Chapter 82
Dragon Boat Festival is here.

The Ding family's grandmother sent someone over to ask Miss Ding to go to the old house to celebrate the festival.

Miss Ding refused, and said to the person who brought the message: "It's too hot, I feel dizzy and uncomfortable, and I'm sick, so I won't bother grandma and the others."

The visitor had no choice but to leave behind a basket of zongzi wrapped delicately with multicolored thread, and returned to the old house to answer the question.

Seeing the person leaving, the girl lying on the couch immediately jumped up and shouted into the study: "Ms. Qin, let's go to the farm for a walk?"

Qin Yao put down the book in her hand and walked out. She wanted to personally guard Miss Ding, so she naturally went out with her.

Aunt Qiao was still worried that she was not feeling well. Seeing that she was alive and kicking, she knew that she had lied, so she shook her head helplessly, "If the old lady and the others knew, they should be angry with Miss."

"Why is she angry? Her favorite granddaughter is not me. She just sent someone to invite me because she was afraid of losing people's tongue. If I really go, they will be really unhappy. I might as well be at home by myself. Some."

While complaining, Miss Ding changed into a pair of light clothes under Dou'er's service so that she could go out.

Qin Yao went back to the house to get a bow and arrow, and was ready to go out.

A group of people were about to go out when Butler Yu came. He greeted the young lady first, and then waved to Qin Yao outside the house. He was actually looking for her.

"Butler, what's the matter?" Qin Yao asked doubtfully.

Miss Ding also looked over curiously.

Steward Yu saw their posture of preparing to go out, hesitated for a moment, and decided to say yes.

"Miss Qin, your husband brought the child to look for you, and he is waiting under the tree outside the door. Would you like to go and see him?"

"They are here?" Qin Yao couldn't believe it, and she was still a little surprised.

After all, it was a holiday, and she would always think of her family. She was still thinking about it just now, and she didn't know how they celebrated the holiday. She never expected to come to the town to find her.

Seeing Steward Yu nodding his head affirmatively, Qin Yao couldn't help beating her heart again, hoping that she just came to look for her, and there was no bad thing waiting for her to wipe her ass.

After notifying someone, Butler Yu left.

Qin Yao turned to look at Miss Ding. She must have heard what Butler Yu said, and her eyes were a little curious.

Qin Yao was about to speak when she first asked, "Did your family come to look for you?"

Qin Yao nodded, "Miss, why don't you and Aunt Qiao go first and call the guards, I will chase you later."

"No, I'll go with you." She was idle anyway.

She heard from her brother that Mrs. Qin was a successor to others, so the people who came to her today were all stepchildren, so she couldn't help wondering what the mother-child relationship was like.

Qin Yao was in a hurry to go out and followed her, walking in front and out of the courtyard first.

Sure enough, he saw five father and son standing neatly under the roadside tree.

"Si Niang!" Qin Yao shouted with a smile.

The five father and son turned around in a hurry, all looking a little excited.

"Aniang!" Sanlang and Siniang ran over directly, Qin Yao picked up one and hugged it in his arms, happy, but couldn't help but asked in doubt: "Why are you here? Aren't you at home for the holiday?"

Dalang and Erlang also took a few steps to meet him, and Dalang said embarrassedly: "Sanlang and Siniang wanted to see you, but Daddy couldn't help it. It happened that there was a market in the town today, so we came in the ox cart of the village chief's house." .”

"It cost five cents!" Erlang added, "Originally we could leave, so we didn't need to spend this money. Daddy insisted that he was worried that we would be tired, so he took the bullock cart."

Liu Ji got angry, "Why do I have to say that I'm afraid you will be tired? Oh, you don't want to sit in this bullock cart, right? Then why don't you walk?"

Erlang was suddenly at a loss for words, he could only stare at his father angrily.

Qin Yao saw it funny, put down the dragon and phoenix in her hand, and raised her eyes to look at the man standing under the tree, wearing a green shirt, looking like a human and a dog, and his eyes were full of sarcasm.

"I still have work to do, and I can't ask for leave here. You can take them to the town for a stroll." Qin Yao said regretfully.

Liu Ji was a little disappointed, "Why don't people go home for the holidays?"

Seeing his expression, Qin Yao raised her eyebrows with interest, "Why, do you still want me to accompany you?"

"You, you think too much!" He rolled his eyes angrily.

But don't tell me, I'm used to being beaten three times a day, but suddenly no one is there to take care of him, and I feel so bored at work. I'm not used to it.

Liu Ji was taken aback by the thought that popped up in his mind, Da Xia shivered with aversion to the cold, could it be that he was lowered by that wicked woman Qin Yao?

Qin Yao patted the drooping heads of the four brothers and sisters, and smiled mysteriously, "Wait for me, I'll go back and get you something."

The eyes of the four siblings immediately lit up, and they nodded.

Qin Yao went back to the Ding Mansion, went to her residence and took out the "Illustrated Book of Enlightenment" and two blank notebooks that she cut out of waste paper.

Liu Ji's eyes widened immediately, "Where did you get the book?" It looked like a printed version, not a rough manuscript.

Qin Yao raised her eyebrows proudly at him, "Don't worry about it, it's just a book, I still have the ability to get it."

Qin Yao handed the book to Da Lang, "This is a book for reading and writing with pictures. Keep it well and take it home. You four brothers and sisters will all learn it. If you don't understand, just ask your father."

Under the curious urging of his younger brother and sister, Da Lang flipped through the book, and his movements became cautious.

The pictures and texts inside are very clear, and each word has a corresponding picture, such as axe, wind, cloud, thunder and lightning, etc., all with thumb-sized pictures, and there are many objects he has never seen before, such as persimmons, pears, and bananas. wait.

"Auntie, is this book expensive?" Erlang asked nervously.

Qin Yao nodded, and Liu Ji was also surprised when he read the contents of the book. Such a good enlightenment book would sell for more than one or two in the bookstore, and the quantity of paper may not be such a good one.

Qin Yao handed Liu Ji two blank notebooks made of waste paper, asking him to take them back and use them for the children to write.

As he said that, he took out three coins from his pocket and gave it to him, and said: "Buy all the pens, inkstones, and you also pick up the books yourself, and practice calligraphy more often."

Liu Ji is an eye for money, and he didn't expect to come to the town to gain something extra. He took the money happily, but he didn't know if he understood her instructions.

But the four Dalang brothers and sisters listened.

The children were pleasantly surprised and surprised. They didn't know why the stepmother was suddenly willing to spend so much money to prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones for them.

Children from poor families never thought that they could still read. They already feel lucky that they can learn so many words, and they don't even dare to think about it.

But looking at the posture of the stepmother today, she wanted them to study seriously.

Erlang has always been sensitive to money, and after counting with his fingers for a while, he couldn't figure it out. He just felt that if they both read and write, it would cost a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)

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