The carriage sped along and suddenly stopped in front of a wooden house under the lush forest to the east of the village.
Chu Nanzhi led Erbao, and Sanbao helped Chang Lao slowly get out of the carriage.
As soon as he entered his courtyard, Lin Jinxiao saw his mentor's carriage and horses from a distance. He quickly led Dabao on crutches, and the four treasures came to greet him:
"I've seen it."
Chang Lao passed him by and hurried straight to the living room.
Lin Jinxiao looked confused.
The second treasure and the third treasure smiled brightly and went over to hold the Dabao and the fourth treasure and said happily: "Grandpa Nie, Grandpa Chang has promised to teach us how to read and write, and we will be apprentices soon."
"Apprenticeship?"
Lin Jinxiao was confused again and looked at Chu Nanzhi with surprise.
I didn't even mention this matter to my two mentors, but they agreed?
He looked at the woman in front of him again in disbelief, and his mood suddenly became complicated:
It seems that she does have some tricks up her sleeve.
I don't know how she did things that she wasn't sure about.
Chu Nanzhi looked at his confused expression and whispered to him:
"I'm going to prepare a gift for my apprenticeship. You go in and talk to the teacher for a while."
"teacher?"
Lin Jinxiao was startled again, but before he could ask anything, Chang Lao listened. Chang Lao urged impatiently:
"It doesn't have to be so complicated. Let's keep everything simple today. It won't be too late to make up for the big ceremony when I teach my lessons another day."
As soon as Chang Lao finished speaking, Lao Nie's voice followed closely:
"Since I am a disciple, how can I be simple? Chang Lao has abided by etiquette and law all his life. Is it possible that today he wants to destroy his foundation?"
Mr. Nie walked up to the crowd and continued solemnly: "You and I are both leaders of the noble clan, how can we break the rules?"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Chang Lao suddenly laughed loudly, stared at Nie Huaian with heavy eyes and turned back with his crutches:
"Ever since we were young students, I have been at odds with you all the way to the court, and then to our hometown together. We have been indistinguishable for decades. I don't want to have to be evenly matched with you today."
At this time, Mr. Nie also laughed with relief, walked over and shook hands with Mr. Nie again to make peace, and then told Chu Nanzhi with his eyes full of kindness:
"My good disciple, go and prepare the gifts. From now on, Lao Chan and Chang Lao will preach and teach you, mother and son."
When the four little treasures heard this, they were so excited that they immediately danced.
Dabao was no longer as restrained as he was a few days ago, thinking that he could finally learn swordsmanship from Grandpa Chang. He, Erbao, Sanbao and Sibao walked around in circles in the yard hand in hand, laughing non-stop.
Looking at this group of lively and cute little guys, Chu Nanzhi felt warm in her heart.
If you can get Chang Lao and Nie Lao to teach you, even if you reconcile with Lin Jinxiao and leave them, these little guys can be well educated.
She felt very relieved.
After inviting the two elders into the main room and serving tea, they were ready to go to the entrance of the village to buy the six gifts for apprenticeship.
As soon as he left the courtyard gate, he saw Dabaolin Ruiwen running out with small steps.
Chu Nanzhi stopped and watched quietly as the little guy approached her step by step. Her breathing became a little rapid for some reason.
Dabao raised his eyes and looked at her, his bright little eyes blinking gently, and the stubbornness in his bones was now visible in his eyes.
Chu Nanzhi knew that this little guy was ambitious and thoughtful. He always stayed away from her in the past and did not dare to get close to her. But if he took the initiative to come over today, he might be hiding something.
She tentatively reached out and touched Dabao's little head.
This time, the little guy didn't resist, and stared blankly as a big hand touched the top of his head.
Chu Nanzhi was shocked and asked softly: "Dabao, my brothers and sisters are all eating cakes and playing with newly bought toys in the house. Why did you run out alone?"
"Aniang."
A faint cry suddenly reached Chu Nanzhi's ears.
Her whole heart couldn't help but tremble suddenly.
"Aniang."
"Eh."
The clear and sweet voice made Chu Nanzhi feel excited and fell into complex emotions.
She didn't expect this "Mother" call, but after confronting this little guy for so long, the sudden "Mother" call actually broke her guard.
There seemed to be something warm stuck to the eyelashes at the corner of the eye, making the entire vision a little blurry.
She quickly wiped the corners of her eyes and tried to calm down.
I heard Dabao call again: "Auntie, I'll go with you."
"good."
Chu Nanzhi answered, feeling so excited that she immediately picked up Dabao gently and walked out of the hospital together.
But she was really puzzled and couldn't help but asked curiously:
"Dabao, why do you suddenly want to call me mother?"
Dabaolin Ruiwen's face turned red. He grabbed her shoulders with one hand and rubbed her chin tightly with the other. He replied shyly: "Because. Because I really want to call you mother now."
"Why is that?"
Chu Nan Zhiwen smiled and asked him in a joking and teasing tone.
Dabao suddenly became brave, no longer timid, and said bluntly: "Because Aniang hired the best teacher in the county to teach us how to read and write, I know Aniang really wants to treat us well now.
"
"It would be good for you to ask the teacher to teach you how to read and write."
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help laughing.
This little devil knows a lot.
It's also hard for these little guys, because other children at this age only care about having fun, while he just wants to study hard and learn to read.
It can be seen that there will be great potential in the future.
Dabao lay on her shoulder and explained seriously:
"My father once said that a good man will be successful only if he studies hard. When he was a child, he wanted to study and read, so he could only hide in private schools and the halls of wealthy families and eavesdrop in his free time. Later, he was discovered by Grandpa Chang and Grandpa Nie.
I just took it home, they never accept students easily."
Looking at the well-behaved Dabao, Chu Nanzhi suddenly felt that this little guy was much cuter than usual. She couldn't help but touch his little head and face again, and gently warned:
"Since you understand my good intentions and how powerful my two grandfathers are, you must take your younger brothers and sisters to study hard with these two great scholars in the future. You will not let down my expectations for you."
Dabao pursed his thin lips and answered seriously like a young adult: "I will definitely not let down my mother's expectations. We will be successful and respected scholars like my father in the future."
After saying this, he quickly added: "When we have a future, we will honor our parents."
"Um."
He doesn't know whether his father has any future or not.
But if these little guys can have a good outlook on life like Lin Jinxiao in the future, I will be satisfied.
In the house, Lin Jinxiao also saw everything outside the courtyard.
Although I felt a little jealous, I couldn't help but feel a little moved.
If everything this woman had done before was just a means to achieve peace and separation, then the fact that she was willing to beg the second elder for the education of her four little treasures was enough to become a qualified mother in his opinion.
Parents love their children and have far-reaching plans.
It was just what this woman was doing all this for that puzzled him.
She obviously only needs to keep her promise and stop beating and scolding the child. After she recovers from her injury, she will be satisfied with giving her a piece of paper and a divorce letter.
So there is absolutely no need for her to do so much.