The food in Dabao Erbao School is not bad, but there are many students in the school, and there are only two or three cooks working back and forth. No matter how good the ingredients are in their hands, they just add some salt and water and boil them. Naturally, the taste won't be any better.

For truly poor children, it is good to be able to fill their bellies. But if they can afford to attend a school that costs twenty taels of silver a year, the conditions of the students' families will not be much worse.

The Qin family's life has been much better in the past two years. Even if the eldest and second treasures can eat the food in the school, they will have to act coquettishly and complain to Zhao Cao'er when they get home, so that Zhao Cao'er can get them something good to eat.

Zhao Cao'er mistakenly believed that her two precious sons really didn't have enough food, clothing or warmth. Therefore, after Lin Qiuniang said that the rented house was very close to the school, she immediately changed her attitude and no longer felt sorry for her two sons' suffering.

After dealing with Zhao Cao'er, Lin Qiuniang went back to her room to pack her things. In addition to packing the clothes that mother and daughter would wear in the next month, they also packed the bedding that they would need. Pots and pans, etc., could not be taken from home. I can go to the store to buy new ones tomorrow.

Mr. Qin, Qin Shan and Qin Chuan, were not idle either. They were discussing how to renovate the rented house and prepared the necessary things before dinner.

On the other side, Sanbao and Xueya didn't know about Qin Xiaoxiao's apprenticeship in advance. It wasn't until Qin Xiaoxiao told Sanbao about it after he came back, and Xueya who was passing by heard about it, that the siblings knew that the adults had brought Qin Xiaoxiao in today. The reason for the city.

Seeing Qin Xiaoxiao's reluctant look, Xue Ya hated the fact that iron cannot become steel. She couldn't help but rushed over and cursed: "You are the only one who dislikes the good things that others can't ask for! You deserve what happened to you. Fierce Master, a person like you who doesn’t know what is good or bad should be beaten hard by Master!”

Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned. She didn’t know why Xueya was so excited, as if she had eaten a firecracker, and she didn’t know why she was being scolded. She felt aggrieved and defended: "I don’t like studying, why can’t I dislike it? Xueya My sister doesn’t like taking Bie Bah to eat grass, and she also dislikes Bah Bah being too edible.”

Xueya was so angry that her tone became more and more unkind: "Can this be the same? There are more than a dozen girls of our age in our village. Who can go to the city to study like you? Those who want to study seriously cannot do it. If you can study seriously and refuse to read, I think you deserve to be beaten!"

Looking at her cousin, who was even more fierce than the husband she just befriended, Qin Xiaoxiao was afraid that she would be beaten by her cousin before she could be beaten by her husband, so she hurriedly hid behind Sanbao and looked at her, with big black and white eyes. It was clearly written that he was not convinced.

Seeing this, Xueya couldn't help itching her hands and wanted to drag her ungrateful cousin out and beat her up.

"Sister, do you like studying very much?" Sanbao was also very afraid of the angry Xueya, and even more afraid that she would actually pounce on Qin Xiaoxiao and beat Qin Xiaoxiao, so he mustered up the courage to stand in front of Qin Xiaoxiao and said to Xueya: " Sister, please study for Xiaoxiao, so that Xiaoxiao can stay at home and play with me."

Qin Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, and she thought this was a great idea, and repeatedly echoed: "Yes, yes, sister Xueya, please study for me, and I will stay at home and help with the work."

The two little ones had no ill intentions and truly believed that Xueya going to study in the city for Qin Xiaoxiao would be a happy event for everyone. They had no idea how much harm their words had caused to Xueya.

Xue Ya's eyes suddenly turned red. She stared at her confused brothers and sisters. Without saying a word, she turned around and ran back to her room. She threw herself on the bed and covered her head tightly with the quilt to prevent others from letting go. Her muffled cries were heard.

At a young age, Xueya had an unknown thought.

She is a girl and has not been liked by Qin Chuan and Zhao Cao'er since she was a child. She has imagined countless times that if she were a boy like Dabao and Erbao, would she be able to get their love?

Although she no longer longed for the love of Qin Chuan and Zhao Cao'er, she subconsciously wanted to prove to all those who favor boys over girls that girls are no worse than boys, so she unknowingly developed a competitive nature.

The eldest child and the second child were so good that she didn't hate them. Just seeing that they could study made her want to study. She didn't know the benefits of girls studying. She only knew that many people wanted to get boys to go to school.

Don't worry, then studying is definitely a good thing for girls.

Therefore, whenever Dabao Erbao comes home for vacation, she works harder than Qin Xiaoxiao and Sanbao to learn the new characters taught by Dabao Erbao. To this day, she can read and write almost all the characters taught by Dabao Erbao.

It made her very proud and satisfied.

If the Qin family hadn't brought Qin Xiaoxiao to become a disciple today, Xueya wouldn't have known that girls could study like boys; if she hadn't heard Qin Xiaoxiao's displeasure about studying in her words, she wouldn't have rushed out and brought Qin Xiaoxiao to school.

Xiaoxiao scolded her; if Sanbao had not suggested letting her study for Qin Xiaoxiao, she would not be as sad as she is now.

She wanted to study seriously, but she knew very well that her family would let the eldest and second treasures study, would work hard to find a wife for Qin Xiaoxiao, and would send the third treasure to school in the future, but she would not be given such an opportunity.

She couldn't help but feel sad!

Outside the house, Qin Xiaoxiao and Sanbao realized that they had said something wrong, but they didn't know where they went wrong, and they didn't dare to run into the room to find Xue Ya to find out. The siblings sat dejectedly on the pony, looking at the old jujube tree facing the wind.

The floating jujubes were silent.

Huddled in Lin Qiuniang's arms at night, Qin Xiaoxiao was still thinking about this incident, so she whispered to Lin Qiuniang what Xue Ya said to her and what she said to Xue Ya, wanting to know where she went wrong.

Lin Qiuniang knew something about Xueya's temperament, and also knew that she was more advanced than her own daughter. She guessed the reason after a moment's thought, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: "Xiaoxiao, your cousin is right, she can study.

It’s a good thing that no one else can ask for, so you should cherish it.”

Qin Xiaoxiao twisted her butt uncomfortably, not daring to say anything in front of the adults that she didn't like studying anymore. She was afraid that if she offended them, they would be driven to the mountain to chop down trees: "Mom, I understand~ Mr. is so cruel, I won't treat him well."

I’ll get beaten in school.”

Lin Qiuniang suppressed her laughter and squeezed her little hand back and forth: "It's good that you know, if one day I see your hands being beaten into pig hooves by Mr. Xu, my mother will feel very distressed."

"Yeah, listen to your husband, and he won't hit me~" Qin Xiaoxiao is a filial child. In order to prevent her mother from feeling distressed, she will try her best not to let her husband hit her palms.

After saying her words of promise, she brought the topic to Xueya: "Mom, sister Xueya really wants to study, why don't you find a husband for sister Xueya?"

Lin Qiuniang didn't think much and said: "All the households in the village provide for boys to study, how can they provide for girls!"

After saying that, she realized something was wrong. She wanted to change her words when her daughter said, "I am a girl, and you let me study! No, why should I be educated for a boy but not for a girl?"

Qin Xiaoxiao realized a new problem, one that her little mind couldn't figure out.

"Smile, if a boy goes to school, he can be a scholar and he can bring honor to his ancestors, but if a girl goes to school, she can't. So if everyone has money, they want to support a boy, but not a girl." Qin Shan has not fallen asleep yet, and has been listening to the mother-in-law talking.

, he answered the daughter’s question for his wife.

After hearing this answer, another question popped up in Qin Xiaoxiao's mind: "Why can a boy take the exam to become a scholar and become a scholar, while a girl can't?"

Qin Shan was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to explain: "Since ancient times, boys have taken the imperial examination to honor their ancestors. Father doesn't know why girls can't do it."

Qin Xiaoxiao scratched his head and put the problem aside for the time being: "I can't honor my ancestors, so why are you still asking me to study?"

Qin Shan pinched his daughter's nose unceremoniously and said deliberately: "You are too stupid. I have to let you study to become smarter. You will not be deceived in the future!"

"Huh, I'm smart!" Qin Xiaoxiao pouted and pulled Qin Shan's big hand off: "Dad is stupid. Grandpa always scolds dad for being stupid. Why didn't he send dad to school to become smarter?"

Lin Qiuniang laughed so much that her whole body shook, and even the bed started to shake. She listened to the father and daughter bickering in the dark.

"Little girl, even dad dares to make fun of you!" Qin Shan pretended to be angry and stretched out his claws to tickle his daughter: "It's all because I indulge you so much that you're not as big as you are!"

"Giggle, help - mother, help~" Qin Xiaoxiao was very ticklish. She curled up and hugged her soft belly, while shrinking desperately into Lin Qiuniang's arms. She wanted to resist but couldn't.

"We have to get up early tomorrow, so you two should stop making trouble!" Seeing that the father and daughter were making more and more noise, and were about to start a trouble among the other people in the room, Lin Qiuniang had to stop her.

Qin Shan laughed and took back his hand. He found that his daughter had stopped laughing and was coughing, so he patted her on the back a few times.

Qin Xiaoxiao was also tired of playing, and after she calmed down, she lay in Lin Qiuniang's arms, her eyelids gradually becoming heavy as Lin Qiuniang hummed a ditty.

Just when Qin Shan and Lin Qiuniang thought the little girl was asleep, she unconsciously grabbed Lin Qiuniang's lapel and muttered: "Sister Xueya likes to study, let Sister Xueya also study, and we will all study~"

The expressions of Qin Shan and Lin Qiuniang could not be seen clearly in the darkness. After a long time, Lin Qiuniang sighed and said to her husband: "There are five children in the family. The eldest and second treasures smiled and stopped talking. In two years, the third treasure will also go to school.

Xueya doesn’t have Shunian, this…”

If her daughter didn't study, Lin Qiuniang wouldn't think anything of it. Now that she knew Xueya's thoughts, she felt a little uncomfortable. When my uncle gets married and has children, I think he will teach them carefully, whether they are boys or girls.

In this way, it seems even more unfair to Xue Ya.

"There is no school for girls to study in the city. Even if dad has such an idea, there is no way for Xue Ya to study."

Qin Shan was also feeling unhappy. After showing the fact that it was difficult for Xue Ya to study, he did not know whether to comfort himself or Lin Qiuniang: "Xue Ya has the opportunity to learn from Dabao Erbao. She is much better than the girls in the village.

Just don’t be blind in the future.”

"Oh, I just hope that Xueya won't hold a grudge over this matter." Lin Qiuniang knew that it was difficult to let Xueya study in school. Even if she felt that it was unfair to Xueya, she could not change the status quo.

When I think about my daughter not having an elusive ability, I am afraid that my father-in-law will not send her to study. After all, it is abnormal for a girl to study. When word spreads about my daughter going to study in the city, I don’t know how many people will

Watch the fun.

Early the next morning, everyone except Sanbao and Xueya got up. After breakfast, Mrs. Miao stayed at home, and Mr. Qin and others, including Qinchuan Zhao Caoer, took the things they had packed yesterday.

Things are rushing to the city.

Before leaving, Qin Xiaoxiao reluctantly said a lot to Da Huang and Meie, asking them to stay at home and not run around. If they got lost, they would be caught and eaten. She was afraid that they would come back in half a month.

Can't see them.

Her appearance made Mr. Qin and others laugh again. In fact, Mr. Qin really wanted to take Dahuang to the rented house and let him guard the house. However, Dahuang just got a wife, so it was unlikely that he would be safe.

After staying in the city for a while, I gave up the idea.

When they arrived at the rented house, Qin He was already waiting at the door. To the surprise of the Qin family, Zhou Baoer and Meng Xiuran were also there. They just said that it would be difficult to repair the house if it had not been occupied for a long time, so it would be faster if more people helped.

The Qin family couldn't refuse, so they thanked the couple for their kindness and went into the house to get busy together.

Qin Shan borrowed a long ladder from the next door with a handful of jujubes, and went up to the roof with Qin Chuan to pick tiles, and re-paved the areas that had been disturbed by mice or cats to prevent leakage in rain and snow.

Mr. Qin and Qin He were not idle either. They re-strengthened some damaged courtyard doors, house doors, etc., not to mention tables, chairs and benches. Those that could be repaired were repaired and used, and those that could not be repaired were prepared to be placed in empty houses.

In case the host comes back one day and finds something missing.

To everyone's surprise, Meng Xiuran was good at carpentry. He used the wood available in the house to repair all the tables, chairs and benches that were missing arms and legs. There was no need to buy new ones, which saved the Qin family a fortune.

expenditure.

Lin Qiuniang, Zhou Bao'er, and Zhao Cao'er first went to the street to buy all the pots and pans they needed. After returning, they cleaned the main room and the stove inside and out, making it a house that had not been occupied in several years.

It has become much cleaner and fresher.

Qin Xiaoxiao was the only one with nothing to do. She was attracted by Meng Xiuran's carpentry work and squatted beside her, staring motionlessly. When Meng Xiuran stopped to rest, she secretly picked up the chisel and imitated Meng Xiuran's movements to carve out holes in the wood.

I tried one hole after another and failed as expected.

Meng Xiuran smiled kindly and said, "Do you want to learn? Can uncle teach you?"

Qin Xiaoxiao threw away the chisel suddenly and looked at Mr. Qin and others with a guilty conscience. Finding that Mr. Qin was not looking here, she shook her head at Meng Xiuran: "Uncle Meng, if I don't learn, if I learn, I have to go up the mountain and chop down trees. I don't want it."

Cut down the tree!”

After that, she secretly looked at Meng Xiuran's legs and feet, and felt full of sympathy for him: Uncle Meng is so pitiful. He must have accidentally injured his legs when cutting down a tree. Fortunately, she wisely chose to study with her husband.
Chapter completed!