Xiao Jinheng pouted his small lips and said faintly, "It's about the future..."
"Sweetie, let's go catch loaches!"
Before Xiao Jinheng could finish speaking, Du Jinqiang, Fu Xiaoqiang, and a group of mischievous boys ran in.
Little Xi Tian glanced over, thinking it would be nice to go out for a stroll since she was bored at home.
"Okay!" Little Xi Tian stood up and looked at Xiao Jinheng, "Do you want to go catch loaches too?"
Xiao Jinheng: "..."
What loaches was he catching? He had a lot of things he wanted to say but hadn't.
"No catching loaches!" Xiao Jinheng said with a stern little face.
"Hey, Young Master Xiao, aren't you being a bit too bossy?" Du Jinqiang said, hands on his hips.
Fu Xiaoqiang also looked unconvinced, "That's right, if Sweetie is going to play with us, does she need your permission?"
Really, what was he to Sweetie that he had to control everything...
Xiao Jinheng ignored them. Instead, he took Little Xi Tian's hand and said seriously, "What I wanted you to agree to was not to go catch loaches with them, but to accompany me to the back garden to fish!"
The pond in the back garden was stocked with many large carp and crucian carp. Kong Xingzhu regularly added fry, but it couldn't withstand the two gluttons, Xiao Ying and Xiao Jun, who fished them out every day. By autumn, they were almost all gone...
Little Xi Tian was stunned for a moment, suppressing a laugh.
Well, so the thing you wanted me to agree to was this simple!
It was beyond her expectations.
Alas, there was no helping it. It seemed she wouldn't be catching loaches today.
"Alright, I'll go fishing with you!" Little Xi Tian carried her small hands behind her back, shaking her little head, her expression showing a hint of helplessness.
Du Jinqiang and Fu Xiaoqiang: "..."
Sweetie had changed. She no longer loved to go into the river to catch fish or climb trees to raid bird nests with them.
"With the autumn harvest, it's busy everywhere at home. You can go help your families with the harvest. When we have free time, we'll catch loaches again!" Little Xi Tian said with a smile.
The group of mischievous boys left Old Yun's house dejectedly to help their families with their work...
After Chen Zhifu got up, he didn't know that his wife had thrown Old Yun's goose into the well. He ate a simple meal and then returned to the county town with Madam Huang and Chen Xiaoran.
Winter was approaching, and some villages had to pay grain to the county yamen. Left Shiye alone couldn't handle it all.
At the Yun family's fields.
Yun Daman told his father and brothers that he was going to Bocai Academy...
"It seems I have to make a trip myself. Young Master Xiao said that the academy is about to open, and our family needs to prepare in advance!" Yun Daman sighed.
Once the tuition fees were confirmed, they could prepare the money and provisions. With a rich road but a poor journey, Yun Jinhe wouldn't be too shabby when he arrived at his destination.
Old Man Yun grunted and looked up at the small mountain of wheat bundles. "The wheat will be harvested today. It's fine for you to go. Find out clearly, and then send Jinhe over..."
"Grandpa, I want to go too!" Yun Jinhe wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled, "I want to get familiar with the academy's environment in advance!"
"Alright, alright!" Old Man Yun nodded.
Yun Erman worked闷闷地, without any objections.
His son Jinshan probably wouldn't even pass the Tong Sheng exam, let alone the Xiu Cai. If Jinshan didn't pass next spring, he would have his son come down to work...
If he wasn't suited for studying, nothing would help.
Yun Sanman's eyes rolled, and he smiled, "Dad, Big Brother, why don't I send Jinhe to the academy? When I come back, I want to collect some furs and dried goods to sell!"
After the autumn harvest, there wasn't much work left at home. Sitting by the stove drinking every day made him restless...
"Okay!" Yun Jinhe excitedly clapped his hands, "I haven't gone out the courtyard gate with Third Uncle before!"
Old Man Yun and Yun Daman exchanged glances and nodded.
"I'll discuss it with your mother when we get back. If it's okay, then you can set off tomorrow morning. Studying is a major matter, and we can't delay..." Old Man Yun said.
The Yun couple attached great importance to education. Although they seemed overly cultured in Dashui Village, Old Man Yun and Madam Gu believed that while studying might not change one's destiny, it could certainly improve one's character.
They didn't want their descendants to become rude and uncouth...
At the same time, Yun Siman and Xiao Xinling were enjoying themselves on a small boat on Gou Gou Lake.
"Wow, the scenery here is so beautiful, and the air is so fresh. It seems this young lady didn't come in vain this time!" Xiao Xinling took a few deep breaths, standing on the boat and stretching out her arms, feeling the pleasantness of the gentle breeze.
Yun Siman glared at her, "No, can you sit still? If you fall into the water, I won't care about you..."
He really didn't know why he was so unlucky to have encountered such a troublesome, stubborn girl.
Xiao Xinling heard him and rolled her eyes, "Why are you so mean-mouthed? You're this young lady's bodyguard, isn't it your duty to protect me?"
Hmph, she wouldn't even agree to go boating with other young masters.
This stinky brat really didn't know how fortunate he was...
Yun Siman scoffed, "My family is busy with the autumn harvest, yet I'm here fooling around with you. What bodyguard or not, I think you just want to extort me!"
"We agreed, after we go back, our accounts will be settled. Don't pester me anymore, do you hear me?"
He had inquired yesterday that the pigs sold in the neighboring Xinwang Village were fat and cheap, and he wanted to buy one...
Spending all his time wandering around with this dead girl, he had no time for himself.
"What are you saying?" Xiao Xinling's small face turned red with anger, "I haven't settled my accounts with you yet, how can they be settled?"
"You took advantage of this young lady, and in the end, you act like you suffered a great loss. You must be feeling smug right now, right? Hmph, you're really good at pretending, pfft pfft!~"
Xiao Xinling stuck out her tongue at him.
Yun Siman: "..."
She was truly a living ancestor!
He raised his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes, "Hey, Miss, if you're so obnoxious like this, no one will dare to marry you in the future. You'll just live your life with your bad temper and a pile of gold and silver jewelry. When you get old, you'll thank me for kissing you back then. Do you know why? Because besides me, no one dares to kiss this tigress, hahaha..."
When Xiao Xinling heard this, she was furious, her eyes almost popping out.
"You, you, you, you're outrageous! This young lady will strangle you to death today!"
Xiao Xinling instantly lost her composure and lunged at Yun Siman.
Unexpectedly, the small boat swayed violently. She lost her balance and fell into the water with a cry...