After Haijiao finished talking to his grandfather, Haixi Cliff, walked out of the main house, still with a somewhat strange expression on his face.

He turned his head to look at his sister, who was picking fresh shallots in the corner of the yard, and stopped talking.

Haitang looked back at him, and after sending the fresh shallots and garlic sprouts to the kitchen, she called him into the east wing and asked, "What happened?" Why is my brother so expression? ”

Haijiao smiled bitterly: "Grandpa thinks I'm working too hard, let me not be tired." He also suspected that I practiced so diligently because I saw your outstanding performance and was worried that I would be compared to you......"

Haitang snorted twice: "I said earlier, you are too tired like this, but you just don't listen!" ”

Hai Jiao said: "I think I ...... Actually, it's okay. "It's a little tiring, but it's still very full mentally.

He accepted his sister's advice to ensure as much sleep as possible every day, and to eat well, meat, eggs, milk, fresh vegetables and fruits, and all kinds of coarse grains. After practicing riding and archery and knife skills every day, he also carefully maintained his body, and after practicing, he must massage his muscles and soothe muscles and bones, coupled with the medicinal bath prepared for him by his grandparents and second uncle, he felt that his body was getting stronger and stronger, and there was nothing bad about it.

Maybe he was busy with work and study for a long time, but he didn't do one thing for a long time, after the morning exercise was clerical work, followed by horseback riding and sword practice, then the gentlemen gave him lessons, and finally before going to bed he studied a little. He felt that he had arranged his time very well, combining civil and military affairs, and combining work and rest, why did his grandparents and second uncle think that he would be tired?

He just wanted to make his studies as efficient as possible.

Some of them are suggestions from his sister Haitang, but more of them are the experiences he has learned from the capable masters he has seen in his previous life. He knew that he had ordinary talents, and if he wanted to achieve something, he had to study hard.

Haijiao looked up and said to Haitang: "It's probably because I was too lazy when I was a child, and now that I'm a little more diligent, the elders are worried that I will be tired and tired, but I'm really not to that point." I have something I want to do, but that's at least three years away, and I just need to learn step by step. ”

Haitang said: "My brother's idea is very good, but grandpa and grandma will also worry about you." If you really don't want them to worry, you should listen to others. She tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Or ...... You go to bed a little earlier at night, right? I think you need to sleep four hours a day, always stay up late, beware of not growing tall! ”

Haijiao hurriedly said: "I think the time to sleep every day is enough now. In my previous life, I only slept two or three hours a day, and there was nothing wrong with that. Sometimes it's common to get busy and not sleep for three days. ”

Haitang looked disapproving: "In your previous life, you experienced ups and downs, and you always encountered danger, so it's normal to sleep badly." How many worries can you have these days? If you can't guarantee enough food and sleep during your growth, do you still want to grow into a tall and strong man? I've tried to persuade you several times, but you just won't listen! ”

Seeing that his sister was angry, Haijiao had to soften his tone: "Don't be angry, my brother just listens to you." He sighed, "Actually, even if you don't say it, I'll go to bed early." Grandpa thought I was going to bed too late, so I had to agree to go to bed an hour early to calm his heart. ”

However, he had to cut back on his study time, which annoyed him a lot.

Haitang made a suggestion: "While grandpa advised you to rest more, you simply begged him to agree and let you go home early every day, right?" You can help your grandfather with half a day's work in the guardhouse, and then go home for lunch, and then take a nap after the meal to refresh your spirits. After you wake up from a nap, you go to your cousin to have classes with Grandpa Cao and Grandpa Lu. During the day, the spirits of the elderly will also be better. At the end of the two-hour course, you can go to the school to practice. Practice until the evening when you go home to eat, after the meal to eliminate food, practice the knife technique for a while, then go back to the house to review the homework, and then go to bed early and get up early...... This arrangement does not need to cut down on your study time, but can allow you to have more time to rest and recuperate, and you can act more calmly. ”

Haijiao felt that his sister's words were very reasonable: "Not bad. I've already been familiar with the affairs in the guardhouse, and no matter how long I stay, I can't learn anything new, just a daily drain on my grandfather's worries. ”

Recently, the glass workshop has been completed, and the great food craftsmen have begun to burn glassware with new apprentices; The vineyards in the towns below have not yet been harvested, and they have to wait until they have finished picking the grapes and transported them to Suzhou City......

Grandpa Haixiya is now much more idle than before, and he only needs to stare at the trial farming of new grain seeds. Even if the reef didn't help him do two hours of work, it wouldn't be in the way.

Haijiao also wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of his grandfather's restraint on him a little. Although he is not in a hurry to go out and walk around at the moment, if his grandfather and the others are used to keeping him by his side, when the Jiang Yang thieves and Hu people enter the city next year, will he continue to be trapped in the guard and unable to go out? So how is he going to make a meritorious service?!

The reef had made up its mind, and the uneasiness that had arisen from Grandpa's conversation had almost dissipated.

Seeing this, Haitang smiled and suddenly said, "By the way, why does grandpa think that my brother works so hard because he doesn't want to be compared to me?" Am I better than my brother? ”

Hai Jiao touched his head a little embarrassedly: "You do perform better than me in the civil and martial arts class...... You are more familiar with horseback riding than me, calligraphy and memorization faster than me, and you are more familiar with the art of war and war examples. I can't compare to you every day until late at night......"

Haitang looked surprised: "But when Grandpa Cao and Grandpa Lu were preparing for class during the day, I listened to them next to me, I knew what questions they would ask, and even answered them in advance!" Grandpa Cao and Grandpa Lu usually only ask you questions, and if you can't answer, they will ask me to tell you the answer. Of course, I'm more familiar with homework than you are, and I already know the answer. ”

The reef was a little surprised, he didn't expect the truth to be like this.

Begonia doesn't mention that every time she answers a question, she thinks about the answer. She did repeat the answer to the question at night, but during the day, she really answered it and did not cheat, otherwise how could the elders praise her?

However, the reef does not need to know too many details. It's better for young people to be confident......

Haitang continued with a smile: "I don't need to say much about horseback riding, brother, you just don't practice much." Now that I've been practicing for a long time, and I'm riding a good horse, your riding skills are already better than mine! And archery, don't the generals in the guard praise you for your talent? They didn't praise me like that...... "The generals can't see Begonia practicing arrows at all."

Haijiao's face turned red when he heard this: "Don't say it, I really didn't mean that." You're my own sister, I wish you were better than others! I worked so hard because I didn't want to live up to the expectations of my elders, and I also hoped that I would be more confident when I did what I wanted to do in the future. Grandpa is misunderstood! ”

Reef really didn't envy her sister's talent. He just didn't feel like he was working hard enough.

You must know that the little sister Begonia is a real child, not yet ten years old. Horseback riding is beginner, and so is the art of war. And he is already a man in his thirties! If he is at the same level as his younger sister in riding, because of his body and talent, then his loss to his sister in literature class is the most difficult for him to accept.

It's as if he had lived in vain for more than 30 years in his last life.

It's about his self-esteem as an adult, and he has to work harder......