Chapter Title: Chapter 22 Night Talk

Chapter 22: Night Talk

The child recovered, and when he saw his mother's warm and calm smile, he became happy, and said crisply, Ah Fu did not forget to hold his sister's little hand, and ran to the east chamber together.

From the moment he entered the door, Lin Xu had been silent. I also had a gloomy face when I ate, and I didn't say anything.

When he was full, Lin Xu put his rice bowl and said to Qiu Chen: "Sister-in-law, bear with me for a few years, and when I read it, I will definitely settle all the things of today without pulling back!" ”

Qiu Chen glanced at the angry young man, did not speak, only silently got up and put away the dishes and chopsticks.

Lin Xu didn't get Qiu Chen's response, he was very surprised, his eyes followed Qiu Chen's figure for the first time, and finally, the young man still couldn't hold his breath, and clenched his fists and said to Qiu Chen: "Sister-in-law, do you think I don't believe what I say?" You don't believe I can read it? ”

Qiu Chen sighed, put away the washed dishes and chopsticks, and slowly turned around, Lin Xu sat opposite him, his eyes looked directly into the young man's eyes without evasion, and said calmly: "Second brother, it's not that the sister-in-law doesn't believe in your benevolence, righteousness and trustworthiness, and it's not that the sister-in-law doesn't believe that you can read it...... It's just that my sister-in-law doesn't want you to have a little trouble with the villagers today as your goal for studying. ”

"But......" Lin Xu was puzzled, still wanting to defend something, but was stopped by Qiu Chen raising his hand.

"Second brother, before, I always felt that I lived for your brother, just for the two children and this family, but your brother is gone, and after I went through a life and death, I finally understood that in fact, people live first of all to live and live well. Only when you live well and have the ability can you talk about being a family for your relatives and a family...... As for the one or two jumping clowns, they are not worth your attention at all, they are not worth your heart, or even unforgettable. ”

Seeing Lin Xu's contemplative expression, Qiu Chen paused for a moment, and then said: "You may not understand what I said, but it doesn't matter, you just need to remember it." When you read it one day, and stand on the heights that these people can't reach in their lifetime, and can't even think of it, then you will look back at the things of today's people...... Then you can see what I mean by speaking today. ”

Not to mention what high-ranking officials Lin Xu has done, even if he is only a Zhongjin sergeant, or a Zhongju, if you look back at these people in the village, it is not at the same level at all.

Lin Xu looked at Qiu Chen for a long time, and finally got up solemnly and saluted: "Sister-in-law, I have written down all your teachings today. ”

"Well, just write it down!" Qiu Chen smiled from the bottom of his heart, and changed the topic, "I went to the school in the morning to see Mr. Xu, and Mr. has agreed that you will return to the school tomorrow." In addition, Mr. Xu said that you can go to the school for lunch, but you don't have to pay for food, rice and vegetables...... I think it's up to you to decide this matter, so I didn't say yes or excuse myself. Think for yourself! ”

When Lin Xu heard that he could return to school, his face inevitably showed a hint of joy. Hearing that Qiu Chen asked him to decide the matter of lunch by himself, he didn't think about it for long, and said, "Sister-in-law, I still don't go to eat in the school." ”

First, he was not at ease when he put his sister-in-law and two children at home; Second, although Mr. asked him not to pay rice and vegetables to lunch, it was Mr.'s love, but he couldn't embarrass Mr. because of his love, and he might even be criticized by other students' families. Third, Qiu Chenchu didn't expect that Lin Xu was born and raised, and his sister-in-law was young and widowed after all, if he was taken care of by Mr. too much, he knew that Mr. cherished him and was eager to learn, but he didn't know that the people in the village could make up too much gossip.

The reason why Qiu Chen didn't refuse at that time was that she was used to respecting other people's opinions, and she was not willing to go to the school to eat that free meal with Lin Xu. She still wanted to make up for the three children, including Lin Xunei, so naturally she had no objections.

On this day, there was a commotion, and the matter of resuming the museum was successfully resolved, but after Liu Sanhe's trouble, the family's interest was not high.

But those children don't have as many worries as adults, and after the nap time, the bolt came to play with Ah Fu again, and brought a thin little girl, Qiu Chen recognized that it was Uncle Lan Ying's Mancang daughter Lingzhi.

Speaking of which, this girl is also a miserable life, a few days after she was born, her mother died of puerperal fever, leaving her like a kitten, and was fed by grandma Wang and eldest lady Lan Ying with batter. Within a few months, the warehouse was full of desolation at home, and he went out to earn money with his set of carpenter's tools, and he went for two years without any news.

In the morning, Ah Fu and Ah Man were frightened, and they were still a little wilted, so Qiu Chen simply washed the hands of the four children, let them go to the kang, and one of them divided two Jiang rice sticks to occupy their mouths and let them play by themselves, while she went to the East Chamber to sort out the things that Lin Xu needed for school.

When he went out, he saw Lin Xu turning over the vegetable garden, Qiu Chen smiled and said: "You don't have to rush to clean up that, the weather is cold and you don't wait to plant vegetables, I'll just clean it up slowly." ”

Lin Xu straightened up and wiped his sweat, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it'll be finished in a while." ”

The vegetable garden in the courtyard was not big, so Qiu Chen was no longer reluctant, turned around and entered the east chamber, and went to pack up the school items for Lin Xu.

This is the first time Qiu Chen has walked into the east wing where Lin Xu lives, the room is not big, but it feels very empty. The only thing left in the room was a narrow kang and an old wooden table in front of the window. The quilts on the kang are neatly folded, and yesterday I made two sets of clothes for Lin Xu, and the board was stacked on the inside of the kang head.

The house is low, because there is no fire on the pankang, there is a dampness in the cold, and the quilt on the kang is not thinner than them, but because of the dampness and hardening, it is not warm to think about. Thinking that he slept on the hot kang and always felt cold in the second half of the night, Qiu Chen really didn't dare to think about how Lin Xu slept these days. I've been busy these days, but I missed such an important thing. She, the hostess who was forced to work, is still very unqualified.

On an old table by the window, three or four books and some writing paper were neatly stacked, all of which were rough yellow papyrus, and two of them were bound with a needle and thread—the Analects and the University were written on the cover. And the three or four books that have been turned over are the basic enlightenment textbooks, "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names", "Thousand Family Poems", "Thousand Character Text" and "Disciple Rules". Qiu Chen thought about it for a while, and it became clear.

Lin Sheng went to the border for two years, and because of Lin Sheng's family two years ago, the Lin family's family was quite passable, so Lin Xu bought a few enlightenment books. After Lin Sheng was conscripted, only Begonia was used to make needlework and sell money to make a living, and it was already good to be able to make a living, so there was no way to buy books for Lin Xu, so Lin Xu had to copy and bind them by himself.

Qiu Chen opened the two hand-copied textbooks, and saw page by page, and saw that each stroke was fair and serious. Although it is a handwritten manuscript on yellow straw paper, it can be seen that Lin Xu cherishes it very much, and the page records dense small character annotations, but there is no trace of stain or damage. Qiu Chen couldn't help but think of the modern children who don't take books seriously at all......

Lin Xu's handwriting is good, but after all, he is limited by the conditions, and he can't talk about his style or style. Qiu Chen pondered that he should buy him a few copybooks to practice. In this era, it is very important to have a good hand, imagine that the examiner will definitely not pass when he gets the exam paper and sees that the handwriting is messy!

After checking it carefully again, Qiu Chen couldn't help sighing, Lin Xu's learning tools were almost nothing except for the old inkstone, and even the two only brushes were almost bald.

After turning the table back to neatness, Qiu Chen saw that the sun was still quite high outside, so he took Lin Xu's futon out of the house, put it on the clothesline in the courtyard to dry, and then went to get some firewood and came back, and began to burn the kang for Lin Xu.

The east chamber kang is not connected to the stove, but a kang stove hole is set up under the kang, usually blocked with a blue brick, when the kang needs to be burned, move the adobe, and expose a small stove hole, so that the stove hole can sit in addition to the kang, and can also sit a kettle, which is convenient for drinking water. Qiu Chen remembered it in his heart, and bought it back when he went to the town again.

After a few handfuls of soft grass, put in a few dry branches and burn them, and heard Lan Ying and Lin Xu talking in the yard. She knew that Lan Ying was not worried about her coming over to take a look, and her heart was warm, so she greeted her from the east chamber.

"Sister Lan Ying is here!" Qiu Chen greeted with a smile. That hazeless smile made Lan Ying slightly stunned, and she couldn't help but rejoice.

Begonias are really different, if they encountered something like today, Begonia would only cry, right? Now, she didn't cry, and she was able to stay calm in the morning. Lan Ying felt that she had discovered something in hindsight.

"I just said to Xuzi, why do you want to dry the quilt now? The sun will set in a moment! Lan Ying looked at Qiu Chen's face and was relieved, and she returned to her usual cheerfulness when she spoke.

Qiu Chen said with a smile: "You still say, it's all me, I was sick for those days, and I was blind and busy for a while, and I didn't take care of the second brother's house, this is still going to school tomorrow I came in to take a look, only to find that the kang has not been burned, and the quilt is damp." I don't know how the second brother sleeps at night these days, such a damp quilt, and I don't know what the cold looks like! ”

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