Xia Manni called the children to the backyard and waited to see what they would say.
At first, none of the children spoke, but finally, the second child, Xia Hongwei, couldn't hold it in any longer and started talking.
"Mom, I don't want to study anymore."
After saying this, he didn't dare to look up, waiting for Xia Manni to hit him.
Among the children, only Xia Hongwei was beaten by Xia Manni.
Since I went to the academy, I got beaten more often.
Xia Manni couldn't understand it either. Although the second child was naughty before, he didn't always get into trouble.
Now, either they beat up a classmate or formed gangs to fight against the teacher.
Either he doesn't study hard, or he skips classes every day.
If the boss hadn't been there, Xia Manni would have been embarrassed to go to the academy.
She herself knew that the second child was not cut out for study, but he was too young now and she would definitely not agree.
Although the second child is only eight years old, he has the most stubborn temper among the children.
She knew she couldn't force it, so she just smiled and said, "Besides the second brother, who else has anything to say?"
The third son, Xia Hongji, said with a smile, "Mom, I want to learn how to do business with you at home."
Xia Manni looked at Si Ni'er, who said in a faint voice, "I want to be in the clinic."
Even Zhao Yingyi held Zhang Cuiling's hand.
Said: "Mom, I also want to practice martial arts."
Zhang Cuiling was in a bad mood and raised her hand to hit Zhao Yingyi.
Xia Manni quickly grabbed Zhang Cuiling's hand and said, "Go and have a rest. Leave this to me."
When the children heard that Xia Manni was going to deal with it, they all stood up straight.
"I understand you have this thought. You all set out to help us share the burden, right?"
"Yes, mother."
"Aunt Xia, you are absolutely right."
"Mom, that's what I think."
Xia Manni smiled and said, "I can't blame you. After all, you've been following us everywhere since you were little. It's normal for you to not know the importance of studying for a while."
The children nodded randomly again.
Only the eldest brother, Xia Hongda, knew that things were not that simple. He knew that Xia Manni attached great importance to her children's education.
She walked up to the second oldest, Xia Hongwei and Zhao Yingyi, and asked, "What do you two want to do after you start practicing martial arts?"
"I said, my elder brother said I am here to defend my country, and I can either run an escort agency or join the army."
Xia Manni burst into laughter and glanced at the boss.
Sure enough, the boss looked like he had a headache. He had never said that he was defending his country. He just gave a general summary.
Then she walked up to the third brother and asked, "You want to do business? What kind of business do you want to do?"
The third brother, Xia Hongji, usually smiled when he spoke, and this time was no exception: "Anything is fine, I want to be the richest man."
Xia Manni forced a smile on her face, nodded, and said, "Then you work hard."
Xia Hongji was a little confused and wondered what the point of working so hard was.
She then asked the fourth child, Xia Lingxuan, "Do you want to study medicine and open a clinic in the future?"
Unexpectedly, Xia Lingxuan shook her head and said, "Not necessarily. As long as I practice medicine, that's fine."
After Xia Manni finished asking the question, she clapped her hands and turned to face the adults.
"Look at these kids of ours. Won't they become generals, wealthy businessmen, or miracle doctors? Oh, and one of them will even be the top scholar."
Zhang Cuiling and Xiaotao looked at each other. Jin Zian had a smile on his face and didn't say anything. But Mrs. Zheng was watching with great interest.
"Well, since you've made up your minds, I'll get you some goodies. Wait."
As soon as Xia Manni finished speaking, she took Jin Zian and Xiaotao away.
No one in the yard knew what was going on.
Only Xia Hongda felt extremely regretful. It seemed that his mother would definitely punish him today.
"Are you sure you want this?"
When Jin Zian heard that Xia Manni wanted a medical book, he confirmed it again.
"Go ahead, Brother Jin, take more, take more."
After seeing Jin Zian off, Xia Manni took Xiaotao to the bookstore.
At first, Xiaotao didn't know why Sister Xia asked her to come, until she held ten books in her arms, she finally knew.
I even began to sympathize with the younger ones.
"Come, Xia Hongwei and Zhao Yingyi, this is the most famous sword master of our Daqi Dynasty, as well as the martial arts secret manual. Take a look at it, the two of you."
"Here, Xia Hongji, here are some of our account books. Calculate this month's profits, and then give us a breakdown of the restaurant's operations for the twenty days between the New Year and the Lunar New Year."
"Come, Xia Lingxuan, this is a famous medical book. Tell me about it after you finish reading it."
"Come here, Xia Hongda, this is the most comprehensive collection of recent imperial examination contents in the bookstore. Take a look."
The children didn't expect that within an hour after they got home, they would have so many books in their hands.
They winked at each other and were about to refuse.
"These books cost me several hundred taels. Since you all have your own wishes, I will grant them."
After hearing this, the children couldn't even say anything to refuse.
Xia Hongwei and others felt that they had to understand it more clearly, otherwise the money would be wasted.
"If you want to go to the toilet, go ahead. If you understand it in an hour, tell us. As long as you understand it, I will agree that you don't have to go to the academy."
Xia Manni said as she moved the chair into the yard.
Seeing how persistent Xia Manni was, the children could only sit on the ground and watch.
Xia Manni asked the others to go about their business and she was the only one left here.
In the end, no one was busy and just stood there watching.
"Mom, I don't understand."
An hour passed, and the second son, Xia Hongwei, put down the book with a bitter face.
This book is very good, but he can only understand half of it, and he doesn't understand what the other half means.
Not only do I not recognize some of the characters, but I also cannot understand some of the sentences.
Zhao Yingyi and Xia Lingxuan also nodded.
Xia Hongji also said: "Mom, why don't I understand this account book..."
"In that case, go kneel in the mourning hall. Your father is there. When you understand, come out to eat."
Since they moved in, the children have discussed setting up an altar for the fathers of both families.
Therefore, there was a simple mourning hall.
The children looked at Xia Manni. There was no anger on her face, and she even had a hint of a smile on her face.
Zhang Cuiling's face changed from full of anger to full of sadness, probably because she was thinking of the dead man.
They wanted to point at Jin Zian and plead for mercy, but he also brought a chair and sat next to Xia Manni.
Sometimes he pulled Xia Manni to eat this, sometimes he asked her to try that, with a teacup next to her.
…
They could only place their hopes on Mrs. Zheng, who understood them the best. Every time she came, she would either bring him some food and toys, or play with them.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zheng didn't even look at them, but just moved between Xia Manni and Jin Zian.
In the end, Xia Hongda took the lead, and several children went to the mourning hall and knelt down with books.
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