The village chief looked for Qixuan, hoping that he could teach all the children in the village to read and read.
Qi Xuan refused without hesitation: "The village chief, I don't have time to teach them." Because he is an outsider, it is normal for the villagers in Ajia Village to reject him. But the bullying and even calculations made him exclude all these people.
The village chief said: "I can let the villagers do the work for you at home. You only need to teach them to study with all your heart."
Qi Xuan shook his head and said, "No, we can do the work of my family."
The head of the village came home.
Niguo saw his father's look a little ugly, and asked, "Daddy, what's the matter?"
The village chief looked at Nigu and said, "Do you know how much money Aya's uncle spends a year to study in the county seat?" Aya is Su Qi's daughter. Because of her beauty, she was photographed by the mayor's eldest son and then married. Back home. It was also because of this relationship that Su Qi was able to take his family to the town.
"How many?"
The village chief took a puff of cigarette and then vomited it out: "Just give the money to Mr. Twenty taels a year."
Nico's eyes widened: "So much?" The whole family is busy all year long, and they can make a couple of them in good age. If your age is not good, you have to use your savings.
The poorer the place, the more expensive it is to study. Ordinary people can't afford to study at all. Of course, Niguo and Yijia disagreed with Ai Hua at first because they thought it was useless to study, but they didn’t know that it would cost so much money to study.
"With pen and ink, at least thirty taels of silver a year." Such a large expenditure, let alone ordinary people, can't afford even the small and wealthy family. After all, studying is not a matter of one or two years, but ten or eight years or even longer.
Nico couldn't help but touched the back of his head, and said slyly: "Father, then Ai Hua is going to study with Brother Han, wouldn't we take a big advantage."
The village chief said, "I wanted him to teach the people in the village, but he refused. Nico, you have a good relationship with him, go and talk to him."
I have already taken a big advantage, and I want him to teach the people in the whole village. This is not an inch. Nico dared not say what was in his heart, he just shook his head and said, "Father, he is unwilling to let him teach Ada. Father, I won't go to make it." Ada was his nephew.
Thinking of what happened before, the village chief sighed and said: "Don't take the initiative to talk about this matter."
Ai Hua saw that his grandparents and parents did not support him, and since then he has been honest in class.
In late November, there was heavy snow in Aga Village. After that, in addition to practicing qigong, Qixuan put his mind on calligraphy and painting. I was too involved in painting and left Ai Hua aside.
Gu Jiu couldn't see it, and said to Ai Hua, "If you don't understand, you can ask me."
The wind on the mountain was strong, and the cold wind blowing on the face really hurt as if being cut by a knife when going out. Aunt Dou dared not go out without any problems, she would wrap her face even if she wanted to go out.
The house burned with charcoal fire, but it was still very cold. Qi Xuan thought for a long time and started writing, but when he was about to paint, he didn't let his hands behave. No way, too cold hands are numb.
Qi Xuan put down the pen and sat down to warm the fire: "It would be great if there were earth dragons." The study at home is as warm as spring in the winter.
Gu Jiu leaned on the rocking chair with his legs up, like an old man: "Only the very rich can burn the earth dragon." Ordinary wealthy people can't burn the earth dragon, which is too costly.
Qi Xuan said with a hum, "I know." I have lived here for almost a year, not to mention that the earth dragon is charcoal, and many people are reluctant to burn it. Lie on the bed without incident, so that not only can save charcoal fire, but also save food.
Except for busy farming in Ajia Village, he eats two meals a day at other times.
His hands warmed, and Qi Xuan continued to paint.
Gu Jiu looked at him attentively and nodded secretly. Regardless of how the painting is, this attitude makes him very satisfied. When you do something, you should devote yourself wholeheartedly.
Ai Hua handed the twenty large characters to Gu Jiu after finishing writing, and said, "Grandpa Jiu, do you think it is okay?"
Just write and write, don't think about how beautiful it is. Therefore, Qixuan asked Ai Hua to write neatly and correctly. If it fails to meet the requirements, it has to be rewritten.
Gu Jiu nodded after reading it, indicating that he could go back.
Ai Hua didn't leave this time, but stood in front of Gu Jiu and said, "Grandpa Jiu, I want to learn from Mr. Jiu's marksmanship. Grandpa Jiu, can you teach me?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Do you want to learn it yourself, or did your father let you learn it?"
"Grandpa Nine, I want to learn it myself." He looked at Qi Xuan's practice of marksmanship, with great majesty. It's much better than the set of punches his father fought.
Gu Jiu still smiled: "Teach you yes, but once you start learning, you can't give up halfway. If you don't, I will break your leg."
Ai Hua really wanted to learn, and stood straight now: "Grandpa Nine, I will definitely learn well, and I will never give up halfway."
Gu Jiu nodded.
Ai Hua thought that he could learn martial arts, and was too happy. He was still imagining that waiting for the martial arts to learn, he could fight invincible all over the village. As a result, Gu Jiu asked him to stand and didn't teach him martial arts at all.
I squatted for a quarter of an hour the day before, and my legs were not my own, and I was trembling when I walked.
Gu Jiu said, "Take a rest and go into the house." He wasn't so enthusiastic about taking an apprentice. He agreed to teach Ai Hua just because he was bored. It doesn't take much effort if you can't persevere. But if he persists, he will teach carefully.
Little children, how can they bear such suffering. On the second day, Aihualai was unable to survive at home, but was dragged by Yijia's ears.
Qi Xuan looked at Ai Hua's miserable cry and laughed. When he was so old, he didn't want to practice martial arts, but he was forced to learn by his parents. But fortunately, when he was a child, he learned martial arts and beat his bones, so the four brothers are in good health, and they don't get sick since they were young.
Ai Hua finished writing big characters this day, and was going to stand up again. Qi Xuan smiled and said, "As long as you study and practice martial arts, I will take you to the county town next spring." If you blindly suppress it with force, sooner or later your child will lose interest in learning. Appropriate motivation can arouse his enthusiasm for learning.
Every time Niguo came back from the town, he would bring back delicious food for the three of them. Therefore, Ai Hua is not interested in the county seat, he wants to go to the town even more.
Knowing what he was thinking, Qi Xuan couldn't laugh or cry: "The county has more delicious food." This child will have to take him out often in the future to see the outside world more often.
Ai Hua didn't believe it: "Really?"
Ai Hua has never been out of the mountains when he grows up. In his mind, there is no better place in this world than in town.
Qi Xuan touched his head and said, "When you see it for yourself, you will know."
Ai Hua was very happy, but turned to frustration: "The mountain is too dangerous. Grandpa and Dad won't let me out of the mountain."
"It's okay, let your dad go out with us at that time." People, you should do what you are good at. In the future, he will make money to support his family by painting, so he will no longer go hunting in the mountains. Hunting is too dangerous, he doesn't want to take risks anymore.
Ai Hua went home and said this to Nigu: "Father, Mr. explained that he will take me to the county in the beginning of the year. Dad, can I go?" When he said this, he looked at Nico hopefully.
Nigu nodded and said, "Yes. But you have to study martial arts well, or else I won't take you there."
Ai Hua was immediately happy, and turned somersault at the moment.
In a blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. There is an old saying in the Central Plains that there is money but no money to spend a good year, but the New Year here in Ajia Village is in June.
The customs of each place are different, this Qixuan has known for a long time.
On this day, Aunt Dou cooked a table full of good dishes and made a pot of dumplings. If you can't finish it, just keep it for the first day of the new year. This is more than every year.
While eating dumplings, Aunt Dou suddenly thought of her son Yikang. After the New Year, my son will be four years old, and I don’t know if I remember her as a mother.
New Year's Eve was originally the year of reunion, but now she doesn't even know that her son is tall, short, fat and thin. Thinking of this, Aunt Dou couldn't help but blush in her eyes.
Qixuan put a piece of fish into the bowl of Aunt Dou, and said, "Don't be sad, you will definitely see Yikang next New Year."
Aunt Dou looked at Qi Xuan when she heard this, and then turned her head to look at Gu Jiu: "Can we go back next year?" Qi Xuan didn't count it, but Gu Jiu said it.
Gu Jiu said, "If you want to go back, I can send someone to take you back after the New Year." As for Qixuan, the queen mother must agree to go back.
Aunt Dou hesitated and asked: "Then after I have seen Yikang, can I come back again?"
Gu Jiu shook his head: "If you leave, you can't come back."
Aunt Dou endured her reluctance, and said, "Then I won't go back." Although the life here is very difficult, she feels that this is the life of a normal person. Unlike in the palace, it is tiring and tiring.
Qi Xuan looked at Aunt Dou when he heard this, but he finally didn't say what he said.
In the evening, Qi Xuan looked in the direction of the capital and said, "Father and mother, I hope that the child can be with you next year and spend New Year's Eve with you."
Gu Jiu stood beside him without speaking. According to the Queen Mother, King Xuan must stay here for at least three years. Therefore, King Xuan's wish must have come to nothing.
Yun Qing also missed Qixuan very much. He lay on the bed at night and said to Yuxi: "Yuxi, Qi Xuan has changed, let him come back to spend the New Year with us next year!"
Yuxi shook his head and said, "No, what if it changes back to the original after returning?"
"Then when are you going to let him come back?" After that, Yun Qing said, "I'm so old. If you don't want him to come back soon, I'm afraid I won't see him before I die." Tongcheng and One round trip to the capital, you can get there in half a month, day and night. But the road to Shu area was difficult, and it would take one and a half months to come back after receiving the news. I really fell ill, how could I last so long.
When you are old, you don't even sound like dead or alive. Yuxi said with a black face, "Don't worry, the disaster will last for thousands of years. If I'm fine, you won't die."
Seeing Yuxi's anger, Yun Qing took her hand and said, "Yuxi, I miss A Xuan." By her side, he was so ridiculous that he would not want to see him. I've been away for so long, and I miss it again.
Yuxi sighed and said, "I miss him too. But he has to wait for his painting skills to be successful before he can come back. Otherwise, he will be the same as last time."
Yun Qing was silent and said, "Listen to you."