The courtyard is deep in the back house

Li Fushou accompanied his wife Gu Liuyan to take a walk in the tortuous verandah, outside the verandah is a rockery pavilion, surrounded by a clear blue lake, the lake surface is about 4~5 acres, a piece of green lotus leaves float on it, the lake and mountains are beautiful and abnormal.

"Master, how long are we going to live here?"

"Look at your pleasure, if you like, you can stay longer, three months, five months, there are no certain rules."

"That relationship couldn't be better, I'm tired of living in Red Fort, it's not bad to go out for a walk, I heard that Songjiang Food Night Market is very famous, you must take your sisters to try it when you find time."

"Hehehe...... The night market brings together special delicacies from all over the world, and the lady will definitely be satisfied. Li Fushou replied casually.

"Hearing what the master said, then I want to take a look, I don't know if there are any puff pastry meat mooncakes in our Gusu Mansion, osmanthus sugar lotus, those are the taste of the old childhood, it's really nostalgic!"

"Uh...... Look carefully, there should be one, right? ”

Li Fushou was really asked, where did he know if there was such a Soviet-style meat mooncake, but he wrote down the matter in his heart, and turned back to his subordinates to find it.

It's really not good, just find some immigrants from Gusu Province to do it, what is the difficulty?

The dazzling afternoon sun shone on the glazed tiles of the verandah, shining with a golden dazzling light, and it was cool under the verandah, Li Fushou and his wife Gu Liuyan walked side by side, talking about homely gossip without a match, followed by several personal maids far behind.

"My lord, I heard that the white Dutch are interested in marrying the Earl's Court, what is the matter?" Gu Liuyan asked with a slight frown.

According to the feudal etiquette, the male protagonist is outside, and the female protagonist is inside.

Gu Liuyan, as the housewife of the main house that the Ming media is marrying, has the power to kill and kill the children of the aunts and concubines in the Earl's Palace, it is really not an exaggeration, whether the aunt can serve the master, whether it is to reduce the norms, provide rewards in each room, and the children of the concubines to study and marry, it is all up to her words.

Fortunately, Gu Liuyan was born in a famous scholarly family in the Gusu generation, and his personality is dignified and magnificent, although he doesn't like the two foreign women (Fiona, Nicole) to scratch their heads and charm the master, they can get along with each other on weekdays, at most a few words of admonition.

"Madame is well-informed, yes, but not a marriage with a white Dutchman, you sit down and listen to me slowly."

At this time, the two walked to a section of the nine-curved arch bridge, and Li Fushou simply stood down and beckoned to the back.

The personal maid who followed from afar immediately brought a brocade cushion, put it on the stone chair by the nine-curved arch bridge, took out a thermos and poured two cups of hot tea.

Sitting here sipping fragrant tea, enjoying the scenery, the fat fish in the clear lake water shake their heads and tails swimming, and the shadow of the rockery with the ancient shape is reflected on the water surface, accompanied by the ripples of the lake water sparkling waves.

The cool breeze carries the fragrance of flowers, which is refreshing.

Gu Liuyan waved his hand to let the personal servants and maids go down, and they immediately retreated after setting up the refreshments, leaving only the old man and the lady to enjoy the scenery and talk.

"Ma'am, that's ......"

Li Fushou explained like this, Gu Liuyan was born in a family of eunuchs, and she had heard and seen a lot of family marriages, and there was no surprise in her expression.

She thought quietly for a while, raised her fair Qianqianyu hand and smoothed her hair that was blown by the wind and said; "Seriously speaking, this Batavia Sheng Yeyun is a baronial nobleman named by King William III of the Netherlands, although the title is lower, but the Dutch governor promised that this Sheng family child can inherit Jiabidan, but it is not an insult to Xiao Cherry, her identity is a concubine after all."

"Madame's words are wrong, how can my child marry the son of the scum of the nation."

"Master, what do you mean by that?" Gu Liuyan was really shocked at this time, and raised his face in surprise to look at Li Fushou.

"Madame doesn't know, this Dutch Sir named Sheng Yeyun is good at drilling camps, has a despicable character, and has done a lot of evil things that are indignant to God in order to cater to the Dutch colonists, and has massacred Chinese compatriots in Lanfang Country......"

With Li Fushou's narration, the image of a traitorous villain who worked hard jumped out, which made Mrs. Gu Liuyan's impression of this person very bad, and she frowned lightly and said with disgust; "Don't say it, sir, this person's misconduct is really dirty, in order to hug the thighs of the Dutch, he doesn't even want his ancestors, this kind of family is not to mention a marriage, and it is a shame that is difficult to wash away, and it has ruined the reputation of my Earl's Palace."

"That's right, Madame is the same as I see."

"In that case, then I'm going to ask the master, even I, a woman who lives in the back house, can see that the Dutch ghost guy is clearly not at ease, and he actually told us little cherry about such an unbearable family." As soon as he thought of this, Gu Liuyan's anger didn't come anywhere, and his white face was as white as jade because of anger; "The wolf's ambition is really hateful, is it really a humiliation to be in my Earl's Palace?"

"Madam, these Dutch ghosts are used to being the emperor of the East Indies, the so-called rivers and mountains are easy to change, and their temperament is difficult to change, not necessarily because they sincerely want to humiliate the Earl's Court, but this thing is really not authentic."

"Just let them go, then what is the face of my Earl's Palace?"

"The two countries are at war, and they have not yet been killed, not to mention that it is now a time of peace." Li Fushou's tone was full of helplessness, and he patiently explained; "It's easy to kill a person, and it's not a hassle to hang the Dutch ghosts, but this is a great damage to our Queensland diplomatic image, and it is a huge blow to the reputation of Earl's Court, the diplomatic envoys of European countries represent the face of a country, and have always been valued, if you don't want to provoke the Second East Indies War and leave a bad impression of brutality and murder on European society, you can't act rashly."

Gu Liuyan was not angry in his heart, thinking that this Chinese knight surnamed Sheng dared to come to Red River Valley City openly, and wanted to seek benefits through marriage, he felt more and more blocked in his heart; "Hearing what the master said, then you can only watch your life happen?"

"Huh...... How can it be so simple! The ruthlessness in Li Fushou's eyes flashed away, and he said coldly;" I'm not used to them, and if I do something wrong, I pay a price. ”

"Master, ...... you" Looking at Li Fushou's face full of frost, Gu Liuyan blurted out a question; It's not going to start a new war, is it? ”

"That's not enough, but it's necessary to beat and beat properly, so that the Dutch ghosts are also more sober, and want to beat my idea of the children of the Earl of Kunshan, they are not qualified enough, and I have my own measure on how to do it."

"Oh, then I'm relieved."

Gu Liuyan showed a relieved smile on his face, and he didn't continue to ask.

It has always been taboo for the harem to interfere in politics, although the Earl occasionally talks, and does not prohibit the wife and aunt from discussing the world situation and the current political situation in Australia, but that's all.

Any attempt to influence decision-making will be severely warned.

"Daddy, mother......"

In the long verandah, there are two small figures, one tall and one short, these are Gu Liuyan's two sons, the eldest son Li Siyuan is 5 years old this year, his English name is Constantine, and the younger second son Li Sixuan is only two years old this year, his English name is Philip, and the two little ones are followed by the nurse and maid, like a shadow.

"Come, come to my mother's side."

Gu Liuyan's face showed the brilliance of motherhood, and she stood up and greeted the child with open arms, the eldest and the younger two children rushed into her arms one after another, enjoying the mother's care.

Li Fushouan sat on the side, with an invisible smile on his face, quietly watching the two children coddle in their mother's arms.

He has always been strict with boys, and he takes his love for children to heart and will not show it.

"The child has seen his father and his mother."

A moment later

The two children are polite and orderly, and their every move is very orderly, especially the two-year-old Little Douding Li Sixuan's little adult-like gift, which is full of childlike fun, which makes people laugh.

"Well, Siyuan has been enlightened, how did you study in Daddy's school?" Li Fushou asked with a slight chin of his head; "How many words can you know taught by Mr. Meng Xue?"

"Daddy, Siyuan has been able to recognize more than 700 words, and Mr. still praises me!"

"It's really good, then recite a three-character scripture."

"At the beginning of people, nature is good, habits are similar, and sex is far away......"

Lang Lang's children's voices echoed in the verandah, pure and clean, like a young shoot that has just broken through the soil and is full of vitality, representing hope and the future.

The eldest son, Li Siyuan, was enlightened at the age of 4 and followed his sister Xiao Cherry to take classes in the Red Fort Clan, receiving traditional education, and it was not until the age of 10 that new courses such as English and world history were added.

It is undeniable that the advanced nature of Confucian education, teaching children to understand the truth, knowing right from wrong, abiding by the Chinese tradition of filial piety of respecting the old and loving the young, and forming a correct world view, has an overwhelming advantage over European aristocratic education based on theology and Latin.

In today's European and American world

Theological education is the mainstream, and the study of the Bible is a common subject in parish schools since the Middle Ages, which takes up a lot of students' study time.

After entering the 19th century, the Bible and science became the mainstream of European education, greatly increasing the content of grammar, grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music.

Li Fushou certainly will not let his children indulge in this, compared with the European aristocratic education, he is more inclined to the traditional Chinese Confucian education, and invited Confucian masters to teach, in the beautiful name of "promoting traditional culture".

The inclination of Lord Earl has influenced the entire upper-class education atmosphere in Queensland, and has been extended to the entire education circle, and the school is mainly based on traditional Chinese Confucian education, adding English, arithmetic, geometry, physics, chemistry and other courses in the upper grades, forming a unique Queensland education system.

This is a more unique education system in today's era, closer to the mainstream of education in the next century.