Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11888

That evening, a guard delivered a letter to Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing's eyes lit up immediately when she saw Luo Fengtang's handwriting on the cover.

I haven't received a letter from him for quite some time.

After dismissing the guards, Yang Ruoqing hurried back to her room and eagerly opened the letter.

"Qing'er: My wife, it's been so long since we last met, I've missed you terribly..."

Wow, just the first sentence was enough to melt Yang Ruoqing's heart.

The thought of that guy using the hand that held the sword to write words of longing for her filled Yang Ruoqing with an overwhelming sense of contrast, which also heightened her emotional intensity.
By the time Tuantuan and Yuanyuan were brought to the backyard by Wang Cuilian and Ronggu to look for Yang Ruoqing, almost a bowl of tea's time had passed since Yang Ruoqing finished reading the letter.

"Mom, I want to read the letter too." Tuantuan's childish voice came into the inner room as soon as she entered the room.

"You little ones are so clever, they found out so quickly." Yang Ruoqing smiled as she looked at the two young children who walked in.

"Give it to me, let me take a look."

Tuantuan had already walked up to Yang Ruoqing and solemnly stretched out her little hand to her.

Yang Ruoqing smiled and handed him the letter: "Okay, here you go! See if you can understand it!"

Tuantuan took the letter and tilted his head to examine it. Yuanyuan, driven by curiosity, also moved closer to her brother, and the two little heads walked together to look at it.

They will be three years old in a few days. Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang have already decided that they will send them to elementary school when they are five years old. When they are three years old, they will start practicing horse stance after the New Year.

I'm three years old now, no longer a little kid. The little boat of life is about to take its first steps. Practicing horse stance is the first step. I can no longer sleep in late without any conditions in the morning. I need to get up and start exercising!

"How was it? What did your father say in the letter?" Wang Cuilian asked her two grandsons, suppressing a laugh.

Yang Ruoqing said, "Come on, tell Grandma about it."

As a result, the two little ones scratched their heads and couldn't come up with a single word despite their big heads.

In fact, while studying the letter paper, he even held it upside down.

"Mother, I want to start school, I want to learn to read!" Tuantuan blushed and stuffed the letter back into Yang Ruoqing's hand.

He muttered to himself, "Grandpa and Grandma are right, it's such a disadvantage to be illiterate!"

Yuanyuan nodded in agreement: "Uncle Ping'an said that if I can't read, even if someone sells me, I'll still help them collect the money."

The reason their family said these things to them was that sometimes when they saw them being naughty, everyone would say, "It would be great if they went to elementary school."

Kids are like that. They don't really understand what they're doing, but when family members say it in that tone and in that setting, it triggers their rebellious side, and they think that it's wrong and they shouldn't do it.

You need to let them know that if they don't do it, they will be in a passive position and suffer losses, and only then will they be willing to do it.

Yang Ruoqing took back the letter, affectionately patted their heads, and said softly, "Okay, when you're six years old, we'll start your formal education..."

"No, I want to start my primary school tomorrow morning!" Tuantuan said.

Yuanyuan nodded: "I'll follow my brother. Whatever my brother does, I'll do too."

"You're starting elementary school tomorrow? Will you all be able to learn to read and write seriously?"

"can!"

"When you are in elementary school, you are not allowed to leave your desk and chair for an hour. You can only drink a little tea. You can't eat, play with toys, or doze off. Can you do that?"

"Yes!" "If my brother can do it, I can do it even better!"

"Alright, then I'll discuss it with your sister-in-law tomorrow and have her give you your early education?"

"Good! Sister-in-law, you've begun your education!"

"Then you must study hard. Your father will be home soon. When he does, show him how to read and give him a surprise, okay?"

"Wow, that gave Dad a real fright!"

"I'm going to make Dad eat a pound!"

Yang Ruoqing took a second look at Yuanyuan. This naughty boy has started to sneak around and be mischievous now. He plays with the village children and has learned a lot of witty remarks.

She suspected that the phrase "eat a lot" was likely said on purpose by the bad boy, and that there was a hidden meaning behind it.

Sure enough, facing Yang Ruoqing's scrutinizing gaze, Yuanyuan's eyes flickered, and she didn't dare to meet Yang Ruoqing's eyes at all.

Alright, case closed!

Yang Ruoqing gently tugged at the round ear. The earlobe was very thick. In the words of the older generation, people with thick earlobes will never have to worry about food and drink when they grow up.

"Qing'er, when is Tang Yazi coming back?" Wang Cuilian asked from the side.

Yang Ruoqing said, "The letter said that after handing over the work at hand, I will set off for the New Year. The journey will not be delayed. No matter what, I will be able to come back in time for the New Year."

There's still a month and a half until Chinese New Year, which means that in half a month we'll be entering the twelfth lunar month, and every household will need to start preparing for the New Year.

“Great! It would be wonderful if you could come back for the New Year. Oh, by the way, where’s Dazhi? When is Dazhi coming back?” Wang Cuilian asked again.

Mentioning this, Yang Ruoqing smiled and said, "I was just about to tell everyone about this when Da'an sent another letter. Our Zhi'er passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. The congratulatory notice has arrived in Changhuai Prefecture and will be delivered to our home the day after tomorrow!"

"Oh dear? The day after tomorrow? So soon! I'll have to prepare a lot of things then!"

Not only was Wang Cuilian excited, but Rong Gu, who was standing next to her, was also beaming with excitement. However, she was at a loss, not knowing which direction to take in preparing things.

After all, although she was born into a powerful family in Changhuai Prefecture, that family had only produced two successful candidates in the imperial examinations in its ancestors. In later generations, the family declined more and more, and the various petty and despicable things happening in the family, especially in the backyard, were really not worth mentioning.

Rong Gu knew exactly how to handle taking a concubine and what to prepare for the banquet.

However, when it came to such important events as a family member passing the imperial examination and the emperor sending someone to the family to issue a congratulatory notice and announce the good news to the village... Rong Gu was helpless.

Yang Ruoqing smiled and nodded: "I have already prepared everything that needs to be prepared. When the people arrive in the village, I will gather everyone together the night before to explain in detail what to do."

"Don't worry, Auntie. And don't be nervous either, your Aunt Rong."

"Okay, okay, we're not worried."

"I'm not nervous at all."

That's what they said, but their voices were trembling slightly. Was this what they meant by not being worried? Not nervous?
Haha, Yang Ruoqing seems to have settled in Bengbu.

"And Qing'er, what about Jinling? How did Jinling do on the exam?" Wang Cuilian asked about Jinling again.

Zuo Jinling is now the son-in-law of the Luo family, and the grandson-in-law of Wang Cuilian. How could we not pay attention to him!

Mentioning Jinling, Yang Ruoqing's smile deepened.

"The third-ranked scholar!"