I'm an embroiderer and usually stay at home to embroider. I don't really understand the principles of scholars like you, but I know that it's never wrong to read more books. My husband passed away a long time ago, and now I'm the only one left with my two children. Naturally, I hope that my children will do well.
If Young Master doesn't mind, you can come here every day to teach my children some principles. Once you're done, you can do your own things. If Young Master comes early, I can provide you with breakfast and lunch every day. If Young Master wants to come later, I can only provide you with lunch. As for the remuneration, I'll give you one tael of silver every month. What do you think? "
When Jiujiu said that she truly sympathized with him, Xiang Bei felt as if a boulder had been lifted from his heart.
Then, when he heard Jiujiu say one tael of silver, half of Xiang Bei's eyes instantly turned red.
If he was one of those famous scholars, one tael of silver wouldn't be much. However, he was just a poor scholar. Jiujiu was willing to pay one tael of silver and was even willing to take care of his meals. It was obvious that she wanted to help him and that was why she was willing to give so much money.
After his parents passed away one after another and his family fell into decline, Xiang Bei had not been treated with such sincerity in a long time. Now that he received such kindness from Jiujiu, Xiang Bei's eyes instantly filled with tears. He choked with sobs and said, "Madam, don't worry. I'll definitely do my best to take care of your children."
When she heard Xiang Bei call her Madam again, Jiujiu frowned. "Don't call me Madam. It makes me sound old. Just call me Big Sister from now on."
Xiang Bei raised his head and glanced at Jiujiu. Half of his cheeks instantly turned red.
Although Jiujiu was already the mother of two children, her appearance was not much different from that of a young girl. Especially her face, which was prettier than many women he had seen. Her eyes were bright and sparkling. Even the fairies in the heavens could not compare to her.
Xiang Bei almost blushed as he called her Big Sister.
Seeing Xiang Bei's flushed face, Jiujiu did not continue teasing him. She thought for a moment and said, "It's getting late. You should go back and rest.
You haven't taken a wife yet. If people see you coming to a widow's house every day, they will inevitably gossip about you. How about this, tomorrow I will find someone to open up the courtyard between our two houses. In the future, you can come to my house from your courtyard, so that people won't think that it will be difficult for you to get married and have children in the future. What do you think? "
Xiang Bei: "Alright."
"By the way, take this oil lamp back and use it. If you run out of oil in the future, just tell me. Although I don't have a fortune, I have enough money to buy oil. Don't do that kind of thing in the future.
It's fine if I'm easy to talk to, but if you meet someone who's difficult to deal with, you'll definitely have a hard time, got it? "
Jiujiu pointed in the direction of her house. It was obvious that she was referring to the big hole that Xiang Bei had made in her wall.
Xiang Bei naturally thought of the big hole he had poked in the wall of Jiujiu's room last night. His cheeks instantly turned red, and he answered in a muffled voice.
Seeing Xiang Bei leave with the books and oil lamp, Jiujiu turned around and went into the house.
She blocked the hole in the wall.
Jiujiu tucked the two children in before continuing to embroider.
The next day, Jiujiu had Little White and Steamed Bun tear down the wall.
Little White and Steamed Bun, who hadn't come out in a long time, were very dissatisfied with Jiujiu's actions of making them do manual labor.
Especially Little White. As he tore down the wall, he muttered that he wanted to eat a whole roasted lamb. If there wasn't a whole roasted lamb, he would definitely tear down the house for Jiujiu.
Jiujiu kicked Little White's butt in annoyance and coldly snorted, "I said you were fat and you're still panting. Do your work. If you talk nonsense again, I'll tear your mouth apart."
After not being able to eat the whole roasted lamb he wanted and being kicked, Little White instantly wilted.
Steamed Bun, who was silently working on the side, saw Little White get beaten up and laughed out loud. He turned to look at Jiujiu and said, "Master, I don't want a whole roasted lamb. Just give me a hotpot meal."
Jiujiu nodded, "I'll prepare it for you in a bit."
He wanted to eat a whole roasted lamb and was beaten up, but Steamed Bun wanted a hotpot meal. Wasn't this clearly biased?
Little White wasn't convinced, "Master, you're biased. Why did you only hit me and not her when Steamed Bun and I made the same request?"
Jiujiu didn't reply, but Steamed Bun directly said, "Is your request something a normal person can agree to? Eating a whole roasted lamb in the middle of winter, do you want to tire your master to death? "
Of course, Steamed Bun didn't say the most important thing.
It wasn't easy to get a whole roasted lamb here.
Hearing that it would tire Jiujiu out, Little White instantly fell silent. He hurriedly looked at Jiujiu and said, "Master, hotpot isn't bad either. Let's eat hotpot."
Jiujiu chuckled, "Okay, hotpot."
Xiang Bei walked out of the house. The wall connecting his house and Jiujiu's house was already half-finished. With Little White and Steamed Bun's speed, they would probably finish by noon.
Although Jiujiu had told Xiang Bei about it yesterday, seeing it with his own eyes was still very impactful.
Xiang Bei looked at Jiujiu, who was standing behind Little White and Steamed Bun, and called out, "Sis."
Hearing Xiang Bei's voice, Jiujiu raised her head and responded crisply. She waved her hand and said, "I left breakfast for you. Come and eat."
Xiang Bei subconsciously wanted to decline, but he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Then, he said, "Thank you, Sis."
Jiujiu pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't be so polite with me. Come and eat."
Little White and Steamed Bun glanced at Xiang Bei and continued with their work.
Because the wall was only half-finished, Xiang Bei could only come in through the door.
Jiujiu brought Xiang Bei to eat breakfast and handed the two children over to him. She watched Little White and Steamed Bun work for a while before continuing with her embroidery.
Yesterday, with Xiang Bei helping to look after the children, she didn't have to answer the children's random questions. Her work was much more efficient than before.
As expected, taking care of children was a hindrance to a housewife's progress.
Jiujiu complained in her heart.
At noon, they ate hotpot.
However, compared to yesterday's two adults and two children, today's meal included Little White and Steamed Bun.
Little White and Steamed Bun were both big eaters. Basically, as soon as Jiujiu put the food in, the two of them finished it.
Yesterday, there was still leftovers. Today, Little White and Steamed Bun were still not full.
If they weren't worried that the two of them would scare an ordinary person like Xiang Bei, the two of them would definitely eat another table.
After eating and drinking to their fill, Little White and Steamed Bun installed a door in the wall that they had torn down and left.
Because of this door, Xiang Bei didn't need to take a detour when he went back. He also didn't need to worry about the neighbors gossiping. Therefore, Xiang Bei stayed a little longer today and only left when it was dark.
Because he had accepted Jiujiu's job, Xiang Bei directly quit his previous job and focused on helping Jiujiu take care of the children.
The two children were originally at an age where they liked to play. With the guidance of a good teacher like Xiang Bei, the two children quickly forgot all the unhappiness from before and focused on learning how to read.
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