When Su Xubai said that he would teach Chengchun to read and write, he kept his promise. Every day after finishing his busy work, he would teach Chengchun to learn calligraphy.
From the beginning, Su Xubai taught Chengchun to read the Thousand-Character Classic. He originally thought that it would take him several months to learn a Thousand-Character Classic, but he didn’t expect that Chengchun was particularly smart. After reading it three times at most, you will be able to memorize it. It won't take long for you to learn almost everything.
Ever since Su Xubai taught Cheng Chun how to read, she would spend nearly ten hours every day practicing calligraphy with a pen. Within a few days, several blood blisters appeared on her fingers. Hongdou Seeing her heartache, she couldn't help but say: "My wife is so serious, she can almost keep up with those literati who have to take the scientific examination!"
"My family is poor. It was good to have food to eat when I was a child. Although things have become a little better in recent years, my parents are farmers. Although they know that studying is good, they can't afford this kind of education. My younger brother can only go to private school this year. !" Chengchun said softly while looking at Hongdou who was bandaging his wound.
"My lady has suffered a lot before, right?" Hong Dou suddenly felt distressed as she watched Cheng Chun let herself apply the medicine without saying a word.
Chengchun thought for a while, then shook his head: "Maybe it seems to you to be a very hard day. But for me, it is not a particularly hard day. Although I am not my parents' biological child, they You take me very well, I have enough food and I would rather treat myself badly than I would treat me badly. Although I am not rich, my life is comfortable!"
Hongdou carefully bandaged the wound, and then said softly: "As the fifth master said, my wife is a very transparent person!"
Chengchun lowered his head and looked at his hands, saying nothing.
Hongdou looked around and after confirming that no one was around, he said: "It has been almost a month since my wife came to my house. I can see that the fifth master loves my wife very much, but my wife never seems to be happy! On the contrary, this is In a few days, because of learning calligraphy, I actually smiled a little more!"
"I come from a poor family, and I am not from a wealthy family. I used to be busy, but suddenly I felt uneasy when I suddenly became free. Now that I have found something to do, I am actually happy!" Cheng Chun said, picking up the In the embroidery frame on the side is a pair of shoe soles.
There were blood blisters on the joints of his hands, and it was hard to write any more at this moment, so Cheng Chun picked up the sole of the shoe on the side and continued to hold it.
Hongdou looked at the beautifully stacked layers of mille-feuille and couldn't help but said, "My lady's hands are so skillful. This mille-feuille is so well made!"
"Earlier, Fifth Master said that he wanted me to prepare for a apprenticeship ceremony. I haven't been able to make these shoes yet. I have been studying for many days in vain!" Chengchun said while holding the soles of the shoes, "I don't have anything. Good thing, it’s better not to cut a few taels of meat for the Fifth Master. I just want to make a pair of shoes so that the Fifth Master doesn’t dislike it!”
Hongdou was on the side helping to break up the lines: "Fifth Master is so partial to Madam, if he doesn't like whatever Madam does, she must like her very much!"
Chengchun's face stiffened for a moment, but he still smiled, but said no more.
Hongdou noticed something strange and wanted to say something, but happened to see Nanny Zhang walking over. Her face changed slightly, and she quickly whispered: "That old godly woman is here to cause trouble again!"
Chengchun naturally knew who Hongdou was talking about, and the movements of his hands only stopped for a moment, and then continued to pick up the soles, pretending not to know anything.
Nanny Zhang came here with a sullen face. She walked into the house, didn't know how to announce, and didn't know how to knock on the door. She just barged in, and then asked the people behind her to throw a dozen account books in front of Cheng Chun.
Cheng Chun frowned slightly, but when she raised her head, her eyes had become very innocent. She looked at Nanny Zhang with a blank look on her face, with a strange look on her face: "What is Nanny Zhang doing?"
"I heard that Madam is learning to read recently, and I think she learned well. These are the account books of the house. They should have been handed over to Madam earlier. But I was worried about Madam because she was young, so I took more care of them. They are still the same now.
It's time to leave it to the lady!" Nanny Zhang smiled, but the fierce look in her eyes was a bit scary.
Cheng Chun suddenly realized that Aunt Zhang was here to slap her in the face. She handed the account books to her in a grand manner, and then watched her make a mess of the account books in the house. When the time comes, she will take over the mess like a savior.
Aunt Zhang is called flattery. Cheng Chun heard this when she was studying with Su Xubai. At that time, she was very curious and asked specifically.
Cheng Chun looked at Nanny Zhang for a long time, and finally nodded: "Then just let it go!"
Aunt Zhang originally thought that Chengchun, who had always been well-behaved, would push the envelope. She also prepared a basket of things to say, but she didn't expect that she would agree to it. For a moment, she felt like there was a lump in her heart, and she couldn't say anything for a long time.
Words come.
When Cheng Chun saw Nanny Zhang standing there, neither speaking nor leaving, she couldn't help but feel a little strange: "What's wrong? Do you still want me to buy you a cup of tea?"
Chengchun was still speaking softly, but it happened that these words were heard in Grandma Zhang's ears. Not to mention how uncomfortable she was, but she had nothing to say, so she had to throw away her sleeves and leave.
"Madam, this old godly woman is clearly trying to embarrass you!" Hongdou was trembling with anger, "She clearly knows that Madam is just learning calligraphy, so she came here with so many account books. It is clear that she is embarrassing Madam!"
"I don't know enough words to read the account books, but if you know the words, you can help me read them together, and I can always do a good job in the books! I have a good memory, and I remember all the amounts I mentioned.
It's very light. If you read more, you can recognize more words, which is not a bad thing!" Cheng Chun still smiled.
Hongdou let out a long sigh: "My wife is always so easy to talk to!"
Chengchun took the soles one stitch at a time, very seriously, as if nothing had happened, and the account books on the table seemed invisible.
When Su Xubai knew about this, it was already night. Today he went out to have a drink. When he came back, he heard Isatis talking about this. He frowned slightly: "This grandma is acting more and more unruly.
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Shiong Lan also didn't like this Nanny Zhang who always treated herself as her master, who did one thing in front of her and another behind her back. She had nothing nice to say: "She is just relying on the uncle to show off her power here!"
When Su Xubai returned to the house, Cheng Chun had not said anything yet and was still talking to Hong Dou. There was also the sound of abacus crackling in the house. He opened the door strangely, and then saw her and Hong Dou, raising their heads.
Taking notes and doing the calculations together work very well together.
Su Xubai walked up to Cheng Chun and looked at her skilled abacus. After calculating several accounts, there was no mistake at all: "When did you learn abacus?"