Miao waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no." She glanced at Li Yanzi next to her, and sure enough, her sister-in-law's face had turned as black as charcoal. It only looked better when she saw Li Yanzi refuse.
Well, I heard that Miao Wang and Li Yanzi had a fight before, and it was probably because of this!
Miao Wang was pinched so hard by Li Yanzi that his facial features were distorted, but he still had to ask Miao why: "Why, do you look down on Xiaoyu?"
"What do you like or not? They are all my children, I love them very much. But Qingge'er and Xiaoyu are really not a good match. There is also a big age difference." Miao hastily comforted Li Yanzi: "Xiaoyu is a good child, and he and Qingge'er have a good relationship. Even if they don't get married, won't they help each other? But Qingge'er is indeed much older than Xiaoyu. Forcing them together will only make the children feel uncomfortable and hurt their feelings."
"Besides, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Qingge'er is the boss of my family. I can't be the boss of Qingge'er. This kid is too stubborn! Let him find someone he wants. I can't control him. But I see that he doesn't have that kind of intention towards Xiaoyu! I know you're doing this for my own good and want me to come home and live here, but you can't let the children suffer because of me."
Miao Wang snorted twice: "As a mother, you can't make the decision for your child?" In every family, parents have the final say in marriage. It's just that his sister is too soft-hearted.
Miao glanced at Miao Wang and said, "I want to be his master, and it's not impossible. Qing'er is soft-hearted and filial, and he will always listen to me. But why should I be his master? He has more ideas, is smarter, and is more capable than me. Why should I be his master? Just to show off my authority as a mother? How many years can I live? Qing'er will have to live his life from now on. Do I have to make him uncomfortable just to prove that I can make the decision?"
A man like Miao Wang had never heard of such a saying before. He stood there at a loss for words: Since ancient times, hasn't it been the father's will that the son listens? Isn't this natural?
Miao looked at Li Yanzi again and said to Miao Wang, "You too, I have to say a few words to you as your elder sister. You just think it's good for me to come back and live here, but have you ever thought about whether Yanzi is happy about it? Xiaoyu is not your child alone, how can she live her life according to your opinion alone?"
Miao Wang was even more confused. He was a man, the head of the family, so why shouldn't he listen to his own ideas? Wasn't it always the women who took care of the small matters at home, and the men who had the final say on the big matters?
-Li Yanzi was about to cry. She had been on guard against Miao for a long time, and always thought that Miao and Miao Wang had discussed it together. She didn't expect that after all the discussion, it was her husband who was the only one who was enthusiastic about it. Miao, the elder sister-in-law, was the most considerate of her: "Sister, what you said really touched my heart!"
Shen Qing didn't know that Miao Wang had proposed to him while he was away, but was quickly rejected. He didn't walk far with a basket of sausages before he arrived at Miao Tongsheng's house.
There was only one house between Miao Tongsheng's house and Miao Xing and Miao Wang's house. As Shen Qing approached the door, he smelled a strong smell of medicine and the sound of a child crying. He looked at the door for a while and was about to knock when he saw Miao Tongsheng hurriedly coming out of the house. He was stunned when he saw Shen Qing standing at the door: "Shen Qing? Why are you here?"
Shen Qing quickly raised the basket in his hand: "Thank you Miao Tongsheng for coming to Lantang Village to support my mother. We just moved out and were busy every day. I recently got some free time and came to thank you. This is the sausage my mother made. I brought some for you to try."
Miao Tongsheng smiled and said, "You are really busy. I heard that you killed a wild boar one minute, and then I heard that you killed all the wild boars. You are really capable and capable." He thought this guy was really brave when they met last time. Now it seems that he is not only brave and capable, but also very capable. "Come in and sit for a while?"
This was originally a polite remark. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Miao Tongsheng was going out. Besides, Shen Qing was an unmarried man, and even though he was related to Miao Tongsheng, it was not appropriate for him to stay alone in a room. However, Shen Qing thought about the things in his arms, so he said shamelessly: "Okay, I'll go in and sit for a while. It's quite cold outside."
Miao Tongsheng raised his eyebrows.
He did not lead Shen Qing into the room he had just left, but led Shen Qing into the main room: Miao Tongsheng's parents were living there. "Dad, Shen Qing from Miao Xing's family is here and brought some sausages."
The house was quite spacious. Shiqu Village was originally rich, and Miao Xiucai was an exceptionally rich man in the village. His house was spacious and made of blue bricks and blue tiles, which made Shen Qing very envious.
Shen Qing was not from Shiqu Village. Miao Xiucai was stunned for a long time before he remembered who he was: "Ah, is it Chunlei's brother?"
"That's right," Shen Qing responded, "Grandpa Xiucai, how are you these days?"
Before he entered the courtyard, he smelled a strong smell of medicine. He thought that it was Mr. Miao or his wife who was unwell, but he didn't expect that the smell of medicine became lighter after entering the house.
"It's not bad. Kid, you've just started to live a little better and you're already spending money like this." Miao Xiucai took a look at the sausages in the basket, which were seven or eight pieces.
"As you should. If you hadn't asked Uncle Tongsheng to follow my uncle to help, we wouldn't have been able to get away so easily." Shen Qing sat down and took out the oil paper from his arms: "Actually, I came here for another thing today. There are a few words I don't know. I want to ask Grandpa Xiucai and Uncle Tongsheng, can you tell me how to pronounce these words?"
Miao Tongsheng was very surprised. He was wondering why Shen Qing had the audacity to come in and sit down, so he wondered if he had something to say, but he didn't expect that he just wanted to learn a few words?
Miao Xiucai was also a little surprised, but he still took the oil paper. There were four characters written on it with charcoal. The first character was easy to recognize and big. The last character had a "宝盖头" on top and a "玉" on the bottom. It was a very simple character, but he had never seen it before.
Miao Xiucai frowned and thought for a moment, then told Shen Qing the pronunciation of the first three words. Shen Qing thought to himself that it was indeed so, the characters in that world were the same as here, and then he heard Miao Xiucai say: "I don't know this word, did you copy it wrong?"
He pondered: "Is it a jade character, with the treasure cover added to it?"
Shen Qing was stunned. He was very sure that he had not copied it wrong, but this was not the time to make excuses, so he smiled and said, "Then I must have written it wrong."
Miao Xiucai stroked his beard and looked at Shen Qing lovingly: "Do you want to learn to read?" He was not a very pedantic person. He did not think that reading was something very noble and should not be easily desecrated by ordinary people. Otherwise, he would not have taken the lead in teaching the villagers to learn math and go to the county town to become shopkeepers and accountants. He would not have never driven away the women and boys who came to listen to his class.
He also knew about Shen Qing's affairs. Although he was still a young boy, he was now the head of the family, so it was not a bad thing for him to learn a few words.
Shen Qing nodded quickly. He came here for this reason: "Grandpa Xiucai, if I want to learn to read, what book should I buy?"
"For beginners, just buy "Three", "Hundred" and "Thousand" and that's enough." Shen Qing is a boy and can't take the imperial examination, so naturally he doesn't need to learn eight-part essays or the art of governing a country. If he can recognize all three hundred and thousand, it will be enough for daily use. "If you really want to learn to read, just come and ask me if you don't understand."
Shen Qing wrote it down carefully: "Then I will buy it from the bookstore next time I go to the city."
"Why go to the bookstore?" Miao Tongsheng originally wanted to give it to Shen Qing, but he thought of Shen Qing's personality and was afraid that he would not accept it: "I have my own handwritten version here, you can just give me two coins." Seeing Shen Qing's hesitation, he said, "I have a patient at home now, and I need money. If you buy the book I copied, it will be considered as helping my family."
Shen Qing had no choice but to agree. He didn't have much money on him today, only a few hundred coins. Miao Tongsheng took a hundred coins as a token of his appreciation and gave the three books to Shen Qing.
Shen Qing touched the book with neat handwriting and good paper quality, knowing that a hundred coins might not be enough to buy paper and ink, and he was very grateful to Miao Tongsheng. He just wanted to collect good pens, inkstones, and inkstones when he came across them next time in the end of the world to repay them.
A scholar and a student taught Shen Qing a few words on the spot. It was only when a cough came from the supplies that Miao slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I said I was going out to get medicine, but I forgot!"
Shen Qing felt very sorry. It was he who delayed Miao Tongsheng from leaving the house, so he stood up and said goodbye. But before leaving, Shen Qing remembered something: "Grandpa Xiucai, have you heard of the word ancient times? And ancient costume drama, do you know what these two words mean?"
"Ancient times?" Miao Xiucai smacked his head and said, "Are you talking about the previous dynasty or the dynasty before that? The word does exist, but it is not commonly used." The word "ancient" is commonly used, which means "a long time ago", such as the ancient Qin, ancient Zhou, or ancient people, ancient books. These are all commonly used words, but it is rare to directly refer to ancient times. "I have never heard of costume dramas. Does it mean wearing ancient clothes and performing variety shows? Where did you hear this word?"
Shen Qing's brain was working rapidly. Everything he had here, the other world also had. Even if it didn't exist now, Song Kaiji, Tang Wenjie and the others knew about it and called it "ancient". He had always thought that these were two different worlds, but the word "ancient" suddenly made Shen Qing realize that the cave might not be traveling through location, but time - maybe he was a person from Song Kaiji's world, a long, long, long time ago.
But that's not right. There is no brother in Song Kaiji's world? Why is that?
As one mystery was solved, another pile of mysteries came up. Shen Qing could only write down these mysteries for the time being and said with a forced smile: "I heard them from storytellers in the county town. I didn't understand them, so I was really curious, so I thought of asking you."
"So that's how it is." Miao Xiucai believed it. "Those storytellers, don't look at them as if they know everything. In fact, many of them can't read at all. They teach their disciples by word of mouth, so it's common for them to say or remember things wrongly. This word is probably passed on incorrectly, so don't worry too much about it." He pointed to the book in Shen Qing's hand and said earnestly, "When you learn these words, you will know more than them."
Shen Qing also lowered his head and looked at the book in his hand: "I will definitely study hard."
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