The lady escaped marriage and became addicted

Chapter 8

The family is poor, and Zhao Anqi always writes on the sandboard first and then practice on paper.An Ran first wrote on the sandboard, and then wrote on the blank space of the rough-edged paper that her brother had written.The large characters written by Zhao Anqi leave a lot of blank space in the middle.For this reason, she used the smallest brush and wrote relatively small characters, which actually tested her writing skills more.But in fact, An Ran had practiced calligraphy in her previous life, and now she is still in the stage of "hidden clumsiness"!

When Zhao Shihua was teaching his son to read, he would often "listen" with An Ran in his arms, but he didn't expect that An Ran, who was "reading with him", would learn so many words quietly.Zhao Shihua was shocked, and immediately opened his eyes wide and shouted, "Wan Niang, Wan Niang, come and see!"

Mrs. Gu was washing dishes in the kitchen, when she heard her husband's urgent voice, she hurried over and asked, "His father, what's wrong?"

"Wanniang, come and see, this is written by my daughter!" Zhao Shihua put a stack of papers in his hand on the table, pointed to the small characters in the middle of the big characters and said in surprise, "Look, these big ones are from Brother Qi. Written, these small ones were written by my daughter!"

When Gu looked at it, she chuckled disapprovingly and said, "I've seen this one a long time ago. Speaking of which, this girl is strange. She doesn't like anything else, but likes to write and draw. Brother Qi wrote She used half of the waste paper to write on, and the other half to draw flowers and plants, and I even selected a few to make flowers, and they sold for a few more money than the previous ones!"

Zhao Shihua looked down at his daughter who was expecting to look up at him, he couldn't help but bend down excitedly to hug her, kissed her heavily before smiling and said: "Our niece is so smart!" Having said this, he suddenly sighed again, "It's a pity that it's a daughter, if it's a boy..."

When An Ran heard her father's sigh, she couldn't help feeling a little sad.Does dad still dislike her as a girl?

"What's the matter with my daughter?" Mrs. Gu glared at Zhao Shihua immediately and said, "My daughter-in-law is much smarter and more sensible than those naughty boys. Even if you give me a son, I won't change it!"

Zhao Shihua immediately smiled and said: "Look at you, you're overwhelmed, aren't you? Why do I dislike my daughter as a girl? I sigh for her. If she was born as a man, she might be able to become a marquis in the future! What do I do?" Is it time to stop loving your daughter? Having such a daughter is much better than the sons of many families!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Shihua looked down at An Ran again, gently touched her small face and said: "I just thought, if she is a boy, as long as we teach her well, she will not be bad in her life. But It's a pity that she was born as a daughter. I don't know which kid will be cheaper in the future, and I don't know if anyone will cherish it..."

Thinking of how harsh this society is to girls, why doesn't Gu sigh in his heart?

Only then did An Ran understand.It's not that parents don't love her, but it's because they love her so much that they sigh like this.She immediately blinked innocently and said, "Daddy, is your handwriting good?"

Zhao Shihua laughed loudly and said: "Okay! Although it lacks the strokes of the pen, it is better than your brother's handwriting in terms of structure. In the future, don't use the waste paper your brother wrote. Just like your brother, write three sheets a day. Big characters. You need to write big characters to practice this stroke."

An Ran was a little hesitant, the family was not rich, even her father was always very economical when writing essays, and her brother only gave three sheets of paper a day, if she practiced calligraphy, wouldn't it increase the burden on the family?
"Daddy, can you practice calligraphy after two years? My hands will get sore when I write big characters like my brother. My daughter still likes to write on the sandboard, and my daughter also likes to draw."

Zhao Shihua sighed softly, patted An Ran's head, and said with a bit of guilt: "It's my father who is incompetent, so he can only wrong our daughter to use the sandboard to practice calligraphy. By the way, daughter, do you know all the words you wrote?"

An Ran bit her finger, flashed a pair of big clear eyes, looked at her father with a bit of shyness, and said, "I don't remember..." She didn't want to be a prodigy, a prodigy or something, and everything should be done in moderation.

Zhao Shihua smiled lightly, and said indifferently: "My daughter can write so many words at the age of four, which is already very remarkable. Come on, if you don't know anyone, dad will teach you." Having said this, Zhao Shihua turned to Zhao Anqi with a sullen face. Said, "Brother Qi, you are a big brother, don't be compared by your sister!"

Zhao Anqi immediately straightened his chest, held his breath and said, "Don't worry, Daddy, my son will definitely work hard."

Zhao Shihua patted his son's shoulder with a smile, his eyes were filled with relief.

Because the family is poor, there is only one main room, two wing rooms, plus the kitchen and woodshed built behind the main room, An Ran has no room of her own.She used to sleep with her parents, but she couldn't stand being forced to pretend to be sleeping in the corner at night, so she asked to sleep with her brother.A few days ago when her father was away, she was impatient with her brother kicking the quilt at night, and took the initiative to go to her parents' room to accompany her mother. Now that her father came back, she had no choice but to go back to sleep with her brother Zhao Anqi.Now An Ran's greatest hope is that in two years' time, the family conditions will be better and she can have her own room.

Dad came back and brought back such good news. He slept soundly that night.

Early the next morning, Zhao Shihua took Mrs. Gu and a pair of children to Anran's grandparents in the old courtyard.

Because An Ran's sister-in-law was not married yet, when the family was divided, only the three brothers were separated. The second elder took An Ran's sister-in-law, Zhao Yunxing, to live alone. The second elder still lives with the eldest family.However, even though the family is separated, the eldest son, the third son and the second elder still live in the same yard, and they just start their own business separately.

As soon as Zhao Shihua entered the gate of the small courtyard, he saw his third brother Zhao Shifu grinding a hoe in the courtyard.

"Second brother is back? Did you win?" Zhao Shifu saw the second brother coming, so he put the hoe on the whetstone, and hurriedly got up to meet him.

Before Zhao Shihua could answer, Wang, who had just come out of the room when she heard the sound, immediately said loudly: "Second uncle is back? Did you come back last night? How is it? Did you win?" At this point, she didn't wait for Zhao Shihua Answered, and continued with almost no pause, "It's nothing if you fail, as long as you work hard and farm well, you can support your family. This county test is not so easy to pass. You still have to spend more time like our Brother Nan. It takes some time to study, how can you be half-hearted? Second Uncle, you have been away from school for almost ten years, and you haven’t worked hard in these years, so it’s not surprising that you didn’t pass the exam..." Wang thought that if Zhao Shihua passed the exam, he should have passed the exam last night. Those who came to announce the good news, since they didn't come last night, they probably didn't pass the exam.Originally, she didn't think that Zhao Shihua, who had left school for nearly ten years, would pass the exam.

(End of this chapter)