On the other side, Zhao Huanxi was preparing to clean up the unfinished meals. After all, tomorrow was a big day for the children.

Reading is sacred to her, so she tries her best to make these children feel valued within her ability.

At this time, Xiao Yin ran in and shouted to Zhao Huanxi:

"Mother, Second Mother is here."

Second mother, is that Liu?

"Where are they? Did they pour tea for your second mother?" She wiped her hands, took off her apron and went to the living room.

"Second sister-in-law, please sit down. Have you eaten yet?"

Liu originally wanted to go to the kitchen to see what was going on, but she was afraid that Huanxi would be in a bad mood as she had just experienced the breakup of her engagement, so she waited here.

"I've eaten, I've eaten. Are you okay? I heard about what happened in your family on the way. I haven't told mother yet, so I came to see you first." She saw that Huanxi didn't seem to be abnormal, as if nothing had happened.

Zhao Huanxi also guessed that she came for this matter, so he pulled her to sit down and said with a smile: "I'm fine. I didn't have a good life in my mother's house before, and now I've finally escaped from it. I'm so happy."

Liu looked at Zhao Huanxi, who was only nineteen years old, and thought of her own Meixiang.

If Meixiang encounters this kind of thing when she grows up, I, as her mother, won't be able to help her in time, so why would I drag her down? Oh... this Zhao family is really inhuman...

"Second sister-in-law, is your daughter Meixiang the same age as my daughter Xiaoyin?" Zhao Huanxi also thought of her daughter Meixiang, who was also a lovely and well-behaved girl.

Liu thought about it and said, "Yes, Meixiang is born in May, three months older than your Xiaoyin."

"Look, I hired a female teacher for the three sisters. You can ask Meixiang to come over and play with you and learn from you."

Upon hearing such good news, Liu nodded immediately. Her daughter Meixiang had learned some words from her father-in-law. If she had a female teacher to teach her, she would be able to find a good marriage partner in the future and would not have to marry a rough man from the countryside.

Less than half a cup of tea after Liu left, she came back with Meixiang and a basket of things.

"Oh, second sister-in-law, what are you doing?" She had just returned to the kitchen and hadn't even warmed up yet when she came out again and saw this situation.

"Hello, aunt~" The little girl sat on the stool and called out happily obediently.

"Xiao Yin, go and take out all the dried fruits and other things from the house for your sister Meixiang to eat."

Xiao Yin ran away when he heard the sound.

Liu sat down and said a little embarrassedly: "When I went back and told your second brother about this, he said that I couldn't study in vain, so he asked me to bring the things here as a tuition."

Zhao Huanxi also thought this was true, so he went to the inner room, called Yu Yan out, and told her the whole story.

Yu Yan had met Meixiang, a little girl who was well-mannered and sensible. She liked her very much. Since it was a lesson, adding one or two more would make the teaching process the same.

Seeing the lingering smoke coming out like a banished immortal, Liu didn't know how to start for a moment.

"Sister-in-law, Meixiang is a good child. I will accept her. Shuxiu can take her back first. She has everything she needs at Huanxi's house now." She felt sorry for the farmers who found it difficult to save up some things, and this was also a good deed for her.

After hearing Yu Yan's words, Liu came to her senses. If someone didn't accept it, that was their business. But if she didn't give it to him, that was another matter. So she explained, "You are the female tutor you invited out of pleasure, right? I am just a country woman, and I don't know much. But this is a small gift from my husband and me. If the girl didn't accept it, how could I have the nerve to ask Meixiang to come over?"

Zhao Huanxi had originally planned to have Meixiang come as an auditor, after all, the tuition she paid was only for her three daughters.

"Please accept it, Yanyan. This is also a token of kindness from Meixiang's mother. Otherwise, Meixiang might feel embarrassed to come." After she said that, she winked at Meixiang.

Little Meixiang immediately received the signal, grabbed Yu Yan's skirt, and looked at her pitifully.

"Please accept it, teacher~"

Looking at the little girl's cute face, Yu Yan couldn't bring herself to say no.

"Master, please accept it. We will go back first and come to visit you again tomorrow."

After Liu finished speaking, she pulled Meixiang away. Yu Yan wanted to stop them, but they had already gone far away. Yu Yan sighed lightly and looked at Huanxi with some resentment.

"Hehe, don't be angry, Yanyan." Zhao Huanxi felt a little embarrassed by her gaze and quickly began to apologize.

Seeing that she looked like she was afraid of being blamed by her, Yu Yan couldn't help laughing. Huanxi wouldn't think that she looked at her like that because she was talented. How could that be... Educating children and letting girls learn to read and write is also a merit for her. Why not do it?

"You, call the children over, but don't let them bring anything. They are just working on the farm, how much money can they have?"

Hearing Yu Yan's words, Zhao Huanxi felt relieved and explained to Yu Yan, "It's not easy for them to let the girls study. If I don't accept their gifts, I'm afraid they will feel embarrassed. If you accept them, they will feel better."

"So that's how it is... Then please take it for me."

"Okay, okay. Hey, let's go in and cook. It's almost 12:00 PM now, so we should get ready for dinner."

Several people brought in a basket of things. Zhao Huanxi opened it and took a look. There were two strips of bacon, celery, and a pound of brown sugar.

These things may not be very important to Yu Yan, but they are very rare for ordinary farmers.

Help pack her things and put them in the warehouse.

I cooked several dishes in the evening and planned to have a good meal with a few people.

She performed such a big scene today, she was exhausted. She needed to nourish herself.

It was now completely dark. Zhao Huanxi turned on the lights in the yard. The moonlight was not very bright tonight, and only a few stars were shining in the sky.

When I put the food on the table, I heard a knock on my door.

"Who is it? I have so many customers today." She muttered twice and opened the door a crack.

A woman with a pair of sparkling almond-shaped eyes and a pretty face tilted her head and looked at the person inside the door in confusion.

"you are?"

Zhao Huanxi thought about it and felt like she didn't know this woman.

"Happy, I'm back."

Another voice came from behind the woman, and Zhao Huanxi recognized it as Xu Qingzhao's voice.

Sure enough, a tall man walked out of the darkness. He looked darker and thinner than a month ago, and there was a light in his eyes.

Zhao Huanxi looked at the big boy in front of her, as if a month of longing had finally broken down. Tears welled up in her eyes as she smiled and said,

"Brother Xu, did you have a safe journey?"

The woman in front of him must be Brother Xu's relative. There is indeed a resemblance between their eyebrows.

"Safe and happy, this is my sister. Jinchu."

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