115 Learning Literature or Martial Arts
Doctor Hu was a straightforward person, and Old Madam Wang was blunt. The two of them quickly discussed a plan.
Little Ah Yu was confused, but she knew that the thing she had found was still very useful.
It could be sold for money and used to treat people.
“Elf, can we plant medicinal herbs inside?” Little Ah Yu suddenly thought.
[You finally remembered to plant it.]
[There’s no way to plant the truffle last time. We can try this Paris polyphylla. Go over there and pluck some seeds.]
Little Ah Yu walked to the pile of Paris polyphylla. She did not know what the seeds looked like, and Meatball actually did not know either.
Hence, Little Ah Yu picked a little of the black tuber and the flowers on it.
Then, while they were not paying attention, she put it into her pocket and put it into the spatial pocket through this disguise.
Old Madam Wang happened to see it from the corner of her eye. Without batting an eyelid, she moved to block Doctor Hu’s line of sight.
“Then let’s do it this way. Just like last time, once I sell it for money, I’ll send it to you,” Doctor Hu said.
“Thank you.”
After Old Madam Wang finished talking, she held Little Ah Yu’s hand and walked back.
On the way, she met Elder Ma, who had always disliked Old Madam Wang.
He hated it when women were in charge. He felt that women should help their husbands and take care of the children. If any family’s husband could not suppress their wife, he would look down on them too.
Only useless men would do that.
Therefore, when he saw Old Madam Wang from afar, he had already pulled a long face. He was just waiting for Old Madam Wang to approach and give her a cold snort.
“Hello, Grandpa Ma!” Little Ah Yu smiled sweetly at him from afar.
That smile was too dazzling. It was even more dazzling than the sunlight above his head.
Elder Ma’s expression froze, and he could not maintain it. His gaze could not help but soften.
“Sigh.” What an obedient child. He could not bear to scare her at all.
Elder Ma felt around his body and wanted to take out a piece of candy, but he never brought any with him, so there was nothing to give.
Could he give the cigarette bag to her?
“Grandpa Ma, I’ll give you some fruits. I just plucked them. Ah Yu has tried them before. They’re sweet.” Little Ah Yu took out the wild oranges from her pocket and chose the two with the most beautiful colors. They were golden.
There were no secrets in the village. Elder Ma already knew that Little Ah Yu liked to eat fruits the most, but she would also give her fruits to the people she liked.
Ordinary people would not be able to eat it.
Elder Ma held the fruits in his hand, not knowing what expression to use.
“Who are you putting on that act for? If you’re unwilling to eat it, return it. There’s not even enough for the child!” When Old Madam Wang saw this, she thought that Elder Ma despised the fruit and wanted to snatch it back.
She did not like to eat it either, but she could not bear to see others not like what Ah Yu had given them.
“What’s wrong with you, old woman? Don’t you know how to respect your elders?! Also, you’re a woman. What’s with your behavior! Who said I don’t like it? I like it!” Elder Ma stuffed a fruit into his mouth in front of Old Madam Wang and chewed it.
Then, he snorted coldly and left with his hands behind his back.
Behind him, Little Ah Yu greeted sweetly, “Goodbye, Grandpa Ma!”
Elder Ma thought to himself, “This kid is not bad.”
It was rare to see such a polite child in the village.
Unfortunately, it was a girl.
Old Madam Wang didn’t care what Elder Ma thought. After saying that, she forgot about this matter.
Little Ah Yu felt that Grandma didn’t seem to like Grandpa Ma. Of course, Grandpa Ma didn’t seem to like Grandma either.
Forget it, adults were always like this. One moment, they hated each other, and the next moment, they would talk together.
Unlike her, if she hated anyone, she would never talk to them!
She was a very principled Ah Yu.
[I’m afraid you’ve forgotten. Didn’t you say that you would never get together with your Big Brother Ah You again? In the end, you looked for him not long after.]
This was called principled?
Meatball, who was busy planting the Paris polyphylla flower, took the time to reply.
“Ah Yu can’t hear you, Ah Yu can’t hear you…” Little Ah Yu pretended to cover her ears.
After Old Madam Wang returned to the Wang family, she realized that the boys in the family had already told everyone about the Paris polyphylla. She only casually mentioned that Little Ah Yu had earned some money for the family.
“If the money really comes in, our family will be a little different,” Old Madam Wang said. “Previously, I thought that all of you would rather enjoy your current life, but if the family has money and still has to deal with mud for the rest of our lives, it won’t be like this.”
The sons did not understand. What did their mother mean by saying that?
Now that they had money, why couldn’t they deal with dirt?
“This is what I plan to do. When the money arrives, we’ll split it into a few parts. Some of it will be left for the children in the family as backup for marriage, especially Dalang. He’s already 16 this year. He’s already at the age of marriage. It’s time to find a wife for him. If we’re on time, he can get married next year.
The other boys are also growing up slowly. Marriage is very expensive. It’s better to leave a portion of our assets behind than for us to ponder over it blindly.
It’s just that it’s not good to have assets if our wealth doesn’t match our reputation. In the end, it will still be insufficient. That’s why I asked your second brother to take the Imperial Examination. It’s also to add a new way out for the family.
In addition, I’ve already agreed with Chi Jia next door that he will be in charge of teaching you martial arts for the next three months. As for how much foundation you can build and whether you can continue to persist, it’s up to you.”
Old Madam Wang saw that her family members had different expressions and told them her plan. “Go back and think about it. Give me an answer in the next two days. Do you want to learn martial arts or academics? The martial arts class is just next door. If you want to learn academics, go to Old Master Hu’s house first. Your Second Uncle included, we need to have at least one scholar!”
A stone caused a thousand ripples. The Wang family did not expect their old lady to have such a long-term plan.
They had never thought of studying for the Imperial Examination, let alone learn martial arts. These two things seemed to be very far from their lives.
On the other hand, Madam Zhang was a little happy. Her husband was already old, but her mother-in-law still supported him to take the Imperial Examination. Wasn’t this a waste of money?
She might as well give it to the boys at home and let them study. No matter how bad they were, they could still learn a little.
However, the path to the imperial examination was too difficult and expensive. In the past, she heard from Old Master Hu that it was already not bad for a town to produce a scholar. Most of them were eliminated because of lack of money and talent.
If one learned martial arts, regardless of whether they could learn it well or not, as long as they learned it, it would be a layer of identity.
In the future, when he went out to find a job, it would be very good to be a guard.
It was much better than going to the dining hall.
After Old Madam Wang finished speaking, Wang Wulang directly said, “Grandma, I’ve chosen. I want to go next door to learn martial arts. After I’m done learning, I’ll join the army and become a general. At that time, no one will dare to bully our family!”
“What? You want to join the army?!” Madam Zhang felt the world spin. “You still want to join the army? Are you trying to anger your mother to death!!”
Madam Zhang could not help but shout in front of Old Madam Wang.
Then, she looked at Old Madam Wang eagerly. “Mother, we’ve decided on our own. We’ll all go to study academics, especially Wulang. He’ll definitely be able to help our family produce a scholar!”
Wang Wulang: “…”
At the thought of Old Master Hu, he felt that the sky had darkened.