Grandma was one of the most important people in Qiu Shi's life. She took care of her granddaughter's daily life and was the first teacher to learn knowledge. She taught her many things, such as the horseshoe grass that could help digestion, the loach grass that could cure coughs, the thread that could be threaded through fine needle holes, the sewing of torn clothes, the embroidery of insoles, the sewing of layers, and the use of dried bamboo shoots to nail the upper of shoes...
Grandma was usually very strict with Qiu Shi, but she was definitely a very good mentor. From the moment Qiu Shi had not stepped into the school, Grandma had taken out the Hundred Family Surnames and Three Character Classics that she had brought from her mother's house to teach her granddaughter how to read. She also told her the history of the Hundred Family Surnames and the allusions of the surnames, such as the origin of her husband's surname, Zeng.
Crown Prince Wu was the ancestor of the surname Zeng. He was the youngest son of Shaokang, King of Xia, Qu Lie. He was enfeoffed to a place called Wei and established the Wei Kingdom. Prince Qu Lie was born magical, he thought hard and was good at making and improving tools. He made a square used by carpenters to find right angles; He made a square fishing net with bamboo poles and wooden sticks as the frame, which was called a net. He made an arrow tied with a silk rope for shooting birds--Zeng; He had baked the pottery used to steam rice and hold vegetables, the steamer; He taught his clansmen to weave silk fabrics with various patterns--the world-famous Zeng. Later, the State of Wei was destroyed by the State of Ju, and the descendants of the State of Wei took Zeng as their surname.
Qiu Shi's mother's surname was Xia, which originated from an even more ancient era. It was a surname that belonged to the royal family. Xia Qi. After the death of Emperor Yu, his son Qi broke the abdication system and ascended the throne, establishing the first slavery country in history, the Xia Dynasty. The Xia Dynasty had been established for 400 years and had been passed down for 13 generations. There were 16 kings and the last emperor, Xia Jie, was tyrannical and fatuous. The people of the country resented him. However, at this time, the descendant of the Yellow Emperor, Shang Tang, was deeply supported because of his benevolence. In the 16th century B.C., Shang Tang destroyed Xia and established the Shang Dynasty. The Xia royal family took the country as their surname and called it Xia. Because Xia Qi was the founding monarch, he was regarded as the ancestor of the Xia surname. Grandma was always holding a needle and thread in her hand as she told her granddaughter about the ancient times…
She was really a knowledgeable woman.
Every time Grandma went to the market, she would bring a basket of eggs, embroidered shoes, and insoles that she had made herself to the market to sell. The money she earned would be used to buy exercise books, pens, glutinous rice cakes, and peanut candy for Qiu Shi. When she returned home, she would teach her granddaughter how to write. If she wrote well, she would be rewarded with candy.
Grandma found out that her granddaughter was left-handed. She didn't know why she always did things with her left hand. She deliberately wanted to change her granddaughter's habits, but she only managed to change some of her habits. He used his right hand to eat with chopsticks, cut the grass with a knife, and stir the firewood with a pair of fire tongs…
Qiu Shi leaned on the table and looked at the Three-Character Classic that Grandma had given her. Most of the characters were in traditional Chinese characters. Every word she wrote took up a few slots, which was really taxing on her.
Grandma's needlework was very good. The clothes she wore from inside to outside were sewn by Grandma. She would also teach her granddaughter what fodder pigs ate, what rabbits ate, what fish ate, and so on…
For the past half a year, Qiu Shiyi's life was peaceful. Grandma always taught her that girls should not be too lazy, or they would be despised by their in-laws when they grew up. He had to learn how to do housework, feed pigs and cook, and be smart.
Although Qiu Shi was confused by what her grandmother said, she knew that her grandmother was right.
Seeing her grandfather and grandmother toiling away in the fields with their old bodies, Qiu Shi worked even harder to learn how to do things. The cuts on her fingers also increased. At that time, she really wished that she could become an adult immediately...
Her grandmother, who was six years old and had a face full of wrinkles, handed Qiu Shi a patched and worn-out canvas bag.
Her grandfather had led her into the first grade of primary school, but the teacher had said that Qiu Shi was too young and would not accept her. Qiu Shi's grandfather argued with the teacher." Our Tong Tong can already count from one to 100 accurately. She can even write the names of the whole family. She can recite the Three Character Classic and the Hundred Family Names. We can also test her on addition and multiplication.”
The teacher was very surprised. After looking at Qiu Shi for more than ten seconds, he asked,"What's your name?"
For a moment, Qiu Shi wanted to say something, but she hesitated. She did not know how to answer.
Because my mother calls me Qiu Shi, my grandmother calls me Hong Tong, and my uncles call me Su Qin. What is her name? Why did he have so many names?!
Qiu Shi's grandfather had saved her at the critical moment."This child is called Zeng Hongtong."
No matter what happened, the final result was awesome!
September 1st, 1988, was the happiest day in Qiu Shi's six years of existence in this world. This was because her teacher had unexpectedly accepted her as a student who was not old enough for the first time. She secretly made up her mind to study hard and repay her grandfather, grandmother, and teacher's expectations with excellent results.
He didn't know if she was insatiable or too greedy. Even though her mother did not seem to like her daughter anymore, Qiu Shi kept staring at her mother quietly. She could not get enough of her beautiful face. Grandma saw through her thoughts and said kindly to her, Although this is very unfair to you, you are just an extra person on the other side. Grow up quickly so that you can understand why.”
Indeed, she did not understand why she was redundant, but this made her think: Why did Daddy always hit her? Why did her mother hate her so much now? Was she really that disgusting?
Qiu Shi's academic performance had been outstanding ever since she started school, and her teacher valued her very much. When she was in the second year of her first year, her homeroom teacher had applied for an allowance for poor students and the privilege of being exempted from tuition and miscellaneous fees for top students. He didn't expect Qiu Shi, a first-year student, to be approved. Qiu Shi only gradually understood it when she was in her second year. It turned out that the privilege was not only given to students with good grades. The more important reason was that her family was the poorest family among the students in the entire school.
In her second year, Qiu Shi joined the Young Pioneers and was elected as a member of the class committee. The following year, she won first place in the solo competition on Children's Day. At the age of seven, Qiu Shi became a small star in the school.
Grandma carefully looked at the certificate that her granddaughter had brought back with a smile. Her painstaking training had finally paid off. In order to reward her granddaughter, she took out the eggs that she could not bear to eat from the cabinet." Tong Tong, you must study hard. Grandma is looking forward to your growth!”
Qiu Shi's grandmother suffered from serious sinuies. Due to her old age and poor living conditions, she left Qiu Shi forever in the winter of the second year.
Although she was already in the second grade of primary school, Qiu Shi still had little understanding of the pain of life and death. When she was putting the coffin in, she suddenly understood something. She held her grandmother's cold hands tightly and refused to let go. When the relatives and friends around her forcefully dragged her away from her grandmother's coffin with tears in their eyes, Qiu Shi's grief finally broke through. Heart-wrenching cries came from the depths of her heart. Even with such despair and grief, her grandmother could not respond to her…
Her old grandfather could not support Qiu Shi alone. After losing the protection of her grandmother, she had no choice but to return to her father's family. From that day on, her life was no longer just about her grandfather and grandmother, without her father and mother.
It was also from that day onwards that she would carry a basket on her shoulder when she went to school every day. After class, her small hands that were holding pens and writing would hold the hilt of the knife and shoot pigweed on the terraced fields beside the school.
Qiu Shi would always have a strange thought." In the end, humans are better than pigs. Humans can eat, but pigs can eat grass."”
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