In the early morning, just as the sun was rising, Shao Ming and his friends had already been squatting in horse stance for half a day.
When Li Dahu pushed Liang Wenxuan over, he saw six or seven children of different ages, but they were all squatting in a horse stance with serious attitudes.
"Alright, time's up. Let's stretch our muscles and have a couples spar."
Zhao Wu has been teaching staff techniques these past few days, while he himself has learned a variety of other skills from his master on the mountain.
In fact, he himself didn't know how to teach; he just copied what he had learned to these children.
Zhao Wu and Wei Dong fight, Shao Yun and Li Qiang, Shao Ming and Jiang Mo...
Looking at the several pairs of opponents on the field, Liang Wenxuan roughly understood the situation.
Among them, the one who learned the best and most thoroughly was the second son of the landlord, who was agile, quick-witted, and had a fast reaction time.
After the sparring ended, Zhao Wu helped them catch their breath, and Li Dahu explained the essentials of horseback riding to them.
The venue wasn't suitable for them to practice; they could only learn the theory first.
Li Dahu was an experienced cavalryman; what he had learned was what he had gained through battle.
When it was time for morning exercise, everyone dispersed, some going to school and others going home.
Wei Dong had a job, but Li Qiang and the others, who were younger, didn't have specific jobs. They all took turns accompanying the two young masters to the school.
Instead of going to school, they stayed home and ran errands for Steward Li, or learned some math from Accountant Song.
Mu Yi'an believed that whether one was a servant, a attendant, or a manager, one had to be literate, know arithmetic, and understand human relationships.
These servants, trained from a young age, will ensure that Shao Ming and his men will never lack help in the future.
Mu Yi'an believes that in ancient times, children had to work hard to stand out from the crowd.
Although Shao Ming and Shao Yun did not rise at the crack of dawn to practice martial arts or hang themselves by their hair, they were still busy from morning till night.
They had to get up early to exercise, go to school during the day, and come back in the evening to complete the homework assigned by the teacher and learn knowledge from Mr. Liang and others.
Mr. Liang didn't talk about profound things like military strategy and tactics; he talked about the local customs and culture of Northwest China.
Master Guan was saying that different phenomena in nature represent different meanings; that is the language of heaven.
This knowledge was something the two children had never encountered before, and they found it novel, interesting, and listened with great interest.
Jiang Shuyun would also listen along, to experience the differences between the Northwest at this time and the Northwest thousands of years later.
And so, Liang Wenxuan and the others settled down at the Jiang family's house.
One evening, Jiang Shuyun and the others came out of Mr. Liang's study and prepared to return to the inner courtyard.
"Dad, we're going back to our room."
"Go back now. Don't stay up too late reading. Knowledge can't be acquired in a day."
"We know, we'll go to sleep soon."
After giving her instructions, Jiang Shuyun returned to her room.
"How did you feel after the class?"
Mu Yi'an had just put the two little ones to sleep, and with Sister-in-law Wei and Sister-in-law Fang taking turns watching over them at night, Mu Yi'an felt at ease.
Shao Rong and Shao Ke are very easy to manage. They eat their fill and then sleep. They only wake up once at night to drink some milk and have their diapers changed, and then they sleep soundly until dawn.
Because of the hot weather, Mu Yi'an asked Sister Li to boil goat milk before going to bed, let it cool, and then hang it in the well. That way, if the child woke up in the middle of the night, she could boil it again, let it cool, and then it would be ready to drink.
Mu Yi'an had to get up once in the middle of the night to breastfeed the baby. Her breast milk ran out, and she weaned the baby when the baby was five months old.
The child is still young. Fang's wife said that after the child turns one year old, he will eat more food and will basically no longer need nighttime feedings.
"Mr. Liang's speech was very insightful. I felt that the Northwest I visited back then was not the same place he described."
"Of course they are different. Even if the geographical locations are similar, the country spent a lot of effort, resources and money governing the Northwest back then."
Mu Yi'an had never been to Northwest China; she had only seen some film and television materials. Especially the materials on desertification control in Northwest China, which were the result of the efforts of several generations and an action worthy of being written into an epic.
"That's true, it's separated by thousands of years."
Mu Yi'an yawned; she was sleepy.
She had to get up in the middle of the night to feed the baby; she needed to sleep.
Before going to sleep, I was still thinking about when Butler Li would be able to find a suitable person.
The day before Shao Ming and his classmates were due to rest at school, Mu Yi'an began packing her luggage, as she was going to stay at the manor for a few days.
Butler Li also went to inform Mr. Liang that they would be going together as well.
"To the estate?"
"Yes, it's not far from Bailu Academy. The two young masters would like to go to the training ground on the estate; it's a large place."
"I understand, I'll get ready. What time do we leave tomorrow?"
"After breakfast."
Butler Li talked about the trip and then left. He still had to go to the brokerage firm, and he didn't know if there would be a suitable person there.
"Sir, are we going to stay at the estate?"
Liangshan had never seen a manor. There was fertile land in the northwest, but very few manors were built there.
"You should stay for a few days first. Pack a few changes of clothes, take your medicine, and I'll pack my own books."
Mr. Liang then told him to tell Li Dahu in a little while, and then go to the back room to tell Brother Guan.
The next day, Shao Ming and the others got up to exercise as usual.
After breakfast, the group boarded their carriages and set off.
Once outside the city gate, the carriage started moving and sped up.
Mu Yi'an sat next to Chu Yue, while Sister Fang and Sister Wei each held a child.
The baby is almost six months old and can already see very far.
I don't know if it's because they drink goat milk, but the two children are very strong and have powerful arms and legs.
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