What has puzzled Xiao Yiran is that his parents have never talked about their respective families and what happened before. Although Xiao Yiran asked his mother Sun last time, "Why don't you go back to your grandfather's house, or grandma's house", Sun only said that he wanted to discuss with Xiao Guoliang, and then there was no follow-up. Judging from the behavior of the two parents, Xiao Yiran knows that they are definitely not the kind of ungrateful people, in this case, why don't they mention their family or the past?

When the New Year came, a family of three, including Li Cai and Xiuniang, Xiao Qing and Xiaoxi, a total of seven people, set up a table in the bright room of the front yard and let Xiaoxi sit with them. A table was set up in the room of Li Cai and his wife, and Xiao Qing was involved. Including the gate, as well as the various doors in the front yard, couplets written by Xiao Guoliang himself were posted. At the gate, two bright red lanterns were specially hung. On the door of the backyard, there is a couplet written by Xiao Yiran:

Xiangyangmen is always in the first spring, and the good people are more than happy.

Xiao Yiran didn't think of a good couplet, but he didn't want to surprise his parents, so he chose this cliché-like couplet.

Although there are not many people and the atmosphere is not very warm, the Spring Festival is still very warm.

After the banquet, it is natural to keep the New Year. After staying up until midnight, Xiao Yiran kowtowed to his parents according to custom, carried the big red envelope given by the two, sat between his father and mother, and accepted the kneeling of Li Cai and his wife, as well as Xiao Qing and Xiaoxi. Xiao Guoliang and Sun also prepared a red envelope for each person. Although they sold themselves to the Xiao family, Xiao Guoliang and his wife still paid monthly money to the four of them on a monthly basis. How many other people, Xiao Yiran doesn't know, Xiaoxi has five dollars of silver a month, Xiao Yiran still knows.

Every time he got the monthly money, Xiaoxi would show it to Xiao Yiran, and then put it in a small wooden box at the head of his bed. There is not only the monthly money for each month, but also two pieces of jewelry from Xiaoxi. They were all given to Xiaoxi by the Sun family, a silver hairpin and a silver bracelet. Xiaoxi was never reluctant to wear it, so she took it out and wiped it every once in a while, and then put it back in.

Xiao Yiran also has a small wooden box, which is placed on the dresser in the bedroom every day, which contains a golden hairpin, a pair of earrings, a pair of gold and silver bracelets, and a silver longevity lock. A tael of monthly silver was also put in it. Whether Xiao Yiran wants to buy something, or Xiaoxi wants to buy the items he uses, Xiao Yiran lets Xiaoxi's own monthly money to spend, and never lets Xiaoxi use his own money.

Spring in Jiangnan comes very early, and soon after the New Year, after the Lantern Festival, I can't wear cotton clothes. When it came out of the New Year, Xiao Yiran couldn't even wear a jacket, only wearing a pink long skirt, Xiao Yiran, who gradually grew his body, looked like a jade makeup, which was very cute. Although the Sun couple lived in the front yard, they would come to the backyard several times a day, even a dozen times, to ask for warmth. With Xiao Yiran's reading and literacy, he naturally brought out a dignified and beautiful temperament, which made the husband and wife love Xiao Yiran like a treasure.

April 21 was Siu Yat-ran's second birthday, and on that afternoon, Siu returned home early. Because it was a birthday, Xiao Yiran stayed in his parents' room since he came to say hello in the morning. After Xiao Guoliang came back, he first hugged Xiao Yiran, then took out a delicate small wooden box from his arms and handed it to Xiao Yiran with a smile.

"Ran'er, this is a birthday gift from your father, open it and see if you like it?"

Xiao Yiran took it and opened it carefully, and there was a pure gold collar inside. The superb craftsmanship makes the small collar look brilliant and beautiful.

"Thank you, Dad, I like it."

In fact, Xiao Yiran thought to himself, if he gave me a set of four treasures of the study, he would like it more. At this time, Mother Sun also handed over a thing. From Xiao Guoliang's eyes, Xiao Yiran could see that this gift from his mother Sun must have a story in it.

Xiao Yiran received it in his hand and looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see anything famous. It is a piece of fine mutton fat jade, a crescent-shaped jade pendant.

"Thank you, mother."

"Ran'er, this is my mother's ancestral heirloom, and it must be kept well."

"Yes, mother."

Birthday cakes are not popular in this era, but longevity noodles are essential. Xiao Yiran's first birthday was on the way to Taicang, so he didn't take it as solemnly as today. My parents didn't give me any gifts, but today they were different, not only did they have gifts, but they also set up a sumptuous feast. Together with Li Cai and his wife, as well as Xiaoxi and Xiao Qing, they all received rewards from Xiao Guoliang and his wife.

"Do you want to go to the county school to study?"

During the banquet, Xiao Guoliang asked Xiao Yiran. Xiao Yiran lowered her head and thought about it, she had never thought about this question, since she lived in the backyard, Xiao Yiran naturally couldn't hear it if her parents discussed it. looked up at his mother Sun, and saw that the other party was also waiting for his answer, knowing that the two had already discussed. So he asked:

"Dad, mother, can I go to the county school to study?"

"Of course you can, if Ran'er is willing, your father will go and talk to the gentleman of the county school."

"They don't think I'm small, and I'm a girl."

"Don't worry, it's just to study for a few years, and it's not for any fame in the future."

"Well, yes. It's just that I just want to read it for half a day. ”

"Why?"

"I went to listen to Mr. lecture in the morning, and came back in the afternoon to practice calligraphy and accompany my mother."

The husband and wife didn't plan to let Xiao Yiran stay in the school all day, but since Xiao Yiran proposed it, they naturally agreed.

"Ran'er is really good, just go for a long time, you don't have to go, you can go when you want to go, if you don't want to go, you will accompany your mother at home."

"Hmm."

It was not until the end of the Dragon Boat Festival that Xiao Yiran, accompanied by Xiaoxi, was led by his father Xiao Guoliang to the school of the county government. What Xiao Yiran didn't expect was that the students in the school ranged from six or seven years old, to their twenties, and even their thirties. It's just that not all of them are in one classroom. Roughly divided into three grades, children between the ages of six and ten are in one grade and are newly enlightened students. From 10 to 15 or 16 years old in one grade, they are students who have already passed the entrance examination. The rest are all students who have already won the show. Xiao Yiran naturally followed the enlightenment class to study.

For a little girl who was only two or three years old who suddenly came, it still caused a small sensation in the county school. When the family inquired that the girl was the beloved daughter of Xiao Tongju, who was second only to the county magistrate, they were relieved.

Enlightenment is also called opening a pen, and the first thing Xiao Yiran did when he entered school was to open a pen. The gentleman is an old man in his fifties with gray hair. Knowing that Xiao Tong sentenced his daughter to study, it was just for the child to know a few words. As for sending a two-year-old child to study, Mr. was still a little puzzled. Most of the ordinary children are enlightened at the age of five or six, that is, they are very smart children, and they will be enlightened after the age of four, so why are they sent over at the age of two? So, after Xiao Yiran sat in the front row, he asked:

"Have you read at home?"

"Read."

"Oh? What books have you read? ”

"The Thousand Characters and the Analects."

In fact, in addition to this, Xiao Yiran has already read through "University" and is reading "The Mean" and "Shangshu".

"What do you say? Have you read the Analects? ”

"Yes, sir."

"Then you were given a sentence from the Analects."

From the gentleman's tone, it was obvious that the other party did not believe it. As the immature children's voice sounded, Xiao Yiran almost finished memorizing the original "Analects" before Mr. reacted. Hurriedly said:

"Good, good, good."

Said three good words in a row. Xiao Xi, who was sitting next to Xiao Yiran, almost blurted out laughter.

"Your name is Xiao Yiran?"

"Yes, sir."

"If you can memorize the Analects, can you speak it?"

Seeing Xiao Yiran nodded, Mr. hurriedly said:

"Then you can talk about the sentence 'It's fun to have friends from afar'."

Xiao Yiran pondered for a moment before speaking. Hearing this, Mr. stared at Xiao Yiran in surprise as if he had seen some monster, and his mouth was full and wide. After Xiao Yiran finished speaking, Mr. asked Xiao Yiran to write a few words again. The morning passed quickly.

In the afternoon, Xiao Yiran returned home, and without waiting for Sun to ask, Xiaoxi had already chattered about the scene that happened in the school hall in detail. happily Sun picked up Xiao Yiran and kept kissing him.

When Xiao Guoliang came back in the evening, Sun wanted to tell him what happened to his daughter in the school in the morning, but Xiao Guoliang hugged Xiao Yiran and laughed.

"Yiran, my father's good daughter, today I stopped Mr. Zhang from the county school."

It turned out that after Xiao Yiran left school in the morning, the gray-haired gentleman found Xiao Guoliang in the afternoon and told Xiao Yiran about his expression in 1510. And to Xiao Guoliang yì:

"Judge your lord, Miss Yiran can be described as a prodigy. As far as the current knowledge mastered by the young lady is concerned, it is no longer suitable to study in the initiation class, so it is better to send it to the children's class. I'm afraid it's a children's class, and Miss is also a leader. ”

What parent doesn't want their child to be productive? Even if Xiao Yiran is a girl, she is destined to be unable to embark on the road of official career in the future, with Sun's example, Xiao Guoliang still likes it very much. After relaying Mr. Zhang's words to Sun's mother and daughter, Xiao Guoliang asked Xiao Yiran:

"Daughter, would you like to go to study with those children tomorrow?"

"Okay, Daddy."

The reason why Xiao Guoliang and the Sun family wanted Xiao Yiran to go to the county to study was because they had a little other thoughts. Although they also know that it may not be a good thing for their daughter's smart things to be passed on, as long as they grasp it properly, the benefits still outweigh the disadvantages. Sooner or later, girls will get married, in order for their daughters to have a good home in the future, take advantage of their young age to spread a little fame, and after they are teenagers, they will not have a bad impact on their grounding. In this way, the daughter who is famous will definitely attract the attention of many wealthy families or scholarly families. In this way, there is more room for choice for her daughter's lifelong events.