She didn't understand the purpose of studying, but she knew it would definitely change her fate. She went to her mother again, but the reason she got was that the family had no money to support her studies.

Daya thought, since her parents had no money, she would earn it herself. She began to earn money secretly, making straw sandals and baskets with great effort. It took her a long time to save enough money to make a string of coins. This was what the village teacher said, as long as she had a string of coins, Daya could go to school.

Just when Daya was looking forward to giving the money to the teacher, she found that all the money she had saved with great difficulty was gone. She searched frantically in the place where she hid the money, and was so anxious that she wanted to dig a hole in the wall. But the money just disappeared without a trace.

Just when she was desperate and didn't know what to do, her parents came back with her younger brother. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Daya lying on the ground in despair. They smiled and said, "Our Daya is really capable. She has saved enough money for her younger brother's tuition."

What? They took the money to pay for my brother's schooling? Daya howled like crazy, but what she got was another round of beatings! She refused to accept it. They were the ones who made the mistake and stole the money, so why was she the one being beaten?

Just like now, it is obviously the eldest and second brothers who lack money to marry, but why is it she who is sold?

Thinking of what Master Lu had just said, that he wanted her to be his daughter, Gu Daya burst into laughter. If possible, she really wanted to be someone else's daughter, and experience what it felt like to be a loved daughter.

Lu Changning listened to all of Daya's words. He didn't expect that this timid girl had been brave before. And it was for the sake of studying.

"read!"

Since she wanted to study, Lu Changning taught her. He also wanted to see whether studying could change a woman's fate in this feudal dynasty.

The next day, when the medicine bowl was brought over again, there was a plate of candied fruit next to it.

When Lu Changning saw the plate of candied fruit, his fear of the bowl of medicinal juice was reduced a lot. It seemed that Daya was also a very considerate little girl. When she heard him say that he wanted to eat candy, she prepared candied fruit today. He was determined to have this girl.

He drank the medicine in one gulp, and quickly took a piece of candied fruit and put it into his mouth. The bitterness of the medicine was immediately diluted, and Lu Changning's brows relaxed a lot.

Daya was happy for Lu Changning when she saw him like this. He was already suffering from his injuries, and this little bit of candy made him feel better, so it was worth it. Daya was about to leave when Lu Changning stopped her.

"Daya, can I change your name?"

Daya stood still, staring at Lu Changning blankly, wanting to hear his thoughts, but this man didn't think about anything. Daya lowered her head and thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay, what do you want me to call you, Master?"

Lu Changning lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Bamboo is tall and green, and has strong vitality. Your name should be Anzhu."

"Anzhu, Anzhu." Daya murmured twice, feeling that this name was much better than Daya.

"Yes, Lu Anzhu."

"Surname Lu?" Daya hesitated. She had been here for a few days and knew that children born to servants in the Lu family would be given a surname by the master. Although she didn't like the Gu family, she didn't want to be a servant of the Lu family.

"Yes, my last name is Lu Anzhu. Daya, please don't be my wife, but be my sister. I will be your brother from now on and ask you to study and be sensible, okay?"

Being my elder brother, can I still go to school?

Daya's eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and her vision was blurred. She could no longer tell whether she was in a dream or in the cruel reality. However, at this moment, the only thing she could do was to nod and agree without hesitation: "Okay, I do. I really want to be your sister, brother..."

Before she finished her words, Daya rushed straight into Changning's broad and warm arms like a streaking meteor, buried her little head deeply in his chest, and let her tears flow freely.

This little girl looked thin, but her impact was not small. This action almost made Lu Changning vomit blood. But he held it back and reached out to pat her back gently.

"Okay, okay, don't cry anymore."

Since she became a younger sister, the two naturally could no longer stay in the same room. Daya's bedroom was arranged in another courtyard. The two courtyards were adjacent to each other, making it convenient for Daya to come and study.

That day, Mrs. Lu came over early in the morning. Lu Changning was teaching Daya to read. When she saw her mother coming, she asked her to study on her own. Then she personally brewed a cup of red scented tea and brought it to her mother.

"Mother, have some tea."

Mrs. Lu happily took it, took a sip, and nodded: "This tea is really fragrant. What kind of flower is it made from?"

Seeing that Mrs. Lu drank the tea, Lu Changning finally felt relieved and responded, "Xiao Fuzi bought it from a store outside. She thought it tasted good so she kept it to drink. I don't know what kind it was."

Mrs. Lu nodded. Since she bought it in a shop outside, she would just go there again. Putting down the teacup, she turned to look at Daya who was reading in the inner room and sighed softly: "Changning, your health is not good to begin with, and now you have to divide your attention to teach her schoolwork. How can she cultivate herself well? If you want her to study, I will hire a teacher for her. There is no need for you to do everything yourself."

Lu Changning stepped forward and gently held his mother's warm hand: "Mother, teaching Anzhu to study was originally just a way for me to pass the time. Besides, since I started teaching her, I have something to do every day, and my health has improved a lot."

Mrs. Lu looked her son up and down. Although he was still very thin, his face looked better. She didn't show it on her face. She still blamed Lu Anzhu for bothering her son. She was very happy in her heart. She thought, the old Taoist priest was right. This girl is really lucky. She can suppress Changning's life. It's only been a few days since he came in, and Changning has improved so much. It seems that she needs to go to the Taoist temple more often.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu did not stay here for long. After finishing her tea, she hurriedly prepared for the trip to the Taoist temple.

Lu Changning bid farewell to his mother, looked at the empty teacup, hummed a song in a good mood, sat back in the chair, and watched Daya write her name stroke by stroke.

Daya held the brush in her fingers and copied the words in front of her carefully. After finally finishing one, she showed it to Lu Changning happily: "Brother, do you think my handwriting is good?"

Lu Changning looked at the blurred words and said something against his will: "But it would look better if the ink wasn't so thick."

An Zhu was encouraged and wrote even harder.

Since studying with Lu Changning, An Zhu has become a completely different person.

First of all, her height. Maybe because her food was better, her height increased a lot. Then there was her appearance. She was originally a skinny little bean sprout, but Lu Changning raised her to be plump and beautiful.

The first thing that changed after reading was An Zhu's personality. She used to be timid, and she would always keep her head down no matter who she met. But now she is different. She always has a smile on her face, walks with a bounce, and is passionate no matter who she talks to. Her two pairs of eyes are sparkling, just like the stars in the night.

Lu Changning was also surprised by Daya's change, so he asked curiously.

Daya stopped writing, propped up her cheek and looked at the young master: "That's because my brother is here. I know my brother will protect me and won't let them bully me, so I'm not afraid of anything."

Lu Changning didn't expect this answer, but he suddenly smiled: "Yes, as long as brother is here, I will always protect you."

But Lu Changning said slowly in his heart: But brother can't be with you forever! If brother is gone, I hope An Zhu can live so freely with his own abilities.

An Zhu's smile froze instantly. He stared at his brother in surprise, only to find that he had already set his sights on the sky outside. There, a group of white pigeons from an unknown family were flying carefree.

An Zhu looked at the flock of pigeons and felt irritated for no reason. He muttered in a gloomy tone, "I don't know whose pigeons these are. Let's just roast them all and eat them."

Lu Changning turned to look at An Zhu and agreed with a smile: "You want to eat pigeons! Then go out and buy some with Xiao Fuzi. You can buy as many as you want."

When An Zhu heard that he could go out, he was no longer angry. He threw down his pen and ran quickly towards the gate.

Xiaohong suddenly popped up: Xiao Luzi, you are really bad. He knew that the pigeon belonged to his childhood sweetheart, but he still let her go. Are you planning to let the two of them meet now?

Lu Changning shook his head: "No, I just want this big head to know that An Zhu is living a good life now!"

It won't be long before something bad happens in Datou's family. His parents die and his brother and sister-in-law drive him out of the house. Datou, who has nowhere else to go, can only try to find a way to survive in the town. But he didn't expect to meet Daya who was being abused. The two of them discussed that since life was worse than death, why not just elope!

Xiaohong said: You are letting the two of them meet early now, you are not waiting for Datou to come to you after he gets into trouble, are you?

Lu Changning raised his eyebrows: "Yes, that's what I thought. Putting both of them under my nose, I want to see how they can still create sparks of love."

On the other side, An Zhu went out to play happily with Xiao Fuzi. She didn't go out much because her brother assigned her too many homework. She went out to help her brother buy things. However, every time she went out, she would bring back all kinds of snacks.

This time, just when she was thinking about buying candied haws or cakes to take back, she suddenly saw the group of annoying pigeons.

"Xiao Fuzi, it's that group of pigeons, let's chase them."

The two ran after the pigeons, and finally, they saw someone selling pigeons in a corner of the market.

An Zhu put her hands on her waist and was about to pick a few pigeons when the pigeon seller suddenly raised his head and revealed a face she was very familiar with: "Big Head!"

The appearance of the young man in front of her instantly reminded An Zhu of the time before she came to the Lu family, the mountain village, the Gu family, and the group of people who wanted to sell her out.

The originally good mood was completely shattered the moment she saw Datou. It was as if she had changed from Lu Anzhu back to the slave of the Gu family, Gu Daya!

The wonderful life was like a dream given to her by the gods, but when she saw Datou, the dream was shattered! She even remembered the bloody dream she had when she was at Gu's house.

How long had it been since she thought about these things? It seemed that after becoming Lu Anzhu, she had said goodbye to her previous life. She thought she could be Lu Anzhu forever. But today, when she saw Datou, her dream was shattered.

Lu Anzhu took a deep breath, looked at the pigeons all over the ground, then looked at Datou who had grown a lot taller, and smiled: "Long time no see, Datou, are these pigeons all yours?"

Datou was actually the little sunshine when she was in the Lu family. Since she was a child, Daya knew that she would marry Datou when she grew up. She had always been looking forward to that day, looking forward to having her own home and being the master of the house. Therefore, she was always looking forward to marrying Datou. Datou was the only sunshine she could see in the Gu family and her hope.

She thought she would be very excited and happy to see Datou. But now that she really saw him, Lu Anzhu felt that she was not that happy. Because her life was so good now.

At first, the best life she could imagine was to have a small house with Datou. But now, her life is like heaven. She no longer wants to live the best life she imagined.

Datou was very happy to see Daya. He rushed over and grabbed Daya's hand: "Daya? I heard them say that you married Master Lu. Are they treating you well? Have they bullied you?"

"Well, I'm doing well. The Lu family are all good people and they treat me very well."

Seeing that the two knew each other, Xiao Fuzi left Daya here and went to buy other things. The town was so small that she didn't worry about getting lost.

Seeing Xiao Fuzi leave, Datou finally spoke his mind: "I heard that Master Lu is in poor health, moody, and loves to kill people! Daya, you must have suffered a lot!"

When she heard Datou say something bad about Lu Changning, the smile on Daya's face faded. She quietly retracted her hand and said, "You heard wrong. The young master is very good to me. He is the best person in the world."

Datou didn't believe a word of Daya's words: "What good things can rich people have? You finally got out, and they specially found someone to watch you. They must not really treat you well."

Datou was his friend, and the Lu family was her benefactor. Daya didn't want them to have any misunderstandings, so she sat down next to Datou's stall: "Datou, I'm doing really well. The Lu family are all very good people. Moreover, the young master knew that I was young, so he didn't ask me to be his wife, but to be his sister. He named me Lu Anzhu. Doesn't it sound nice? I can read now, and the young master taught me personally. I have to learn a lot of things now, and I have to read a lot of books every day."

Datou still didn't quite believe it: "Don't be fooled. How can someone be nice to others for no reason?"

But Daya believed it very much: "Datou, I know how to distinguish between good and bad, and I also know who is the one who truly wants me to live a good life."

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