Mother He smiled and said: "Older sister these three daughters-in-law of yours seem to be all wonderful and filial to you, you are truly a blessed individual!"
Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "Yes, these three daughters-in-law are nothing but good to me, I treat them as my own daughters, and they obey me in everything, which is really a blessing for me, I would say!"
"Then it must also be that the older sister is good to your daughter-in-laws, that's why your daughter-in-law is so filial. As the saying goes, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, mother-in-law comes first and then daughter-in-law. If mother-in-law is good to her daughter-in-law, of course the daughter-in-law will be good to her mother-in-law. It's all mutual." He mother said.
"Yes, sister is right, that's why my family is always so joyful."
Mrs. Wang and Mrs. He spoke with each other, and they felt that they could talk together, and they were already familiar with each other.
At the old man's dinner table, Master Qian said: "Old man, do you still remember what I told you last time? If you have any good business opportunities, you must come to me!"
He knew that the Xu family was definitely not simple, otherwise the Xu family's wine, even if it tasted great, would never have gained fame in a place like the capital, it must be related to some big figure, although he was a bit unconvinced that the Xu family was just a rural family, how could they know the nobles in the capital, but he had to believe it, it was indeed true, so he wanted to get in touch with the Xu family first.
The old man said: "Absolutely. When there is a good business and I need to find someone to cooperate with, I will definitely consider Mr. Qian first."
"Okay, then I'll be waiting for you, senior! Come on, let me toast you." Master Qian said with a smile.
The two clinked their wine glasses and drank in one gulp.
The meal took more than an hour to eat and drink. Some of the dishes were completely cold, but it did not affect their drinking at all.
By the time it was completely over, everyone except He Xiucai had drank a lot and looked tipsy.
Seeing that it was getting late, the three bid farewell. Fortunately, they all came with their servants. After helping the three onto the carriage, they got each two bottles of the prepared wine. The servants whipped their horses towards the direction of the town!
He Jie also proposed to go to the school to familiarize himself with the environment, and went back with He's mother.
Mrs. Wang thought for a while and said: "There are a few new quilts at home. Look, Mrs. He and the others brought two bundles. I sent the quilts to them. The weather is getting cold now, but I can't let Mr. He get sick again."
The old man nodded and said: "Okay, this school has just been built, and the courtyard where Master He lives has not been replenished with daily necessities. Let's take some from home and send them there. If not, we will ask Kui Wu to bring them back from the town tomorrow."
"Mom, you can't take it alone, I'll help you send it along." Mrs. Zhang stated.
"Then second sister-in-law and I will both tag along to help, this trip is not something sister-in-law and mother can take." Mrs. Lin spoke.
So the four of them took their things and went to the school together with the maid who was waiting beside them.
"Lao Er, go to the wine shop and tell Fugui to have the in-laws and the others send the child over first thing in the morning, they can't be late." The old man exclaimed.
"Yes, Dad, I'll go right away." Uncle Xu agreed and hurried towards the wine shop.
The next day, the villagers got up early, put on new clothes for their children, and carried a school bag on their shoulders.
Qibao brought the Twelve Guards out of the space and prepared a book bag for each of them. They were both excited and a little nervous about going to school. They were afraid that they would not learn well and live up to the young lady's expectations for them.
Qibao comforted: "I'm just sending you guys to learn knowledge and recognize characters. I'm not asking you to have good literary skills in the future, as long as you know how to recognize characters and know some principles of being a human being."
"Yes, Miss, we will learn well with the teacher."
At this time, Mrs. Zhang's and Mrs. Li's biological fathers brought their grandchildren to the Xu family as well, and the three boys were dressed extraordinarily spiritedly today, with a new book bag similarly slung over their shoulders.
"Older brother, I've sent the boys from home over, I'm really thankful to you, Huwa, Dazhuang, Erzhuang, hurry up and thanks Grandpa Xu." The smiles on the faces of Old Man Zhang and Old Man Li turned into chrysanthemums.
"Thank you, Grandpa Xu." The three children said in unison.
"Okay, okay, they are all good children. Why didn't you send Niuniu here?" Old man asked.
"Niuniu is still small now. She will be sent over when she is older." Old Man Li replied.
At first, the two families were surprised when they heard that girls in Xujia Village were sent to school. They had never heard of any family sending girls to school before. Later, they heard Fugui come back and tell them the whole story. It turned out that the in-laws had brought up the matter, so they must have had their own considerations, so they didn't ask any more questions.
The two families had planned to send their children to the town's academy, but then they heard that a new academy was being built in Xujia Village. Thinking about the fact that their own in-laws had paid for the building, they were after all family members, and in case of something happen to the children, they could still take care of them a little better.
"What are you thanking for, we are all family members, you can rest assured that the children will be sent over, it just so happens that Fugui has gotten off work and can pick up the children on his way back, and your two families are close to each other, which makes it just right for him." The old man spoke.
"Yes, yes, older brother is right, we also took this into consideration, the workshop at home can't be left alone. If we really send them to the town, we still have to arrange for our family transportation." Old man Li said.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the school together." The old man said.
The old man also brought Xiaoliu to the school. This kid fights dogs and chases chickens at home every day, which is really a headache. It would be better to send him to school and let his teacher take good care of him. For this reason, Xiaoliu has been pouting since morning with an unhappy look on his face.
Qibao took a ruler and planned to give it to Master He to deter the naughty children.
The group of people walked all the way towards the school. When they arrived at the door, they found that it was already crowded with villagers. They all held their children, boys and girls, in their hands. When the old man arrived, they all came up to greet enthusiastically. Today is a happy day for them.
The old man also smiled and nodded in response.
After a while, Master He walked out of the school with a gentle smile on his face.
When everyone saw the Master He coming out, they immediately became quiet and waited for the Master He to speak.
"I am honored to be invited by Elder Xu to teach in the Xujia Village, please rest assured that I will earnestly teach the children to read and write, and will not fail to live up to everyone's expectations of me."
"Master He, all of us trust you, in the future. If our child disobeys in school from now on, you can punish him severely. This kid of mine is too stubborn!"
"Yes, my child has a thick skin. No matter how you teach him, he will only become honest after being beaten."
Master He laughed and said: "The children are not beaten up, the adults are the ones who have to talk sense to them. The children are still young and have a lot to learn, the adults have to guide them timely in order for the children to rectify the mistakes they have made."
"Father, did you hear that? The teacher said that you can't hit children, but you used to hit me a lot, so you can't do it anymore." A tomboyish boy spoke.
"Brat, the teacher is talking about those obedient children, you cause me headaches all day long, if I don't teach you a lesson, you don't even know how high the sky is." A man said.
Everyone standing nearby also heard the father and son talking and laughed.
Master He continued: "Let the children follow me in, and I will arrange seats for you."
There were dozens of children following Master He. Qibao pulled the reluctant Sixth Brother and followed him in with Twelve Guards.
Master He arranged the seats according to the height of the children, girls sat on one side, boys on the other. Yuyang and Yuyue were arranged in the last row because they were the tallest.