Chapter 12 Let Xiaoxuan Read
After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at a small road in Xishi. Their new home was not far away.
It was bustling outside, but very quiet inside.
After returning home and paying the two men their wages, the whole family sat on the stone bench in the yard.
"I finally have a home of my own." Xia Yutong said with emotion.
Xiaoxuan's eyes were red, "Sister, no one will beat us here anymore." What he feared most was going back to his old life.
Looking at the little person, confirming with her with red eyes, Xia Yutong felt a little sad.
This emotion was not from the original owner, but from her. Yes, who would like to be bullied all the time?
Did she suppress those people too harshly back then?
"Don't worry, no one will beat you anymore, and I won't let anyone bully you anymore." She patted Xiaoxuan's head gently and coaxed him.
Xia Feng felt even more heartbroken, "Dad promises that I will never let you be bullied again."
It was all his fault. He failed to protect his family.
Unfortunately, Xiaoxuan doesn’t believe what he said now.
Maybe it was because she knew she had a new home, but Rongrong opened her eyes and smiled in Xia's mother's arms.
The children's laughter quickly relieved everyone's sadness, and the whole family was happy.
"From now on, this will be our home, so." Xia Yutong stood up and said, "Let's start tidying up."
There are four rooms, and Xia's father and mother share one with Rongrong.
Xia Yutong and Xiaoxuan each have a room.
The house is U-shaped, with two rooms on each side and a main room in the middle, which can be used to meet guests on weekdays.
There is a kitchen behind the small courtyard. The kitchen is quite large, but the backyard is very small. You can grow some things in the front yard.
The high walls blocked a lot of views.
None of this matters, there will be plenty of time to change it later.
The clothes had been bought, but the food at home was not ready yet. After finishing the housework, Xia Yutong and Xiaoxuan went out to the street to buy a lot of food.
This time I bought white rice and white flour, and I don’t plan to treat myself badly.
Xia Yutong took out the money from selling ginseng and told her family that she got three hundred taels.
Because the oldest one was the one they dug up from the mountain.
Three hundred taels is a huge fortune for this family. If it were in the village, it would easily last for ten years.
With money as a foundation, the whole family felt more relaxed.
After having the things sent back, this house finally became a real home.
"Xiaoxuan, help me light the fire and let's cook. Dad, mom and little sister are hungry." After looking outside, Xia Yutong said to Xiaoxuan.
"Okay, big sister, can we cook meat today?" Thinking of the fat meat, his mouth was watering.
Xia Yutong certainly knew what he was thinking, but she didn't like fat.
"Okay, I'll make boiled meat for you later." This is the simplest way.
It’s just boiled in plain water, but a lot of seasonings are added to it.
I have to say that the most troublesome thing in ancient times was these seasonings. You had to go to a spice shop or a pharmacy to buy them.
She really hadn't thought of this.
The whole family was full of food after the sumptuous dinner. After Xia Yutong helped Xia Feng change his medicine, she took out the book with pictures.
"Dad, let Xiaoxuan invite the landlord over tomorrow and we'll give him the money." After saying that, Xia Yutong looked at her father.
After seeing her father nod, Xia Yutong said again: "Dad, let's send Xiaoxuan to school."
The most annoying thing is that she clearly knows how to read but she pretends not to know. It’s so annoying and I feel like it’s blocking her from moving forward.
Besides, the family is not short of money now, so it is better to let Xiaoxuan go to school. He is so young, why not go to school?
Sister Ken.
"I'm not going." What Xia Yutong didn't expect was that Xiaoxuan was actually unwilling to go.
He had a look of rejection on his face, but there was longing in his eyes, which made Xia Yutong feel a little confused.
"Why?" Reading is so good. Whether in modern times or ancient times, reading is the best shortcut.
After hearing his daughter's words, Father Xia thought for a moment and finally nodded. "Your sister is right. Since your family has the means, you should go. You can't be like your father and be illiterate for the rest of your life. Educating yourself doesn't necessarily mean you'll be the top scorer in the imperial examination."
Father Xia began to persuade Xiaoxuan earnestly.
"Also, go to the landlord's house tomorrow. We've been given a favor, but we can't forget our gratitude. Since they let us move in first and have the money, we have to send people over."
In fact, Father Xia still felt a little regretful. He was too impulsive yesterday and agreed to accept the price of 120 taels. What if the ginseng was not sold?
He felt a little regretful when he thought about it.
Fortunately, the ginseng was sold.
Xiaoxuan wanted to resist, but his sister was staring at him and he had no ability to resist at all.
"All right."
He only thought about going to school in his dreams. It was not that he was unwilling to go, but he was afraid that his family would be like the village chief's, where the whole family had to support a scholar.
Their house is no better than the village chief's.
Since his father and elder sister want him to go to school, he must study hard and will not let his father and elder sister down.
Looking at the fighting spirit in Xiaoxuan's eyes, Xia Yutong showed an aunt's smile on her face.
She won't let Xiaoxuan go alone to pay the final payment tomorrow, she has to go with him.
The family was so full that they sat in the yard leisurely and chatted.
Harmonious and harmonious.
The next day, after Xia Yutong prepared breakfast at home, she said goodbye to her parents and took Xiaoxuan away from home to find the landlord.
The landlord was also a very easy-going person. When he saw two little kids coming with such a large sum of money, he immediately pulled them into his house.
He also kindly reminded them not to show off their wealth.
Xia Yutong was very grateful for this.
After leaving the landlord's house, Yutong took Xiaoxuan to buy some school supplies.
You know what, these things are really expensive.
An introductory book like this cost almost five taels of silver. No wonder a farmer needed an entire family to support a scholar.
"Sister, why don't I stop going to school?" Xiaoxuan felt a little sorry for the money.
Xia Yutong glared at Xiaoxuan and said, "You little brat, you don't have to take the money, but you must listen carefully in class in the future and don't let the money go to waste." The necessary suppression must be given.
"Sister." Xiaoxuan looked at his elder sister with red eyes.
A lot of changes have taken place in the family these days. Just because he is young doesn't mean he doesn't know things. He understands that all this is because of his eldest sister.
"Okay, okay, you're a man, why are you crying? Hurry up and grab your things and let's go home." After saying this, Xia Yutong turned around and faced Xiaoxuan.
Xiaoxuan must not see the smile on my face.
This kid is a smart one.
The Xia family settled down in the town.
Father Xia's legs also slowly recovered with Xia Yutong's prescription.
Mother Xia was still the same, slow to react and looking dull.
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