Just after the Dragon Boat Festival, Mi Niang had to get up early to go to the private school. She was a little bit tired in the morning, so she ate an egg and a big rice dumpling. Then she ran to Ding Erniang's room, touched her mother's big belly, and whispered, "Brother/sister, sister has gone to school."
Mrs. Ding Er touched her head and said, "Silly girl, go quickly, don't be late."
Mi Niang smiled and said, "Okay, and are you going to bring the peaches for your classmates to eat?"
"Well, I asked someone to wash them all, and I picked the big ones especially."
The orchard had a good harvest of oranges and peaches, and Aunt Ding Er specially asked her to take them to school to share with everyone.
The atmosphere in the academy was quite unusual. Tao Chun'er had a red face, and seemed to be accepting everyone's teasing. Luo Qiujun also had a faint smile on his face.
Ji Chunfang said, "I never thought that your two families would become relatives."
"Sister Tao, these are peaches from my garden. Since you are so happy today, I will give them to you first. Please don't blame me, my sisters." Mi Niang smiled.
Tao Chun'er said shyly: "You are really...even you are teasing me."
Everyone laughed, except Guo Yaoyu, who smiled on her face but was full of bitterness in her heart. The Guo family and the Luo family had known each other since childhood. Guo Yaoyu had a good family background and a capable brother. She was even better than Tao Chun'er in both appearance and talent. She had always regarded Ruan Mi Niang as a great enemy. After all, Ruan Mi Niang was so beautiful and came from a famous family. She had a good relationship with Luo Qiujun, and her talent was beyond words. She was the youngest, and her needlework and temperament were very outstanding. How could she have known that she would be a surprise?
Little did she know that Luo Qiujun was also a little powerless. She got along best with Mi Niang in the private school and often troubled Mi Niang with her needlework. Although she was young, she was very knowledgeable. Besides, her family was a scholarly family. If she had to choose a candidate for sister-in-law, she would of course like Mi Niang the most, and Mi Niang was so beautiful.
But mother also said that it was my brother who fell in love with Tao Chun'er, and she was extremely satisfied with Tao Chun'er, so Luo Qiujun had nothing to say.
Mi Niang knew very well why Madam Luo chose Tao Chun'er. Tao Chun'er was ten years younger than her real age, of medium height, with a dignified face, a rich family background, and a mellow personality. Such a good girl was very popular, and Madam Luo just took the initiative.
The son of the Luo family is talented, but what he lacks is the money to support him to continue his studies. You must know that if he passes the imperial examination and becomes an official in Beijing, six or seven hundred taels a year is considered a small amount. The Tao family may not look prominent, but in fact they have a very rich family background. This marriage is the best choice for both parties.
Although the Guo family is also a family of famous officials, what the Luo family lacks is not talent and connections. With Mr. Luo's talent and learning, he will rise to the top sooner or later. After that, why Guo Yaoyu disliked Wang Sumin was because he thought that her dowry was too little and there was no help from her family. It would be similar when it came to Guo Yaoyu's turn.
Moreover, Tao Chun'er's personality is easygoing and adaptable. Even if Mr. Luo cannot make a breakthrough for the time being, she will not complain. Instead, the couple can support each other.
Guo Yaoyu is very proud. When Mr. Luo is doing well, she will be honored as a wife. If Mr. Luo fails for a while, will she complain?
In this regard, choosing Tao Chun'er was both unexpected and reasonable.
As for whether Mi Niang has considered herself, she doesn't have that idea now. If she had used her dream to ask her father not to get engaged last time, she wouldn't have been troubled like this.
Today, she learned the last few chapters of the Book of Songs. Seeing that her handwriting was already very neat, Mi Niang couldn't help but smile happily. In the second half of the afternoon, she learned the pipa. To play the pipa, she had to learn a score first, and then the teacher would teach her the fingering. She had no intention of thinking about anything else. There was no pipa to practice at home, so she could only practice as much as possible in the private school.
She lingered until the end before she left. When she was leaving the Plum Garden, Ji Chunfang caught up with her and said, "I see that you like the pipa very much. I happen to have a pipa at home, which is half new. If you like it, I will give it to you to practice."
Mi Niang was surprised: "How can this be so embarrassing? Sister, you don't have to worry about me."
"What's the matter? I have something to ask you."
It turns out that Ji Chunfang is very poor in academics, and Zhou Furou has been studying very hard recently. This situation scares Ji Chunfang, so she wants to find Mi Niang to tutor her.
Mi Niang readily agreed. Now that she could write, she would write to her father in the academy to ask for advice on many questions she didn't understand. In addition, she herself was always reading books with her little teacher Luo Qiujun, so her knowledge improved by leaps and bounds, and there was no problem in guiding Ji Chunfang.
Although Ji Chunfang knew that Mi Niang was hardworking, he didn't expect her to be so hardworking. Her daughter's room was filled with sachets and other things, but she filled it with books. Apart from eating, she kept reading, and even read very fast. Sometimes, she seemed to be unable to hear what she said.
This made Ji Chunfang admire her very much, because Mi Niang was not a bookworm. She could explain the lyrics of poems to herself in a very vivid way, but she would never preach.
Among them, what Ji Chunfang envied the most was the kindness of Mi Niang's mother to her. The Ruan family was not very rich, but they were willing to let their daughter study, and they were also very enthusiastic about her classmate. They kept dinner for her almost every time. The food was not very exquisite, but it was delicious. This was much better than her family. Her father had many concubines and concubines, and the relationship between her illegitimate sisters was not close, and they often fought openly and secretly, not to mention that her father was also a big wife outside. The Ji family looked glorious, but everyone was full of calculations inside.
"Mi Niang, your home is so great, much better than mine." Ji Chunfang said sincerely.
Mi Niang smiled and said, "Then just come more often. You see, my mother treats you better than she treats me now." Compared to Luo Qiujun who is always indifferent to others, Ji Chunfang is full of witty remarks and is always at ease in social occasions.
In the June quarterly exam, Mi Niang was undoubtedly the first again. Ji Chunfang had often been with Mi Niang in the past few months and had studied very hard. She ranked only second to Tao Chun'er and above Wang Sumin, which made her very proud, and she told everyone that it was Mi Niang's credit.
The weather in Jiangling was getting hot. Before she knew it, Mi Niang had been studying in the private school for more than half a year. The weather was hot, and everyone would inevitably sweat after studying for a while in the morning.
Ji Chunfang turned around and said to everyone, "Fortunately, it's only half a month before I can go to escape the summer heat, otherwise I might have to take a leave."
Yes, the school has a two-month holiday during the summer. Mr. Xue heard that he wanted to go home to visit his family, and everyone seemed very happy to talk about the vacation.
Although Zhou Furou didn't have to pay attention to her aunt's expressions at her aunt's house, she preferred to be in the countryside, where she could play all over the mountains and fields. Her brothers took her to catch fish and look for bird eggs, which was much more fun than in the city.
Ever since Ruan Mi Niang won first place, her aunt often asked her to study and make progress, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't seem to be better than others. When we were in the private school, we talked and laughed a lot, but unfortunately, since Ruan Mi Niang came, everyone started to compete with each other invisibly.
The Guo sisters have become calmer than before. Tao Chun'er is still as honest as ever, but she spends more time discussing needlework with Ruan Mi'niang. Luo Qiujun and Ji Chunfang are also good friends with Ruan Mi'niang. In addition, Wang Sumin said she was sick again because of the hot weather.
She seemed to be excluded.
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