Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Shen Nankui stood up under her murderous gaze and said, "Rewards should be given for merits and punishments should be given for mistakes. A few days ago, you asked me not to beat them, and I did as you said, but the result is that their homework is getting worse day by day. The same mistake can appear two or three times. They are so careless. Shouldn't I teach them a lesson?"

Mother Gu snorted coldly, "How old are they? It's hot now, so even if they are a little lazy, it's understandable. You just need to teach them a little more, but you insist on beating them. I think you don't want to bother with it!"

My own grandchildren are always beaten by outsiders.

Mother Gu was about to have a heart attack just thinking about it.

Shen Nankui said, "The way of learning is profound and boring. Since I promised to teach them, I have to take on this responsibility. Aqiao is a girl, so it's okay. Ayuan studies to follow the path of the imperial examination like his uncle. If I don't teach him strictly and help him lay a good foundation, how can he have real skills in the future?"

Mother Gu was impatient to listen to her reasoning and frowned, saying, "Anyway, you can't hit my grandson!"

Shen Nankui has always had a bitter summer and has to rely on ice jars to get through the summer every year. Now she is enduring the heat and teaching her two children in the main room. She is gritting her teeth and persevering. At this moment, seeing Gu's mother coming over and messing things up, she gets angry.

"If mother-in-law thinks that I am not teaching well, then I will not teach you anymore. You have the money I earned from embroidery, which should be enough to pay the tuition to Ayuan."

She has always been docile in the Gu family and rarely shows this kind of energy. Mother Gu couldn't help but get angry when she saw it.

"Do you think you can threaten me with this? Humph, tomorrow I will ask Chuan'er to go to the county town to find a school for Ayuan. The teachers there will definitely be a hundred times better than you!"

"Please do as you please. Since you don't need my instruction, I will go back to my room and rest."

Shen Nankui raised his foot and walked out.

Gu's mother watched coldly, with no intention of stopping her, and Song Dong'er also had a look of gloating on her face.

Liang wanted to stop them, but she had to look at her mother-in-law's expression. She hesitated and finally did nothing.

Unexpectedly, just as Shen Nankui was about to reach the door, the two children knelt down in front of her.

"Aunt, it's Ayuan's fault for doing the wrong homework. I accept the punishment!"

"Aunt, please don't abandon us."

The two children looked anxious, as if they were afraid that Shen Nankui would really not care about them in the future.

Shen Nankui sighed, "Aqiao wants to learn women's work from me, and she will continue to follow me in the future. As for Ayuan, your grandmother feels sorry for you getting beaten, so she will find a decent academy for you to go to in the county. This is also a good thing, so you can go."

Hearing this, A Yuan panicked and said quickly, "No, I want to continue studying with my aunt!"

Shen Nankui did not respond.

A Yuan thought for a moment, then suddenly turned around and kowtowed to Gu's mother.

"Grandma, my aunt knows a lot and taught us very well. I am not afraid of being beaten. Please let me continue to study with her!"

Mother Gu was shocked. "Yuan'er, you've become stupid from studying so much. Doesn't it hurt when you get beaten?"

"pain!"

A Yuan nodded, but said with a firm look, "Only when you are hurt can you learn a lesson. My aunt taught us that teachers should not worry about not teaching their students, but they should worry about not being strict. If they are not strict, students will be lazy and not obey, and their ambitions will be wasted and their studies will be ruined."

His little face was tense and his eyes were full of pleading.

"Grandma, although Auntie is my aunt, since she taught me, she is also Yuan's teacher. She was strict with me because she fulfilled her duties as a teacher. You can't blame Auntie for this. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame me for not paying enough attention, so I made mistakes. Auntie deserves to hit me!"

Seeing that he spoke so clearly, Mother Gu was speechless for a moment.

A Yuan continued, "Grandma, you feel sorry for me getting beaten, and I am grateful, but what I did was all for my own good. Please don't vent your anger on me. If you are unhappy, I will not cry out in pain anymore in the future."

Mother Gu was happy to hear that her grandson could speak eloquently at such a young age, but she felt something was not right when she saw them defending Shen Nankui.

There was also joy in Liang's eyes.

It's only been more than a month, and my son's words are so logical and well-founded. It can be seen that Shen Nankui really puts her heart into it. And the two children like her so much, why not help and plead for them?

When Shen Nankui heard what A Yuan said, a hint of relief appeared in his eyes.

After Liang's persuasion, Gu's mother was a little shaken, but she was unwilling to let Shen Nankui go.

These days, Shen was teaching and doing embroidery at the same time, and most of the money she earned was given to her, which was considered a contribution to the Gu family.

But she always felt a little short of breath when she spent the money earned by her daughter-in-law, and she couldn't always show a bad face and lose her temper. Now that she had finally found such a mistake, was she going to let her off easily?

Outside the Gu family courtyard.

Second Aunt Gu led the head of the village to stand at the door, sighing with a look of regret, "Alas, my good sister-in-law is really confused. It would be fine if she didn't give birth to such a good daughter-in-law, but she always wants to torture her. It's a pity that I don't have such a daughter-in-law yet!"

The head of the village did not respond. He just stroked his beard with one hand and stared at the Gu family courtyard.

Aunt Gu glanced at him and said, "Village head, you can trust me now, right? My second niece-in-law is really teaching the two children of the first house to read. You have always known what a naughty character Ayuan is, but listen to what he said just now, he is just like a little adult."

She was actually confused too.

Just because when she was chatting with someone outside, she accidentally mentioned that Shen Nankui was teaching the child of the eldest branch of the Gu family. The headman found out about it and called her over. The two of them came to the Gu family together but did not enter the house, and no one knew what they were going to do.

Second Aunt Gu was guessing in her heart, but when she turned around, she found that there was no one beside her.

It turned out that the head of the village went in alone first!

She was also very curious about what Li Zheng was going to do, so she hurriedly followed him.

The village head walked to the front of the Gu family's main hall and asked with a smile, "Mrs. Gu, are you teaching your grandson?"

Only then did Gu's mother remember that Yuan'er was still kneeling on the ground, and she hurriedly asked him to get up, and then called the head of the village.

"The head of the village is here? Please come in and sit down."

When the head of the village entered the room, his eyes met Shen Nankui's and he gave her a kind smile.

Gu's mother ordered, "Yuan'er's mother, there are some melons in the kitchen that the eldest brother brought back from the county town. Go cut one for him. Chuan'er's wife, go make some tea."

The village head waved his hand and said, "Mrs. Gu, don't bother me. I'll be gone soon. I came here today because I want to discuss something with Madam Yichuan."

Mother Gu was stunned and glanced at Shen Nankui in surprise.

"What do you want to talk to her about? Is it related to Yichuan? Then just tell me directly."

The head of the village shook his head and said, "I'm not looking for Yichuan. I came here specifically for the Shen family."

Shen Nankui was also very surprised and asked, "I wonder what the village head wants to see me about?"

The village head said with a smile, "I heard that you are teaching your nephew to read. I just saw him outside the door and the results are quite obvious. Ayuan is only seven years old, but he can understand principles and take responsibilities. This is all because of your good teaching."

"You are too kind, Li Zheng. If you have any questions, please speak frankly."