Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside

Chapter 1428 - 1430: I Know a Little

At this moment, Yang Ming’s mother interrupted, "Each has its own merits."

Yang Ming’s mother’s thoughts were the same as Yang Gang’s wife; literate women are indeed different, much stronger than them who couldn’t recognize a single character.

Previously, she thought that women being unaccomplished was a virtue. Staying home, supporting their husbands, educating their children, and being able to do chores, to cook and clean, and to do farm work was good enough.

But ever since the third son married this wife, she had changed her mind.

One still needs to learn more, can’t be as ignorant as they have been.

So she felt even more that Li Chuntao was good, just look at her after entering the courtyard, always showing understanding in the big picture, not pretentious, helping with farm work, and capable in so many things.

Upon hearing what Yang Dong’s mother said, Li Chuntao was relieved, she was afraid of being laughed at, considered useless.

You know, in the countryside, women being literate was not as valued as being able to work. If you could work, you were considered good, and the countryside would want to marry women who could work. But it happened that she couldn’t work.

Li Chuntao smiled at Yang Dong’s mother and continued with her tasks.

Knowing that Li Chuntao was literate, Yang Gang’s wife became interested, thinking she must know even more, and asked, "Besides being literate, what else can you do?"

Li Chuntao had no idea why the second sister-in-law always asked what she could do. She just thought the second sister-in-law was making small talk. She was a bit embarrassed to say what she could do, but being straightforward and sincere, she answered whatever she was asked.

"I can play a little tune and draw a bit."

The playing and drawing were really just learned to pass the time. Her mother said, since you learn to read, you might as well learn the rest for fun, just to kill time, as the wealthy city girls do.

Her mother said this, so she learned, and after learning she found herself quite liking it, though she wasn’t proficient, only knowing the basics. After all, these were things that required years of study.

Upon hearing this, Yang Gang’s wife exclaimed, "So you know the four arts: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting!"

Thinking to herself that the daughters of wealthy families are indeed different from them, rural folk. Such a person might not even match the fourth brother. The fourth brother knows nothing and might not be worthy of Li Chuntao. It seems the third sister-in-law didn’t introduce them for that reason.

The fourth brother was different from the third brother. The third brother, at least, was a Scholar. The third sister-in-law and Li Chuntao knew so much and were well matched with the third brother.

But what Yang Gang’s wife didn’t know was, what did the original Zhong Xiaoxiao know?

The Zhong Family was not as enlightened as the Li Family, not many literate people, and they never hired anyone to teach their daughter specifically.

The original Zhong Xiaoxiao only picked up some skills because she was close with Li Chuntao and learned a few things from her, but she was not as knowledgeable as Li Chuntao.

Of course, things were different when Xiaoxiao came through; she knew some things at least.

The second sister-in-law was clearly implying that Li Chuntao was proficient in all the artistic skills. Li Chuntao quickly waved her hand, "I only know a little bit."

She felt she couldn’t bear such a large title. She truly only knew a little.

But Yang Gang’s wife didn’t care how much she knew; knowing a little was already impressive, much better than them who knew nothing. She continued to ask, "Can you do embroidery?"

Li Chuntao nodded, "Uh, a little."