So she worked harder than before. There were some things that she would try her best to do well without her mother's reminder.
The two chatted while drinking milk tea.
The Fourth Master was teaching the Eldest Prince how to use a slingshot.
It was the first time that the eldest prince was taught personally by his father. He was excited and learned very seriously.
He remembered every movement and every word that Amma taught him.
When the Fourth Master asked him to practice on his own at the target, an afternoon passed. Although the eldest prince could not aim at the target every time, he was already doing very well.
When the Fourth Master saw this, he praised him for his intelligence and said that he would definitely get better if he kept practicing.
Although the eldest prince's health is not particularly good and the imperial physician does not recommend that he practice martial arts, it is still necessary for him to learn some simple self-defense methods.
If used well, the slingshot can become a handy weapon.
So the Fourth Master thought that he could teach the eldest prince some self-defense skills that he could learn without practicing martial arts.
The next day, Si Ye and Mian Mian brought a few children to the nearby fields.
All the children were dressed like ordinary people, with each child wearing a small bamboo hat on their head and their trouser legs rolled up.
The fourth master brought them out because he wanted to train the children's hands-on ability more.
"Dad, what are we doing here?" Xuanxuan looked at his little feet covered in mud and frowned slightly.
Xuanxuan is a little bit of a germaphobe, so when he sees his little feet covered in mud, he feels uncomfortable and always wants to wash his feet clean.
"This is the land where food is grown. The food we eat is grown from this land."
"I brought you here this time to let you experience how difficult it is to grow crops..."
After saying that, the Fourth Master asked someone to bring a small hoe and gave each of the children a small hoe and seeds.
"Your task today is to plant all of these seeds in the soil."
"Father, is this how the food we eat is grown?" Xuanxuan asked in confusion, holding the small hoe in his hand.
The eldest prince also looked at his father curiously. It was obvious that he wanted to know the same thing as Xuanxuan.
"That's right. The food we eat is all grown this way. After planting, we need to regularly weed, catch insects, and fertilize the plants. Only then will they grow and produce food..."
"Today, Ama will show you how to experience it."
The eldest princess looked at the hoe in her hand and her bare feet stepping on the dirty mud, a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.
These things are done by servants. Why did Ama suddenly ask them to do this?
They won't have to farm in the future, so why do they need to do this?
But seeing that Tiantian, who was several years younger than her, was holding a small hoe and said nothing, the eldest princess swallowed the words on her lips.
"Ama, why are we learning this?"
The eldest prince and the eldest princess thought similarly, but also differently. He asked this question purely out of curiosity, without any intention of disdain.
"I let you learn this so that you know where food comes from and how difficult it is to grow it."
The Fourth Master naturally understood the children's thoughts and continued, "Although your lives are good now, you still need to know where food comes from and what life is like for ordinary people..."
"Okay, now Ama will teach you how to farm."
The fourth master picked up his hoe and started digging the hole, and the children followed their father's example.
The Fourth Master gave some guidance from time to time. The soil had been softened before, so it was not difficult for the children to dig.
The five children dug hard for most of the day and finally planted all the seeds.
At this moment, everyone was exhausted and out of breath. After planting, they sat down on the edge of the field.
Seeing how hard the children worked, Wen Mianmian and Shancha made some sweet and sour green tea lemonade for everyone, adding ice cubes. It was just the right drink at this time.
Wen Mianmian also brought a bowl to the Fourth Master.
"Master, you should drink some water and take a rest." The Fourth Master was covering the seeds with soil and was almost done.
After filling out the last one, the Fourth Master put down what he was holding and took the green tea lemonade that Mianmian handed over to him.
It's icy and cool to drink, very thirst-quenching.
The children also liked it very much. After drinking a bowl, they asked someone to pour them another bowl.
Fortunately, Wen Mianmian didn’t put too many ice cubes in the drink, otherwise if they drank like that, they would definitely get stomach upset.
"Tiantian, does your mother often make delicious food for you?" The eldest princess drank the ice-cold green tea lemonade and spoke while looking at Tiantian who was sitting beside her and drinking with great satisfaction.
"Yes, mother often makes delicious food and drinks for us. When the weather was hot before, mother even made delicious ice cream for us all. It was so delicious." Tiantian said after taking a sip of green tea lemonade.
"What is ice cream?" She found that she had never heard of many of the foods Tiantian mentioned.
"It's delicious ice cream, but mom doesn't allow me and my brothers to eat too much of it. She only lets us have a little bit each time, saying that eating too much will make children feel uncomfortable."
"Hasn't Big Sister eaten this before?" Tiantian was very confused. Could it be that Big Sister's mother also didn't allow Big Sister to eat this?
"No, my mother doesn't know how to make these things." She had never even heard of them.
"Then big sister can come to our place in the future. My mother will prepare a lot of delicious food and drinks. I guarantee that big sister will want to eat more after she has tasted them." Tiantian invited enthusiastically.
"Hmm~"
The eldest princess was really curious about what all the delicious foods Tiantian mentioned were.
"Third brother, your mother is so nice. She even prepares drinks for you personally." The eldest prince was very envious.
Yesterday, Wen E'niang made a lot of delicious food for everyone. The eldest prince had never eaten those things, but they were all delicious.
I heard that these were all cooked for them by Wen E'niang herself.
"Of course, our mother is a very good one." Chenchen puffed out her chest proudly when she heard her elder brother praising her mother.
Their mother is the best mother.
"Big brother, let me tell you, our mother not only makes a lot of delicious food, but also tells us stories that are really interesting."
"I want to be the Monkey King in the future so that I can protect my mother." Chenchen has been obsessed with the story of the Monkey King since he heard it from Wen Mianmian.
In the future, he will protect his mother just like the Monkey King protects his master, so that those demons and monsters will not dare to get close to her.
For this purpose, he specially asked Wang An to make a golden cudgel for him, but he did not bring it with him this time.
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