four and a half year old farm family pet

Chapter 158 Pei Yu’s thoughts
"Uncle, Yuan Bao helped my little brother find the snow lotus that day. He promised to give me the reward. Food is not important anymore~~"

When Yuan Bao heard that it was a gift from Pei Yu to him, he explained it to Jin Da and couldn't wait to sit aside with the box in his arms.

Ready to unbox.

Jin Laibao looked at the box eagerly: "Sister, please open it quickly and see what I have given you."

"My sister is so annoying. I also want so many gifts." Jin Fubao, the youngest, said with envy as he sniffed his nose.

The brothers all have the same idea, although they think their sister should get the best and most gifts in the world.

But my sister has a whole box of gifts, and each of them only has one, which is too partial.

Yuanbao listened to what his brothers said and said happily: "Brothers, don't be angry. Although it is a gift from my little brother to Yuanbao, Yuanbao will not be hidden. Let's share it together!"

"Okay!" The seven treasures of the Jin family were so excited that they all felt that their sister was the best sister in the world.

The noisiness of several children alarmed the adults, who also gathered around to join in the fun.

Yuanbao carefully untied the key cotton rope hanging on the lock, took the key, and opened the lock on the wooden box as if it were a treasure, fearing that it would be damaged, only to find that the box contained not toys, but books.

"What are these? Sister, did the bad guy named Pei poison you? Brother, why do you look a little dizzy?"

Jin Laibao turned over and over to read the words on the book a few times, then stretched out his paw to read it, and was completely dizzy.

Covering his head and lying next to Yuan Bao, he firmly believed that Pei Yu must have been poisoned, and it was a very powerful poison. Otherwise, why would he want to sleep just by looking at it?

Yuan Bao was also a little sleepy, but not as serious as Jin Lai Bao. He said in a sweet voice: "This is a book! This is the book where my little brother can read, but Yuan Bao can't read. He doesn't understand what's written on it." What is it, brother, do you know it?"

The few treasures of the Jin family who were not fainted shook their heads desperately, unable to understand what was written on it.

"Grandma, do you understand?" Yuanbao blinked and looked at Miao who was joining in the fun.

Miao's face turned red: "Of course grandma understands, but grandma's eyesight is not good and she can't see clearly what words are written on it. This, this... I'd better wait until your grandpa comes back and ask him again. Has your grandpa read it for half a month? The book!"

Yuan Bao believed Miao's words, "Grandma, please stop making embroidered handkerchiefs. One day Yuan Bao will go up the mountain to find some Bupleurum and Cassia seeds, and boil some water for Grandma to wash her eyes, so she won't be dazzled!"

"Grandma's granddaughter is the most well-behaved." Ms. Miao felt a little guilty. Her granddaughter finally asked her a question, but she was illiterate and couldn't answer it.

Mrs. Miao quickly grabbed her sons and daughters-in-law who were joining in the fun, whispered to them, and asked them if they knew what words were written in the book.

The eldest, second, and third couples just join in the fun and do no real work, and none of them can read.

Mrs. Miao scolded with a grimace: "You are worthless. When your father taught you how to read when you were young, no matter how hard you try, you will not become illiterate like this. You will be embarrassed in front of your children."

"Mom taught me a lesson." Jinda lowered his head with guilt along with several brothers.Mrs. Yu, the eldest brother, said, "Mom, aren't the fifth younger siblings literate? They can also compose poems. She can definitely answer Yuan Bao's questions."

That's right, why did you forget Lao Wu's family?

"Where's Lao Wu's family? Let her come over."

Mrs. Yu said: "The fifth younger sister is the only daughter in the family. She and the fifth child will go back to Zheng's house to help with the cleaning and will come back tomorrow."

"...Then what nonsense are you talking about?" Miao rolled her eyes in disgust.

Hua Weiwei, who was recovering from his injuries in the house, limped out and glanced.

"These books are all books used in elementary school. They are the Three-Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, and Thousand-Character Classics. Children must learn these three kinds of books first in order to teach children. The following are the Disciple Rules, Zhu Xi's Family Instructions, Qianjia Poems, etc. Wait, it is an advanced book, this annual gift is very precious."

Because a book is hard to come by, it often takes several days or even longer of hard work on the part of the copyist. Such an elementary school book would cost at least ten taels of snowflake silver on the market.

But the reason why he thinks this annual gift is valuable is not because of its high price, but because of the intention of the giver.

You know, if a scholar is born in the Jin family, the treatment he will enjoy cannot be measured by money.

In addition to being exempted from kneeling when meeting officials, exempted from corvee, and exempted from taxes, there are also preferential treatment in criminal law, clothing privileges, etc. However, because of the expensiveness of books, civilian students cannot afford them. This is why most of the current scholars are from rich families. reason.

Hearing Hua Weiwei say that these were the books given to her by her little brother, Yuan Bao happily held them in her arms and couldn't put them down and said: "That's great. My little brother is really trustworthy and taught Yuan Bao how to read. He sent the books over in a few days." La!"

Hua Weiwei felt deeply: "With these ten books, the Jin family has some foundation."

The reason why a scholarly family is sought after by the world is because from the ancestors of a scholarly family, there will be some unique books passed down, and a single copy is hard to find.

Families with books to guard their homes will be looked down upon.

Yuan Bao chuckled and said: "Then Yuan Bao will study with his brothers from now on, eh? Second brother, don't faint!"

Yuan Bao saw that his second brother Jin Xibao was staring at the book for a while and was as dizzy as his eldest brother Jin Laibao. He was helpless.

From the beginning, everyone in the Jin family had planned to send their children of school age to a private school in the spring. They did not seek to gain fame, but wanted to learn a few words to help them establish themselves in the world. Previously, they were worried about the books they would need to go to elementary school. Where can I buy it? I didn’t expect someone to give me a pillow when I fell asleep.

Miao was happy for a while, then became embarrassed again, "Hey, how can we learn together? There is only one book for each book. Yuanbao's brothers took her books to study. Then Yuanbao can learn less, right? ?”

She was not willing to ruin her granddaughter's opportunity to learn to read and reason because of her grandson's education.

(End of this chapter)