Chen Zhaoci nodded and said, "That's what I was thinking too. That's why I was thinking of selecting some girls around ten years old from the servants of our Marquis's mansion to start teaching them. Not many of these children know how to read, so we have to start teaching them to read from the beginning. Even if it takes another ten or eight years, I won't feel comfortable letting them go out to practice medicine until they've learned to a certain level."

Xu Rao nodded, asked about Xu Yao's situation, and seeing that it was getting late, quickly went to rest.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Marquis, along with Madam Wu and Xu Rao, went to the palace to have breakfast with Emperor Liang Cheng. They returned before noon because Emperor Liang Cheng was in a bad mood, and many of the New Year celebrations in the capital were canceled.

On the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Rao spent a rare time at home with Chen Zhaoci and Xu Bai. The three of them sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) by the window. Xu Bai said somewhat boredly, "At this time of year, when we are so free, it would be such a pleasant thing to play a couple of games."

Chen Zhaoci, flipping through a medical record book in his hand, said without looking up, "You kids have become degenerate because of games."

Xu Bai disagreed, saying, "Mother, you can't say that. We play games to relax and then create a brighter future. Those who are addicted to games do so for their own reasons, and it has nothing to do with the games."

Chen Zhaoci looked at Xu Bai with a smile and said, "That's just making excuses. If there were no games, would people still be so engrossed in the excitement? There has to be something to happen for there to be consequences, right?"

Xu Bai thought for a moment, wanting to defend the game a few more times, but then he realized he didn't have any games to play anymore. He sighed and said to Chen Zhaoci, "Mom, I'd like to indulge in some decadence now, but where am I supposed to find the chance? It's true that kids these days don't have many toys to play with. Sometimes I think about developing some educational toys so that children have something to play with. After all, childhood only comes once."

Holding a book, Xu Rao said with a smile, "Your idea is good, but have you considered whether people will accept the toys you make? The economic level is very low now. Many families are just trying to feed themselves, and most families have several children. When it comes to children's education, are people still willing to spend money as long as it's good for their children, as you used to think? Besides, there's no sense of intellectual property rights now. Toys are basically limited in variety and lack technological content. If you make them and others see you making money, they'll imitate your products. Can you find someone to stop them from imitating you?"

Xu Bai couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Indeed, Xu Bai had also experienced that as long as it was for the good of their children, parents would try every means to spend money, from big things like school district housing to small things like daily necessities. But what about now? Many families have not yet solved their basic needs for food and clothing. Would they still spend money just to get what their children want?

The most important reason is actually the latter. All Xu Bai could think of was making some building blocks, maybe painting them or drawing some patterns on them. It's such a simple thing, who can't make it? If someone imitates him and makes it, can he really find a way to stop them from copying him?

Xu Bai couldn't help but shake his head and said, "This damn backward era, why is it so difficult to do anything?"

Xu Rao smiled and said, "That's why you should study hard and delve into what you want to study. Who knows, this era might experience a technological revolution because of your existence? Xu Bai, when you encounter difficulties, think about how to overcome them. Don't blame this era. After all, the era is created by people, isn't it?"