12dz Chapter 58 Mother, Brother is fighting with someone
Chapter 58 Mother, Brother is fighting with someone
However, this is ultimately a family matter, and it's not appropriate for Lin Chang'er, an outsider, to comment.
He sighed and comforted Aunt Zhou, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and Li Ge'er will have his own destiny."
Aunt Zhou naturally agreed with this, and grabbed Lin Chang'er's hand, saying, "Chang'er, I have something to discuss with you."
Lin Chang'er nodded, and then heard her say, "That's just how things are at my aunt's house, so we can't bring up the matter of Li Ge'er learning to read and write."
But your aunt and uncle know it in their hearts, and they are grateful to you.
From now on, treat Li Ge'er like your own child. Tonight, let him come along to collect seafood, however much or little, as a small token of his appreciation.
Lin Chang'er quickly shook her head, "Auntie, this is unacceptable. I am not very knowledgeable and can only teach them a little bit so that they are not completely ignorant. It is absolutely unacceptable to expect Li Ge'er to be my slave."
Aunt Zhou insisted, "The master can only lead you in; the rest is up to you. Don't be modest. I know you have great talent. It's not only Li Ge'er's good fortune to have you with him, but also your uncle and I's."
Your uncle and I have already discussed this, so please don't refuse.
Your uncle also said that if there's any heavy work at home that needs help, just call him; he's got the strength for him.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade her otherwise, Lin Chang'er stopped refusing and said, "Since you've said so, Aunt, I won't stand on ceremony with you anymore. But from now on, if Li Ge'er works for me at night, he can eat at my house that night. You don't need to prepare anything for him at your place anymore."
“How can that be?” Aunt Zhou hurriedly refused.
Lin Chang'er's face darkened. "If Auntie doesn't agree, then take Li Ge'er back! I, Lin Chang'er, will not bully a child like this."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou quickly said, "No, that boy thinks about your family's food every day. He'd be happy to eat at your house, he'd be laughing in his sleep."
However, he is at the age when he is growing, and there is a saying that a half-grown boy can eat his father out of house and home.
I'm so ashamed..."
Lin Chang'er smiled and waved her hand, "Since I'm keeping him here, I won't mind having an extra set of chopsticks and bowls at home."
Aunt Zhou was relieved and thought she would tell Li Ge to work harder and secretly send him some food rations. But when dinner was served that evening, she realized she had been too naive.
As the two were talking, the little goldfish knocked on the door from outside.
Lin Chang'er heard the voice, "What's wrong?"
The little goldfish said, "Mom, the spot checks were all done yesterday, and everyone remembered them. Xiaoman can recite them too, and Second Aunt can recite them from memory and do dictation."
Lin Chang'er nodded, "Okay, I'll be right there."
"Yes, Mother," Little Goldfish replied, turning around and going back to the yard first.
Lin Chang'er said to Aunt Zhou, "Auntie, I have to go teach everyone to read now. Would you like to sit inside for a while or come with me so you can listen and learn to read too?"
Aunt Zhou's eyes lit up. "Can I come along?"
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "Why not?"
Aunt Zhou said timidly, "I don't recognize anything."
Seeing that she was so tempted, yet kept denying herself, Lin Chang'er grabbed her wrist and said, "Come on, learning to read is a process of going from nothing to something. The more you learn, the less you'll have to worry about being cheated when you start your own business in the future."
Aunt Zhou reluctantly followed him into the yard, and Xu Gun'er immediately brought out a small stool from the main room.
Aunt Zhou was initially a little uneasy, but seeing that Gu's mother and sister-in-law were all there, she gradually relaxed.
Considering that they are all beginners, Lin Chang'er has not assigned any heavy tasks so far.
As usual, she taught first, and once the little goldfish understood, she led everyone to reinforce their understanding.
Two lessons were for recognizing characters, and the remaining lesson was for arithmetic. Lin Chang'er had Gu Dalang make a set of counting rods for her early on.
Each person was given ten sticks, and I first taught them to count them.
At Gu Xiaoman's age, she is very active. The first two classes were fine, but when it came to learning arithmetic, it was as if she had thorns in her bottom. One moment she would look up at the sky, and the next she would draw turtles in the sand with counting rods.
His older siblings can already count from one to ten, but he's still stuck at three.
Lin Chang'er wasn't annoyed. She simply woke him up and said, "Xiaoman, if you can count to ten, your aunt will have your uncle make you a set of counting rods, and your mother will make you a bag to hang on your waist every day."
Gu Xiaoman blinked her big eyes, "Do my older brother and sister have them too?"
Lin Chang'er shook her head, "Only Xiaoman has it."
Gu Xiaoman's eyes were sparkling; only Xiaoman had them, so Xiaoman must be really something.
Gu Xiaoman immediately put her little hands on her knees and sat up straight. After Lin Chang'er patiently taught her several more times, she was finally able to count from one to ten.
As soon as the count was finished, the little dumpling looked at Lin Chang'er with expectant eyes and called out in a childish voice, "Auntie."
Lin Chang'er didn't hold back her praise, "Xiaoman is so great! I'll have your uncle make it for you tomorrow, but if Xiaoman doesn't study hard in the future, your auntie will take it back!"
Gu Xiaoman clapped her hands and nodded, "Xiaoman is serious."
It was already quite late after school.
Gu Dalang and Gu Erlang carried hoes to check on the nearby vegetable garden, while the children sat in the courtyard drinking tea and eating pastries.
Lin Chang'er told the children to go to the Zhou family to see if Zhou Lizheng had returned, and then went to cook with the Gu family women. Aunt Zhou also volunteered to help.
Lin Chang'er was mainly responsible for cooking mutton today, making half of it braised mutton with thirteen spices and the other half soup.
All the other dishes were left to Sister-in-law Gu.
Mother Gu and Second Sister-in-law Gu helped First Sister-in-law Gu, while Aunt Zhou helped Lin Chang'er.
One stove and two pots do not interfere with each other and save time.
When Aunt Zhou saw the full ten pounds of mutton, she was dumbfounded. "Chang'er, it's not even the New Year yet, is it?" Even if it were the New Year, no one would eat it like this.
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "My mother is frail and has to take medicine every time the seasons change. Food is worse than medicine. This mutton soup is perfect for my mother."
Braised mutton, the kids will definitely love it.
Aunt Zhou agreed with this reasoning, but how much would such a large piece of mutton cost?
It seems that Chang'er has made some money these past two days, and Aunt Zhou is happy for her.
But now she's starting to worry again: should Li Ge'er really stay at the Gu family's house for meals from now on?
This is about the money for daily food rations, but since Chang'er asked, she must have already thought about it.
If I change my mind again, she will definitely be unhappy.
Aunt Zhou thought to herself that she should make the head of the household pay more attention to the work in the fields, or perhaps she should simply have Li Ge'er and Chang Ya'er become godparents.
In the future, when everyone starts to interact, there will be a proper reason for it.
Aunt Zhou was busy with her plans when, before she knew it, the kitchen was filled with the aroma of braised mutton.
Lin Chang'er prepared the other half of the mutton and put it into the earthenware pot to simmer slowly.
Gu Xiaolu ran in shouting, "Mom, my brother is fighting with someone..."