There was a lot of excitement here at Qiao Chu, and it was really easy to get things done when there were so many people. The host barely had to do anything, everything was neatly arranged and scrubbed clean, and even the bluestone tiles on the floor were already clean.
No matter how uneducated Qiao Chu was, he still knew that he wanted to entertain others for a meal. When he told Chen Qingshan, Chen Qingshan turned around and walked out: "I'm going to buy vegetables."
"How about going to a restaurant to eat?" Qiao Chu didn't want to bother.
"The restaurant is too expensive." Chen Qingshan left without looking back. Within half an hour, he bought a lot of meat, vegetables, eggs, rice, and even two big pots!
Qiao Chu watched in stunned silence as Chen Qingshan handed these things to the clan leader Qiao Dahe: "Brother clan leader, do you think among us, which one knows how to cook better? Help us make a delicious meal together, and everyone will also have a meal.
Say it again."
Qiao Dahe looked at these dozens of kilograms of meat dishes and immediately felt at ease: "Okay, I'll ask someone to do it."
It’s good that the villagers can have a full meal at home on weekdays, but today they still have meat to eat? And they bought so much meat?
Everyone immediately became happy and started preparing to cook.
The neighbors next door heard the commotion and looked over one after another. Seeing that Qiao Chu had bought enough rice, flour, grains and oils to eat, he simply invited everyone to have a meal together as a way to celebrate the housewarming.
The shop at the front door was open, and the back door in the alley behind was also open. For a while, many people from the neighbors came over to watch the fun.
But the old man with the gray beard went to the hospital to get medicine first, and met a young daughter-in-law who was asking the doctor to check her pulse. The doctor looked at the little daughter-in-law in surprise: "She is really pregnant... I remember that you are very cold, and your body is very weak."
You're weak again. It's not supposed to be that easy to get pregnant, so why did you get pregnant all of a sudden? Moreover, your body is no longer weak and cold, and your pulse is still so stable. Which expert nursed your body back to health?"
"It's Miss Chu Chu from our village. She can ask the gods to treat her body. She asked the gods to treat my wife once. She was treated just once, and my wife became pregnant in the second month..." The speaker was from Qiaojiacun.
Daniel and his little daughter-in-law Gua Niang bowed their heads in shame.
"With such a good doctor, why do you come to me?" The doctor was unhappy.
"Then Miss Chu Chu doesn't care about raising the baby. We are here to see how the child is doing and what we should pay attention to..." Daniel explained...
The old man with the gray beard was thoughtful. After the young wife and the couple left, he asked the doctor about the young couple. He had dealt with this doctor many times and knew that he was a real man and would not tell lies.
Lie to him.
The doctor talked about how Gua Niang had been coming to his place in recent years to take care of her health and conceive a child.
The old man with a gray beard walked back to the alley thoughtfully, only to find that the door next door that had been closed for a long time was opened, and the neighbors coming in and out of the door said that the house had been sold, and now the new owner of the household, whose husband's surname is Chen
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Just at this time, Chen Qingshan walked out of the back door. The old man with a gray beard saw him face to face. He was stunned: Isn't this Miss Chu Chu's man? He's actually a neighbor?
Thinking about the geographical location again, he realized: what he bought was only a small courtyard with one entrance in the alley, while this person bought a courtyard with three entrances and a shop, the kind that is transparent from front to back...
"Old man, why have you been gone for so long?" A voice was heard in the room and a weak question came out.
"I went to the hospital to get medicine..." the old man explained as he entered the room, put down the medicine in his hand, and went to help an old woman lying on the bed. The old woman was obviously unable to walk, and she sat up with difficulty...
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After settling down, Qiao Chu went to find a private school early the next morning.
The county school is not far away, but the county school only accepts male students, and the Qiao Chu family has three children, two of whom are girls.
Qiao Chu thought very simply: if the girl is willing to learn, she is also willing to pay for the girl to learn.
However, I visited three private schools in the morning. Regardless of whether there were more than a dozen children or only three or five children, every private school was unwilling to accept girls.
Qiao Chu was stunned: "Why?"
"How can a woman come to study outside? It's embarrassing to show up in public!" The first wife rolled her eyes at Qiao Chu and kicked Qiao Chu out without saying a word!
"I don't allow men and women to study together here. If something bad comes out over time, will I lose my reputation?" The second wife looked embarrassed and declined Qiao Chu.
The third master went too far. When he saw that it was a woman who came to the private school to discuss something, he was not even willing to talk to Qiao Chu. He only asked his wife to come out to receive Qiao Chu.
When the wife of the master heard what Qiao Chu said, she shook her head and said it was impossible. After sending Qiao Chu out, the wife stood by the door and suggested to Qiao Chu: "Madam, if you really want to give your daughter
For the little ones to read and read, it is best to ask an elderly master to come to your home to teach them, so that the little girls do not have to come into contact with foreign men and can find a good husband in the future."
Qiao Chu almost went crazy!
How patriarchal is this? So...unfair?!
However, this is the reality.
Qiao Chu is good at fighting, but not good at interpersonal communication, and she is not good at Tai Chi. You can't beat her husband just because he doesn't accept your baby?!
Rejected, Qiao Chu walked home dejectedly and met Chen Qingshan who was coming back from outside at the door of the back alley.
Chen Qingshan was holding a pole in his hand. He had just gone to return the bowls, chopsticks, tables, chairs and benches that his neighbors had lent him during yesterday's banquet.
"It didn't go well?" Chen Qingshan understood clearly when he saw the unhappy look on Qiao Chu's face.
"Hmm. Those teachers are so pedantic that they refuse to teach baby girls! They also said that if my family was rich, they should hire a teacher to teach them at home instead of sending them to private schools outside." Qiao Chu became more and more angry as he spoke and did not want to go home.
The children heard this, so they muttered angrily outside the door.
"Then let's wait and see where there is a husband who is willing to teach the girl how to play." Chen Qingshan nodded, his tone as calm as ever.
Just as the two people were saying this, the door next door creaked open, and an old man with a gray beard came out: "Are you looking for a wife?"
Qiao Chu turned around in surprise and saw that the old man looked familiar. He was one of the people watching in the front shop yesterday.
"Yes, do you have any suitable ones to recommend?"
"Me, okay?" The old man pointed to himself.
Qiao Chu was stunned and looked back at Chen Qingshan: Qiao Chu is actually not very good at this kind of dealing with people.
"Who are you?" Chen Qingshan asked directly.
"Old man is originally from the north, and his surname is Dongfang. Because my old wife was ill and it was not conducive to recuperate in the north, I took her to the south and lived next door." The old man introduced himself simply.
"Have you ever obtained any honors, sir?" Chen Qingshan also knew about the imperial examination system of the dynasty.
"Once passed the national examination." Mr. Dongfang only said four words, but Chen Qingshan and Qiao Chu were very surprised!
Master of Juren?
The dignified master gave enlightenment lessons to his three children?