Mrs. Qian could see that Qibao was favored at home, but she also knew that the Xu family had six boys and only one girl, so it was normal for her to be favored.
In the afternoon, Xiaoliu and the others finished school. Standing at the gate of Xu's house, they could see from afar a large group of children carrying school bags rushing out of the school gate.
Xiao Ba wagged his tail and walked forward, looking for Xiao Liu.
Soon, the figures of Twelve Guards and Xiaoliu appeared, with Xu Huaer and Daya beside them, and the group was talking and laughing.
Xiaoliu saw that everyone in the family was sitting at the door and immediately ran over.
Lin said, "Xiao Liu, this is your Aunt Ru, come and say hello."
"Hello, Aunt Ru!" Xiaoliu bent down to greet her.
Mrs. Qian smiled and said, "This child is really good-looking!"
"Hey! Yueru, you don't know how much this kid eats. How could he not grow well? He's like a little calf." Wang said.
When Xu Huaer saw Qibao, she happily stepped forward and asked, "Qibao, why didn't you go to school?"
Qibao said, "I can read, so I don't want to go. Sister Hua'er and Sister Daya, how are you doing in the academy? Is there anything you're not used to?"
"No, everything is fine. I can even recognize quite a few words!" Daya said shyly.
"Is there anyone in the school who is disobedient? Has anyone been punished by Master He?" Qibao asked.
"Well... yes, there is, and someone was slapped on the palm! But we can't tell who it was, it has to be kept secret." Xu Huaer said.
"It seems that the teaching stick I gave you comes in handy!" Qibao said with a smile.
Xu Huaer and Daya both laughed.
Xu Huaer asked softly, "Qibao, who is this beautiful aunt?"
Qibao said, "Come on, I'll introduce him to you!"
Qibao pulled the two of them over to Madam Qian and said, "This is Aunt Ru. You'll be living in our house from now on!"
The two girls called out sweetly, "Hello, Auntie Ru."
Mrs. Qian also smiled and said, "Qibao, is this your little friend?"
Qibao said, "Yes, Aunt Ru."
"Since they are your good friends, Aunt Ru will give them a small gift." After Mrs. Qian said this, she turned around and went back to her room.
Xu Huaer said, "Qibao, this is inappropriate, right? How can we just ask for Aunt Ru's gift casually?"
Qibao had already guessed what it was, so he said, "Since it's from Aunt Ru, just accept it!"
After a while, Mrs. Qian took out a few handkerchiefs and gave one to each of the girls, Yuejiao, Yuewu, Xu Huaer and Daya.
Several little girls looked at the handkerchiefs in their hands and the patterns embroidered on them with joy on their faces. There is no girl who doesn't like beautiful things.
So the maids hurriedly thanked Mrs. Qian.
Xu Huaer's eyes lit up when she saw the blooming lotus embroidered on the handkerchief. She asked, "Auntie Ru, did you embroider this flower yourself?"
Mrs. Qian smiled and said, "Yes, I embroidered all the patterns on it myself. Does it look good?"
"Well, it looks so beautiful, just like the real thing. Aunt Ru, you are so amazing!" Xu Huaer said with admiration.
Mrs. Qian saw the little girl looking up at her with sparkling eyes, so she patted her head and said, "Do you want to learn?"
Xu Huaer nodded.
Wang said from the side, "Although Hua'er is only a year older than Qibao, her needlework is impeccable. Her stitches are meticulous and neat, and she's very deft!"
After listening to this, Mrs. Qian said, "Hua'er, if you want to learn, you can come to me and I will teach you."
When Xu Huaer heard this, the smile on her face was as bright as a blooming flower, but then it faded again as if she thought of something.
Then she said, "Thank you, Aunt Ru. I'm learning to read in school now. After school, I have to practice calligraphy on the floor and help my parents with work. I don't have time to learn embroidery."
Madam Qian said, "Hua'er, you are really sensible and capable. If you have some free time any day, you can always come to me to learn."
Qibao's eyes turned and he said, "Auntie Ru, why don't you go to the school and become a teacher? Specializing in teaching embroidery to the girls in the village, how about that?"
Madam Qian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "How could I be a teacher? Besides, Zhi'er is still young and needs someone to take care of him."
"Just leave Zhier at our house. Yaya will be there to play with him, and we can assign someone to look after him. Aunt Ru only needs to teach him for one morning." Qibao said.
Mrs. Qian was actually a little tempted. When she was young, she had taught several apprentices in the embroidery workshop, but their talents were not very good. She had no daughters, so if she could meet someone with good qualifications, it would be nice to take her as an apprentice.
Daya and Xu Huaer on the side were looking at Madam Qian with anticipation.
After a while, Mrs. Qian said, "Okay, then I agree!"
"Oh...that's great! Aunt Ru agreed..." Xu Huaer jumped three feet high, holding hands with Daya next to her and cheered.
Wang was also very happy. In the future, the girls in her village would have a skill. All the girls in Xujia Village could embroider, and they would be worshipped by their husband's family. The embroidery works would be very valuable if they were well embroidered.
Xu Huaer's mind worked quickly. After she was happy, she immediately bowed and said, "Student salutes the teacher."
Daya next to her also bowed.
Everyone in the Xu family was amused by her, as if they were afraid that Mrs. Qian would go back on her word.
The two greeted each other and hurried home to tell their parents the good news.
Wang smiled and said, "Okay, go in. We can eat when your eldest brother and the others come back."
Zhang took Madam Qian's hand and said, "Sister Yueru, let's go to town tomorrow to buy some sewing supplies for the children. I don't know what to buy, so it's a good idea for us to go together."
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