Chapter 32 Little Su Bao Suddenly Has Her First Target
Tang Yu was taken aback by Xiao Su Bao's words and looked at her with a slight smile.
Tang Yu pointed to an empty stool beside her, gesturing for her to sit down, and then said softly, "Women can study, but they cannot take the imperial examinations..."
When Xiao Su Bao heard Tang Yu's words, her little ears drooped down a bit.
They looked so pitiful and wronged.
So, she couldn't become an official!
Tang Yu found it amusing to see the little dumpling looking so wronged, and then she thought of a female prime minister from the previous dynasty.
So he simply told the children the story of a female prime minister.
However, that was during the previous dynasty.
In the early days of the previous dynasty, there was a female prime minister surnamed Lan. She disguised herself as a man and became the top scholar in the imperial examination...
The children listened very attentively, and Xiao Su Bao's eyes lit up.
But in the end, Tang Yu looked at them and smiled slightly, saying, "Whether you are a man or a woman, only through reading can you gain wisdom."
Little Su Bao suddenly had her first goal: she wanted to become a female prime minister...
"Okay, I understand!"
Little Su Bao nodded her little head, her eyes shining brightly!
After Tang Yu finished telling the story, he continued to teach the younger children to read the Three Character Classic.
When Xiaosubao was very young, her mother taught her to read and even helped her make a sand table, but it's been so long that she's almost forgotten everything.
She started shaking her head and swaying along with Tang Sanbao and the others.
"At birth, human nature is good..."
The voices of several children came from the courtyard, which made the Qian family members smile.
"Mother, where did you find your daughter? Do you have any more? I want one too!" Wang Xiuer asked Qian Shi while quickly chopping vegetables.
Madam Qian was speechless as she looked at Wang Xiuer's simple-mindedness.
She curled her lips into a smile, her face full of pride, and said, "Stop dreaming. Hurry up and cook. After we eat, we'll go exchange some silver for other things and buy a few more!"
After a pause, Madam Qian added, "The extra eight hundred taels of silver in the family is all thanks to your younger sister."
She glanced at her two daughters-in-law, and seeing that no one was outside, she continued, "If it weren't for your little sister last night, we would probably all have been killed by those villains!"
"These are all thanks to your little sister, and you all better remember them, understand?"
Last night, Sun Cuihua and Wang Xiuer slept soundly, and Qian Shi was also exhausted and fell asleep as well!
If it weren't for Xiao Su Bao discovering it early, none of them would have been able to prepare so thoroughly.
Only then could the eight villains be dealt with quickly.
You should know, these people are capable of killing!
"So half of these eight hundred taels will be kept for her as her dowry. You all have no objections, right?"
Looking at the two of them, Madam Qian noticed that Sun Cuihua frowned slightly, while Wang Xiuer nodded in agreement, saying, "Mother, you can decide for me. I don't mind!"
Madam Qian then looked at her eldest daughter-in-law, who was usually the most generous and poised, but today her expression...
Is there some difficulty?
Madam Qian looked at Sun Cuihua, waiting for her to speak.
Sun Cuihua felt her mother-in-law's gaze, thought for a moment, and then said to Qian Shi, "Mother, the village wants to rebuild the irrigation canal, which will definitely require more money. I'm afraid my husband will..."
Qian was taken aback, not expecting that Sun Cuihua was thinking about this.
She sighed inwardly at her son's good fortune in marrying a woman who was devoted to him.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiuer said, "This irrigation canal wasn't built for our family alone, so naturally everyone should contribute money!"
Sun Cuihua naturally understood this principle, but Tangjia Village was really too poor, and building an irrigation canal was not such a simple matter!
The little money the village has is definitely not enough!
Madam Qian cracked the goose eggs, stirred them well, and quickly prepared some toon leaves before saying, "Let the men worry about this; don't think about it!"
Sun Cuihua nodded after listening to her mother-in-law's words. Although she was still a little worried, she felt much better.
Breakfast was quite lavish, with goose eggs stir-fried with toon leaves and duck eggs stir-fried with pickled cabbage.
Little Su Bao had an extra bowl of steamed egg custard compared to the others.
Little Su Bao looked at the bowl in front of her, then at the bowls of others.
She quickly pushed the steamed egg custard to the center.
"This is steamed egg custard that your mother made especially for you. You're so thin, you need to nourish yourself properly!" Madam Qian took the steamed egg custard back and placed it in front of her.
The little dumpling looked at the smooth egg custard, a little nervous and a little incredulous.
The mute old woman doesn't know how to make steamed eggs; she's lucky if she cooks herself one egg every two days.
She remembered the last time she ate steamed egg custard was when her grandfather celebrated his birthday; she only ate a tiny bit.
That smooth, tender texture is especially delicious.
Little Su Bao looked at the Qian family, then at the others.
Tang Sanbao was only a little bit bigger than Xiao Subao. He also glanced at the steamed egg custard, swallowed his saliva, but still lowered his head and ate the goose egg in his bowl.
"Mommy eats, nephew eats!" Little Su Bao looked at them with her big, adorable eyes and said softly.
As she spoke, the little dumpling took a small spoon and scooped out a large spoonful to feed Qian Shi.
Ms. Qian refused, but the little dumpling was very determined.
Ms. Qian had no choice but to take a small bite.
Although Tang Dabao and the others were a little tempted by the steamed egg custard, they were all very well-behaved.
The new aunt is too thin.
It needs to be replenished!
All three children thought the same thing, so when the little dumpling was offered to them, they all ran away and resolutely refused.
"I like duck eggs, I don't like steamed egg custard, I don't want it!" Tang Dabao was the first to shout.
Tang Erbao chimed in, "I like to eat goose eggs, you're such a stupid egg! Don't eat chicken eggs!"
Tang Sanbao hesitated for a moment, but with his eldest and second eldest brothers staring at him, he swallowed and said, "I don't eat eggs, I want to eat idiots!"
"Hahaha..." Tang Qi looked at his son and burst into laughter.
"I think you're a little idiot, go ahead and eat yourself!" The father mocked his son mercilessly, showing him no respect whatsoever.
Seeing that none of them were willing, Xiao Su Bao finally looked at the adults.
"Alright, hurry up and eat by yourself. You're still a little one, why do you always like to take care of others? You're the one who needs to be taken care of now!" Wang Xiuer dragged the bowl back and placed it in front of her.
She then scooped a spoonful of steamed egg custard and placed it in front of Xiao Su Bao: "Here, let your second sister-in-law feed you!"
Little Su Bao wanted to say she could, but Wang Xiuer's gaze was too intense, and the little dumpling couldn't refuse.
However, after taking a bite of the fragrant steamed egg custard, the little dumpling immediately squinted its eyes.
It's so delicious!
This is the best steamed egg custard she's ever eaten...
After the meal, everyone was full.
Madam Qian then looked at them and said, "Elder brother, this totals eight hundred taels of silver, but because of this matter, Xiao Su Bao deserves the most credit, so half of it will be reserved for Su Bao as her dowry, and the rest..."
Ms. Qian paused for a moment before continuing to speak.
But Tang Yu stopped him: "Take the rest back with you and use it yourself. Also, fix up the house while you're at it!"
Madam Qian knew Tang Yu would say that, but she still shook her head.
She took out a hundred-tael silver note and placed it in front of Tang Yu, and then took out another ten taels separately.
"This hundred taels of silver is yours, and these ten taels are Tang Si's. You and Tang Si will be studying in the county town. Now that you have some money, you won't have to be too frugal!"
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