Yang Ruoqing was a little surprised, because Xiaojuan would not leave Lao Yang's old house under normal circumstances.
Even during the Chinese New Year, Xiaojuan didn't go out. When she came to relatives and friends' houses to pay New Year greetings, Yang Huaming and Mrs. Liu took the children out together.
In this regard, it can be said that Xiaojuan did a good job. She always asked the main wife Liu to come forward, and she stayed in the backyard room to take care of the children.
"Fourth uncle, Aunt Xiaojuan, why are you two here this late at night? What's the important matter?" Yang Ruoqing asked in surprise when she opened the courtyard door.
Xiaojuan smiled shyly and said, "I just put your cousin to sleep. Let the third girl watch for a while. I will accompany your fourth uncle here."
Here, Yang Huaming asked Yang Ruoqing impatiently before he even entered the door:
"Qing'er, would you like to send your baby to dance lessons? My three girls are so noisy with me that they want to learn to dance. They say Huahua is also dancing. I'm so envious!" he said.
Yang Ruoqing smiled, "I asked her about this before. The one in my family likes to dance with knives and sticks, but doesn't like dancing."
Yang Huaming said: "Three girls don't know why they are crazy because of smoking. They are so envious that they want to dance for life or death."
While talking, Yang Ruoqing called Yang Huaming and Xiaojuan into the main room and made tea for them.
"Since the third girl likes to dance, it's up to you, fourth uncle, to decide for yourself. Anyway, the training there is pretty fair. The female teacher who teaches dance is said to be a dancer from Qing'an County."
"I heard what Ping'er said. I haven't seen it in detail. If you're worried, fourth uncle, you can go there and see it yourself. Anyway, you have to go to town every day." Yang Ruoqing said.
Yang Huaming said: "This damn girl, I even let her go to school, and I didn't let her do farm work at home. I raised her to have tender skin and tender flesh, but I still have to go above and beyond!"
Yang Ruoqing pursed her lips and smiled. As a daughter, you have to have tender skin and tender flesh!
She herself wants to raise Baby Luo like that, but that girl is like her father, who likes to wield knives and sticks, and is a tomboy.
Here, Xiaojuan said to Yang Huaming: "Fourth brother, don't say that to the third girl. There is a saying that boys are poor and girls are rich."
"Our third girl is good-looking and smart. It's rare that she is interested in dancing. We have to send her to learn even if we are trying to sell everything."
"In the past, when I was in the Yang Mansion in Yuncheng, I saw the ladies from official and wealthy families gathering together, singing, dancing, playing the piano and so on. Each of them was a talent," Xiaojuan said.
Yang Huaming said: "You just said that those are official ladies and rich ladies. For people like us who are farmers, is there any use in learning those things?"
"Huahua is different. Huahua used to be an official lady, and Ping'er is not short of money. She just wants to learn." He said.
Xiaojuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Fourth brother, you don't have to let Goudan learn those things in the future, I promise not to say anything."
"But Third Girl, you'd better send her to school. The worst case scenario is that I'll use the money I got from Goudan last time to do some hairdressing for Third Girl..."
"Xiaojuan, what are you doing? Those were given to our son by relatives and friends..." Yang Huaming quickly stopped him.
"I think it's worth spending my son's money on my daughter," Xiaojuan said.
"Fourth brother, you have to think about it this way. You have trained the third girl well and made her versatile and knowledgeable."
"The beauty of our three girls is there. When we talk about marriage in a few years, we might be able to find a family with good financial conditions."
"Maybe the future third son-in-law will not be a farmer or a hawker, but a scholar who studies?"
"The scholar's son-in-law has passed the Juren exam, and our third girl is the wife of the Juren. If the third girl marries well, she will take good care of us, so now we spend the money on the third girl to make her better. It’s a business that’s guaranteed to make a profit, and even a woman like me understands it, so why are you so confused, Fourth Brother?”
After listening to Xiaojuan's detailed analysis and deliberation, Yang Huaming felt enlightened. Even Yang Ruoqing, who was drinking tea, couldn't help but be a little impressed by Xiaojuan.
This girl has such a far-sighted vision, and she can grab her and let her go.
Seeing that she had a good relationship with Mr. Tan in the backyard of Lao Yang's house, Mr. Tan would tease her son every day.
The relationship with the third girl is also well managed. I’m afraid that the third girl wants to learn to dance, but her own mother, Mrs. Liu, may not even know about it!
"Well, from what you said, it seems like that's what happened." Yang Huaming pinched his chin and began to think about it.
Xiaojuan smiled, did not rush, and patiently waited for Yang Huaming's final decision.
Yang Huaming slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, let's go and learn. You'll have to dance for half a year and have a look. If it's not bad, then keep dancing. If it's not good, you can get rid of it as soon as possible."
Xiaojuan gave Yang Huaming a thumbs up, "Fourth brother is wise. Anyway, the money is in our own hands. No one can take it away from us for half a year."
Yang Huaming nodded and turned his gaze to Yang Ruoqing: "Qing'er, do you really want your baby to try?"
Yang Ruoqing shrugged, "It's not sweet to be strong, I'm a tomboy."
Yang Huaming and Xiaojuan both laughed.
Xiaojuan said: "The tiger father has no dog daughter. This child, Bao Bao, will definitely have a place for her to prosper in the future."
Mothers like to hear other people praise their children, so Yang Ruoqing smiled back at Xiaojuan.
Yang Huaming said to Yang Ruoqing again: "What, are Mianmian and Xiuxiu going? Ask your fifth aunt and second sister-in-law."
Since the fifth uncle's family opened a large yard across the road, the fifth aunt Bao Suyun has spent most of her time in the village taking care of Dabao and Mianmian.
Dabao and Yang Yongbai studied together in the school behind the village, and planned to go to the school in the town after passing the examination as a scholar.
As for Cao Bamei, she has been taking her second daughter to accompany her second brother Yang Yongjin to manage the restaurant in the county town.
My daughter, Xiuxiu, stayed in the village to study. She stayed with Sun's family and slept in the same room as Xiaojie.
During the Dragon Boat Festival a few days ago, Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei's family went back to the village to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. After they were done, Yang Yongjin took the lead back to the county town, while Cao Bamei stayed in the village to spend some time.
Hearing this, Yang Ruoqing nodded and said: "Sure, I will meet the fifth aunt and the second sister-in-law tomorrow. I will ask them what they mean by the way."
Yang Huaming became happy and said: "If Mian Mian and Xiu Xiu are also going, then I will send them all there in a carriage. Anyway, if one sheep is herding, then so is a group of sheep!"
Yang Ruoqing curled her lips, this is a metaphor for beating, there is nothing wrong with it!
The next morning when they were washing clothes in the pond at the entrance of the village, Yang Ruoqing happened to be with Cao Bamei, so she asked Cao Bamei what her fourth uncle Yang Huaming had entrusted last night.
Cao Bamei said: "When I came back from school last night, Xiuxiu told me that our third girl Xiangxiang wanted to learn dancing."
"I asked Xiuxiu if she wanted to go, and Xiuxiu said she wanted to go. But I won't go now, and even if I want to go, it will take some time."
"Why?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Cao Bamei said with a smile: "I and my second girl will stay in the village until the end of the month. Xiuxiu doesn't want to go now. When she is free, she wants to stay at home and play with her sister. This little sister is very affectionate."
Yang Ruoqing understood. As a "left-behind child" in ancient times, Xiuxiu wanted to cherish the time she spent with her mother and sister.
