In just a few days, the wheat in Zhujia Village has been harvested, and the wheat fields are all waiting to be harvested, threshed, and dried.

The remaining straw of the wheat seeds was stripped and piled up into a hill-like stack of wheat straw, which the farmers used to cook on the fire in the second half of the year.

Jinqing's family took advantage of this wheat to pack up a lot of wheat, grinding it into flour for more than 30 catties, and in the following days, the staple multigrain cake was also mixed with a lot of fine flour, and it didn't taste so bad, plus Jinqing and Mama Liu also saved some money during this time, and the smile on the family's face also increased.

Jin Zhi pestered Jin Qing more and more, and even Jin Qing had to follow her when she went out to sell medicine. Jin Qing is quite happy to take this little tail, most of the time when she walks the streets and walks alone, walking alone on the quiet field path, it is really nice to have a little tail that can talk to herself.

Moreover, Mama Liu has to spin cloth and grow vegetables at home, plus take care of Jinzhi, she is also a little busy. Jinzhi is in a lively age of fun and activity, if he only stays at home, he is afraid of developing his depressed temperament, and it is good for Jinzhi to come out and walk around.

The box of books left by Jinqing's mother, after Jinqing vacated the bamboo box, the books were piled up in the corner by her. Now that Jinqing's business is slowly stabilizing, I think of the pile of books.

In Jinqing's concept, seven or eight-year-old children should go to primary school to receive education, and she also wants to send Jinzhi to study, this era is more important than the era in which Jinqing lived, more attention is paid to the formality of birth and education, if you don't go through the scientific examination, there is no chance to get ahead.

Although you can make a fortune doing business, but the status of businessmen is low, you can see Zhu Laoxiang, although he has a little money, but everyone doesn't treat him very well, and Jinqing's family doesn't have the capital to let Jinzhi do business, and Jinzhi is not necessarily the material for doing business.

Jin Qing didn't want Jin Zhi to be blind, and in the future, he would rely on his hard work to work for others or go to a large family to earn money as a slave, but there was no private school in Zhujia Village, and the nearest private school would have to go to the county seat.

Jin Qing inquired, just Shu Yu will have to pay one or two silver a year, plus the long way from Zhujia Village to the county seat, it is impossible for Jin Zhi to go back and forth, and he must rent a house near the school.

Jinzhi is so young, Mama Liu also has to live with him and take care of him, so that the family only relies on her to support the lives of three people, but at least from the current point of view, it is impossible. is not a family like the patriarch, and it is difficult for an ordinary peasant family to support a scholar.

Jin Qing casually flipped through the books left by her mother, most of them are books of poetry and songs, although the bottom of the box is a little old and yellowed for a long time, but the handwriting is still clear and legible, and the traditional Chinese characters are not difficult to Jinqing, Jin Qing plans to teach Jin knowledge words in the gap of selling medicine, and the matter of going to school can only be delayed.

In the fields, in the groves, any place can become a place where Jinqing teaches Jinzhi to learn words, and Jinqing was pleasantly surprised to find that Jinzhi is quite smart, and can learn more than ten words a day. When there is no business, Jin Qing turns the book and tries to find some words with simple strokes to teach Jin Zhi, and when there is business, Jin Zhi consciously squats on the side and repeatedly practices the words he has just learned on the ground with branches.

Jin Qing flipped through for a long time, and finally turned to the traditional Chinese characters of Jin Mingzi in the tattered book that she turned over, and the two of them squatted beside the small river at the edge of the village, on the soft soil of the river beach, Jin Qing first wrote the word "Jin Zhi", and then held Jin Zhi's hand, and rewrote the word hand in hand, pointing to the word and reading: "Jin Zhi." ”

Jin Zhi waved the branch and smiled: "It turned out to be my name!" Jin Qing smiled, and was about to say something, when she heard someone shout in surprise: "This girl actually knows how to read?" ”

Jin Qing looked up and saw that the good-looking boy standing on the side in a white round-necked burqa and long hair tied up was the same son who helped her get back Ah Qi's medical fee two days ago, and the one who spoke was a boy in a green silk shirt, who was quite delicate and beautiful.

Jin Qing hurriedly pulled Jin Zhi to stand up and saluted the son, and thanked him for his help that day, and the little boy on the side stomped his feet and shouted, "What about me?" I'm the one who got your money back! ”

Only then did Jin Qing notice the little boy, his eyes were slightly familiar blue, but his face was smooth and smooth, which was very different from the little boy who was full of acne that day, so that Jin Qing didn't recognize him at first.

The young man named Ah Cheng saw Jinqing's sudden realization, and immediately guessed that this girl had clearly forgotten herself, so he turned his face away and ignored Jinqing angrily.

The white-clothed man on the side smiled at Jin Qing and said: "Speaking of which, we also want to thank the girl, thanks to the girl's elixir, Ah Cheng's face has improved, and no matter how many doctors I have seen before, it has no effect." ”

Jin Qing didn't expect that this drug similar to aspirin had such a good effect on acne, probably because the ancient people had not used so many medicines and had no resistance to drugs, so they had such a good effect.

Jin Zhi blinked and looked at the two sons in front of him, and hid behind Jin Qing one by one, Jin Zhi was so big, he had never seen such a well-dressed son, and he was a little mentally timid for a while.

The white-clothed man looked at Jin Zhi, who only showed a pair of big black eyes, smiled, and said to Jin Qing: "My surname is Ye, my name is Ye Wei'an, and this is my younger brother Ye Cheng." ”

Jin Qing is a little strange, this era is more particular about genealogy and word ordering, if the elder brother is called Ye Wei'an, then the younger brother should also be called Ye Wei X or something, but this is a family matter, where is it convenient for Jin Qing to ask, I can only suppress my doubts in my heart.

"My name is Gu Jinqing, and this is my brother Jinzhi." Jin Qing dragged out Jin Zhi, who was trying to hide himself behind his sister, boys should be generous, how can they be afraid of seeing people!

Jin Qing looked at Jin Zhi, who was a little timid, squatted down and touched his head and said with a smile: "Jin Zhi, how did my sister teach you, what do you want to say when you see others?" ”

Jin Zhi looked at his sister, and then at Ye Wei'an, who was smiling warmly and warmly, and finally opened his mouth with a red face and said, "Brother Ye is good!" My name is Gu Jinzhi. ”

Jin Qing touched Jin Zhi's cheek affectionately and said with a smile: "Isn't this good, Jin Zhi is a good boy who knows how to be polite!" ”

Jin Zhi was very happy when he was complimented, and grinned at the small mouth that was missing two front teeth due to the replacement of teeth.

Ye Wei'an also exchanged courtesies, and smiled at Jinzhi: "Hello! "He has not been in Qingshui County for a short time, and when those rural people see him, none of them are not respectful and let their children kowtow to him and Ah Cheng, so they are afraid that they will not be respectful enough to make him unhappy.

However, this girl is really interesting, polite to him and Ah Cheng, neither humble nor arrogant, and even encouraged her brother to call him "Brother Ye", she knows that there are not many people in this world who dare to call him "brother".

Ah Cheng, who was left out in the cold, was even more unhappy, and stepped forward and shouted at Jinzhi: "And me!" ”

Jin Zhi was a little afraid of this little young master who was a little short-tempered, and just wanted to hide behind Jin Qing, when he saw Jin Qing's encouraging gaze, he simply raised his head and shouted at Ah Cheng: "Brother Ye Cheng is good!" ”

Ye Cheng nodded with satisfaction, as if he was the boss who had accepted his younger brother, he touched his body, and took off a jade cicada pendant tied on his belt and gave it to Jinzhi.

Jin Zhi immediately looked at his sister, Jin Qing shook his head, these two brothers don't look like ordinary landlords when they talk about their clothes, and the jade cicada looks exquisite, it must not be ordinary, they are just bell doctors who walk the streets, how can they ask for such a valuable thing casually.

Seeing that his sister disagreed, Jin Zhi immediately took a step back and shook his little head like a rattle, Ye Cheng gave a gift for the first time but couldn't give it out, looked at Jin Zhi and hummed: "Manly man, how can you always listen to the words of the girl!" ”

Ye Wei'an saw that Jin Qing refused Ye Cheng's gift without hesitation, a trace of surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes, looking at Ye Cheng angrily and funny, patted Ye Cheng's shoulder, and reprimanded in a low voice: "Ah Cheng, don't talk nonsense!" ”

As soon as Jin Zhi heard Ye Cheng belittled his sister, he immediately retorted crisply: "I'll listen to my sister, what my sister said is right!" ”

Jin Qing smiled and pulled Jin Zhi to his side, Ye Wei'an asked Jin Qing, "Have you ever read?" ”

Jin Qing shook her head, seeing that Ye Wei'an was studying the words she wrote on the mud floor, she suddenly felt a little fever on her face, her handwriting has always been bad, and she can only barely count it neatly.

Jin Qing said: "No, it's just that when my mother was still there, she taught me to read and read, and I learned these words because I wanted to teach them to Jinzhi." The writing is not good, which makes Ye Gongzi smile. ”

Ye Wei'an smiled apologetically at Jinqing, "I'm sorry, I reminded you of the past." ”

Jin Qing shook her head, the memory she accepted was not complete, and her impression of the original body mother was already very thin, she only remembered that her mother had a pair of gentle hands, often in the sun, touching her head and combing her hair, "It was a long time ago, and the son doesn't have to blame himself." Jin Qing said.

Ye Wei'an looked at the medicine box behind Jin Qing and asked with some curiosity: "Miss Gu's medicine is a novelty, I don't know where I learned it?" ”

Jin Qing had a big alarm bell in her heart, she knew that it was no problem for her novel medicine to fool those rural villagers, but she couldn't be fooled when she had to face people who had seen the world, and only said vaguely: "In the book left by my mother before leaving, I taught how to make simple medicines for headache and brain fever, and I was shallow and didn't learn well." ”

Seeing that she was reluctant to answer, Ye Wei'an changed the topic without leaving a trace, Ye Cheng had already forgotten that he was still sulking at Jinqing just now, and asked curiously, "Who else is in your family?" Why did you let a little girl come out to sell medicine? ”

The smile on Jin Qing's face couldn't be contained, this eldest young master's temper is really straight, how can he interrogate others like a prisoner, but looking at Ye Cheng's unquestionable tone, Jin Qing had to answer: "There is also a grandmother in the family, who used to be my mother's maid, and she brought up me and my younger brother, just like our mother." ”

Seeing that there was nothing to do, Jin Qing had to continue to shake the bell and walk forward, but he stopped just because Jin Zhi was tired of walking, Jin Qing took advantage of the rest to teach him a few words, and after saying goodbye to Ye Wei'an and Ye Cheng, Jin Qing shook the bell with one hand and led Jin Zhi with the other hand to continue walking.

Ye Wei'an looked at Jin Qing's back, a thin little girl, whose size was estimated to reach her chest, but she was carrying a heavy medicine box half a person high, but her pace was very relaxed.

He has seen many people, many people who are overwhelmed by life, but he has never seen Gu Jinqing like this, in her eyes, there is not a trace of bitterness and numbness, as if there are countless hopes.