When they were woken up by Qiao Xin before dawn, Qiao Yunxin and Qiao Yunting finally understood why the second brother was smiling so sinisterly.
Qiao Xin, wearing a simple training suit, stood in the snow with a high spirit, looking at the whole family who were still in a daze.
"I forgot to tell you yesterday that we will start training from today. The comfortable days are over! You three must get up at five in the morning to exercise for me. I will teach you martial arts and archery in the morning. In the afternoon, you can learn to read with the second brother, and in the evening, you can review what you have learned.
Dalang and the others were still young, so the eldest and second sons' wives got up early to help with cooking. So you don’t have to get up early to run laps for the time being, but you still have to participate in the literacy and arithmetic training! ”
Xu and Zhang asked in disbelief: "Mother, do we want it too?"
"I've provided you with an opportunity. Whether you are willing to take it or not is up to you!"
Xu was not afraid of her mother-in-law getting angry, but she was afraid that she would make light of the matter. Although she didn't know why, her intuition told her that if she refused, she would definitely regret it in the future!
She tried hard to clear the opposing thoughts in her mind, gritted her teeth, and said, "I will practice!"
The voice that Zhang wanted to say in refusal was stuck in her throat, and she dared not shout it out anymore!
She always remembered what her husband had told her in private: if she didn't know what to do in front of her mother, she should follow her elder sister-in-law and learn from her.
She looked around and found that she was the only one who hadn't expressed her opinion. Everyone's eyes were on her, so she quickly raised her hand and said, "I'll practice too!"
very good! The family finally united their front! Qiao Xin withdrew her gaze with satisfaction, she was not stupid after all!
She then turned to Mo Jiaquan and Shi Yazi, who were standing beside her and pounding their hands, and said, "Do you want to join us?"
The two looked around in confusion, pointed at themselves, and asked hesitantly: "Old lady, are you talking about us?" Seeing Qiao Xin nodded, Shi Yazi was in disbelief at first, and turned to look for his mother-in-law to confirm. Is what the old lady said true? But he saw that his mother-in-law was even more surprised than them.
Granny Shi knelt on the ground with a plop and said gratefully, "Old Madam, please accept Shi Yazi. We are willing to serve you for the rest of our lives!"
"Didn't I sign a living contract for you? This child is smart. If he is sold as a slave, wouldn't it delay his life?"
"If it weren't for the Qiao family, we would have been dead long ago, let alone have a future. I've lived for most of my life and I've never seen a master as kind-hearted as you, Madam, let alone a master who takes the initiative to teach his servants to read and write. It's up to you to forgive me, Madam, but if I'm not a good person anymore, I'll be struck by lightning."
Qiao Xin hurriedly asked people to get up, but Shi Pozi insisted on returning the indenture contract before she was willing to let Shi Yazi follow her to study. Qiao Xin admitted that she was not good at handling such matters, and she looked at her second son for help: What should we do?
Qiao Yunqing didn't know why Qiao Xin was so against slaves, but he took the initiative to take over the topic: "Da Lang is still short of a servant, so let Shi Yazi do it first. This is something that must be done with mutual consent. Mother didn't mean to force you to make a choice. If you still insist in the spring, then we can change the contract.
I asked you to come to my house to work as helpers, but within a few days, I asked you to sell your bodies into slavery. Even if it was voluntary, the villagers might not believe it. ”
Qiao Xin also said, "Don't rush to make decisions for the child. After all, this concerns his whole life. It's not easy to live in this world. If you can learn a few words, you can easily find a job even if you leave the Qiao family in the future. It can also be regarded as a good fate for our Qiao family. The same is true for Jiaquan."
Mo Jiaquan is not an ungrateful person. Having seen the fickleness of human nature, how could he not feel Qiao Xin's kindness? He bowed deeply to Qiao Xin and said, "Everyone in the old lady's family is willing to listen to your orders."
Anyway, he had made up his mind to stay in the Qiao family no matter what.
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Qiao Yunting ran back step by step with his legs filled with lead. His back was wet and dry, and his throat was dry enough to smoke, but he did not dare to stop. He had underestimated this weighted running. Used to doing farm work, he originally thought it was a simple task. But after running around the town once, he was almost exhausted!
Qiao Yunting wailed in his heart: Where on earth did mother get this method? How could it be so cruel?
He slowed down his pace and complained to Qiao Yunqing who was running at the end, "Second brother, what's wrong with mother? Why is she suddenly making things so difficult for us?
"You think this is a hassle? Have you forgotten your business?"
Qiao Yunting's heart tightened. He had been living too comfortably these days, so comfortably that he had forgotten the most important thing.
He sighed and said, "If it were before, I would choose to go back without hesitation, but now I don't want to go back at all. It's good to be with my mother.
"Do you think that this is something that A Niang can decide? A Niang knows better than us that when that day comes, none of us will be able to decide for ourselves. Ordinary people's resistance to the powerful is just like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. A Niang is trying so hard to teach us these things now, just to give us a few more skills to save our lives.
Third brother, stop being naive. Some things are not what we want them to be! If you were the son of a county magistrate now, no matter how bad you were, Lin Baozhu would not dare to leave! "
Qiao Yunting didn't say anything else, but his pace quickened a lot.
Qiao Yunqing felt tired as he watched the third brother running faster and faster. As long as he could live well, what did a little hardship matter? The third brother was raised too pampered by that woman, and in the end she ended up harming him. How could a sheep survive among wolves!
What Qiao Xin is doing now is truly good for them. Qiao Yunqing has not yet realized that he has already recognized Qiao Xin in his heart, which is why he cooperates with her wholeheartedly!
After running around with weights, the three brothers began to doubt their lives: they were strong and did farm work every day, so it was impossible for them to collapse from exhaustion after running a few steps.
But the truth is so depressing, they are just the weaklings in their mother's mouth!
That’s not all. After breakfast, Qiao Xin took them to stand in the wind and snow, squat in horse stance, and practice boxing. There was no break for the whole morning. I finally managed to make it until the afternoon, but another task came.
"Second brother, you take care of your eldest brother and third brother. I don't have high expectations. It's enough for them to reach the level of a student. If they don't want to study anymore, I won't force them. You can handle your own affairs. I will start learning Chinese characters from the beginning with the children. Old Man Mo and Jiaquan will teach them."
Qiao Yunqing was very upset. He taught his eldest brother and third brother, who were just literate, to become students. Did his mother think he was the Lord of Wenchang? This requirement is too high!
Our attention was focused on Qiao Xin at this moment. "You also want to learn to read?"
"Why can't I learn? I can learn all my life. I didn't have the opportunity or the means before, but now I have such good conditions. I can just lie at home anyway, so I might as well learn more."
Qiao Xin smiled maliciously: "If you can't even beat an old woman like me, then you're really ashamed!"
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