Liu Guang, Liu Lu, Xiao Si and Xiao Wu would come back from school every day and tell them what knowledge the teacher had taught them, what stories the teacher had told them, and what inspirations they got from them.
Liu Yang, Liu Guang and Liu Lu have already been privately revealed the true identity of their mother (aunt) by the adults in their family.
Liu and her second brother inquired about the procedures of the imperial examination system.
She briefly explained to Liu Guang and Liu Lu what she knew about the imperial examination process. For example, what books should be read? What should be known?
These are also what (grandfather and uncle) want to tell them, hoping that they can study hard. If they choose to take the imperial examination, they must have firm confidence and change their learning attitude and strategy from now on.
Grandfather and uncle also made an outline for them and copied the essays from previous years' imperial examinations for them to read. Liu Yuhan also collected quite a few of them. Liu Yuhan was interested in these essays. Although he felt that the classical Chinese was difficult to read, it was very profound.
Liu Guang and Liu Lu were both determined to take the imperial examination, especially Liu Lu. He had loved reading since he was a child, had a strong comprehension ability, and had a great passion for reading.
Now that he knew his mother's identity, the identities of his grandfather, uncle and others, as well as what his sister had said to him in private, he became more determined to study hard and take the imperial examination. He also hoped to protect his family in the future.
From that day on, he seemed to have a clear direction in his mind, and he worked harder and more focused.
Liu Yun was interested in medicine. Liu Yuhan had given her a collection of herbs to memorize, and had also taught her how to identify the herbs they bought at home. He had also asked her to follow him as he studied medicine at home with his master. "Take your time," he said.
After raising her for nearly a year, the child's health has become almost the same as that of a normal child. The whole family is happy for her, especially Liu Shihu and his wife, who are even more grateful to their niece. Now that their daughter is studying medicine with their niece, they are naturally willing.
Liu Yao has a rather lively personality, doesn't like being restrained, has poor concentration, and isn't very talented in martial arts. Apart from practicing self-defense with her mother and sister, she's unwilling to learn any more techniques, no matter how tiring it is.
It seems that she hasn't found anything that she really likes enough to keep her focused and quiet.
Since returning from the island, Grandma Qin has spent at least half an hour after dinner every day teaching Liu Yuhan, Liu Yao, and Liu Yun some manners and behaviors that ladies of noble families should learn.
Aside from Liu Yao's poop-twirling skills, Liu Yuhan and Liu Yun were quite serious about it. You don't know until you learn. Just eating, sitting, walking, and talking, there's so much knowledge and rules involved.
Liu Yuhan was amazed.
No wonder everyone laughed at Granny Liu when she entered the Grand View Garden. The ancients attached great importance to etiquette and filial piety.
Liu Yang is now becoming more and more experienced in "composting" and "practicing martial arts". Whenever Master Huo Dong comes over, he pesters him to practice non-stop, always wanting to squeeze something out of him.
During the day, he either focuses on "composting" or practices martial arts. He is already 16 years old, and he heard that the capital city recruits soldiers every autumn, so he wants to follow his master to join the army!
But he didn't dare tell his family now. He was the eldest grandson in the family, and his family wanted to arrange a marriage for him. They didn't know if they could let him do many things, but he didn't want to get married. He just wanted to join the army.
His master once told him not to think too much. If he wanted to join the army, he should first strengthen his body and then fight for things in the future.
Since he couldn't find anyone in the village who was at the same level as him to practice martial arts with, he went to find Village Chief Lin and others. These retired veterans liked Liu Yang's energy very much and welcomed him to come and exchange martial arts with them.
Liu Yang practiced martial arts tirelessly every day to prepare for his future military service. Currently, he only dared to talk about this with his master and his sister, Liu Yuhan.
Liu Shihu has a lot to do. In addition to following his father to check on the crops in the sand fields and rice fields every day, he also leads his apprentices in making wooden box molds needed for soap.
Make more so that you don’t have to rush when you need to expand production in the future.
Apprentices were paid by the number of pieces they made. A regular wooden box cost two coins, while a carved one cost four coins. Once they completed a certain number, they were considered a good enough worker. The wooden boxes could be reused.
Liu Shinan's job is very diverse. He is the owner of a workshop, chicken farm and pig farm. He goes wherever the need arises, to the pig farm, chicken farm, workshop, rice fields and sand fields. He has to coordinate what is needed and what is lacking, or go to the county town or town to buy them.
He usually brings Liu Laizi and Xu Fugui with him.
Sometimes when there is really no time, I ask them to go shopping together. We have a bullock cart at home, so it is convenient to go out.
I really don't have time to pick up a group of kids, so they can walk back by themselves in the afternoon. Ten miles is not far, and they can walk back in less than half an hour.
In addition to being responsible for the family's three meals a day, Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Li, and Grandma Qin also have to cooperate with Liu Yuhan's work. For example, Liu Yuhan wants to make facial masks and try to make medicine. These preliminary work all require help.
There's also the soap workshop, where they have to prepare the daily ingredients the night before. There's so much going on, and sometimes it's just too much to handle.
Old Mrs. Qin mainly takes care of the vegetable garden in the backyard with her two little granddaughters. As there are more and more workers in the house, she wants to grow more vegetables. If there is not enough space for growing vegetables, she will clear some space and ask her eldest granddaughter for the seeds. Anyway, she has basically planted all the space she has, and she has also planted all the space in this dynasty.
I also take Liu Yao and Liu Yun to help clean the house.
The flowers picked by the villagers, the firewood carried by them, the bamboo baskets for soap made by the old man, the honey collected by the hunters, etc., are all checked and put away by Old Lady Qin and her two granddaughters, and they will pay for them if there are no problems.
Liu Yuhan went to the county town to exchange a lot of copper coins for her. When her family was free, they strung the 10 copper coins together to make it easier to pay.
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