It couldn't be blamed on Zhu Zixiu being so surprised, since the ancient times were relatively backward, and there were a bunch of yellow-skinned and skinny people. Isn't it just that the nutritious value of eating food is high?
This also caused him to feel that no matter if it was a serious illness or a minor illness, he would have to make up for it. There was no need to mention Old Man Zhu; ever since his inspection revealed that he had eaten several ginsengs, there was still no improvement.
Jiaoniang shook his head, no matter what era the Zhu Clan was in, the stench of alcohol and meat could cause people to freeze to death, but it was even more so here, there were not many people in the entire county that could produce rich and wealthy diseases, it seemed like the Zhu Family was not like what he said, that only had a small amount of production.
"I've already said as much. Do you believe me or not?"
Jiaoniang told Cheng Huanzhong to chase the old cow away. The mountain road was far away, and Jiaoniang was in a hurry to go home.
Zhu Zi Mei watched as Jiaoniang's figure got further and further away on the ox-cart, her heart tangled. You said that this man did not seek her for money, and did not have any enmity with her?
As for this person, after he got home, he ruthlessly stopped his father's nourishment and personally urged him to walk around everyday. He was almost scolded like a dog by his brothers and sisters, but fortunately, it had only been half a month and his complexion had indeed improved.
After returning home, Jiaoniang was still thinking of Qizong coming to give him some pointers, so he told Wang Meihua that the two of them had cleaned up the room, where the Elementary Scholar had been studying all night. Tieh Dan heard that there was a young master who had specially come to teach him, and had even went to the riverside early the next morning to gather orchids in porcelain vases to welcome him.
Early morning of the second day, Qizong drove his family's carriage over. Old Liao Book was afraid that the mountain road might be dangerous, so he specially prepared a carriage and a sturdy carriage driver.
Other people's children would find their master to ask for a "book fee", but Tieh Dan was fine. When Qizong came, he even brought a few jars of aged wine from his house, the wine jar still had some fresh mud on it.
How could Jiaoniang not know that this was Uncle Liao's intention? Naturally, he brought Qizong into the small courtyard with great enthusiasm.
When Qizong got off the carriage, he saw a group of people standing at the entrance of the courtyard. He had to admit that Jiaoniang's house really gave him a lot of face by welcoming him like this, but he only saw a cute little boy with his eyes rolling when he got off the carriage.
Jiaoniang pulled him out from behind her, pointed at Qizong and said: "Hurry, this is your little teacher, greet him."
Tieh Dan's face was flushed red, she was extremely embarrassed, but her actions were not awkward at all.
Qizong hurriedly helped him up, "I'm around the same age as little brother, so I asked little brother to call me big sister Jiaoniang, which could also be considered big brother to little brother. I wouldn't be able to take responsibility even if you called me big brother for a few days."
He was only twelve or thirteen years old, and as he spoke, he did indeed look a little like a teacher. Jiaoniang chuckled, "Since you want to teach him, then it's his teacher. This child is a bit naughty, even if you are his teacher, you can still suppress him."
Skin? Qizong had not even reached his chest as a little boy, yet he was extremely quiet and obedient, not a bit of naughtiness could be seen. He had a lot of relatives in his family, and many more naughty children.
"I wonder what your name is …" Qizong asked hesitantly.
Jiaoniang wanted to say Tieh Dan, but before he could finish, he was stunned. How could he know what's name was? Turning his head to look at Wang Meihua, Wang Meihua also had a face full of shame.
However, Tieh Dan did not know shame, he raised his head and introduced to Qizong: "My name is Tieh Dan, my surname is Wang, I can just call me Tieh Dan."
"Puff …" Qizong could not hold back his laughter.
Tieh Dan was confused and confused as he looked at Jiaoniang. He obviously didn't know what was going on.
Now that people were superstitious, they felt that giving a cheap name to their children was better for them. There were a lot of children in the village, donkeys, eggs, and a lot of other stuff that Tieh Dan wasn't particularly special to, but who told him to meet a genuine scholar?
"Call him Li." Jiaoniang touched Tieh Dan's little head and suddenly thought of a name. This son represented modesty and he hoped that would be able to accomplish something in the future. Not only was it the dawn of this family, it was also the dawn of this era.
"That's a good name. From today onwards, I'll call you Young Master Li."
After bringing Tieh Dan and his sister to the side room, Jiaoniang brought some tea and snacks there before he went back to busy himself with his own things.
The orchid and copper coin were still young, afraid that they would affect Tieh Dan's studies. Qiu Ju could only take the two of them out of the courtyard.
"Who is big brother Li?" the orchid asked innocently.
"It's your big brother Tieh Dan."
"Why is Big Brother Tieh Dan Big Brother Zi Li?"
"…"
Qizong opened the window and looked towards the courtyard. No one knew if it was to make room for him, or if Jiaoniang's house was already busy, so the courtyard was extremely quiet. Only a few chicks strolled in and dug under the tree, then went out again.
The garden was covered in bluestone slabs, and the vegetable fields on both sides were surrounded by a fence. Green plants could be seen meandering and climbing on the fence, which made it seem very leisurely.
Looking into the room, although the room was dilapidated, it was still tidied up seriously. The tables and chairs were wiped clean, and the beds for resting were changed into new bedding that was once tanned. When the rear window was opened, a large patch of green vegetable patch could be seen.
Tieh Dan was not familiar with this serious looking big boy, thinking that his elder sister had taught him to be more polite, he did not dare to move at all. He only turned his eyes to look at Qizong.
Under the infection of his mother and sister Qiu Ju, he knew that going to school was a very difficult thing to do. Not only would he have to spend a lot of money, he would also have to suffer a lot. At first, he didn't want to go to school to spend money, but his mother told him that he could only earn a lot of money by going to school, just like how he could only earn money by selling dumplings.
Qizong wandered around the room for a while and after understanding most of the places, he slowly returned to the table, pointed at a piece of golden yellow cake and asked: "What is this?"
Seeing Tieh Dan's nervous face, she comforted him and said, "You don't have to be nervous, I won't eat you, just treat me as a big brother and it'll be fine."
Tieh Dan heaved a sigh of relief, "This is a rice cake, it was fried by my sister. Try it."
Qizong had been waiting for this sentence for a long time. In truth, he had only wandered around because he was embarrassed to start eating immediately. He picked up a piece of rice cake and took a bite. It was soft on the outside, soft on the inside, and there was even some sugar flowing out.
"Lick Tangxin, or else it will flow out!"
Qizong was so scared by Tieh Dan's warning that he immediately went to lick the sugar on his finger, preventing himself from wasting it.