It was not until evening that Uncle Xu and Xu Chunsheng returned from town. There were several children sitting on the ox cart. Before the cart even stopped, Xiaowu jumped off the cart in a hurry and ran into the main room, shouting, "Grandpa and grandma, sister, I'm back!" Grandpa Xu came out of the house and said with a stern face, "Xiaowu, you are in school now. You can't be so reckless. You have to change your temper!"
After hearing what his grandfather said, Xiaowu said aggrievedly, "Grandpa, I'm not like this in school. Every time I see a teacher, I have to bow and greet him. You don't know that my waist can't even stand up straight. Why can't I relax when I get home..."
Xu Wenwu also entered with his brothers and said, "Grandpa, please don't talk about Xiaowu. Xiaowu has performed well in the academy. The teacher even praised him for his good manners!"
Xiao Wu scratched his head a bit embarrassedly and said, "Brother, didn't the teacher praise you too? He praised you for being studious and curious. He said that if you don't understand something, just ask the teacher. Unlike other students who don't understand in class, they are too embarrassed to ask the teacher after class because they are afraid that the teacher will scold them for being stupid. Many of them pretend to know when they don't. Only you do that. The teacher is so happy!"
After hearing this, Mr. Xu nodded in satisfaction and said, "Your eldest brother did the right thing. You should learn from him, understand?"
The younger ones all agreed in unison. Qibao came in with a basket of fruit and said, "Brothers, come and have some fruit to fill your stomach. Grandma and the others are already making dinner."
When the children saw my sister had brought so many fruits, they all gathered around her, holding their favorite fruits and chattering with her about the new things they had seen on their first day in the academy, and what knowledge the teacher had said...
Qibao also smiled and listened carefully to what his brothers said, and agreed from time to time. After they finished speaking, Xu Wenwu said, "Okay, while it's still light, take your books to the yard to review your lessons, and then write a big character later. Give it to me when you're done." The few of them still listened to their eldest brother very much, and agreed.
Uncle Xu said to the old man, "Dad, Chunsheng and I went to the brick kiln today. We have already made an agreement with the owner there and paid a deposit of fifty taels. The owner said that the first batch of green bricks can be shipped over tomorrow morning."
Grandpa Xu said, "The problem of the blue bricks has been solved, but should we go to the mountains to cut the wood ourselves, or buy it from the timber merchants?"
Uncle Xu thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow is the day to deliver food to Zuixianlou. I'll ask Shopkeeper Tong. He, Lu Ziguang, should know."
Mr. Xu said, "That's right. I'll leave this matter to you."
After a while, Wang called out, "It's time for lunch." The boys quickly sat down at the table. Wang said with a smile, "What's wrong? Didn't any of you eat lunch?"
Xu Zihao said, "Grandma, it's not that I didn't eat. You don't know that the food in the college cafeteria tastes bland. It's either radish or cabbage. It's not as delicious as what we cook at home."
Uncle Xu said, "I think you've had a good life for a few days and you don't even know your last name? Do you think you're amazing just because others eat well? Think about what our family lived like before. We should never forget our roots!"
After hearing what their father and uncle said, the boys all lowered their heads in shame. Yes, in the past, even radishes were not available every day at home. They couldn't forget the hardships they had endured just because their family's living conditions were better. If it weren't for their sister, they wouldn't even be able to eat enough brown rice porridge...
Xu Wenwu said, "Second uncle, I remember it. I will never do it again. I will keep it in mind all the time." After that, he bowed to his second uncle. His second uncle taught him a meaningful lesson today.
Seeing this, the family members nodded in satisfaction. Wang said, "Okay, the children all know where they went wrong. Let's stop talking. The food should be cold by now." She gestured for the old man to pick up his chopsticks.
After the old man started eating, the others began to eat.
After dinner, Xu Chunsheng walked into the yard and said, "Uncle, it's getting late now, and the workers have to go home for dinner. What should we do?"
Old Master Xu slapped his forehead and said, "I almost forgot to tell you that from now on, the workers can go home after work at dinner time and come back tomorrow." After Xu Chunsheng received the message, he went out to tell the workers to go home for dinner.
Qibao took out some vegetables from his space to send to Zuixianlou tomorrow, sprinkled some spiritual spring water on them, and went to the yard to watch his brothers write and read. Gradually, it was getting dark, and Qibao said, "Brothers, it's getting dark. Reading is not good for your eyes. Hurry up and go inside to rest!" The brothers obediently put away their books and went back to their rooms to rest.
Early the next morning, Qibao took her brothers to train as usual. She did not tell them that she was learning martial arts for the time being, because they had not trained for two days. She planned to teach them martial arts after training for a month. Of course, she would not let them practice the same martial arts as herself. Not to mention that this martial arts was only suitable for women, her brothers could not practice it without spiritual energy.
After breakfast, Uncle Xu moved several baskets of vegetables onto the oxcart. The boys also boarded. It seemed a bit crowded, but they managed to fit in. Qibao wondered if he should buy another oxcart or horse carriage, but shook his head. He didn't want to do this every day. Even if he did, his yard wasn't big enough to accommodate them. He would wait until the house was built.
At noon, several horse-drawn carriages came to the village. The villagers came out to watch the excitement. Many of them saw a horse-drawn carriage for the first time. At this time, a coachman in front asked the location of Xu Yifeng's house, thanked him, and then rushed in the direction pointed by the villagers.
Xu Chunsheng immediately greeted him and said, "Why did you let me deliver it personally? Come and have a drink of water and rest your feet."
The man said politely, "Brother, can you tell me where to put these bricks so I can unload them?"
Xu Chunsheng pointed to an empty space and said, "Just put it here." Then he turned around and shouted to the workers, "Come and give me a hand!" The man and the people he brought with him unloaded the blue bricks and stacked them neatly together.
After unloading all the things, the man clasped his fists and said, "Brother Chunsheng, there is still a lot of work to be done at the brick kiln, and my father can't handle it alone. I can't stay any longer. If you have any problems in the future, come to the brick kiln to find me." Xu Chunsheng agreed with a smile, then stopped a few steps and watched the carriage go away before turning around and returning to the construction site.
Uncle Xu also returned from the town at this time. He handed the silver to Wang and said to the old man, "Dad, I have already told Tong the situation at home. Tong actually knows a timber merchant. He asked me to take me to meet that merchant next time he is free."
Old Master Xu nodded and said, "It's good to see some progress. Let's wait a few days. There's still some time before the house is ready for the beams to be put up. There's still time..."
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