Banniang didn't believe it, so she came up with a few simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division questions for Ah Lan to calculate, who knew that Ah Lan casually reported the answer, and now Banniang had to believe that this girl had some talent in arithmetic.

It's a pity that Ah Lan is going to Linchuan, if she doesn't teach her well, maybe this little girl can really be a good bookkeeper.

She rested her thoughts here, but Ah Lan was reluctant to throw it away, although she was illiterate, she also picked up the mantra on the table, and begged Banniang: "Miss Eight, you teach me, you tell me first, I'll write it down, can I give me this paper?" Although I don't know how to read, I will ask Miss Six when I go back. ”

Banniang saw that she loved to learn, and seeing that the time was still early, the sixth sister and the seventh sister were also chatting, so she hugged Xiao Shiniang and sat on her lap, and said carefully to listen to Alan.

This girl used to buy groceries, she had some foundation in her mental calculations, and she was explained in simple terms by Banniang, sometimes showing a look of sudden realization, sometimes contemplating her eyebrows, if she didn't understand it for a while, she immediately asked clearly, and when Banniang finished saying the multiplication formula, she saw that Ah Lan also understood it almost, so she smiled and said: "This needs to be memorized, and it will be remembered in the heart in the future, and the account will be much faster, this is a multiplier, and a divisor, just press this in reverse." In fact, there are some clever arithmetic, but the time is too short, and it is too late to tell you, you will come home in the future, or when I go to Linchuan, I will teach you. The words on this paper are also very simple, you can go back and ask the sixth sister to teach you. ”

After thinking for a while, she said: "You girl is very smart, I'll go and talk to the sixth sister, so that she will be free every day in the future, teach you a few words, and you will also learn more seriously." If you learn to read and write, you will be able to read books, and if you can read books, you will be able to understand reason. ”

Especially in ancient times, it was necessary for women to learn some knowledge.

Although Ah Lan didn't understand this truth, she wanted to read and write, but it was something she had always longed for, and she liked it very much, so she pulled Banniang and begged her to talk to Liuniang.

Banniang pulled her to Liuniang and Qiniang, and said with a smile: "Sixth sister, there is a female student who wants me to help talk about Xiang, I want to ask you to be a female gentleman, are you willing?" ”

Liu Niang glanced at her, ignored her, and only smiled at Ah Lan and said: "It's rare that you are a little girl and so self-motivated, and it's nothing if you want to read and write, I have to teach you in the air, but the female gentleman doesn't dare to be." ”

Ah Lan saw that Liu Niang responded, and blushed a little for a while, feeling that she was a little maid, learning what words to recognize, she couldn't resist the temptation in her heart, smiled shyly, blessed Liu Niang, and thanked: "Thank you Miss Liu, Ah Lan will definitely not delay her work." ”

Liuniang shook her head with a smile: "Our family left you, and I don't really want you to be a little maid, grandmother likes you, and it is difficult for me to get together with my sisters, so you have the right to accompany me and grandmother." What do you really want to do where you are? Don't take a bite of a young lady, just like seven mothers and eight mothers, just call me a sixth sister. ”

"Don't you dare," Ah Lan hurriedly waved his hand, "My mother said, what you are, you have to look like something, Miss Gongzi and the old lady of the house have mercy on me, Ah Lan can't be ignorant." ”

Banniang also persuaded her before, but it was useless, so she didn't say much, Liuniang saw her say this, and she didn't take it seriously, she just gave up the place for the two of her to sit down, and took over the hug of Xiao Shiniang, and asked with a smile: "Ten sisters, the sixth sister is not at home in the future, but will you think of the sixth sister?" ”

"I know how to write, and the second brother also praised me for my good handwriting, saying that it is no worse than Gong'er, when I think of the sixth sister, I will write a letter to the sixth sister." Xiao Shi Niang's milk voice and milk airway.

mentioned that his words were exaggerated, and he was proud with his little face raised, and the sisters laughed.

Banniang remembered that the fifth brother and the fourth brother were also going to Linchuan, and they probably couldn't see each other until New Year's Day, so they were reluctant, so they left the house and went to the east chamber to talk to Goro.

After breakfast the next morning, Xu Shisan helped Shiro Goro carry his luggage, and Zeng Budo also led his children to send the old lady and others to the gate, although the old lady was old, but in the end she was a decisive old man, only said a few words, and told Zeng Ziye and Zeng Zigu to participate in the township test, so Wu helped him to get into the carriage, and called Liuniang and a few people to sit in the carriage together, and urged Xu Shisan to set off.

Zeng Budo asked Zeng Ziye to go out of the city and send him to the dock, but he was also driven down by the old lady: "It's been a few days since the township test, go back and study the books with your second brother, although your brother will be able to pass the township test, but don't be careless." ”

Zeng Ziye replied again and again, knowing that the old lady had the same temperament, so he had to get out of the carriage and wave goodbye to the brothers in the car.

Looking at the carriage that was drifting away, listening to the creaking sound of the ruts rolling far away, the rest of the people went back to the courtyard, looking at the courtyard that was still noisy just now, and it was lonely and empty for a while, which seemed to be much bigger than usual.

Banniang grabbed Xiao Shi Niang and went to the backyard with Qi Niang.

In fact, the old grandmother and the fourth brother were not at home before, but they didn't feel so quiet before.

The two sisters sat in the room, one was bored to do embroidery, and the other whispered to teach Xiao Shi to read and write.

After half a ring, Qi Niang raised her head and said: "Fortunately, there is a little tenth sister, otherwise the sixth sister will marry in the future, and I will go to Linchuan to take care of my grandmother, and when the time comes, you will be left at home alone, and you will be very lonely." ”

Banniang didn't want her sister to be depressed, so she cheered up and said with a smile: "Maybe next year, my father will see that my grandmother is old, and I don't worry about her old man living alone in Linchuan, so I will take it back?" ”

The old grandmother has lived in Linchuan for half her life, although Nanfeng is the real old house, but people are old, it is inevitable that they are unwilling to adapt to the new environment, and they are used to it in Linchuan, and they are probably unwilling to come back.

Qi Niang pursed her lips and smiled.

However, it was said that Xu 13 drove a carriage out of the city, and after traveling less than two or three miles, he was stopped by several people who came galloping on horses.

Fortunately, Xu Thirteen pulled the rope in time, otherwise he would have hit it head-on, Rao is so, the old lady in the car was also rushed by inertia and almost hit the wall of the carriage.

"What's going on?" Gorou pulled the curtain and asked, sticking out his head.

"Fifth son, someone has blocked our way." Xu Thirteen responded.

Gorou looked up, but it wasn't the fat man of the Li family? He gave Gorou a look, and the two jumped out of the carriage together.

"Master Li," Shiro hugged his fists and said with a smile, "I don't know what happened to stop my carriage?" ”

Li Yong, who was still dressed in a green silk shirt, said with a cold face: "Zeng Si Zeng Wu, I just heard that I knew that your family actually harbored my family's fugitive slaves, you and I are acquaintances, I will give your brothers two faces, and if you hand them over, this matter will be forgotten, otherwise, don't blame me Li Yong for not being emotional." ”

"Fugitive slaves?" Shiro glanced at the frog boy inexplicably, "Li Yong, don't spew blood, our Zeng family has always been law-abiding, you have a lawsuit, just go to the yamen to report the case, if you are full of nonsense here again, it will delay our time to catch the boat, hum...... Are you really a bully when our Zeng brothers are bullies? ”

"Si'er, who's talking outside?" There was a majestic voice from the carriage.

"Grandmother Hui is the eldest son of Li Yuanwai's house, saying that we hid her family's fugitive slaves and want to come and get someone."

"Nonsense," the old lady scolded while sitting in the carriage, "how can the son raised by Li Yuanwai be so rude?" But what's the misunderstanding? You just tell Li Xiaogongzi that it is your grandmother in this carriage. If he makes trouble again, you just have to tell him and ask him to come and ask me for someone, and I want to see what kind of fugitive slaves are hidden in his carriage. ”

At that time, Li Yong only heard that the people who had been wandering around the Qian family's shop came back to report, saying that the little girl who escaped a few days ago got into the carriage of the Zeng family, he was idle, and he had always dealt with Zeng Wulang very well, so he didn't ask much, so he rushed over to intercept people in a hurry, how did he know that the ancestor of the Zeng family was in the car?

No matter how bastard he is, it's just a quarrel between juniors, and he is called a bully on the street, although he doesn't care about the Zeng brothers, but there is such a heroic old lady in charge, if he really makes trouble with his father, he can't please him. To be honest, he doesn't want a girl, it's nothing, as long as he has money, what good looks can't be bought back? But if the old lady said these two words, if he gave up just like that, where would he still have prestige in front of the brothers who came with him?

Therefore, the lump of fat on his face was entangled for a few moments, then he changed his smiling face, arched his hand towards the carriage, and said beautiful words with a smile: "My nephew has seen the old lady, but I really don't know that your old man is here, and it is rude to your nephew." Because I heard from my family, I saw a maid from my family who escaped early in the morning and got into your carriage, so I came to see it, and I didn't know that your old man was in the carriage, if I knew, my nephew would not dare to bump into you no matter how bold he was. Please also look at the young and reckless nephews and grandchildren, and don't care about them. Besides, it's just a little girl, if your old man likes that girl, and your nephew will also honor you, and give her to you to be a little girl. The nephew and grandson will go back. ”