Li Shoujie and Li Shulin had been locked up in the house by Jiujiu for several months. Now that they were let out, they were like wild horses out of control.
Seeing that the two children were having fun, Jiujiu looked at Xiang Bei, who was standing beside her, and said with a smile, "There's nothing to do today. You can do whatever you want to do."
Xiang Bei was used to helping Jiujiu take care of the children every day. Now that he was suddenly given a day off, Xiang Bei was not used to it.
However, Xiang Bei still used the money to buy some offerings and went to his parents' graves.
Xiang Bei placed the offerings, lit the incense, and burned the paper money while talking to his parents.
"Father, Mother, don't worry. I'm doing very well now. I met a kind-hearted older sister. She didn't care about my previous mistakes and was even willing to help me. She even said that she will be my family in the future.
She is the person who treats me the best in this world besides you two. When I become the top scholar, I will definitely repay her well.
Now, apart from helping to educate her two children every day, I read books and revise. I am determined to pass this year's Fall Quarter Examinations. You two can rest assured. "
After saying this, Xiang Bei talked a lot more. It was not until it was late that Xiang Bei packed up and went home.
When Xiang Bei returned, Jiujiu had just finished preparing dinner. She directly called Xiang Bei to eat.
The next day.
Jiujiu left the two children in Xiang Bei's care. She took her previous embroidery to the embroidery shop to exchange it for money.
Jiujiu had been away for almost two months. This time, she had earned a total of 100 taels of silver.
Jiujiu asked the owner of the embroidery shop to exchange the taels of silver for banknotes. Then, she went to the market to buy some ingredients before returning home.
Because it was hot today, Jiujiu no longer burned charcoal to keep warm.
The sun was just right today, so Xiang Bei simply brought the two children to the courtyard to learn how to read.
Jiujiu had just arrived at the courtyard when she heard Li Shoujie ask Xiang Bei, "Brother, are you our father?"
Xiang Bei, who was drinking water, did not swallow it and spat it out.
As Xiang Bei wiped the water off the table, he looked at Li Shoujie in shock. "Why do you say that?"
"When I was in the village, I heard from my aunt that the person who helped my mother take care of me and my younger sister was our new father. So, are you our new father?"
After asking, Li Shoujie blinked his big eyes and looked at Xiang Bei, waiting for an answer.
Being stared at by Li Shoujie's innocent eyes, Xiang Bei was instantly speechless.
Xiang Bei pursed his lips. In the end, he couldn't say that he wasn't their father. He lowered his head and said, "You can't tell Mother that, okay?"
It would be bad if Jiujiu heard it and thought that he had instigated the two children to say such things.
Previously, when Jiujiu took Li Shoujie out to play, Li Shoujie was very envious when they saw that the other children had fathers. Now, Xiang Bei did not allow him to tell his mother, but he did not deny that he was not his father. In other words, Xiang Bei was their new father.
Li Shoujie raised his hand to cover his mouth and blinked his big eyes. "Don't worry, Father. I won't tell Mother."
Xiang Bei was speechless.
Li Shu was young and was not as eccentric as Li Shoujie. However, she would agree with whatever Li Shoujie said like a little tail.
Now that Li Shoujie said that Xiang Bei was their father, Li Shu nodded obediently and called him Father.
Seeing that Xiang Bei was about to be driven into a corner by his two children, Jiujiu deliberately made a noise at the door.
When the two children and Xiang Bei heard the noise at the door, they immediately fell silent.
Jiujiu walked into the courtyard with her things. She looked at Xiang Bei and the three children and asked with a smile, "What are we having for lunch today?"
Because Li Shoujie had just said that he was his father, Xiang Bei's face instantly flushed when he saw Jiujiu. He avoided looking at Jiujiu.
Jiujiu pretended not to notice Xiang Bei's avoidance. She just looked at Li Shoujie and asked, "Last time, you said that the sour soup noodles I made were delicious. How about we eat sour soup noodles today?"
Li Shoujie nodded obediently.
Jiujiu turned her head sideways to look at Xiang Bei. "What about you? Is that okay? "
Xiang Bei was extremely shy. He nodded quickly at whatever Jiujiu said.
Seeing that Xiang Bei did not object, Jiujiu took the things to the kitchen to prepare lunch.
Xiang Bei, who had always treated Jiujiu as his elder sister, suddenly had other thoughts because of Li Shoujie's words.
In this era, the requirements for women were not so strict.
The villagers and even Scholar Xiao's parents persuaded Jiujiu to remarry. It was clear that in this era, women could remarry if they lost their husbands. It was very normal for them to remarry.
If Jiujiu was willing, she could marry Xiang Bei.
In the past, Xiang Bei had always treated Jiujiu as his elder sister because of Jiujiu's kindness and her two children.
However, Li Shoujie's words yesterday made Xiang Bei unable to treat Jiujiu as his elder sister anymore.
At this moment, he looked at Jiujiu as if he was looking at a woman.
Although Jiujiu was a few years older than him and even had two children, she looked about the same age as him.
Moreover, Jiujiu's embroidery could make money. If the two of them really got together, outsiders would definitely not say that Jiujiu was interested in Li Shoujie. Instead, they would say that Li Shoujie was interested in Jiujiu's family business.
After all, the rich families in the village could only earn 20 to 30 taels of silver at most in their lifetime. As for Jiujiu, any embroidery she embroidered could be sold for more than 10 taels of silver. In a year, she could earn hundreds of taels of silver.
Such a capable woman, if she was willing, she could find any kind of man.
On the other hand, he had nothing but a shabby house.
It was difficult for him to support himself, let alone support his family.
Because of Li Shoujie's words, Xiang Bei fell into a very strange self-denial.
The next day, when Xiang Bei came over again, Jiujiu on the other side was a little unnatural.
Jiujiu did not know what Xiang Bei was thinking. She only saw that Xiang Bei was a little strange, so she asked curiously, "Why do you feel so strange today? Are you feeling unwell?"
Although the temperature had risen recently, it was still fluctuating between hot and cold. It was inevitable that people would fall ill because they were not used to the temperature.
Li Shoujie and Li Shu were very happy yesterday, but today, they looked listless and were still lying in the house.
Yesterday, Xiang Bei had been with Li Shoujie and Li Shu. When she saw that Xiang Bei's expression was not right, Jiujiu thought that Xiang Bei was sick like Li Shoujie.
Jiujiu's kind concern made Xiang Bei feel even worse.
Jiujiu was not only good-looking and knew how to make money, but she was also so kind. How could he be worthy of her?
Xiang Bei pursed his lips, lowered his head, and said, "No, it's just that I read a little late yesterday, so I'm not in good spirits."
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