bestfiction Chapter 65 In the future, with one of us being a scholar and the other a warrior, we'll earn yo
Chapter 65 In the future, with one of us being a scholar and the other a warrior, we'll earn yo
Lin Chang'er opened the door and, sure enough, saw Zheng Xiaohua sitting against the courtyard wall. It was Zhou Hai who had just spoken.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Xiaohua stood up, brushed the dust off her skirt, greeted Zhou Hai first, and then turned around to greet Lin Chang'er, "Third sister-in-law!"
Lin Chang'er looked at her with a puzzled expression, "Is there something you didn't explain clearly last night, sister-in-law?"
Zheng Xiaohua quickly waved her hands, "No, no."
Then she smiled shyly and said, "Third sister-in-law, you're not very good at this. I'll lend a hand. I don't know what time you're leaving, so I came early to wait for you."
Lin Chang'er was taken aback, her heart filled with mixed feelings. You might say she lacked vision, but she was actually very thoughtful and meticulous, devising all sorts of ingenious solutions for everything she could think of.
He's an honest person after all.
Zhou Hai laughed and said, "That's quite a coincidence. I'm just here to lend a hand."
Looking at the two of them, Lin Chang'er knew that Zhou Hai must have come on the orders of Aunt Zhou.
As for Zheng Xiaohua, she probably felt bad about it, but it was just a small thing for her, nothing more than a casual gesture.
But if she refused, it would make her uneasy.
As they were talking, Grandpa Zhou had already driven his oxcart over.
Lin Chang'er then led the people into the courtyard, and Zheng Xiaohua and Zhou Hai helped carry the things onto the car.
Little Goldfish and Xu Gun'er had finished washing up. Gu's mother and sister-in-law had already heated up the buns, and white rice porridge was cooking in the pot.
"Uncle Hai, the porridge in the pot will be ready soon. Have some breakfast before you leave."
Zhou Hai chuckled, "That won't do, your aunt will scold me later."
After saying that, he quickly left.
Seeing this, Zheng Xiaohua hurriedly went to the next room, but Lin Chang'er stopped her and had Xiao Jinyu bring her a meat bun from the kitchen, saying, "Sister-in-law, take this back for Xiao Niu to eat."
Zheng Xiaohua refused to accept it, saying, "Third sister-in-law, this is unacceptable."
Lin Chang'er shoved the steamed bun into her arms, saying, "I'm in a hurry, so please don't refuse."
"Thank you, thank you, Third Sister-in-law." Zheng Xiaohua held the steamed buns in both hands, her eyes instantly filling with tears.
Lin Chang'er patted her shoulder and beckoned Little Goldfish and Xu Gun'er to get in the car.
When Zheng Xiaohua returned to her house next door, Zhou Xiaoniu was still asleep.
She carefully placed the steamed buns into the bowl and then scooped a bowl of water to drink.
The rice jar was already empty. Apart from the bowl of fried small fish that Lin Chang'er brought over last night, she and Zhou Xiaoniu had been surviving on boiled wild vegetables for the past few days.
Yesterday, my third sister-in-law gave me a handful of copper coins. Later today, she can go and buy some dark brown rice.
With the five small salted duck eggs I saved last night and a large bowl of clams, I can finally have a full meal tonight.
However, she couldn't count the number of rice grains. If she had known, she would have troubled her third sister-in-law again to buy some brown rice from town.
Others might take advantage of her for being illiterate, for not having a man, or for trying to cheat her out of things, but my third sister-in-law would never do that.
As she was reminiscing, she heard a noise from the inner room, and then saw Zhou Xiaoniu running out, rubbing his eyes and looking at her sleepily. "Mom, I dreamed that we had meat to eat, and it smelled so good."
Then, she sniffed the air and said, "Mom, it smells so good! It really smells like meat."
Zheng Xiaohua smiled and brought the bowl over, "You little glutton, you have such a keen nose. These are meat buns from Auntie San next door."
Zhou Xiaoniu clapped his hands happily and said, "Wow, it's made of white flour, white steamed buns! Why isn't Mom eating any?"
Zheng Xiaohua smiled and said, "Mom has already eaten. This is for you. Eat up!"
Zhou Xiaoniu picked up the meat bun, took a big bite, and said while eating, "The meat bun is so delicious. I want to study arithmetic with my third aunt so that I can earn money to buy meat buns for my mother in the future."
Zhou Xiaoniu was lost in thought when he suddenly heard a "thump." He was startled, and when he looked down, he saw that his mother, who had just been talking to him, had fallen to the ground.
"Mother, Mother..." Zhou Xiaoniu called out twice, but when his mother didn't respond, he panicked and ran to the Gu family next door.
At this time, Lin Chang'er was unaware of what had happened at the Zhou family's house. This morning, there were steamed buns that had been bought yesterday.
Lin Chang'er took one for herself, and Grandpa Zhou, who was driving the carriage, also took one.
Grandpa Zhou was initially reluctant to accept it, but after spending time with Lin Chang'er yesterday, he gained a better understanding of her personality and decided not to refuse.
Just be more attentive when doing things.
The four of them, young and old, sat on the oxcart, eating steamed buns and talking.
Lin Chang'er is going to Sihai Restaurant first today, which is not the same route as going to the market.
Therefore, after eating half a bun, she discussed with Grandpa Zhou, "Grandpa, I need to take the things to Sihai Restaurant first today. I will go to the market after I have finished selecting them there. I'm afraid I will have to trouble you to take a detour."
Grandpa Zhou waved his hand, "What's the big deal? You chartered this bus anyway, so you can do whatever you want with it."
"Thank you!" Lin Chang'er said politely.
Grandpa Zhou ate his steamed bun with a smile, saying, "You're just too polite, girl."
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "The proper etiquette should always be observed."
Grandpa Zhou shook his head. "There aren't many young girls like you."
Lin Chang'er took it as a compliment and accepted it gladly.
Meanwhile, the little goldfish silently reviewed yesterday's lessons in his mind. After Lin Chang'er finished talking to Grandpa Zhou, he recited them to Lin Chang'er. Finally, he asked Lin Chang'er, "Mom, did I recite them correctly?"
“All correct.” Lin Chang’er nodded and looked at Xu Gun’er.
Xu Gun'er was taken aback, scratched his head, and grinned foolishly at Lin Chang'er, "Sister Chang'er, I just... I just want to know more characters, but mainly I want to practice martial arts! Little Goldfish will take the imperial examination route in the future, and I'll take the martial arts route. In the future, we'll be one scholar and one warrior, and we'll earn you an imperial title... Aww..."
Lin Chang'er flicked him on the forehead, "No matter which path you take, you still have to learn what you need to learn. If you can't even understand military strategy books by then, how can you be a general?"
Xu Gun'er rubbed his forehead and chuckled, "Sister Chang'er, I really tried my best to study, but as soon as I woke up from a nap, I forgot everything again."
Since coming to the Gu family, he has really made up his mind to study literature well, but you can't really blame him. His sleepiness seems to eat up all the words he learned yesterday.
Lin Chang'er: "..." This is probably because she didn't take notes seriously.
Lin Chang'er ignored Xu Gun'er and said to the little goldfish, "Little goldfish, from today onwards, every night before going to bed, watch your Uncle Gun'er recite the day's lessons. In the morning, check them again. If he can't remember them, let him stay home to study."
"No, Sister Chang'er, I... I'll try my best to learn, okay?" Xu Gun'er cried.
Lin Chang'er coldly refused, "There's no room for discussion. If you don't do well in your studies, then either Si Lang or Li Ge'er will come to town to sell seafood."
"Sister Chang'er..." Xu Gun'er wanted to struggle a little longer.
Grandpa Zhou, who was driving the carriage, also spoke up, "Child, your sister is doing this all for your own good. Scholars are so precious. If a family has a scholar, there is hope. If you want to be a general in the future, you must study even harder."
After being lectured by the old man, Xu Gun'er chuckled and lowered his head in embarrassment.
Lin Chang'er went to the early market, but the Sihai Restaurant had not yet opened for business.
However, Pei Sihai remembered his promise to Lin Chang'er, so he opened the side door early and waited. Bai Shaoan was a foodie and was eager to know what good things his Lin sister would bring today.
So they got up very early, but to their surprise, after waiting for a while at the side gate, they didn't see Lin Chang'er, but instead saw Wu Qingfeng riding over first...