The women of the Lu family had never used such a rare thing in their lives. Although Madam Sun loved the little bottle and coveted the youthful-looking Jade Face Cream, could a peasant family like theirs afford such a thing?
"You can't have any money in your hands! You spendthrift!"
Despite saying that, she still held it tightly in her hand. He Jiu Niang had another mischievous thought and reached out her hand to ask for it back, looking somewhat aggrieved: "Since Mother doesn't like it, then I'll take it back."
Sun immediately hid behind her back: "You've already given it to me, there's no reason for me to take it back!"
He Jiuniang suppressed a laugh: "But Mother doesn't like it!"
Only then did Mrs. Sun belatedly realize that this little vixen was deliberately teasing her, and she slapped her: "If you don't like it, I won't give it to you! You spendthrift!"
The people around covered their mouths and laughed. The old lady used to be very serious, but now she is much more lively. This is all thanks to her third brother's wife!
Lu Guilan smiled and took Sun's other arm, saying, "Mother, Third Sister-in-law is doing this for our own good. She said that our hands are all cracked and don't look like those of young wives, so she was thinking of buying some nice things for us to use!"
"Yes, this is really good stuff. We just used it, and our faces and hands feel smooth and fragrant! I've never seen anything like it in my life!"
Hearing what they said, Sun also glanced at her own hands. They were hands that had been through many hardships. The hands of the young wives were cracked and mangled, let alone hers, an old woman. Especially in winter, the cracks would ache and even bleed.
Thinking about it, she looked at her daughters again. They had been exposed to the wind and sun every day during their escape from famine, and none of them were in good condition. Their faces were dark red, their skin was sallow and rough, and they looked more than ten years older than they actually were.
"Since we've already bought it, let's just use it!"
The old lady put the item into her bosom with a haughty air, made an excuse to leave, and actually just wanted to find a secluded place to try out the Jade Face Cream.
She wanted to see if it was really as amazing as they described!
This stuff is precious, and Sun was reluctant to use much of it. She stretched out her finger, scooped out a little bit, and first brought it to her nose to smell it. It did indeed have a faint fragrance, which smelled very nice.
Then, she carefully applied some to her face and hands, patted it with great satisfaction, and couldn't hide the smile on her face.
He Jiuniang glanced at her secretly and smiled knowingly. This little old lady was just being tsundere, and she was incredibly cute.
Turning around, she saw the puppy and several other children counting ants in a small pit not far away. Only then did He Jiu Niang realize that her adopted son had actually reached the age for early childhood education.
Although the school doesn't accept such young children, she couldn't just leave them unattended at home, so she took out a large bag of colored building blocks from her spatial storage and walked over to the children.
"mother!"
As soon as the puppy saw her, it stood up and shared what it had just seen: "There are so many ants here!"
He Jiuniang gave it a very polite look and found that there were indeed many ants, and there was probably a huge anthill underground.
"Good boy, the older boys have gone to school. Don't you guys have anything to do?"
When Leizi was at home, as the older brother, he could lead his younger siblings to play together. Now that the three older children are gone, only the younger ones are left, and it's as if they've lost their backbone.
The little dog didn't speak. He couldn't admit that he was indeed a bit bored, but he also knew that his brothers were going to study and do important things, and he couldn't let his mother worry.
Having spent so much time together, He Jiuniang naturally understood him. She smiled, called the children aside, and then took out the building blocks she had hidden behind her back.
"I brought you gifts, look!"
She displayed the building blocks to a group of children, who instinctively exclaimed "Wow!"
But I really don't understand why they cut the wood into small pieces and dyed it all sorts of colors.
Although I don't know what it's for, it's really pretty with its colorful decorations!
Youya picked up a piece and looked at it, asking in confusion, "Third Aunt, what is this?"
"Building Blocks."
He Jiuniang picked up a block and explained to them how to play with the building blocks.
In short, it involves using these small wooden blocks to build all sorts of things.
Building blocks is an educational game that can expand children's imagination and enhance their hands-on skills, making it a great game.
After hearing her brief explanation, the children were already eager to try, but He Jiuniang made another request.
"Before you start building with the blocks, you need to recognize these colors and say them out loud before you can start building."
People in this era lack education; not to mention children, even adults may not be able to distinguish colors.
What He Jiuniang is doing now is the play-based basic education being implemented in postmodern kindergartens.
It is also the most basic form of early childhood education.
At first, the children were confused by so many colors, but fortunately, the Lu family children were all quite smart. He Jiuniang taught them twice, and they all remembered them.
Then, He Jiuniang started making demands: "When building with blocks, you also have to consider the color matching. You can't just match them randomly. I'll come and check when the sun goes down at night. I'll give you an extra reward for the best-looking combination."
Upon hearing about the reward, the children became even more excited, and the puppy was determined to get a reward from its mother and not disappoint her!
He Jiuniang gave them a whole day, allowing them countless opportunities to modify and match their outfits.
While the children played, He Jiuniang went to do other things. Yu Shi and Shen Shi were cooking, while Qin Shi and Lu Guilan were cutting the potatoes they had dug up earlier into one-finger-thick slices to prepare for sprouting. This was what He Jiuniang had told them, and they didn't know if it would work.
He Jiuniang couldn't help with cooking, so she went to slice the vegetables with Qin Shi and the others. The group chatted as they worked, and time passed quickly.
When it was lunchtime, the men all returned. Although they were starving, they still lined up carefully to wash their hands.
This is something He Jiuniang has always insisted on, and now it's become a habit.
The family had just sat down when a series of cries and shouts erupted outside, giving Lu Laoda a headache.
As expected, what shouldn't have happened still happened!
Mrs. Sun frowned and asked, "What happened?"
Old Master Lu scratched his head, looking somewhat dejected, and said, "I ran into Lu Xiaoyang in the county town. He took his resettlement allowance to gamble and got his leg broken and left on the street. When he saw me, he insisted on coming back. I thought he was just a troublemaker, so I dumped him. I didn't expect him to still come looking for me..."
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