Chapter 15: The Sorrow of Illiteracy

Two days later, the new home was finally cleaned up, and Xu Jinniang told Tong Chuxue that according to custom, moving into the new home would hold a housewarming banquet. Although they don't know many people in the village, this step must not be saved in any case, otherwise the first three months of moving into a new home will not be smooth.

Locke.

When Mrs. Luo saw Xu Jinniang and Tong Chuxue coming, she obviously didn't ignore them like before, but was a lot more enthusiastic, and smiled at them.

The two said hello and went straight to Lin Chunyan's house.

Xu Jinniang was the first to explain her intentions, and Lin Chunyan was very happy for them when she heard it, "I wanted to go and see it a few days ago, but there were things going on at home, and I really couldn't pull away." Since I'm moving to a new house, I'm definitely going to go. ”

A few people were talking, and the little girl in the house brought them two bowls of water, Tong Chuxue looked at the girl very familiar, and suddenly remembered that she was the little girl who came to ventilate when Xu Jinniang was bullied at Tong's house before, no wonder she recognized herself.

Tong Chuxue smiled and pulled the girl's little face, "You were the one who came to report to me last time." ”

The little girl had never been treated like this, and she was a little shy for a while, and nodded slightly.

As he spoke, a small bun of one and a half sizes came in outside the door, wasn't it the last time Tong Chuxue met him in the mountains, the little bun jumped up and ran to Tong Chuxue's side, raised his head, and looked forward to it, "Sister, sister, do you remember me?" ”

It's only been a few days, how could Tong Chuxue forget, and scratched the bridge of Xiao Baozi's nose, "My sister has a good memory, of course I remember." Speaking of which, I don't know your name yet. ”

"My name is Luo Huifeng, my sister's name is Luo Huiqing, and my brother's name is Luo Hui'an." Xiao Baozi can't wait to report the names of everyone in the family.

For such a big child, it was a fun time, Tong Chuxue deliberately made it difficult, "Then will you write your name?" ”

Xiao Baozi was very proud, holding a small chest, "Of course I can write, my brother taught me." ”

Tong Chuxue was pulled by the small bun to the open space outside, he picked up a small pebble and wrote his name on the ground.

However, Tong Chuxue forgot the fact that she didn't recognize the text here at all, and she didn't know whether the little bun was written correctly or not, so she had to smile awkwardly.

At that moment, a clear voice came from behind him, "I wrote a wrong word." ”

Tong Chuxue turned her head and looked at Luo Hui'an with serious scrutiny, and she couldn't tell whether Luo Hui'an was looking at the words on the ground. I always felt that his gaze fell on her as if it were nothing.

It should be just an illusion, Tong Chuxue thought.

Luo Hui'an is wearing an ink-colored robe today, which is very similar to the dress of a scholar, because the habit of working in the fields is to wear short shirts to facilitate movement.

He was not strong, but he was tall, and he stood behind the two of them, blocking the sun at its peak and casting a shadow.

Tong Chuxue came back to her senses, turned her eyes to the little bun on the side, and praised, "You can also write your own name, it's amazing." ”

was praised by Tong Chuxue, Xiao Baozi was quite proud, but the next moment he was slapped on the head by his eldest brother, "I can't even write the name correctly, it seems that I will have to read it for half an hour from tomorrow." ”

A basin of cold water was splashed down, and the little bun suddenly froze, squatting listlessly on the ground, and didn't speak for a long time.

Tong Chuxue and Luo Hui'an were not familiar with each other, and without the little bun in the middle, the atmosphere between the two suddenly became a little weird.

"That," Tong Chuxue struggled to find a topic, "or you can teach me to write my name." ”

She was a serious college graduate, but when she came here, she became illiterate, and she was also very depressed.

Luo Hui'an picked up a branch and wrote Tong Chuxue's name on the ground one by one, as if he was afraid that she wouldn't understand, Luo Hui'an moved very slowly, and he almost didn't write a single stroke and had to pause.

Tong Chuxue found that when she looked at the text here, it was like reading Japanese that she didn't recognize, which looked very similar at first glance, but she couldn't understand anything when she looked closely.

This is not good, she still has a lot of plans for the future, if she doesn't know a single big word, it is too easy to be deceived. But in a small place like Qingshan Village, if the family wants to provide for a scholar, they have to cut down on food and clothing, tighten their belts to live, and let girls study is even more incredible. Only the high-ranking families in the distant capital can afford to let the girl read some books, but only for the convenience of the housekeeper.

Tong Chuxue wanted to find a master for herself, but there were only a handful of people in Qingshan Village who could read and write, and even fewer were willing to teach her.

Sad, really sad.

Tong Chuxue stared at the words on the ground and thought about it.

"Would you like to try writing it yourself?" Luo Hui'an handed over the branch in his hand.

Although Tong Chuxue didn't know how to read, she didn't lose her learning ability, and she picked up the branch and wrote her name without the slightest hesitation.

It's so smooth, as if she could write in the first place. Xiao Baozi was already stunned, and came to Tong Chuxue's side, exclaiming, "Sister is amazing!" I actually read it once and I will write it! ”

Tong Chuxue was a little embarrassed in the face of Xiao Baozi's praise, she just wrote a name, and Xiao Baozi's reaction was too great.

What she didn't expect was that Luo Hui'an looked at her with eyes similar to Xiao Baozi.

Speechless, is she a fool in the eyes of others?

It was getting late, Lin Chunyan insisted on leaving the two of them for dinner, Tong Chuxue shirked and said, "There are still a lot of things to do tomorrow, and I have to go back in the evening to prepare." ”

How could Lin Chunyan be easily fooled by Tong Chuxue, and get to the bottom of it, "What's the matter, in my opinion, you should hurry up to the town and buy all the things, otherwise it's nothing, how to live your life." ”

Tong Chuxue said, "What my aunt said is that I don't plan to go to the mountains to dig up some herbs to sell some silver, and then go to buy things." ”

"Digging herbs?" Lin Chunyan was a little surprised, "Snow girl, do you still recognize herbs?" ”

Speaking of which, Xu Jinniang also knew for the first time that Tong Chuxue also knew about herbal medicine, and she was also surprised.

"This, anyway, I know a little bit, and I don't know much......" Tong Chuxue sloppied.

She works at home all the year round, and she coldly said that she knew herbal medicine, which is indeed a little suspicious.

"Mother, why don't I go with me." Luo Hui'an spoke.

"But your body ......," Lin Chunyan was a little worried.

"It's okay, I've been in stable condition recently, and the doctor also said that proper exercise is good for your health." Luo Hui'an persuaded.

Hearing that he was going to the mountains, Xiao Baozi couldn't hold it anymore and jumped three feet high, "I'm going too!" After speaking, he looked at his eldest brother with blank eyes.

Tong Chuxue thought that Luo Hui'an would refuse, after all, Xiao Baozi was young, and if he couldn't see it, it would be easy to have an accident, but he didn't expect Luo Hui'an to agree, but he just instructed, "Don't run around." ”

Seeing that Luo Huifeng also went, Luo Huiqing was unhappy, "Big brother, I'm also together, you can't just take my younger brother, don't take me, I'm much more useful than my younger brother!" ”

Several children were scrambling to go, but Lin Chunyan didn't stop them.

Tong Chuxue found that in the third room of the Luo family, although Luo Hui'an was not in good health and did not go out much, he seemed to have a high prestige at home, and basically as long as it was something he approved, Lin Chunyan would hardly object.

In the end, several people decided to gather at Mao Shi and go up the mountain together.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Tong Chuxue and Lin Chunyan hurried home. At night in the countryside, once there are no lights, it is really impossible to reach out and lose your fingers, and there is no difference between opening and closing your eyes.

However, what is surprising is that when the two of them are about to walk near their home, they feel that the surroundings are brighter.

Tong Chuxue's intuition was wrong, so she ran forward quickly and opened the door lock quickly.

Pushing the door in, the weeds planted along the root of the house wall were already burning, and in the blazing fire, a small figure panicked to get out of the dog's hole, but the fire was unexpectedly fast, and if he tried to climb out, he would be burned.

Besides, Tong Chuxue couldn't give him this opportunity.

"Stop!"