After the New Year, time seemed to speed up, and it was already March. Kangxi resumed his old profession of teaching and educating people. As for his land, Mingxiu had handed it over to someone else to take care of. Otherwise, judging from Kangxi's inconsistent work schedule, the land would probably have been abandoned.
Wasting land is shameful, and wasting food is also shameful, so this way nothing is wasted. Mingxiu and Kangxi can just pick the fruit they want to eat.
Mingxiu continued her life as usual, spending her days reading storybooks, watching TV, and occasionally going out shopping with others, visiting the twins at the village chief's wife's house, or listening to stories about the镖局 (security escort agency).
This escort agency was started by a few kids, and the capital was borrowed from Mingxiu. They planned to pay it back once they had earned enough money. Originally, they didn't intend to lend money, but Mingxiu couldn't bear to see the way these kids were doing outside, so she chose to lend them money directly, with monthly interest.
Looking at the envelope in her hand, Mingxiu sighed. This was the third letter this month, all from the capital urging them to return.
The problem is that this is only the third day of the month. Mingxiu said helplessly, "Are they just bored and have nothing better to do? Are they planning to send a letter every day to urge us to pay?"
Yu Lan chuckled, "Madam, they just missed you all. It's normal that we haven't seen each other for so long."
"Of course I know, but there's no need to be in such a hurry. Didn't we say we'd all be going back in a while?" Mingxiu muttered.
Yu Lan was at a loss for words. Several princes, especially the Emperor and Princess Chenghuan, were urging the two of them to return, but they remained silent. They were probably getting impatient with the urging.
At noon, Kangxi returned, followed by a young boy who looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. Mingxiu knew him; he was a student at Kangxi Academy and was considered quite talented. Mingxiu often heard Kangxi complain, though the complaints were unpleasant, but she could still tell from his tone that he was quite satisfied with the boy.
"Master's wife!" the young man quickly bowed.
Mingxiu nodded with a smile.
Kangxi glanced at him and said, "Go ahead. It's in the study. Someone will bring it over in a bit, and then you can leave. Just take it to the academy so everyone can see it together."
"Yes, then I'll take my leave." The young boy said, and followed Liang Jiugong away.
Mingxiu looked over curiously and asked, "What's going on?"
"It's alright. This batch of students has the same problem; they don't understand current affairs well enough. So I had some sent over from the capital so they can take a look."
Mingxiu nodded. It has to be said that Kangxi really cared about these students.
"Alright, let me ask you, when are we planning to go back to the capital? Baocheng and Chenghuan are taking turns sending letters every day to urge us," Mingxiu said with some helplessness.
"Let's wait a while. After these students finish their exams, we'll go back to the capital. That way, we can see the students in the capital again, and it will be quite lively," Kangxi said after a moment's thought.
Mingxiu nodded: "That's fine too. As long as there's an exact time, I can tell them. Otherwise, don't these two get tired of writing a letter every day?"
Kangxi sneered: "What's there for them to feel tired about? They don't need to take you there. It's been so long, aren't they used to it yet?"
"Oh, right, the governor also said he wants to pay a visit. The invitation just arrived today. Do you want to see him? I'm curious, doesn't he know you're at the academy? Why doesn't he just come to you directly?" Mingxiu asked curiously.
Kangxi glanced at him and said, "It's nothing. Let me see. I asked him to come over that day, but we haven't seen each other for so long. He's just feeling scared. There's nothing wrong with him."
"Alright, what should we eat tonight? The restaurant sent over some braised eel in hot oil today, and it looked pretty good. How about we have that for dinner? Then we can have a few side dishes. I think I've gained weight recently, so I need to eat something light tonight."
Kangxi nodded. He was fine with anything, and Mingxiu loved to eat, so whatever she thought was good, Kangxi found delicious.
"By the way, do any of your students have poor mental fortitude when they have exams? Do you want me to give you some advice?" Mingxiu blinked at Kangxi. She had seen many people who were afraid of exams. They were usually good at exams, but they always did poorly during the actual exam.
Kangxi raised an eyebrow: "What good idea do you have?"
Mingxiu chuckled and explained her methods.
“It’s simple. You’re just afraid of exams, so let him get used to this environment. In the capital, exams are held every ten days or every month. They can be held here too. The more he experiences, the less afraid he will be.”
Kangxi's eyelids twitched. This idea was still a secret. Kangxi didn't dare let anyone know that the exam notes and the notes for the parents to sign were all prepared by Bao Cheng.
Otherwise, Bao Cheng will probably be criticized quite harshly.
However, considering that there are indeed a few people in my academy who don't perform well during exams, this is indeed a good solution.
"I've heard before that people who are afraid of exams will get used to it after a while. Let them experience it first. Anyway, it doesn't matter if they vomit or faint down here. If they vomit inside, they can just vomit in the bucket. They can't leave until the exam is over. Many people do this." Mingxiu said calmly, completely unaware of the harm her nonchalant words caused to others.
The young boy who had just come to pick up his books stood outside listening to their conversation. Despite it being broad daylight, he broke out in a cold sweat. He then quietly left. His teacher's wife was just too terrifying. He should go back and feel sorry for those students who always did poorly on exams.
They also need to be pitied. Making parents sign off on exams is such a despicable idea.
I hope you won't use it, otherwise, the young boy shuddered, feeling that he couldn't imagine what might happen, it was such a terrible thing.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as the young boy hoped. The next day, when Emperor Kangxi came to the academy, he discussed the matter directly with the dean, and the matter was then communicated.
Students who received the message: ......
Young boy: ......
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