C12 (1/2)
Xu Hui said clearly, ”My father was originally the mayor of the Cloud Platform. He did not do anything wrong and was implicated here. Under the rule of the Son of Heaven, all the rain and thunder are from the heavens. My Xu family will bear it!”
”Cloud Platform?” Jiang Prefecture, Cloud Platform? You, your father is the mountain chief? ”
”Yes sir!”
Just a moment ago, he was proud of his status and was complacent. But now, he felt that, as a child student who had not even passed the Elementary Scholar's examination, in front of the direct descendant of the Yun Lu Institution who was used to seeing geniuses, his complacency was just laughable!
Xiao He could not sit still any longer. He felt that his sense of superiority was about to crumble in front of the Xiao Family. He pushed his chair away and said, ”I'm full, I'll go back and read books.”
He's shouted ”hubby” in shock as he turned his head to look at Xu Hui. Xu Hui's expression did not change at all, allowing the Xiao family to examine him.
Xiao Pao carefully and awkwardly asked Xu Hui about Xu Jingan and Cloud Platform. His biggest hope in life was for his youngest son, Xiao He, to become a High Scholar and bring honor to his ancestors. From Xiao He's reaction, he could naturally tell that his own clan seemed to be an extremely formidable person in the past. If he could become a High Scholar at such a young age, then wouldn't it be a huge blessing if he could teach Xiao He?
Xu Hui guessed what the Xiao Pao was thinking and told him about Xu Jingan. She mentioned how many famous and talented students the Cloud Platform had produced, how many Scholars, how many Scholars there were, and even how many outstanding students Xu Jingan had taught. She did not say anything more. They had always thought that Xiao He's status as a child student was already impressive enough, and in the surrounding villages, there was only one left. And as long as he passed this year's examination, his entire family would be the Elementary Scholar's master's family.
Only now did they realize that an Elementary Scholar was actually nothing and that even a High Scholar wasn't as lofty as they were now. After all, their daughter-in-law and uncles were all real High Scholars. Feeling the constant changes in the way the Xiao family looked at him, and the respect in Xiao Dazong's eyes when he looked at him, Xu Hui's expression did not change as he smiled gently.
How could Xu Hui not know that Xiao Hu did not even pass the Elementary Scholar examination? If He's only relied on his status as a scholar, then she, Xu Hui, would break the glory brought by this status, and let these frogs in the bottom of the well know that there was someone beyond the heavens.
I believe that after this, the Xiao Family will no longer dare to make a fuss about my status as an exiled Military!
Now that October had passed and all the work in the fields had been finished, there were only some light jobs like cutting grass, cutting firewood and feeding the boar to the mat. Xiao Dazong felt that there was nothing wrong with resting, so he brought Xu Hui and Niu Niu back to his room without saying a word.
The Xiao family was shocked by Xu Hui's words and did not know what to say. He's felt sour in her heart and mumbled a few sentences, but she pretended not to hear it.
Xu Hui brought Niu Niu and Xiao Da Yong back to the room. The first thing she did was to quickly figure out if the loom under the pile of junk in the house could be used or not. Xiao Dazong knew that Xu Hui wanted to clean up the house, so she was naturally not unhappy. He was originally not satisfied with her wedding, yet there were so many messy things piled up inside the house.
With the strength in his body, Xiao Dazong worked nimbly and quickly moved the junk away, revealing the loom below. Xu Hui examined it carefully according to her memory. Other than some small parts that needed to be repaired, this loom was still relatively well preserved.
”My wife, even though this loom is rare, we don't have any use for it here. I'll find a carpenter in the village and take it apart to make a table for you!” Xiao Da Yong looked at the loom his father painstakingly found for his mother that year and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. If his parents were still alive, Third Aunt wouldn't make things so difficult for her daughter-in-law, right?
Xu Hui did not know how long she had been hoping for this loom. When she heard that Xiao Da Yong was going to tear it down, she could not help but glare at it. ”How dare you!”
Xiao Dayong was stunned for a moment, but Xu Hui responded quickly and smiled, ”Such a big object, and yet you think it can be used as a table for a brick bed? Have you forgotten where my house is? ”Jiang Prefecture is most famous for its brocade?”
”You can weave cloth?” Xiao Dayong was very surprised. He had always thought that Xu Hui was a young lady who did not touch the spring water at all.
Xu Hui glared at Xiao Dazong and said, ”My birth mother is the most coincidental girl in the Jiang Prefecture. Have you heard of weaving yarn? Not only do I know how to weave cloth, I also know how to weave muslin! ”
”Flowers? What is that? ” Xiao Dayong scratched his head in an honest manner. He had heard of silk, satin and cotton before. What was this flowery muslin? He really hadn't seen it before.
Xu Hui could not help but poke Xiao Da Yong's forehead with his finger and waved the handkerchief in his hand. ”You simpleton, you have not even heard of an inch of golden muslin? If you weave such a handkerchief with a knitting machine, will it sell for five taels of silver in the Jiang Prefecture? ”