Chapter 39

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Second Aunt was watching Dong Xing fantasize from the side. After she finished speaking, she smiled coldly and said, “Heh, don’t forget that the Imperial Court will not let a girl be the top scorer.”

Dong Xing was shocked, but she was not sad. Instead, she raised her neck and said proudly, “Then I’ll marry next door and follow a scholar. In the future, I’ll be a scholar’s wife!”

Second Aunt was so angry that she slapped her. However, before her slap landed, her eyes drifted again.

She remembered that there was a scholar from her maternal family who was studying in the same private school as Fifth Brother. He definitely knew how well Fifth Brother was doing in is studies.

If she found some time to ask him, she would be able to find out Fifth Brother’s true standard. If Fifth Brother was really an idiot, then she would have to let the whole family know.

At that time, Fifth Uncle definitely would not be able to study. If this spot was empty, she would have a chance to get her prized possession.

Of course, the other branches would definitely be staring at this, but what if she had other bargaining chips?

At the thought of this, Second Aunt looked deeply at Dong Xing, who was still babbling, and schemed in her heart.

Meanwhile, in Fifth Uncle’s room, which was just a wall away from them, Fifth Uncle was currently cursing and swearing. He was talking about how swine were insulting the cultured, how they were like street hooligens, and so on.

In any case, the few idioms that he had painstakingly learned, regardless of whether they were right or wrong, were all used.

The scolding was very unpleasant and done in an angry voice.

Fifth Aunt listened from the side and felt that her ears were going numb. She said angrily, “If you’re in the mood to scold someone, you should think about how to scold yourself. The family must be suspicious now. If your sisters-in-law find out, I’m afraid it will turn the world upside down.”

Hearing his wife say this, Fifth Uncle’s scolding mouth instantly froze. His eyes darted around quickly, and his heart jumped.

That night, the Dong family’s rooms were destined to insomnia.

Although Fourth Uncle’s house did not discuss this matter, Fourth Aunt was throwing and hitting around. From time to time, she would complain. It was nothing more than Fourth Uncle not taking on private work and not having any private assets at home.

She could take survive off her parents if she had no money.

Fourth Uncle was silent the whole time. Fourth Aunt was so angry that she hit him again.

Dong Nuan was not affected at all. She even treated the other party’s arguing as brown noise to help her fall deeply asleep.

The next day, Old Madam Dong woke up early. As she tidied up and cooked, she put her hands on her waist and went to the courtyard to scold everyone.

She cursed a few more times. When she saw that the entire family was up, she stopped cursing.

There was nothing special about breakfast on the farmyard. The bean cakes they ate yesterday morning and the bean rice this morning were a little watery. Dong Nuan had an extra pancake compared to the others in the family. It was the size of a palm and there was even a little butter on it. It could be seen that Old Madam Dong had really put in a lot of effort.

Not only that, but Dong Nuan also got half an egg.

Of course, this egg was taken from Fifth Uncle. He would get half of his usual this morning.

Seeing that there was only half an egg in his bowl, Fifth Uncle’s face darkened.

Old Master Dong looked at him deeply before explaining, “In the future, Lil Nuan will also be a scholar. She should take good care of herself. In the future, give half of Fifth Brother’s eggs to Lil Nuan. The millet cake was specially given to Lil Nuan by the clan leader. You don’t have a share.”

Old Master Dong specially gave half of the eggs to Dong Nuan because he wanted to light a fire under her.

It was not that he was deliberately trying to arouse hatred for her, but he wanted to use this opportunity to teach Dong Nuan a lesson and learn well. He wanted to quickly gain the recipe. Otherwise, he would be blamed by the entire family in the future.

As soon as Old Master Dong finished speaking, the entire family had different expressions. Second Aunt straightened her neck and said sarcastically, “Sigh. Scholars are indeed different.”

Her intention was to mock Dong Nuan, but Dong Nuan was not the only scholar in the family. Her words pulled the hatred of Dong Xu and Fifth Uncle over!

Second Aunt also reacted slowly. She wanted to explain herself, but she did not want to lower her head in front of her sisters-in-law. In the end, she could only straighten her neck and eat, not saying anything.

At the dining table, Madam Dong Wu did not dare to say anything inhumane, but her eyes were glaring at Dong Nuan. Seeing that the eggs had entered Dong Nuan’s mouth, Madam Dong Wu panicked and went forward to pinch her.

In response, Dong Nuan exclaimed, “Mom, why are you pinching me?”

Madam Wu did not expect Dong Nuan to expose her in front of everyone. She was so frightened that she retracted her head and smiled awkwardly. She did not dare to do anything else, but she gritted her teeth in her heart.

Why was she pinching Dong Nuan? There was so much delicious food. Was it appropriate to not leave some of it from her younger brother?

Why should a girl eat so well?

Dong Nuan knew that Madam Dong Wu did not dare to say anything in front of Old Master Dong, so she smiled and swallowed half an egg. Only then did she say with a smile, “The treatment of scholars is indeed good.”

Old Master Dong wanted to roast her on the fire, so she stirred the pot even more.

Scholars were treated so well. Anyone would be tempted.

Once one was tempted, one could come up with any idea they wanted to.

The first to be targeted was the seemingly idiotic Fifth Uncle.

Did Fifth Uncle not know this?

Of course he knew. The gazes of his family seemed to fall on him., especially after Dong Nuan finished speaking. He wanted to raise his neck and say a few words to Dong Nuan as a fellow scholar.

In the end, before he could say anything, the hatred was directed at him.

Fifth Uncle was so scared that he did not dare to speak. He lowered his head and ate.

Old Master Dong’s intention was indeed to teach Dong Nuan a lesson, but he did not expect the little girl to directly shift the hatred away from her. It could be imagined that if Fifth Uncle was really an idiot, his journey as a scholar only had a few days left.

In the next few days, his family would definitely catch him red-handed.

Dong Nuan ate her bowl of rice in peace, along with half an egg and a small piece of millet cake.

After eating, she patted her clothes again and went to school.

Scholar Liao came from two rooms next to his house. After a simple walk, they arrived at the school.

In any case, he did not take in many students. Those who were promising had all gone to town. Those who were useless had gone home to farm after learning for a few months. The number of students had always been maintained at around ten.

Scholar Liao did not mention anything to the others yesterday about Dong Nuan coming to study.

Therefore, when they arrived today, the boys who were studying were a little surprised.

Among these people, the oldest was only eleven years old, and the youngest was eight years old.

The owner of the body had always worked at home and had no chance to go out to play, so she was not familiar with her peers in the village.

Now that she were here, everyone knew each other and did not speak much to her.

Moreover, since the headmaster did not say anything, they did not dare to ask further.

They were still afraid of the headmaster, even the most mischievous one.

Because the Headmaster’s words could decide if they were going to be beaten up when they went home today.

Thus, who would dare to be naughty?