Chapter 72: Trivia

"I wrote it wrong, rewrite it..."

"This Nian Tang, can't you even remember your own last name?"

"Write a square mouth here. A mouth is also a mouth. What does it mean when you draw a circle?"

Qin Huiyin stretched her neck and looked towards the direction of Tang Yichen's room.

Li Taohua's face was filled with disdain: "How could a man with Tang Dafu's brain give birth to a son like Tang Yichen? Could it be that several generations of the Tang family have reserved their brains for one person?"

Tang Luwu looked at Tang Yichen's window nervously.

She had never seen her eldest brother speak to her father and younger brother in such a tone. Even to outsiders, he rarely got so angry, which was very different from his usual image.

Tang Yichen noticed the gazes coming from this side and closed the window directly. With a clang, he blocked the women from looking in.

He took a deep breath, regrouped, and tried to soften his tone and said, "If you don't learn these three words today and write them skillfully, you won't have to sleep, and neither will I."

Tang Dafu and Tang Yi smiled bitterly.

They dared not resist.

Tang Yichen's face was already very ugly. If they talked back to him again, they were worried that he would pass out from anger.

"No wonder those old scholars have studied for decades but still failed to pass the imperial examination. It turns out that studying is not easy."

"Dad, we are just learning to read, which is enlightenment. I heard that children from rich families start enlightenment at the age of three."

"A three-year-old has to learn such terrible characters? The children of rich families are really pitiful."

"I think so too. Fortunately, our family could only support one scholar, otherwise I would have to..."

Tang Yichen looked at Tang Dafu and Tang Yixiao discussing the hardships of studying as if no one was around.

He sneered.

Tang Dafu and Tang Yi shuddered with laughter and hurried back to their seats, tracing and reading the three words.

It was late at night and everyone in the village was asleep, even the dogs were asleep, only Tang Dafu's house was still lit.

Tang Dafu finally finished the last stroke and handed in his homework like a child who had done something wrong.

He lowered his head, waiting for the 'Master' to make the final judgment on the three words he had just completed.

Tang Yixiao also finished and stood next to Tang Dafu.

The two faces, one old and one young, are 50% similar, except that Tang Dafu looks more rugged, while Tang Yixiao looks more handsome.

The two of them looked at Tang Yichen with exactly the same eyes.

Tang Yichen extended his hand to Tang Yixiao.

Tang Yixiao quickly handed what he had written to his brother and teacher with both hands.

Tang Yichen looked through the words written by Tang Dafu, then looked through the words written by Tang Yixiao, and didn't say anything for a long time.

"Chen'er, please help Dad pass the test, okay?"

"Brother, you can't eat a fat man in one bite..."

Tang Yichen said calmly: "Today's progress is still great. Dad writes the word Tang very well, and I write the word Tian very well."

"hey-hey……"

After receiving the praise, the bitter expressions on their faces disappeared and they smiled brightly again.

Knock, knock! Someone knocked on the door. Qin Huiyin said from outside: "Uncle Tang, big brother and little brother, I made some midnight snacks, do you want to try it?"

Tang Yixiao quickly opened the door.

Qin Huiyin was seen standing at the door holding wontons. The green onions floating on the wonton soup gave off an enticing aroma.

"Why aren't you sleeping yet?" Tang Yichen said, "Don't wait anymore. Go to sleep and don't spoil them."

"They are learning knowledge from Big Brother, what's there to wait for? I just thought you must have worked hard to teach them, so I made this midnight snack for you. Uncle Tang and I are just taking advantage of you."

Tang Yichen raised the corner of his mouth: "Are you treating me like your guest?"

"No coaxing, no coaxing, I'm telling you the truth. You've been tired for so long, eat something to replenish yourself."

Tang Yixiao and Tang Dafu were already starving.

"Brother, I used to think you didn't have to work and only needed to study, and you were the happiest person in our family. Now I know, it turns out that you are the one who works the hardest." Tang Yi said with a smile while eating wontons.

"It's not hard at all," Tang Yichen said. "Studying is something you should do when you're young. The older you get, the harder it is to remember things. I'm very grateful for your efforts, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to study hard these past few years."

"Brother, how is your injury?" Qin Huiyin asked.

"The external wound has scabbed over. As long as you don't get hurt again, it should be fine."

"That's good. You guys take your time eating. I'm going back to my room to rest."

Tang Dafu ate the wontons and went back to his room, but soon came back in a dejected mood.

Tang Yichen and Tang Yi smiled at him, waiting for him to speak.

Tang Dafu rubbed his head and said, "It seems like the three of us have never slept together, right?"

"Dad, do you think this bed can accommodate three grown men?" Tang Yichen glanced at the narrow wooden board.

Tang Dafu sat on the bed, got into the innermost part, and said shamelessly: "It's late anyway, and I can't sleep for long, so just make do with it for one night!"

"Aunt Li won't let you go back to your room?" Tang Yichen said calmly, "Does she think you're learning too slowly and doesn't want to sleep in the same bed with you?"

Tang Dafu froze with his back to them.

Tang Yichen raised his eyebrows, with helplessness flashing in his eyes: "Starting tomorrow, I will only learn two words a day."

Tang Dafu let out a sigh of relief.

Tang Yixiao also felt relieved.

Tang Yichen stroked his forehead and sat at the table with a book in his hand: "You guys go to sleep first, I'll read for a while."

He needs quiet.

When Qin Huiyin woke up again, she smelled a delicious aroma coming from the kitchen. She went into the kitchen and saw Li Taohua making pancakes and Tang Luwu lighting the fire. They had already prepared breakfast.

"Why are you getting up so early?" Li Taohua said, "Lu Wu and I will take care of breakfast from now on. You can sleep a little longer."

"Okay, I'm going to be lazy then."

Tang Dafu was feeding chickens in the yard. When he saw Qin Huiyin coming out, he said, "Auntie Zhang in the village has an old hen. I'll buy it later to take care of our chicks."

"I'll go!" Tang Yichen said calmly, "and catch two fish by the way."

"You didn't sleep last night, why don't you go get some sleep?"

"Didn't you sleep?" Qin Huiyin asked.

"Asleep." He fell asleep on the desk.

What else could he do? Someone had taken his place, and he couldn't kick him out of bed.

"The grilled fish my daughter made last time was delicious. I'll make it today and you can give me some pointers." Li Taohua said, "I'll learn a few more dishes in the future. Otherwise, if I leave all the housework to my daughter, she will become rough."

"Then I'll continue to be lazy today." Qin Huiyin said, "It just so happens that I have other things I want to do."

Yesterday she planned to make her own skin care products and toiletries, which required a lot of raw materials, some of which she had to buy and the other part of which she had to find in the mountains. Today she didn't go into the city, but went to the mountains for a walk.

After eating the scallion pancakes made by Li Taohua and drinking corn porridge, Qin Huiyin went up the mountain carrying a backpack.