Farming is a pure and fulfilling activity, filled with a sense of accomplishment. Along with the land and plants comes a profound sense of purity.
My parents have a lot of money now. The ten taels of silver they earn a day at the academy are enough for them to hire several farmhands a year.
Grandma Ye nodded. "Don't worry, we understand."
Ye Daniu looked at Liu Shi and scratched his head. "Honey, if you want to go with my little sister, then go. I can't bear to leave these animals at home. Even if I go out, I'll still worry about whether they're cold or well-fed. I'll just take care of the animals and tidy up the shop in Qingshui County."
Liu shook her head. "I'll go with you."
She knew very well how the shop in Qingshui County had gradually accumulated money and built its business.
And she didn't want to separate from Ye Daniu.
Without even glancing at Ye Erniu, Madam Sun took Ye Panjiu's arm and said, "Wherever my little sister goes, I'll go! Oh, just thinking about it makes me excited."
Ye Panjiu smiled brightly; her second sister-in-law was indeed closest to her.
Ye Erniu swallowed his words, looked at Sun Shi, then at Ye Panjiu, then at Ye Lei, "I'm worried, I have to stay with you two and protect you!"
How could my wife just leave like that? He has such a fragile sense of security; he has to go with her!
Madam Sun glanced at him and asked, "Would you like to see your sister Hengtong?"
With her husband's small stature, Heng Tong could easily knock him down with just one finger.
Ye Erniu choked for a moment, "Then I can get you things!"
Ye Lei felt a pang of sympathy for his father. He looked at Wang Jiao and whispered in her ear, "Wife, do you want to go? If you do, I'll help your father."
Wang Jiao shook her head, "Let's go later, I can't rest easy right now."
She is nineteen years old this year. In the Great Liang Dynasty, women usually get married and have children at the age of thirteen or fourteen. She is already quite old.
She wants to have a child.
Of course, you can't leave home.
Ye Lei nodded, "Auntie, we'll stay home and help out at home too."
Ye Panjiu nodded, "Alright, if there's anything at home, you can go to Bailu Academy to find the headmaster. Lord Chu will still be in Qingshui County next year, so you can also look for him."
Guan Muning didn't speak. She still had her own grudge to settle. After giving birth, she would go to the academy to learn martial arts and take revenge herself.
Ye Panjiu looked at Ye Cuihua, "Where's Cuihua?"
Wu Hao and Nannan looked at Ye Cuihua nervously; their little minds knew that their mother might be leaving them.
Ye Cuihua shook her head, "Auntie, I'll stay home and teach Hao'er and Nannan properly."
Ye Panjiu suggested, "After the New Year, Hao'er and Nannan can go to the academy together."
Ye Cuihua's eyes were filled with joy, "Thank you so much, Auntie!"
She was very envious when she saw Ling'er studying at the academy.
After all, in rural families, let alone girls going to school, even boys rarely do.
She helped with chores at home from a young age, and got married when she reached marriageable age.
But she didn't want her children to be like that. Looking at the huge difference between Ye Taohua and the other children in the village, she admired them greatly.
Ye Taohua glanced at Ye Panjiu, then at the bowl and chopsticks in front of her, then at Ye Panjiu again, before looking away.
Ye Panjiu was both amused and exasperated. She patted her head and said, "Say what you want to say."
Ye Taohua shook her arm, pleading, "Mommy~ I want to go outside with you too~"
She pestered Hengtong for half a month before finally starting to teach her martial arts.
It's just that Sister Hengtong won't let her call her master, and I don't know why.
She didn't want her martial arts journey to end like this.
Ye Panjiu readily agreed, "Okay, no problem."
Grandma Ye disapproved, "Taohua is only twelve, and will be thirteen by the New Year. She's not married yet, how can she go out?"
Old Man Ye also said, "That's right. At this age, one should study hard at the academy and have a skill to make a living in the future. That's the important thing."
Ye Taohua looked like a frostbitten eggplant, completely wilted.
The osmanthus flower next to her also looked unhappy.
Ling'er blinked, seemingly unfazed.
Looking at the children's reactions, Ye Panjiu shook her head. "Father, Mother, why can't a woman go out and walk around before she gets married? The world doesn't belong only to men. If Peach Blossom and the others' future husbands use this as an excuse, then it's better not to marry at all. They've chosen the wrong person."
I believe that being away from home is also a form of learning. You'll encounter various difficulties, and you have to overcome them one by one. You can go to the academy anytime, but opportunities to travel are rare. If Peach Blossom wants to go out, I'll take her.
Old Man Ye and Old Woman Ye looked at each other but didn't say anything more.
Their daughter had a point, but they were still worried.
Ye Taohua was the happiest. She hugged Ye Panjiu's neck and kissed her hard on the cheek, saying, "Mother, you're so good!"
Ye Guihua glanced at Liu Shi but didn't say anything.
Liu encouraged her, saying, "Guihua, just tell me what you want to do, and I'll support you."
Even if Guihua doesn't want to get married in the future, she will support her!
She absolutely did not want Guihua to suffer the same hardships that Cuihua had endured.
Ye Guihua paused for a moment, pursed her lips, and finally mustered up her courage to say, "Auntie, I want to go with you too."
Ye Panjiu nodded to her, "Okay."
Ye Ling'er looked around at the Ye family members and found that everyone was looking at her.
He unconsciously kept gripping his chopsticks, feeling somewhat nervous.
Ye Taohua took the chopsticks out and grasped her hand. "My dear Ling'er, these chopsticks didn't offend you. How about it, do you want to come with me to explore the world?"
Ye Panjiu's lips twitched. "Don't talk about venturing into the martial world before you can beat your sister Hengtong, and you're not allowed to run away from home."
Raising a child is like this: Ye Taohua has a free-spirited personality, and she's genuinely afraid that one day she'll leave a letter saying something like, "We'll meet again someday."
At that time, she really wanted to search for Ye Taohua again and again to teach her a good lesson.
Ye Taohua smiled radiantly, shaking Ye Panjiu, "Mother, how could you think of me like that? I would never be so insensible as to make you worry so much."
Ye Panjiu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
Ye Ling'er spoke up, "Mother, Sister Peach Blossom, I still want to go to the academy."
Ye Taohua leaned over and kissed her chubby little face, "I knew it. I don't know what kind of magic that jade has. I see you holding it and looking at it whenever you have free time."
At this point, Ye Ling'er laughed, "It's just so beautiful! Look how crystal clear it is, how cute it is, and how it can be carved into all sorts of shapes."
Moreover, jade would never harm her like a person would.
Ye Panjiu pinched her little face, "Ling'er is right, Mother also likes jade. I'll bring back all kinds of jade for you when Mother comes back."
Ye Ling'er nodded vigorously, snatched the chopsticks from Ye Taohua's hand, and began to eat again.
The Ye family continued eating and chatting casually.
The next morning, Ye Panjiu dressed neatly and went to the front yard for breakfast.
The courtyard was filled with a fragrant aroma, the scent of rice, red dates, longan, and peanuts.
She went into the kitchen and saw a large earthenware pot bubbling away, filled with purplish-red Laba porridge.
"Sister-in-law, when did you get up to cook?"
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