Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

3The next day, there were a few more children attending the class. Among them, two were girls around the age of twelve or thirteen. They were also carrying a few things in their hands.    3

    

Qing Sheng came out of the house, saw that they were standing orderly on the veranda, and couldn't help but smile in relief, and said gently: "Have you guys eaten yet? This morning, we cooked some porridge. Would you like some? "    

    

"There's no need, Aunt Qing Sheng, we've already eaten." One of the older kids standing in front shook his head firmly. They didn't need to teach Chai Xiu when they came to class, so how could they eat or drink anymore?    

    

"Aunt Qing Sheng, we're all full." Mu Family Village was a wealthy village. Although it was not possible to have fish and meat for every meal, it was not a problem to eat and drink until one was full.    

    

Everyone in the village knew that although Qing Sheng's family wasn't poor, they weren't rich either. Those who stayed in the capital all ate and drank with other people, so no matter how shameless they were, they would not be able to eat together with Qing Sheng's auntie, bringing trouble for his.    

    

Seeing them being so sensible, Qing Sheng laughed with gratitude again. He did not say anything else and brought them to the west wing in the backyard.    

    

The two little girls quickly ran over and gave the things in their hands to Qing Sheng.    

    

"Aunt Qing Sheng, my mother told me to bring this to you. It's for some eggs and mushrooms that were dried last year." The first one to speak was a young girl about 1.5 meters tall. She had a round face and was very cute with her chubby cheeks. "My mom said that your family isn't rich, so we can't let you give us free lessons. So these eggs are my fixtures."    

    

Qing Sheng looked at the dozen or so eggs in the basket.    

    

A slender girl who looked like a bamboo pole took out the item that he brought out from behind him. "Aunt Qing Sheng, this is the cured meat that my Mama made personally. It's not much, there's only one piece.    

    

The little girl probably felt that a piece of cured meat was too little, so she felt a little embarrassed.    

    

When Nian Hua saw that Qing Sheng was still in a daze, he took the things and said, "Done, we'll take the things. You guys hurry up and go back to class."    

    

After getting what she wanted, she headed towards the kitchen. Jin Yu saw that he had taken other people's things, so she raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction and nagged: "How can you take other people's things? Aren't you afraid that people will say that we are deliberately trying to cheat money? "    

    

"What scam?" Nian Hua sneered, "They are here for lessons, we have a lot of things to prepare, there are chairs, sand basins, that picture book from last time, and the usual snacks, they all cost money. Madam doesn't lack this money, we can't let others think that we are a fool, so we should serve them for free."    

    

When Nian Hua finished speaking, he couldn't help but raise his voice, but after a while, he felt that he was too excited. He paused for a moment, calmed down, and continued, "The reason why Qing Sheng did all these was for the children in the village, but what did the villagers do? It's not like you have no eyes, could it be that you can't see? "    

    

Jin Yu was angry, but was unhappy to hear it, but he felt that what said made sense. She said that it was voluntary for Qing Sheng to teach the children to read, but some parents felt that they were using this opportunity to trick the children into not coming over, which was a little too much.    

    

"But since you took their things, didn't others have more to say?" Jin Yu said worriedly.    

    

"Whether we accept it or not, they will all say that. Then, why not?" After hanging up the dried meat, he put the eggs into his basket. "I say, the parents who sent this gift are the ones who are truly sensible. Do you feel good about letting the child trouble a pregnant husband?"    

    

Jin Yu shook her head, feeling that what Hua Hua said made more sense.    

    

When she saw that Jin Yu was still worried, she said, "Sister Jin Yu, don't worry. Madam just saw me taking the things, and did not say anything, so she probably agreed to it."    

    

Jin Yu also felt that it was true, so she nodded and did not say anymore.    

    

Qing Sheng told them a few fables today, and after he finished, he let them discuss what he wanted them to know. The children were all very excited, so they started to discuss animatedly amongst themselves.    

    

Seeing their positive looks, Qing Sheng was very happy in his heart and felt a sense of accomplishment.    

    

After they finished discussing the fable, Qing Sheng first brought them to review the three words they had learned yesterday before starting to learn the two words they had learnt today, human word and heaven word.    

    

He let them gather around him and demonstrate it to them on the table before he let them go back to their practice.    

    

It was a rare opportunity to learn how to read, and the children who came to learn were all very earnest. They wrote down everything very carefully, and if there was anything they didn't understand, they would ask Qing Sheng.    

    

Two hours quickly passed. Qing Sheng checked their writing for the last time and told them to go home.    

    

"Aunt Qing Sheng, do you teach arithmetic here?" The round-faced girl did not leave immediately, but squeezed to Qing Sheng's side and asked in a soft voice.    

    

"You want to learn arithmetic?" Qing Sheng's back felt a little sore. He was just about to get up to exercise when he heard her question and asked a question in reply.    

    

"Elder sister Xiaohua wants to marry into a merchant's family in the city, so she wants to learn arithmetic so that she can settle her debts in the future." The oval faced girl with her immediately came to vent her feelings.    

    

When Mu Xiaohua heard this, he immediately blushed. He reached out to grab her ear and cursed, "You little b * stard, you don't even have a door in your mouth, do you? I asked you to speak nonsense …"    

    

Mu Xiaohua saw that she could not get his hit, so he angrily stomped his feet. When he turned back to see Qing Sheng laughing, he became even more bashful, and did not continue asking about arithmetic. After bidding farewell to Qing Sheng, he scampered off home.    

    

After sending off the children, Qing Sheng was very tired, so he went back to his room to take a nap.    

    

Shen Jingli was drawing a map when he saw him enter. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "How is the situation today?"    

    

Qing Sheng stretched his back and laid on the Arhat Bed lying by the window. "A few more children came today, and they even brought me some things. They said that they will be making repairs and left the food in the kitchen for the new year."    

    

When Qing Sheng said these words, he was extremely spirited and spirited. Other people's gifts were similar to his recognition, giving him a sense of accomplishment.    

    

Seeing him like this, Shen Jingli knew that he really liked his current life. He nodded, but warned, "Teaching is teaching, you better not tire yourself out."    

    

Qing Sheng turned over on the bed and lay on his side, staring at Shen Jingli without blinking. He knew in his heart that if it wasn't for Shen Jingli's support, he would never be able to do this just by himself, so he was extremely grateful to Shen Jingli.    

    

"Sister-in-law, thank you." he said quickly, and rolled over and pulled up the covers and went to sleep.    

    

When Shen Jingli raised his head, he was already curled up like an ostrich, deliberately making sounds of "hu hu hu", pretending that he was asleep. Shen Jingli shook his head and laughed at him for being childish.    

    

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In the following few days, a few more children came over with their stuff, saying that they wanted to fix it. Of course, there were also two to three children who were scolded by their parents, and were not allowed to study together with them. Rumors had also started to spread in the village, saying that Qing Sheng bewitched the two little girls in the village to study their literacy and math skills, in order to deceive the villagers' money.    

    

Hearing these rumors, Qing Sheng could only laugh, he could do whatever he wanted normally, he did not care who sent him, nor did he think about clarifying things.    

    

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. Shen Jingli had received the first letter from Mu Chen, saying that he had already reached the south side of Jinzhou, and met Liu Hsingzu along the way, but Liu Hsingzu managed his business in the south very well, the preserved fruit and peanut oil business had already developed all the way to the south, and he even told him that the scenery in Jinzhou was very beautiful. When they had time, they could come over to visit.    

    

"He wrote such a long letter?" Shen Jingli finished reading the pages, but in the end, he still could not believe that this was not Mu Shisi's character. Wasn't this Mu Shisi who treasured words like gold should just write a few lines to indicate that everything was alright?    

    

Shen Jingli read the letter back and forth a few times. After confirming that it was Mu Chen's handwriting, he laughed out loud. How worried was he to leave him here?    

    

"Sister-in-law, what did my brother say in the letter?" Mu Jin carried Xun Er and sat at the side. Seeing Shen Jingli suddenly laughing, he quickly asked.    

    

"He has already arrived at Jinzhou. Everything is fine, there's no need to worry." Shen Jingli put away the letter and placed it on top of a newly organized handwritten letter.    

    

"That's it?" Mu Jin was a little disappointed. He thought that his brother would mention him and get someone to bring him a present at the same time.    

    

"Yes." Shen Jingli nodded, seeing Mu Jin turn around and leave in disappointment, he quickly called out to him, "Wait, your brother got someone to bring you a present."    

    

"What is it?" Hearing that there was a gift, Mu Jin immediately turned around happily.    

    

Xun Er, who was in his embrace, also raised his head happily and shouted, "Xun Er wants a present too, Xun Er wants a present as well …"    

    

Xun Er struggled to jump down from Mu Jin's embrace, ran over and pulled at Shen Jingli's pants, and looked at him with a face full of hope: "Mama, Xun Er also wants a gift, a gift … …"    

    

Shen Jingli looked at the two angry kids, and took out a wooden sculpture from the bag that Mu Chen had people bring back, giving it to Xun Er. When Xun Er received the gift, he immediately ran over to share it with Huaixin.    

    

And what Mu Jin had was a fine jade horse, excellent jade and exquisite carving skills. He had intentionally found it, as Mu Jin had been very interested in horses recently, so he sent this gift to him.    

    

Mu Jin took the gift and immediately became ecstatic. He turned to Shen Jingli and said, "Sister-in-law, I think my brother is becoming more and more knowledgeable."    

    

With that, he ran, as if he was afraid of getting beaten up by Shen Jingli, and ran away as well.    

    

"This brat …" Shen Jingli was both angry and amused. He felt that Mu Chen had changed a lot.    

    

After packing up the things that Mu Chen sent over, a young voice came from outside, "Madam, someone from the capital has arrived …"