The lady escaped marriage and became addicted

Chapter 41 Starting a New Life (2)
An Qi went to school to study, Zhao Shihua also went to the county government office every day to help Mr. Qian with government affairs, Gu Wanniang didn't have to farm the land now, and someone else was doing the housework, so she was too busy at home, so she had to do needlework all day long time.

Now that the Gu family is close, Yang knew that Gu Wanniang was a good girl, so she sent her daughter Gu Tingfang to let Gu Wanniang teach her needlework.Naturally, Gu Wanniang couldn't postpone it, so she just dragged An Ran to study together.So, in the morning, Gu Shaolin sent his younger sister to Zhao's house, and picked up Zhao Anqi to go to school together. In the evening, Gu Shaolin and Zhao Anqi came back from the school, just in time for Zhao Shihua to watch the two of them do their homework, and then Gu Shaolin took his younger sister Gu Tingfang back.

Yang's meaning is very clear, her daughter will be a member of the Zhao family sooner or later, and she will be trained by Gu Wanniang herself now, so she can't be disgusted with her in the future.Moreover, it also means to let Gu Tingfang and Zhao Anqi get in touch more. This childhood sweetheart has a good relationship, and when they get married in the future, they will naturally be loving and harmonious.

Zhao Anqi got his mother's advice, and was still patient with Gu Tingfang. Sometimes when he came back from school, he saw delicious and interesting food on the way, and bought it for An Ran, and also brought a copy for Gu Tingfang.After listening to her daughter's talk, Mrs. Yang thought that Zhao Shihua had gained fame and became a master now, and felt more and more that her marriage was a good deal.

Now that the family has money, it is natural that there is no shortage of paper for An Ran to practice calligraphy.So, every day when An Qi came back from school, he would first tell An Ran the words and poems he had learned today, and then An Ran would do homework with his elder brother and cousin.

This was the first time Gu Shaolin saw An Ran learn to read with his own eyes, so he was hit hard.Only now did he really understand what An Qi meant by 'sister is a genius'.It turns out that no matter what, you just need to tell her once.Moreover, An Ran obviously didn't practice more than him, so why is her handwriting better than his?
Gu Shaolin was not calm anymore.In order not to be looked down upon by his little cousin, he suddenly perked up, listened carefully in class, pestered his master to ask questions when he didn't understand, and was much more serious when writing than before.When the master told Gu Shengwen, Gu Shengwen couldn't believe it, but when he thought about it later, it was probably because now he had An Qi to study with, had a companion and had a comparison, so his son naturally worked hard so as not to be compared with his cousin .

For this reason, Gu Shengwen loves Zhao Anqi even more, generally what Gu Shaolin has, Zhao Anqi also has.Anyway, half of the son-in-law and half of the nephew are also his sons.

While Gu Wanniang lamented her brother's kindness, she also repeatedly taught her son that he must remember his uncle's love for him, and that he must treat his cousin Tingfang well in the future, and he must do his best to help his uncle's family.

Zhao Anqi nodded, he naturally remembered his uncle's kindness to their family.Therefore, even though Cousin Tingfang was a bit annoying, he endured it.Just thinking about living with cousin Tingfang for the rest of his life, he felt annoyed.If the person who will live with him for the rest of his life in the future is his younger sister An Ran, that would be great!
Two months have passed in a blink of an eye, and as the twelfth lunar month enters, every household begins to prepare for the New Year.During the Chinese New Year, Zhao Shihua must go back to his hometown, but these relatives and friends in the county must also give New Year gifts.

Fortunately, the business of the Gu family's silver house is very good, and they have distributed a lot of money in the past few months. Although the expenses in the county are high, there is still a lot of money left over.Moreover, Gu Shengwen knew that when Zhao Shihua arrived in the county, he became a teacher for County Magistrate Qian. There were many places to manage in the yamen, and the annual gifts were very generous.

Everyone in the yamen knew about Zhao's situation, so the New Year's gift was just a wish, just some bacon, poultry eggs, etc., but whether it was the county magistrate Qian, the county magistrate, the head book, the county captain, or the head catcher, No one picked his reason.Of course, this is also because Zhao Shihua is very good at being a human being.

Zhao Shihua is not rigid at all, and he has been a farmer for so many years, so he is not as pedantic and lofty as ordinary scholars.He is also a hardworking person, no matter who asks for a favor, he will never refuse, and he can quickly get along with anyone.In addition, I often treat everyone to a meal from time to time, and after three rounds of wine, they are called brothers.Therefore, he only came to the county for just over two months, and he got along better with his colleagues in the county government than Master Chen did back then.

The whole family was ready to go back to their hometown after the [-]rd day of the twelfth lunar month, when the yamen was sealed and sacrificed the stove. Unexpectedly, on the [-]th, County Magistrate Qian suddenly left Zhao Shihua behind and invited him to bring his family to drink at home on the [-]th day.It turned out that the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month was the birthday of Mr. Qian's wife, Mrs. Wen.

Zhao Shihua readily agreed, and the master's family is happy, so he, the master, will naturally go to congratulate him.

I went home to talk to Gu Wanniang at night, but Gu Wanniang asked him for advice in distress: "My sister-in-law also told me today. It's really a coincidence that the [-]th day is Mrs. Wen's birthday, and the [-]th day is Aunt Zhou's birthday. Look, what should we give?"

Zhao Shihua smiled nonchalantly, and said, "It's not that Mr. Qian doesn't know what's going on in our family, you can just send some embroidery, it's just a wish."

"However, Mrs. Wen and Aunt Zhou can't have the same gifts, right?" Gu Wanniang said, "If the gift for Aunt Zhou is lighter than that for Mrs. Wen, Aunt Zhou will definitely be unhappy. After all, we are all because of Aunt Zhou." It's because of Mr. Qian. But if it's heavier than Mrs. Wen, Mrs. Wen is the main wife after all..."

In the two months since she came to the county, Gu Wanniang has also been to Qian County Magistrate's house several times. Sometimes Mrs. Wen asked her to talk to her to relieve boredom, and sometimes it was Aunt Zhou who asked her. It would be bad not to go.But every time she went there, she strictly abided by the etiquette. She always had to pay a visit to Mrs. Wen before going to Aunt Zhou's place, and she always had to say goodbye to Mrs. Wen when she left.

It seems that Mrs. Wen is gentle and virtuous, while Aunt Zhou is a little bit more indulgent.

Gu Wanniang couldn't help telling Zhao Shihua her opinion, with a worried look on her face.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Shihua smiled lightly and said: "Wan Niang, don't worry, our family is different from my brother-in-law. It is not because of Aunt Zhou's relationship that my husband can get into the eyes of adults, and be a teacher for adults. So, with Aunt Zhou, Let's just say something casually, or even pretend that we don't know. After all, Mr. Qian just invited us to Mrs. Wen's birthday party, but he didn't mention Aunt Zhou. Miss Wan, you know, Aunt Zhou couldn't be more favored. It’s just an aunt. In the future, you should pay more attention and try to avoid going to Aunt Zhou’s place as much as possible.”

(End of this chapter)