Crossing the green wheat ears

The life at home gradually calmed down. Xiyuan now cooks roast chicken, pickled peppers, spicy chicken feet and other food once every three days.With a regular life, Xiyuan can plan the rest of the time. In fact, Xiyuan's parents are doing the main work of cooking, and Xiyuan also consciously teaches them how to do it. Anyway, there are benefits.So Xiyuan has plenty of time now, he can basically spend most of the day in three days.For the remaining two days, Xiyuan brought back the two little boys who had played wild, and began to teach them how to read.This was planned by Xiyuan a long time ago. When he was free, he would teach Xi Weicheng some words, such as how to write the names of his family members. The two children also remembered them firmly, but because the family had no money before, pen, ink and paper It is also a costly thing, so Xiyuan didn't teach them systematically.Now that conditions are met, the matter of literacy is on the agenda.

Xiyuan made a special trip to Wande Town and bought a set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones for himself, Xi Wei and Wei Cheng. When he was free during the day, he taught the two little guys how to read and practice calligraphy after breakfast. Xiyuan's own handwriting is not good-looking, so he can only teach literacy. In order not to teach his two younger brothers to be as ugly as his own handwriting, he specially bought a red book, one for each person, and taught the "Three Character Classic" first.

Xiyuan did not ask the children to memorize the words by rote like Mr. Private School, but explained the words involved, and then used the vocabulary that the two little guys are familiar with to form words. It is good to talk about the words that cannot be written in the words. , When you have accumulated more characters, you will combine the ones you have learned when you encounter them. In this way, you can review the characters you have learned before, understand new characters, and understand sentences at the same time.Sometimes Xiyuan also explains the meaning of words, words and sentences in combination with things in life, so that the two little guys can understand without difficulty.Because of this, the two little boys didn't feel bored, but they liked to learn from their elder brother more and more.In the eyes of people at this time, learning books is a very sacred thing.Every time Xiyuan taught them how to read, the two little guys looked serious, and grandma, grandpa, and parents tried not to come in to disturb them.

The two children study very seriously and are very talented. Xiyuan doesn't teach much every day. Basically, they can quickly understand and master what Xiyuan teaches. Listening to the childish sound of reading, Xiyuan is very excited. A sense of accomplishment.

Because there are two meals now, but Xiyuan doesn't want to keep the two children studying all day long, he doesn't want to cultivate two nerds, so he only teaches for one and a half hours a day, from Chenshizhong (eight o'clock in the morning) to noon o'clock early (ten o'clock in the morning) One point), the rest of the time is at the discretion of Xi Wei and Wei Cheng.

After class that day, the two children ran out to play with their friends. Xiyuan himself was lying on the kang, seemingly asleep. Grandma came in thinking that the eldest grandson was asleep, so she went to the kang and stuffed Xiyuan's head with a pillow Underneath, another small quilt was taken to cover Xiyuan's body.Then he got up and went to the main room to get busy.

Xiyuan didn't get up, and was gradually falling asleep there.

At this time, Xiyuan heard the door of the main room squeak, and then the voice of Third Grandma Wang came in, "Oh, I'm so mad!" big.

"What's the matter? Niang Xiyuan quickly get you a stool for the third lady." Grandma responded.

"It's not those broken mouths, it's really annoying." Third Grandma Wang said as she sat down, and Niang Xiyuan poured another cup of hot water from the stove for Third Grandma Wang.

"Who are they gossiping about? My family's?" Grandma Wang San's expression could guess.

"Tell me, if I don't tell you, I'm still panicking in my heart, but sister, don't be angry if I tell you." Grandma Wang San hesitated, she regretted a little, she shouldn't come to Xiyuan home say this.

"It's okay, just tell me, I know what I know." Grandma said.

"Hey, why am I thinking about pickling some radishes? My eldest daughter-in-law heard that the pickles at Mrs. Li's house are delicious. I'm in a bad position. I thought I'd go and ask if I have nothing to do today." Third Grandma Wang paused here. After a while, I took a sip of water.

"In the end, I went into his house to see, hey, there are several people there, the eldest daughter-in-law of the old Zhang family, the daughter-in-law of the Hua family, and the fifth daughter-in-law of Zhao's family. I don't want to stay any longer, I just want to say a few words and leave. Who knew they dragged me shamelessly, insisting that it was okay to get together and chat for a while longer." Grandma Wang San looked at her grandma's face , she knew that the girl from the Xi family would be angry next time.

"It's okay, just tell me, we all know who and what is like in the village, and we know it by heart." Grandma said, she could already guess the general idea.

"Isn't it just asking about money coming from your family! I told them that I have the ability to live a good life on my own, so don't keep staring at other people's houses, and I can't do anything." Xiyuan Niang said At that time, I took a plate of fried dried radish made by Xiyuan and gave it to Grandma Wang San.Grandma Wang San picked up one and put it in her mouth.

"Hey, it's quite delicious. How did you make it? I'll get some when I go back."

"It's fried with oil, salt, and seasonings. It's a snack for the two little ones. It's fried a lot, and the adults in the family will eat it too. Don't do it. Let the eldest daughter-in-law decorate it for you when you leave later." Grandma said .

"That's okay, I'm still eating and taking." Grandma Wang San said shyly.

"If you want to take it, you can take it. Originally, my Xiaoyuan also planned to ask Xiaowei and Chengzi to give Zhuzi something to eat."

"When you mentioned Xiaoyuan, I became angry again." Third Grandma Wang stopped eating radishes, and angrily knocked on the stool with her hands.

"What's wrong, are you paying attention to my Xiaoyuan?" Grandma was in a hurry at this time.

"That's right, you said Xiaoyuan is such a good child, they can make it wrong."

"You don't want to provoke the relationship between our two families. Just tell me that your Xiaoyuan family has a lot of minds. In the summer, he herds ducks and geese. He just instigates a few boys who play with them to work, and let the children be kicked out." Ducks chasing geese, he lay down under the willow tree to hide leisurely; he also said that a child as old as Xiaoyuan dared to chop people with an axe, and he couldn't be said to be so arrogant when he grew up; Go to your house to play on the pillar, saying that it’s good if you can’t learn from Xiaoyuan, so you dare to kill people, and you can’t kill people when you grow up.” Grandma Wang San said while looking at her grandma’s face.

"These shameless bitches, one day I won't tear their mouths open and let them ruin our Xiaoyuan's reputation." Grandma was so angry that she threw the corn in her hand into the basket.

The family has just harvested in autumn, and other grains are okay, and they can be taken off when the weather is good. For corn, you have to hold the corn cob and rub the corn kernels one by one. Take the corn on the cob, and move the corn kernels away from each other (four beeps). If you think it’s too slow, you can use both hands to rub the ears of corn down on each other, but this requires strong hands and is relatively difficult.Now whenever the family has free time, grandma and the others sit on the kang or rub corn in the main room.

"I knew you would be very angry if I told you." Grandma Wang San really regretted seeing her reaction.

"You, don't be so angry. I was very angry at first, but after thinking about it, they would talk about it behind their backs, and they wouldn't dare to face it. Besides, just a few of them, no one would believe what they said! They thought I have to listen to provocations, tomorrow I will bring the pillars to your house every day, let them take a look, don't squint (four times) and talk nonsense." Third Grandma Wang persuaded.

"Okay, let Zhuzi come every day tomorrow. My Xiaoyuan is now teaching Xiaowei and Chengzi how to read every morning, count as Zhuzi's share, and let Zhuzi follow suit." Grandma said, thinking in her heart, this will let those people If he succeeds, Xiyuan's reputation in the village will not be good in the future. The eldest grandson is only eleven, and he will have to get married in the future, which can't be as those few people want.

"Hey, old sister-in-law, I didn't do it for this. I really didn't. It's not an easy decision to be able to read and write." Although Grandma Wang San was very moved, she still couldn't believe it.

"It's okay, just let Zhuzi come. My eldest grandson is filial. If I promise, he won't object." Grandma assured Third Grandma Wang.

"Then Xiaoyuan can really agree?" Grandma Wang San confirmed again.

"Yes, why not, my Xiaoyuan liked your Zhuzi very much, and said that Zhuzi is a loyal child." Grandma said, just after saying this, she suddenly slapped her thigh, staggered and ran to the east room, How could she have forgotten, Xiyuan was sleeping in the east room, Xiyuan must have heard them so loudly, let the child know what she said, maybe it would make her feel uncomfortable.

Xiyuan hadn't fallen asleep at first, but the loud voice of Grandma Wang's entry woke him up, but he didn't get up. Hearing grandma's footsteps, Xiyuan quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. He didn't want the old man to worry.

Grandma entered the room, stood in front of Xiyuan's head for a while, bent down to see that Xiyuan was still sleeping, probably didn't hear what they said, she was relieved, stretched out her hand to grab the quilt for Xiyuan, turned around and Out of the east room.

In fact, Xiyuan didn't take these words seriously at all. He has been a human being for two lifetimes and has experienced life and death. Brainstorming.The nine sons of Longsheng are all different, not to mention that in a village of hundreds of people, there will always be some people who are lazy and incompetent, and look at others with jealousy and speak ill behind their backs.This is even more common in the workplace today, so Xiyuan and Ben don't care.

Grandma came out and chatted with Grandma Wang San for a while. Seeing that dinner was about to be made, Grandma Wang San couldn't sit still for a long time. When she thought that her grandson could also read and write, she wished she could go home and tell her family right away, but I was embarrassed to leave immediately, so I sat there talking to grandma distractedly, and grandma saw it too, so Grandma Wang San didn't keep her when Zhang Luo was about to leave, and only asked him to bring the pillar tomorrow.

Third Grandma Wang went back and told her family about the matter. Uncle Wang Shun and Aunt Wang were very happy.Grandpa Wang San scolded his wife, blaming her for not learning what those people said from the Xi family.Grandma Wang San also really regretted it, and she could just ignore some things if she didn't listen to them.

"Who in our village hasn't been paid attention to by those bitches. We just don't take these words seriously, and we can get along with Aunt Xi's family well in the future." The aunt of the Wang family persuaded the old lady after seeing the old man scolding the old lady.

"I also said, don't look at them being provocative, we should treat us everywhere, make them angry, and look at them because I can't guess what they are thinking. Isn't it because we are afraid that Xiaoyuan's family will help us in the future? Let's take advantage of it now." Come to provoke, we can't be fooled by that." Grandma Wang San said.

"Whether you want to help or not is what others think. We can't force it. If Xiaoyuan is willing to teach Zhuzi to read, it will be fine. My grandson will be able to read in the future. We won't rush to take the exam to be a scholar. We only need to go to the town to become a scholar." As a buddy, he is better than other children." Third Grandpa Wang began to plan for the future of his eldest grandson.

When Zhuzi heard grandma explain that he could learn to read with brother Xiyuan tomorrow, he touched his head with joy.He had long envied Xi Wei and Wei Cheng for being able to read and study, and secretly asked Xi Wei to help him ask Xiao Yuan how to write his name. Xi Wei asked him, and he remembered it firmly in his heart.Now that he can learn to read with brother Xiaoyuan, he can also recite the "Three Character Classic"!What's more, this simple farmer's child still can't figure out what are the benefits of studying. He only knows that as long as he can read, the adults in the village will look at him highly, which is a great thing.

The next day, Zhuzi went to Xiyuan's house to learn how to read and write with Xiyuan. Uncle Wang Shun and Aunt Wang took him there, and also brought two packs of biscuits.This was bought by Grandma Wang's daughter when she came back to see her mother during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Grandma Wang San was not willing to eat it, so she gave a piece to the children from time to time, and now it is brought to Xiyuan's house.They have never seen the world again and know that Mr. Bai needs to teach Shuxiu to learn to read. The Xi family didn't mention it, so they can't pretend to be confused and say that they don't have it. There is no shortage of people in the West.The third grandpa and the third grandma didn't show up. They were afraid that if they went, Lao Xitou and the others would not accept this gift. It would be better for the juniors to come forward.

Xiyuan heard from grandma yesterday that Zhuzi followed the literacy, and he agreed without hesitation. He understands grandma's thoughts, and he also likes Zhuzi. Anyway, for him, one sheep is herding two sheep, one more and one less. no difference.

Because Zhuzi didn't have pens, ink, paper and inkstone, Xiyuan gave Zhuzi his share, Uncle Wang Shun blushed and insisted on giving money, Xiyuan said no, just treat it as his recognition ceremony for Zhuzi .Although there is no formal apprenticeship, in the hearts of the Wang family, Xiyuan is the little Mr. Zhuzi, and Mr. Wang Shun's words are relatively strong. Uncle Wang Shun didn't say a word. He thought that pens, ink, paper and inkstones are not cheap. Make up for it.

Zhuzi, Xiwei, and Wei Cheng were learning to read with Xiyuan in the east room. Wang Shun and his wife did not leave. They sat in the main room and helped the Xi family rub corn. I couldn't stop my smile.