The evil sister is in charge, and the mother is getting married

Chapter 28 Apprenticeship
Looking at her eldest son who remained silent, her daughter who looked reluctant, and her youngest son who was sitting on the ground crying, Bai Jiang's head hurt even more. None of them was useful. What sin had she committed!

"Sister, this cart belongs to us!" Sheng Huaimu excitedly walked around the donkey cart.

"Yes! I will use it to take you to study in the future! Are you happy?"

Sheng Wanqiu touched little Huaimu's head lovingly with a smile on her face.

"Sister, are you really going to send us to school?" Sheng Huaian asked seriously.

"Yes! Didn't I tell you before? Would your sister lie to you?" Sheng Wanqiu looked at her second brother who was like a little adult.

"Sister, don't worry, I will study hard!" Sheng Huaian firmly believed that he was the man of this family and he must study hard to protect this family.

"Sister, me too, me too!" Little Huaimu jumped and guaranteed, fearing that his elder sister would forget him.

"Okay, you are all good kids. I will take you to become your apprentices in the afternoon!" Sheng Wanqiu smiled at the two little kids.

"Yes! Thank you, sister!" the two brothers said in unison.

For lunch, I had scrambled eggs, mixed grain rice, and a bowl of mushroom soup.

Mrs. Sheng’s cooking skills are pretty good. Now that all the seasonings are available, the taste is naturally good. The only problem is that there is no meat, which Sheng Wanqiu, a carnivore, is not used to.

She wants to eat meat!
"Grandma, will you go with us this afternoon? We can sit on the donkey cart!" Sheng Wanqiu suggested.

"I won't go, you go!"

"Okay then! Grandma, I want to find someone to help clear that wasteland and dig it up again."

"Here's the money. I'll leave this matter to you."

"Once I dig it out, it will be of great use to me!" Sheng Wanqiu handed a bag of silver coins to Mrs. Sheng.

She knew that her grandmother could not sit still, and if she didn't find something for her to do, she would get sick sooner or later.

I used to be the head of the household, so it would be really uncomfortable if I had nothing to do.

"Okay, leave it to me!" Mrs. Sheng readily put the silver away and went to work after dinner.

The two brothers cleaned up the house. In Sheng Wanqiu's mind, there is no idea that men cannot do housework, so all the housework at home must be shared together, so as not to cultivate the habit of boys to be hands-off.

Sheng Wanqiu was packing six gifts in the house. This was the standard gift for becoming a disciple in ancient times, and she prepared double.

She bought it while walking on the street in the morning.

"Sister, Sister Zhaodi is back!" Little Huaimu came in trotting.

Soon there were cries coming from next door, as well as the sound of Sheng Dashan cursing.

"Is she dead?" Sheng Wanqiu asked in confusion.

"He's not dead, his leg is broken and he's crippled!" Sheng Huaian came in and said.

"Oh! It has nothing to do with us. Go wash your faces and comb your hair, then let's go!" Sheng Wanqiu instructed the two.

Xiao Huaimu immediately ran out to clean up.
Sheng Huaian was still standing there, as if he had something difficult to say.

"Are you trying to say that Zhaodi will hate me in the future?"

"Don't worry! Even if her legs are broken, we still have to hold a grudge against her!"

"Second brother, remember this: the only way to distance yourself from these people is to stand high above them and let those who envy you look up to you is to do what we should do, not to worry about the grudges of these villains all day long!"

"Go! Pack up and get ready to go!"

Sheng Wanqiu rubbed Sheng Huaian's head and urged him to clean up quickly. Sheng Huaian left the room thoughtfully. What his sister said was true. He would study hard in the future and try to distance himself from them as soon as possible.

Liu Juan still came back empty-handed. She went to ask for it, but her brother refused to give it to her and scolded her. In the end, she was kicked out by her parents and her face was scratched by her sister-in-law.

The result after returning can be imagined. He was beaten again by Sheng Dashan and collapsed on the ground like a dead dog.

Sheng Zhaodi hadn't woken up yet, and her wound was still bleeding. Sheng Laidi and Sheng Pandi were like little quails, shrinking their heads and not daring to make a sound, carefully taking care of their elder sister.

At this time, Sheng Wanqiu had already brought her brothers to Qiaojia Village in a donkey cart. After asking the villagers, they quickly found the old scholar.

It takes half an hour to walk, but taking a donkey cart is half as fast.

The old scholar's surname is Wu, he is in his forties, and his given name is just Yong. Is he useless?

No wonder he couldn’t become a high-ranking official. This name is not good. If he had changed it, he might have graduated from high school a long time ago.

He respectfully presented a double gift to his teacher and stated his purpose.

Mr. Wu asked the two children to come forward, touched their hands, and looked at their faces. He found that one of them was smart, and his palms were strong, so he was a good material for writing.

"You are from the next village. You will be provided with one lunch at noon, and the annual stipend for two children is four taels of silver."

"Bring your own paper, ink, and pen." Wu Xiucai told Sheng Wanqiu the rules.

"What about books? Do you want to buy some of the Four Books and Five Classics?" Sheng Wanqiu asked.

"No need, learn to read first, then read!" Wu Xiucai replied.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, sir. If you need any books, just let my brothers know!"

"Huai'an, Huaimu, kneel down and kowtow to the master!"

Sheng Wanqiu greeted her two younger brothers, then took out some silver and placed it next to the double gift of apprenticeship.

When the two little ones heard what their sister said, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Wu Xiucai immediately helped the two of them up and said with a smile: "Hurry up and call me Mr. from now on."

The two of them bowed obediently and called him "Sir".

They agreed that classes would officially start the day after tomorrow, and Sheng Wanqiu took her two younger brothers back home to prepare pens, ink, paper, and inkstone tomorrow.

When passing the fork in the road between three villages, Sheng Wanqiu, who was driving the car, saw two people being carried back covered in blood.

Aren't these just two little trash trying to rob her?
Looking at this direction, it seems to be in the village of my aunt Sheng Chunhua.

This is the consequence of excessive publicity. It was targeted by criminals, and then the criminals were killed!

After sending her two younger brothers home, Sheng Wanqiu went up the mountain again. She couldn't live without meat. It would be boring without meat!

What are we eating today? I really want sweet and sour pork ribs!

Then let’s catch wild boars.

With the experience from last time, Sheng Wanqiu took out a copper basin that had been placed in the space before, filled it with spiritual spring water, and placed it beside the stream. Then she climbed up the big tree next to it at lightning speed - waiting for the pig to come.

Soon the animals in the mountains came here after smelling the scent. This spiritual spring had a fatal attraction for them.

Seeing that they were nimble animals like pheasants and rabbits, Sheng Wanqiu directly flicked the stones in her hand and scared them away.

"Hurry up and leave, you are not the ones I want to eat today!"

(End of this chapter)