There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 59

[Chapter 59, Copybook]

New Year’s Day, the entire Yan family gave old lady Yan a New Year greeting.

Everyone was saying auspicious and pleasing words, which made the old lady so funny that she couldn’t even close her mouth.

Mrs. Yan looked at her children and grandchildren with smiles in her eyes and on her face.

Although it is more comfortable in my hometown than in Linyi County, the whole family can’t get together, and the old lady still can’t hide her melancholy every year during the New Year.

Now it’s all right, the whole family is together, even if there are some stumbling blocks at ordinary times, after all, they can’t write two words in one stroke, with the maintenance of flesh and blood, some small conflicts can be resolved without breaking through.

Seeing the old lady so happy, Daohua also smiled the whole time. When she paid New Year greetings to Yan Zhigao, she followed Yan Wenxiu and Yan Wenkai and kowtowed in a regular manner. She followed what the two brothers said.

Not outstanding, but regular enough.

Mrs. Li watched from the side, relieved and distressed at the same time.

She has always known that although her daughter is a bit more straightforward and stubborn, she is still very sensible and sensible in major matters. As a mother, she can’t see that her daughter is forcing a smile.

After glancing at the crowd, Mrs. Li’s eyes darkened when Aunt Lin was called over by Yan Zhigao.

After all, the master’s heart is biased!

When Aunt Lin came over just now, the whole Songhe Courtyard was silent for a while.

However, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone wanted to have a good time. No matter what the Yan family thought in their hearts, they were harmonious and happy on the surface.

“Brother, why do you keep following me around?”

Daohua looked at her elder brother with a strange expression on her face.

Yan Wenxiu looked at Aunt Lin, mother and son in the yard, thought for a while and said, “Big sister, today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, so don’t make any trouble.” younger siblings.

Hearing this, Daohua laughed angrily: “Brother, in your eyes, do I just make trouble out of no reason regardless of the occasion?”

Yan Wenxiu was silent for a moment: “I don’t mean that.”

Daohua sneered, she Brother, don’t look gentle and elegant, in fact, like his father, he considers himself a scholar and likes educated, reasonable, gentle and quiet women.

It’s nothing at all, everyone has their own preferences, but they want to apply this framework to all women, which is very annoying.

In their eyes, people like her who have a little sense of resistance are the ones who need to be taught and suppressed.

“Brother, if you are worried that I will make trouble, then there is no need for you to follow me, because if I really want to make trouble, it is useless for you to follow me.” After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.

Looking at the back of Daohua walking away, Yan Wenxiu frowned.

He cherishes this elder sister who has not been raised by her parents since she was a child, but this younger sister’s temperament is really a bit out of character. In her eyes, there is no such thing as the word elder brother like father, and there is no minimum respect for him.

Back and forth, he couldn’t remember how many times he was contradicted by her.

“Why can’t the eldest sister be as gentle and docile as Yi Shuang?”

Sighing, Yan Wenxiu immediately turned his attention to the other younger siblings, and the fight between Wen Kai and Wen Jie last night must not happen again.

The Yan family’s New Year passed so neither hot nor cold.

Because Yan Zhigao was going to Fucheng to report on his work after the year, he went to the county government early on the third day of the Lunar New Year to get busy.

After the Lantern Festival, the county school started classes, and Master Qin returned to the Yan Mansion on this day.

Once back, Master Qin learned from Aunt Lin of Shuangxin Courtyard that Yan Zhigao had slapped Daohua hard in front of everyone, and now he still ignores Daohua .

At that time, Master Qin sneered: “I didn’t say that, this girl from the Yan family is really disobedient, and it’s fine to contradict me in class, but now she doesn’t even pay attention to her father, the head of the family.” Yes, she is like this, if she doesn’t correct it, she will get married in the future, and the pain will still be in the future.”

Aunt Lin kindly conveyed these words to Yan Zhigao intact.

After Yan Zhigao heard this, he was silent for a long time, after thinking about it, he asked Aunt Lin to call Mrs. Qin, and personally asked her to teach Daohua well.

So, on the first day of class after the New Year, Master Qin, who got the “Shangfang Sword”, suddenly “slapped” when the rice flowers were painting red, and a ruler hit the back of her hand.

“Miss Yan, as I said, women should copy Mrs. Wei’s beautiful and graceful hairpin lowercase script. Look at what you wrote. The book sage’s “Preface to the Lanting Collection” is the essence of which you, a woman, can copy?”

Daohua looked at the red and swollen ruler marks on the back of her hand, her eyes turned cold, and she looked at Master Qin indifferently.

Master Qin frowned and said sharply: “Miss Yan, I was entrusted by Master Yan to teach you. I know that you are the county magistrate’s daughter and have a noble status, but in this class now, who am I? Your teacher, shouldn’t you have the minimum respect for me?”

Daohua stood up abruptly and said coldly, “Teacher? Do you think you are worthy of this status?”

“You”

Qin The master was short of breath, and just about to say something to suppress Daohua, she saw Daohua pick up the paper she just copied, and said to Wang Maner outside the classroom: “Maner, come in and help me clean up

the desk.” Daohua sneered Looking at Master Qin: “Give you three points of color, do you really think you can open a dyeing workshop?” After finishing speaking, he left the classroom straight away.

Master Qin with livid face, and Yan Yishuang and others who were dumbfounded were left behind.

After leaving the classroom, Daohua didn’t go back to the main courtyard, nor went to Songheyuan, but went directly to the front yard with the copied paper.

In the county magistrate’s office, Mr. Xiao and Mr. Lin were discussing with Yan Zhigao about their trip to Fucheng in a few days.

Yan Zhigao: “Master Xiao, you can go with me for this job report.” Hearing this,   Master

Xiao smiled and nodded: “It’s just right, I also want to visit my old friends in Fucheng.”

He stopped talking, and he wanted to go with him, even if he couldn’t do anything, it would be good to get to know a few more adults in the officialdom.

Just when he was about to say something, he heard voices coming from outside the door.

“Big girl!”

“Is father busy now?”

Yan Zhigao was a little surprised when he heard Daohua’s voice, thinking of the time, the eldest daughter had intentionally or unintentionally alienated him, and immediately said: “Is it Daohua? Come in!”

Dao Hua walked into the room with a smile on the copied paper, saw the two teachers were there, and immediately said: “If father is busy, daughter will come over later.”

Yan Zhigao waved his hand: “It’s okay , we’ve finished what we’re going to talk about, what’s the matter with you?”

Daohua put the copied paper on the table in front of Yan Zhigao: “This is what I wrote after copying the Preface to the Lanting Collection, please show it to my father. Look.”

Yan Zhigao glanced at the eldest daughter, although he was a little strange in his heart, but he still looked at it seriously, and after reading it, his eyes lit up a little: “You wrote this?”

Daohua nodded with a smile: “” The copybook of Lanting Collection Preface was given to me by my third uncle, and I have been copying it for two years, and he said that I am suitable for writing cursive script.”

Yan Zhigao nodded: “Well, although the bowl strength is still a bit insufficient, but the cursive script It does have a bit of chic and elegant style, but the brushwork is not subtle enough, and needs to be practiced.”

“Young lady copied the “Lanting Collection Preface” written by the sage of calligraphy, and gave us palms too.” Master Xiao smiled. step forward.

Yan Zhigao smiled and said: “She is a little girl, she is practicing and playing, but she can’t be praised by Mr. Xiao.”

Mr. Xiao has already read the calligraphy copied by Daohua in his hand, and nodded while looking at it: “My lord, I It seems that the word “Daughter” has been copied to a certain extent like the shadow of a scholar.”

Hearing what Mr. Xiao said, Mr. Lin also stepped forward to take a look, and then he took a few glances at Daohua.

Although this young girl from the Yan family is only nine years old, she really copied the characters well.

Yan Zhigao said a few words modestly, at this time, Daohua smiled and asked: “Father, do you think I should practice this font?”

Yan Zhigao nodded without thinking: “Of course, you practiced well, why don’t you? Do you want to copy with other fonts?”

Daohua shook her head: “It’s not me, it’s Mr. Qin. When I was copying the copybook today, Mr. Qin thought I should practice Mrs. Wei’s hairpin lowercase. No, he gave me a copy right away. The ruler, it seems that you can’t change it like that.” After speaking, he stretched out his hand.

The red and swollen ruler marks were immediately exposed in the eyes of Yan Zhigao and the others.

Daohua: “Father, I have been copying “Lanting Collection Preface” for two years, and I really don’t want to change other fonts. Mrs. Wei’s Zhanhua lowercase is very good, but it is not very suitable for my daughter. Father, why don’t you help me?” Shall I tell Master Qin?”

Yan Zhigao’s expression darkened when he saw the ruler marks on the eldest daughter’s hand, he asked Master Qin to teach the eldest daughter well, but he didn’t let her punish the eldest daughter at will.

Let the mother and wife know about this, and the backyard will be in chaos again.

“I know about this. You should practice and practice copybooks. I’ll talk to Mrs. Qin.”

Daohua smiled and nodded: “Thank you father, then I won’t bother father.” Saying that, she turned to the two masters After saluting, he left quickly.

As soon as Daohua left, Master Xiao smiled and said: “The young masters and young ladies of your family are all very knowledgeable.”

Yan Zhigao smiled: “That’s it, my eldest daughter, Nvhong, can’t do it.”

Master Xiao’s eyes flickered, and he said with a faint smile: “I think the eldest girl is very intelligent, if she really can’t learn it, maybe she can’t teach it as a master.”

Hearing this, Master Lin suddenly raised his head to look at Master Xiao , his eyes were a bit dark, didn’t Master Xiao just want to be nosy, why did he start to help Miss Yan.

But Yan Zhigao became deep in thought after hearing Master Xiao’s words.

On the same day, Yan Zhigao met Master Qin in Shuangxin Courtyard.

Master Qin used Daohua’s unrestrained temperament as an excuse, saying that if she continued to practice running script, her temper would become more and more flamboyant and arrogant in the future, blocking Yan Zhigao.

Aunt Lin helped to speak, saying that Mr. Qin did this for the benefit of Daohua.

Finally, Yan Zhigao said in a deep voice: “Daohua, you should teach, but you can’t just beat him at every turn. Let’s forget about today’s matter. Master Qin, please

be patient in the future.” Master Qin nodded in agreement.

Aunt Lin gave Master Qin a reassuring look, and then motioned her to leave.

That night, Aunt Lin talked all kinds of things, and Yan Zhigao finally calmed down.

Just when Mr. Qin and Aunt Lin thought it was over, the next day, Mrs. Li sent a message directly to Mr. Qin, saying that Daohua would not be able to attend Mr. Qin’s class in the future.

At this moment, Master Qin, who didn’t think anything was wrong before, panicked.

(end of this chapter)