As soon as the Lantern Festival passed, the school opened.

An An hugged the quilt and was reluctant to get up, muttering: "What kind of school, how comfortable it is to lie on the quilt on such a cold day!" ”

Caidie couldn't let her get up, so she had to use a killer move: "Girl, if you don't get up again, I'll go and tell the big girl." ”

An An glared at her, and then got up obediently.

Qingshu and Mrs. Gu were waiting for her to have breakfast, and when they saw her, they smiled and said, "If you get up so late tomorrow, you should be late." When the time comes, don't say I'm ruthless. ”

An An was going to be late, and Qingshu punished her for not being allowed to eat dinner. It is a sin for a growing child to go hungry.

An An hummed and said, "I'll get up early tomorrow." ”

When I go to the school today, I just hand in the books and then hand over the schoolwork to Mr., and I don't need to go to class.

As soon as she arrived at the women's school, Yu Qing pulled her aside and whispered: "An An, Shang Xiaoling may be going to drop out of school." ”

"What's wrong?"

Yu Qing said: "Her family owes a lot of debts now, and she should have no money to study." ”

"What's going on?"

Yu Qing shook her head and said: "At the end of last year, his father broke his errand and lost his official position, and her eldest brother and second brother both moved out. Her mother was sick and was still taking medicine every day. ”

An An was a little embarrassed: "I should let those who want to have a son see in their hearts, what is the use of having a son?" ”

Yu Qing smiled and said: "You can't say that, my eldest brother is very filial!" If you want me to say, Xiaoling's father and mother are too soft, so that her sister-in-law and sister-in-law kick their noses in the face. If it was to be replaced by my mother, my eldest brother and sister-in-law dared to do this and swept them out of the house directly. ”

An An agrees.

After handing in the homework and receiving the book, An An was about to go back, but was blocked by Shang Xiaoling at the door of the school.

Hearing that Shang Xiaoling asked her to borrow money again, An An said, "You haven't paid back the sixty taels of silver you borrowed from me last time?" ”

Shang Xiaoling hung her head and said, "An An, I don't want to drop out of school. An An, you can help me! ”

Although he couldn't bear it, An An still hardened his heart and said, "I can't help you." ”

With that, she got into the carriage and went home.

Qingshu came back at noon and saw An An sullen and asked, "What's the matter, I was bullied in the school?" ”

An An told her Shang Xiaoling: "Sister, I want to help her, but I'm afraid that she will come to me to borrow money if something happens in the future." My money is not blown by the wind, it is all earned by my grandfather and you. ”

Since the last time she borrowed money, An An is no longer as lavish in spending money as before.

Qingshu said: "If you don't lend her money, will you feel uncomfortable if she drops out of school?" ”

An An nodded and said, "Yes." She studied so hard, it would be a pity if she dropped out of school because of family reasons. ”

Qingshu asked again: "If other people don't have money to study and ask you to borrow it, will you borrow it too?" ”

"Of course I don't borrow it, and I'm not a banker. Xiaoling is different, she is different, we used to be very good friends. ”

Qingshu pondered for a moment and said, "Then you let her come and talk to me!" ”

"Sister, isn't this okay?"

Qingshu smiled and said, "What's wrong with this?" It's hard to open your mouth with you, but you can't open your mouth with me. If so, no one can blame her for dropping out of school. ”

An An nodded and said, "Okay! ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Shang Xiaoling came to Gu's house.

Qing Shu looked at the half-worn clothes on her body and asked, "Didn't you cut new clothes for the New Year?" ”

Shang Xiaoling shook her head and said, "No." My mother takes medicine every day, and the family has no money left to make new clothes. ”

"You've told me everything. Money can be lent to you, but how do you pay it back? ”

Shang Xiaoling said: "When I finish my studies, I will find something to do, and when the time comes, I will save money to pay you back." ”

Her goal is to go to the female school to be a gentleman, who is not only decent but also well-paid. But even if she can't be a husband, it's still easy for her to find a well-paid errand after studying for so many years.

"What about your livelihood? Your mother is sick and your father is not a person who can take care of people, and the eldest brother and the second brother are separated, who will take care of them if you want to go to the school to study? ”

Among these people in the Shang family, the one who made Qingshu speechless the most was Shang's father, and he didn't know how such a character became an official. Fortunately, he is not a magistrate, otherwise he would have harmed the people.

Shang Xiaoling gritted her teeth and said, "My mother is fine, my father can take care of her." As for my livelihood, I have already taken over a job as a bookcodier in a bookstore, and I can earn about two taels of silver a month. Sister Lin, it's not that I don't pay my debts, it's that I really don't have the strength to spare now. But when I finish my studies in two years, I will definitely pay you back. ”

She also had no choice, except for An An, who couldn't find anyone willing to lend her money.

It seems that a harsh environment can indeed make people grow. Qing Shu looked at Shang Xiaoling's smooth face and asked, "How old are you this year?" ”

"Thirteen years old."

Qingshu hummed and said, "I can borrow your tuition and pay it back when you have money in the future." There's just one thing you've thought about? After two years, you will be fifteen years old, and when your eldest brother and second brother take you to repay the money, what will you do? ”

Shang Xiaoling shook her head and said, "No, as long as my father and mother don't agree, they won't be able to succeed." ”

Qingshu smiled and said, "If your father and mother can restrain them, your family will not become like this." ”

Shang Xiaoling's face turned white all of a sudden.

After An An sent Shang Xiaoling away, she asked Qingshu with some confusion: "Sister, what did you tell her?" ”

"Tell her that her eldest brother and second brother may sell her in the future, so that she has more eyes."

An An squirmed and said, "Sister, why is it also borrowing money." She seems to take it for granted when she borrows money from me, and when she borrows money from you, she lowers her eyebrows and pleases her eyes! ”

"The problem is you. You will have more than ten taels of silver for a meal, and she thinks that sixty taels of silver is just a few meals for you. If you borrow money from you like this, you won't feel anything. Qingshu said: "Miss Shang's nature is not bad, but she is a little improper. ”

"An An, you don't have a good temper when you act by temperament. It's okay at home. But when you go out in the future, do you still want your mother-in-law's family to follow you and endure your bad temper? ”

An An was silent.

At this time, Lin Fei said outside: "Girl, Jiang Huwei asks to see you." ”

An An took the opportunity to go out.

Jiang Fangfei came in and said to Qing Shu: "Girl, the matter of the ninth girl of the Xu family has been investigated. ”

"How?"

Jiang Fangfei shook his head and said: "Somehow in the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, these nine girls and seven girls had a dispute and fought. Then, she was scratched by the Seven Girls. ”

Generally, orphan girls whose parents died are relatively soft, but this nine girls dare to fight with the daughter of the long house, and she is really bold. However, people with such a temperament can survive and live well in a place like Xiangyang Houfu.

Qingshu asked, "Disfigured?" ”

Jiang Fangfei shook his head and said, "I asked the doctor who saw the doctor, and the doctor said that he was not disfigured, but only had a scar. However, the scar is relatively shallow, and you can't see it with makeup. ”

Qingshu nodded: "Got it." ”

She told Shen Shaozhou all the news she had found, and as for whether she wanted to marry this family, it was Shen Shaozhou's business, and it had nothing to do with her.