hairpin family

Chapter 56 New Year
The enthusiasm of the half-aged children in Zhujiazhuang to pick up pine cones and peel pine nuts is high. In previous years, this time was the most fun time for children to run around the village and make a lot of noise. Under the leadership of Qin Zhao, he was picking pine cones all over the mountains. On the 28th, the empty room next to Qin Zhao's family stove was full of baskets of pine nuts.

Twenty or thirty cents a catty of raw pine nuts, if a child is serious, he can always pick up two catties a day. In the past two months, each child has earned two or three copper coins, which are distributed to every child and adult. Needless to say, the excitement of the children felt that they were useful, and even the adults of various families were also full of joy because they got this windfall.Although the two or three coins are not much, they are worth almost a month's wages for an adult.

In addition to those industrious families in Zhujiazhuang, each family has men or women working in the jerky workshop, and the wages are very generous. It seems more joyous than in previous years.

In the past, although some people sent some New Year gifts to Yun's family because of their gratitude to Yun Rui, the things were all expensive, but they were just things from the soil, or a few eggs, or a few stalks of cabbage, but the people who came to give things this year , but several times that of previous years.Ah Cai was full of guilt for collecting things.He kept saying to Qin Zhao: "How can this be good? Not to mention the people your father helped, those who work in the workshop also sent things. They did their best. Let's pay the wages." It’s also a matter of course, how can we collect these things again?”

Human relations, but that's all.

How could Ah Cai not understand this truth?It was only because there were too many people giving gifts, and although the gift was light, the affection was heavy, so A Cai was uneasy.

Hui Niang didn't take it seriously: "Young lady just keep it. The left and right are just some food. It's the wishes of the village people. If the lady doesn't accept it, they won't be happy. The lady accepts it happily, and the one who gave it feels that it's not worth it. Was snubbed."

Qin Zhao also smiled and said: "What Hui Niang said is that these gifts are not heavy. Now they earn a lot of money in the workshop. It is also a heartfelt wish to send some food. They are all affordable things, and they are not embarrassing. Mother If you don’t accept it, wouldn’t it spoil the hearts of the folks in the village? Our family bought a lot of New Year’s goods, so we’ll just ask Uncle Da’an to give each family some generous gifts in return.”

Zhu Da'an is just a hired worker of the Yun family, in terms of seniority, Qin Zhao has to be called a cousin.

When Ah Cai heard the same reasoning, she asked Hui Niang to pack up her family's New Year's goods, and sent them to each family, but those gifts were too many for the family to eat, so she couldn't help worrying.

She is six months pregnant, and it is extremely inconvenient to move around. How could Qin Zhao let her worry about it? He stepped forward to help her lie on the couch, rubbing her slightly swollen legs while persuading her "The left and right are just white scorpions, radish seeds, eggs, and meat. What's wrong with that? Later, Hui Niang and Uncle Da'an put the white scorpion into the cellar. The radish seeds are cut into strips and marinated, so they can be eaten." It’s coming to Mingqiu. The meat is also smoked. As for the eggs, it’s cold around now, so they won’t go bad in a while. I’ll just share some and send them to Ah Tie’s family. I’ve already told Ah Xi to let their family When buying new year's goods, you don't need to buy eggs or meat."

"I'm telling you to take care of yourself." A Cai felt a little sorry for Qin Zhao. At her age, if there hadn't been such a change, whether she was in the capital or in Beiping, how could she live such a life? Instead of taking good care of her, he told her to take care of herself all day long. "Don't worry about these nosy things in the future. Yun Lang said that he is looking for a suitable husband for you. If you can find a good one, you can start studying with him seriously in the next year."

"Why do you think of Mr. Xun?" Qin Zhao wondered, she is not a man, and she will have to take a test for fame in the future, but after thinking about it, she understood that she had heard A Cai mention it, the noble ladies of the capital , all of them seriously wanted to enter a women's school, especially with her background, either she entered the Royal Women's School, or the Guozijian Women's School run by the Prince's Mansion, no matter which one it was, it was not bad.

Probably now I am only looking for a husband, a handsome father and a beautiful mother, and I still feel sorry for her.

From her point of view, being able to read and understand books is enough for her, and it is really unnecessary to just hire a husband.What's more, in today's world, she knows that there are not many ordinary people who study, and the best educational resources are controlled by the small group of people at the top of the pyramid.Just looking at Zhujiazhuang, you can see that, apart from the eldest family of the patriarch's family, there are only six households among those who are serious about studying.And there is no one in the patriarch's family who is an official, only cousin Anan is well-educated. In the future, he may be a filial piety or a scholar.Even on Liufang's side, only Bajie's uncle and uncle are officials outside.Even Bajie himself, because he is not a material for reading, let Yun Rui give some pointers occasionally, and follow him to learn some words, he is not just a blind man with his eyes open.

This is the case in Zhujiazhuang as a whole, and it can be imagined in other places.She is a girl again, and if she just asks a gentleman to come back and teach her to read, she may cause a lot of gossip.

However, in other respects, these two people only care about her wishes, they are only academically superior, and they are very stubborn.Qin Zhao knew that even if she raised objections, it would probably be useless.Then again, it’s never wrong to learn more things. Although she used to be a doctoral student in the Department of Mathematics, she was considered semi-literate in ancient times.Reading without seeking deep understanding, if you study seriously and systematically, it will only benefit you, and there will be no harm.After all, if it wasn't for Zao Yao, she would probably have to live in this world for decades.If you want to live, you have to live well.It is human nature to go to high places.

There is nothing wrong with studying, but what kind of teacher to invite is a question worth thinking about.

After dinner, Qin Zhao discussed with Yun Rui: "...I heard from mother that Daddy plans to hire a husband for me?"

"Although Azhao is smart, reading is an important thing. To be honest, even with my father's level, he is not qualified to enlighten Azhao. You will be six years old after turning over the years. If you are still in the palace, you will soon You have entered Mengxue, even if the lady loves you, she will invite her husband to teach you at home. In the past, Xiao Langqun was already enlightened at the age of three, even Princess Hening, Princess Jingning, and Princess Yixing. They were all enlightened at the age of four. Although the conditions are limited now, Daddy dare not delay Azhao's major academic affairs. Otherwise, if Xiaolangjun asks in the future, how will Daddy explain to him? Even the old concubine, I'm afraid I won't be able to forgive him A Cai and I."

Qin Zhao pouted secretly.The old concubine in the palace doesn't even care about her life, why would she care how many words she can read and how many books she has read?
Seeing Qin Zhao's disapproval, Yun Rui said solemnly: "Ah Zhao, don't take this as a trivial matter. Don't feel resentment towards the old concubine. In the past, the old concubine's love for her was so great that even the prince and A Lang would stay aside. The daughter is still close, that is, Her Royal Highness is a first-class and noble person in the world, and she is also very close to the lady. When they return to Beijing in the future, the prince and His Royal Highness will definitely love A Zhao as much. A Zhao must be filial to the old concubine. To be filial to the prince and the princess is."

Yun Rui seldom mentioned people and things in the palace, except for that time on the way back from Qitangbo's restaurant.

Qin Zhao didn't want to say much, so he nodded, "Ah Zhao knows, Daddy doesn't need to worry."

Seeing Yunrui's satisfied expression, Qin Zhaocai continued: "Since you plan to invite a husband, what kind of husband does Dad plan to invite Ah Zhao?"

Speaking of this, Yun Rui could only sigh: "If someone really wants to learn, how could he come to this closed place? It is very hard to find. I have already entrusted your godfather to help you find this gentleman's matter, but it is a pity Didn't find the right one."

In fact, it’s not unheard of, but there was one who said that the poems and essays were excellent, and that the gentleman was very good at playing the piano, but when he heard that he was teaching a young lady from a peasant family, he simply refused.

Qin Zhao also knows very well that with the current situation of her family, no matter how high the training is, it is difficult to meet a learned gentleman who is willing to come to the door.Fortunately, she didn't mean that. When A Cai mentioned the matter of inviting a husband, she already had an idea in her mind: "Father, since I want to invite a husband, can you invite me a gentleman who is good at magic in the Western Regions?"

Even in the Guozijian Women's School, arithmetic is only taught by girls from official families below the seventh rank.Guozijian is divided into six schools, which are Guozixue, Taixue, Simenxue, Law, Calligraphy, and Mathematical Sciences. Students are divided according to their status, and the lowest level is mathematics.Although there are differences in the content of women's studies, the grading is nothing more than the same.

Qin Zhao asked for academic calculations, Yun Rui was very surprised, and in Yun Rui's perception, it was arithmetic, and the level of David's country was far better than that of the Western Regions. To him, those small countries were just barbarians Compared with Qin Zhao's academic calculations, he was even more surprised that Qin Zhao would think of asking a gentleman from the Western Regions: "Why?"

Qin Zhaoneng made this request, so he had already thought about how to explain it: "The ancients said that three people must have my teacher. Although the countries in the Western Regions are not as good as the David Kingdom, they still have something worth learning. Compared with reading dead books, Ah Zhao is more I want to know the customs, customs, geography, and annals of other countries. Although I can’t visit those foreign countries in person, it’s good to listen to them. It’s better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. Azhao doesn’t want to be a golden bird in a cage. A truly insightful person. Please Daddy will make it happen."

"But, you don't have to ask your husband to do this?" Yun Rui is very pleased that her daughter has great ambitions, but she feels that Qin Zhao's ideas are somewhat inappropriate.

"Listening in general without asking for a deep understanding, how can it be better than someone teaching you wholeheartedly? Nowadays, the Kingdom of David and Fanbang have frequent exchanges, and the world respects David. Even in the court, there are Fanbang officials who are in charge. If Ah Zhao is more serious than others Wouldn’t it be a good thing to know those countries? In fact, Dad doesn’t have to worry, although it’s hard to find a good gentleman here, but Ah Zhao will also be diligent in studying, so even if he returns to the capital, he won’t be ashamed.”

Yun Rui thought about it, and felt that what she said was not unreasonable.

The Duke of Yue was very interested in foreign affairs, but unfortunately he could not travel around the world because of his status, so he never paid attention to court affairs, and his family often entertained foreign officials and students who came to the capital of the Kingdom of David.

In fact, there are many foreign students in the Imperial College.

Ah Zhao is interested in the affairs of the Fan Kingdom, she is beautiful and lovely, why worry about Duke Yue and his old man not liking her?With the eyes of his old man, when he returns to the royal palace in the capital, even if the Jiedu envoy doesn't like Ah Zhao, Ah Zhao will not worry about living a good life in the capital.

(End of this chapter)