Chapter 57 Can You Do It Today?
After a long time, Xie Yuduo taught her step by step, teaching her by example and reviewing the old to learn the new...
It is the Waking of Insects season. In the vast world, all things come back to life. Grass and trees begin to sprout. Rain caresses apricot buds, and wind wraps around parasol trees. It is a new scene again...
It is really indescribable.
It's a pity that my long black hair, which had finally dried out, was tossed back and forth by the moisture brought by the spring rains. It dried and then got soaked again, and then got soaked and then dried again. It was so annoying...
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The next morning, the couple woke up and clung to each other again, inseparable.
Before leaving, Xie Yuduo lowered his head and kissed her again and again. Seeing that she was reluctant to leave, he lowered his voice in her ear.
"Good boy, tell me, can you make it tonight?"
This made Chen Qi throw the incense ball from the quilt at him, and the man laughed and walked out.
Very refreshing.
Chen Qi got up and relaxed for a long time before she felt better.
In the morning, Chen Qi first went to talk to Mrs. Wu about this idea.
Although I am the head of the family, the real boss is still the old lady.
When Mrs. Wu heard this, she nodded.
With the old lady's permission, Chen Qi knew what was going on, so he ordered people to harness the carriage and return to Baihe Town.
"Good girl, you finally know how to go home. Come here quickly and let your mother take a good look at you."
Shen's mother looked around and saw that her daughter had a rosy complexion, a healthy body, and a slightly rounder chin. She finally felt relieved.
Ever since my eldest brother and his wife moved to the county town, only my parents and my younger brother's family of three are left at home, and the yard seems much more spacious.
"Mom, where's our little monkey? Where did he go again?"
"He went to school with Ermao, but he's been on and off for a while now. I don't know how many characters he's learned. He's not as worry-free as you and your elder brother were back then."
These words were exactly what Shen Qi had in mind.
"Mom, I have an idea, would you like to hear it?"
"What's the idea?"
"I thought, the school in town is small, and there are few serious students. My little brother won't learn anything if he just plays around at home all day. It would be better to send him to a good school in the county. If he can continue his studies, he will have a good future. If he really isn't cut out for this, let him learn a skill as soon as possible. It's better than just playing around."
After hearing what her daughter said, Zhang hesitated.
"During the Chinese New Year, your sister-in-law also mentioned this idea. She said that your brother is doing business in the county town right now, and she has nothing to do at home, so she can take care of Ji'er."
"No, my sister-in-law is getting heavier and heavier, and my brother's shop is doing well. He will be busy in the future. How can he take care of her?"
"That's why I didn't answer her."
"Hehe, it's a good opportunity for Xiao Ji to live at my house first. The Xie family also has a little cousin who's of school age. He's Yu Shuo, the one who lived with Xiao Ji last time. Then, the two of them can keep each other company and go to and from school together. Wouldn't that be nice?"
Zhang shook her head without even thinking about it.
"no."
"Mom, why not? I have nothing to do at home, and I have a place to stay at home."
"I wouldn't bother your brother and sister-in-law, who live on their own. You're the new bride of a wealthy family! Duo'er is a junior, but there are still two generations of elders above her. You don't have any children to take care of yourself. If you take your brother to live with you, people won't gossip about you! Just for these reasons, I can't do it."
Chen Qi knew that her mother kept urging her to have a child, so she quickly changed the subject and tried to persuade her in a gentle way.
"Firstly, I've already discussed this with Yuduo and the old lady at home, and they're both very supportive. Secondly, I've also thought about it. My younger brothers need to be sent to school during the day, so it's just one more person to pick them up on the way back and forth. After school, I'll be at home taking care of them, so it won't be a problem."
Seeing that her mother didn't say anything, Shen Qi took advantage of the situation and pursued the enemy.
"Besides, Xiaoji doesn't live there permanently. Let him study for a year or two, until he can recognize most of the characters. Then he can come back and follow Daddy, or Big Brother, to help in the shop."
She pointed to her own woolen yarn shop and her father who was walking around in the shop.
"Look, someone has to take over the hard work you and Dad put in for most of your lives! If your younger brother keeps misbehaving like this, when he grows up, he won't even be able to read an account book or do the math. How will he be able to take over?"
Zhang was really moved by these words and was still weighing the pros and cons in her mind.
Coincidentally, Shen Ji came home.
As soon as spring came, he rolled up his trouser legs high. His legs and hands were covered with black mud, and he was holding two black little loaches in his hands.
"Sister! You're back!"
His eyes lit up and he was about to rush over and jump into Chen Qi's arms.
Chen Qi had no time to dodge, so he hurriedly picked up the broom at hand and blocked it, blocking the black little mud monkey.
"Didn't you go to school? Why did you go to the river again?"
Shen Ji was blocked from a distance by his sister, holding up his two muddy hands to show her the lively loach in his hands.
"The teacher didn't come to school today, so Ermao took us to the river to fish. We didn't catch any fish, but we did catch two loaches. Here, I'll bring them back to the city and cook them for you."
He didn't tell the truth.
In fact, we caught a few fish today, but they were all snatched away by Ermao.
"Well, be careful! It's okay if you're just in the reeds on the shore, but if you dare take a step into the deep water, I'll break your legs."
Chen Qi raised her chin, asked her brother to put the loach in the bucket, and asked him to wash his hands at the same time.
"I won't take the loach home. But I do want to take you, the mud monkey, home."
"What?"
Shen Ji didn’t understand.
"Let me ask you, the little brother you saw last time you came to my house, did you like playing with him?"
"Oh, Xiao Ruozi? I like him very much. He has a good temper and is very generous. He gives me a lot of snacks."
This is the truth.
Yu Shuo was raised by the old lady since he was a child, and no one at home spoiled him, so he had a very good temper. He just didn't talk much and always looked a little depressed.
Shen Qi nodded.
"Well, he's going to school in a few days. Do you want to go with him?"
"Going to the academy?"
Shen Ji scratched his ears with his little muddy paws, leaving another patch of mud.
"Can't I just play with him?"
"No, Yu Shuo is already seven years old. It's time for him to go to school and learn to read. You're already nine years old, and all you want to do is play. You're no match for him!"
Shen Qi's eyes rolled.
"Besides, he may not even want to go to school with you! How about this, you express your opinion first, and I'll go back and ask him what he thinks. If he doesn't want to go, you can't go."
After hearing this, Shen Ji's determination not to go to school was shaken.
"Besides, he has a good temper and eats a lot of snacks, unlike that idiot who always steals your good things."
These words immediately reminded Shen Ji of the little fat fish that he couldn't bring home today, and his mind immediately turned to another place.
"I'll go, I want to go!"
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