yunduo could already write their own names. It was just that Yuanbao was a little stupid and forgot after being taught.

So Song Bowen asked his younger brother Song Boyu to teach Yunduo and Tianen, with the brothers Wenjie and Wenzhi also learning beside them. He then taught Song Yuanbao and the youngest Baoya.

Start by teaching them their own names.

However, he suddenly remembered that he didn't seem to know the name of this new sister.

Song Bowen thought for a moment and looked at Baoya: "My name is Song Bowen, what's your name?"

Song Yuanbao, who was standing next to him, also looked at Baoya curiously and said loudly, imitating his brother: "My name is Song Yuanbao!"

Baoya looked at them, blinked her big eyes, and said nothing.

Seeing that he couldn't get any answer, Song Bowen immediately felt sorry for Baoya. He frowned like a little adult, wondering how such a pretty sister could not speak.

Then, he suddenly stood up and ran into the house to get something. A few seconds later, he returned to Baoya. His fingers quickly peeled off the candy wrapper and stuffed the sweet candy into Baoya's mouth.

The sweet taste instantly filled my mouth. Baoya's eyes widened. It was so sweet.

It was her first time to eat candy. She had seen Chen Fengxia give some to Brother Zhuzi before, and she wanted to eat some too, but Chen Fengxia was reluctant to give it to her, so she threw the candy wrapper to her. She couldn't help but pinch and lick the candy wrapper. It tasted sweet, just like the candy in her mouth.

But this time it’s sweeter and tastier!

Song Yuanbao, who was standing next to him, watched his brother feed the candy to Baoya. He was so greedy that his mouth was watering and he was even throwing a tantrum to get the candy.

"I'll give it to you once you learn to write your name." Song Bowen didn't want to give it to him easily, so he took the opportunity to tempt him with conditions.

Although he is not very old, he is the most powerful elder brother in the family. He knows Song Yuanbao's temper very well. Normally, it is harder to get him to write and learn to read than to go to heaven. But with the temptation of food,

, his fish-like brain will become much more useful.

He began to teach Song Yuanbao how to write her name, while Baoya watched from the side. After all, she was too young to learn even if he taught her.

He took a branch and wrote a "yuan" on the ground, and then wrote a "bao". After writing, he taught Yuanbao to read it several times, then erased the words on the ground and asked him to write them down from memory.

The character "元" (yuan) has fewer strokes, so Song Yuanbao wrote it without much effort. However, the character "宝" (bao) has more strokes, and he wrote it wrong several times. Either he missed a stroke or he added an extra horizontal stroke.

Song Yuanbao scratched his head, feeling that this character was really difficult to write. However, because of the candy, he didn't want to give up.

Song Bowen was quite patient, perhaps because he was used to it, so he didn't get angry and guided him to write it several more times.

"For this precious character, you must first click on this point, then..."

Baoya, who was standing next to him, tilted her head as she listened. She stared at the word "宝" for a long time, then picked up a branch and started writing.

She knew that her name was Baoya, and the word on the ground was also pronounced "bao", so this should be her name, right?

She was still not very skilled in holding the branch, and after writing for a while, she actually wrote a slightly crooked "宝" character. She smiled happily at the sight, revealing a row of neat little teeth.

Song Bowen noticed the movement here, turned his head and glanced at the words on the ground, his eyes suddenly widened:

"You wrote this? That's amazing!"

Baoya pursed her lips and smiled shyly. She took the branch and continued writing, writing the word "Bao".

Song Bowen looked at it and thought for a moment before saying, "Do you like this word?"

Baoya nodded obediently. Her name was Baoya, so she liked this character that was the same as her name.

"Is that your name? How about we just call you Little Sister Bao from now on?"

"Little Bao? Is that the Little Bao from Yuanbao?" Song Yuanbao dropped the branch in his hand and came over curiously. Before Baoya could answer, he jumped up happily and cheered:

"Little sister Xiaobao, little sister Xiaobao~"

The commotion here attracted the students who were studying over there, and they all asked curiously, "Sister Xiaobao, is her name Xiaobao?"

"So she is our little sister?"

"Little...little precious sister...sister..." Song Tianen was so anxious when he saw that his sister was about to be snatched away. This was his little precious sister.

Baoya looked at the happy people, although she knew she was not

Her name is Xiaobao, and her original name is Baoya, but seeing that they all like to call her by this name, she also likes this name.

She tilted her head and smiled at everyone, her round eyes curved into crescents.

The brothers, along with sister Yun Duo, were all stunned, thinking: Little… little sister Xiaobao… is so… so pretty when she smiles…

Although Baoya is a little sister who suddenly appeared in their family, the children all like her very much.

Firstly, they thought she was amazing. She earned one work point just by staying at their house for a day, and when she first arrived, they even asked their grandmother to make hand-rolled noodles for her. The aroma was so delicious that they could only drool just thinking about it. Secondly, it was because Baoya was so pretty. Her little face was so fair, and her eyes were big and round. She was so pretty.

…

After a while of noise, everyone continued to study. Baoya squatted on the ground, still practicing the character "宝".

After the comparison, Song Bowen looked at Song Yuanbao, who still couldn't write well, and suddenly felt a little disgusted:

"Look at your little sister Xiaobao. She's younger than you and can already write, but you, as her brother, can't write either. Aren't you ashamed?"

Song Yuanbao's eyes suddenly widened. He felt that his brother had changed so quickly. He had just told him that it was okay to learn slowly, but now he started to dislike him.

He turned to look at Baoya again, and just as he saw her finish writing the word "Bao", he immediately felt stimulated.

No, he is my brother! He grabbed the branch and started writing.

Seeing his enthusiasm, Song Bowen smiled happily. Before, when Song Yuanbao couldn't write, he relied on his young age and thought it was normal not to be able to. Now that he had a younger child, Baoya, he could be motivated.

I don't know if it's because of Baoya, but everyone learned much faster today. Not only did we complete the five new Chinese characters assigned by Feng Guizhi, but we also learned two more.

Everyone was very happy to have completed the task, and now they could run out and play happily without any worries.

…

The old Song family member who came to work today was in a visibly good mood, with smiles at the corners of his eyes and mouth.

That's right, after all, they had a delicious dinner last night. The fragrance of the food was still lingering in my mind.

Perhaps because she had a good meal, Chen Xiuxiu felt much more relaxed when she came to work today. She even hummed a few lines of song while working.

"Hey everyone, what's the good news? You look so happy, tell us so that we can be happy too."

"Yeah, tell me about it, could it be that you found some money?"

"If you find money, tell me where

I will pick it up wherever it is found."

Everyone was joking and laughing.

Chen Xiuxiu suppressed the smile on her lips: "There's no happy event at all, it's just that the kid at home has been quiet for the past two days and slept well."

"Is there nothing else? I thought something happy happened in your family." The Li family's daughter-in-law shook her head regretfully.

"There's no happy event at all." Chen Xiuxiu smiled and brushed it off.

Although her family did have a happy event, it was not something she could tell anyone about. Especially since Feng Guizhi had told her twice not to tell anyone about Baoya's daily work point increase. Besides, she wasn't stupid; even if Feng Guizhi hadn't told her, she wouldn't have dared to tell anyone about it.

She still understands that wealth should not be shown off.

"Oh, by the way, I heard that a little girl came to your house yesterday?" Aunt Wang at the entrance of the village asked curiously.

"It is true. My third sister-in-law saw it yesterday when she went to the haystack to get firewood. There was a little girl sleeping inside." There was no way to hide this, so Chen Xiuxiu simply told the truth.

"And now what about the child?"

"My mother went to see the captain yesterday and said that she should be taken care of at home for the next few days and will be sent back when her parents are found."

"What? Keep her at home? Then we have to provide her with three meals a day?" Aunt Wang's eyes widened in shock.

Chen Xiuxiu sighed and said, "Yes, fortunately that girl has a small appetite, so it's only two mouthfuls of rice. If everyone saves one mouthful, it's enough for her to eat."

Everyone around groaned, feeling lucky that the girl didn't find it in her own haystack. Only Chen Xiuxiu laughed inwardly, thinking: Fortunately, it was found in her haystack. That's one work point a day!

From a distance, Song Yuangang saw Chen Xiuxiu and called out, "Old man, where's your mother?"

Chen Xiuxiu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the girl's parents had been found? The work points hadn't even been earned yet, and now they were going to be gone?