Chapter 106: Can't Chat
Mo Yi blushed and quickly stood up properly.
"I want to chat with the girl to distract myself. This way I won't feel too tired. Did you go to a girls' school?"
At this moment, Mo Yi realized that he was indeed very tired, his back and waist were strained, his legs were a little sore, and he was a little short of breath.
"To answer Madam's question, when Mo Yi was eight years old, she attended a girls' school for two years. Later, our family hired a female teacher. My uncle and father would also teach us when they were free."
"Reading and writing letters, are there no problems?"
"I can understand most books. But I can't understand what my elder brother reads."
"So what books have you read?" asked Aunt Zhao.
"My eldest uncle is in charge of editing. He has a lot of books on various subjects, which can be borrowed for us to read. I like travel notes, miscellaneous notes, cookbooks and... some leisure books!"
"Do you have a storybook?"
Mo Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes and glanced at the sisters beside him.
The uncle was not old-fashioned. When he brought back books, he would take a lot of them, covering all kinds of subjects. And her father would buy her some random books, covering local customs, strange anecdotes, and even ghost stories.
Ordinary people are not allowed to see these.
"...Yes. But I prefer travel notes!"
"Oh? Why do you like travel notes?"
"As a woman, I may never be able to leave the capital. So, I really want to see how people in other places live."
Aunt Zhao smiled and asked, "What about music, chess, calligraphy and painting?"
Mo Yi said: "I am not good at any of these. My third sister plays the piano well, and my fourth sister is good at chess. I like painting, but I am not very good at it."
"Do sisters usually discuss these things with each other?"
Mo Yi's inner thoughts: No. But saying this...
"Occasionally……"
"So what do you like and what do you do on weekdays?"
Mo Yi's inner thoughts: I like silver! I like working to earn silver. I also like...your jade bracelet...
Aunt Zhao saw Mo Yi's fiery gaze, staring at her wrist...
"Miss Mo?!"
"Uh... I'm a little tired of standing." Mo Yi's face turned red when he was discovered.
"It will be tiring. Stand for one quarter this morning, and one quarter this afternoon. If you feel like it in the evening, stand for the time of an incense stick. Double it tomorrow. Starting the day after tomorrow, stand for half an hour each time, three times a day. Once you get used to it, you can increase the time."
"..."The three Mohist sisters were all sweating slightly and felt a little scared.
It’s tiring and monotonous, and the most important thing is that you are not allowed to talk!
"Let's continue. What does the girl do on a daily basis?"
"I..." Mo Yi was thinking about what he should say.
Mo Wen thought, if the nanny asked him: get up in the morning, dress up, then go to his mother's room to pay his respects, have breakfast with his mother, and see his father and brother out.
Then I went back to my room and read for a while.
I had lunch at noon and went to my mother's room to chat and laugh with my sisters.
After a nap in the afternoon, I would also learn needlework and embroidery... and occasionally learn how to make snacks.
Mo Yuan on the other side thought, if it were her, she would say: I will read books and chess manuals in the morning.
In the afternoon, I chat with my sisters, drink tea, make snacks, and play chess.
Both of them wanted to describe their days as rich and elegant, but Nanny Zhao didn't ask them, so they lost the chance to speak.
Then, the two of them heard Mo Yi say, "The Mo family is an ordinary family. It's just that my uncle is open-minded, and the girls in the family can read and write. But they still have to do some work. The clothes they wear at home, as well as the socks for their parents and brothers, all have to be made by the maids. During the New Year and other festivals, or when there are important events at home and they are too busy, they have to help. In addition to their own work... In short, they can't rest."
Mo Wen and Mo Yuan were so upset!
This silly girl really doesn’t know how to chat!
It’s not shameful!
When they got excited, their movements became distorted.
Aunt Zhao ignored her and continued to ask, "Miss Mo Yi, are you tired?"
"tired."
"Well, it's almost time. Did you make the clothes you are wearing yourself?"
"I sewed it myself. If it wasn't well cut, the maidservant next to my mother would cut it for me. But if it was for New Year's Day or for visiting guests, I would go outside to make it."
Mo Wen and Mo Yuan both turned their heads and glared at Mo Yi.
Why are you never ending!?
Is it possible that you will say the same thing when the Queen asks you in the future? !
Why doesn't Aunt Zhao say anything to her?
Ouch! I'm so angry. I can't even express my anger enough!
Then the three of them realized that they were sweating on their backs and foreheads.
"Mammy, normally I have to stand for a long time and walk a long way, but I'm never as tired as I am today."
"You usually stand in a relaxed posture. When you feel tired, you can change legs or relax your waist. But now, you are like a pine or cypress, straight and energetic. Of course you will feel tired."
"Well, Mammy, you usually stand like this, right?"
Zhao Ma smiled and nodded, "Yes." She couldn't help but think of the time when she served the Empress, she would stand for two or three hours at a time. When there was a major celebration, the time would be even longer.
"Habits become second nature. Once you develop a habit, you won't feel tired. You need to slowly get used to this posture, and as you practice it longer, it will become a fixed movement. Eventually, even if you don't stand against the wall, you will be able to maintain this posture actively."
The three sisters of the Mohist School are not stupid. Looking at Madam Zhao's attitude, they find it interesting.
Finally, Aunt Zhao said, "Okay, relax for a while, sit down and rest for a while."
Several girls walked to their seats with dizziness, sat down, hunched their backs and took a rest.
Then Madam Zhao said, "Now, let's talk about sitting posture."
When the three girls heard this, they immediately sat up straight again...
We also had lunch in this room because Aunt Zhao was giving lectures even during lunch.
After dinner, I went back to my room to rest for a while and then started my afternoon classes again.
At the end of the day, the three sisters were so tired that they felt like they were about to fall apart. They ate something simple, went to bed and fell asleep.
I was still not able to recover from the class the next day. My eyelids were drooping while I was listening to the lecture.
Nanny Zhao had a good grasp of the rhythm. Whenever the time came, she would ask them to stand up and either walk or salute.
Although they were tired, the three girls were very serious and no one backed down. Moreover, Mo Wen and Mo Yuan were more skillful in this aspect and could master it immediately with standard movements.
Although Nanny Zhao didn't care about them, she saw it and expressed satisfaction.
After class, the three of them put aside their past grudges, discussed with each other, gave each other advice, and made rapid progress.
Time passed quickly, and three or four days later, the Mo family was having dinner when Nanny Zhao came to the dining room.
"There is something I want to tell you as soon as possible so as not to disturb everyone's meal. Tomorrow morning, the tailor will come to make clothes for Miss Mo to wear when she enters the palace!"
Wang said hurriedly, "Madam Zhao, my mother and sister have prepared some clothes and jewelry for Mo Yi. They will be brought over later. Would you like to take a look?"
"Okay!" Nanny Zhao said indifferently.
Liu's eyes were bright and a little excited. She gently poked Mo Yuan next to her, "Do you have one too?"
Mo Yuan signaled her not to say anything. Although she wanted it very much, she had understood more clearly in the past few days: this Aunt Zhao would not be too kind and would not care about other people's face.
Your own gains are not small, so you can’t be too greedy, because you won’t get anything if you are greedy.
Mo Wen was also a little embarrassed...
Zhuang was secretly worried, wondering how much silver Zhao Mama would need to make a set of clothes, and how to calculate it. Although her family didn't have it, she knew that it was possible for a wealthy and powerful family to spend thousands of taels of silver to make a set of clothes.
The clothes that Mo Yi wore when entering the palace must be good. If the Mo family had to pay for it, how could they survive?
In fact, she had already realized the problem of clothing and told her husband, but he just said to buy whatever he needed! Buy? Where would the money come from? She grabbed her son and complained again, but Mo Fan had the same opinion as his father!
You don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are until you manage the household!
"Madam Mo!" Nanny Zhao said, "I will take care of all the items that Miss Mo Yi needs when she enters the palace, from head to toe! The Mo family doesn't have to worry about it." She said with a smile.
Zhuang sighed in relief, and the pressure was gone. She smiled excitedly and sincerely, "Thank you very much, Madam! Mo Yi is so lucky. I believe the tailor you brought is also amazing, and we can broaden our horizons by following him."
Nanny Zhao smiled and went back to her room.
Making clothes for nothing!? Liu couldn't bear it any longer, so she grabbed Mo Yuan and asked, "Yuanyuan, do you have any?"
"Probably not."
"Mother, go talk to Aunt Zhao!"
Mo Yuan quickly pulled her away, "Don't go!"
"Then...how about talking to Mo Yi? Where would you end up with this?!"
Mo Yuan's eyes were burning. "Mom, please listen to me! Don't worry about it. I know what's going on."
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