farmer's wife

Chapter 18 Literacy
Fu Yan woke up, turned over and realized that the familiar body was gone.

She reached out and touched it, and the original temperature in the mattress was almost gone.It seemed that Xiao Lie had already left.

The layers of mist that started in the morning gradually dissipated as the sun rose.

At sunrise, the noise of people in the village can be heard in the distance.The location of Xiao's house is off the beaten track, and the voice is not very clear, but it also marks the beginning of a new day.

After Fu Yan washed up, she went to the back kitchen to prepare breakfast.

The firewood in the stove had been extinguished, and the rice porridge was cooked in the pot, and a few steamed buns were still warm.

Before Xiao Lie left, he was ready.

Fu Yan put the lid on the pot again, and went to wake Xiao Jian up first.

"Du...Du..." Fu Yan knocked lightly on the door of the West Room, "Is Ah Jian awake?"

"Sister-in-law! Ah Jian is getting up." Xiao Jian quickly put on her shoes, jumped out of bed, "Da Da Da" ran over and opened the door, "Good morning sister-in-law!"

"Good morning, A-Jian. My brother is going hunting. You should pack up and have breakfast."

"I'll go and fold the quilt."

"Ah Jian is really capable, my sister-in-law will put water on you to wash your face first." Fu Yan turned and went back to the kitchen.

With her head held high, Xiao Jian folded the quilt meticulously, then pushed the quilt to the end of the bed, patted it with satisfaction, and went out to the kitchen to wash up.

After Xiao Jian finished washing, Fu Yan also placed the bowls and chopsticks in the living room.

White porridge, steamed buns, pickles.

Xiao Jian sat upright and ate happily.When he was about to finish eating, Fu Yan asked:
"What is Ah Jian going to do in a while? Are you going to play with the little friends in the village?"

Xiao Jian curled her lips, a little depressed: "I won't go... I'll play with my sister-in-law at home."

Play with her?Fu Yan had to start embroidery after dinner, and really didn't have time to play with the children slowly.

It is a child's nature to play, and playing with friends of the same age can also make Xiao Jian more lively and outgoing.

Fu Yan persuaded: "I saw that there are many children in the village, won't Ah Jian play with them?"

A Jian shook her head, "Er Hou and his elder brother Da Niu went to a private school in the city to study. Er Hou is not here, so I don't want to play with them. They run too fast, they always don't want to take me with them, and they say my mother Bad words! I don't like them."

Erhou and Daniu are both grandsons of the village chief Sun Changgeng's family.

Last night, Xiao Lie also mentioned it, because his mother's origin was unknown, there were some gossips in the village.It's just that they didn't expect that the children would bully Xiao Jian because of their parents' gossip.Sometimes, a child's innocence and cruelty can hurt a lot.

Fu Yan lovingly poked Xiao Jian's puffed up soft face, don't force the child if he doesn't want to go out.

"Does Ah Jian want to read and practice calligraphy?"

Xiao Jian raised her head, and looked at Fu Yan with her pure black eyes: "Are you going to school in the city like Er Hou's nephew?"

Fu Yan nodded.

"Think! I... can I go too?"

"Of course. Ah Jian can also go to a private school with Er Hou."

Xiao Jian jumped up excitedly for a moment, unable to restrain the joy in her heart.

He can go to school too!After the second monkey reads, he will learn many things he doesn't know.

I heard from the aunts in the village that the second monkey has made great achievements after studying, and the family will rely on him to enjoy happiness in the future.

Although he doesn't know what a "big deed" is, he also wants to have this "big deed", so that his brother and sister-in-law can also rely on him to enjoy themselves.Only by reading can you have "big achievements", he wants to read!

Seeing that the child is so happy and not afraid of learning, Fu Yan smiled and held down the bouncing and cheering little monkey: "Study is a long-term thing, you can't give up halfway, once you start, you have to persevere, you can't give up crying gone."

"I want to study, so I won't cry." Xiao Jian hugged Fu Yan's thigh and said firmly.

"Okay, then Ah Jian doesn't want to go out to play, so let's learn to read with sister-in-law first. After half a year, when your body is almost recuperated, sister-in-law will send Ah Jian to a private school in the city to study with a teacher."

"Uh-huh."

Xiao Jian became Fu Yan's little follower, and she must help Fu Yan clean up the dishes and clean the table together.Fu Yan embroidered with scissors, and he carried a small basket for her; Fu Yan was going under the jujube tree in the yard, and he carried a small stool for her.

Very attentive.

Fu Yan had nothing to do with him, so she let him go.

Sitting under the jujube tree in the yard, Fu Yan found two branches and wrote the word "Xiao" on the mud floor, starting with the names the children were interested in.

Fu Yan: "This character is 'Xiao', which is your surname. Let's learn A Jian's name first, shall we?"

Xiao Jian: "Good!"

Fu Yan rubbed the words on the ground with her feet, and then slowly wrote and explained stroke by stroke.Xiao Jian listened carefully, and followed Fu Yan's slowed down gestures.

After drawing a crooked "Xiao" character, Fu Yan praised him: "Ah Jian is so smart, she wrote it slowly in this order. Ah Jian should practice more."

Xiao Jian was full of confidence when she heard her sister-in-law's encouragement.He rubbed the words on the ground, and then watched Fu Yan's "Xiao" character slowly traced. He forgot the order, so he asked again and practiced repeatedly.

Seeing Xiao Jian's serious practice, Fu Yan didn't bother him, and took out the embroidery needle and thread to embroider the pattern of the purse first.

Practice makes perfect, she used to embroider these for Zhao Yunyan often in the mansion, and the common patterns and patterns are all ready-made, no need to draw them, you can directly embroider them.

For the pattern on the purse, Fu Yan intends to choose common flowers, such as peony, rose, lily, winter jasmine, clivia, etc., and the techniques used are also commonly used by embroiderers.

Fu Yan threaded the needle quietly and skillfully, and glanced at Xiao Jian's handwriting from time to time to mention a few words.

The breeze gently blows over this quiet and warm farmyard, and time seems to slow down.

Before she knew it, it was almost noon, Fu Yan rubbed her slightly stiff shoulders, and put down the embroidered cloth in her hand.

"Ah Jian, what do you want for lunch? My sister-in-law will make it for you."

Xiao Jian is still concentrating on practicing calligraphy, and he is trying to silently write the word "Xiao".Fu Yan called him a few times before he came back to his senses.

Xiao Jian touched her belly, it was soft.He didn't go out to play today, and he was full in the morning, so he's actually not very hungry now.

Fu Yan wasn't very hungry herself, it was just the two of them at home, and they couldn't finish the food if they cooked too much.

After thinking about it, Fu Yan said, "Why don't we have noodles at noon, and cook in the evening, and eat with my brother. Okay?"

"Ah Jian is fine." Xiao Jian agreed.

"Yes, our Ah Jian is the most obedient, not picky eaters to support him." Fu Yan pinched his little nose.

Xiao Jian is proud of his chest, he is a good boy who is not picky about food.

"Sister-in-law, let me light the fire for you, I've done a good job!"

"Hahaha, yes, our Ah Jian is still a capable big boy."

Xiao Jian jogged happily to do his "special skill" - lighting a fire.

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