Qiao Yuyan sat in the living room, holding Ping'er's hand and teaching him to write.
Ever since Sister Xiang found out that she was teaching Ping'er how to read on the first day, she immediately felt like she had found a treasure. She could only be described as excited.
After Dali came back in the evening, he told her about the matter, and then the couple ran to her very solemnly and begged her to enlighten Ping'er.
This makes Qiao Yuyan a little embarrassed, because she has never thought about becoming a teacher.
However, looking at the eager and expectant looks of the couple, they couldn't say the rejection, but they could only promise to give it a try.
From that day on, Sister Xiang could only be described as serving Qiao Yuyan, and she wished she could have every meal in her hands.
If Qiao Yuyan hadn't stopped her, she would have wished to go to the street every day to buy groceries as a treat.
It was Qiao Yuyan who told her that it would easily arouse suspicion and that it was more logical to live a normal life, so she gave up. But when she saw her teaching Ping'er every day, the joy in her eyes was undisguised.
"Families like ours, let alone go to school, can't even afford to pay the tuition, and it doesn't matter, they can't get in. There are only two schools in the entire county, and they are all attended by children from wealthy families.
What his father and I have always wanted is to save some money so that we can send Ping'er to school to study. In the future, we won't be like us, unable to read a single Chinese character and having to read all the notices posted by the county government. Only when others read it can you know what it means."
It was probably a kind of admiration for cultural people. Sister Xiang's eyes changed when she looked at Qiao Yuyan, "I also know that Xiaoyan, you will leave sooner or later, but no matter what, if you can make Ping'er recognize a few words, just a few Character."
Qiao Yuyan had no choice but to ask her to buy pen and paper, and based on her own memory, she memorized the Three-Character Classic and the Thousand-Character Essay, and then used this as a teaching material to teach Ping'er.
Sister Xiang probably has the idea not to waste resources, and don't worry about running errands. She just needs to study hard every day.
Facing the crooked words written by Ping'er, her face was full of relief. She couldn't understand the words, but she was happy that the words could be associated with her son.
Ping'er is also well-behaved. The child, who is less than five years old, studies very hard for the joy of his mother. After finishing the homework assigned by Qiao Yuyan, he has to write it several times.
I scratched the ground with branches in the yard, and wiped it all over again.
Qiao Yuyan has never been a teacher, but meeting such a student made her realize the joy of being a teacher.
What's annoying is that the county government's search warrant hasn't ended yet, and it seems to have been almost ten days.
She didn't dare to go out. She heard from Sister Xiang that the cadres were very careful this time and would go up and have a look when they met someone who spoke with a different accent.
A few days ago, a government official went to Sister Xiang's house and asked her many questions.
Fortunately, Dali often helped the county with work before, and he was an old acquaintance, so there was no suspicion.
For this reason, Qiao Yuyan specially followed Ping'er to learn the accent of the people here. She can understand the dialects spoken here, but in Jiangxi, the accents are actually very different.
She can understand the language spoken in Nankang County and can speak it accurately, but she needs to practice hard to speak well.
Therefore, during this period of time, she and Ping'er were each other's husbands.
On this day, Sister Xiang knitted two pieces of cotton and sold them, leaving Ping'er and Qiao Yuyan alone at home.
Ping'er was squatting under the tree writing, and Qiao Yuyan took advantage of Sister Xiang's absence to use the water from Sister Xiang's laundry in the morning to water the vegetable patch.
Halfway through pouring, I suddenly heard a knock on the door outside.
Seeing Ping'er rowing seriously, Qiao Yuyan quickly put down the tub, turned around and opened the door.
I originally thought that Sister Xiang was back, but unexpectedly there were two strangers standing outside the door. After watching for a while, I recognized that the woman was talking to Sister Xiang in the alley two days ago.
When the woman saw Qiao Yuyan, she was stunned for a moment. She couldn't hide the amazement in her eyes, and then she smiled and said: "This is... a cousin of the Liang family! I heard your sister said you were here, so...
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Go sit down."
Qiao Yuyan could only smile and nod, "I have met this sister, but my sister just went out. I wonder what happened to this sister?"
Ping'er on the other end also heard the noise and rushed over, "Aunt Wu, are you looking for my mother-in-law? She won't be back until later."
But the woman smiled and said: "I want to ask your mother to borrow something..."
As she spoke, her eyes only looked at Qiao Yuyan, and then she seemed to remember and said to the person behind her: "Both of them are not at home, otherwise you can come later!"
He was a middle-aged man. He had been staring at Qiao Yuyan since he first saw her. This made Qiao Yuyan very uncomfortable and she subconsciously moved aside.
When Mrs. Wu heard what she said, she laughed and left.
But Aunt Wu didn't intend to leave, and actually took Ping'er's hand and came in, "Oh, there's been a lot of commotion on the street recently, it's really a bit outrageous, everyone is not willing to go out, and I haven't been here for several days.
I came to your house, what have you been doing recently?"
It can be seen that this Mrs. Wu should be quite familiar with Ping'er's family, and Ping'er talked to her very well.
Qiao Yuyan went to pour her a cup of tea, and Aunt Wu took Qiao Yuyan's hand and sat down again, her face full of admiration, "Miss Liang is really good-looking. I heard your sister say that there is a daughter in the family who looks like a fairy."
Girl, I thought she was bragging, but now I realize that I am ignorant."
Qiao Yuyan was a little embarrassed. After all, it was a lie. If she told it too much, it would be easy to betray her, so she could only deny it, "Sister Wu, you deserve the award."
"Which girl are you in the family? How old are you this year? Do you have permission?"
Fortunately, when she asked the next sentence, Qiao Yuyan immediately stood up with a blushing face, pretending to be shy, "Sister, I bought some fruits yesterday. I'll go look for them. Sister Wu, just sit here."
It’s also good to have a taste.”
No matter what Aunt Wu said, she went to look for her in the house.
Sure enough, when she heard what she said, Aunt Wu couldn't sit still.
They were all from poor families and neighbors. If anyone came to someone's house to eat for free, anyone who knew some etiquette would refuse. Therefore, before Qiao Yuyan came out, she made an excuse and went back with a smile.
Qiao Yuyan also breathed a sigh of relief and came back to tell Sister Xiang about this matter. Sister Xiang did not dare to be careless. The two of them sat together and discussed the details of the lie.
Who knew that this was just the beginning. Only when Mrs. Wu came to the door again the next day did she know that the matter had become a big deal. This chapter has been completed!