Chapter 18018 Good things come in pairs
A letter from Du Qingtang stirred up huge waves in the hearts of Mr. Li and his wife Fang.
They thanked him profusely, and the gratitude and fear in their eyes made Du Qingtang at a loss as to what to do.
She just felt that Li Wei was not destined to die, and she also wanted to make fun of Yuan Sheng, so she found a disgusting poem from Yuan Sheng's "works", copied it down, and gave it to Mr. Li.
"It's not easy for women in this world. I hope you won't be too harsh on me, sir. My daughter has simply strayed from the right path, and I need you two to guide her back to the right path."
Du Qingtang's words were very thoughtful. If she was not still young and Li Wei was already an adult, Mr. Li might have thought that she had some ulterior motives towards Li Wei.
Seeing Du Qingtang's clear eyes and frank words, Mr. Li was even more certain that she was a good child with an upright character who dared to sacrifice her relatives for the sake of justice.
"That's natural. My husband and I will appeal to her emotions and reason with her to let her know what kind of man is worthy of entrusting her life to and what kind of man is not."
Du Qingtang knew that Mr. Li was a man of his word, so he said nothing more and left Mr. Li's study.
Passing by the classroom, he happened to meet Yuan Sheng's eyes.
Having indirectly saved a life, Du Qingtang was in a good mood, with a slight curve at the corner of his lips.
When Yuan Sheng saw this scene, his heart skipped a beat and he had an inexplicable ominous premonition.
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No one knew what Yuan Sheng was thinking about. Du Qingtang left the private school and went to the pastry shop to buy five golden thread cakes and five lotus cakes.
This time, the pastries are no longer sold at low prices overnight, but the freshest batch that has just been baked.
When we returned to the market, most of the fish had been sold out, with only three left.
"Tang Ge'er, you're here." Du Liuya couldn't hide her excitement. She was afraid that others would hear her, so she lowered her voice very low. "Tang Ge'er, do you know? We made a lot of money today!"
Du Qingtang lowered his eyes, and Du Wuya covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes curved, obviously laughing.
"It's a good thing to make money. We can share the money later. A girl with money in her hands will have confidence wherever she goes."
The woman selling vegetables nearby heard this and said, "Girl, your brother is really good. He loves his sisters."
Du Wuya and Du Liuya smiled proudly: "Yes, Tang Ge'er is excellent."
After selling the remaining fish, Du Qiya and Du Baya also came back, and the five sisters packed up their stall and left.
When they reached a less crowded place, Du Qiya took out her purse and said, "Tang'er, keep the money from selling the wood carvings. Don't let your mother touch it."
"And ours, a total of one hundred and six cents." Du Wuya also stuffed a purse over.
"No." Du Qingtang took the purse and put it in her arms, answering Du Qiya's words. She felt a touch of warmth between her fingers, and then she remembered the cakes she had bought not long ago. She took them out and shared them with the four girls, "It's still hot, eat quickly."
"What's this?"
“Oh, it’s cakes!”
"Aren't these Jujube Paste Pastries? What are these two called?"
The girls held the cakes carefully, looking at them curiously and cherishingly. They were reluctant to eat such beautiful cakes and wished they could see a flower in them.
"Golden thread cake and lotus cake." Du Qingtang lowered his head and took a bite. "It's still early, let's eat before we go."
So the five sisters retreated to the side of the street and stood in a row to eat cakes.
"This pastry looks beautiful, has a nice name, and tastes sweet and sticky, it's so delicious!"
"Tang'er, this cake must be very expensive, right?"
Du Qingtang: "It's not expensive. It's what we didn't sell out yesterday, so it's cheaper."
The girls breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, but next time you shouldn't buy it, save the money to buy books for Tang Ge'er."
Du Qingtang didn't say anything, but looked across the street.
An old lady was selling chicks at a stall. The two bamboo baskets in front of her were filled with little goose yellow balls of fluff, chirping non-stop.
The cry is not noisy at all, but rather very tender and beautiful.
"It's so cute, round like a ball of fur. It must feel very soft to the touch, right?" Du Baya stared at it intently.
The Du family was extremely poor and even having food was a problem, let alone raising pigs, chickens, ducks and geese. It was understandable that she was curious.
Du Qingtang tilted his head to look at Du Baya: "How many do you want to buy?"
Du Baya was stunned for a moment, shaking her head like a rattle: "No, no, no, I didn't say I wanted to buy it, I just..."
"I want to buy it." Du Qingtang said calmly, "Buy it now, grow it for two or three months, and you can eat it next spring."
Du Qiya slurped her saliva and said, "The little chicks are so cute, I want them braised!"
Du Qingtang: “…”
Three girls: “…”
Silence flowed silently among the five people. Du Wuya coughed lightly and said, "Then let's buy them. We just made some money today. Let's buy six chicks. The hens can lay eggs, which can nourish the body and can also be sold for money. The roosters can crow and can also guard the house. They are also delicious to eat."
After getting everyone else's approval, Du Qingtang approached the old lady and asked, "How much are the chicks?"
"This basket is three cents each." The old woman pointed to the left again, "This basket is a little bigger, four cents each."
Du Qingtang looked around, exchanged glances, and chose the three-cent one.
Pay the money and get the goods.
Six little goose yellow balls of fluff were put into a bamboo basket, chirping and huddled together, which was so heartwarming.
"Let's go! Let's go home!"
"Tang'er, Fifth Sister, Seven Girls, Eight Girls, I'm so happy today!"
Du Liuya laughed, jumped and hummed a melodious country tune.
The other three girls also sang along, and their cheerful singing attracted the attention of countless passers-by.
"What good thing happened?"
Du Qingtang looked at the four girls, then looked in the direction of Li's private school.
Well, that’s a good thing indeed.
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Back in Taoyuan Village, Yuan was still busy outside the Yuan family's old house.
This time, the girls did not stop to watch, but passed by without looking around, leaving Yuanshi with several cold backs.
Yuanshi paused while washing dishes, as if an invisible vine was wrapped around her heart, causing her heart to ache with a sharp pain.
The pain made Yuanshi's face turn pale, she couldn't breathe, and she covered her chest in pain.
Zhu was passing by and saw Yuanshi like this. She was dissatisfied and shouted: "If you don't want to work, get out of here. Who are you pretending to be for? I am not your stupid daughters..."
Yuanshi quickly put down her hands and speeded up washing the dishes.
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On the other side, the five sisters returned home and took out the chirping chicks.
Du Wuya and Du Liuya cleaned the chicken coop, Du Qiya prepared clean water, and Du Wuya went to dig earthworms.
The four girls were busy as hell, making Du Qingtang seem to have nothing to do.
Du Qingtang squatted down and gently stroked the small ball of fluff with his fingertips.
The little balls of fluff are soft and harmless, which makes people's hearts soften a little.
"Chirp, chirp, come and drink some water and eat!"
Du Qiya knocked on the edge of the wooden plate, "Dangdang". The little ball of fluff seemed to sense the call of food, rolled over and ate it with relish.
Du Qingtang withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened and went back to the house to pack his luggage.
Classes at the academy will start tomorrow, and she doesn't want to travel back and forth between the county town and Taoyuan Village every day. Not only will it waste time, but it will also consume energy, which is not worth it.
Qingyuan Academy provides free accommodation for students. It is said that the dormitory environment is excellent. Du Qingtang plans to live in the dormitory during normal times and return to the village once at the end of the month.
In fact, there was no need for her to go through the trouble of walking back to the village, but Yuan was too restless and was too easily instigated by the Yuan family.
Du Qingtang was worried that the Yuan family would set their sights on the four unmarried girls, so he went back once in a while.
During this period, she would also ask her third uncle who lived next door to the old house to help keep an eye on it. If she found any problems, she would immediately send someone to the academy to notify her.
After packing up the books and luggage and putting them into the bookcase, Du Qingtang opened the questions that Liu Tongsheng had sent him yesterday.
Last night she did one question each from the Four Books and Policy Essays. Today she has an afternoon and an evening to try to finish the remaining questions.
It’s a pity that I have to leave home early tomorrow morning and cannot ask Liu Tongsheng for his comments.
Du Qingtang picked up his pen, dipped it in ink, and focused on examining the question.
“A king regards his people as his chief concern, and the people regard food as their chief concern.”[1]
This sentence comes from the Biography of Li Shiqi in the Book of Han, which means that for the ruler, the people are the most important, and for the people, food is the most important. [2]
Write a test poem based on this sentence.
Examination poems, also known as "Fu De Ti", are a compulsory subject in the imperial examination.
Generally speaking, the examination for students is to write poems with six rhymes of five characters, while the examination for provincial and metropolitan examinations is to write poems with eight rhymes of five characters.
Du Qingtang's goal was the county examination, so Liu Tongsheng clearly asked her to write a five-character six-rhyme poem in the examination questions.
From conception to writing, Du Qingtang only took a short time to complete the poem "Fu De Min Yi Shi Wei Tian De Tian Zi Wu Yan Liu Yun" in one go.
Next is the policy essay question.
Du Qingtang paused for a moment and continued to write his answer.
Time passed by bit by bit. When Du Qingtang finished writing his policy paper, there was a knock on the door.
Du Wuya called out from outside the door: "Tang Ge'er, it's almost time for dinner."
Du Qingtang used a paperweight to hold down the rice paper with the examination poems and policy essays to prevent them from being blown away by the wind. When he went out, he saw the chicks being chased all over the yard by Du Qiya, their goose yellow fur standing on end, obviously frightened.
"Hey, why are you running? Come here and let me touch you hehehe..."
The three girls burst into laughter at her playful tone and could not even stand steadily by holding on to the door frame.
Du Qingtang looked at this scene in a trance.
She seemed to have gone back many years.
Nothing happened at that time. Yuan Shi did not threaten to commit suicide to force her to marry Yuan Sheng after she passed the imperial examination. She did not meet three scumbags and end up with a miserable end. The four girls who laughed and joked in front of her did not die or go crazy.
She is just Du Qingtang.
Du Qingtang from Taoyuan Village, Qingyuan County, Baoding Prefecture.
Du Qingtang from modern times.
She has a grandfather whom she misses all the time but will never see again, an irresponsible mother who is deeply poisoned by feudal ethics, and eight sisters who love her dearly.
At this sunny noon, everything is so beautiful and pleasant.
Du Qingtang stood under the eaves, a smile spreading across his eyes that he himself didn't even notice.
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