Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"Aunt, would you like to invite a female teacher for me?" An Jingning, who was leaning in Du Wenxiu's arms, stood up straight and looked at Yue Niang with sparkling eyes.

Yue Niang smiled and said, "It doesn't cost much to hire a female teacher, and she can teach us to be a capable little follower, so of course we should hire her."

The smile on Jing Ning's face became sweeter and sweeter. She stepped forward and bowed to Yue Niang: "Jing Ning thanks Aunt for her cultivation. I will never forget your kindness in the future."

Yue Niang smiled and waved her hand to call her over, hugging her and saying, "We are a family, there is no need to thank each other. If your family is well, I will naturally be well too. I can understand this principle."

An Jingning snuggled in her aunt's arms, with a sweet smile on her face and stars twinkling in her eyes.

No matter how lively the crowd was, she didn't care. She was immersed in her own excitement for a long time and couldn't come out.

When he was a child, he played with Yue Niang and secretly listened to the classes in the school. He thought it was boring and refused to go. He also made noise in various ways, causing Yue Niang to be driven away by the teacher.

Later, Yue Niang no longer took care of little Jing Ning, and went to school by herself to listen to books and learn to read.

When she grew up a little bit, she also asked her aunt, since girls didn't have to take the imperial examinations and literacy was not necessary for farming and weaving, why did they have to learn it whenever they had time?

At that time, Yue Niang told her that although women did not need to take the imperial examinations, if there were any deeds or notices in the future, she would not have to ask others for help if she could read them herself.

"I hate asking people to tell me what those words mean. Some people don't know what they mean, but they just make up some words to fool people."

That day, Yue Niang chewed the dry food she brought from home fiercely, with an angry look on her face, as if she had really been cheated.

She thought about it and asked, "Auntie, did you want to learn because you were deceived by an illiterate person?"

Of course, Yue Niang would not admit it.

However, after eavesdropping a few times, she was discovered by her husband and was no longer allowed to go.

So she knew how to read, but not many.

Now I can even understand the deeds, it’s just that I asked someone to teach me.

"I'll ask the female teacher who taught me before. She taught me well. I can recognize many characters that look similar after she taught them."

On the way back, Yue Niang said this to An Jingning.

"Aunt, I have learned it, but can I work in the restaurant opened by you and Aunt Du?" Jingning asked with a raised face.

"That's natural, so you have to learn it first, and then you can help us."

Yue Niang was pleased that Jing Ning was sensible, but she didn't notice the crystal saliva flowing from her little mouth.

The food at Aunt Du’s house is so delicious, even better than the food at the restaurant we had in town yesterday.

If I could work in Aunt Du's restaurant, would I be able to eat there every day?

After seeing Yue Niang off, Du Wenxiu and his family sat under the tree to enjoy the cool air.

"How is Guan Shaorong doing in his studies?" Du Wenxiu yawned and asked Du Wenchan.

Du Wenchan hesitated, but still answered: "She learns quickly, but..."

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Du Wenxiu couldn't help but ask in confusion when he saw her hesitating.

"It's just that her brother hasn't been able to find a living for a long time, and he wants to take our pickles and sell them. I said I'll think about it and reply to her, and also said that my sister will talk to you after she's busy in the next two days."

Du Wenxiu was silent for a moment, then asked, "What do you think?"

Du Wenchan looked a little embarrassed and said, "To be honest, Miss Mo and Shao Rong are both in our workshop now. If her brother joins us, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with it later."

She spoke in a subtle way, but Du Wenxiu understood it clearly.

The whole family is in the workshop, and if they work together inside and outside, they might even undermine their own family without leaving any clues, and by that time, the whole workshop might be in the hands of the government.

She pondered for a moment and said, "I've made note of this. If he asks again, tell him to come find me."

Du Wenchan nodded repeatedly.

In fact, she felt from the beginning that this matter was extremely critical. If it was not arranged properly, there would be endless troubles.

However, Du Wenxiu had so many trivial matters to deal with every day that if she were asked about this matter, she would feel that it was not very important and might look down on herself.

When she asked him today, Du Wenchan answered him subconsciously, saving herself the trouble of worrying about it.

She also didn't know how her sister would arrange for Guan Baolai, but she always had better solutions than herself.

The next day, she hurried out to work. In the accounting office, Guan Shaorong glanced at her several times.

She knew what he meant, so she took the opportunity to chat with him for a while. Before Guan Shaorong could think about how to start, Du Wenchan said:

"I have told my sister about your brother's matter."

Guan Shaorong looked a little nervous and asked in a low voice: "I wonder what Madam Du wants? My brother..."

Du Wenchan smiled and said, "My sister said that we should talk to her about this matter. I will only take care of the accounts of the workshop, and I don't need to worry about other things."

"Oh, so that's it." Guan Shaorong responded casually, looking a little lonely.

"Why not ask your brother to discuss it with my sister? I'm not the one in charge of the workshop, and even if you tell me, I still can't make the decision." Du Wenchan said.

Guan Shaorong still looked a little unhappy: "My mother doesn't want my brother to interfere in the affairs of the workshop. If he goes to look for Madam Du, he will be scolded to death by my mother when he returns."

Du Wenchan then realized that there was actually someone in the Guan family who understood the situation. He knew that if the whole family went to the workshop to take charge of things, they would in effect sideline the boss.

"In fact, my sister's business is not limited to the workshop and pickles. She also does other things. If your brother can't find a job, maybe he can ask my sister for a job."

Du Wenchan said this casually. She had originally wanted to ask her brother to work in the restaurant, but luckily she came to her senses when the words were on the tip of her tongue and stopped talking about it.

I betrayed my sister because of my quick words. If my sister sends her brother away later, she will probably be resentful.

Du Wenchan felt that she was old and it was time for her to grow up.

I can't help feeling a little proud of myself for thinking of this.

On the contrary, Guan Shaorong thought it over carefully, asked for leave from Du Wenchan, and prepared to go home.

"Alas, my sister is probably not at home today. She went to Zang Yaxuan to discuss something with Madam An. If your brother wants to look for her, he can go to Zang Yaxuan himself."

Du Wenchan shouted from behind, and Guan Shaorong waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

"In fact, I came to my senses later. It was clearly my aunt and her friends who set a trap for my brother and me, but we were foolish enough to jump into it and argue with our mother. We really deserved it."

When Guan Shaorong got home, Guan Baolai was lying on the bed sighing.

After hearing his sister's explanation, he also said so.

Guan Shaorong was silent for a moment. She was embarrassed to refuse her brother because he was always frowning. She was afraid of hurting his feelings and ruining his ambition.

She also thought that if her brother could go in and sell the goods instead, it would be worth it for her to quit the workshop and do the work.

But before she could bring it up, Du Wenchan politely declined, using her sister's name as an excuse.

To say I'm not sad would be a lie.

If you want to make it happen, it's very difficult.

"Brother, are you willing to go find Madam Du and Madam An and ask them to find you a job?" Guan Shaorong asked quietly.