"Girl, come and see, the two pots of red plums you and the old lady bought have sprouted buds."

Early in the morning, Wang Man'er's cheerful voice reached Daohua's ears.

Daohua curled up in the warm quilt and squirmed a little, then continued to sleep.

"Girl, it's time to get up. After dinner, you have to go to class. If you're late, Master Qin will have to look down on you again." Seeing that Daohua didn't move, Wang Man'er walked directly to the bed and started talking.

Since serving the eldest girl, she has come to know that the eldest girl has difficulty getting out of bed. Every time she gets up, she drags herself off whenever she can. If she doesn't pay more attention, the eldest girl can just lie down on the bed at noon.

"Don't worry, someone will tell Mrs. Qin what happened at the dinner table yesterday. If she wants to continue teaching at the Yan family, she will be more sensible." Daohua said while lying on the bed and squinting her eyes.

Yesterday, her fourth brother directly proposed to change his wife in front of everyone.

At that time, none of the three giants of the Yan family, her grandmother, her father, and her mother expressed any clear objection.

As long as Mr. Qin has any brains, he will know that nothing can happen at this time.

Wang Man'er: "It's time to get up then. The old lady woke up early and may be waiting for you to come over for breakfast."

Hearing this, Daohua fluttered on the bed a few times, and then sat up sleepily.

Seeing the normally grown-up girl like this, Wang Man'er was so happy: "Girl, I will help you get dressed."

Daohua waved her hand: "I'll wear it myself, and you go prepare the washing water."

After getting out of bed, the cold air in the room immediately swept in. Daohua shivered and quickly put on the clothes placed beside the bed.

The Yan family's life is not rich, and although there are charcoal cases in winter, they are not many.

She also has Mrs. Li's private help here, but the charcoal in the house cannot continue to burn all night.

In the entire Yan family's backyard, only the old lady's yard had sufficient charcoal fire.

After Daohua put on her dress, Wang Maner came in with a basin: "Girl, the hot water is here, you can wash up."

"Hmm!"

Daohua walked over, took the handkerchief, and quickly tidied herself up.

When he sat on the dressing table, he saw Wang Maner moving two pots of red plums over: "Girl, look, how well are these two red plum blossoms blooming?"

Daohua nodded perfunctorily.

Can it be opened? Since Hongmei bought it, almost every night before going to bed, she would quietly insert the red plum into the black soil in the space for half an hour.

The black earth in space is the most fertile and has been nourished for so long. As long as the red plums have not really withered, they should bloom.

"Hey, girl, have you turned over the soil in the red plums?" Wang Maner's sharp eyes found that the soil in the potted plants had signs of being turned over.

Daohua said calmly: "I was ventilating the red plums."

Wang Man'er looked puzzled. Did you give Tu Tu a break?

Daohua didn't want Wang Maner to dig deeper and said hurriedly: "Okay, come over quickly and comb my hair."

She can wear this dress by herself, but I'm sorry, she really can't do it by herself.

If she wants to comb it, she will only have a chirpy bun.

After that, Daohua and Mrs. Li went to Songheyuan to greet Mrs. Yan. After having a meal with her, they went directly to class.

Sure enough, after what happened yesterday, Mrs. Qin felt much more at ease. When she was doing nvrou in the afternoon, she glanced at the needle holes on Daohua's fingers, frowned, and told her not to move the needles.

Daohua smiled and said: "Master, my days of learning female embroidery are not long. If I don't work hard, I may not even be able to embroider purses in the future. Don't worry, I won't do much, I will only move my fingers in class.

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If she doesn't move the needle, won't she have to sit still in the afternoon class?

Qin Zi said with a straight face: "It's up to you." After saying that, he ignored Dao Hua and began to inspect the embroidery of Yan Yihuan and others, making corrections from time to time.

After Daohua saw it, she smiled silently.

Sometimes, she really feels that there is something wrong with Mr. Qin’s mind.

By targeting her so obviously, is it calculated that the Yan family will not resign her for the sake of Aunt Lin? Or is it determined that the Yan family will never be able to find a second wife to replace her in Linyi County?<

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A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

One afternoon, Mrs. Qin had something to do, and the nvhong class was not available, so Daohua came to Songheyuan to accompany Mrs. Yan.

During this time, Daohua was learning martial arts from Wang Maner, no, to be precise, he was learning boxing and kicking.

Wang Man'erhui's kung fu can't be called kung fu at all, it can only be regarded as his fists and feet being more flexible than ordinary people.

However, it cannot be said that all she knows is some boxing and leg embroidery, because Daohua discovered that there was a shadow of Tai Chi in Wang Man'er's gestures.

"My father said that women are naturally not as strong as men, so there is no need to learn Kung Fu that is too strong or too strong. Kung Fu that overcomes strength with softness is the most suitable for women." These are Wang Maner's original words.

Daohua thought it made sense, so she started to learn it seriously. After she had learned all the moves, she removed some complicated and difficult moves and compiled a simple version of Tai Chi.

So, Mrs. Yan went to her room.

Daohua stood in front, and Mrs. Yan stood in the back. The two of them were gesticulating slowly.

Even Sun Ma stood by happily and followed the two of them in their gestures.

Wang Man'er, on the other hand, stood aside and pointed out the irregularities of several people's movements from time to time.

It wasn't until late in the evening that Yan Zhigao and his grandchildren came over to pay their respects, and Mrs. Yan and the others stopped still.

Looking at his mother, whose forehead was slightly sweaty and her face was rosy, Yan Zhigao was in a better mood: "Mom, what are you doing?"

Mrs. Yan took the handkerchief handed over by Sun's mother, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said with a smile: "I am learning boxing from Daohua. Don't tell me, if you move around, I feel that my body and bones are much lighter."

Yan Zhigao was stunned for a moment and looked at his eldest daughter, who also had a rosy face: "You really let your grandmother box? Then you have to be more careful. Your grandmother is old. It would be bad if she gets sprained."
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Daohua smiled and said: "Father, don't worry, the boxing I asked my grandmother to learn is very simple, just move your hands and feet."

Yan Zhigao saw that the old lady was indeed in good spirits, so he said no more.

Soon, Mrs. Li ordered people to serve the food.

At the dinner table, Yan Zhigao kept frowning. When Mrs. Yan saw it, she asked with concern: "Zhigao, what is troubling you?"

Yan Zhigao saw his mother and children looking at him with concern, thought for a while and said, "It snowed several times after entering the twelfth lunar month, and my son was worried that the newly resettled refugees might not be able to survive."

Hearing this, everyone at the dinner table fell silent.

Mrs. Yan was silent for a while and asked: "Do the refugees have no food, or are they unable to bear the cold?"

Yan Zhigao sighed: "The main reason is that I have nothing to eat."

Daohua asked: "Father, doesn't the county government have a granary? Can't it be opened to store grain?"

Yan Zhigao shook his head: "Opening a granary to release grain must be approved by the court. Moreover, when we resettled refugees, we had already opened a granary once. Now, there is not much food left in the granary in the Yamen."

Daohua thought for a moment and then asked: "There are many wealthy families in Linyi County. Can't we let them donate some?"

Yan Zhigao raised his eyes and glanced at his eldest daughter. He was a little surprised that she actually knew this, and explained: "Generally speaking, if the county is in trouble, the wealthy families will donate some, but they have already donated once before.
Chapter completed!