The Little Lucky Girl

Ming Youyou smiled and bowed to Magistrate Tao, then turned around and moved a small stool, arranged the candies on it, and said to the two children:

"There are thirty candies here. If you can guess correctly from twenty-one to fifty, they will all be yours."

The two children's eyes widened instantly. What a fragrant and sweet candy! There were so many pieces put together that they almost covered the stool. Who could resist the temptation?

They both swallowed and asked, "Really give it to us?"

Ming Youyou nodded, "As long as you can count correctly."

The two children immediately perked up and shouted at the top of their lungs: "Twenty-one... twenty-seven, twenty-nine..."

"Wrong, there is one twenty-eight missing." Ming Youyou interrupted ruthlessly, picked up a piece of candy and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it with a crunching sound.

The two children were anxious, "Let's do it again, let's speak slower this time."

She made mistakes even when she spoke slowly, and she made three mistakes in a row, so she ate two more pieces. The two children were so heartbroken to see that their delicious candies were gone that they almost cried.

Seeing that she was still holding a piece of cake in her hand, Feng Xu asked curiously, "Why don't you eat it?"

"My stomach is too full. I need to slow down."

Feng Xu glared at him and said, "If you can't eat it, you can give it to me. Can't you see that I'm so big squatting next to you?"

Seeing that the two children were about to start again, Ming Youyou rubbed his stomach and said earnestly: "Don't make any more mistakes, I really can't eat anymore."

After hearing what she said, the two children lost confidence. They raised their hands and said, "Can we stop for a while? Let's go practice first."

Seeing that they agreed, the two children immediately ran to the side and counted on their fingers very seriously, correcting each other's mistakes from time to time.

Feng Xu couldn't help but get angry and said, "Isn't it good that you know it? Why couldn't you recite it just now?"

"I just didn't take it seriously." Ming Youyou burped.

Pei Shanzhang watched with a smile on his face. He didn't expect them to complete the task so quickly, so he couldn't help but increase the difficulty.

"Can you teach them to write the words from one to ten?"

The four people immediately looked at Magistrate Tao.

This time, Mr. Tao understood immediately, "Okay, I'll add another chicken."

The four of them laughed and said, "Then let's try again."

Finally, Zheng Huan and the other two left the village, each carrying a chicken, and Ming Youyou followed behind with a smile on his face.

Since someone is paying, of course they will choose the most expensive chicken.

Which chicken is the most expensive? Of course, it is the old hen that is still laying eggs.

They couldn't bear to eat the chicken, so they decided to take it home and raise it. Then, starting tomorrow, they could collect three more eggs every day. Just thinking about it made them happy.

Ming Youyou said to Guo Ren who came to see them off, "Find someone who will go to the county town tomorrow and ask him to help pass a message to Sister Zhang at the mutton soup restaurant. Just tell her to bring the things to me and she will understand."

Zheng Huan said, "Send someone to inform Luo Xiucai as well. It would be nice for the two of them to meet."

Magistrate Tao and Chief Pei were also chatting on the way back.

"What do you think? I told you that these kids are different from the rumors." Magistrate Tao poured tea into their empty cups.

Pei Shanzhang sneered, "I never took that person's rumors to heart."

He thought of the scene just now and sighed: "These children are not only able to guide and persuade, but also can take advantage of the situation. More importantly, they have pure hearts."

Not everyone can repeat a word dozens of times without getting bored. Although they say it is because they did not learn well, they understand the pain of others who cannot remember.

He has seen a lot of poor students in his life, but how many people can have the empathy like these children?

It is these teachers who, the longer they teach, the more easily they lose patience. They are still okay with smart students, but they often can't help but lose their temper with stupid students.

Everyone knows that literacy is not easy, not only because books, paper and pens are expensive, but also because there is an invisible gap between scholars and ordinary people.

This gap makes most educated people feel superior to others. How many of them are willing to put aside their status and mingle with the villagers, teaching them knowledge almost for free like telling stories?

Magistrate Tao did not expect that Old Man Pei would speak so highly of the children. Taking advantage of the fact that Old Man Pei was a little excited at this moment, he decided to strike while the iron was hot. "What do you think of the children's enrollment..."

Pei Shanchang's elegant image of a teacher was instantly gone. He squinted his eyes and said, "The road down the mountain from the academy should be repaired. It's raining and it's full of potholes. It's hard for students to go home."

Magistrate Tao took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll send someone from the county government to repair it."

The old man immediately became kind and said, "Open a new class in a while and let those three children come."

Magistrate Tao also smiled and said, "Well, I will write a letter to General Feng when I get back and ask him to accept your kindness."

There is no need to worry about Lu Tai. Minister Lu and Old Man Pei are close friends, and he must have made arrangements long ago.

As for Zheng Huan, Old Man Pei looked down on Duke Zheng and probably didn't want to give him the opportunity to interact with him.

"But what about the youngest child?" asked Magistrate Tao.

Principal Pei said in embarrassment: "That child is not old enough to enter my academy, and she is a girl, which is not easy to deal with."

Magistrate Tao lowered his head and drank his tea without saying anything.

"Several classrooms need to be renovated, but I am short of money as a headmaster..."

Magistrate Tao sighed and said, "The county government doesn't have any extra money. Never mind. It seems that this child is not destined to be with your academy. I'd better take her to ask somewhere else."

The old man coughed and said, "Since this is the child that you, Mr. Tao, value, I have to give you this face."

"No, no," Magistrate Tao declined, "After all, she is a young lady. If anyone tells others about it, it will affect the reputation of the academy and may embarrass the dean."

"Humph, he's just a kid. If anyone dares to talk nonsense, I'll spit him to death."

The old man was very stubborn, "The saint said 'Think without evil'. If there is really someone with impure thoughts and is pedantic and conservative, I cannot keep him in this academy."

Magistrate Tao still said in embarrassment: "Although the child is innocent, he is also very naughty. It would be bad if he causes trouble for you."

"Then just say she's my relative. Even if she walks around in this academy, I don't think anyone would dare to say anything." The old man said impatiently, "Then let her play by herself first. If she wants to listen to any class, she can go to the classroom to sit in."

Magistrate Tao then smiled and thanked the old man, feeling extremely satisfied. He said, "You had long seen that he liked that child, and you were playing hard to get with me."

Ming Youyou and the others put the chickens in the shed and tore some vegetable leaves to feed them. Then they went back to their rooms contentedly.

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