His pace quickened, and if you got close to Dr. Liu, you could hear him muttering something.
Fu Tu put down the book in his hand and glanced at Su Jiao Niang: "Mother, I want to take the imperial examination for the first degree."
"Go for it!" Su Jiaoniang thought for a moment, then walked towards the kitchen and made a cake for Futu herself.
Cakes aren't something you can only eat on your birthday.
When something happy happens, you can celebrate it.
Lu Wujiu came out of the study.
Upon seeing Su Jiaoniang, he smiled, took a piece of cake, and slowly began to eat.
Su Jiaoniang stared at Lu Wujiu's face, wondering if his skin could tolerate wearing a mask all day without feeling uncomfortable.
"This is quite rare." As Xiaoya's husband, Feng Yuwei naturally got a share as well.
The sweet, milky flavor melts in your mouth.
It's spreading slowly!
My whole being was elevated.
Having lived in the courtyard for so long, this was the first time he had ever tasted this.
After swallowing, he looked at Lu Wujiu and suddenly understood why a prince like him was so depraved in this small village. He thought that if the people of Qi knew how many delicacies were here, they would flock here to teach and educate people.
"I wish you great success." Su Jiaoniang made a five-star red flag by hand and handed it to Futu.
Futu stared at the stars on the red flag.
A look of doubt flashed in his eyes. Neither the Great Zhou nor the Qi Kingdom had military flags or family badges like this.
"Mother, what is this?" The little girl stared at the flag in Futu's hand.
Speak up and voice your doubts.
Unlike the Buddhist monks who are deep and calculating, she doesn't try to guess people's thoughts; she simply expresses her doubts.
Su Jiaoniang stared at it for a few moments.
Her eyes slowly turned red.
"This is faith, this is what your mother loved. One day, when she returns to the earth, she will seek out this flag again."
His deep words carried emotions that the little girl couldn't understand.
All she knew was that this red flag was very important and should not be desecrated.
Lu Wujiu's gaze fell on the flag.
They began to speculate about Su Jiaoniang's inner world.
However... he gained nothing.
She is not a complicated person; both inside and out, she is so clean, so kind, and so untouched by darkness.
However, he had no idea what she was thinking at that moment.
That's strange!
But it's equally fascinating.
He liked it more and more.
After finishing the cake in his hand, Lu Wujiu walked towards the study.
Futu also became busy, occasionally talking to the Black-Clad Guards, but mostly reading and reciting books.
In comparison.
Su Jiaoniang was the most leisurely person in the whole family.
She headed towards the county town, seeking out families whose lives had been ruined by poppies. She gathered young boys and girls together and arranged for those who wanted a comfortable life to work in cake shops or hot pot restaurants.
Give them a job, and give them another possibility in life.
As for the others who deeply hated poppies, Su Jiaoniang brought them together.
They are all young people, in the best age of their lives.
They may not be able to distinguish right from wrong.
However, if taught, they are very receptive to instruction.
Su Jiaoniang took the person away, took out the few poppies she had, and carefully explained the benefits and drawbacks of poppies.
Looking into the crowd, even those who couldn't accept that poppies could be used as anesthetics were assigned jobs.
It's always better to live an ordinary life than to live with intense emotions.
Only twenty people remained.
Thirteen boys and seven girls.
Some were slender, while others were very strong!
Su Jiaoniang knew how to unite a group of people into a cohesive force, and how to transform disorganized individuals into steel-like strength.
She meticulously processed everything she had learned in her previous life.
Teach these children.
Each person received a set of green camouflage uniforms.
A hard board bed, folded into squares like tofu, is also a must.
Training in willpower is never neglected.
Every day, I run, stand at attention, climb ladders, swim, and hike. Nine out of twelve hours a day, I'm sweating and crying.
Although the teenagers live among humans, the level of hardship they endure every day is akin to hell.
Early that morning.
Su Jiaoniang tied her smooth hair into a bun with a hairpin, put on a green hat, and wore strange clothes. She stood in front of the boys and said, "What I taught you before was the basics. Now!"
Su Jiaoniang smiled.
Sweat beaded on the foreheads of the boys.
Su Jiaoniang said, "If you want to quit, you can quit now. Staying here will make things a thousand times harder in the future. You might not even get the appreciation you deserve, and your body will be damaged and your mind will be worn down."
There was no sentimentality involved, and no profit at all.
All that remains is an unwavering determination.
However……
Eventually, some people couldn't stand it and quit halfway through.
The number of people increased from twenty to eighteen.
However, Su Jiaoniang's methods of training people did not become any gentler; she became even stricter.
Even sleeping has become a requirement.
No snoring, no turning over.
There are requirements regarding sleeping posture and position at night.
Sleep is supposed to be a time for rest and recovery, but Su Jiaoniang's insistence left everyone in the courtyard listless.
However, there is still rigorous training during the day.
I don't need to use my brain at all every day.
Just train, follow the training!
...
A month has passed.
The beauty can be kept even at the tail end of spring.
Looking at the much taller and more upright young men in the courtyard, Su Jiaoniang pointed to the mountains: "Practical training to hunt black bears."
The boys standing in the courtyard were like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. When they heard Su Jiaoniang's words, their tired eyes lit up. This day had finally come!
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