Xiao Cunyu was so frightened by his voice that he almost fainted.
"Then, then it's possible that you kicked me this morning and injured my hand... Yes, it seems to be a little numb now, it must have injured the tendons! Otherwise, you can call a doctor for me..." Xiao Cunyu hurriedly explained. When he looked up, he saw his eldest brother's angry eyes and his heart trembled: "I'm talking nonsense! I'm a loser and my painting is ugly!"
If he doesn't admit his mistake, his elder brother will probably chop him to pieces.
She didn't want to really fight with him. What if such a big man cried after being beaten by her?
Xiao Jingyun took a deep breath. "I was going to take you to the government office to ask questions myself, but since I've agreed to your wishes, you'll have to listen to me on other matters... Let me ask you, can you recite the Four Books and Five Classics?"
Xiao Cunyu shook his head.
She wanted to recite it, but she had to have time.
Besides, she couldn't really take the imperial examination, so why bother?
"I originally thought that at your age, even if you don't go to the academy to study, you should at least find a reliable teacher to teach you. But you... have such a poor foundation, which famous teacher would dare to accept you? Tomorrow morning, you will have to attend morning classes with your little cousin from the Dong family!" Xiao Jingyun shook his head helplessly.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Cunyu looked dejected and shook his drooping hands weakly twice. This thing might as well be thrown away.
There was more than one guest at her uncle's house. There was also a brother and sister who were the children of her aunt's half-sister. Their mother had passed away and they were not valued at home, so they came to her aunt's house specifically for refuge.
That cousin Dong is only ten years old this year.
He's just a little kid. It's embarrassing to go to class with him...
But then she thought, the children's courses must be much easier, and it shouldn't be difficult to fool her brother with his homework occasionally. With the extra time, she could save up her life.
After weighing the pros and cons, she nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "I'm so ashamed to have troubled my elder brother and cousin Dong to take care of me."
“…” The corners of Xiao Jingyun’s mouth twitched twice.
He thought he would feel somewhat embarrassed, but he didn't expect... to be dealt with so readily.
Really... quite self-aware.
Xiao Jingyun didn't know what to do with him. It was really hard for him to learn martial arts with such delicate skin and tender flesh. If he got hurt, it would be unfair to the spirit of his fifth uncle in heaven. He could only try to help him learn a few more words, and then find him a job in the future, and let him marry and have children...
Endless worries.
"Let's go!" Xiao Jingyun glanced at him and looked like an old father.
My spine was almost bent by his anger.
Of course Xiao Cunyu was more than happy to have his elder brother accompany him to the yamen!
Speaking of which, the Xiao family is not a noble family, but it is not bad either. Her grandfather in this life was a famous general who had made great military achievements and was a figure recorded in history books. When he passed away, the court also comforted and cared for the Xiao family.
Although her uncle was not as majestic as her grandfather, he still managed to become the Minister of War on his own.
The remaining three uncles were slightly less successful, but they were all ambitious, some had their own businesses, and some were officials in other places.
It's rare that there is not a single termite in such a large family.
When her grandfather passed away, all the uncles had to observe mourning periods, and only after that did they get married and have children. Therefore, the age difference between her older cousins was not that big.
The oldest one, Xiao Jingyun, is actually only twenty-one years old. Although he is young, he has already served the court. If it weren't for the day off today, he probably wouldn't have time to take care of her.
With his guidance, Xiao Cunyu successfully met the head of the yamen.
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