Chapter 158 Childhood sweethearts on the wall
But the little girl looked embarrassed. Chang Zhang noticed and asked her, "What's wrong? Is there any inconvenience?"
The little girl hesitated and said, "I wonder if the teacher is willing to accept me? My father hired a teacher for me before, but the teacher only taught me to write books like "Nu Yi" and "Lienu Zhuan", or to write poems and songs, which my father didn't like. My father said that although I am a girl, I should be taught like a boy, so that I can be broad-minded, so he dismissed the teacher."
"Mr. Zhuang won't do that. My sisters used to attend classes with us. They learned what my brothers learned. The only difference was the emphasis of the assignments. After all, my brothers had to take the imperial examinations. Otherwise, there was no difference between male and female students. So Mr. Zhuang wouldn't be unwilling to accept you as a student!" Chang Zhang explained to the little girl.
"Well, I believe what you said, but I still have to accompany my mother. She is sick and my father is not here. I have to stay by her side."
"So that's the case!" Chang Zhang scratched his head. He didn't know what to do.
"But my mother would always sleep for a while after taking the medicine every day, so I would listen to Mr. Zhuang's lectures while she was asleep. In the past, I could only listen by leaning against the wall, but now I have grown up and have strength, and I can move the ladder with Yan'er, so I climbed up the ladder to the top of the wall to listen to the lectures, and it was indeed clearer." The little girl happily told Chang Zhang.
"You can ask a servant to help you move, because you are a girl and you are not strong enough, and you might get hurt." Chang Zhang said with concern.
The little girl suddenly made a snoring gesture towards Chang Zhang and whispered, "My father and mother must not know about this. My mother is always worried because of her illness, and my father asked me to take care of her in the hope that she would be happier. If she knew that I secretly climbed up the wall to attend classes, she would be distressed and would blame her own illness for causing me trouble. Then her worries would be even greater, and her condition would get worse. Mother must not know about this! Father feels guilty that he cannot always be with mother and has entrusted her to me. If he knew about this, he would feel even more guilty, so father must not know about this! I hope our father and mother are happy. Anyway, it is enough for me to be here and attend Mr. Zhuang's classes."
Chang Zhang was impressed by the little girl's obedience and understanding. Thinking of his own naughty appearance of teasing cats and dogs, he felt a little ashamed. He wanted to do something for the little girl. After thinking about it, Chang Zhang suddenly thought, "Then I will show you my book excerpt notes! You can only come to class for a while after your mother goes to bed every day, and the content is definitely not consistent. If I lend you my book excerpt notes, won't you be able to understand it thoroughly?"
The little girl's eyes lit up and she nodded fiercely, "Thank you, Mr. Chang Zhang!"
"How do you know my name?" Chang Zhang looked up and asked her.
The little girl smiled embarrassedly again, "I always heard Mr. Zhuang calling your name when he gave a lecture, so I remembered it."
Chang Zhang showed his big white teeth to the little girl, "My name is Sheng Chang Zhang, what's your name?"
"My name is Wen Shuyu!" Wen Shuyu was stopped by someone just after she answered Chang Zhang's words. She looked back and turned to Chang Zhang and said, "My mother is about to wake up, I'm leaving first." She was about to go down.
Chang Zhang was a little anxious, "When will you come over next time?"
Wen Shuyu's voice came from the other side of the wall, "After noon, my mother will take medicine and sleep for a while, then I will come over!"
Chang Zhang listened carefully, and when there was no movement on the opposite side, he returned to the classroom.
After noon, Chang Zhang took advantage of the break between classes to come to the wall again, and sure enough, he saw Wen Shuyu on the top of the wall.
Chang Zhang excitedly pointed to the ladder on the wall on the Sheng family side and showed it to Wen Shuyu. "Shuyu, look, this is the ladder that Ringo and I moved in the afternoon when no one was around."
Wen Shuyu stretched her neck and saw a ladder standing by the wall. She was also happy, and her smile became brighter and sweeter.
Chang Zhang took his own abstract notes and a box of cakes, and climbed up. Watching Wen Shuyu's face getting closer and closer, Chang Zhang's smile deepened.
When they reached the top of the wall, Chang Zhang looked up at the sky and felt that it was getting bluer. Looking at the trees in the distance, he felt that the leaves were getting greener. Looking at the girl in front of him, she was getting cuter. Chang
Zhang looked at Wen Shuyu who was so close to him, and her face suddenly blushed. She wanted to talk to her, but she couldn't open her mouth for a long time.
Wen Shuyu looked at her little friend who was lying on the wall like her, and she was very happy. She pointed at the scenery in her yard and introduced it to Chang Zhang.
Chang Zhang looked down at the Wen family's yard, which was adjacent to the Sheng family's. The yard was not big, but it cleverly blended the beauty of nature and the fragrance of books, showing the gentleness and elegance of the little girl's family.
There is a well-tended small garden in the courtyard, with various flowers scattered in an orderly manner. A cobblestone path meanders among the flowers. At the end of the path is a small pavilion, with desks and chairs placed in the pavilion, and a few books spread out on the desk. On one side of the pavilion, a swing is hung under an old locust tree. The swing is woven with bamboo strips and tied with colorful silk. It sways gently in the wind. Whenever the breeze blows, the swing swings gently, making a pleasant sound.
Near the corner of the wall, there is a peach tree. Wen Shuyu showed a smiling face among the peach blossoms, and Chang Zhang's face turned red again.
"Your house is so beautiful! You are beautiful too!" Chang Zhang praised Wen Shuyu.
Wen Shuyu smiled even more brightly when she heard this. "My father and mother decorated this yard for me personally. I like it very much!"
"My mother's yard is also very beautiful. There is also a swing in the yard. If you come to my house, I will take you there to play!" Chang Zhang thought of Chengxin Garden and invited Wen Shuyu.
"Okay! But I have to wait until my mother recovers." Wen Shuyu was a little depressed when she mentioned her mother's illness.
"What illness did your mother have?"
"At first it was just a cold, but now it's a heart disease. My grandparents passed away, but my mother was pregnant at that time. It was icy in winter, and my mother couldn't see my grandparents off for the last time. My mother became heart-broken because she was so sad, and she lost the baby. The physical illness plus the heart disease made my mother's illness worse." Wen Shuyu was so sad that she was about to cry.
Chang Zhang didn't know how to comfort the little girl in front of him. He handed the cake in his hand to her, "This is butter abalone, you can have some. My mother said that when people are sad, eating sweets will make them feel better."
Wen Shuyu took the food box and picked up a piece of butter abalone. Its appearance was like a delicate snail, and its color was warm and tempting. Wen Shuyu took a bite. The crispy skin wrapped the lotus filling. The taste was distinct and rich without being greasy.