Chapter 28 School

After dinner, it was already dark, and Qi Sui found that the water in the basin reflected the moon. She turned her head and pointed to Shen Yu: "Look, the moon is really round tonight."Shen Yu poured the hot water into it, "The water is too cold, this will warm it up a lot." The water vapor covered the moon, and she said, "Look at the moon in the sky."

It's December now, so there's a cool breeze at night that made people shiver. Qi Sui had to wash dishes in the yard against the wind, and Shen Yu accompanied her with a lantern, just like Qi Sui always did when she sent her off. Qi Sui touched her fingertips, which were really cold, so she took the lantern from her hand and put it aside, then took her hand and put it in the hot water, saying, "Your hands are frozen like ice, come and thaw it."

Shen Yu didn't understand the word thaw, but she thought her tone was interesting, so she responded to her: "Hurry up and thaw."

They quietly held hands in the hot water.

Shen Yu glanced at her and whispered, "Why are your ears...red?"

Qi Sui rubbed the palm of her hand lightly with her fingers, scratching her a little itchy, then leaned into her ear and replied: "Your face is also red."

Feeling the heat around her ears, Shen Yu turned her face away hastily. No matter what Qi Sui said, she refused to turn around. It wasn't until she started to call her sister that Shen Yu could no longer resist and turned her face around. Qi Sui touched Shen Yu's hand until it was completely warm before letting go. Then she dried her hand and asked her to go back to the house and wait. Shen Yu shook her head and still sat beside her. Qi Sui had no choice but to wash the dishes quickly.

She suddenly said, "Qi Sui, I want to do something."

"Yes, I'm listening." Qi Sui washed the last bowl, "So what does our Shen Yu want to do?"

She wiped the bowl with a dry cloth and heard Shen Yu said, "Open a school." But her voice was very light, like a drop of water melting into a river.

Qi Sui paused and turned to look at her. Before she could speak, Shen Yu explained, "I am not well-educated and dare not be a teacher, but I may be able to teach children who are just beginning to learn to read. I might be able to do it."

"Shen Yu, not long ago, the teacher praised Bao Jie'er for her good handwriting and her knowledge of many characters. The teacher asked Bao Jie'er who she learned to write from, and she said it was Sister Yu who taught her." Qi Sui spoke slowly, Sh held her hand and found that her fingertips were trembling slightly. "You have only taught Bao Jie'er for two to three months, and you have made her so powerful. What do you have to worry about?"

Shen Yu stared at her, feeling worried. The gap seemed to be healing quietly. She asked, "Really?"

Qi Sui said without hesitation, "Really."

She wrapped her hands tightly around hers, trying to warm them. She continued, "Ruo Wei told me that you started learning when you were four years old, and it has been fifteen years now. You have to believe in your efforts."

Shen Yu lowered her head. After a while, Qi Sui felt warm liquid on her hand and realized that she's crying. She quickly held her face and asked, "Why are you crying?" She reflected on what she had said wrongly, "Did my words make you feel bad?"

Qi Sui found that the more she asked, the more Shen Yu cried harder, the more she stopped crying. She stayed with her quietly until she caught her breath and said, "It's not painful, it's just... I feel like I'm somewhat useful."

Qi Sui gently wiped her tears and couldn't help but feel sorry for her: "You are very important to me."

The moonlight was just right, and in the quiet yard, they smiled at each other.

The next day, Qi Sui was sleeping soundly and vaguely heard someone calling her name. The system woke her up: "Host, get up quickly." She then slowly opened her eyes.

"Who is it?" Her voice was a little hoarse, probably because she sent Shen Yu back to the manor last night and she was blown by the wind on the way.

Qi Sui opened the door and saw that it's the head of the village waiting outside the yard. She was almost awake and opened the door for him quickly: "Head of the village, please come in."

"No, no." The head of the village did not come in and told her: "Sister Sui, Quickly pack your things and get ready to go home."

Qi Sui was confused, pointed to the back and said, "This is my home."

"Silly child!" Li Zheng said anxiously, "Someone from the Qi family is here to pick you up. They are waiting at the entrance of the village."

Qi Sui finally understood that it's Qi Changsheng who sent someone to pick her up, but she was a little hesitant. After repeatedly asking the head of the village, she confirmed that the person who came from Qi's house was neither Wu Gui nor Yan Dong.

It seems that what Yan Dong said yesterday was true. Qi Changsheng did not dare to disobey the patriarch. This person should also be arranged by the patriarch.

She went there alone without packing her things, and found a carriage at the entrance of the village with two maids, one old and one young, standing beside the carriage.

A young maid saw her, ran over happily and shouted, "Miss!"

Qi Sui smiled and frantically searched her memory. Finally, she remembered that it's the original owner's personal maid, named Qiuyun.

She knew that the older maid, whose surname was Song, was a maid from the original owner's mother and also Qiuyun's mother.

Qiuyun stood in front of her, and Qi Sui asked her: "Qiuyun, why are you and Mother Song here?"

Qiuyun said directly: "Of course, I am here to take the miss home."

In her memory, Qiuyun has always been a simple-minded girl. Qi Sui had no choice but to ask Mother Song.

She tried to imitate the original owner's tone, "Mother Song, I haven't seen you for a long time. I wonder if you are in good health?"

Mother Song didn't expect to see Qi Sui again. Since the Qi couple suddenly passed away, she and Qiuyun were arranged by Qi Changsheng to live in other manors. They do odd jobs there and She don't know how the miss is doing.

She choked up and said, "Miss, don't worry about me. I'm fine. Let's go back home first."

Qi Sui nodded and got into the cart with her. The cart could only seat two people, so Qiuyun walked behind the cart. The cart is furnished with fur cushions, so you won't bump into anything even if the road is bumpy. There is also a hand warmer to warm your hands. She couldn't help but sigh: "This cart is really luxurious."

Mother Song suddenly burst into tears. Qi Sui was stunned and wondered why she cried so easily. She said, "It's really hard for you, MIss. The layout of this carriage is the same as before, and you don't even remember it."

Qi Sui was shocked. So this was the life of the original owner in the mansion. She quickly made up for it, "I remember, it's just that it's been too long since i sat down on it, so I feel a little strange."

Mother Song took her hand and patted it gently: "This time when you return home, you won't suffer anymore."

Qi Sui felt that it wasn't that simple. Along the way, Mother Song looked at her again and again, and always said that she looked more and more like her mother.

She found an opportunity and asked, "Mother Song, how did you get back?"

Mother Song said, "The clan leader sent people to find us and take you back to the mansion."

"Second uncle didn't object?"

Mother Song frowned then her voice and face hardened and said, "How can he say no? It was he who forced the girl away and caused you to suffer so much. If the master and the mistress knew about this, they would definitely point at him and call him an ungrateful person."

Qi Sui comforted her and said, "Don't be angry, Mother Song. I'm doing fine. I can grow a lot of vegetables now. Come to my house and try some if you have a chance." She lifted the curtain and said to Qiuyun, "Come too, Qiuyun, I will cook some of my specialties."

Qiuyun looked up and smiled and replied, "Okay! I'll wait for you, miss."

Mother Song touched her palms. There were several thin calluses on the fingertips, and they were quite rough. She began to feel distressed again: "If the eldest lady saw this..."

Qi Sui couldn't stand it anymore and stopped her from talking, "Mother Song, when my parents were alive, I naturally lived an easy life, but now that they are gone, I can no longer live with them like In the past, and not do any housework."

Mother Song was still anxious and said, "Why not? If the miss inherits the land of the master and the mistress, the money she earns every year will be enough to support you for a lifetime."

She had no choice but to shut up and didn't Dare to speak.

The cart was shaking all the way and Qi Sui fell asleep for a while. She woke up after the cart stopped. "Are we there yet?" she asked dazedly.

Mother Song got out of the cart first and said, "We're here, take your time, miss."

Qiuyun brought a cart stool and Qi Sui got out slowly.

In front of the main gate of Qi's house, several servants stood there, smiling and welcoming, saying, "The clan leader and the master are waiting for the young lady inside."

Qi Sui smiled gently and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work." She gave a servant a money, "I don't have any money on me. This is the money I get from selling vegetables. You and them still have enough for tea, don't be too little."

The servant didn't dare to take it, so he said, "Keep it, miss!" In his heart, he already felt that Qi Sui had a miserable life.

Qi Sui forced it into his hand, and then took Mother Song and QiuYun into the mansion. The servants and maids in the mansion all recognized her, and stood aside, bowing their heads and calling, "Miss."

As it all happened She instinctively felt a sense of familiarity swept over me. Everywhere I passed, I could see the memories of the original owner in her mind, laughter, and family reunions. After passing through the winding corridor, Qi Sui finally walked into the main hall. Yan Dong was waiting outside and nodded slightly to her. There were quite a few people sitting in the main hall, and there's an old man at the main seat. She guessed that it's the clan leader Yan Dong mentioned, so she said respectfully, "Patriarch."

The clan leader smiled kindly, as if he was afraid of scaring her, and said, "Sui'er finally back."

Qi Sui looked at Qi Changsheng, her eyes full of fear, and said timidly, "Second Uncle."

Qi Changsheng's voice was emotionless, and he said, "Since you're back, stay here and don't run around."

Qi Sui looked over in confusion. Why was this old guy acting? She took advantage of the situation and lowered her head and whispered, "Yes, I have learned to do odd jobs and clean up now, so I won't cause trouble for my second uncle." Then she seemed to remember something and said quickly, "I live in the woodshed, where you left me before."

System: "Are you... going too far? It sounds fake."

Qi Changsheng glared at her fiercely and said, "Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about?"

The clan leader snorted coldly and said, "At any rate, it's your niece who was treated like this by you?"

Qi Changsheng was about to explain, but Qi Sui interrupted him and said, "Patriarch, don't blame my second uncle. He treats me very well. It's just that my parents are gone, and now everyone in the mansion needs to rely on him, and Brother Cheng is very good at studying, but I am useless, so I am really afraid that my second uncle will dislike me." When she said this, she pinched the flesh of her palm quietly, and shed a few tears in pain.

The clan leader's face turned cold, and he angrily scolded Qi Changsheng: "When Dalang was alive, he treated you very well. He has been gone for only a year, and you are so intolerant of her?"

Qi Changsheng cried out that he was wronged, saying, "I treated Sui'er very well. No matter what, everyone in the mansion has seen it, and I have a clear conscience."

Qi Sui did not give him the opportunity to continue to quibble, and coughed several times with a crying voice.

The clan leader felt worried: "What's wrong?"

She waved her hands and said while coughing: "No It's okay, maybe I caught a cold last night when I was washing clothes for someone else and the wind was strong."

The system admired: "Host, no one can act better than you."