Along the way, Zhang Hulan carefully observed the walking posture of these servants.
Just as Luo Changqi said, some people indeed walked in an orderly manner, without looking around and with steady steps; while some people seemed a little sloppy, looking left and right from time to time.
Zhang Hulan silently made note of those people who needed special attention.
After returning to the village, Zhang Hulan handed the servants over to Luo Changqi and Yuan Gang for management.
With the help of these five veterans, she will have much less trouble.
After returning home, Zhang Hulan told Zhang Xiaojun, Zhang Xiaobing and Shanzi about finding the academy.
Zhang Xiaojun and Zhang Xiaobing were both very happy because they were going to study.
Shanzi asked: "Auntie Lan, do I want to go to school too?"
Zhang Hulan nodded, "Of course. You must study hard!"
Shanzi's eyes sparkled, and he nodded heavily, "Yes, I will study hard!"
He didn't say any words of thanks. He kept in mind all the kindness Aunt Lan had shown him, and he would repay Aunt Lan double in the future.
Zhang Hulan looked at her three daughters. There was no girls' academy here, so she would have to find literate maids to teach them how to read and write.
She can, but she can't teach, she can only teach some arithmetic.
The original body had never been to school and could not read at all. If she taught him, it would be too obvious.
She knew that she was very different from her original self, but her original self had not seen her family for several years, so some changes were barely acceptable.
But reading and writing is not something you can learn just by doing, so you need to find someone to help you.
When the maids taught Zhang Xinyao and the others to read, she followed them and learned, and then...
Zhang Hulan thought her idea was very good...
Li asked Zhang Hulan, "Sister, how much do Xiaojun and his friends want in tuition?"
"Not expensive, three hundred wen a month. Food and lodging are another three hundred wen."
Xiang Chunhua asked quickly, "Will the soldiers come back in the future? Will they eat and live in the academy?"
Zhang Hulan nodded and said, "We eat and live in the academy. Otherwise, we would have to travel back and forth every day and spend a lot of time on the road.
They are already old and cannot waste any more time.
The academy has one day off every two weeks, and you can come back then."
Xiang Chunhua said with a look of reluctance: "Ah? You only come back once every two weeks, and only for one day?"
Zhang Xiaojun said at this time: "Aunt, if we don't come back often, how can we practice martial arts with Grandpa Yuan and the others?"
Zhang Hulan thought for a moment and asked, "So do you want to live in the academy or go home every day?"
Zhang Xiaobing answered first: "We want to go home every day."
Zhang Xinyue said: "Little Soldier must want to go home and eat delicious food every day."
Zhang Xiaobing's little trick was exposed, and he glared at Zhang Xinyue, but Zhang Xinyue was not afraid of him at all.
Wang said, "You only come back once every two weeks, which is a bit long. I will definitely miss them then. How about asking your father to pick them up and drop them off every day?"
Zhang Hulan said: "Mom, the children are grown up now, they can't always stay by your side, you have to let them learn to be independent.
The main reason is that the county town is too far away, and it takes an hour and a half every day on the road, which is a waste of time. "
Zhang Hulan then said to Zhang Xiaojun, "You can't delay your martial arts training. Your Grandpa Yuan and the others have taught you the basic skills, and you should practice them in the academy. When you go home during the holidays, let Grandpa Yuan and the others teach you new moves."
Zhang Xiaojun nodded, "Okay! I'll listen to my aunt."
Seeing that Wang, Xiang Chunhua and Li all looked reluctant, Zhang Hulan said, "Mother, sister-in-law, Xiaojun and the others are going to study, and they are also going to pursue their careers. You can't keep them under house arrest for the rest of their lives.
When the bird grows up, it will leave its mother and look for food on its own.
A bird may never return to its mother after it grows up, but Xiaojun and the others come back once every half a month, and you are acting like they are parting forever.
Besides, they won’t go to the academy until after the New Year, so they’re still at home now.”
Although Zhang Xiaobing wanted to go home and eat delicious food every day, he also listened to Zhang Hulan. When Zhang Hulan said that it was better to live in the academy, he said to Xiang Chunhua, "Mom, it's okay. When the academy is on vacation, I will stay with you all day."
Li said, "Big sister, do you need to prepare anything for Xiaojun and the others?"
Zhang Hulan nodded, "Yes! We need to prepare the pens, ink, paper and inkstone, as well as the book basket or book box."
"Then ask Xiaojun's father to buy it back tomorrow."
Zhang Hulan said, "No, we will all go to the city tomorrow. The New Year is coming soon, and we need to buy some New Year goods."
Wang said, "We already have everything at home, what else do we need to buy?"
"Mom, it's Chinese New Year. We need to prepare some melon seeds, peanuts, and candy. It's Chinese New Year, and we also need to buy new clothes. We won't make them ourselves this time, but buy ready-made clothes. Tomorrow morning we will set out early with my eldest brother and the others, and we will be back by noon, so we won't be late for work in the afternoon."
When they heard that they were going to buy candies, melon seeds, peanuts, and new clothes, the children all became excited.
"Mom, I want to go too." Zhang Xinyue said with her head raised.
"Aunt, I want to go too." Zhang Xiaobing looked at Zhang Hulan with shining eyes.
"Let's go, let's go! Let's all go tomorrow."
"Yeah! Yeah!"
All the children jumped for joy.
"Sister-in-law, you are the only one who can stay at home and look after the house tomorrow."
Mrs. Li can’t go out now, as she doesn’t know when she will give birth.
Li smiled and said, "You all go ahead, I'll look after the house."
Zhang Dahua said, "I'll stay to accompany my mother."
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