"It's right, it's true!"

Regardless of whether they understood or not, the villagers nodded.

The Zhou Xiande brothers thought they had guessed their father's good intentions and were so excited that they burst into tears: No wonder my father wanted them to go to the ground. This is because my father had deep hope for them, hoping that they could pass the scientific investigation smoothly.

"Dad, it turns out that you really didn't give up studying."

Zhou Xiande was so happy that his father had always been his target. Yesterday, his father suddenly said he would not go to the academy to study, so he was very worried.

There was also an inexplicable fear that my father would give up the path of imperial examinations.

If his father had not been a role model, how could he continue to catch up?

"Of course I didn't give up."

On the way back, Annie smiled at Zhou Xiande. Zhou Xiancheng said, "I have been studying in the academy for more than ten years. I have learned everything I should have learned, but I have not passed the exam. So I thought of a different method. Besides, I also want to see if I can support my family without studying."

"Support the family?"

Zhou Xiande was stunned for a moment. He was always held by the Zhou family. He had never been worried about his livelihood, nor had he suffered from hunger and cold.

"Yes, show virtue and show sincerity. We are men and must have the ability to support our family."

Anne said seriously, "Even women should have a skill. If you marry someone like this, you can stand up straight."

Speaking of this, Annie couldn't help but think of Zhou Yaozu's daughter Zhou Yufen.

Zhou Yufen and Zhou Xiancheng are twins, twins are rare, and one man and one woman is a good omen.

Therefore, although Zhou Yufen is a girl, she is still very popular because of this in Zhou Jiaao, which generally prefers boys over girls.

In addition, Liu is rich and is very spoiled to Zhou Yufen.

She was obviously a rural girl, but she was raised into a delicate daughter.

He doesn't touch the spring water, does nothing on weekdays, and looks down on a few cousins.

Zhou Yaozu was hypocritical and wanted a reputation. He went out to school and left his wife and children in Zhoujiaao to fulfill his filial piety.

Zhou Yufen was very dissatisfied with this and kept yelling that she would not live in a dirty and messy countryside, and she wanted to go back to her grandmother's house in the city.

Zhou Yufen was already a little bit crooked by Liu. Annie thought that she wanted to break the child's temperament as soon as possible.

In addition, the girls from the Zhou family should also be well trained.

Although there was no one else in Zhou Yaozu's wish, since Annie had become Zhou Yaozu, she wanted to fulfill the duties of Zhou Yaozu, the eldest son.

There is another one. In the original plot, the girls in the Zhou family were too miserable by Zhou Yaozu. Annie despised Zhou Yaozu's scumbag behavior. Now that she has become Zhou Yaozu, she wants to atone for him!

"Dad, I miss you, please send me back to the county town."

When she got home, before Annie could put down her hoe, Zhou Yufen held her skirt and tiptoed, avoiding the chicken shit on the ground.

Her delicate little face, which was slightly opened, was full of disgust, and she made a petite request to Annie.

"What does 'return to the county town' mean?"

Annie put down her hoe, calmly said, "Did you forget your surname? I tell you that your surname is Zhou, and this is your home."

"Dad~~"

Zhou Yufen was scolded so severely by her father, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Also, I'm just a farmer's son. You are my daughter, and of course you are also the daughter of the farmer. Don't dress like this in the future. It's inappropriate and just makes people laugh."

Annie glanced at Zhou Yufen's silk skirt, not giving Zhou Yufen any face.

Zhou Yufang was boiling water in the kitchen. When she heard the sound, she hurriedly brought out a bowl of water, "Uncle, you are back, have a drink of water."

When Annie saw Zhou Yufen, the coldness on her face faded instantly and she changed into a warm smile, "Yufang is so well-behaved. Uncle has been working for a long time and is thirsty."

"Hmph, show your kindness if you have nothing to do!"

Zhou Yufen couldn't afford to see her cousins, and felt that they were all local buns who were not allowed to go to the table. They were petty and jealous all day long. Her good clothes and jewelry were really embarrassing!

Especially when he just scolded her biological father, he turned around and praised Zhou Yufang, which made Zhou Yufen both embarrassed and sad!

"What did you say?"

Annie heard Zhou Yufen's whisper, took a big sip of water, handed the bowl to Zhou Yufang, and then said to Zhou Yufen sternly: "You are not young anymore, why don't you understand anything? Your elder brother and the second brother have been doing a long time of work. When you come back, don't you help pour the bowl of water, but you are sarcastic and sarcastic about your cousin. Who taught you this?"

“Wow~~”

Zhou Yufen was frightened by Annie's sternness and cried out, "Dad, how could you say that to me? I, I--"

Zhou Yufang was also shocked. She didn't expect that her uncle, who loved her cousin very much, would scold her cousin in front of her.

Seeing that her most envied cousin cried so miserably, she subconsciously wanted to speak for her, "Uncle, sister, didn't do it on purpose, she should have forgotten."

"Who told you to pretend to be kind? Humph, it's all your fault. If it weren't for your kindness, how could my father scold me?"

Zhou Yufen would not accept Zhou Yufang's favor. She still had tears on her face and cursed at Zhou Yufang with anger.

"Zhou Yufen! If you did something wrong yourself, how can you blame others? Oh, are you blame Yufang for not pouring water for me too much?"

Annie looked at Zhou Yufen with cold eyes.

"Dad, don't you care about me anymore?"

Zhou Yufen really couldn't figure it out, and overnight, the family changed.

My father stopped going to the academy, but my mother suddenly returned to her parents' home, and her brothers were forced to go to the field to work.

His father, who is obedient to him on weekdays, even scolded Zhou Yufang in front of the rural girl who doesn't kiss her and does not love her.

Woo woo, what's wrong with this? Can't you live like before?

"Zhou Yufen, don't you know where you were wrong?"

Since Anne made up her mind to correct Zhou Yufen's personality, she naturally would not be soft-hearted.

Furthermore, she did this for the sake of Zhou Yufen's good.

As parents, are they not disciplined strictly, are they waiting for her to leave home, be disciplined by others, or even the government?

A spoiled son is like killing him. Anne has been a parent several times, so she naturally understands this truth.

"Now you go back to my room. If you don't reflect on your mistakes, don't eat!"

Annie pointed to the east wing and signaled Zhou Yufen to return to the room.

"Woooo, you scold me and you won't let me eat. You are not my father!"

Zhou Yufen covered her face with a veil and ran back to her room crying.

Annie looked up and saw Old Mrs. Tan’s disagreement, “Dalang, what are you doing? Yufen is a girl and is young. What do you want to say? How can you scold her like this?”

Annie glanced at Zhou Yufang, who was only nine years old, "Mom, Yufen is not young anymore. She will be married in a few more years."

Annie washed her hands in the yard, then helped Mrs. Tan into the main hall, and whispered: "Mom, you have seen it too. Mrs. Liu raised Yufen as much as the daughter of a farmer."

"Isn't this good? Yufen looks good and is raised like a daughter. In the future, she can find someone from the county if she finds her husband's house."

Old Mrs. Tan is fond of twins, so she naturally likes Zhou Yufen, the granddaughter.

In addition, she is partial to her eldest son, loves the house and the Wu, and treats Zhou Yufen better than other granddaughters.

Liu's spoiled Zhou Yufen, and Old Lady Tan couldn't stand it either, but she thought that spoiled also had the benefits of spoiledness.

When Zhou Yufen grows up, with her appearance, she might be able to marry a good husband's family.

"Mom, the problem is, our family is not a wealthy family."

Anne smiled bitterly and said seriously, "I am just a farmer. If I don't make progress in the imperial examination, I will be a poor scholar in my life. My father is not good and my daughter is raised like a daughter, then she will be a dog-like dog. A truly good family will not marry us."

Old Mrs. Tan:...

Anne continued, "And you have also seen that Yufen has been spoiled and can't do anything. She is also a woman and has no choice but to be lazy and ambitious. With such a temperament, she will not live a good life even if she barely marrys a good family."

"Yufen is indeed a little impatient." No matter how much Old Mrs. Tan likes this granddaughter, she cannot be distorted.

"What kind of person lives like. So, I want to teach her well."

Annie said, "Washing laundry, cooking, feeding chickens and ducks, these tasks should be learned by Yufen. In addition, I also want to touch an embroidery master to teach her some skills. My younger sister and several niece at home also learn together."

"embroidery?"

Old Mrs. Tan was stunned for a moment. All the girls and ordinary female workers nowadays know.

Even Zhou Yufen is as delicate as she is, she can also make a few simple purses, sew and squilt clothes.

But embroidery is a more advanced and professional skill.

Annie pretended to be recalled and whispered: "When I went to the provincial capital to participate in the provincial examination, I met a scholar from Lin County. He was raised by a widowed mother. He and his brother both studied and helped them buy real estate in the provincial capital."

In this era, the only thing women can make money by their ability is probably embroidery.

Annie felt that if all the girls in the Zhou family could learn such a skill, they would not have to go to the fields to do rough work in the future and marry someone, they would be looked up at in the in-laws' family.

In the future, even if the in-laws cannot rely on their own skills, they can still support themselves.

"Embroidery makes money so much?"

Old Mrs. Tan was moved. She was just an ordinary farmer's old lady. She had never been to the county town in her life, so she naturally didn't know the outside world.

Usually, there is a clever wife in the village who makes purses, luzis, etc. and buys a few cents at most to make a little extra money to supplement the household expenses.

She really couldn't imagine that there was someone who could support her two sons with needlework and buy a house in the provincial capital.

"That's right, I heard from the scholar that his mother's embroidery can sell for hundreds of taels of silver." What Annie didn't say was that such an embroidery would take several months to embroider.

"Hundreds of taels?"

Old Mrs. Tan almost jumped up and hurriedly grabbed Annie's hand, "Dalang, haven't you coaxed my mother?"

Annie smiled, "Mom, when did I coax you?"

"Yes, my Dalang is the most honest and never lie to his mother."

Old Mrs. Tan thought for a while and nodded, "Study, our girls also learn embroidery. Dalang, hurry up and find a good master for them, and you don't have to worry about spending some money."
Chapter completed!