Chapter 96: Have you ever thought about learning to read?

Lu Mingchao pursed his lips and smiled softly, feeling a little bit arrogant because of his favor.

After Feng Jinmao's return, he gave Feng Jinyu great confidence. With her hands on her hips, she became a lively and energetic girl again.

Feng Jinyu's forehead was wrapped in a thick piece of soft cotton cloth, which was the cloth strip commonly used to bandage wounds in Changhe County Medical Clinic.

It seems that although there is some discord between the siblings, their relationship is very deep.

Feng Jinmao scratched his head in a simple and honest manner, grinned, and showed a mouthful of neat white teeth. "Big sister, please forgive me, please forgive me."

Lu Mingchao's smile deepened. "It's okay. What are you talking about? It's just a small matter for neighbors to help."

Feng Jinyu muttered quietly, "That's not what you said when you threatened me with the hammer."

Lu Mingchao: ...

Well, it looks like Feng Jinyu is not in any serious trouble.

Feng Jinmao glared at her and said, "Sister, you are too humble and polite. This is a matter of saving lives."

"If anything happens in the future, I, Feng Jinmao, will not hesitate to answer your questions."

"If it wasn't really inappropriate and would cause gossip, I would have dragged my mother over to kowtow to you."

"I can't do it at home, so I'll let Jin Yu do it."

"I cannot repay you enough for saving my life."

The round eyes widened and looked even bigger.

Lu Mingchao glanced at the horses in the stable with his peripheral vision. For a moment he was a little dazed and couldn't tell whose eyes were bigger.

Feng Jinmao slapped Feng Jinyu on the back, and Feng Jinyu's thin body shook.

I'm really worried about Feng Jinyu's small body.

Feng Jinyu snorted in dissatisfaction, "Just because you see that mother won't make the decision for me, you dare to glare at me, beat me, and scold me."

"I'm telling you, I'm not afraid of you and I don't dare to fight back. I'm just trying to maintain my image in front of the Ming Dynasty."

Feng Jinyu said this and was about to kneel down.

Lu Mingchao grabbed Feng Jinyu and said, "The wound on your head hasn't healed yet. This knock will make you dizzy again."

"I received your kindness."

Feng Jinmao scratched his head again and said seriously, "That makes sense. Jin Yu's head is as brittle as a walnut shell."

The disgust in his voice almost overflowed.

But that dissatisfaction was mixed with worry.

"Then I'll kowtow, otherwise I'll feel unhappy."

Lu Mingchao and Xie Yan had no time to react before the big guy Feng Jinmao knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times at lightning speed.

Heavy and stable.

To be honest, Lu Mingchao felt the ground shaking.

Feng Jinyu was also dumbfounded. She couldn't remember whether she had used such a strong force when she hit the wall to commit suicide.

"Brother." Feng Jinyu was anxious.

Feng Jinmao raised his head, and there was only a faint red mark on his forehead.

Feng Jinyu: Well, her head is indeed as brittle as a walnut shell.

"Brother, go and chat with Xie Yan. I have something to say to Ming Chao."

A man who travels all over the country to escort a caravan and a man who hunts in the deep mountains and forests should have a lot in common.

Feng Jinmao: Why are you just chatting nonsense?

Feng Jinyu smiled and took Lu Mingchao's arm.

Lu Mingchao looked at Feng Jinyu with a smile. His face was still a little haggard, but his spirit had improved.

That's a good sign.

There was no need for Lu Mingchao to ask, Feng Jinyu told him the rest in detail and completely.

Feng Jinmao did two things quickly and decisively.

Feng Jinmao threatened Mrs. Feng with a cold face, saying that if she dared to marry Jin Yu to Mr. Fan again, he would live alone with his wife and children and be branded as an unfilial person, and would not take care of her in her old age, send her off, or even bury her or burn paper for her.

For Mr. Fan, who wanted to find a free babysitter and wanted to step on Feng Jinyu to get ahead, Feng Jinmao brought a group of strong and powerful brothers from the escort agency to his house. In front of Mr. Fan and his son, Feng Jinmao vividly recounted his experience of fighting with bandits while escorting the caravan and how his head rolled like a stone. He talked about this for three days in a row, and before leaving, he smashed the only solid table in Mr. Fan's house with a punch.

Mr. Fan trembled and canceled the marriage.

The merchants in the county town all had some dealings with the escort agency, so Mr. Fan didn't have the courage to confuse right and wrong.

It can be said that Feng Jinyu was saved purely by his recklessness.

Although Feng Jinyu's reputation was ruined in the surrounding area, it was obvious that Feng Jinyu did not take it seriously. He was filled with joy of surviving a disaster.

"I'm telling you, I persuaded my eldest brother to kill two chickens raised by my mother and cleaned them thoroughly. Aunt Yun's cooking skills are unique in the entire Changxi Village, but I have never had the chance to taste it, so you should keep me here to eat chicken with you today."

Lu Mingchao: Let’s not talk about chickens, let’s be civilized to each other.

"You'll have to ask my mother."

"Aunt Yun, I want to eat the food you cook."

After hearing this, Yunniang smiled and said, "Then stay."

Feng Jinmao said in a gruff voice, "You are here to express your gratitude, not to eat and drink for free and act arrogantly!"

Feng Jinyu made a face at Feng Jinmao.

"What are your plans for the future?" Lu Mingchao asked in a low voice.

The smile on Feng Jinyu's face froze. "Big brother wants me to learn a craft."

If you have a skill, you can survive whether you get married or not.

The Ming Dynasty also said that women can support themselves if they have the ability.

She also knew that after this incident, she would most likely not be able to marry into a decent family. She had finally escaped from Mr. Fan's den of wolves, so she couldn't go back into the tiger's den.

If she can't find a good family, she will just become an old maid.

Lu Mingchao frowned slightly, looked at Feng Jinyu carefully, and weighed things in his mind.

He is a man of bold character and not timid. After experiencing life and death, he has become more clear-headed and calm. He was deeply hurt by Old Lady Feng, so he will not be soft-hearted easily even if Old Lady Feng makes trouble. If he can learn to read and do accounting, he may be entrusted with important tasks.

She was holding three shops in her hands.

After all, Feng Jinyu was someone she rescued personally, so she would help him as much as she could on that thorny road to survival.

The most important thing is that Feng Jinyu doesn't seem like the kind of person who would repay kindness with enmity.

She had a very good impression of Feng Jinmao.

Maybe because she herself is often in trouble, she particularly likes this kind of honest and simple person.

After all, it all depends on Feng Jinyu's willingness to make progress and learn.

"Do you want to learn something?" Lu Mingchao asked in a deep voice.

Feng Jinyu frowned, a little unsure, "Cook? Embroiderer?"

Lu Mingchao pursed his lips and said, "Have you ever thought about knowing how to read? You don't need to be very educated, just not blind."

It is complete nonsense to say that a woman’s virtue lies in her lack of talent.

Feng Jinyu blinked and asked, "Can you read?"

"When I was a kid, I secretly heard this outside the private school in town. My mother dragged me away, saying that girls didn't need to suffer this."

"There are no girls in every household who learn to read and write."

"Private schools never accept female students."

"Suffer?" Lu Mingchao was speechless.

Trust her, respect her, and honor her.