The sweet pears were fragrant and crisp. After taking a bite, Xiao Sanbao couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, these pears are so sweet!"
Seeing the little ones eating pears so deliciously, Zhu Taozi couldn't help but drool.
But they could only watch helplessly.
Upon seeing this, Ning Huan handed the remaining pear in the basin to the four little ones and said, "What did I just teach you?"
Little Erbao tentatively took a pear out of the basin and asked, "Can we give Little Peach a pear?"
She nodded: "Of course, here are five pears for you to share with your friends."
Hearing this, Xiao Erbao happily handed the pear in his hand to Zhu Taozi.
Little Peach quickly took the pear: "Thank you, Little Treasure. I'll share with you all when I eat something delicious in the future."
The pears were sweet, but Da Bao only ate a few bites and then stopped.
Ning Huan asked curiously, "Da Bao, why aren't you eating?"
He shook his head and said, "I'm done eating. I'll leave the rest for Father."
Hearing this, Ning Huan patted Da Bao's head and said, "Don't worry, your daddy has pears to eat too. I'm about to take them to him."
As she spoke, she took a pear and headed toward Zhou Jing'an's house.
Da Bao stood there, staring blankly at Ning Huan's departing figure.
Ning Huan brought pears to Zhou Jing'an. Seeing his worried expression, she said, "I just gave pears to the four little ones. Everyone got one."
Hearing this, Zhou Jing'an finally accepted the pear with peace of mind.
Just as he was about to speak to Ning Huan, the shouts and curses of the little dumplings and little peaches rang out from the courtyard.
"Zhu Taozi, you clearly put the pebble in your right hand just now. I guessed right, you secretly switched hands!"
"I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"
"You shameless bastard, you're cheating!"
Little Peach retorted without backing down, "I didn't cheat! You're the shameless one! All four of you are little rascals!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Erbao angrily retorted, "Zhu Taozi, you called us little rascals, but I think you're the little bitch!"
Little Sibao chimed in, "You're the shameless one!"
Little Peach had been by her mother's side since she was little and had learned a lot of cursing skills. Now she finally had a chance to put them to use.
The four little ones had picked up quite a bit of Ning Huan's swearing from a lot of noise by watching her swear.
Suddenly, a lot of unpleasant and offensive swear words rang out in the courtyard, which shocked Ning Huan.
Turning around, Zhou Jing'an, who was lying on the bed, had an even darker face.
This is understandable. Zhou Jing'an was a scholar who had read extensively in the academy, but his child could curse at home like a country ruffian.
How could he possibly tolerate it?
The shouting and cursing in the courtyard grew louder and louder. Ning Huan looked at the little dumpling and complained helplessly, "How did these little dumplings learn to curse, and curse so horribly?"
These words only made things worse; Zhou Jing'an's face darkened even more after they were spoken.
He asked Ning Huan without a smile, "What do you think?"
Ning Huan then realized that the original owner of this body often cursed people without any regard for their feelings, so over time the four little ones had also learned to do so.
She gave an awkward laugh: "I'll go out and tell them to shut up."
She went outside, but heard the little ones still arguing: "Shameless!"
"You're the shameless one!"
She exasperatedly called out, "No more swearing!"
Ning Huan looked at the four little ones and said, "You four were playing with your friends, how come you suddenly started swearing? You're not allowed to swear anymore!"
Little Erbao, standing to the side, retorted indignantly, "Why should I? I'm the one who curses! Little Peach cheated in the game, so I'm going to curse her!"
The three little ones chimed in, "You always swear at people, and we all learned it from you. Why can you swear but we can't?"
Ning Huan looked at the little bundles of joy in front of her with a headache. Now she knew what it meant to teach by example.
"Then let me ask you, do you think I'm annoying?"
Hearing the wicked woman ask this question, the four little ones were stunned. They looked at each other, none of them daring to utter a sound.
"It's okay, just tell the truth, and I won't hit you."
Da Bao nodded from the side: "How annoying."
When Da Bao spoke up, the other three little ones nodded in agreement.
Even Little Peach chimed in, "You're annoying! A lot of people in our village hate you."
Ning Huan then asked, "Do you want to be hated like I am?"
The little ones immediately shook their heads like rattles: "No, we don't want to be disliked like you!"
She continued, "That's it. If you don't want to be disliked like me, you shouldn't learn to swear like me. Besides, I'm just a country bumpkin; I don't know anything, which is why I swear. But you're different..."
Ning Huan paused and then said, "You are all still young, and you have a long road ahead of you. Are you willing to be like country bumpkins?"
Even the youngest child, Xiao Sibao, understood and shook his head vigorously.
"Your fathers are well-versed in the classics at the academy and will be able to take the imperial examinations. If they pass with flying colors and become officials, they will become pillars of the nation, respected by all. Don't you want to be like that?"
The four little dumplings silently lowered their heads.
But Xiao Taozi scoffed dismissively, "I don't want to. My mother said that when I grow up, I'll just marry into a good family. If I can't get married, I can still take over my father's business and buy lots of cattle to take the villagers to town."
Ning Huan wasn't angry. She continued, "Even if some of you don't want to serve in the court, you can still be respected as long as you do your job well, regardless of whether you are a scholar, farmer, artisan, or merchant. But no matter what you do, the fundamental principle of being a person is not to be tainted with bad habits."
After hearing these words, Da Bao was the first to react. He said to Ning Huan, "I was wrong today. I won't swear anymore."
Little Erbao also apologized, saying, "I won't swear anymore..."
The two little ones also said together, "We will change in the future and will not swear anymore."
Ning Huan nodded in satisfaction.
Then he looked at Little Peach beside him: "Little Peach, these four little dumplings won't swear anymore. What about you?"
Zhu Taozi rolled her eyes and said, "You're their mother, not mine. What right do you have to tell me what to do?"
Logically speaking, this little girl has nothing to do with her, but her cheerful personality is quite endearing.
After thinking about it, I still feel I should have a proper talk with her.
"Little Peach, although girls don't need to enter the court or serve in officialdom, if you're too shrewish and domineering, you'll still be disliked, like me..."
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