Fang Rou picked up the glass and carefully examined the wine inside: "It has so many benefits?"
Xiao Yunying reminded, "I meant in moderation, a little. Even the best things should be consumed in moderation. Excessive drinking is bad for your health."
Furthermore, due to its high sweetness, and for other reasons, people with wheezing should not drink too much wine, nor should those with liver disease or diabetes.
Zhang put a piece of lamb chop on her youngest son's plate and let him eat it himself. She looked up and asked, "Yunying, what is cardiovascular disease?"
Xiao Yunying raised her wrist: "Sister-in-law, do you see these bluish-purple lines? That's blood flowing in there. Blood vessels transport blood to various organs and supply oxygen to the body. The cardiovascular system supplies blood to the heart."
Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Do you have any pigs? I think I saw it when your older brother slaughtered a pig. It had the pig's heart attached, some thick and some thin, right?"
"That's right, that's the cardiovascular system, which most animals have. The blood vessels connected to the heart are divided into arteries and veins, which are different in size."
Wang then asked, "And what is oxygen?"
"The air we breathe contains a lot of oxygen, which is a gas produced by plants through photosynthesis. It is an essential condition for maintaining life. If we don't breathe, we feel suffocated, which means we are lacking oxygen."
If it gets serious, she could suffocate. Xiao Yunying didn't dare say this, as she was afraid her mother would scold her if she said it at the end of the year.
Xiao Chunlei asked, "Auntie, what are veins and arteries? Also, what is photosynthesis?"
"You can think of veins as blood flowing into the heart, and arteries as blood flowing out. The pressure is different. When your dad slaughtered pigs, he mainly cut arteries because the pressure is high, so the blood spurts out directly and flows quickly..."
"Hey hey hey!"
Mu Lianrong couldn't stand it anymore and slammed her hand on the table: "What are you doing? So many questions! Daughter, let's eat. Let's not talk about that bloody mess anymore."
Xiao Yunying laughed: "It was my oversight. There are only children at home. Let's not talk about it anymore, let's eat."
Fang Rou said, "It's really good to be literate. You can read any useful books you come across."
Xiao Yunying kept her head down, eating mutton without saying a word. No one asked her how she knew, and she couldn't come up with any excuses. Not only Fang Rou, but everyone probably thought she had seen it in medical books.
Zhang and Wang glanced at Xiao Yunying almost simultaneously, then quickly looked away.
Xiao Yunying thought of something, took a sip of mutton soup and ate some mutton:
“Mother, after spring, I’m going to send the three children in the family to Yunshan Academy in the city to study. I think Chunlei and Chunxiang are old enough. Do you have any plans to let them study?”
Chen Yuancheng had already inquired at the county government office and learned that his children had not been implicated and were allowed to study and participate in the imperial examinations.
As soon as she said that, all the children and adults at the dinner table turned to look at her.
"Why are you looking at me? Eat your food."
Now that Mu Lianrong is the housekeeper, she knows how much money the family has, enough to support the children's education.
Moreover, she was literate and knew the benefits of reading and writing, so she did not object to her children going to academies and was willing to spend money to support them.
“I’ve had this idea, but I don’t know if the children want to go or if they can learn well. I don’t want them to be like your older brothers when they were young, who were sent there but didn’t study properly, wasting all the money I paid.”
Several children immediately said, "Grandma, I want to go."
"Grandma, I will study hard."
"Grandma, wait until I get you the top score in the exam."
Even Wang's little girl, who was not yet two years old, joined in the fun, saying in her childish voice, "Grandma, I want to go with my brothers."
Mrs. Wang wiped the soup from her little girl's mouth: "Where are you going? That's a place for studying. No one will take care of you, you little baby."
"Then I'll go when I'm older."
Wang wanted to say that the academy did not accept girls, but Xiao Yunying spoke up before her, saying, "Okay, when you grow up, you can learn to read with Sister Luo Xin. Your aunt will hire a female teacher for you."
"My little aunt is so kind."
Mu Lianrong asked, "I know about the Yunshan Academy you mentioned. I heard about it when I was young. I heard that the fees there are not low and it is very difficult to get in."
Xiao Yunying recounted the fees she had learned from Chen Yuancheng for entering the academy.
“Studying is expensive, and Yunshan Academy has a good reputation, so it must have its own unique features. Two taels of silver a month for tuition is a bit high, but we will definitely earn it back in the future, Mother, believe me.”
Actually, she didn't trust the academy's reputation; she trusted Chen Yuancheng. He recommended it, so it couldn't be bad.
Moreover, Chen Yuancheng's father was once the emperor's tutor and was able to teach at Yunshan Academy, which meant that there was at least no dirty business inside the academy, so she felt at ease sending her child there.
After hesitating for a moment, Mu Lianrong asked the children, "Do you really want to go?"
The children had already fallen silent when they heard that it would cost two taels of silver a month.
Xiao Chunlei, the eldest, stood up and said, "Grandma, I want to go to school. My aunt said that studying can help me learn a lot of knowledge and broaden my horizons, but studying is too expensive. It costs a lot of copper coins to buy a tael of silver. I'm not going. You can send my younger brothers instead."
Xiao Chunxiang stood up and said, "Grandma, I'm not as smart as Brother Chunlei. Auntie said Brother Chunlei is smart, so you should take Brother Chunlei there."
Mu Lianrong waved her hand at them: "Hurry up and sit down. If you want to go, go ahead. It's not like our family can't afford to support two children. When the money runs out, your father can earn more. He's young and strong. It would be shameful if he couldn't even earn enough to support one child."
Xiao Yunying glanced at her father's table and saw them staring at her without drinking or eating.
"Mother, why don't you discuss this with Father?"
Mu Lianrong replied perfunctorily, "Honey, I'd like to send your grandsons to study in the city. Do you agree?"
Xiao Yunying suppressed a laugh as she looked at her father. Her mother's tone was so forceful, it was as if she was about to grab a kitchen knife, implying that she had no choice but to agree.
“You’ve already made up your mind, why are you asking me? Just go for it. Our grandson is sure to be smart, who knows, he might even become the top scholar in the imperial examination.”
Mu Lianrong rolled her eyes at him: "What a character."
Uncle Yang raised his glass: "Brother Xiao, congratulations! Your family is about to produce a scholar."
Xiao Shanhai smiled and waved his hand, then lightly clinked his mug against the other's.
"It's too early to congratulate him now. He hasn't become the top scholar yet. If you ask me, your family has made quite a bit of money this year. Your two precious grandsons are old enough to go to school together and keep my children company. Wouldn't that be great?"
"Well..." Uncle Yang looked at Aunt Yang: "What do you think, wife of the child?"
The Yang twins immediately expressed their opinion, saying in unison, "Grandma, I want to go."
Aunt Yang was a little reluctant, not because she was reluctant to part with the money, but because she was reluctant to let her two grandsons go far away from her: "They are still young."
Xiao Yunying said, "She's not young anymore. She's about the same age as Luo Li. She'll be six years old after the New Year. Families with the means start their children's education at two or three years old."
"Don't worry, Auntie. The city isn't far away. My child will be with me and won't be bullied."
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