Chapter 92 You need to call me Master, are you willing?
The weather is getting colder day by day.
There hasn't been much change on Tubei Mountain.
Everything was normal except that Su Jia and Chang Dong would bow and kowtow to each other every time they bumped into each other, showing their guilty conscience.
It's not all business as usual, but the atmosphere in Tubei Mountain this year is much better than in previous years.
Behind the Su family's yard, vegetable plots are connected and extend radially outward. Looking around, the scale of green is quite impressive.
This year, people living in Tubei Mountain now have hope of surviving the winter, and their spirits and energy seem to be very different.
Therefore, the atmosphere of Tubei Mountain seems calm and peaceful.
This kind of atmosphere is rarely seen in the outer city of the exile area.
"Dad, Mom, there are several more vegetable gardens behind our yard." Su Da came out of the vegetable garden that day and mentioned it casually to his parents.
Old Lady Su, along with her daughter and daughter-in-law, sat at the entrance to the main hall, sewing shoe soles in the daylight. Upon hearing this, she sighed, "I heard from Madam Huo that someone else was exiled here half a month ago. There are several more households near the intersection at the foot of the mountain. I guess they've opened a new vegetable garden."
Talking about this, Su Xiu'er felt both amused and sad. "Tubei Mountain is full of wasteland. There's only a vegetable garden behind our house. No one dares to open up other vacant land... They're all scared. My eldest and second sisters-in-law and I went to the river bend to do laundry this morning. I heard from Sister-in-law Li that everyone living in Tubei Mountain now regards our family as their guardian angel. They say that it's spread secretly that as long as you live next to our house, you won't be bullied."
Liu Yuelan said helplessly, "It's not just spread around the foot of the mountain, it's spread all over the outside. Didn't Changdong across the street hear the news and run from the inner city to build a house here? He said living here is more secure and stable than in the city."
He Daxiang sewed quickly, her head still fixed on the ground as she spoke casually, "Hey, those exiled here, aside from a few extremely treacherous and evildoers, are mostly just poor souls who were dragged down by the situation. They came here because they felt more at ease. It's no big deal. When my family first arrived, we had nothing and were so scared we came here... These days, in this place, it's harder than climbing to heaven for ordinary people to live a stable life. Sigh."
Old Man Su squatted under the eaves, took off his shoes and tapped the soles. It rained last night, and he walked around the vegetable garden and came back with mud on his soles. "That's right, it doesn't affect us much. I think if more people come in, the area around here can become a village. Then there will be more neighbors and it will be more lively."
"Oh my god, my waist is more tired than carrying water for a whole day..." Su Er immediately held his waist after entering the room, grinning and twitching.
The family, who were chatting idly, remembered something when they saw this and laughed in unison, "Is it the long winter?"
"I saw him. I bumped into him at the intersection. I bowed to him all the way back. Ouch, Daxiang, come on, rub it for me. I think I got hit."
He Daxiang was not polite at all to her husband, "Pfft! I'm busy, let your son rub it for you!"
"Those two kids are in the Huo family's courtyard. When I came back, I passed by and took a look inside. The four kids were sitting under the eaves, engrossed in listening to a book."
Old Man Su glanced over there, a smile on his face, "Let them play. The Huo family's younger brother is quite capable, it would be great if the kids could learn to read and write from him."
"The three Su An boys are four or five years old this year. It's time for them to learn some serious things... Although our family has ended up in this place, the people we meet around us are all capable people." Old Mrs. Su sighed, feeling very fortunate.
Perhaps exile is another kind of fortune for their family.
For example, if someone in Dahuai Village noticed the abnormality of my granddaughter, they would definitely treat her as an alien.
But here, neither Master Du nor Lord Broken Blade looked at Tian Bao differently. Instead, they treated her sincerely and protected her at all times.
The boys in the family also benefited from this. They seemed to be having fun with Mr. Du every day, but they actually learned a lot. Mr. Huo also gave the kids special lessons.
Isn’t this another kind of blessing?
No matter it is a sunny road or a single-plank bridge, as long as you walk out of it, it is a road.
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In the Huo family courtyard.
There is a chair and a table in the front of the main room.
Huo Ziheng stopped after reciting a passage of the Thousand Character Classic.
There were four little kids squatting in front of him, all eight of them with blank eyes, looking the same.
"After listening, why don't you go back?" Huo Ziheng tapped the wooden table beside him with his index finger and said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Su An, Su Wen and Su Wu immediately stood up and prepared to leave.
The three little ones had been raised in Tubei Mountain for some time and were naughty by nature, but for some reason, when they were in front of Mr. Huo, they would subconsciously restrain themselves and not dare to act rashly, just like students in front of a private school teacher, naturally respectful and reserved.
Tianbao held her little face in her hands and didn't move. "Uncle Huo, Tianbao doesn't understand."
"What don't you understand?"
"The sky and the earth are dark yellow, the universe is vast and boundless, the sun and the moon wax and wane, the stars are lined up... Clouds rise and bring rain, dew turns to frost. Gold is born in Lishui, jade comes from Kunshan..." Tian Bao pursed her lips, her eyes full of question marks, "I don't understand any of this."
Huo Ziheng stared at her, leaned back in his chair, and asked calmly, "Do you want me to help you solve your doubts?"
"Can you solve it?" the little kid asked, his wide, dark almond-shaped eyes filled with thirst for knowledge.
"Yes." Huo Ziheng paused, then changed the subject, "But, the one who imparts knowledge and resolves doubts is a teacher. If you want to listen to my explanation, you must call me Master. Are you willing?"
"Master!" the child said crisply without hesitation.
Upon hearing this, Huo Ziheng's eyes gradually lit up with a smile. He leaned over and stroked the child's head, "From today on, I will teach you the basics of education."
I will teach you knowledge and strategies, so that you can weave and solve the world’s problems.
The three guys who hadn't left yet all widened their eyes, looking both amazed and envious.
When they were young, they heard their grandfather tell stories about attending private school, and they knew a lot by the age of four or five.
Mr. Huo has accepted my sister as his apprentice!
In the future, my sister will be able to learn more knowledge from Mr. Huo!
They also want to be the master's apprentice...
Huo Ziheng turned his gaze towards the three children and said with a smile, "How about you become my disciple and call me Master?"
"!!!" The three kids said in unison, extremely surprised, "Sir, is this possible?!"
Su An reacted the fastest. Without waiting for the teacher to answer, he immediately pulled his two younger brothers to kneel down, pressed their heads and performed the apprenticeship ceremony, "Call me Master! Don't wait for Master to change his mind! Hurry!"
Mrs. Huo was watching with great joy. The three little boys of the Su family were all very smart.
Huo Ziheng accepted their gifts.
"Master, are we benefiting from my sister's help?" Su Wu paid his respects to the master, grinning foolishly and asking whatever he wanted to ask.
Huo Ziheng looked at the three of them, raised his eyebrows, and asked with a smile, "If you were able to become my disciple because of my sister's help, would you feel resentful or unhappy towards me?"
"It's a great blessing to be able to become my disciple! Others want to take advantage of it but can't!" The boy was very proud and didn't feel ashamed at all.
Tianbao nodded in agreement, and she would not be dissatisfied.
She is the eldest disciple.
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