Chapter 8 Going Out for the First Time
early morning.
The sun is pouring down.
Covered in light smoke, it is like a dream and a painting.
On a country road, a woman in a flowery jacket walked quickly with her head down.
The patterns on the jacket were barely visible, their outlines having been smoothed out by time.
Liu Yu Niang hung her head, absent-minded.
I was startled by the shouting behind me.
When she turned around, she saw Lu Qingyao driving a carriage slowly towards her.
The woman in the carriage was so bright and heroic.
Even wearing a coarse cotton jacket, it couldn't hide her elegance.
It is hard to imagine how graceful and charming she must have been in the past.
Lu Qingyao stopped the carriage, looked at the stunned Liu Yuniang, and called out again, "Sister-in-law..."
Liu Yu Niang came back to her senses, pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Sister-in-law, are we going to Qingshi Town?"
"Well, let's go buy some books for the child... and some fabric for clothes. Would you like to come with me, sister-in-law?"
"Okay... okay!" Liu Yu Niang couldn't ask for more.
Although it only takes less than an hour to walk from Taoxi Village to Qingshi Town.
But she still wanted to experience the feeling of riding in a carriage.
In the village, only the landlord Liu's family had a horse carriage. Other families either rode donkeys or drove ox carts.
How could there be someone like her brother and sister-in-law, who paid back their family's two hundred taels of silver and still had money left to buy this and that?
Buy books too!
The money to buy a book is enough to feed their whole family for several days.
Who says a fallen phoenix is worse than a chicken?
No matter how poor her sister-in-law was, she was much better off than she was.
The envy and jealousy in my heart are about to overflow from my eyes.
Lu Qingyao saw it and silently made room for her: "Come up."
Liu Yu Niang sat down on it and put her arm around her.
A smile suddenly broke out on his face, a smile that came from the heart.
"Are you seated properly?"
"Okay, okay, let's go!" Liu Yu Niang excitedly grabbed Lu Qingyao's arm.
Such a nice carriage, but she was a country woman and had never ridden in one in her life.
Lu Qingyao also let her hold her.
My impression of this sister-in-law has changed a little.
I didn't expect her to be so straightforward, her emotions were all written on her face, unlike those noble ladies in the capital...
If it weren't for his greed for money, perhaps he could still be successful.
Let’s take a look again.
Suddenly, I felt the atmosphere was a little quiet, so I found a topic: "Sister-in-law, are you going to Qingshi Town to buy something or do business?"
Liu Yu Niang's originally smiling face suddenly fell, "Hey! That damned yellow-skinned guy stole two of my chickens last night. So, I have to buy two more, otherwise the two kids will have no eggs to eat..."
As soon as these words came out, Lu Qingyao's smile froze on her face.
Pursing his lips, he sighed, "My chickens were almost stolen by yellow foxes. There are so many yellow foxes in Taoxi Village!"
"That's right, sister-in-law, you have to keep your chickens safe and don't let that damned yellow-skinned guy steal them again."
Lu Qingyao's eyebrows twitched, and she nodded awkwardly, "Yes, yes..."
Brothers Jiang Zifeng and Jiang Ziyan looked at each other and started whispering in the carriage.
Although they spoke in low voices, Jiang Miaomiao could still hear them clearly.
Jiang Zifeng: "Brother, do you think what mother said last night was true?"
Jiang Ziyan held his chin and nodded: "Of course it's true. I saw chicken feathers when I woke up this morning."
"Really?" Jiang Zifeng was skeptical.
He went out with his brother, so why didn't he see it?
"Brother, I can't lie to you, but you can't tell anyone about this, understand?"
"Of course." Jiang Zifeng nodded bewilderedly.
Although I don’t know why, what my brother said is definitely right.
Jiang Miaomiao blinked.
She actually wanted to roll her eyes at Jiang Ziyan.
But the baby can only cry and laugh, and it seems that he does not have this skill yet.
She saw with her own eyes last night that her mother buried all the chicken feathers in the soil.
Where did second brother see it?
If my aunt knew about this, she would think that it was my mother who killed her chicken.
I'm afraid there will be a huge quarrel.
Jiang Miaomiao's heart was pounding, and she felt guilty like a thief.
"What's wrong, sister? Are you hungry?" Jiang Zifeng asked with concern.
"Hey...I peed..." Jiang Ziyan touched her little butt.
Wet, with urine on one hand...
He quickly handed the baby to Jiang Zifeng.
Liu Yu Niang heard the noise, lifted the curtain and took a look, and saw Jiang Miaomiao looking at her with a pout.
She couldn't help but sigh and said, "Sister-in-law, your daughter is so pretty, so beautiful, even prettier than you..."
Jiang Miaomiao: “…”
Although he is not good at praising others, it sounds very pleasant to Lu Qingyao's ears.
After entering the city, Liu Yu Niang separated from them, saying that she had bought a chicken and was waiting at the city gate.
Lu Qingyao took her children and went straight to the bookstore.
The largest bookstore in Qingshi Town.
It is said to be the largest bookstore, but in fact it is not as big as the smallest bookstore in the capital.
I thought there might be very few good books in this rural area.
I didn't expect that in addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, all the historical books such as "Records of the Grand Historian" and "Strategies of the Warring States" were included.
There are also various vernacular books and strange stories.
But most of them are handwritten.
"Madam, are you selecting books for the two young masters?"
The shopkeeper came forward quickly and casually handed over a copy of "Thousand Characters" and "The Analects of Confucius".
Shopkeeper Sun is very good at judging people, especially scholars.
Although this family wore coarse linen clothes, the women did not wear any makeup or hairpins or jewelry.
But his demeanor doesn't look like that of a country boy at all.
Look at the little baby in her arms, he is as delicate as a piece of jade, with a pair of big watery eyes rolling around.
You can tell at first glance that he's a smart kid, and he's likable no matter how you look at him.
It seems.
I'm afraid they are the family of some wealthy family that has fallen on hard times.
Jiang Miaomiao grinned at him, which amused the old man and his eyes became much gentler.
The shopkeeper is in a good mood, so maybe it will be easier for my mother to bargain with him later.
"What's your name, shopkeeper?"
Lu Qingyao glanced around and saw that although the sparrow was small, it had all the necessary organs.
I always feel that this bookstore is a little unusual.
"I don't need to be called Sun."
"I wonder how Manager Sun sells these books?" Lu Qingyao took the two books from his hands.
Shopkeeper Sun thought about it and gave ten coins less. "I'll give Madam seven hundred and ninety coins for the two books."
"Thank you, Manager Sun. I'll take a look." Lu Qingyao walked around holding Jiang Miaomiao.
He selected three books, "Book of Rites," "Spring and Autumn Annals," and "Book of History," and handed them to Shopkeeper Sun, "These three will do."
After thinking for a while, he said: "I want another copy of the Three Character Classic."
Shopkeeper Sun widened his eyes and looked at Jiang Zifeng and Jiang Ziyan in disbelief.
Are you starting to read these books at such a young age?
Children in the town don't start school until they are six or seven years old.
I started reading "Three Character Classic" after entering school.
I heard that the last person with such talent was the son of a family named Jiang in Taoxi Village.
Now he has been appointed Minister of Rites...
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