Bai Dazhuang took Bai Panmei back home.
The elders of the Bai family believe that it is not too late and he should be allowed to study at Huaishui Academy as soon as possible.
So the Bai family became lively again, as much as Bai Sanzhuang's engagement ceremony.
Mrs. Zhen and her sister-in-law Xie Chuntao helped pack Bai Panmei's luggage. When she went to Huaicheng, she couldn't go home all the time like she could in Nanguan Town. When she went to Huaishui Academy, she could only go home once a year.
All kinds of clothes, shoes and socks must be prepared, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have even packed away clothes for all seasons.
It's summer now and I can't feel it. Winter in Huaicheng is very cold. Qiuniang has lived in Huaicheng for so many years, and she knows best that she has seen many people holding pens suffer from frostbite on their hands. So she drove out two thick cotton clothes, two pairs of cotton shoes, and two pairs of gloves for the fourth child of the Bai family in two consecutive nights.
"You are so considerate after all." Mrs. Zhen received the cotton coat in the package and admired it sincerely.
Qiuniang has been living with Mrs. Bai's grandniece since then. She doesn't talk much in daily life and only immerses herself in work. For the men of the Bai family, except for Bai Zhaomei, uncle and nephew, they hurriedly avoided any place where Bai Dazhuang was, and did not even say a word to the adult men of the Bai family.
Old Mrs. Bai was very satisfied with her behavior. Although she always gave her a thumbs up, she became more and more gentle towards her.
"My fourth brother is studying in the town. Every winter, I get frostbite on my pen and pen. It makes me feel sad when I see it. When I go to Huaishui Academy, I don't have to worry about frostbite. I heard that every room in the academy is filled with charcoal fires in winter. It's warm." Xie Chuntao said as she stuffed the gloves sewn by Qiuniang into her luggage.
"Sister-in-law, I heard that the students of Huaishui Academy not only study in the academy, but sometimes they also go out with the master to observe the people's sentiments and penetrate into the lives of the people. It snows in the winter and it rains heavily in the summer. They have to go out, and sometimes they have to go to other places to observe the customs. Favor." Qiuniang said.
"Oh, studying at Huaishui Academy sounds to me more difficult than studying at a private school in our town?" Xie Chuntao was surprised by this.
"This is what scholars should do. They cannot just stick to reading." Zhen said with a smile, "Most students from Huaishui Academy will pursue official careers in the future. Those who benefit the people of a place will naturally have to be deeply involved in the lives of the people."
Xie Chuntao understood, and a new idea came to her mind. She happily asked Zhen, "Mom, will my fourth brother become an official in the future?"
Although Xie Chuntao didn't care about the Bai family's peasant family background, she still hoped that the fourth son of the Bai family could read and become an official. She didn't dare to think about a high official like Tian Maimiao's father. The county magistrate was already an official beyond reach for Xie Chuntao. .
In the future, when he becomes an official like Liu Hong, he will be able to take care of his two sons to some extent.
The fourth brother was said by Zhou Daru to be a talented Qilin scholar. It would not be too much for a talented Qilin scholar to be a candidate for county magistrate.
"I dare not say that. Some people are suitable for officialdom, some are suitable for learning, and some people study just to understand... Your fourth brother is still young and doesn't know yet. We can't put too much pressure on him." Zhen Shi said gently.
She also told Bai Banban and Mrs. Bai that entering Huaishui Academy should not be regarded as half-stepping into the official career. If the fourth child is as unlucky as the second child, wouldn't it put a lot of pressure on him?
Another reason is that she doesn’t want her family to have great hopes only to be disappointed.
Xie Chuntao understood what Zhen meant, nodded and said, "Mom, I understand. I'm just thinking about it, and I won't say it in front of my fourth brother."
Mrs. Zhen nodded, her eldest daughter-in-law was the one who gave her the most peace of mind.
"Mom, I made a robe for my fourth brother." Eugene Gui opened the curtain and walked in.
Mrs. Zhen looked up and saw that the robe in her hand was the satin given by the Zhou family last time. She gave it to Eugene Gui to make clothes for Saburo.
"You're interested. It's just Saburo's new clothes."
Yu Jingui interrupted her mother-in-law and said with a smile: "Sanlang's child is like a mud monkey every day, and the good news is just as good when it comes to him, why not give it to the fourth brother. I heard that many children from aristocratic families are studying in Huaishui Academy. There are so many If you are a snobbish person who respects Luo Yi first and then others, you will not have to make your fourth brother feel wronged."
Eugene Gui said something nice, but Mrs. Zhen could see through her mind.
She saw that the fourth child was favored by the Zhou family and came to please him in advance. When her family was poor, she caused a lot of trouble because the fourth child spent the second child's money on studying.
It has to be said that Eugene Gui is smarter now than before.
"Your fourth brother is here to study, not to compete." Madam Zhen said calmly, put the robe handed over by Eugene Gui into the package, and continued, "Both the eldest son and the second son have new clothes, but the third son does not have them. He There is no need for a child to be wronged. I still have one there, so let’s sew one for him later.”
Eugene Gui was overjoyed and said: "Sanlang must be very happy."
"Mom, the Zhou family values our fourth brother so much. It is a great joy for our family that he goes to Huaishui Academy. Especially for my sister-in-law, who has the support of a talented Qilin brother. Let's see who dares to look down on her in the future." You Jin Gui said, deliberately lifting Xiao Fuyuan out to increase the amount.
"Qilin Talent is just a polite term from the Zhou family. We shouldn't ask the big people to spread the word. Your fourth brother is just a little boy. If this word spreads, it will make people laugh." Mrs. Zhen warned Yu Jingui.
Eugene Gui was disdainful in his heart, but respectfully promised not to talk nonsense.
On the one hand, she envied Bai Panmei's good luck, but on the other hand, she was angry that such good things did not happen to Bai Erzhuang.
She felt that Bai Erzhuang was already a scholar and had more investment value than Bai Panmei.
The Zhou family, however, prefers the big to the small.
But she didn't dare to say this.
Although Bai Panmei longed to go to Huaishui Academy, she suddenly felt timid.
Talents from all over the world gathered at Huaishui Academy. As a young boy from the countryside, he had only been attending the Tan Family School for three years. It was not easy to stand out in Huaishui Academy.
In the past few days, my mood has been up and down.
He even asked Mrs. Bai if he could wait until Bai Sanzhuang got married.
"Do you think that Huaishui Academy was opened by your ancestors, and you can go there whenever you want? It's easy to seize this opportunity. You don't want to rush, but you want to stay at home. Who do you think you are? Without you, you three Brother, can’t I have a wife?”
Old Mrs. Bai scolded Bai Panmei at the top of her lungs.
He was so angry that he almost let the white wooden board hit him.
Bai Panmei is a rare kind father who is gentle and gentle to his children in the countryside. Not only did he not beat Bai Panmei, but he was also pleased that Bai Panmei cared about her brothers and family.
"I'm not a boy who can fly as soon as his wings harden. I think the fourth boy is very good. If he is someone who flies as soon as he hears a high branch, there is no difference between him and Mai Miao's father." Bai Banban commented on the fourth boy of the Bai family.
Although I have never met Tian Maimiao's father, in the minds of everyone in the Lao Bai family, Tian Maimiao's father has a negative image as a scholar who needs to distance himself from his relationship.
The white wooden board hit Bai Panmei: "Fourth brother, after you finish your studies and become a high official, you must not forget your roots. Don't forget that you are a farm boy from Shenshu Village. If you dare to forget your roots, you Believe it or not, I dare to go to Jinluan Palace to sue you."
