Liu Chuyu thought he was going to be scolded, but Aunt He still spoke to him gently.
These words were like opening the door to a new world for him.
Aunt He is absolutely right; he was too impulsive earlier.
But what if he becomes powerful? When will he ever become powerful?
To be precise, he also had no chance to become powerful.
Liu Chuyu sighed, her little face looking very dejected. "But my father won't let me learn archery, he only wants me to study."
He Tiantian finally understood; so this was the root of the conflict between Magistrate Liu and his son.
"Then why doesn't your father let you learn archery?" He Tiantian asked patiently.
Liu Chuyu avoided eye contact. "Because he said that's being ignorant and incompetent, and that my most important task now is to study hard."
He doesn't hate reading; what he hates is being forced to read by his family.
His father always nagged him, as if he had to pass the imperial examinations to become a scholar, the top scholar, and an official.
But none of these were what Liu Chuyu wanted.
He Tiantian nodded. "Your dad is right. Have you ever heard the saying 'all brawn and no brains'?"
Liu Chuyu looked at He Tiantian with confusion, pondering those words in her heart.
Although he had never heard of this phrase before, it was not difficult for him to understand.
“Since you like it, your auntie supports you learning archery. But you can’t neglect your studies, otherwise it’s useless to have excellent archery skills! Without knowledge, you will still be cheated and suffer losses.”
Liu Chuyu thought for a moment and asked, "Is this what they mean by 'all brawn and no brains'?"
Um... part of it, I guess.
He Tiantian didn't want to delve any further into this issue, so she changed the subject.
"Your aunt sent someone to tell your father today that she's bringing you some coarse cloth clothes. Look at you dressed like this, you don't look like someone who does manual labor at all!"
Liu Chuyu looked at herself, dressed in a bright and beautiful outfit, and indeed she looked out of place with the others.
However, he wasn't so easily swayed by his pride, and retorted defiantly, "Even though I worked today, it doesn't mean I want to stay in your shabby shop."
He Tiantian had already walked halfway when she turned back and replied nonchalantly, "Suit yourself. If you don't want to prove yourself to your father, you can leave anytime."
Liu Chuyu hesitated...
If he leaves, he definitely won't be able to practice archery at home, and he'll have to listen to his father nagging him every day.
Although his mother loved him dearly, she and his father were surprisingly in agreement on the matter of his education.
He Tiantian bought some beef jerky for pets from the mall. She went to the yard and called Wujin and Coconut over.
Then I stuffed a piece of jerky into each of their mouths, and the two dogs smacked their lips twice and finished it in no time.
After finishing his meal, he gazed longingly at He Tiantian.
He Tiantian, feeling soft-hearted, continued to feed him with dried meat.
Everyone else went upstairs to rest after finishing their work, since there was still a lot to do at noon.
Liu Chuyu came to the yard and saw Aunt He feeding Wujin and Coconut dried meat.
Out of curiosity, he pinched one himself and smelled it.
It smells so good! Are even the dogs at Aunt He's house treated this well?
"You can look, but don't steal any food. This is for dogs, not for humans," He Tiantian kindly reminded her.
Liu Chuyu found it even more strange, "Why can't people be eaten?"
This question really stumped He Tiantian. Yes, why can't people eat dog food?
"Maybe some of the ingredients added... aren't suitable for people to eat?" He Tiantian wasn't too sure either.
Liu Chuyu was even more confused, so he put the dried meat in his mouth and chewed it.
He chewed it only twice before quickly spitting it out.
"Ptooey! Why doesn't it taste like anything?"
The leftover jerky fell to the ground and was instantly picked up and eaten by Wujin.
However, Liu Chuyu was thinking about other things. A large part of the reason he didn't leave in a huff today was that the food at Aunt He's house was quite delicious.
Even the skills of their family's cooks couldn't compare.
Thinking of this, Liu Chuyu offered a suggestion, "Auntie, I think your meat strips are quite fragrant, even though they have no flavor. If you add some salt, you can sell them at the market."
After all, he had never seen such a novel thing before.
He Tiantian thought it was indeed a good idea. "Your suggestion is excellent, but Auntie can't find the time right now. We'll consider this business later when she has more time."
The opening of this shop was entirely to fulfill Lantern's wish.
She's only just started making lanterns now; she won't have time to do other things until everything in the shop is running smoothly.
“Okay, then I’ll help you sell them. I know a lot of rich people.” Liu Chuyu seemed very interested.
He Tiantian smiled and agreed, after all, beef jerky is so expensive, and it does need some rich people to buy it.
Ordinary people probably wouldn't be willing to buy such expensive things.
Boys seem to have more energy. He Tiantian asked Liu Chuyu to go upstairs to rest for a while, but the girl refused no matter what.
Having no other choice, she could only take a rag and have Liu Chuyu wipe all the tables in the front hall.
He Tiantian wanted to get the child away so she could replenish the grain reserves in the warehouse.
Watching Liu Chuyu happily wiping the table, He Tiantian closed the back door of the yard and then went to the small warehouse alone.
The room next to the kitchen used to be used as a storage room, and the counter for storing vegetables and the rice container were already there.
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