Listening to Yaya's tone and looking at her big black grape-like eyes, Hongyunxi trembled. People were afraid that she would bump into her and would not be able to explain to them.
Mrs. Li went out yesterday, and everyone was joking with her, teasing her about whether she was a relative of the official family, and the village could not afford to offend her. This made Mrs. Li depressed for a long time, and she did not go out at all tomorrow.
The adults gave it a few harsh words, but I didn't expect that even the children would be affected.
Hongyunxi sighed, stretched out her legs and caressed her bun.
"Does Yaya like Linghua very much?"
Jiaowa, the name of a noble woman, means a beautiful girl with a pearl in her hand.
"Well, he taught her embroidery, and she took him to play shuttlecock and pull flower ropes together."
Yaya adjusted herself to a comfortable position, tilted her head and looked at Hongyunxi, blinking her eyes.
Looking at her eldest granddaughter's flashing big eyes, Hongyunxi chuckled. She knew that Yaya taught them embroidery and never interfered. However, it was not obvious to the naked eye that their family was incompatible with the village.
Coupled with the incident where Xie Yu suddenly recognized her as a relative, it was impossible to integrate into the village.
Fortunately, she never wanted to blend in, nor did she care. But she also never interfered with the children walking around the village.
If the little girl is really isolated by the children in the village, she really has nothing to do. After all, Yaya's growth process is different from that of the children in the village, and the gap will become wider and wider in the future. Sooner or later, they will become strangers.
But now that Yaya is very young, talking too much will interfere with her growth.
"Yaya likes to play with them, so she plays happily. If she feels uncomfortable, she goes home. I have learned a lot from my grandma since I was a child. Yaya is very good at reading, writing and embroidering, and the little girls in the village are not.
Yes, they have been helping the family with work since they were young, and I will go and play with them when they are free. It doesn’t take long.”
The little girl blinked, "Grandma, can he teach Linghua how to read?"
"Of course you can, just ask her to be willing to learn and I'm willing to teach, then there will be no problem."
Hong Yunxi looked at her eldest granddaughter's innocent face and sighed in her heart. A child over seven years old actually understands many things, but it's just that she didn't expect it to be so deep.
"Linghua wanted to learn to read and write, and she said she wanted to learn to recite poems like him, but her mother didn't agree. As soon as she opened her mouth, her mother scolded her, saying that she couldn't deny her destiny of memorizing poems and writing."
Yaya blinked her eyes and spoke sadly.
"Linghua said she wanted to know her name and be able to write it. She said it very secretly. Her mother must not let her know, otherwise she would have to scold her again."
Listening to Yaya's tone, Hongyunxi was stunned.
"Since she is willing, I will teach her after she has finished her work at home. If you don't want her mother to find out, then come to our house and teach her in my room. Just ask her if she is willing."
During that period, men were superior to women, and few girls could read. Not to mention the children of poor families, even wealthy landowners and gentry. It was sometimes believed that women without talent were not virtuous.
As for the female children in the village, it is no exaggeration to say that they have been helping the family since they learned to walk.
Things like reading and literacy never appeared in their minds.
Linghua has an impression that she is a very pretty girl.
Listening to Hongyunxi's suggestion, Yaya's eyes lit up, "That's wrong, why didn't he think of it? Then he would go find Linghua and ask her if she would like to come to our house?"
As she said that, the little girl slithered around and ran away, almost bumping into Mrs. Du as she entered the door.
"That kid, like a cat chasing him, where did he go when he came back? It's time to practice being a girl..."
Before she could finish speaking, the little girl had already disappeared.
Seeing Du Shi stamping her feet angrily, Hongyunxi laughed and told the little girl what she was thinking, "It's not easy for children to find a playmate who looks the wrong way. Just let her be."
Du Shi listened and looked helplessly to breathe,
"It's just that my mother is spoiling her. Linghua is a nice girl, but she might not be happy with it. He considers her son to be her son. He wishes Linghua could work without eating or sleeping. How could she do that?
Are you willing to let her come out to visit?"
Hongyunxi was stunned, so serious?
"Is it okay to learn something? I'm just afraid that Linghua Niang will make a fuss and Pinghong will cause trouble for us."
Du Shi shook her head. Although she also valued boys, her daughters were not bad either. Her mother-in-law was wrong. Daughters are equally good after being well-raised.
Listening to Mrs. Du's voice, Hongyunxi spread her legs,
"The girl has already run out, so don't disturb her enthusiasm. Children don't have so many troubles. Sometimes adults think too much and disturb themselves."
If Linghua Niang didn't let the child wander around, Linghua wouldn't be able to come out. Yaya is a smart person, so besides being disappointed, she wouldn't force her.
Sure enough, after a while, the little girl came back with her head hanging down.
With red eyes, she threw herself into grandma's arms and said angrily, "Grandma, Lady Linghua won't let her come out because she won't delay her work."
Hongyunxi and Du Shi took a wrong look, and they guessed it.
"Linghua is the eldest sister in the family, and it is her responsibility to take care of her younger brother. I can't force her, otherwise I will help her."
There is no way, they have no right to interfere with their children, and they will not say anything at will.
As a sensible elder, it is your duty to take good care of your children.
The little girl was sad for a while, and then she was dragged by Du Shi to practice female sex.
In a blink of an eye, the confinement period for the autumn exam has arrived.
Xiaowu still set off with the convoy prepared by the college. Dean Zhang and Liu Juren led the team that time. It was not because of Xiaowu. He heard that Dean Zhang had received an invitation from a friend to go to Fucheng to meet friends.
Personally lead the team and set off for Fucheng.
Unlike Xiaowu's trip to the competition, Hongyunxi was very ordinary and didn't have too many expectations. She was familiar with the route and accumulated experience, so that she could achieve what she had in mind.
Immediately afterwards, the intense autumn harvest also began.
The last month of confinement was fulfilling and hard. Due to the influence of drought, those fields far away from water sources were affected to some extent. Seeing that the harvest of autumn grain was not as much as in previous years, the smiles on the faces of the villagers were not so bright.
But for those related to Hongyunxi Coal, their fields have sufficient water resources and are not affected. Because of sufficient sunlight and timely irrigation, there is a faint trend of high yields.
When Hong Anyan secretly reported the guess to his mother, Hong Yunxi couldn't help but laugh. After being hit again and again, the child finally learned to be smart.
"I'm right. Our food has not been affected and can still be sold at a good price. It's okay if the family knows about it. Don't make it public. It will only cause trouble."
Apart from making people jealous and dissatisfied, there is no benefit in having more conflicts.
"Don't worry, Mom, he knows what's going on."
Hong Anyan's eyes were bright, and he was not stupid. How could he say that he wanted enough food for his family? He was afraid.
The whole family was overjoyed that the food supply was increasing instead of decreasing... Before all the food was put into the warehouse, good news came from the county.