Chapter 9 Want to Learn to Read
Originally, Gu Yun only had to be beaten by his biological father, but after these words came out, it immediately turned into a mixed doubles match between men and women.
Chen Chunhua picked up the broom beside her and hit Gu Yun: "I gave you a chance but you didn't use it! I really raised you in vain. You just know how to be lazy all day long and you can't even learn how to enjoy life!"
Gu Yun was the toughest person in his body. Even at this time, he still didn't forget to retort: "Mom, this blessing is for you, do you want it?"
Chen Chunhua was so angry that her nose was about to be crooked.
Not only did Gu Yun not cherish it, he also stuffed the branch into his sister's hand.
"You learn. From now on, you will be the one to learn. Learn all the characters that big brother doesn't want to recognize." Gu Yun said and was about to run away.
But he was only fourteen years old after all, and was no match for his biological father, Boss Gu. After running only a few steps, he was picked up and forced to kneel in front of the sand table.
Gu Mingda certainly understood the thoughts of Gu Lao Da and his wife. They believed that it would be a good thing if their sons could learn a few more words for free. Even though his two nephews were obviously not suitable for the imperial examinations, Gu Mingda never refused. Instead, he deliberately came up with two sets of teaching plans for them.
Even if his two nieces also learned to read, Gu Mingda would most likely not refuse. It was a pity that Mr. and Mrs. Gu were obviously not willing to waste so much time and effort on their daughters.
Gu Daya had just been given a nice name when her mother dragged her back to her room to sew clothes. Chen Chunhua kept muttering, "Girls will have to go to someone else's house sooner or later. Instead of wasting time learning to read, you might as well learn a few more dishes so that you can be liked by your mother-in-law when you go to her house."
Before leaving, Gu Daya glanced at Niuniu and couldn't help complaining, "Why am I not my second uncle's daughter? Even his adopted daughter has the opportunity to learn to read!"
Hearing this, Chen Chunhua became furious and couldn't help but slap him in the face.
Gu Daya looked at Chen Chunhua with disbelief in her eyes.
In fact, Chen Chunhua regretted it right after the beating. Although she valued her son, she also felt sorry for her daughter and had never beaten Daya before.
Chen Chunhua was still stubborn and cursed, "You are really rebellious. I worked so hard to give birth to you, but it was a mistake. If you really want to be someone's daughter, then go ahead and see if they want you!"
Gu Daya was beaten in front of everyone and felt extremely embarrassed. She no longer mentioned reading and writing. She covered her face and cried, then ran into the woodshed next door and slammed the dilapidated door shut.
Gu Yun was about to say something when Chen Chunhua scolded him, "Go learn your handwriting. If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be so much trouble!"
Gu Yun shrank his neck in fear. He knew that his mother was furious again. She would kick any dog that passed by and scold anyone who annoyed her. He could only swallow what he wanted to say and honestly took the pen to trace the word "曦" on the sand table.
Niuniu glanced at the tightly closed door of the woodshed, then turned around and imitated Gu Yun to write on the sand table.
But she was small and had short arms, so the way she held the branch looked weird.
"Hold the branch like this."
Gu Yan approached Niu Niu at some point, stretched out his hand and demonstrated to her.
Although he was young, his fingers were long and white. The sunlight fell on him, giving him a golden halo.
Niu Niu stretched out her little hand and tried hard to imitate Gu Yan's pen-holding posture, but she could never learn the essence of it.
Gu Yan looked at the little girl's slightly clumsy appearance, chuckled, covered her little hand with his right hand, helped her hold the branch, and quickly wrote two words on the sand table in front of him: Gu Xi.
"This is your name, Gu Xi." Gu Yan explained.
Niu Niu looked at the two words carefully several times, muttering them softly, as if she wanted to engrave them deeply in her mind.
Gu Mingda had not just started teaching the children to read and write. In fact, the progress of each person in the family was different. After teaching a few commonly used characters, he began to teach the Four Books and Five Classics. This time, his only student was actually Gu Yan.
No one else could understand this kind of course with a certain threshold. Gu Yun and Gu Jin's eyes began to circle around, and their attention could not help but fall elsewhere.
On the contrary, Niu Niu, although she didn't understand the later lessons, she still looked extremely serious and looked at Gu Mingda with her big eyes.
After finally finishing the afternoon teaching, Gu Yun and Gu Jin immediately cheered and ran out of the yard as if escaping.
Gu Yan had many questions in his mind, so he grabbed Gu Mingda and started asking him questions.
Zhang Yunniang has three sons. The eldest, Gu Yan, is thirteen years old this year. He studies very hard. If he had not been in poor health, he would have been able to take the examination for status as a student long ago. The second son, Gu Xian, is eleven years old this year. Unfortunately, he was abducted very early and his whereabouts are still unknown. The third son, Gu Zhao, is six years old this year, only one year older than Niu Niu, and his learning progress is similar to Niu Niu's.
Gu Zhao was not as studious as his brother. At this moment, he came to Niuniu's side and said as if offering a treasure: "Niuniu, look, what is this?"
He opened his palm, and inside was a green caterpillar.
Niu Niu was almost scared to tears when she saw this scene. She was most afraid of insects. These soft-bodied creatures were obviously small in size, but one look at them would make people want to be petrified on the spot.
"I caught this with great difficulty and have kept it for several days. Isn't it very beautiful?" six-year-old Gu Zhao asked proudly.
Niu Niu didn't know how to answer, she just wanted to stay away from the thing.
He even stretched out his hand in front of Niu Niu and said, "Mom said that you will be my biological sister from now on. I would not be willing to play with ordinary people. I will..."
Gu Zhao originally wanted to give it as a gift to his new "sister", but when the words came to his lips, he felt reluctant and changed his words and said, "I agree that you can touch it, come on, see if it likes you."
Although Niu Niu was very afraid of the insect, she stretched out her hand tremblingly under Gu Zhao's repeated urging.
“Ouch, it hurts!”
Gu Zhao tilted his head and cried out. When he saw Zhang Yuniang pinching his ears, he quickly begged for mercy: "Mom, please be gentle! Be gentle!"
Zhang Yunniang raised her eyebrows and said, "You little bastard, you're scaring people with caterpillars again, wait and see how I'll deal with you!"
Gu Zhao explained: "This is not scary, this is my baby, I am good to my sister, so I let her touch it!"
Zhang Yunniang glared at her youngest son, but she didn't pull his ears too hard. She hugged Niuniu, who was standing there in a daze, and asked, "Niuniu, are you afraid? How dare your third brother bully you? I'll punish him soon!"
When Gu Zhao heard this, he was so anxious that he made faces at Niu Niu.
Niuniu looked up at Zhang Yuniang and said seriously, "Mom, Third Brother didn't bully me, he just wanted to play with me."
Although playing with insects is terrifying and difficult for ordinary people to accept, Niu Niu can feel that Gu Zhao has no ill intentions.
Seeing that Niuniu really thought so, Zhang Yunniang did not hold on to the matter any longer. She just told Gu Zhao: "Play with the bugs by yourself, but don't bring your sister into the trap."
There is a lot of work to do in the countryside, and Zhang Yuniang can't always keep an eye on the children.
After Gu Zhao escaped from the clutches of his mother, he said to Niuniu in a very righteous manner: "Since you helped me this time, I'll give you this bug."
Niu Niu didn't dare to accept it, she quickly waved her hand.
After Gu Zhao was sure that she really didn't want it, he carefully put the precious insect away.
Friendships between children are always established quickly. Gu Zhao already regarded his new sister as a good friend. Seeing that Niuniu seemed unhappy, he asked, "Are you hungry?"
In the mind of little boy Gu Zhao, being hungry and his mother not letting him play with insects are the only two sad things in the world.
Niuniu shook her head and asked in a low voice: "Third brother, do you know how to make a sand table?"
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