A week later, she went directly to the principal and told him she wanted to skip a grade. The principal gave her several sets of test papers, and she chose to do the third-grade ones. Then she went to the third grade.
A month later, she skipped to fifth grade and took the graduation exam directly at the end of the semester.
The teachers all said that the Jiang family had done a terrible thing, delaying the development of such a child prodigy. Fortunately, the child is still young and it's not too late for him to start learning.
Jiang Shuisheng originally only planned to let Xiaoli finish elementary school, but he didn't expect her to be so smart that she graduated in just one semester without spending much on tuition.
This suited him perfectly, and it saved him money too. He told Xiaoli that after graduation, she should stay home and do housework, and he would find her a good husband in a few years.
Xiao Li then went to find the principal.
The next day, the principal and the village chief came and gave Mr. and Mrs. Jiang a lecture. How could such a smart child drop out of school?
A few days later, the principal of the town's No. 1 Middle School and the town mayor's secretary also came and brought Xiaoli's report card.
They gave him perfect scores in all subjects and even said that tuition would be waived and meal expenses would be subsidized, so I absolutely had to get my child enrolled.
Now Jiang Shuisheng couldn't stop Xiaoli from going to school.
Summer vacation has started, and Xiaoli is going up the mountain every day again, but she has done her job, so Wang Hehua can't say anything to her.
Jiang Baobao doesn't like going up the mountain. She only goes up the mountain occasionally when she's craving something, to pick up a few pheasants and rabbits to take home and eat, or she'll just stand by the river and the fish will jump up on their own.
Xiao Li stared at Jiang Baobao's fortune study and decided to give it a try.
She's another year older this year, and she's grown a lot taller, making it inconvenient for her to live with her brothers.
The next day, Xiaoli said to Jiang Baobao, "Baobao, Chunni from the village chief's family said that her room is bigger and prettier than yours. Aren't you good friends? How could she say that? It's so annoying."
Jiang Baobao was indeed very angry when she heard this.
"I want to live in a big house too, bigger and prettier than hers, just to make her jealous!"
After saying that, he went to ask his parents for the house.
Not long after, when Wang Hehua and Jiang Baobao were digging for wild vegetables on the mountain, they found a century-old ginseng. They sold it and the Jiang family built a new house with the money.
This time, Xiaoli refused to stay in the small cubicle and took over Jiang Wenming's room. In the end, Jiang Shuisheng knocked down the woodshed and the small cubicle, so that the whole family had their own room.
Xiao Li discovered that Fu Bao's good fortune was not constant; every time Jiang Bao Bao used it, her good fortune diminished.
The Jiang family didn't own much land, and Jiang Shuisheng didn't let the girls in his family work in the fields. So Xiaoli spent all her time taking Jiang Baobao on treasure hunts.
Whenever Jiang Baobao didn't want to go, Xiao Li would tempt her with strawberries and cherries from her space, telling her they were picked in the mountains, and then Jiang Baobao would agree to go.
"Second sister, how much further? I can't walk anymore."
"It'll be ready soon, it'll be ready soon. I picked it on that hill yesterday. Have some water and rest for a bit."
"Baby, do you think we can find a treasure on this side today? If we do, I'll pick some strawberries for you to eat."
Xiao Li dug out the newly discovered Panax notoginseng and put it in her basket, while handing Jiang Baobao a big strawberry.
Jiang Baobao ate a strawberry while deep in thought.
"Over there, I think there must be treasure over there."
She randomly pointed in a direction that looked pleasing to the eye.
Fu Yun trembled again, and Xiao Li nodded excitedly.
“You’re right, let’s go, we’ll go that way.”
The two wandered around the mountain until it was almost dark before returning home.
Xiao Li would bring home pheasants and rabbits every time she had some of her valuables. Since Jiang Shuisheng and his wife saw that they brought back meat every day, they just let them go and have fun.
Xiao Li plans to donate the treasures she has collected to an orphanage when she has the chance, so that they can be put to good use.
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After school started, Xiaoli left early and returned late every day. The town was not far from her home, only an hour's walk away. She went there in the morning and came back in the evening.
Jiang Wenming went to the same school as her, but he always walked alone, and Xiao Li didn't care about him; they each went their own way.
Now she stopped washing the clothes at home and only washed her own, and Jiang Shuisheng didn't say anything more.
Wang Hehua had a lot of complaints. Since Xiaoli stopped doing chores, all the work fell on her shoulders.
However, Xiao Li had good grades, didn't have to pay for school, and the principal and village chief's reprimands were still ringing in her ears, so she had no reason to say anything about not letting her go to school.
She could only do housework every day with resentment, without ever thinking that the original owner had taken on all the housework at a young age and never complained.
Xiao Li has excellent grades, so she doesn't need to pay tuition. She also wins prizes in various competitions, making her the richest person in her family.
She bought all sorts of dolls, dresses, hair clips, small bags, picture books, and drawing supplies that little girls would like...
Jiang Baobao was very envious. Although she had many of her own, she thought the ones her second sister bought were especially beautiful.
It was another weekend, and Xiaoli noticed something was wrong as soon as she returned to her room: her baby had been touched.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that many things were missing. The only person in the house who would take her things was Jiang Baobao.
She went straight to Jiang Baobao's room, and there was a lock on the door. Xiao Li pulled hard, and the lock was fine, but the latch was broken.
Throwing away the lock, pushing open the door and going inside, Jiang Baobao's room was full of things, not only tables and chairs, but also cabinets, wooden boxes, and even more special was a dressing table.
In this day and age, girls are lucky to have a mirror; having a dressing table in a room where they live alone is considered very fashionable.
There were two small boxes on the dressing table. When I opened them, one contained hair ties, hair clips, and a comb, while the other contained hair oil, face cream, and hand cream...
There were also some other odds and ends inside, including Xiaoli's newly bought hair ties, face cream, and comic books.
She opened it and saw that it had already been used. Xiaoli frowned in disgust, but still took it out and put it in her bag. Even if she threw it away, she couldn't let Jiang Baobao benefit from it.
They ransacked the dressing table, taking everything they could, leaving only the dressing table standing there all alone.
That evening, Jiang Baobao returned to her room and let out a piercing scream.
Everyone in the Jiang family came to her room. Immediately afterwards, Jiang Baobao rushed to Xiao Li's side and questioned her.
"Second sister, did you steal my things?"
Xiao Li said innocently, "My things are also missing. They must have been stolen by a thief."
Jiang Baobao didn't dare to say anything. She said somewhat awkwardly, "Do you dare let me search your room?"
Xiao Li stomped her foot angrily, "You doubt me? What if you don't find anything?"
"Then I'll apologize to you!"
"No, if we didn't find anything, you have to apologize and go to the village loudspeaker to shout a slogan saying that Jiang Baobao is a lazy, good-for-nothing."
Jiang Baobao bit her lip but still agreed.
"Okay, I agree. Can we search now?"
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