Because of what happened to Li Cao'er, the members of the Li clan have been in low spirits these days.
Who doesn't have children? It's inevitable to feel a sense of shared sorrow.
How innocent Cao'er was! As a daughter of the Li family, she suffered all this.
You can know a person's face but not their heart.
In the past, the Wu family had always flattered and fawned over the Yuan family, never missing a single New Year's greeting or gift.
Li Cao'er has been married for many years and her child is over ten years old. Who would have thought that something like this would happen?
The whole family has been pretending like this for decades; they really have the heart to do it.
Li Shida and Madam Yuan were heartbroken for several days. Finally, Li Xushen and his wife reminded them that their two children were also on their way, which cheered them up, and Madam Yuan gradually recovered.
She can't die; she has to let her daughter rest in peace and let her two children live well.
The Li family's unhappiness was even more profound.
The matter of Li Cao'er reminded Li Xushi and the others of what Pan Jinhua had once said about Li Qingruo's past life.
If it weren't for his mother's dream, Qingruo would probably be a handful of dust by now, separated by life and death.
No matter how sluggish things get, we have to look forward and keep living.
However, this incident only intensified the Li family's desire to revive the Li family business.
Pan Jinhua was naturally pleased to see everyone's ambition, especially Li Qingjing. His brothers all had goals, and even his sisters had things to do, but he was still idle, which made him even more determined.
He was told to try more things, so the child hid behind Pan Jinhua and flipped through books, hoping to find a way out. He was quite naive.
What do you think you're good at?
"·····Play?"
Li Qing awkwardly scratched his face. He really couldn't understand it. In the past, when his family was rich, even if he couldn't study, he could still live a stable and wealthy life. Although he couldn't be called extremely rich, he was still content with a modest life.
He was the second child, with an older brother to support him, and two twins from his second uncle's family who were about the same age as him. His parents' only expectation of him was that he would not commit any crimes and would stay healthy and safe.
Unlike his older brother, who was exposed to household chores from a young age and could quickly get the hang of things, he was not good at business, and he had no interest in it either.
He's no good at martial arts either; not to mention comparing himself to Xiao Wu, he can't even beat the twins, Xiao San and Xiao Si.
The plans for the mistresses have already been laid out. Once Li Qingyao enters officialdom, they can use his connections to go out and gain experience with him first. Then, Li Qingyao will find ways to pave the way for them to enter the military officer system.
Because military officers in this dynasty were mostly hereditary, military power was strictly controlled, and even ordinary soldiers were hereditary, known as military households.
The descendants of military households are also military households, and ordinary people have no way to enter the military system.
Unless war breaks out, ordinary people have the opportunity to be conscripted into the army, or even stand out from the crowd.
Normally, the only way to get in is through recommendation by an official.
The Li family's current status is only slightly better than that of military households. If war breaks out here, the whole family will have to join the army and be tied to the military household for life.
The Li family wanted Li Qingduan, Li Qingyi, and Li Qingtong to join the army, but they did not expect to be forced into it in this way.
Compared to today, military households are subject to stricter control, and all male members of a military household must join the army, while women must also follow the army, either to help with logistics or to cultivate land.
Even during times of war, military households were considered a lower class than those conscripted into the army, and the path to advancement through merit was much more difficult.
Because military households were criminals exiled to the army, their merits had to first offset their crimes. Only when all their crimes were absolved could they be promoted normally like ordinary people.
That's going too far.
Pan Jinhua could understand Li Qingjing's worries.
But Pan Jinhua didn't think Li Qing was a playful person. After all, some people can play games and still make them play out in a wonderful way. Obviously, Li Qing was not one of them.
"If you can't figure it out, don't rush. Here, you can pick up some Buddha beans here and cultivate your patience."
Pan Jinhua wants to make that thing, but what she needs now is a patient person.
She didn't trust the people outside.
The woman was not in a position to move around outside.
It just so happened that Li Qing was free, and he was also very filial to her.
I've been by her side these past few days, and I don't find her boring at all; I just do and say whatever she wants.
The only concern is that he might not be patient or meticulous enough; picking up broad beans will help temper his temperament.
"Grandma, why are you picking Buddha beans?"
Li Qing was extremely embarrassed. Picking up Buddha beans was a matter of self-cultivation. He was young and in the prime of his life, so he needed to cultivate his character.
"Grandma has a very important task for you to do, but she's worried you might be too impulsive. She wants you to practice your patience. Are you willing?"
"Is it important?"
"Very important."
"Can we tell anyone?"
"No, this matter came from my mouth and entered your ears. Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know."
Seeing the determination in his grandmother's cloudy eyes, Li Qing couldn't help but loudly agree, his voice strong and clear, his chest trembling.
"Since Grandmother is willing to entrust me with such an important matter, of course I am!"
Li Qing could never have imagined that by agreeing to this agreement, he would open the door to a new world and embark on a path completely different from his brothers' and most people's in the world.
Li Qing began picking up Buddha beans day after day at Pan Jinhua's residence.
This task was extremely tedious, and sometimes Pan Jinhua would deliberately cause trouble, scattering the beans that Li Qing had counted and making him count them again.
Li Qing initially wanted to get angry many times, but then he thought that if he couldn't even do this, what else could he accomplish? He even looked down on himself.
Then he bent down again to pick up beans, back and forth.
When Pan Jinhua interrupted him again, he was already completely unmoved.
This was originally a method some families used to refine their daughters. Some families felt that their daughters were not quiet enough or too lively, so they would use this method to prune their daughters' branches and make them grow into gentle and quiet girls.
Li Qing spent half a month picking Buddha beans, and he looked completely haggard.
Not only are people weathered, but their hearts are weathered as well.
“Grandmother, this method is too perverse and too torturous. Please don’t use it on the sisters.”
Pan Jinhua was very happy to see that he still had the energy to talk about this.
In the past two weeks, Pan Jinhua has tormented Li Qingjing time and time again, but the boy has managed to endure it.
Sometimes he would tease Pan Jinhua, asking her if she wanted to get the numbers mixed up so he could count them again. He was very good at adjusting his mindset.
"When have you ever seen this used on your sisters? Our girls don't need this."
"Yes, yes, yes," Li Qing paused for a moment before grinning again, "Our daughters don't need it!"
He passed this hurdle.
But Pan Jinhua still didn't make any arrangements, and left him hanging for quite some time.
Seeing that he remained patient and did not ask or urge me.
Pan Jinhua was finally completely satisfied.
Finally, he's a promising candidate for experiments. He can endure loneliness, tolerate setbacks, and even find enjoyment in his own work once he gets used to it.
That's brilliant.
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