The twins would also secretly make faces at them.
The interaction between the four children caught Zhou Ran's attention.
He asked curiously, “Don’t the two young masters and young ladies in Madam Shen’s family go to school?”
The twins' eyes lit up when they heard this.
Su Tai glanced at the two children in a reproachful manner and slowly explained, "They have finished learning the Hundred Family Names and Three Character Classic. They will have private lessons with Mr. Chu every evening."
Zhou Ran suddenly realized, "So that's it."
The twins waited for a long time but got no further news, and they were inevitably disappointed.
Ye saw the reactions of the two little guys and smiled secretly.
Seeing that the children couldn't sit still, Su Tai said, "Take the little guest out to play."
The twins were overjoyed. They immediately left the desk and ran to the kitchen, each holding the other.
"What are your names?" Shen Congyu asked.
"My name is Zhou Yi, I'm eight years old. This is my sister Zhou Xue, she's six years old. How about you?" Zhou Yi is taller than the twins and feels that he should be older than them.
Shen Congyu and Shen Yuean smiled at each other and said loudly: "We are seven years old! Brother Zhou Yi, let's go! We will take you to eat delicious food!"
Ye and Zhou Ran sat for a while and were ready to leave, but they found the yard very quiet, without any movement, and were very puzzled.
Su Tai smiled and said, "It's probably in the kitchen. I'll go take a look."
The couple followed closely and saw their two children sitting at the square table in the kitchen. The table was filled with all kinds of food that they had never seen before.
"Yier, Xueer! How can you be so presumptuous in your master's house?" Zhou Ran's face changed.
The brother and sister were so scared that they quickly put down their things and stood aside.
Shen Congyu hurriedly defended them, "We are the ones who entertained Brother Zhou Yi and Sister Zhou Xue. We invited them to eat."
"This..." Zhou Ran frowned.
Su Tai smiled and nodded to the couple, "The children have their own social life, and the adults don't need to get involved. These snacks were originally prepared for them, and they can arrange them as they please.
I'll take you to see our sheepfold and cattle shed."
To get over there, they had to go through a small door behind the kitchen. When the couple went in, they found that the sheepfold and cowshed were incredibly large. There were probably hundreds of sheep and dozens of cows inside.
Su Tai said, "That's the gate of the sheepfold and cowshed. Someone comes here every day to slaughter a few sheep and cows. You can come here to get milk at that time. Goat milk or cow milk is fine. The excess milk is given to the elderly and children in the village or to other villages. We can't drink it all at home."
“Mrs. Shen isn’t going to sell it?” Ye asked, expressing her confusion.
Su Tai shook her head. "We don't have enough manpower. We can't handle it. There's no need for this."
The couple nodded in understanding.
After leaving the sheepfold and cowshed, he found that his two children had finished eating and were helping the twins clean up the tables, chairs and dishes. Their expressions instantly relaxed a lot.
The twins were reluctant to see Zhou Yi and Zhou Xue leaving.
"When will you come to my house to play again?" Shen Yuean held Zhou Xue's hand, wanting to keep her.
Zhou Xue looked at Ye.
Ye sneered, "As long as Xue'er doesn't have class, she can come over and play."
Shen Yuean pouted, "Xi'er has to go to school, and you guys have to go to school too, so no one has time to play with us."
Seeing the two people's pitiful appearance, Zhou Ran felt distressed immediately. He turned around and bowed to Su Tai and said, "Madam Shen, if the two young masters and young ladies have time, they can also go to the school. I am not talented, but I have studied for a few more years, so I can give them some guidance."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhou. I will consider it."
Su Tai personally saw the family off the door.
He glanced back at the guilty twins, and although his expression remained calm, he was smiling in his heart. It was probably no one else who was so good at taking advantage of opportunities to seek external help.
When the Zhou siblings returned home, their mother hugged her granddaughter and asked about the Su family's situation.
Zhou Xue gestured excitedly, "Sister Yue'an has a lot of delicious snacks at home. Sister Yue'an said they have durian pancakes, roast meat, red bean cakes, and mung bean cakes. We also drank milk tea. Grandma, look at my belly, it's so round."
Mother Zhou reached out and touched her granddaughter's belly, saying exaggeratedly, "Oh my! It's really round like a ball. Your mother made braised pork for lunch today. What should we do if Xue'er can't eat it?"
"I can eat it, I can eat it!" Zhou Xue was anxious and looked at Zhou Yi quickly, "Brother, I can still eat it, right?"
The three adults burst into laughter.
Ye asked with amusement, "Do you like the second son and second daughter of Lord Shen's family?"
The brother and sister nodded and replied in unison: "I like it!"
Ye's smile deepened.
In a blink of an eye, the family has been in Shenjiazhuang for two months and has completely adapted to the pace of life in the village.
It's strawberry harvest season.
All the old people and children in the village have to go to the back mountain to pick strawberries. In addition to picking strawberries, men and women also have to work in the workshop.
Chu Heng invited Zhou Ran to participate in farming.
Zhou Ran brought his wife, children and mother with him.
When we arrived at the back mountain, the rich strawberry aroma was refreshing. After tasting the strawberries, the family of five were all convinced.
Zhou Ran even wrote a poem specially for the strawberries. Looking back, he saw Chu Heng had already rolled up his sleeves and started working.
Zhou Yi and his sister also ran up the hill with their small baskets. Halfway along the way, they heard Shen Congyu and Shen Yuean calling them, and they immediately changed direction.
Ye was a little worried at first, but when she saw that there were only children over there, she just didn't care.
Shen Congyu called people over and immediately whispered to the other friends, "My mother said that if we pick a pound of strawberries today, she will give us two cents, and everyone will get the same. Do you want to make money together?"
The Zhou brothers and sisters, who had never made money on their own, were stunned. "Can we do that?"
“It’s a must!”
After getting an affirmative answer, the brother and sister nodded heavily.
Shen Yuezhang and Shen Congrong reminded them: "You can only pick strawberries when they are completely red, and you can't pinch them to pieces. If they fail the inspection, you won't be paid."
"Got it!" the children shouted at the top of their lungs.
He works even harder than adults.
Zhou Ran picked a basket of them, and when he stood up, he saw the children working hard and was a little surprised. "I didn't expect them to be so serious about farm work. They will become great in the future!"
Chu Heng frowned slightly, stroking his chin as if to fall into deep thought, "Why do I feel like something is not right? I'll ask later."
Everyone was busy until the evening. When they counted the strawberries, they found that Zhou Ran and Chu Heng had picked more strawberries than even the children. They were so embarrassed that their faces turned red.
When Zhou Ran got home, he just felt ashamed to see the children, but he heard the two children say excitedly: "We helped Madam Shen and earned eighty cents today."
"What's going on?" Zhou Ran came over and his eyes widened when he saw the money bag on the table.
Zhou Yi looked proud and said, "Mrs. Shen asked us to help. We are paid two cents for picking one pound. My sister and I picked 40 pounds together, which is 80 cents. Dad, can you give us this money for safekeeping?"
"What do you want the money for?" Ye frowned slightly, not understanding what the two children were doing. (End of this chapter)
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