Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

2After Qing Sheng finished washing up, he entered Shen Jingli's room and took out the story book to review it. The story book that Shen Jingli had drawn had extremely rich pictures, mainly pictures, which were suitable for people who didn't read much or children to read.     4

    

Shen Jingli was doing some simple gymnastics in the courtyard. Seeing him carry a small stool and sit at the end of the walkway to look at the storybook, without even hearing him call out to him a few times, he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.    

    

When he saw Qing Sheng like this, he could not help but complain: "He does not know what devil he is, but all day long, he is holding that pile of papers and flipping them over and over, from time to time he would even foolishly smile. Even when others call out to him, he should not respond for a long time …"    

    

As he said that, he brought out a few more stools from the house. These stools were solid wood, and were somewhat heavy, and did not have a backrest. After tiring with age and effort to carry them out, he frowned and asked Jin Yu who had brought the breakfast out: "Should we prepare a few light, back-to-back rattan chairs at home? These stools are so hard and heavy that it's really inconvenient to move them from side to side. "    

    

Jin Yu looked at the few stools and nodded, "Madam has a few blueprints for the chairs in her room, if you find a strong carpenter in the village one day, let him copy it."    

    

"That would be for the best." Nian Hua came in and took out two more cushions. When he passed by Mu Jin's room, he saw Mu Jin playing with Xun Er and shouted, "Young Master Jin, bring Young Master and Huaixin out for breakfast."    

    

Ever since the baby had spoken, Shen Jingli had forbade Xun Er and Huaixin to sleep together, and instead made a room for Mu Xi to sleep in. Xun Er was obviously unhappy, and after arguing a few times, Shen Jingli had no other choice but to throw him over to Mu Jin, allowing Mu Jin to coax him to sleep at night.    

    

Mu Jin carried Xun Er, brought Huaixin out, and sat down. Qing Sheng was still immersed in that storybook, and didn't even raise his head for a moment as he was called out to a few times by Nian Hua. Seeing him not moving an inch, it was both angry and amused, "Since you like it so much, why not hold a classroom in the courtyard, and teach it to those children for an hour every day, and let them recognize the words at the same time …"    

    

"This is it."    

    

Before he even finished speaking, Qing Sheng shouted loudly and excitedly stood up. When Nian Hua saw his current appearance, he was so anxious that his heart was about to jump out of his throat. Was he trying to scare him to death?    

    

"If you have something to say, then say it properly. Don't get excited, is it okay?" Nian Hua hurriedly stepped forward to support Qing Sheng, while complaining, "You must be happy, because I'm so scared that my heart is about to stop beating."    

    

Qing Sheng embarrassedly laughed twice and slowed down his pace. Jin Yu set a meal and served her master before opening a table for him to eat breakfast with the two guards and the coachman.    

    

After breakfast, Mu Xi returned as well. He happily picked up his own flowers and taught Huaixin how to make garlands while Xun Er noisy brought him out to play.    

    

Qing Sheng was still thinking about the proposal he made a moment ago. The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, so he pulled Shen Jingli and explained his idea to him.    

    

"Sister-in-law, teach me how to do calligraphy."    

    

Shen Jingli was holding a pair of large scissors and pruning a few small trees in the backyard. Hearing his words, he curiously looked at him, "Do you really want to set up a class and teach those children how to read?"    

    

Qing Sheng nodded his head, "In the school in the village, Gemini and the young lady are not allowed to attend. If they want to learn how to read, they can only ask their brothers at home to take some time to teach them after class … "The literate Shuang'er and the young lady, when you talk about me in the future, you can even talk about me as a good family."    

    

Shen Jingli poured a cup of water for him, held the cup and thought for a moment, then said: "This is not a simple matter. Although your thoughts are good, do you think that people in the village will think that way? "    

    

In this world, it didn't mean that if you do good deeds with good intentions, others would approve of you.    

    

The twins and girls in the village all had to help work in the house, feed the chickens and feed the pigs, wash clothes and cook, and also the female students. They were all waiting to be married at the age of fifteen or sixteen.    

    

After sending in the tuition money, as well as the fact that his family lacked manpower and couldn't take the exam for reputation like a kid, he might even be blamed by others in the end.    

    

Qing Sheng lowered his head in silence. He clearly knew that it wouldn't be easy to execute this matter.    

    

After a long while, he finally raised his head, looked at Shen Jingli firmly, and said: "Sister-in-law, just two hours have passed, let them recognize the words, listen to the story, learn more about it."    

    

If a person were to become stubborn, even a hundred cows would not be able to pull them back. The current Qing Sheng was just like this, he made up his mind, and immediately found a book from Shen Jingli's desk to ask Shen Jingli about words that he could not read.    

    

Seeing his serious look, Shen Jingli knew that he could not persuade him, so he just followed him.    

    

— —    

    

After lunch, when the sun was at its brightest, it was time for people to rest. Little Shuang'er and the little girls who liked to listen to stories came over and sat in a neat row in Shen Jingli's house, waiting for him to tell them stories.    

    

"Mu Xi, what story is your Mama telling us today?" It was still the same Little Shuang'er from this morning, pulling on Mu Xi's sleeves and asking him softly.    

    

Upon hearing his question, the people around him all gathered around. Their eyes were shining, and their faces were filled with curiosity.    

    

"I don't know." Mu Xi shook his head and continued to weave the crown in his hands.    

    

With a tsk, he sat back down on his original seat. Only his three pairs of eyes were still surrounding Mu Xi, looking at him enviously.    

    

"Mu Xi, you are fine. Not only can your Mama learn to read, you also know so many stories. In the future, not only can you read books, you can also listen to many stories. " Little Shuang'er at the side said in envy.    

    

"That's right. I want to be able to read as well as study." The other pair continued, "People say that the twins in the city can read, and even know how to calculate. It's much better than us country bumpkins. I …"    

    

He quietly looked to both sides before lowering his voice to Mu Xi and the rest, "I heard that Mu Ru Hua who is in the village has been annulled his marriage. The other party despised her as illiterate and wanted to marry his son to the daughter of an Elementary Scholar.    

    

"Huh?" Mu Qi opened his eyes wide in shock, "But isn't Mu Ru Hua's brother an Elementary Scholar as well? How can she not know a single word? "    

    

"Your brother is also studying in the academy. Did he teach you how to read?" the Twin asked.    

    

Mu Qi was rendered speechless. He actually wanted to learn how to read from his brother, but his parents did not allow him to disturb their brother. His brother also thought that he was stupid and was too lazy to teach him.    

    

The other Twin girls all lowered their heads in disappointment. There was a school in the village, and they all had brothers that attended school, but very few of them would be willing to teach them after school. The parents of the family didn't think that they needed to read and write, so they married them out when they reached their age.    

    

"Mu Xi, does your Mama teach you how to read?" Mu Qi reached out to push Mu Xi.    

    

"Uncle, you bought me the four treasures of the study, as well as a red book. When he's free, he'll teach me how to read." Mu Xi said honestly, "My Mama doesn't have much literacy, he was afraid of teaching me badly, so he let me know."    

    

Mu Qi could not bear to see him like this, so he patted his shoulder and said, "If you want to learn, you can come and learn with me. In any case, teaching one is taught, teaching two is also taught."    

    

Mu Xi sold Shen Jingli out without hesitation, and openly at that.    

    

"Really?" Mu Qi said in surprise.    

    

"Really, you can come tomorrow." Mu Xi said magnanimously.    

    

"Then …"    

    

Before Mu Qi could finish his sentence, Jin Yu and Nian Hua walked over with a plate of snacks. When the girls of Shuang'er saw this, they immediately started chattering away, and started eating the snacks one by one.    

    

They liked to come here. Aside from the nice stories here, there were also delicious snacks and snacks here. They only had a few to eat during the new year, so how could they afford it?    

    

After splitting the snails, Qing Sheng brought out the chair, sat on it, and began to narrate, "Today, we're going to tell a story related to the conch …"    

    

As soon as the children heard the story, they sat upright and quietly listened.    

    

The《 Twin Snails of the Sky》 was a story based on the《 Miss of the Sky Snail》. After a short while, it was finished, the children were not satisfied with it and pestered Qing Sheng to tell their next story.    

    

Qing Sheng drank a cup of water and shook his head, "I won't be telling you a story today, I have something to tell you."    

    

"What is it?" The little friend saw that Qing Sheng had a serious face, so he quieted down and listened attentively.    

    

"I want to teach you guys how to read from tomorrow onwards."    

    

Upon hearing these words, the children immediately became excited, chattering away like hundreds of ducks croaking.    

    

"Quiet, quiet …" Qing Sheng quickly spoke to calm them down, "Listen to me first."    

    

"Aunt Qing Sheng, we are obedient, don't chase us away." An older pair, like a class monitor, quickly quieted their friends.    

    

"Actually, every day after you finish telling the story, I'll teach you guys a few more words." Qing Sheng said, "Because our requirements are not good enough, we cannot let you write in big words. We can only study it once every time during class to consolidate your memories."    

    

"This is not forced. If you are willing to learn, then just do it. If you aren't willing, then forget it."    

    

"I do."    

    

"I do."    

    

"I do."    

    

"..."    

    

Most of the children responded enthusiastically, especially the older ones, whose faces were full of joy.    

    

"You can go back and discuss this with your parents. It's best if you get their permission before coming back to attend class."    

    

When the children heard that they were going to discuss with their parents, they pulled a long face and looked unhappy. However, thinking that they could read in the future, they were still happy, so they chattered and happily went home.