Chapter 8 Reading

Although Qi Sui had restored more than ten acres of wasteland, she had only sold a few acres recently, and no tenants in the village wanted to buy the land, so Chen Yu gave the remaining ten acres to her. no matter what you plant, the final harvest will be 50-50. Qi Sui was initially worried that she could not do well and did not dare to accept such a request, but Shen Yu believed her: "Madam Qi's ability is far more than these ten acres of land."

Adhering to the concept of benefiting the society, Qi Sui did not refuse and agreed to the request. She promised: "I will never betray your trust."

Then the system questioned her: "Can you do it alone?"

"If you are too busy, find someone to help you."

"Who?"

"Of course someone who is quiet and energetic."

Qi Sui already had a suitable candidate in mind, and deliberately made it mysterious so that no one could guess.

"No." Cheng An rejected Qi Sui's invitation without saying a word. She got up early today to find Cheng An in Luoshui Town in order to persuade him to plant fruit trees together and build the first orchard in Yunyan Village, but she didn't expect to be turned down.

"Cheng An, you are simple and efficient in your work. You have a bullock cart, and so do I. When the fruit trees are ripe, we will use the bullock cart to transport them to the town to sell. I will give you half of the money we make."

Chen An was braiding Cheng Bao who had just woken up, and said with his head down, "Last time you gave Bao Jie'er rose cakes, i was staking out someone for you in the gambling house, we've settle the debt."

After Qi Sui found out that Qi Cheng was gambling, she asked Cheng An to Keep an eye on him and tell her if there's any change. Cheng An is an honest person, Every day when he has free time, he will go to the gambling house and stay there for three hours. It has been more than ten days now.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she was being unreasonable. She apologized, "I did make things difficult for you. I was inconsiderate. I apologize to you."

Just as Qi Sui turned around and prepared to leave, Cheng Bao suddenly spoke, "Brother, no one is perfect who can make no mistake. what is the next sentence?"

Cheng An carefully tied her hair and said, "I don't know."

Qi Sui paused and replied, "It's a great virtue to be able to correct one's mistakes."

Cheng Bao clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Sister Sui is amazing! The teacher said the same thing!"

"Sister Bao is a smart child. Where is she going to school now?"

Cheng Bao looked at her fingers and asked in a low voice. "I didn't go to school. It was other sisters in the town who read it to me."

Here, both men and women can go to school, take the imperial examinations, and earn fame. But Cheng Bao obviously wanted to go to school but couldn't. Qi Sui naturally wanted to know the reason, so she took her hand and asked, "Does Bao Jie want to be like other sisters?"

Cheng Bao looked up at Cheng An. Qi Sui Sui discovered this habit of hers very early on, and whenever a decision needed to be made, she would look to Cheng An for his opinion.

Cheng An seemed to want to know as well, so he leaned over and asked, "Do you want to go to school?" Only then did Cheng Bao nod.

Qi Sui saw this and understood something. She stood up and said to Cheng An, "If I find a teacher for Bao Jieer, can you agree to what I ask for today?"

Cheng An hesitated and was silent for a while, until Cheng Bao held his finger, stared at him eagerly and said, "I'll listen to my brother."

He suddenly remembered that Cheng Bao would always run with a group of children who were studying and recite along with them.

"I'll consider it after you find it first." Cheng An finally compromised. He picked up Cheng Bao and looked at Qi Sui. Qi Sui paused and couldn't help but be moved by the sincere love between brother and sister.

Shen Yu has written several letters to her family recently. Perhaps Shen Yuandao thought of his daughter who's busy at the farm, so while informing his family that Shen Shu and Shen Jin had passed the imperial examinations, he also comforted Shen Yu. Ruo Wei changed the hot tea and just came back, she found that Shen Yu's eyes were full of disappointment, and the letter sent from Shen's house today was placed on the table.

She asked softly, "Miss, what's wrong?"

Shen Yu folded the letter and forced a smile, "The result were announced recently. My eldest brother and fourth sister were both on the list. They will also be on the list in the spring examination next year." Ruo Wei saw her moist eyes and couldn't help felling distressed for her: "Don't be sad, miss. You can also take the exam. I will accompany you."

Shen Yu shook her head slightly, her expression become indifferent: "My talent is too mediocre, the teacher in the school said that there's nothing outstanding on my article."

When Qi Sui came back, she was about to find Shen Yu, and heard her say this. She couldn't help but argue: "If studying is only for the purpose of passing the exam, it's bound to be boring."

Shen Yu raised her hand gently and Ruo Wei poured a bowl of hot tea for Qi Sui

"Madam Qi, are you trying to dispel my annoyance with what you said just now?"

Qi Sui answered concisely and forcefully, "Half of it, and the other half is selfish."

She blew the hot air out of the bowl, and through the mist, her tone of voice gradually slowing down: "I think reading is for understanding the principles of the world. Not being able to write good articles does not mean that one's talent is mediocre, perhaps just being more pragmatic. As long as you can put the principles in the book into practice in your daily life, That is useful, and it doesn't matter if you are mediocre."

After listening to her words, Shen Yu's eyes moved slightly, and she chuckled softly: "If Madam Qi was a scholar, there might be another world."

Qi Sui put down the tea bowl and turned to her head, she said to her, "The world is vast, Madam Shen, you can give it a try."

Shen Yu nodded in response, her brows relaxed naturally, she's as calm and dignified as usual.

"Is there something important that you want to talk to me about today?"

Qi Sui almost forgot that there was still an important matter that had not been finalized. She told Shen Yu that she wanted to find a teacher for Cheng Bao, but she was not familiar with the teacher, so she wanted to ask Shen Yu for help.

Shen Yu thought for a moment and said, "Five years old is a good age to start learning. Most of the teachers in the town's schools have had academic honors, so it may be difficult to hire them."

While she was thinking hard about other suitable candidates, Qi Sui Suddenly said, "If it's just about teaching literacy, Madam Shen can be a teacher."

Shen Yu declined directly, "I... I can't do that."

Our miss has been studying for more than ten years. Not on ly does she know a lot of words but here handwriting is also very good. The teacher in the mansion has praised her personally." Qi Sui's eyes lit up immedietly, and couldn't help getting closer to Sheyn Yu, "Since you are so amazing, why do you need to hide your competence, Madam Shen? Bao Jie'er is a smart and lovely child, she will definitely not worry you, this way, Cheng An will feel relieved."

Hearing the excitement and encouragement in her words, Shen Yu couldn't help but feel a little happy in her heart, and smiled. "If you don't mind, I'll give it a try."

Qi Sui did not hide her inner feelings and said bluntly, "I definitely won't mind. You are my destined benefactor."

Shen Yu's heart trembled, and she lowered her eyes and said softly: "Madam Qi...you are too kind."

The author has something to say:

Shen Yu: Why don't you go to school?

Qi Sui: I have to ask my mother why she didn't let me be an educated person?

Me: I am incompetent and always at the bottom. (Wipes away tears) (Crazy Sunshine Rose)