Chapter 3286 Education
Zhou Man nodded slightly and asked, "We're going to recruit new students in the spring. Have you prepared the test questions?"
"I was just about to tell Lord Zhou," Xiao Yuanzheng said, "You should also submit a copy of the test papers. Then each imperial physician will pick out a few questions and mix them together."
Zhou Man: "I can't. I have a nephew who is taking the exam this year, so I have to avoid suspicion."
Xiao Yuanzheng waved his hand and said, "No need. Every year, relatives of the imperial physicians take the exam and they have to avoid suspicion. Then there will be no one to set the questions."
He said generously, "Just come up with the questions, and we'll pick the random ones. Don't even think about Master Zhou leaking the test questions. Even if he does, it's still a credit to him if he can pass."
Zhou Man raised his eyebrows and thought about it, it was true. Medical skills were not like other skills, and the exam questions were not just about doing the test papers.
Zhou Man went back and started thinking about the question. She thought as she walked, and when she finally figured it out, she looked up and found that she had walked to the wrong place.
Zhou Man looked around and had to ask Daji, "What is this place?"
Daji: "...This is the northwest corner. Turn right and go straight ahead and you will reach the garden."
Seeing that the courtyard doors were all locked, Zhou Man turned around and said, "The house is too big. Oh, by the way, I got lost. Why didn't you call me just now?"
Daji: "I called out, but my wife didn't hear me. I didn't want to disturb your thoughts."
Zhou Man sighed and looked up at the sky sadly. "Look at the gray sky. It looks like it's going to snow again tonight. I don't know what Bai Shan is doing. He will be spending the New Year alone this year."
Daji: ...He didn't understand why the master was suddenly mentioned, but he was used to it, so he just listened quietly.
Zhou Man said, "Do you think I should send a few people over to spend the New Year with him?"
Daji had a bad feeling in his heart and said quickly: "My wife is right. I haven't celebrated the New Year with my wife and children for many years."
Zhou Man then remembered, "Yes, Daji, I'll give you a long holiday this year. Shuping is an official in another place and can't come back, and Bo'an is still in the escort agency, right? We should be able to reunite."
Zhou Man originally wanted Daji to send some things to Bai Shan and spend the New Year with Bai Shan in Beihai County.
If Daji can't go, it doesn't matter who is sent to deliver the things. After all, Daji is the one who grew up with them, and the other servants are just servants.
Zhou Man finally returned to the main courtyard, leaned his chin on the table and thought, what should he give Bai Shan so that he can spend the New Year with him and not be too lonely?
She really couldn't think of anything, so she could only put the matter aside and start writing the test questions first.
At night, it snowed heavily as expected. Zhou Man lay on the bed, listening to the rustling sound outside, and felt so happy lying in bed.
The next day, she was awakened by the sound of snowballs hitting the window.
Jiulan heard the noise, pushed the door open and came in, smiling: "Madam, you woke up so late today, the little lady came to play."
Zhou Man got up, put on his clothes, and went out to see what was happening. He saw little Bai Jingxing, dressed like a ball, jumping in the snow. Her little hands were red from the cold, but she couldn't help but grabbing the snow. After grabbing a handful, she pressed it and threw it at the servants who were playing with her.
The servants ran to avoid the snowballs, some managed to avoid them, and some didn't. The snowballs hit people's backs, stomachs, and even faces. The whole yard was filled with the sound of little Bai Jingxing's laughter.
Zhou Man gathered his cloak and approached the servants who were dodging, "Why did you just run away instead of throwing it back?"
With the exception of May, they all knelt down, ignoring the snow on the ground, and pressed their foreheads against it, saying, "I dare not."
Zhou Man was stunned for a moment, and hurried forward to help them up. He frowned and asked, "Just answer, why are you kneeling?"
The servants stood up with their heads bowed.
Zhou Man looked them over and asked, "Are you sent by the Palace Department?"
"yes."
Zhou Man nodded and said to them, "Just wait on the side. Wuyue, go call some little girls over and have them play snowball fights with me."
May: “Yes.”
In May, three little girls were picked up. They were all born in the mansion last year and this year. One was nine years old, one was ten years old, and the other was twelve years old.
They were called to the yard and started fighting with little Bai Jingxing with snowballs.
Bai Jingxing laughed even louder. She was happy when the snowball hit someone, and she was even happier when the snowball hit her. The whole yard was filled with her laughter.
After Zhou Man finished washing up, he sat in the house with the door open and ate hot breakfast while watching them play.
When Bai Jingxing was tired from playing on her own, Zhou Man waved and called her into the house, "Wash her hands and change her clothes."
"yes."
After changing her clothes, the little girl Bai Jingxing was carried to sit next to Zhou Man. Zhou Man poured her a bowl of meat porridge and asked, "Would you like some?"
Bai Jingxing had already had breakfast, but she was hungry after playing for so long, so she immediately grabbed the bowl and started eating herself.
Zhou Man asked her, "After the New Year, you should go to school. You don't need to learn much, and you should focus on playing. But you should also learn some words. Whether it's playing or studying, you can learn faster with friends around you. Do you want to choose two little girls to follow you, or stay with your cousins, nieces, and nephews?"
Little Bai Jingxing asked, "What about Dabao?"
Zhou Man said: "I'll ask for you later."
Bai Jingxing thought about it seriously and said, "I don't want a girl anymore. I already have many girls. I'll just live with my cousin, niece, and nephew."
Zhou Man nodded, then pointed to the servants waiting outside and said, "Since you don't need playmates, then next time you want to play and your friends aren't around, just play with them. But you have to remember, play is about giving and taking, like playing snowballs. If you hit someone, they have to hit you back. That's what playing is all about."
"If you hit someone and they don't dare to hit back, that's called abuse, understand?"
Little Bai Jingxing listened blankly and said, "I want them to play with me."
Zhou Man smiled and touched her head. "Mother knows, but they are afraid of you now and don't dare to play with you. Our eldest sister is a considerate person, so please don't force them to play with you, okay?"
“When playing, you should also find the right person, so that you can be happy and others can be happy too.”
Little Bai Jingxing thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to play with someone who dares to hit me?"
Zhou Man: "...That's true, but there's no need to play with the person who beat you up. You can..."
Zhou Man herself was confused. After a pause, she took her daughter out and pointed in a direction, saying, "Do you know who lives in that yard?"
"I know, Master! Father and Mother's teacher."
"You're really smart," Zhou Man said, "When you have nothing to do, go there and play with your master. Mother can't explain things like principles well, so go ask your master."
Jiulan couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Madam, if you can't teach me well, just push it to Mr. Zhuang. If Mr. Zhuang finds out..."
Zhou Man hissed and said, "If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who will know?"
Jiulan gestured for her to look at the people standing inside and outside the yard.
Zhou Man paused and said, "No one is talking about it."
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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