C3 Third Grandmother

After leaving the courtyard, he followed Min He to the west. When he arrived at the entrance of Hu Tong's residence, he stopped in front of a small courtyard, and after knocking, a white-haired, benevolent looking old lady opened the door. Seeing the person standing at the entrance, she smiled and said, "Aiyo, Qianqian, you're done. Come, come in quickly."

Min He, who was following them, called out "Third Young Madam". The Third Young Madam happily complied, closing the door behind her and following her into the house.

The yard was not big, and was tidily tidied up. As soon as they entered the door, they saw a small screen wall with no 'Fu' words stuck on it, and when they turned around, they saw three houses with blue brick and black tiles. Behind the screen wall was a well, beside which grew a pomegranate tree, and on the west side of the yard was a shed with some firewood inside.

Min Jie carried Gu Min Qian into the house. Once they entered the North Room, they found themselves in a small stove. There was a pot of boiling water on top of the small stove. The pot of boiling water was steaming hot.

The bedroom's door was slightly to the north, a thin wooden board that was not painted, but was quite smooth and had a handle on it. Minjie pushed open the door, and beside the window was a kang with a mat on top. The kang was covered with mats, and the age of the kang mat was probably quite long, with many places patched with thick cotton, a small kang table was placed in the middle of the kang, and at the end of the kang was a cabinet that had shed off its paint.

Min Jie placed Gu Min Qian on the brick bed, took off her coat, and placed a small cloth bag on the table. She said to Third Young Madam, "Third Young Madam, these are some food my mother prepared for Min Min Min Min. We can't come back until lunch time. Just watch and give them something to eat."

Third Young Madam said, "Your family doesn't have much rations, so you don't have to bring me any more. Third Young Madam can distribute quite a bit of food every year, and she can't eat much by herself."

Minjie smiled and said, "We are already grateful for your help in watching over our children. How can we allow you, an old man, to subsidize our food? Third Young Madam, I'm leaving."

Min Qian sat on the brick bed and watched Min Shi walk into the yard. Min He followed her to the door of the North Room. She watched her sister walk out the door before turning around and entering the room.

Third Young Madam said to Min He, "Min He, can you take off your shoes and get on the brick bed? It's been a bit cold outside for the past few days. Third Young Madam will continue teaching you to read today, okay?"

Hearing this, Min He smiled and replied as he got on the brick bed. Third Young Madam also took off her shoes and went to the brick bed, where she took out a notebook, a pencil, and sat on the side, watching Third Young Madam write down a few words on the notebook, pointing them out one by one to tell Min and the other what to read. Min and the others who were very interested followed her, and Gu Min Qian, who was beside them, was also reading.

After a while, Third Young Madam let Min play with her. She took out a half-embroidered undergarment and put it on her reading glasses. The undergarment was made of thin white cotton cloth. It was a piece of red cotton cloth with a gorgeous flower embroidered on it and a few green leaves.

Third Young Madam was busy sewing in her hands as she told Min He, "Min He, read properly and go to school when you are old. You still have to study hard before you can find a way out."

When Miu, who was already five years old, heard this, she said, "Third Young Madam, my sister said that studying was useless. She said that she had already graduated from junior high for a few years and couldn't go to senior high or university.

Hearing Min He's words, Third Young Madam stopped what she was doing and said, "Min He, these are all temporary. Listen to Third Young Madam and you must study well. This person has read too many books before he can understand."

Min He looked at Third Young Madam with a confused expression. "Third Young Madam, I'll listen to you. I'll do whatever you want me to do."

When Third Young Madam heard this, she lightly scratched Min He's nose and said, "Among our Gu family's children, only your mouth is sweet. Just you wait. Third Young Madam, I'll give you peach pancakes and Min Qian to eat."

Gu Min Qianqian sat blankly at the side, listening to their conversation. Only now did she realize that the family's surname was also Gu, and the little girl had the same surname and surname as her. Was it because of this reason that she was able to wear her soul onto her body?

Third Young Madam got off the brick bed and took out a brown paper bag from a cupboard in the room. She took out two pieces of peach blossoms and handed one to Miu, who was swallowing her saliva, while the other was placed on the table in front of Gu Min.

Third Young Madam gently said to Min He, "Min He, what should you say to Third Young Madam?"

Min He opened his round eyes wide and shouted at Third Young Madam, "Thank you, Third Young Madam!"

Third Young Madam happily said, "Good child, there's no need to thank me. Hurry up and eat." When Min He heard this, she smiled and looked at the peach cake in her hands. She didn't want to eat it too much, so she took a small bite, closed her eyes, and slowly chewed the peach cake in her mouth. After chewing for a long time, she finally swallowed it down and said to Third Young Madam, "Third Young Madam, it smells really good."

Third Young Madam said, "If it smells good, then eat it quickly. There's still such a big piece."

Min He said, "Third Young Madam, can I just eat a small piece? I want to take the rest home for my mother and big brother and big sister to eat."

When Third Young Madam heard this, she was stunned for a moment. Then she smiled and said, "Alright then, why not? Third Young Madam will give you something to eat. You can eat whatever you want."

When Min He heard this, he carefully pried open the piece of Peach Blossom that he had taken a bite into. Then he placed the piece on the table and said, "I want to take this piece home. I'll eat this piece myself."

Third Young Madam looked at Min He happily and said to Min Qian, "Qianqian, Third Young Madam will feed you peach pastry, okay?"

When Gu Min Qian saw Third Young Madam go to the outer room to get a small bowl of steaming hot water and a small spoon, she knew that Third Young Madam was prepared to let her mother eat the peach cake. When she saw Third Young Madam about to put a whole piece of the peach cake into the bowl, she quickly took Third Young Madam's hand and said, "Milk, give it to Mother."

Hearing Gu Min Qian's words, Third Young Madam was stunned for a moment. Then, her face filled with ecstasy, she said to Min He, "Min He, Qianqian spoke just now. Did you hear that?"

Gu Min He said, "Third Young Madam, little sister spoke up this morning and called you 'mother', but she didn't call you big brother."

When the Third Young Madam heard this, she clasped her hands together and whispered, "Bodhisattva bless you, and the ancestors of the Gu family bless you. Our Qianqian has finally spoken." Finished speaking, she said to Gu Min Qian Qian, "Third Young Madam will help you soak in half, and the remaining Third Young Madam will help you wrap it up and bring it home for your mother to eat, okay?"

When Gu Min Qian listened, her round eyes curved into crescent moons. She said, "Thank you, mother." It wasn't that Gu Min Qianqian didn't want to say more. It was probably because she had just started drinking water, but she felt like she didn't want to say what she wanted to say out loud. She decided to use a few simple words to express her feelings.

Third Young Madam found a used piece of thin brown paper and wrapped it around the two younger siblings' peach buns before placing them on the table. She said to Gu Min and Gu Min, "Min and Third Young Madam have already wrapped them up. Will you bring them back home at noon?"

Gu Min and the rest were still chewing on the small piece of peach blossoms in their hands. Hearing Third Young Madam's words, they nodded and said, "Thank you, Third Young Madam." After eating, he licked each of his fingers. Although it wasn't hygienic, this was the condition. There was a lot of oil on top of the peach cake, and all of it was glued to his hand. It wouldn't be a waste if he licked it.

The Third Young Madam scooped a spoonful of soup with a small spoon and fed it to Gu Minqian. The rich fragrance instantly assaulted Gu Min qian's taste buds, and it turned out that the sweet peach buns tasted so good at this moment. Gu Min had been fed a small bowl of soup by the Third Young Madam, and the Third Young Madam put away the spoon and taught Gu Min and some simple words that Gu Min recognized. "If we went over, Third Young Madam would have taught you three thousand and taught you guys. The sadness in her words made Gu Min Qian's heart very uncomfortable.

Gu Min He said, "Third Young Madam, don't be sad. Don't you have me and Minqian to accompany you? You secretly taught me three hundred thousand and I'll study at home. If you don't go out, how about it?"

Upon hearing this, Third Young Madam looked at Gu Min and smiled. "Forget it. Third Young Madam will use the words in this book to teach you. How much you know will depend on how much you can learn."

When Gu Mu's mother came back to pick up the two children, she saw that Third Young Madam had left a peach cake wrapped in brown paper and insisted that Third Young Madam stay behind. Third Young Madam let out a sigh and said, "Mother Min, this was given to the two children by me, they can't bear to leave it for you. We're all good kids, since Qianqian has already spoken, we have to look after the children properly.

When Mother Gu heard this, she nodded her head vigorously. After bidding farewell, she carried Gu Moyan and led her and Gu Min home.

Gu Min and Gu Min carried Gu Min and followed behind her with the paper bag Third Young Madam had given them. While Gu Min was walking, she saw Gu Min and Gu Min stick the paper bag under their noses and smell it. When they arrived at the entrance of the house, the person next to Hu Tong opened the door, and a thin woman opened the door just in time to see Gu Min and Gu Min leaning against the doorframe, saying in a weird tone, "Oh, Third Aunt, did you go to the house again?"

When Mother Gu heard this, she glanced at the woman and said, "Third Aunt loves children." With that, she kept walking forward. The woman raised her voice and said, "Look at your house, other than a bare stick, you are dumb."

When Gu Min He heard this, he stood up and said to the woman, "Second Aunt, my sister isn't dumb. She knows how to speak."