Of course, Tang Baozhu wasn't biased. Xiao Qiangzi had a group of backup soldiers, and Xiao Ping'an and her two daughters also had some.
When Xiao Ping'an first started school, he had his own study companion, who was the grandson of the housekeeper, Uncle Deng. In addition, there were about ten other children of the same age as him.
He had thought of everything he could think of. Even if he went to other places to serve as an official, he would have people to help him. Each person would teach them a skill. Later, they started practicing martial arts and trained together.
To this end, Tang Baozhu bought the house next door for twice the price, just so they could have a large dance studio and more space to move around.
There were also two daughters. Xiao Qiangzi's batch of trainees had more than 20 boys, and each of his two daughters was given ten boys. Then, he bought more than a dozen girls to keep them company and also to select those who had ulterior motives.
At this time, Tang Baozhu's entire household, including servants, numbered several hundred people. Although the main family consisted of only six people, with most being servants, it was still considered a large household.
So Tang Baozhu was very good to her two daughters, but she wouldn't let them slack off on what they needed to learn. They learned music, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework, and cooking from famous teachers she hired at great expense. Only cooking was taught by Tang Baozhu herself, since she herself liked to cook, so her skills were quite good and more than enough to teach her two daughters.
Sometimes Li Jun felt sorry for his two daughters, after all, they had so much to learn, and he was always worried that they wouldn't be able to handle it.
He wasn't so worried about his two sons. He believed that sons should be raised roughly while daughters should be raised delicately. Even though he usually doted on his two sons, when it came to learning something, he wouldn't say anything and would show no mercy.
As his two little daughters grew older, Li Jun often felt that his daughters might be snatched away by wolves, especially since they were becoming more and more beautiful than his own wife.
If Tang Baozhu knew what Li Jun was thinking, he would definitely tell her that his daughter was beautiful, after all, there's no such thing as a free lunch when there are so many good things to eat.
And those health-preserving wines—these were made using recipes I bought at great expense in the second small world, and then left to sit in the space for hundreds of years. The effects are simply amazing.
Because they were so young, they were only given a small sip each time, which made them develop a high alcohol tolerance at a very young age.
The whole family is known for their high alcohol tolerance, especially the two sons. Because they will be involved in officialdom or war in the future, they have been specially trained in drinking to prevent them from suffering a great loss outside. It is better to train them at home before going out into the world.
When Xiao Ping'an was 13 years old, he took the provincial examination for the first time and won first place. The 13-year-old became a student of the imperial examination and instantly became famous.
Then Xiao Ping'an's teacher would say that it was his family that delayed things, and that if he had gone three years ago, his reputation would have been even more outstanding.
Tang Baozhu felt that the private school teacher really wanted that reputation. If a student could become the top student at the age of ten, then the private school teacher would definitely become famous as well. That was the reputation the private school teacher wanted.
Even though thirteen is quite impressive, it's still not as resounding as when he was ten.
Tang Baozhu felt that her eldest son was like he had a cheat code, even more so than herself. Three years later, at the age of 16, he passed the imperial examination and became a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations).
Xiao Ping'an was already quite famous in her hometown, so when she turned 16, people came to propose marriage in droves, and even the county magistrate wanted to marry off his illegitimate daughter to her.
However, she rejected them all at that time because Tang Baozhu thought that if Xiao Ping'an wanted to become an official, it would be best for him, as a commoner who had climbed up the ranks, to marry into a powerful family.
Moreover, when asked, Xiao Ping'an himself said that he didn't want to get married and have children so soon. He wanted to try again and see if he could get first place in the imperial examination three years later. At that time, he would only be 19 years old and there was no rush. He wanted to see if he had the ability to become the top scholar, so he didn't want to be distracted.
So after he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, all the matchmakers who came to his door were sent away. He was told to wait three years before talking about it again.
Tang Baozhu felt that since her son was so good at studying, and in order not to fall too far behind, she would also follow behind him and learn. Sometimes she could ask Xiao Ping'an if she didn't understand something. With such an amazing teacher at home, why not make the most of it?
Tang Baozhu felt that Xiao Ping'an's memory had definitely reached the legendary level of photographic memory. He could remember what he read very quickly, which was an enviable skill.
Time flies, and there is only one year left before the imperial examination in the capital. After discussing it with the whole family, they decided to move to the capital. After all, it seems that the martial arts champion only has frequent competitions. Even if not for the eldest son, they should consider the second son.
Besides, her two daughters were already thirteen years old. She had raised them to be beautiful and skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and even martial arts. She didn't want them to just marry anyone; she wanted to choose good husbands for them so that they could at least live a worry-free life.
Although I prepared a lot of dowry for them, I still want to find them a good son-in-law who will treat them well.
Over the past ten years, Tang Baozhu and Li Junke have never stopped buying wasteland. They have even bought up land in the capital. In fact, they have bought up most of the barren mountains in Qingshan Town, and discarded the unsuitable or small areas.
The annual profit is several hundred thousand taels of silver, but the family is relatively low-key. Apart from Xiao Ping'an, who is more famous, the whole family rarely makes any noise outside.
In order to ensure their safe arrival in the capital, they had already arranged with a security escort agency to provide them with a safe journey.
Although there are quite a few people in my family who have learned martial arts, about two or three hundred, I still feel that it's not enough because we have too much stuff at home.
The dowries accumulated by the two daughters since they were young must be enormous. Since they are now preparing to move to the capital, these dowries will definitely be taken with them, since they will not be coming back anyway.
Not to mention the good stuff Tang Baozhu had. After she got rich, her motto was to buy, buy, buy. And those puppets found all sorts of good things for her, including countless top-grade medicinal herbs.
These were all done secretly. She had met a herb gatherer outside and bought them. Seeing such good medicinal herbs, it would be a real pity not to buy them. If she had an excuse, she could have gotten even more good medicinal herbs.
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