After drinking the hot ginger soup, Jiang Yue felt much more at ease, whether it was a placebo effect or not.
At dinner time, the whole family gathered together, chatting and laughing.
"By the way, Mother, Grandpa asked me to ask you when we'll harvest the medicinal herbs in the fields?"
"Once the weather clears up, I'll take Yao Yao to have a look. I reckon it'll be about time."
"Business has been unusually slow lately. I told Xiao Ma and Xiao Hu that they won't be setting up their stall until the end of the month so they can take a break. After we finish preparing for my older brother's wedding, we'll ask them to do other things."
"Yes, Qingsong, you handled this matter very well. Your mother supports you."
"Thank you for the compliment, Mom!"
"Mom, Uncle Guanghua said that the portions of cold noodles and rice noodles at the restaurant will be halved, and I reckon they won't be able to deliver them for much longer."
"Qingshan, you should shift your focus now. Leave the delivery work to Dashi and Xiaoshi for the time being. The most important thing for you is to help your mother prepare for your wedding banquet."
"Okay, I'll listen to Mom."
......
"Mother, is there anything I can do to help around the house?"
Hearing his mother making arrangements for everything at home, Qingyun suddenly became anxious.
Whether it was the family business or his brother's marriage, he wanted to do his part!
"Qingyun, if you have time, teach everyone to recognize characters, especially your own names. Make sure your eldest brother, second brother, and Da Shi and Xiao Shi can all recognize them."
"The family business will definitely take off in the future. If the four of them, plus Xiao Hu, Xiao Ma, and the others, can't even write their own names or recognize them, they'll get scammed!"
Jiang Yue didn't want to ask the third brother to do anything, but seeing his sincere expression, she thought about it and gave him a task anyway.
Recognizing characters?
Qingyun thought about it and realized that made sense.
So he accepted the task with great satisfaction, and then he took his older brothers and taught them to read!
The brothers Wu Qingshan and Wu Qingsong had no idea how difficult it was to learn to read and write, and they foolishly agreed.
Only Qingyao, sitting next to her mother, had a bitter face. Her mother had been giving her extra lessons and had been teaching her to write for a long time.
She was very sad; the name Qingyao has so many strokes!
Jiang Yue was unaware of what her daughter was thinking. After she had almost finished eating, she suddenly remembered Da Xue's younger brother, Chang Jun, and asked her son:
"By the way, Qingyun, your future sister-in-law's younger brother, Changjun, is also studying at the academy. Are you familiar with him?"
Wu Qingyun was naturally familiar with Changjun, and said with a hint of gratitude in his tone:
“Mother, Changjun is my classmate and roommate. Last time I was beaten, if it weren’t for him protecting me, my arm would probably be broken now.”
Hearing this, Jiang Yue said nervously:
"How is he? Is he alright?"
Not to mention her, everyone in the village knows that Wu Changjun is the hope of the Liu family. The whole family supports this son with all their might, hoping that he can change his fate through education in the future!
She couldn't bear the thought of cutting off her son's path to the imperial examinations just to protect him.
"Mother, don't worry. The headmaster came and reprimanded those who bullied us. It's just that besides studying, Changjun spends his days copying books for the bookstore to earn money, so he's very busy."
Wu Qingyun explained that he had copied books for a while before, but he earned little, his hands were freezing in the winter, and it was very hard work, so he didn't have the perseverance to stick with it.
Therefore, he particularly admired Changjun.
In addition, the two were from the same village and studied at the same academy.
The two shared a similar plight, both having lost their fathers at a young age and struggling to support their families with their widowed mothers...
Now that their older brother and sister are about to get married, their relationship has deepened even further; their fate is truly extraordinary!
"Oh, your Aunt Liu misses Changjun terribly, but Changjun is so sensible, telling her might upset her."
Jiang Yue sighed, chatted about other things for a while, and then it gradually got dark.
Although the family had enough money to buy candles, the children, having come from a poor background, knew how to be frugal and quickly got to work on the chores.
"Gagaga~"
Before the ducks were killed, Jiang Yue asked Qingshan to feed them. They were placed in the corner of the front yard wall, and their feet were tied with rope to restrict their movement.
The big white dog stretched its neck proudly and, when no one was looking, pecked the duck a few times!
"Clatter, clatter~"
That was as if to say, "I am the eldest in the family, and you, the newcomer, must listen to me!"
Little White came running over on all fours, then suddenly stopped in front of the duck, letting out a low growl.
"Woof woof woof~"
It's as if it's saying, "Hey newbie, I'm the boss of the house, you have to listen to me!"
Hearing the noise, Jiang Yue opened the window, squinted at it for a moment, then closed it again and ignored it.
Everything has its order of arrival and departure, but the strong also reign supreme.
Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned pro, if you want to be the boss, whoever has the strongest fist gets to decide!
"Clatter, clatter~"
"Woof woof woof~"
A battle between the two big shots is about to begin...
"Gagaga~"
The poor duck shivered. It had been living very well in its old shed, where mother ducks fawned over it every day. Because of its physique, it was the strongest of the ducks, and no one dared to compete with it for food!
Waaaaah, the duck wants to go back to its familiar home~
However, the very next morning, he turned into a pot of old duck soup...
"Big brother, you have no idea! This morning I saw goose feathers all over the front yard porch, and I found that Little White had scratched all the feathers off Big White's butt!"
"Is that so?"
"That's right! I didn't wrong Xiaobai. If you don't believe me, go and see its doghouse. There are still a lot of goose feathers inside!"
"No wonder I heard Big White barking at night, it turns out it was being bullied by Little White."
"In my opinion, he deserves it. Who told Big White to provoke Little White all the time?"
After washing up, Qingshan quickly rubbed his dirty clothes and hung them to dry on the rope under the eaves.
Hearing his second brother's words, he grinned, squatted down, stroked the little white dog circling at his feet, and praised it:
"Little Bai is really capable! I'll feed you more duck bones later!"
"Woof woof woof~"
Little White sticks out its tongue and raises its head obsequiously, wanting its little master to pet it.
The poor duck did nothing wrong, yet it spent the whole night in fear and anxiety.
I woke up to find myself slaughtered and boiled into soup...
In the front yard, Big White sat squatting in the shack and refused to come out.
The goslings are already familiar with their new home. They can easily leave the shed, find water, and eat food without the help of their mother geese.
"Clatter, clatter~"
Big White wiggled its rear end, stretched its long neck out of its hut, and looked at the pile of goose feathers it had left behind after its defeat, feeling extremely frustrated.
Just wait, the goose will get its revenge. It's never too late, even after ten years. It will fight that stupid dog again!
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