Otoharu

Chapter 288
Liu Fa seemed finally inspired by Jiang Shanqing's words, clenched his fists, stood up, nodded heavily and said, "Brother Shanqing, I understand, I want to study!"

Qing Ruzi Jiang Shan nodded his head and said, "If your family has no money to enlighten you, you can go to the printing workshop on the tenth of every month, and I will be in the workshop on that day. I can teach you a little bit."

"Then...would it be too much trouble for you?" Liu Fa was excited, but still scratched his head embarrassingly.

"Some of the enlightenment books are very simple, and it doesn't take much effort to teach you." Jiang Shanqing comforted with a smile.

Liu Fa then nodded in relief.

Jiang Shanqing is teaching Meng Tong, who is eager to learn, while Li Meier is discussing female red embroidery with Liu Daya.

Liu Daya's embroidery level is not bad, after all, she started to use needles at the age of five or six, but the flowers she embroiders are very old-fashioned, and the embroidery can't be sold at a price in a shop.

Li Meier learned embroidery from Mrs. Zhengu, and she also learned Danqing, and she can draw flowers by herself. Besides, she has been with Jiang Shanqing for a long time, and she often listens to him talk about new things that she has never heard of, so her imagination is very rich. The painted flowers look very fresh and unique.

Seeing that the pattern Liu Daya took out was too old, she directly sketched a new pattern for her.Liu Daya couldn't put it down after getting it, and even praised her for her good painting.

Li Meier was a little proud in her heart, but she said modestly: "It's nothing, just look at flowers, birds, fish and insects on weekdays, and you'll be fine. If you like it, sister, I'll draw some for you when I have time."

Because it was not something valuable, Liu Daya did not refuse, and happily replied: "Then I will thank my sister." After finishing speaking, she still complained a little bit, "I really envy my sister, she is so dexterous, she is not like me, clumsy of."

"Sister, if you are so clumsy, then I have a broken hand." Li Meier exaggerated immediately, then took out a handkerchief embroidered by Liu Daya and said, "If I have the level of you , my mother and grandmother were so happy, my grandmother always said that I embroider a flower like carving a flower, and I can't embroider a flower for a long time."

Liu Daya was amused by Li Meier's words, she covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Your sister is working slowly and carefully."

"I'm really slow, and I don't see much detail in my work. I think maybe I just don't have the talent in this area." Li Meier spread her hands and said helplessly.

"Sister is too modest. I see that the embroidery on the handkerchief of my sister's clothes is very delicate. You are still young, so you are very good." No matter what Li Meier said, Liu Daya still wanted to praise her.

"It's far from you, Big Sister." After talking, he discussed embroidery methods with her again.

The Li family only stayed at Wei's house until noon, and Webster wanted to keep their family for dinner, but Jiang shirked that there was still an old mother and young children waiting for them to go home for dinner.Wei Shi just gave up and sent them to the entrance of the alley himself.

Li Meier got on the bullock cart and waved goodbye to Daya Liu, "Sister, I will come to play with you next time, and I will show you more tricks then." Daya Liu nodded and smiled in agreement, with a very serious expression Reluctant.

"Brother Shanqing, I will learn how to read well, don't worry." Liu Fa also summoned up his courage and assured Jiang Shanqing.

"That's fine, I'll check." Jiang Shanqing nodded with a smile, really like a little gentleman.

After the Li family got into the bullock cart and left, Webster lowered his head and asked his son, "What's the matter with reading?"

Liu Fa scratched his head in embarrassment, and replied in a low voice: "Brother Shanqing saw that I wanted to study, so he taught me to recite a few thousand-character essays, and said he would give me books..."

Webster looked at his youngest son with pity, "Does Ah Fa want to study?"

If Webster asked this question before, Liu Fa would definitely answer no, because he knows that studying is very expensive, and considering his family's family circumstances, he absolutely cannot afford to study, but today he heard Jiang Shanqing's words, and he encouraged He summoned up his courage and said, "Mom, I want to study, but I can learn by myself without spending money from my family."

Wei Shi looked at his son lovingly, stretched out his hand to touch his head, and said shyly: "Silly boy, if you miss it, remember it. Since you have this ambition, your mother will give it to you."

As Wei Shi said this, he remembered what Jiang Shi said to her in the room just now: I know you are an upright person, and you don't want to accept my money, but Chen Pi's love for saving my family is far from the 100 taels. In comparison, even if you don’t think about yourself, you have to think about how many children you have. Chen Pi hasn’t married a wife yet, and the eldest girl will be married next year, and she will marry next year. You have to buy their dowry and dowry. The children are all Good boy, of course we can't lose them, even Ah Fa, I don't think he is stupid, now that he is old, no matter he is studying or learning crafts, he must have a charter, so the 100 taels seems like a lot, give me The three children have arranged their future, and I am afraid they will be gone, but as long as the children are promising, your good days will be behind you.

Because of these words, Webster finally accepted the money. She can endure hardships herself, but she doesn't want to let the children suffer any more. Sister Jiang is right. As long as the children are promising, good days are yet to come. 100 taels of silver, there will be a chance to return it later.

On the way back, Li Meier looked at Jiang Shanqing with very strange eyes, which made him feel uncomfortable again, and couldn't help but said: "Speak up if you have something to say, don't keep looking at me so strangely."

Li Meier giggled, and then asked in a low voice: "Brother Shanqing, don't you never play with little kids? I think you played well with Ah Fa today."

"I'm not just kidding, I'm teaching him to go to the bright road." Jiang Shanqing gave Li Meier a contemptuous look, and said with a soft snort.

Li Meier blinked, and it took a long time to understand the meaning of Jiang Shanqing's words, "Isn't it just to teach him to read and write? It seems that I am very good, and I teach Brother Kang to read and write every day."

"That's different." Jiang Shanqing replied, feeling that he couldn't tell Li Meier clearly, could it be the same? Kang Geer was born in a scholarly family, and he will definitely be able to study in the future, but Liu Fa is different. It is to learn a craft or find a shop as an apprentice. It can be said that his actions today may change his future destiny, and the sense of accomplishment is naturally different.

Li Meier naturally didn't know what Jiang Shanqing was thinking. The two lived in different eras, which created a difference in vision. After all, there were only a small number of scholars in Li Meier's era. Everyone knows that reading can change one's destiny, but there are very few who can really read. In Jiang Shanqing's era, basically everyone had the right to education, which almost fulfilled what Confucius said, that there is no discrimination in education.So Jiang Shanqing hopes that all those who want to acquire knowledge can have a way to acquire knowledge.

(End of this chapter)