Last year, Zhang wanted to learn to read on her own, so she learned from Grandma Gu and Cai Xiaolian!
It's good to learn from Cai Xiaolian, since we're all of the same generation!
But recently Cai Xiaolian became pregnant, and Gu Shouxin doesn't let her work hard at all, and the way he looks at Zhang Shi is terrifying.
Zhang got scared and offered to learn from Grandma Gu instead of Cai Xiaolian.
Well, Zhang Shi, who followed Grandma Gu, was unlucky. She couldn't experience the same patience that Cai Xiaolian had!
She always felt that Grandma Gu looked at her as if she was being scolded for being stupid, so now she gets very anxious whenever she hears about studying.
Grandma Gu didn't pressure her. Anyway, she had already learned all the surnames in front of her. Now she started learning the Three Character Classic and the Thousand Character Classic. Grandma Gu assigned her tasks every day, and she spent the rest of her time helping out in the embroidery room.
She's not very good at embroidery, but she's quite good at organizing things.
If you tell her how to do it and she doesn't know, you can teach her a few times and she will gradually learn.
Zhang is actually not stupid; she's quite quick-witted. She just lacks supervision.
...
Gu Xin and Gu Si didn't have to wait long before Lu Zheng arrived.
He met Gu Shouxin in the front hall before heading to the back courtyard.
When Gu Xin saw Lu Zheng, she ran up to him happily: "Brother Yuanyuan, you're so slow! If I had known, we would have agreed to wait outside!"
Lu Zheng looked at Gu Xin's little tuft of hair and smiled, "I came over with something for you and Aunt Lian."
As she spoke, she took out two letters, handing one to Gu Xin: "This is a letter Xie Zhiyi wrote to you."
Gu Xin's eyes lit up. Since arriving in Kuncheng, she had only exchanged letters with Huo Yanyu once, and had not yet exchanged letters with Xie Zhiyi.
The main problem is that there are no merchant caravans going to Yuzhou here, only yamen runners delivering messages to the capital.
Gu Xin noticed that Lu Zheng still had a letter in his hand and asked curiously, "You said you were looking for my mother, so is this letter from Madam Xie to my mother?"
Lu Zheng nodded: "Let's go in first and talk about it."
Everyone in the Gu family had something to do. Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu went to the fields outside the city early in the morning with Uncle Gu. Zhang Shi had just gone to the embroidery room, so right now only Cai Xiaolian was at home.
Cai Xiaolian put down the book in her hand and asked someone to bring over tea and snacks.
Cai Xiaolian read Madam Xie's letter, in which Madam Xie inquired about Cai Xiaolian's recent situation before revealing her purpose.
Back then, she and Cai Xiaolian acquired the land outside Yuzhou City. A year has passed, and Yuzhou Prefecture has plans to expand. Madam Xie's idea is that they can build on the adjacent land they bought themselves, instead of selling it to the imperial court. The letter also mentioned some of Madam Xie's ideas about the development on their land.
After reading it, Cai Xiaolian joked, "A-Yuan, you're pretty amazing! You got our family to buy that land as if you already knew about it."
Lu Zheng: "...Hehe, Aunt Lian, you're joking. I only know more because of my position."
After saying that, he changed the subject: "Aunt Lian, you are currently six months pregnant and it is inconvenient for you to move around. Besides, even if nothing were to happen, you probably wouldn't go to Yuzhou. I have people in Yuzhou. If you have any ideas, you can leave them to my people to handle."
Cai Xiaolian raised an eyebrow and glanced at Gu Xin.
Gu Xin blinked. What did Mom mean by that?
After pondering for a moment, Cai Xiaolian said, "You all go out and get busy! I'll think about it and contact you when I've made up my mind."
Lu Zheng didn't say anything more, and took his leave with Gu Xin and Gu Si.
He took the bundles from the two sisters, one on each arm, so the two girls could follow him easily. Actually, the flower seeds weren't very heavy, but he didn't want to see Xinxin carrying so many bags.
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