Zheng Xiu pursed her lips and smiled. Who said that only a few-year-old child would have such a childish attitude of loving the stronger one? His father was just acting cute to her in disguise.
"Then I'll also bring a basin of water for Dad to wash his feet." Zheng Xiu said as she stood up.
Zheng Ren was also a little excited when he put it down, so he stopped her and said, "No, no, Dad is just saying that. It's late, you've been tired all day, go and rest." Then he turned to Zheng Yu and said, "Go back to your room and don't bother your sister. You've been naughty all day, you'll be obedient after a beating!"
Zheng Yu was already used to the "different treatment" between himself and his sister, so he shrank his neck and didn't take it to heart.
After the first month of the year, it was time for Zheng Yu to go to school. He had just arrived in the town for a few days. It was a new and interesting time. He had a childhood friend like Erbao to play with every day, and his life was extremely happy. But the happy days were short-lived, and it was time to tighten his belt and go to school.
Zheng Xiu sewed a small square crossbody schoolbag for him to use to store his textbooks. The stationery was from "Zhihezhai" as agreed before the Chinese New Year.
There were several schools in the town, and the one Zheng Yu attended was the best one. Before going to school, one had to pass the teacher's test and only be able to enter if one passed. Zheng Rong also went to school, but he failed to get into this school.
Zheng Xiu was more nervous than anyone else about her younger brother going to school, and she did not sleep well the night before. When she got up at night, she went to Zheng Yu's room to check on him, fearing that the boy was too nervous to sleep. However, Zheng Yu slept very soundly, snores one after another. Zheng Xiu laughed helplessly.
The next morning, Zheng Ren sent Zheng Yu to the academy before going to the academy. Before
leaving, Zheng Xiu gave her brother many instructions, telling him to listen to the teacher in the academy and get along well with his classmates. She also stuffed a few cakes wrapped in a handkerchief into his little schoolbag. If Zheng Ren hadn't said that the academy would provide water, she would have wanted to bring him a bottle of water.
Zheng Yu was full of curiosity about the new world and in a good mood. He comforted her and said, "Sister, I will be back for lunch soon. You are fine at home."
Zheng Xiu nodded, "Yes, sister knows, you don't have to worry about the family." Then she watched them leave.
In the past, she heard that some parents would cry when sending their children to school. Zheng Xiu thought it was a joke. Unexpectedly, she thought of herself, and her mood was really complicated.
This morning, Zheng Xiu was restless, worried that her brother was thirsty and hungry in school, bullied by classmates, or naughty and spanked by the teacher.
She was absent-minded, and even Aunt Qian, who was helping, noticed it. So she stopped her from working on the stove to prevent her from using sugar instead of salt.
Zheng Xiu had nothing to do, and she was even more worried. She simply took a rag and wiped the already clean main room from top to bottom.
Aunt Qian was amused and joked, "Miss, you have wiped the wooden benches in the main room for more than ten times, and I think they are getting brighter and brighter."
Zheng Xiu couldn't help shaking her head and laughing, "Ayu has been under my eyes since I was a child. Suddenly, she is not at home and makes a lot of noise. I am not used to it."
"Brother also goes out to play sometimes, and you don't usually worry so much."
Zheng Xiu couldn't explain it, but she was nervous anyway. She had never attended a private school in this era, but she had read in books that the teachers of this era were very strict. They would scold people with a stern face and hit people with a stick on their hands. Perhaps it was because of the unknown that he had such a mentality.
After finally getting through the morning, Zheng Yu came back happily with his father at noon.
Zheng Xiu quickly pulled him aside and asked, "Is the school good? Is the teacher fierce? Are your classmates kind?"
"Sister, you have so many questions, just ask them slowly." Zheng Yu smiled and blinked, "The school is good, everyone has their own desk and chair, the teacher's surname is Wang, he is very kind. We learned the Hundred Family Names in the morning, and I recited the fastest, the teacher even praised me. There is Erbao among my classmates, and we get along well."
Zheng Ren looked at his daughter's nervous look and couldn't help laughing: "Then Mr. Wang and I have some friendship, he will take good care of Yu, don't worry about it."
Zheng Xiu smiled embarrassedly, and while pulling Zheng Yu to the table to eat, he asked: "Were you hungry or thirsty in the school this morning? I will give you some time . Do you want to eat, drink and rest?"
Zheng Yu nodded and said, "You can rest for a quarter of an hour every half an hour. I ate the cakes my sister gave me and shared some with Erbao. The water in the school is not very good to drink. It is in a big teapot with a small tea bowl next to it. You have to drink it by pouring it out. It tastes strange when I drink it, and it is not hot enough."
Zheng Xiu nodded after hearing this, "That's really not good. Drinking cold water in this weather will upset your stomach. In the afternoon, my sister will give you a pot of flower tea. Wrap it for you with a cloth so that it will cool down more slowly."
Zheng Yu was about to agree happily when he saw his father looking at him coldly.
"You are the only one who has a lot of things to do. Everyone else in the school can drink it, but you are so spoiled?"
Zheng Yu pouted and stopped talking. It was his sister who wanted to ask, and he didn't mean to complain about anything.
In those days, the lunch break was only half an hour, and they all had to hurry back home after lunch. Zheng Xiu took dried chrysanthemums and wolfberries from home, found two bamboo pots in a hurry, and gave each of them a full pot. She also put a little honey in the pot for Zheng Yu. Chrysanthemums can clear heat, and wolfberries can nourish the body, which are good for studying. She had thought of preparing medicinal herbs for foot bathing for her grandfather, so she bought these as well.
Zheng Ren wanted to say a few words to Zheng Yu, but when he saw that his daughter had also prepared something for herself, he didn't say anything more.
Zheng Yu went happily to follow his father to the school.
Zheng Xiu felt much more at ease after listening to his words at noon. After finishing her housework, she went back to the house to rest.
Zheng Yu's day in the academy went by very quickly. He received two compliments from Mr. Wang in one day, and he was very happy. He hummed a little tune and went home with Erbao.
The academy was less than a quarter of an hour away from home. His father had taken him there once during the day. They had the same lunch time, but the classes at Qingzhu Academy ended much later than theirs, so he went home alone.
He and Erbao's homes were in different directions. They played for a while at the gate of the academy. Zheng Yu was afraid that his sister would worry, so he said goodbye to Erbao and walked towards home.
As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, Zheng Yu saw a familiar figure.
"A Shao!" he called out happily.
Xue Shao also waved to him happily.
Zheng Yu trotted over to him, "A Shao, are you here to see me?"
Xue Shao nodded, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Today is your first day of school, I came to see you, okay?"
Zheng Yu nodded vigorously, "The school is very good, the teacher is very good, and the class is very interesting. And my good friend Erbao is here. Next time I will introduce Erbao to you, okay? He is very friendly, I'm sure you will get along well with him."
The two talked for a while, and Zheng Yu took him home, "I just wanted to talk to you. Come home, sister has been missing you these two days."
Xue Shao stopped and said, "My father doesn't know I'm here, I have to go back soon."
Since the day when the Zheng family moved, his father came to have a meal and drink, and then he didn't know what happened. He said he wanted to come to the town to find Zheng Yu, and his father didn't look very happy. He just told him to practice more martial arts at home and play less outside all day.
Zheng Yu held his hand and refused to let go, "Then come in and drink some water before you leave. If sister knew that you came to see me and left without entering the door, she would definitely blame me."
Xue Shao couldn't beat him, so he went into the house with him.
"Ah Shao is here." Zheng Xiu was also very happy to see him, "You seem to have grown taller after not seeing you for a few days?" Then she pulled him and Zheng Yu together to compare their heights.
Zheng Yu was half a year younger than Xue Shao. They were almost the same height before, but after a year, he seemed to be ahead.
Zheng Yu said "Oh!", "You are taller than me now, so we can't wear the same clothes in the future?" When Xue Shao lived in his house before, he always wore his clothes to change. If this is not allowed in the future, Xue Shao will have no clothes to change if he wants to stay temporarily.
Zheng Xiu thought that Xue Zhi was so tall, he must be at least 1.85 meters tall, while her father was just an average height, about 1.75 meters tall, so Xue Shao would definitely be much taller than her younger brother in the future.
Zheng Xiu looked at Xue Shao's clothes again and found that his sleeves and trousers were a little short, and his wrists and ankles were almost exposed, so she said, "Go back and tell your father that these clothes and trousers are too short. Children like you are easy to catch cold in winter. You should change to longer ones, okay?" But she thought again, Xue Zhi was so careless, if Xue Shao said such a thing, he might not take it to heart, so she said, "I'll talk to your father in detail next time we meet. You are getting older, you can't always be so careless."
The three of them talked for a while, and it was getting late, so Xue Shao hurried back home.
He was out for more than an hour, and Xue Zhi naturally found out, and when he came back, he asked him where he had been. Xue Shao confessed honestly.
Xue Zhi couldn't help but frown when he heard this and said, "I told you not to cause trouble to other people's homes, why did you go?"
Xue Shao lowered his head and explained in a low voice, "Ayu is going to school today for the first day, and I was worried about her so I went to see her. Later, my sister saw me and talked to me for a while, so I was delayed. I won't do it next time."
Xue Zhi's brows were still not untied.
Xue Shao then boldly asked his father, "I used to play with Ayu every day, and didn't your father say anything? He also told me to treat Ayu well. Why did your father not let me and Ayu interact after they moved?" How
could Xue Zhi explain it? He was speechless. That night, he went back and punched in the middle of the night before going to bed. In his sleep, he had a very absurd dream. In the dream, Zheng Xiu's dress was half undressed, revealing her beautiful figure, her eyebrows and eyes were full of charm, and she smiled softly at him. Her smile seemed to have magic, making him involuntarily approach her, hug her, and kiss her... She was gentle and graceful under him, her eyes were as charming as silk, her breath was as sweet as orchid, and she called his name repeatedly.
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