Chapter 224: Running in Both Directions

Maybe because she knew that Xiao Shitou was Bai Jingye who was willing to die for the uncle and nephew of the Bai family in the original book, Yun Qinghuan had a filter when looking at Xiao Shitou, and couldn't help but want to be nicer to him.

Every time Xiao Shitou came over, she would prepare a breakfast for him to eat.

The little guy was naturally a little embarrassed, thinking that he was eating and taking, which was easy to annoy people.

But he couldn't refuse, so he could only catch a lot of insects for the chickens every time. The two chickens are now very fat. From laying an egg every one or two days, they now lay an egg every day. The frequency of laying eggs is higher, and the smile on the face of the mother-in-law Liu Yuzhi is more.

She also took the initiative to tell Yun Qinghuan to let her give Xiao Shitou an egg every three or four days to supplement his body.

The child was so thin from hunger that people felt very distressed.

Moreover, the child was very sensible. Every time he went up the mountain to collect firewood, he would pick up a little more and send it to the Bai family. If he dug up any delicious wild vegetables, he would also send a portion.

Even, many times when no one was paying attention, he would sweep the whole yard when he came to study, and sweep it clean.

He was trying his best to repay the Bai family.

It was also because of this two-way kindness that Yun Qinghuan and her mother-in-law felt very comfortable and liked Xiao Shitou more and more.

At the beginning, Yun Qinghuan said that she would teach him to write and read, purely because she felt that he was a little miserable and wanted to help him. Later, she knew that he was Bai Jingye in the original work, so she had a little original filter, but now, she simply liked this kind-hearted child who was grateful and repaying kindness.

Yun Qinghuan also discussed with her mother-in-law Bai Naihan, and wanted the family to pay for Xiao Shitou to go to school. It is not too late for him to go to elementary school now.

Moreover, during this period, Xiao Shitou studied hard, recognized a lot of words, and could do addition and subtraction within 20. It should be no problem for him to skip to the second grade directly.

The family members all agreed that she should pay for Xiao Shitou to go to school, but her mother-in-law Liu Yuzhi raised a sharp question, "If Xiao Shitou goes to school, he can't earn work points and can't help the family. What will happen to his grandparents?"

The reason why Xiao Shitou doesn't go to school now is not just because of insufficient money, but also because he has to take time to take care of his elderly and seriously ill grandparents.

Yun Qinghuan was silent for a long time before saying, "I'll ask Xiao Shitou tomorrow and let him make his own decision."

Lying in bed at night, tossing and turning several times, Yun Qinghuan couldn't sleep when she thought that Xiao Shitou would refuse to go to school and stay in the village to take care of his grandparents.

Such a smart child, staying in the countryside without going to school is useless.

It is now the spring of 1976, and there is only more than a year away from the college entrance examination next year. In the next ten years, college students in China will be talents in all walks of life in the next few decades, and they are very valued.

She also wants Xiao Shitou to study hard and make a name for himself in the future. In fact, he can't learn much knowledge with only half an hour of teaching every day.

Just as she was thinking, the man next to her suddenly hugged her, buried his face in her neck, smelled the familiar fragrance, took a deep breath, and asked hoarsely, "What's wrong? Can't sleep?"

The hot air blew on her fair neck, Yun Qinghuan moved uncomfortably, and told her about the problem that troubled Xiao Shitou.

The man chuckled, "Don't worry, I also know Xiao Shitou, a very good child. Even if he is one or two years later than other children, it doesn't matter. He is very smart. As long as he studies hard, he will catch up later."

Yun Qinghuan knew that what he said was true. In the original book, Xiao Shitou went to school after his grandparents died. At that time, no one taught him to read and write in advance. He was two or three years later than other children. In the end, his grades were much better than those children who studied step by step.

Now that Yun Qinghuan taught him in advance, he would definitely not suffer any loss if he really went to school. After all, Xiao Shitou really had ink in his belly.

However, the original book only described a few things about Xiao Shitou's grandparents, so she couldn't guess when the two old people died.

Moreover, she was not sure whether her intervention would change Xiao Shitou's trajectory.

But she felt relieved after hearing what Bai Naihan said.

Once she felt relieved, she felt a little sleepy.

The man kissed her cheek and said in a low voice, "Don't go to bed so early, okay? We haven't been intimate for a few days."

She had her period some time ago, but he hadn't touched her for several days, right?

Yun Qinghuan nodded and allowed his action.

There is no doubt that she got up a little late the next day.

She asked Xiao Shitou's opinion and said that she wanted to sponsor him to go to school. If the family had difficulties, she could also provide help.

Xiao Shitou was surprised at first, then moved, and finally refused, saying that he had to take care of his grandparents. If he went to school, there would be no one to take care of his grandparents.

Yun Qinghuan knew his answer long ago and expressed understanding. She did not mention it again later. She just taught him more attentively and extended the half-hour teaching time to one hour, hoping that he could learn more and keep up with the progress in the future.

It was time for Bai Aimin to hold a hundred-day banquet for his daughter Bai Zhenzhen. Early in the morning, Yun Qinghuan took out the gift prepared in advance and prepared to give it to Bai Zhenzhen.

It was a pair of small cotton shoes with tiger heads. When winter comes, Bai Zhenzhen can wear them to save her feet from freezing.

The tiger-head shoes are very cute, and the materials used are also very exquisite.

Of course, Yun Qinghuan does not have this skill, it was made by her mother-in-law.

When Liu Yuzhi was making it, she found a lot of An An's old clothes. Perhaps she knew that she would not have another grandson in the future, so she did not mention the child in front of Yun Qinghuan.

Not to mention in front of Bai Naihan, for fear that the fact that she could not have children would hurt her son's self-esteem.

Originally, she washed and put away all An An's old clothes, thinking of leaving them for her grandson or granddaughter in the future. Now that she had no more thoughts, she simply took out all of them, remade the clothes with better materials, and made new clothes for An An.

Not to mention, these remade clothes are actually quite good-looking, a bit like the legendary beggar's clothes.

There are more clothes, so she also made a few sets for Xiao Shitou, and even made a thick cotton jacket and trousers for Xiao Shitou.

Liu Yuzhi now treats Xiao Shitou as a half grandson, and seeing his mouth black and blue from the cold, she naturally feels distressed.

At first, Xiao Shitou didn't want it, but Liu Yuzhi gave it to him.

Perhaps because he had received too many gifts from the Bai family, Xiao Shitou felt that he could not repay them, so he accepted them without much refusal.

However, he now regarded the Bai family as his second home, and would send some wild goods from time to time. Although they were not very precious, they were all his thoughts.

At this moment, Yun Qinghuan had just finished breakfast and was holding tiger-head shoes. Before she went out, Jiang Wenxiu and Qiao Yue came to call her.