Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, Hui Niang still can't rest, on the one hand, she wants to recruit members of the "Waterway Gang" for the use of the Chamber of Commerce, and on the other hand, she has to come forward to lease and buy boats, horses, and vehicles, and is busy in order to establish a boat shop and a carriage and horse dealership.

Shen Xi stayed in the backyard of the pharmacy to review the Four Books and Five Classics, study the current texts, and teach the two little Loli at the same time.

The courses taught by Shen Xi, in addition to "Chinese" and "mathematics", also include natural science, which is to teach the two little Loli to understand the world under their feet.

“…… The place we are in is a ball called the Earth. We live on the surface of the earth, the largest part of which is the ocean, which is a vast body of water that stretches as far as the eye can see. The water in the ocean is salty, people can't drink it directly, there are fish in the sea, and the bigger ones are whales and sharks, which are much bigger than tigers......"

The two little Loli are very enthusiastic about the natural science taught by Shen Xi, and their eyes widen every time they listen to the lecture, as if they are intimidated by those bizarre land and sea creatures, just like listening to the demons and monsters in "Journey to the West".

"Do they eat people?" Every time, this is the main concern of the two little Lori.

The two little Loli are locked up at home on weekdays, and the only place they can go is the courtyard of the Shen family and the backyard of the pharmacy, these two places are a paradise for the two little Loli to play.

Shen Xi made some special toys for them, such as sandbags, building blocks, shuttlecocks, checkers and glass balls.

Shen Xi has been studying glass, but his technique can only make glass beads with turbid colors, which is of little practical use, so he has to use two little loli as toys.

"Brother Shen Xi, my mother said that you are going to other places in the future, and you can't play with us, is it true?"

After this year, Lu Xi'er will be eight years old, and she is much more sensible than before. Lin Dai reached the age of twelve at the beginning of her love and began to look like a big girl.

But in Shen Xi's eyes. They are like children who don't grow up, Lu Xi'er is very clingy, and Lin Dai always plays with her little daughter's temper.

Shen Xi said with a smile: "Brother Shen Xi wants to go back to Ninghua to take the imperial examination, so he can't always accompany you...... But I'll be back when I'm done. It won't take long. ”

Lu Xi'er pouted, her cheeks were red, her eyes looked at Shen Xi movingly, and she said aggrievedly: "Why can't that person take the imperial examination?" ”

Lu Xi'er didn't know what the imperial examination was, and thought it was a very wonderful thing. She yearns for the unknown.

But there are many things that Shen Xi can't explain clearly.

"Because you're a girl...... What girls want to learn is female red, and in the future, they must be good at needlework, be able to sew, and be able to make clothes...... This is a girl's imperial examination. ”

Shen Xi used a soft voice to mislead the little Lori who had not yet opened her mind.

"You're a liar!"

Lin Dai unceremoniously exposed Shen Xi's lies, "The imperial examination is to be an official in the examination, and you can show off your power like those officials in the future, hum, what kind of imperial examination is doing needlework?" ”

Shen Xi glanced at her and said, "The boys' imperial examination is for learning, and your girls' imperial examination is for women." If the woman is not good, who will marry you in the future? It's not that your husband has to be difficult for you, if you are not a good woman in the future, I will reconsider the question of whether to marry you. ”

"Phew, who rarely married you!" Lin Dai twisted her lips and scolded.

However, Lu Xi'er's eyes suddenly lit up, and she glanced at Lin Dai like a little mouse, and pursed her lips lightly, as if she had a plan in mind.

At dinner that night, Lu Xi'er was already begging Hui Niang to teach her to do needlework.

Hui Niang is busy on weekdays and doesn't have much time to take care of her daughter, so she lets her play in the backyard. Anyway, with Lin Dai and a few maids watching, as long as you don't leave the yard, there will be nothing.

A woman's lack of talent is virtue, but Hui Niang herself knows the hard work of being a woman. In addition to not binding her daughter's feet, she also asked Shen Xi to teach Lu Xi'er knowledge, she wanted her daughter to become a well-informed lady, because of her permissiveness, Lu Xi'er lacked one of the most basic skills of a girl, that is, female popularity.

"Xi'er. How did you come up with the idea of learning needlework? ”

Hui Niang held her daughter in her arms and asked curiously. At this time, Lu Xi'er was no longer the little slug that would only wrap around her knees, and Hui Niang was sitting on the bench, not as tall as Lu Xi'er.

Xiao Nizi is still quite wise, of course she will not say that the school girl is red in order to grow up to marry Shen Xi, but she cleverly avoids the important and light: "Brother Shen Xi said that girls must be popular, this is the imperial examination for girls." ”

Hui Niang glanced at Shen Xi with a smile and sighed lightly: "It's a pity that my mother doesn't have much time to teach you." ”

Zhou smiled: "Sister, it just so happens that my belly is getting bigger and bigger, and I can't move, so I might as well teach her." This Nizi has learned a little before, she is so smart, some basic stitches should be learned in one go. ”

Lin Dai put down her job and hurriedly said, "Mother, I also want to learn." ”

Zhou's career is now successful, the husband and wife are harmonious, even the son is making progress in his studies, and even the daughter-in-law is becoming more and more smart, plus she is pregnant with a child in her belly, and she is in a very good mood: "Okay, you all learn, and I will teach together." In the future, Ning'er and they don't have to worry about sewing and mending things at home, just leave it all to you. ”

Lu Xi'er jumped and jumped with joy, but Lin Dai's expression seemed to be dumb and couldn't say what was bitter about eating Coptis chinensis.

Lin Dai would have been a bit of a female celebrity, whether it was her biological mother or Zhou, she had taught her some before, and she had followed Zhou to a sewing shop for a while. This time, she proposed to learn from the female red, but she was angry with Lu Xi'er, but she didn't expect this dispute, but she took the work of "sewing and mending" at home to herself.

After a few more maids in the family, Lin Dai hasn't even done the cooking for a long time, she is completely like a pampered young grandmother, who stretches out her hands to eat and open her mouth, and in addition to learning knowledge with Shen Xi every day, she plays with Lu Xi'er.

This time she dug a pit and buried herself.

On the evening of the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, it was also the last day before Chinese New Year's Eve, because the Zhou family was preparing to spend it with her husband on Chinese New Year's Eve, and the two families were celebrating the Spring Festival in advance.

Originally, it was supposed to be a big family sitting down to say some homely words, and listen to Shen Xi tell stories by the way, but that night Hui Niang and Zhou took needles and threads and taught two little Lori needles.

Among several maids, Xiaoyu's female red is the best, but Xiaoyu is the account room of the pharmacy, she has no time to be a female red master, Ning'er and Lu Zun Zi Hong's are also reasonable, as for Hong'er and Xiu'er, female red is very sloppy, and they haven't even learned a few basic needles, and they also learned with Zhou and Hui Niang that day.

“…… You girls, you are very tired from working during the day, but you can't sleep when you are full at night, don't learn to be a girl, increase your cultivation, how will you marry in the future? How to be a good wife and mother to others? ”

Zhou's count, although she didn't buy a few maids, but she is also half the owner of these maids, and even the tone of her speech carries a parent's concern for her children.

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PS: Sixth Update! At the same time, it is also a plus update for monthly passes with 570 votes! (To be continued.) )