Quick Transmigration: My First Female Skill Takes Effect

When you live in a village, you can't hide anything from others.

Sure enough, by noon, the Gu family already knew everything that had happened across the street that morning.

Even those who came back to rest for a while couldn't stay still—Grandma Gu, her four daughters-in-law, and her neighbor, Grandma Niu.

They chatted about village matters in the main room of the Gu family's house.

As for Old Man Gu, he was still angry about yesterday and went for a stroll in the village.

"Why did Widow Liu decide to marry into Gu Laogen's family?" Zhou Xing asked, puzzled, after hearing about this little matter.

Wang Erhua kept her head down and didn't say a word; she didn't like to talk.

Shen Yun merely glanced at Zhou Xing indifferently, not bothering to speak.

Li Ling's gaze fell upon the two elderly women whose eyes met, and noticed the knowing smiles on their lips.

"Mother, Aunt Niu, could there be more to this story?"

Aunt Niu nodded: "Have you heard that Widow Liu's son, Xu Qingfeng, goes to the private school every day to listen to the teacher's lectures?"

All four daughters-in-law nodded.

Upon hearing that there was more to the story, Shen Yun couldn't suppress her gossipy nature.

"Our private school teacher, Gu Yunshang, is from the village. The tuition he charges is different from that of other villagers."

Grandma Niu stretched out her hand and said, "The tuition fees for the children in our village are reduced by half."

"You mean, she married into Gu Laogen's family because she wanted to save half the tuition fees?" Li Ling was the first to realize.

"That's right." Aunt Niu glanced at her old friend.

Your daughter-in-law is quite clever; she was able to figure out part of the reason.

"Why would the cost be halved when we get married?" Zhou Xing asked, puzzled.

Aunt Niu: There are also those who aren't smart.

Shen Yun quickly answered, "What is the relationship between Gu Laogen and Gu Yunshang? They are uncle and nephew."

That would definitely be to give face to his uncle and accept half of Xu Qingfeng's tuition fee.

Grandma Gu and Aunt Niu thought to themselves: Half of the reason why Widow Liu wanted to marry into Gu Laogen's family could really be attributed to the uncle-nephew relationship.

She wanted Xu Qingfeng to be properly instructed by Gu Yunshang.

After all, not all teaching is the same.

If Xu Qingfeng were an outsider, Gu Yunshang would certainly not value him as much as a member of the Gu family.

However, there's no need to say this out loud.

Zhou Xing realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise, "Widow Liu is quite something." She hadn't expected it at all.

Grandma Gu couldn't stand seeing her daughter-in-law act foolishly around her best friend, nor could she bear to see her offend people without realizing it.

He warned, "Don't mess with Widow Liu; you're no match for her."

Widow Liu, also known as Liu Cao, has kept her family's property firmly in her hands ever since her husband died and she became a widow.

This also shows that she has methods.

Neither her husband's family, her own family, nor the greedy people in the village could stand against her.

Not to mention that he also possesses foresight that most people lack.

Li Ling immediately assured, "Mother, I won't provoke her, but she's doing this for Xu Qingfeng's sake."

Everyone knows that studying involves more than just tuition fees; the cost of writing materials like pen, ink, paper, and inkstones also requires money.

Ordinary families wouldn't dare to raise a scholar.

I can't afford to study, and I can't afford to gamble.

Seeing this, Zhou Xing also assured her that she and Liu Cao were not on good terms and did not get along, so there was definitely no conflict between them.

"It's a pity, Gu Laogen's family didn't agree. I heard it was because Lan Yatou didn't agree," Aunt Niu gossiped.

Shen Yun frowned: "Lan Ya? Isn't she five years old?"

Aunt Niu: "Perhaps it's just a pretext. Children really can make decisions for adults. It's just an excuse for outsiders."

Children's mischief and adults' refusal are different; the former is more conducive to maintaining neighborly relations.

Li Ling thought to herself, Liu Cao is really something, with one family that loves their daughter and the other that doesn't.

Those are vastly different.

She also needs to study hard and think about the baby in her belly.

"Baby, Mommy will love you more than anyone else." She smiled as she sat at the doorway of her room, holding a handkerchief in her hand.

She is embroidering a purse.

Gu Lan sat alone at her doorstep, resting her chin on her hands, and saw Li Ling and Gu Daya with the door open.

They were feeding the chickens and ducks back and forth in the yard.

She couldn't sit still, so she ran to the opposite door and waved to Gu Sanya, who was a year younger than her.

Gu Sanya ran over: "What are you doing?"

"What are you doing?"

"Feeding the chickens."

Gu Lan looked up: "Can I feed it with you?" She really wanted to find a young child to do things with.

Gu Sanya looked at Lanya across the hall in shock: "Okay."

Anyway, it's just feeding her family's chickens.

She taught, and Gu Lan learned; being with the child meant she didn't have to consider the things she said offhand.

By noon, the adults in the family should be back.

Gu Lan then left.

"Thank you, I'll come see you again this afternoon." Before leaving, she sincerely thanked her second friend.

Gu Sanya: Strange and weird.

She scratched her head and agreed.

Li Ling watched the entire process of Gu Lan and her niece Sanya, and felt that the image of Lanya as a shy and obedient little girl in her memory was gone forever.

But it's nice that it looks so fresh and vibrant.

Put away the handkerchief with the embroidered little green flower; today's work is done.

Li Ling first put the things inside the house, then washed her hands and took out a lotus flower pastry and two osmanthus cakes.

I lay back in the recliner and ate slowly.

A gust of wind blew by, and Li Ling finished eating her pastries. She washed her hands and wiped them dry.

I took out a book wrapped in a blue cover from the cabinet and opened it to read.

The handwriting inside was neat and tidy; she had asked Gu Sanhe to buy it for her.

So, I'm teaching the six new characters I learned yesterday to my baby girl in my belly.

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"Shopkeeper, here's some tea for you." Gu Sanhe poured the tea in his hand into front of a middle-aged man of medium build and height.

He put the teapot aside and stood behind the shopkeeper.

After the person drank it, Gu Sanhe took advantage of the free time to write down the characters he didn't recognize in a crooked and distorted way.

"May I ask you, how do you pronounce these characters?"

In his spare time, the shopkeeper would inevitably encounter someone who wanted to learn to read and even took action to do so.

After teaching Gu Sanhe how to recognize them one by one, Gu Sanhe thanked them repeatedly.

Today was his last day as a day laborer. He took the half-month's worth of copper coins he had received, gritted his teeth, and stomped his feet.

I bought two pounds of pork and a large grass carp weighing about two pounds.

Gu Sanhe knew where the shopkeeper lived, so he ran over, bowed to the shopkeeper, and thanked him for his guidance.

Then he put down the pork and fish and ran away.

The shopkeeper couldn't catch up with him; he simply returned home and instructed the shopkeeper to accept the money.

His lips curled into a smile, as if he had just picked up a few taels of silver.

It's one thing for him to be willing to teach with good intentions, but it's another thing for others to remember and repay him.

Gu Sanhe ran and begged that when they recruited workers again, the shopkeeper could pull some strings and let him get selected.

After all, there aren't many employers who give twenty copper coins a day.

He went into a grain store and bought three catties of millet, three catties of brown rice, and six ounces of coarse sugar.

In the end, I bought a pound of lean meat.

He took the package home and handed it to Li Ling.

Seeing that there was nothing to do in the room, he pulled Li Ling aside and talked about the shopkeeper's help and the gifts he had given the shopkeeper.

Li Ling praised him for his efficiency, noting that he hadn't hesitated to spend the two pounds of pork and the two pounds of grass carp, even while clutching a handkerchief.

"That way, the shopkeeper will remember you fondly in the future."

"We're not heartbroken."

Today's efforts are for tomorrow's rewards.

Two pounds of meat would last her a month.