On the third day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Huang Yuanfang and Huang Yisheng were going to the county town to go to school.
Because the school in the town had not started yet, Watson asked Ergou to go to the dock to see off his eldest sister and brother.
Huang Yushu was afraid that the two children would get into trouble, so he also went to Baiyu City together to see if he could buy some goods in the city to sell.
Walking on the bluestone heading to the dock, Huang Yuanfang and Watson were talking. "They say dad and I will go to the county town with us, and you still have to come to see me off, so you're not afraid of trouble."
Watson had some reluctance on his face and pulled her by the corner of her clothes and said, "Sister, how long will it take for the Chinese New Year?"
Huang Yuanfang laughed: "The Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed, why do you think of the New Year again? Did you not eat enough mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival? I will buy candies for you next time you come back."
Watson thought for a while, but finally couldn't hold it back and asked: "Sister, when the Chinese New Year comes, you and your eldest brother can come back from vacation. Then we will go hunting pheasants in the mountains."
Huang Yuanfang's heart softened, thinking to herself, why are you talking about this now? I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.
After a while, he gently replied: "You study hard with your husband in the school, and I will take you to play when I come back?"
Ergou, who was walking behind, smiled and said, "Sister, Watson has been practicing archery for half a year. He is waiting for the snow to shoot some pheasants for you to eat!"
When Huang Yisheng, who was walking in front, heard this, he turned around and said with a smile: "If Watson can bring back the pheasant, he will be even more powerful than dad. Wait for me. I will go with you when I get back."
Watson felt happy, thinking that if his brother really went with him, then his eldest sister would definitely go too, and he didn't know how lively it would be by then.
He just suppressed his thoughts and said with a smile: "I'll practice more with the master, and maybe I'll be fine when my eldest sister comes back."
"But don't be too silly. After school, you should focus on studying. Don't worry about going to the blacksmith shop to practice your archery skills all day long. If you don't get good grades, where will you put your face?"
Huang Yisheng looked at Watson and explained to him in an elder brother's tone.
Huang Yuanfang glanced at Yi Sheng, sighed softly, took Watson's hand and said, "More than that, when you have nothing to do, help your mother take care of the third child. Seeing that he is getting older day by day, you are the second brother. do you know?"
Watson nodded, thinking, where is his turn to take care of his younger brother, and where is Sister Hong at home?
Looking at the two of them, Watson said: "Don't worry, the most I can do is go play after school. The third child is being watched by Sister Hong and Mom. If you don't believe me, ask dad."
Huang Yushu, who was walking in front, turned around and said, "We'll send it here. We'll get on the boat as soon as we get down. Go back early to review the lessons taught by your husband. School will start in a few days."
"Sister, take care, brother!" After listening to his father's words, Watson took Huang Yuanfang's hand and said softly.
Even though there were ten thousand reluctances in his heart, he knew he couldn't go against his father's wishes.
"You too, take care of yourself!" Huang Yuanfang looked at him and said, "Er Gouzi, go to school and study hard, don't fight with others!"
Ergou, who was standing next to Watson, covered his mouth with a smile, waved his little hand and said, "Sister, walk slowly, Watson and I are going home."
"Let's go, I'll watch you go back first!" Huang Yuanfang didn't want his brother to watch him leave by boat, leaving him alone on the dock.
"Sister, I'm leaving then." Watson held back a hint of parting in his heart: "Don't run out after entering the school. I heard that Bai Jade City is also in some chaos now..."
Since Watson eavesdropped on the chat between Huang Yushu and Uncle Liu, he has become concerned about Huang Yuanfang, who is studying in the city.
When Huang Yuanfang heard this, she couldn't help but cover her mouth, and just waved to Watson, telling him to leave quickly.
Watson glanced at Ergou and said helplessly: "Go back!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked up to the pier without even saying a word to his father and brother.
Ergou walked behind him and said as he walked: "Watson, let's go there to play for a while and then go home."
Watson thought for a while, looked at him and said, "It's now time. It's not fun to go anywhere. We've even eaten all the wild fruits on the mountains. It's not fun."
Ergou glanced at Watson and asked, "Why don't you take me to the school to have a look? I haven't taken a serious stroll around yet?"
"What fun is there in the school?" Watson glared at Ergou, but looking at his expectant expression, he nodded and said, "Then go take a look. I want to go home and sleep for a while. I woke up too early in the morning. early."
Ergou chuckled, feeling much better, and said, "I promise to go in and take a look before leaving. Why don't you help me take a look, which classroom will I sit in when I come in?"
Watson looked at him with a wry smile and said: "I'm not a teacher, how do I know which classroom you will sit in? At most, I will show you around..."
"That's fine, let's all go around. My sister will go to school next year." Ergou looked at Watson and laughed, thinking that I would be a student soon and no longer a wild child in the town.
The two of them arrived at the door of the school not long after walking.
Watson looked at the school door and frowned and said, "School didn't start today, so why are the doors opened?"
Ergou also thought of this and glanced at Watson. Watson also looked like I didn't know, and the two of them got into the school one after another.
The two walked into the quiet school and saw some flower bushes along the road. There were two sweet-scented osmanthus trees beside the playground. Because no one came to pick them, the ground was covered with golden sweet-scented osmanthus flowers, which gave off a strong fragrance.
After taking Ergou around the playground, the two of them walked all the way to the classroom. Watson looked at Ergou and said, "There are only five classrooms in the school. When we are older, we will go to the school in the city."
Ergou snorted in response and asked, "Will I go to White Jade City when I grow up?"
From Ergou's point of view, his parents definitely couldn't afford for him and his sister to go to the city to study.
"Either we beat away the water bandits and ask the city to send a few more gentlemen to the town." He also learned about this from his father chatting with Uncle Liu.
Now the mayor is powerless, and he still needs the city lord's nod to do this.
Ergou thought that this would be fine, but at worst he and his sister would have to wait a few more years.
Thinking of this, he looked at Watson and shouted: "My sister and I will stay in the town. Watson, don't forget us when you come to the county seat."
Watson glanced at Ergou and knew what he was thinking, so it was hard to say anything. After all, he relied on his parents.
After thinking for a while, he said: "I'll go first. If your husband doesn't come by then, I'll come back from the county with my own books to teach you. Don't be afraid. How can I forget you?"
When Ergou heard this, he grinned: "That's pretty much it, we are still good brothers!"
Watson looked at the person and shook his head, pretending to be his eldest brother, looked at his second brother and said, "Did you see that classroom? My eldest sister and eldest brother also studied here before."
"You two, it's not even the beginning of school yet, why are you running into the school to play?"
While the two were talking, Mr. Hua's voice came from behind Empress Hua.
Watson turned around and greeted his husband, and replied: "Hello, sir! I just went to the dock to send my eldest sister and brother to the county town for school. I took Ergou to see him on the way. He will come to school in two days."
The husband looked at Ergou and asked, "Have your parents finally agreed to let you study?"
Ergou looked at his husband and smiled and said, "Sir, I'll come first. My sister will also come to school next year."
The husband looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Don't look at the chaos in front of you. Read more books now. When you grow up, you will understand the benefits."
Watson looked at his husband and replied: "He will understand Ergou!"
The husband nodded and asked, "Your father also went to the county seat?"
"Dad went with my eldest sister and brother. I'm afraid it will take two days to come back." Watson looked at his husband and said seriously.
The teacher was startled, looked at him and asked: "The college registration will be in two days. If your father is not here, who will register for you?"
Watson thought for a while, then handed over to his husband and replied: "Sir, Watson has been taking classes for half a semester. I can just register myself now, so I don't need to trouble dad."
Ergou looked at Watson's appearance with a look of envy on his face, thinking that he was indeed his eldest brother. After only half a year of studying, he could enroll in school by himself.
The husband looked at Watson and said with a smile: "It seems that you have grown up and can share some responsibilities for your father."
Watson shook his head, looked at his husband and replied: "The student hopes that when he grows up, he can stand in class like him, read poetry to more children, and tell them the truth of the world."
The gentleman slowly raised his head, looked at the dark cloud floating in the sky, and sighed.
Looking at Watson, he said tiredly: "Being a teacher can be difficult sometimes, you know? I have a point in my heart but I can't tell you in class."
Watson thought about how his husband had only told half of a story last semester and then couldn't tell it anymore, and nodded subconsciously.
The husband continued: "Even when the Beihai Army declared war on us, I was not as desperate and wanted to give up as I am now, because at that time I wanted to use my own ability to wake up more sleeping people... Later , only to realize that there are things that I can’t do.”
Watson looked at Mr.'s haggard face and gloomy eyes, and suddenly said: "Didn't Mr. tell us? If you don't stand in the dark, how can you see the light?"
When the teacher heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, touched Watson's head and said, "Yes, how can you see the light if you don't stand in the dark! Do you see the light now?"
"The truth what the gentleman said is too profound. I still don't understand it. I'm trying to figure it out..." Watson looked at the gentleman and said seriously.
Ergou looked up at Watson and his husband, touched the back of his head, trying to understand the conversation between the two, but after thinking for a long time, he realized that he could not understand what the two said.
After hearing what Watson said, the husband felt a shocking wave of emotions in his heart. At Watson's age, he would never understand this truth.
But Watson told himself that he was willing to try to understand this truth.
This is students' desire for knowledge. Only with the desire for knowledge will they try to understand some truths, and only then will they understand more truths in the world as they grow.
He was proud to have a student like Watson.
Seeing Watson's confused look, the teacher gently patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "It's okay. You come to school first. I will talk to your father about registration when he comes back."
The husband feels extremely happy to have such students, so why would he care about such a trivial matter as signing up? In Watson's case, I'm afraid the whole town won't be able to find a second child.
At this time, the teacher remembered the lesson he once told Watson: the prosperity of young people will lead to the prosperity of the country.
Thinking of this, the husband looked at the two children and said with a smile: "The prosperity of young people will lead to the prosperity of the country. Hope lies in you children. I am optimistic about you."
Ergou took Watson's hand and smiled: "I will definitely study hard with my husband and be a useful person in the future."
Watson turned back to look at him and smiled: "Remember when the time comes, don't sleep during class, listen carefully to the teacher's lectures, and ask me after class if you don't understand anything."
In front of Ergou, Watson seemed to be a little boy.
The husband took his two children and walked outside the school. As he walked, he said: "Now that the bandits are in trouble, you can still study here with peace of mind. You must cherish it..."
