605 Fitness Equipment
Ping An returned home in the evening and was shocked by what his father said.
"Dad, did I hear you right? The emperor is going to live in my manor?"
Wan Changsheng said helplessly, "The Emperor went to the manor today and looked around with Old Master Wang. They immediately decided to build two small courtyards in the vacant land next to the old master. Someone will come to build a house tomorrow and they will move in on the first day of next month. The Empress Dowager will also come with them, and she will bring ten guards and ten servants."
"The manor is mine. You're going to build a house on my manor, and I don't even know about it?"
Wan Changsheng glared at him for the first time and said, "The whole Great Zhou belongs to the royal family. The emperor is only staying at the manor for a short time. Even if he asks you to give him the whole manor, you have to do it with both hands. Ping An, be careful with your words in the future."
"I understand, Dad." Ping An felt helpless. After so many years, he still couldn't adapt to the royal family's dominance.
Wan Changsheng suddenly looked at something not far away and laughed. His little grandson had arrived.
"Mu Yang, don't run. Grandfather is coming." Then he trotted over.
Ping An shook his head and smiled. Now everyone's love was given to this little guy, who was particularly good at coaxing people.
Even Pingxuan has to stand aside.
A child who is too smart and receives too much pampering needs to be taken care of from a young age and should never be spoiled.
He would have to tell his husband later that his son should be raised in a free-range manner and not be brought up in too much luxury.
His parents did a good job in this regard. Pingxuan is eight years old this year. He goes to school during the day and gets up early in the morning to practice martial arts with them. Sometimes he practices for a while in the evening. He is like a little adult now.
Xier was also well-educated. Now she follows Awu to learn how to be a housekeeper. She is also good at needlework. However, she does not have much time to come to the village to learn medicine from her uncle.
The younger brothers and sisters from my biological father's family came to our house to attend Mu Yang's birthday a month ago. Now Jin'er has changed a lot and can even become friends with Xi'er.
Zhang's aunt has her own way of educating people.
Yan'er is a few months older than Pingxuan. He is a good student and has practiced martial arts for a while. Later, there was no one to supervise him. He was inconsistent and his skills were not even fancy.
But overall the child has a very good personality and is not awkward at all.
My stepmother returned to the capital with my grandfather Zhang a year ago. She has changed a lot. She has become more stable but less energetic. She has also come to my house twice with my biological father, and she looks like a good wife. However, Ping'an still feels that the interaction between the couple is somewhat polite and distant. I don't know if this can be considered as my stepmother becoming a better person, supporting her husband and educating her children, and treating her with respect.
On the surface, my biological father seems to be very satisfied with my stepmother's current state.
But he just knew that this was not what his biological father was thinking. His biological father was a man with a delicate heart and rich emotions, but he could never have a love that was mutual and caring in his entire life.
Ping An shook his head and decided not to think about these things. Everyone has his own destiny and his own way of living.
He doesn't mind if the emperor really wants to live in his manor, but he is worried that the people living in the manor will feel awkward and uncomfortable.
Now he works in the Hanlin Academy in the morning, goes to the hospital at noon, and goes home in the evening, so he has much less time to go to the village.
We have to go to Zhuangzi tomorrow to take a look. If the emperor is going to Zhuangzi, then let them get along like old friends and do what they should do, otherwise everyone will be sad.
Mei Niang glanced at her son behind her and said, "You told him about this. He must have been scared, right? Too..."
"My wife." Wan Changsheng tilted his mouth towards his grandson. The child can already learn to speak. What if he speaks in front of the emperor one day?
Mu Yang covered her mouth and smiled: "Grandma, grandpa is still trying to hide it from me, I know everything."
What my grandfather did was so obvious, and he was not stupid, how could he not know?
Wan Changsheng grinned and said, "Mu Yang, you can come with me to the farm tomorrow. Your great master misses you."
Mu Yang sighed, "Grandfather, what should I do? If I don't go to the village, my great master and his family will miss me. If I'm not at home, my grandmother, my parents, my uncle, and my aunt will also miss me. It's so difficult for me."
Ping An, who was following a few steps behind, was both amused and amazed. The child, who had just turned two years old, had such strong logic in speaking. However, he had checked more than once, but it was not the same fetal puncture as his, and there was no reaction at all.
The next afternoon, Ping'an finished his work and ran to the village.
As soon as we arrived at the village, we saw cartloads of construction materials being pulled in, including wood and bricks. It seemed like the emperor was serious about this.
Ping'an went straight to the canteen, got a bowl of rice and sat down next to his master.
"Master, I just saw many trucks pulling in materials. If they really want to live in the village, it would be better for me to build a yard."
The old man took his last bite of food and said, "It's up to him. He can find someone to build it and make it whatever he wants. What you build may not be what he wants.
Ping An, I have already told the others that the Emperor and his wife are here, we can do whatever we want, we can be free and do whatever we want, there is no need to be too restrained, otherwise it will ruin the Emperor's mood. He wants to come and live here, probably because he likes the freedom here."
"Grandmaster, I thought the same thing after hearing what my father said last night. I can ignore the house they live in, but the farm should be tidied up. Awu's grandparents also want to come and stay occasionally, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Master. I want to add some equipment for the elderly to exercise. I drew some at home last night and will have them installed later."
"It's up to you. It doesn't matter to me. I can grow some vegetables, help pick some herbs, and collect some eggs. There are many things to do. When I do things, I can get some exercise."
Ping'an stopped talking and focused on eating.
In the past two years, he spent an hour every day studying the book given to him by the abbot. It was difficult at first, but it became easier later. No matter which part he studied, he could master it thoroughly. Later, he found similar books in the library of the Hanlin Academy. Now he has made some progress in physiognomy, fortune-telling, and feng shui.
But it is still too early to learn to be like the old abbot.
Only the master, the two gentlemen and the grandmaster knew about this matter, but they never told anyone about it. The master would occasionally ask him about something, but the two had agreed before that they would never ask about the result and would only act according to his expression. If he smiled, the result would definitely be good; if he was calm, it would mean it was just average; and if he frowned, nothing could be done.
This shouldn't be considered a leak.
Despite this, the master never asked him more than three times in a month.
At this moment, he saw that his master's face showed a sign of longevity, so he felt at ease.
Unfortunately, this aspect became increasingly difficult to learn as time went on, and with no one to teach him, he was unable to make any further progress.
In the afternoon, Ping An took Lin Feng and others to choose two plots of land, one for the children to play, and the other for the adults to exercise.
The various equipment he drew were handed over to Erqiang, who is very capable in this area and will do everything he is asked to do clearly.
Half a month later, the two courtyards built by the emperor were completed.
The two playgrounds and fitness areas built by Ping An were also completed.
The emperor who came to see the house pointed at the two extra plots of land and said, "Teacher, what are those?"
The old man raised his chin slightly and said, "Sir, that is Ping An's new idea. The ones with fences are for children to play. There are slides, see-saws, and all kinds of things for children to play with.
The other area is for us to exercise. There are many different exercises, some of which I still don’t understand. You can ask Ping An later. He is the one who came up with them. We should exercise every day, which is good for our health.”
The old man thought about it and laughed again: "That child asked each of us to strive to live to be a hundred years old. In fact, even if I live to be a hundred years old, I will not want to die."
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