Seeing her brother say this, Tang Wanwan couldn't help but glance at him and said, "Brother, this is a good thing, you refuse?"
"I didn't refuse, and I didn't agree to it either. But he said he would let me study at Penglai Academy and he would pay for it. I refused."
"He asked you to go to school? Are you crazy? How long has it been since?" Tang Wanwan had just finished speaking. Seeing her brother's shocked look, she knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly made up for it: "Brother, I mean
Don’t get me wrong, I feel that even if you study again now, you may not be able to keep up, it will be very tiring. The first priority right now is to heal your injuries. Everything else will be considered in the long run."
Tang Wei saw his sister's apology and said: "I'm fine, I know my abilities. Now if I go to the academy, I can't do it myself. The high-spiritedness before is gone. Now I just want to live a stable life.
I hope you are all safe and sound, I will be satisfied if I can do something for this family."
Tang Wanwan smiled now, looked at her brother and said, "Brother, our life will definitely get better and better, just watch."
"Okay, I'll wait. Let's go see our bamboo forest and our bamboo shoots now."
"Yeah!" Tang Wanwan then pushed her brother to catch up with them, and the family arrived at the Western Mountain in a short while.
Tang Wanwan also guessed that Gu Yunzhi would probably offer compensation or something, but she didn't expect that he would let his eldest brother return to the academy to study. In the past, the eldest brother was very high-spirited, and his grades were also very good at that time. No matter what
Is it Chinese studies or quick calculation? Now that he has been decadent for so many years, there is no saying that he can pick it up. It is best for the brother to think about it himself. Otherwise, she will not know how to persuade him. Don't be criticized by others when the time comes.
When you laugh at someone, or feel that you are not good enough, your confidence will be hit even harder.
"Everyone, stand up and come to me to get a small shovel." Tang Wanwan held a small bamboo basket on her arm. There were shovels and sickles in the bamboo basket, which were all tools used to dig bamboo shoots.
"In addition, I will issue a task. Xiaoyi and Xiaorou are responsible for discovering bamboo shoots. After discovering it, they will notify my mother and I to dig it. Whoever finds more will be rewarded when we go back. Write down the number yourself, and my mother and I will go dig the bamboo shoots.
My brother will be the referee and watch over them for us."
"Okay!" Everyone said in unison without any objection.
"Sister, can I use Arabic numerals to count?" Tang Xiaoyi asked, counting her fingers. Tang Wanwan had taught them how to recognize numbers at home. The two little ones had a good memory and learned to use Arabic numerals after learning it a few times.
Tang Wanwan had been taught counting, but they had not done it in actual combat yet. Now they were looking for bamboo shoots, which could come in handy, so they started to pick up their fingers eagerly.
"Okay, but when we count the numbers, it's best not to count them with our fingers. Then we find out how many we have and write down the numbers. After we finish digging the bamboo shoots, I will count them." Tang Wanwan said, and then asked them.
"Read again the multiplication table I taught you."
Tang Xiaorou immediately volunteered and raised her hand, saying: "I'll go first. One to one gets one, one to two gets two...five to six, five to six."
She read it smoothly at first, but suddenly got stuck when she read it here. Her little face turned red immediately.
"Well, how much is five or six, think about it again?" Tang Xiaorou couldn't think of it, so Tang Wanwan just looked at Tang Xiaoyi. "Xiaoyi, think about it, how much is five and six?" She waved her hand in front of him.
After a few times, Tang Xiaoyi's eyes lit up and she suddenly remembered. "Five, six, thirty, five, seven, thirty-five..."
Then Tang Xiaoyi recited it to the end in one breath.
When Tang Xiaorou heard that her brother had finished reciting everything, she burst into tears. While crying, she shouted: "I know how to recite it, but why did I forget it when I recited it? Wow, am I stupid?"
Come, Tang Xiaorou was originally in high spirits, but she felt dejected. She felt that she was not as good as her brother, and she actually became a little discouraged.
When Mrs. Chen saw this, she couldn't help but talk about Tang Wanwan, "You girl, do well, let them carry something, look at it, it made Xiaorou cry."
Tang Xiaorou is very strong. She already knows how to save face. Today, she lost to her brother in front of the whole family. She felt humiliated and therefore she was in a low mood.
Tang Wanwan also kindly wanted them to learn more and memorize more, but she didn't know that. She had no experience in raising children, so she didn't know that it would be difficult to handle such a small child. She hurriedly said: "Okay, then
Can I dance for you, sister? After I finish the dance, we will dig bamboo shoots."
Fortunately, she remembered the basic movements of this children's song. Anyway, dancing is about making different movements, waving hands, twisting arms, shaking hands, and moving legs, trying to make the movements look more beautiful. Tang Wanwan was wearing an old linen skirt, and her movements were quite gentle.
When she was spinning on the spot, the hem of her skirt floated up, like a round flower, and they couldn't take their eyes off her.
Originally, Tang Xiaorou was still crying, but seeing her sister dancing so beautifully, she immediately forgot to cry and just watched her dancing.
Tang Wanwan quickly held her little hand and led her onto the dance floor. "Xiaorou, come and dance with your sister."
"But I can't dance." Tang Xiaorou looked a little cautious.
Tang Wanwan told her that she would do what he did. She was a little unfamiliar at first, but after a few moves, she actually learned it well. A smile gradually appeared on her face.
Seeing the smile on Tang Xiaorou's face again, Tang Wanwan couldn't help but sweat in her heart, the child was finally coaxed.
Tang Wanwan then pulled Madam Chen to dance. Madam Chen immediately covered her face in shame and stepped back. She said, "You guys should have fun. I am an old woman and I can't scare people to death."
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Tang Xiaoyi couldn't dance, so Tang Wanwan asked him to dance along. He immediately shook his head like a rattle. He also ran far away, as if to stay away from the virus.
It made Tang Wanwan and Tang Xiaorou laugh.
After Tang Xiaorou regained her confidence, Tang Wanwan told her not to care too much about temporary gains and losses. It's not terrible. We have to learn lessons and remember these small mistakes.
Only then did Tang Xiaorou realize the meaning of her eldest sister's actions, and she immediately felt very embarrassed.
"Sister, I know I was wrong."
"It's okay. Look, you learned a new dance today, how nice it is."
"Well, can you please teach me more dances in the future?"
"Yes, I can also teach you to sing."
After hearing this, Tang Xiaorou jumped three feet high and became completely happy.
Then they started today's trip of digging bamboo shoots. Xishan is very big, covering an area of about five or six acres. The big lake alone covers about two or three acres of land. The entire mountain combined,
There are almost ten acres of land.
Therefore, Tang Wanwan's five taels of silver are very worthwhile. If done well, these five taels of silver can be turned into fifty taels, five hundred taels, or even more in the future.