Chapter 164 163. Little Ginger Crybaby / Going to the Capital City! (Double update, to make up for yesterday's)
Going to the provincial capital is not an easy task.
Little Jiang has only been in school for half a month, but he spends all day in the fields and forests, either fishing, picking mushrooms or eating fruits. He is enjoying himself.
I must be heartbroken to be separated from my brother Xiaobao and friends suddenly.
Liu Ye'er and Lei Dashan also like to live in the village.
The land they had previously rented out had been used, and the rice and vegetables were delivered by the tenants, which was enough for their family to eat, but the old couple couldn't sit idle either.
I opened a vegetable patch in the yard at home, sowed seeds, built a fence, and planted a new crop of vegetables. They have just sprouted and grown a few small leaves, and I am enjoying them now.
He also said that the radish seeds he planted should not be left to grow into big radishes. He could use ginger to boil eggs and radish leaf soup, or chop the leaves into pieces and steam eggs. It was sweet and soft, without any fiber at all.
In the past, when farmers had the luxury of eating young radish leaves, they would feel it was a pity, but since they had promised to give ginger, they would eat it!
Lei Jingsheng also couldn't bear to leave her brother Lei Li, as she still had to make clothes for him.
In the past, she only knew how to grow and raise flowers. Her mother passed away early and was unable to teach her how to embroider or make clothes. Her clothes were about to be torn, and it was the auntie next door who took pity on her young age and sewed them for her.
Lei Jingsheng only learned a few skills, such as sewing clothes, cutting and connecting long and short pieces. She didn't know how to embroider patterns, and she didn't have time to learn or embroider. She had to grow and sell flowers for her father, and also wash clothes, cook and take care of the household.
Besides, all the money was taken away by her father, so she had no money to buy cloth, so she had to pick up the old clothes left by her mother and roll up her sleeves and trouser legs to wear.
A village school was also opened, and she went to school to learn to read and write, and also learned how to make clothes and embroider. She learned many clothing styles and beautiful patterns. After she became proficient in making clothes for herself, she made clothes for her brother, sister-in-law, grandparents and grandparents.
——Lei Jingsheng recognized Lei Li as his biological brother, so Liu Ye'er and Lei Dashan were naturally her grandparents.
Also give it to the little ginger.
Make small clothes, small pillows, cloth tigers, and pillow dolls drawn by Zhou Yi's sister-in-law, such as long cats, round pigs, prickly cacti, and eight-legged red octopuses.
It was the first time that Lei Jingsheng knew that there were creatures with eight legs in the sea, just like spiders, but octopuses did not eat insects, but small fish, shrimps, shell meat and the like.
Also eats plankton.
Zhou Yi's sister-in-law said that plankton is an organism that lives in sea water but cannot move on its own. It can only float with the waves. There are two types of plankton: phytoplankton and zooplankton.
My sister-in-law knows so much.
Lei Jingsheng thought.
Pillow toys are made of cotton and linen, and are filled with cotton to make them plump. They can be held as toys or used as pillows.
Lei Jingsheng liked these dolls so much that she made some for herself to hold and play with. She also gave some to her close friends, who also loved them very much and asked her how to make them.
Lei Jingsheng asked her brother and sister-in-law, and her brother said that he would let her teach him. So she taught him. Later, the children in the village saw it and wanted it too. She decided to talk to her brother about doing business in this doll, and her brother agreed immediately.
"Although this idea was proposed by your sister-in-law, the idea is yours. If you want to do it, just do it. I'll give you the money to rent a shop, so you can work hard."
"I'll give half of the shop's profits to you, brother and sister-in-law. Don't refuse, brother. You pay the money and I do the work, so I should get the money. It's a deal! Otherwise, I won't do it anymore!"
"Okay, okay, it's time for my brother to have a younger sister to take care of him, haha..."
After a brief discussion, the two siblings began to look for a shop and recruit staff.
There is no need to recruit people.
Lei Jingsheng has many handkerchief friends who are good at embroidery. Many of them learned from their parents since childhood. They can embroider tigers and flowers very lifelike, so this doll is no problem for them.
If we work together, we can chat and relieve boredom on weekdays.
Lei Jingsheng recruited her friends and offered them a monthly salary of 500 wen. 500 wen was half a tael of silver, which was quite a lot!
Nowadays, there is little work needed for girls and boys. Even if a wealthy family wants to hire a maid, she will not earn much as a servant or a slave. So when those handkerchief friends heard about it, they came with gratitude and joy.
The name of the store is "A Doll Shop", which is the same as Lei Li's "A Sichuan Restaurant", "A Dessert Shop" and "A Herbal Tea Shop".
There are many things to buy in the doll shop.
From large dolls as tall as a person to delicate doll pendants as small as a palm, in addition to cotton dolls, there are also various pillows and cushions, some colorful hydrangeas, and cotton balls for cats and puppies to play with.
Some were exquisite and expensive, made of silk embellished with pearls and colorful taels, and could be sold for several taels of silver. The cheaper ones only cost a few or ten coins, making money for both the common people and the rich.
nature.
Things like dolls and pillows are easily copied and imitated. There are professional embroiderers and weavers who can make things more exquisite and beautiful than yours, with newer styles. The business of a "toy store" can easily decline.
But "A Toy Store" has many new models.
"You can make an animal series, with things that fly in the sky, run on the ground, and swim in the water. There's also plants, fruits, and vegetables – there's enough to make a lot. You can also make some flowers and plants, and put them together, like a vegetable dog..."
Zhou Yi briefly listed some examples. Seeing that Lei Jingsheng seemed confused, he drew some simple patterns with pen and paper. "You can also embroider expressions on these dolls, such as joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, and fear. It will be fun to watch."
Lei Jingsheng was immediately struck by her beauty.
She was not stupid and had a quick mind. She took the patterns home immediately and observed the daily lives of cats and dogs. She wrote down the interesting parts and drew them in a relaxed cartoon style. Suddenly, she had an idea and turned the pictures into a comic strip.
The handkerchief friends all found it very interesting and couldn't help laughing. They begged Lei Jingsheng to draw more.
When Zhou Yi saw it later, he was also a little surprised and said, "Isn't this a comic?"
Although it is a short black and white comic strip, it is already quite novel and interesting for the people of Dayou who lack entertainment. It would be even more colorful if it were colored.
"Why not draw more? It doesn't matter if you're drawing cats or dogs. Draw anything interesting that happens in your daily life. Make it more exaggerated and funny, and it will be more appealing."
Lei Li immediately said, "We spend money to have fun. If you can make people happy, then the money is well spent. I'll come back to buy from you next time."
Lei Jingsheng thought it was true and added, "It's just that publishing a picture book is a bit troublesome. We have to find someone to make a custom wooden template. It's not as easy to print as a text book."
Lei Dashan got interested after knowing this. "I've seen your paintings before. The patterns are simple and the words are not very small. Daddy has nothing to do, so I'll help you make it."
Lei Dashan started out as a carpenter. He was skilled at making everything from tables, chairs and carved beds to lanterns, kites and wooden horses.
Later, he injured his body due to overwork. His strength decreased a lot and he couldn't work too hard, so he stopped doing this job and relied on Lei Li to deliver medicinal herbs and slaughter pigs to support his family.
Lei Jingsheng was overjoyed. He hugged Lei Dashan's arm and called him "Daddy" affectionately.
Lei Dashan grinned with joy.
He and Liu Ye'er only have one brother, Lei Li. Lei Li is not the type of person who likes to act like a spoiled child. Now that they have a well-behaved and spoiled daughter, the old couple are so happy.
Lei Jingsheng used to be very well behaved. She didn't have a good relationship with her biological father, Hua Laodi. They could barely say a few words to each other, let alone the affectionate and coquettish father-daughter relationship.
But the Lei family members were all very kind and treated her like their own sister or daughter. Over time, Lei Jingsheng became much more lively and her playful and playful personality also emerged.
With the novel and interesting comic books, the business and reputation of "A Doll Shop" also increased.
"Since you've published a book, you might as well use a pen name. If you become famous, you might be able to hold a book signing event."
Zhou Yi mentioned it and laughed to himself, thinking that it was not the modern era but the Daiyu Dynasty, and their family could actually produce a cartoonist, which was quite advanced.
"pen name?"
Lei Jingsheng thought for a moment and said, "Auntie, is the real name okay? I like the name you gave me."
"Okay, real name is fine too."
Zhou Yi nodded casually.
The whole family never expected that Lei Jingsheng would later become a famous comic lady. Many girls and boys liked her comic books. The comics sold like hot cakes, and she even held several book signing events.
This comic book is also divided into two categories, one is a black and white comic for the common people, and the other is a color comic for the middle-class and wealthy families. It has even spread to Kyoto City and is quite popular among noble ladies and noble men.
That’s a story for later. Back to the present, Lei Jingsheng’s “doll shop” is thriving, and the village school is also welcoming the final exams for the spring semester.
Village schools have two semesters a year.
The spring semester runs from February to mid-June, and the fall semester runs from mid-July to early November. Together with December and January, there is a three-month winter break and a one-month summer break.
They are released during the busy farming season.
The family is busy harvesting rice and grain, and the children who are studying have to come back to help. They bring water and run errands to the family members working in the fields, or cook, wash clothes and take care of their younger siblings, which makes the family feel a lot more relaxed.
It is June now and the school is at the end of the semester. We have to take exams before we can go on summer vacation.
If you pass the exam and have generally passed it, you can be promoted to the next grade at the beginning of the next school term and learn more and deeper knowledge step by step.
For example, first graders only learn some simple characters, such as population, hands, feet, tongue, teeth, ears, eyes, etc., while higher grades will also be taught how to read classical Chinese and appreciate poetry, and the same applies to other skills such as embroidery and sewing.
Little Jiang has only been in school for two months and is too young to take the real test. But the little guy wanted to take the test with his brother Xiaobao, so he came back after school and chattered to his daddy.
"I have an exam tomorrow!"
Little Jiang's eyes sparkled, and he even stopped eating. He said excitedly, "Ginger, take the test with Brother Xiaobao and Brother Tao. Other classmates are taking it too. There are so many people taking it! If you pass, you can go to a new place to study!"
"Ginger's going somewhere new too!"
Lei Li couldn't help laughing after hearing this. He rubbed the little ginger's head until it was frizzy. Then he said to the child encouragingly,
"Then Sheng Jiang must come back with good grades. If she does well, she can be in the same grade as Brother Xiao Bao!"
"OK!"
Little Ginger was happy and didn't mind his father messing up his hair.
Lei Jingsheng, who was standing by, also tried to hold back his laughter when he heard this.
Brother Sheng Jiang has just learned to write three characters - Xiao, Bao and Sheng. He can't even write his own character "Jiang", thinking it has too many strokes and is too complicated. Not to mention the names of his two fathers. It is embarrassing for the child to ask little Sheng Jiang to learn to write the character "Yi".
Naturally, there will be no exams.
It would be a surprise if he could write his own name in the examination room. Besides, Xiaobao would be in the third grade next year, which was not suitable for a little Jiang who was less than two years old to accompany him.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi thought that since Xiao Sheng Jiang would go to school in July, they would send him to the first grade. Although they were in different grades, at least he could go to the same school with Xiao Bao.
Even if they are not together in class, the little ginger must be so sad that she is about to cry.
So the couple decided not to tell Xiao Shengjiang first, and just told the little guy that they were going to the provincial capital to play after the exams.
"Is Brother Xiaobao going too?"
"Go ahead."
Lei Li nodded and said, "If Xiaobao wants to go, Xiaobao will go too. Uncle Miao and Uncle Zhang will go too. Sister Jingsheng will go too. Grandpa, Grandma, and Daddy will all go. Wouldn't little Jiang Gao be happy?"
"Happy!"
Little ginger is happy.
Xiaobao recognized Lei Li and Zhou Yi as his godfathers. Lei Li gave birth to Xiao Shengjiang. Naturally, Miao Fulang and Zhang Daqiang also became Xiao Shengjiang's godfathers, further strengthening the relationship between them.
At first, little Jiang thought he had two fathers and one daddy, two more than others. He was so happy and proud that he called Xiaobao brother more diligently.
"Little Jiang has four dads, a brother, a sister, and cousins. Jiang also has a great-grandmother and a great-grandfather, and... there are so many people!"
Little Ginger feels that he has so many family members and it’s a big family, which is really amazing!
——Although Lei Li and Zhou Yi didn’t understand what was so powerful, what was so powerful about having more people?
What's more, his family is relatively small. Lei Li and Zhou Yi have no brothers or sisters. There is only one Liu Qishu in his uncle's family. There are few children and grandchildren, only Huaerjie, Xiaomu and Xiaoshengjiang.
Other families had four, five, six, or seven children, in strings and bunches, because the Dayou Dynasty encouraged childbirth, and the government used to give subsidies in silver and money if they had many children, so people had many children.
However, many of them died before they could grow up. Many poor families had six or seven children, and it was lucky if only half of them survived. This was also the case for some families in Sanlihe Village before their lives got better.
It’s just that little ginger doesn’t know.
He didn't need to know.
Lei Li thought that since it was difficult for her to conceive, Xiao Shengjiang might be the only child in her life. Their family was rich, so it would not be a problem for them to raise Xiao Jiang in luxury for the rest of her life. Naturally, they would take good care of her and make sure she would not lack anything.
Even Nanny Fang did not resign and remained at the Lei family, specifically taking care of little Jiang.
Nanny Fang had three children in the previous family, all of whom grew up under her care. She was very good at raising children. Even when little Jiang Sheng didn't realize he had a fever, she could tell that something was wrong.
The Lei family just hopes that the little guy will grow up happily and safely. It would be great if he could always be a child, be clingy and act like a spoiled child, asking for brother Xiaobao all day long. When he wants to eat sweet snacks or drink sugary water, he will act like a spoiled child, call daddy and grandpa, and even know how to give kisses.
Give daddy a big kiss on the left cheek, then a big kiss on the right cheek, and his big black eyes look at you wetly like a puppy.
How lovely and painful.
Later, Xiao Sheng Jiang found out that Uncle Miao and Uncle Zhang were not his biological fathers, but Brother Xiaobao’s biological father. Xiao Jiang then realized that everyone is the same, with only one uncle and one daddy, or one dad and one mother.
But the little guy was not depressed at all, and still called Miao Daddy affectionately.
Whenever I have some free time at home, after having dinner or taking a nap, I will happily say, "I'm going to Uncle Miao's house!"
He happily went to Uncle Miao's house to find Brother Xiaobao. He had so much fun that he was reluctant to go back. He said that Uncle Miao had invited him to have dinner and Uncle Miao had invited him to sleep, so he would not go back today.
Who doesn’t know?
This little guy just clings to his brother Xiaobao and waves the banner of Daddy Miao.
Lei Li, rarely feeling paternal, was a little worried. He tossed and turned at night and said to Zhou Yi, "Do you think Xiaosheng Jiang and Xiaobao will end up like the script?"
"What script?"
"One of them really thinks we're childhood sweethearts, and the other one just thinks it's brotherly love. So does the childhood engagement I talked about with A-Miao still count?"
Lei Li thought about Xiao Sheng Jiang's enthusiasm for school and thought, "What if Xiao Sheng Jiang gets the top score in the imperial examination and is also very good-looking? What if the daughter or son of a high-ranking official takes a fancy to her and wants to marry her?"
"I can't let Xiaobao down."
"Or I'll go give Little Jiang a good beating and tell him to focus on Xiaobao and stop causing trouble, otherwise I'll kick him out."
Zhou Yi: “???”
Zhou Yi laughed at what he said, and tried to comfort him, "You are just hypothetical. It's not that ridiculous. It's not certain whether Jiang can pass the imperial examination. How can the daughter of a high-ranking official be interested in him..."
"Go to sleep, nothing will happen to Jiang and Xiaobao. Look how clingy they are."
That too.
Little ginger is like Xiaobao's follower.
Lei Li felt relieved, but he still made up his mind before going to bed. If Xiao Shengjiang really did anything to let Xiaobao down in the future, he would definitely slap Xiao Shengjiang in the face.
Little Jiang had no idea about his father's decision, nor did he know the pain of the final exam. He was happy on the day of the exam and happily walked into the school holding his brother Xiaobao's hand.
She even said sweetly to Xiaobao, "Daddy said that after the exams we'll go to the city! The city is so big! It's so fun! We can even take a boat ride!"
"That's great."
Xiao Bao smiled gently and stroked the little ginger's head hair, "Brother has never been to the capital city, it must be very lively there, little ginger, you should have fun."
"Uh-huh!"
Little Ginger nodded heavily and said in a baby voice, "Brother, it's fun too! Let's play!"
"Am I going too?"
Xiaobao was stunned for a moment.
"yes!"
Little Jiang's eyes sparkled. "Daddy said that Brother Xiaobao is going too! He'll be gone for many days! And there's also Daddy Miao, Daddy Zhang, Grandpa, Grandma, and..."
Little Ginger was counting on his fingers, but he got confused and didn't know where he was, so he stretched out both of his little hands and opened them.
"There are so many—many people!"
Xiaobao was amused and was no longer nervous during the subsequent exams. He just wrote his name and then looked at the questions and started answering them quickly.
Little Jiang was confused during the test. Why were there so many questions? What were they talking about? He didn't know many words and could only write his name.
It took me a long time to practice writing the word "ginger" nicely. Otherwise, the characters would be as big as a bucket and ugly, and I wouldn't even get points for neatness on the paper.
Little Jiang thought hard and guessed, and finally felt very good about himself. He handed in the paper happily and told his brother Xiaobao that he was sure to do well in the test.
——If you do well in the exam, you can go to school with brother Xiaobao next semester!
Unexpectedly, Miss Asi and Qin Niang graded the papers so quickly that Little Jiang hadn't been happy for two days before the results came out. Little Jiang, who could only write his name, got a sympathy score.
1 point.
Little Ginger suddenly turned into a little crybaby.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's not zero, is it? One point is still a point. Even though it's the lowest score, it's still not bad. It's your fault that you're young and can't read."
Lei Li tried to coax little Jiang, but instead of making her happy, she just cried even harder.
His tears fell like pearls, big and big, which made his father think that if little ginger was a mermaid, he could make money by selling pearls.
Sea pearls are so precious!
In the end, it was Zhou Yi who coaxed him back.
Little Ginger was eating the milk fruit salad made by his father. Tears were hanging on his long eyelashes, and his fair, chubby face was puffed up from eating the fruit. He looked pitiful and cute.
Xiaobao got the news and came to see Xiaoshengjiang.
But when little Jiang saw him, he started crying again, "Brother, I took the test and got 1 point. I can't go to school with you anymore, wuwuwu..."
"Don't cry, don't cry."
Xiaobao hugged the sweet little crybaby and comforted him, "Who said that Jiang can't go to school with Brother? Is it Father Li?"
Lei Li knew that he wanted little Jiang to start school from the first grade, or even at the age of four, and Xiaobao agreed. Jiang was really too young, and seeing him sleepy and eager to go to class with him in the morning, Xiaobao felt distressed.
It’s best to read it when you’re older.
Children should have fun.
Do more of what you want to do. You may not have the opportunity when you grow up. Xiaobao wants to go to school, but that's because he wants to.
"I heard it from Brother Tao."
Little Jiang was crying, and when Xiaobao wiped her tears, she rubbed them in his palm. "He said that if I don't do well in the test, I will have to stay and can't go to school with my brother... Jiang didn't do well in the test either."
Tao Ge'er was talking about repeating a grade.
But little Jiang didn't understand what he heard. He thought that staying meant staying at home and he couldn't go to school with Xiaobao, so he was very sad.
"Ginger, go to first grade."
Xiaobao's heart softened, and he coaxed the poor little thing, "Shengjiang is in the first grade, and A'ge is in the third grade. Although we are not in the same class, we can still go to school together."
"Brother, please send Sheng Jiang to the classroom and then go back to your own classroom. When the get out of class is over, you can come and play with Sheng Jiang, okay?"
Little Jiang thought that except that they could not attend classes together, it was no different from before. They could still play ball together during breaks, so he became happy and burst into laughter.
When Lei Li saw this, hey, he didn't have to persuade him to go to the first grade anymore, and the little Jiang happily accepted it. Not bad, not bad, it's good to let Xiaobao say it.
Then the whole family happily packed their luggage.
Going to the capital city!
No one has been there!
After Liu Xiaocao knew about it, she also wanted to go. Lei Li thought about it and decided to ask Zhu Zhuer if she wanted to go to the provincial capital to play, so that several families could go together.
When the Meng family's fleet comes to collect the new rice, I will charter a boat with Meng Luo and go to the provincial capital with the Meng family's merchant ship. I will not be afraid of being cheated or taking the wrong road, and I can also enjoy the scenery on the river.
Kill three birds with one stone!
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