Yesterday, when Brother Liu helped me onto the horse, I took his pulse. His veins were much wider than normal, and he was also taller than average. He was someone who loved martial arts. Perhaps I should give him a stroke of good fortune; this could be entrusted to the Great Monk.
I smiled sweetly at Xiao Liu and said I really liked it. Especially this slingshot, I'd never played with one before. Could you teach me, Xiao Liu, and play with me?
Little Six was so pleased with the affirmation that his mouth split open and his ears turned bright red.
It's shameful to pretend to be young. You're hundreds of years old, and you're still pretending to be young.
If Little Fifth Sister heard this, she would definitely roll her eyes. She's already so young, how old is this body? There are no Golden Core cultivators now, only the Fifth Sister of the Irgen Gioro Clan.
She also inquired about the use of the small bow. Little Six was touched by his sister's admiring gaze and became even more enthusiastic, explaining the origin of each item one by one.
The sounds coming from the courtyard were like this:
"Wow, these pearls are so beautiful, they come in all colors."
"That's right, I've been saving this for several years."
"Thank you, Sixth Brother. I'll ask Mother to make these into earrings, hair ornaments, and necklaces for me to wear and show to you." My cheerful expression, as if I couldn't wait to go see Mother, made Sixth Brother laugh.
"Yes, yes, yes, it will definitely look good on my little sister. Let's go to Mother's place together in a bit."
"This gold lock is beautiful too, Sixth Brother, help me put it on!"
After I put it on, I even twirled around to show off and asked Sixth Brother if it looked good.
"Beautiful, beautiful, my sister must be beautiful."
"Sixth Brother has excellent taste, thank you Sixth Brother."
"I heard that Sixth Brother can already draw a two-stone bow. Mother said that in a few days, I will come to the estate to study with my older brothers and sisters and ride horses together."
“Yes, they’ve all gone to the estate today. We’re going with Grandma. Sister, you’ve never been to the estate before. It’s huge! Not only are there our brothers and sisters, but also many other brothers and sisters from the clan…” Once Little Six started talking, he recounted many interesting stories about the estate.
My grandparents usually live on the estate, only returning to the mansion in winter, and they usually stay on the estate for eight months.
Grandchildren, regardless of whether they are legitimate or illegitimate, would be taken to the estate when they turned six, where the tutor also lived. The eldest, second, and third eldest brothers were all taken to their grandfather's house when they turned one year old, where he personally raised and taught them.
The tutors were all carefully selected by my grandfather, who devoted himself to educating his grandchildren after retiring from officialdom.
Although both Shunzhi and Kangxi admired Han learning, and Han learning was indeed good, many noble ladies began to study "Women's Virtues" and "Women's Precepts." In the grandfather's eyes, these were all nonsense. Manchu daughters should be able to ride horses and fight, and manage the inner courtyard well.
Therefore, the books that girls learned in their early education were the same as those for boys: the Three Character Classic, the Hundred Family Surnames, and the Standards for Being a Good Student and Child.
Girls also had to learn horseback riding and archery every other day.
When the time was right, my grandfather would personally teach his grandchildren. Although his knowledge was not as great as that of Confucius, he was someone who had single-handedly supported the family since he was young.
One of the family rules states that any descendant of his, his son, grandson, or great-grandson who has an eldest son born out of wedlock, regardless of whether he is a legitimate or illegitimate son, will be removed from his line of succession and registered as a collateral branch (unless his legal wife is 30 years old and has not yet given birth).
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