Chapter 267 Xu Jiaojiao
The two of them went down the mountain and first went to the Yun family to drive the donkey cart, and picked up Yunhua and Yunyue by the way.
From a distance, I saw Zhao Zhilan waiting at the gate, and the donkey cart was already prepared.
Yunhua and Yunyue had already placed the three book baskets neatly in the car. When they saw Baoya and Jingzhen, they waved at them excitedly.
Zhao Zhilan still felt quite sorry. She knew that Nan Xuan was the owner of the Hongdouxuan shop in town, and Jingzhen must be well-off. She planned to wait for Jingzhen to return the car after sending the three children to school, and then give him some money and some homemade pickled meat.
Jingzhen is about the same age as her Chenglu, just a child, and she feels embarrassed to work for him for free.
Watching Jingzhen driving the donkey cart carrying the three children slowly away, Zhao Zhilan stood at the door and breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of peaceful and tranquil day was quite beautiful.
The donkey cart moved slowly, and when the group arrived at Yucai Academy, He Chunxiu and Yun Sanlang had already arrived and were waiting at the academy gate.
"Sorry to trouble you again." He Chunxiu felt a little embarrassed when she saw Jingzhen.
My daughter troubles this junior brother again and again, but this junior brother has a very good temper and takes good care of Baoya in every way.
"You're welcome, Auntie," Jingzhen said, taking out the gray coat that He Chunxiu had lent him last night from the car and handing it back to her.
"Thank you, Auntie, and thank you, Uncle Yun."
"You're so polite," Yun Sanlang patted his shoulder, "You're Baoya's senior brother, so we're all family."
Yun Sanlang and his friends had already brought the tuition fees that the three children had to pay for their studies in advance. They consisted of six gifts: dried meat, celery, dried longan, lotus seeds, red dates, and red beans.
Dried meat is used to express gratitude to the teacher, celery symbolizes diligence, dried longan symbolizes enlightenment, lotus seeds symbolize painstaking teaching, red dates symbolize early success in high school, and red beans symbolize great ambitions. Together they are called the Six Rites.
As he was speaking, Qi Mo heard the sound and walked out of the academy.
Seeing this, Jingzhen said goodbye to Yun Sanlang and He Chunxiu and drove the donkey cart back to the village.
"Is it the child of the Yun family?" Qi Mo stood tall and said to Bao Ya and the others.
Baoya waved her short little hand towards him, her soft voice filled with excitement: "Mr. Xiao Qi!"
"Oh, it's Baoya and her two sisters?" Qi Mo smiled faintly, "Where's your second brother?"
He was talking about Yun Chenglu, whom the four children had seen before when they came to the academy to pick up Yun Chengfu.
I thought the Yun family would have four children, but in the end there were only three girls, and the boy didn't come.
He Chunxiu then said, "Mr. Qi, only the three of them came to study. Chenglu was born not good at studying, so he went to learn martial arts from a master."
Qi Mo was a little surprised. Logically, most families would not be so careless as to allow their boys to fool around and learn martial arts.
However, this was someone else's family matter, and it was not convenient for him to interfere.
"Mr. Qi, this is the tuition for the three children. I'll have to trouble you to take care of them in the future." Yun Sanlang said.
As he spoke, he took down the six gifts from the car. Baoya, Yunhua and Yunyue quickly took over and each carried their own things.
"Of course. The shop at home is still open, and I'm sorry to bother you two to come over." Qi Mo said politely.
Yun Sanlang and He Chunxiu gave the three maids some more instructions before leaving, looking back every few steps.
Even though their shop was in Ping'an Town, only a quarter of an hour away from the academy, they were still very worried about their children going to school for the first time.
It was not until they saw Yun Chengfu come out with two classmates, helping Baoya and the other little girls carry their bundles of cashier's money, and go in with Qi Mo, and there was no one at the entrance of the academy, that the couple returned to the shop.
"Brother, we can come to the academy to study with you in the future!" Baoya was very happy.
In the past, I could only see my brother once a month or so, but now I can see him every day.
Yun Chengfu held her bundle of honor in one hand and touched her head with his free hand. "Yes, since you three have enrolled in school, you should study hard. If you have any questions, ask Mr. Xiao Qi."
"Okay!" Baoya, Yunhua and Yunyue said in unison.
The enlightenment class was held in the room next to Yun Chengfu’s Qiuzhi Hall, which was called the Enlightenment Hall.
Yun Chengfu and two classmates went to help Baoya and the others put their tuition bags away, and then returned to Qiuzhi Hall to continue their studies.
Today we are going to welcome some little kids from the Enlightenment Hall, and Qi Mo has assigned them homework early in the morning.
In the Enlightenment Hall, Qi Mo had already gone in, and Baoya, Yunhua and Yunyue followed behind with their own small book baskets on their backs.
The three little girls stood at the door, a little hesitant. They first looked inside curiously and saw two boys sitting on the neatly arranged desk in the room.
They looked about eight or nine years old, all dressed in fine clothes, and at first glance they were children from wealthy families.
A chubby-looking man in a pine green jacket with dark patterns sat upright in his seat. Even when he heard footsteps at the door, he did not turn around to look.
The other one had a fat head and big ears, a small face as fat as a pancake, and was wearing a purple shirt.
As soon as he heard Baoya and the others coming in, his little head turned around as if the door hinge was oiled, and he peeked towards the door.
Seeing this, Qi Mo coughed lightly and said to Baoya and the others, "Come in."
Baoya and the other two then stepped into the threshold of the Enlightenment Hall.
"Boys sit here, girls sit here." Qi Modao raised his hand and pointed left and right.
Baoya, Yunhua and Yunyue sat down obediently at the desk on the right side of the window.
However, the desks were placed in a row for two people, so Yunhua was left alone.
However, Qi Moshu should have two more children coming, and then Yunhua will have someone to sit with.
Baoya had just put away her book basket and taken out the pile of treasures she had carefully selected last night and placed them on the desk one by one when she heard another burst of footsteps at the door.
After the footsteps, a tall and thin boy with dark skin walked in. He looked about twelve or thirteen years old, but was wearing very ordinary cotton jacket and pants, and the book basket looked old.
"Zhang Shun, right? Come and sit here." Qi Mo said.
Zhang Shun moved his lips, said "Thank you, sir" in a low voice, and walked to the back seat where the two boys were sitting.
Zhang Shun, who arrived last, had packed up his things and placed his books, rice paper, brushes and ink on the desk. Only then did the girl finally arrive.
Before anyone arrived, Baoya heard a little girl's voice outside: "Okay, you two can go and send your children off. Give me the book box and find a corner to stay. I still need to study. Don't disturb me!"
"Yes, Miss!"
The two servants responded in unison.
Baoya heard the familiar voice outside through the wall and felt something was wrong.
Sure enough, when the light footsteps got closer, a fiery red figure walked in.
Isn’t this the little girl, Xu Jiaojiao, who pushed her off the viewing tower during the Lantern Festival?
At this time, as Xu Jiaojiao stepped into the threshold of the Enlightenment Hall, she also saw Baoya and the others sitting in the row by the window.
She stared at Yunyue intently and said angrily, "Little village girl? Why are you here?"
During the Lantern Festival, she was slapped twice by this little girl! She will never forget it!
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