Chapter 123 Wet Nurse
Captain Chen was a good master. In addition to teaching about the government office, he also taught other things. The eldest wife of the Gu family did not teach Gu Yun the ways of the world, but Captain Chen taught him everything step by step.
As for Gu Yun's decision to go to the Luo family to learn martial arts, Captain Chen personally supported it.
"You are still young. You should learn more so that you can have a bright future. Your second uncle is a capable man. Who knows, he may find a way for you to succeed." Captain Chen said.
Gu Yun didn't know anything, but he was a man who was willing to listen to advice. He studied martial arts seriously at the Luo family, and even forced himself to learn reading and calligraphy, which he didn't like, and even took the initiative to take on the job of keeping an eye on Gu Zhao.
Since Gu Yan, the eldest brother, no longer needed to invest too much energy in Gu Zhao, he devoted all his attention to studying.
Although the Luo family had invited a scholar to be their tutor, the master was aloof and not willing to teach everyone. Among the people of the Gu family, only Gu Yan caught his eye, so he only taught Luo Zhang and Gu Yan.
The others were all at the level of children of primary school and were taught by another old scholar.
The old scholar was a pedantic person, and if it weren't for the money, he would never teach girls. When it came to actual classes, the old scholar also preferred the boys. He never made things difficult for Niu Niu, but just ignored her most of the time.
If it were Gu Zhao, without a teacher to supervise him, he would have slacked off in his studies long ago.
But Niu Niu came to the Luo family to study with her parents' great expectations. When she had questions and the teacher ignored her, she did not get discouraged and turned to ask her brother.
The scholar was teaching at another place, and as they interacted more often, Niu Niu and Luo Zhang became more familiar with each other.
"Niuniu, every time you come back you have accumulated a lot of questions. Doesn't your husband help you solve them? I even suspect that you want to see your elder brother more often." Luo Zhang said with a smile.
When they first met, Luo Zhang was still a little boy who spoke harshly. After he saved his life, Luo Zhang's mentality changed quickly, and now the two of them are becoming more and more like serious friends.
"The teacher doesn't teach." Niu Niu told the truth.
Luo Zhang was stunned when he heard this, and then asked: "Why don't you teach me? Mr. Zhang is well-educated, why don't you want to teach me?"
Because except Niu Niu, no one else in the small classroom had so many questions. Niu Niu still thinks that the teacher doesn't like to answer questions and doesn't know that the teacher doesn't like her.
"The gentleman seems to like quietness and doesn't like to be disturbed." Niu Niu said casually.
Luo Zhang frowned slightly.
Gu Yan was mindful of his status. After all, his family was visiting the Luo Family Annex, not the host and the guest. He said to his sister in a gentle tone, "If Niuniu has any questions, just ask me. While I am helping Niuniu with her questions, I can also review my past experiences and learn new things from them."
Luo Zhang also said: "You can also ask me, you are so eager to learn, maybe you will surpass me in a few days."
As the only grandson of the Luo family, Luo Zhang was loved like the apple of his eye by Grandpa Luo, but he did not grow up to be a spoiled and extravagant dandy. Instead, he showed his talent for studying at an early age.
"Brother Luo Zhang, you are only seven years old and you are going to take the examination for the status of a student. It will probably take me a long time to surpass you." Niu Niu said naively.
In ten days or so, Luo Zhang and Gu Yan will have their first imperial examination. They will take part in the county examination. If they pass, they will go to the provincial capital to take part in the prefectural examination. Only if they pass the prefectural examination can they become students.
Luo Zhang said: "You are such a good girl, you actually want to surpass me!"
Niuniu didn't think anything was wrong, and no one taught her to be humble. Instead, she said, "Daddy hopes that I will become a talented woman, so of course I must aspire to surpass you!"
Luo Zhang didn't know whether to say that Niu Niu looked up to him or that Niu Niu looked down on him.
Speaking of looking up to others, she doesn't seem to think it's difficult to surpass herself.
Although she looks down on him, Niu Niu treats him as her goal to strive for.
"If you really want to surpass me, you'd better wait another hundred or eighty years." Luo Zhang is just a child after all, and was provoked by Niuniu to talk big.
Niuniu was still not defeated by any words, but said: "Okay, I will try to live to be a hundred years old."
Luo Zhang couldn't help but laugh and said, "You really don't want to suffer any loss at all."
Niuniu smiled lightly and said, "My mother taught me to say auspicious words, so that people will be happy."
Because of Niu Niu's special physique, Gu Mingda and his wife were afraid that she would say something unlucky one day and cause backlash, so they repeatedly warned Niu Niu not to make random wishes or say negative things all the time.
Luo Zhang couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder everyone likes you. My grandfather likes to talk about you every day, hoping that Aunt Fang in the capital will give birth to a little granddaughter like you."
The Luo family has few descendants, so logically they should be hoping for more boys, but during this period of time, Mr. Luo has been hoping for a girl.
When the Luo family learned about this, some people were interested in sending their girls to live with him, but they were all rejected by Grandpa Luo.
While they were talking, it was time for dinner.
Although the children of the Gu family study here, they usually do not eat here. Instead, meals are delivered to them by Old Mrs. Gu.
But because Mr. Luo specifically mentioned yesterday that he wanted to save some food for today, Mrs. Gu did not bring any food over.
It's just that the Gu family members are of ordinary status, and there are quite a few people in the Luo family's inner house who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. Taking advantage of the children's young age and thin-skinnedness, they can't help but say some unpleasant things.
Mr. Luo had not yet finished reading a page of the book in the house, but the food had already been placed on the table in the flower hall.
Gu Zhao couldn't help drooling as he looked at the exquisite dishes. He nudged Niuniu with his arm and said, "I made ginger biscuits today. They are your favorite!"
Niuniu immediately looked expectant and said, "Grandpa Luo is such a nice guy. I only mentioned it to him once and he remembered it!"
Gu Zhao also nodded vigorously and said, "There is also my favorite roast goose!"
Fang Yuan said innocently, "Hey, there are also pork elbows. I love them!"
Mr. Luo was a thoughtful person. Although he was entertaining a group of young guests, he remembered everyone's preferences. Now the servants were still adding dishes to the table. The older children had big appetites, so there was no need to worry about waste.
"It would be fine if they just got the books for free, but now they even get a bite of food for free. They are really a bunch of starving ghosts reincarnated."
The person who said this was not someone else, but Luo Zhang's wet nurse, Wang. As she said this, her harsh eyes, which seemed to carry a cold touch, swept over all the children except Luo Zhang.
Fang Yuan, who was living in Luo Mansion, darkened his eyes and lowered his head.
Luo Zhang immediately turned around and looked at his wet nurse with disapproval.
Niu Niu heard a lot of such cold words when she was at Zhang's house.
But now she is the daughter of the Gu family, and her parents have repeatedly emphasized to her that if she encounters any problems, she must speak out.
Niuniu skipped up to the nurse and asked, "Mother Wang, do you think I am the reincarnation of a starving ghost?"
First update.
This book does not torture the protagonist. No matter who has to endure hardship, Niuniu will not endure it. Anyone who bullies her will be in big trouble on the spot.
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