Village Girl Struggle

Chapter 14: The inner court

Zhao Xi, the young master, has been bullish since the new year. First, he got the care of Mrs. Zhao. He insisted that Mrs. Zhao’s name was recorded in the genealogy, and he was regarded as an auntie from then on. It didn’t take long for Zhao Xi’s small courtyard to have insufficient manpower. Two rough girls and two third-class girls were sent into the small courtyard one after another, and Jiang Ying was also drenched with them. After finishing her job, she has changed from a rough girl to a third-class girl who plays with the young master full-time.

As an aunt, Mrs. Zhao promoted the kindness of virtue and kindness. Because the young master was already five years old, she and Uncle Zhao suggested that the young master should also study with the eldest master Zhao Xuan in the outer study.

This move made Uncle Zhao and Mrs. Zhao more and more feel that Mrs. Zhao was virtuous. As a result, Uncle Zhao stayed in his wife's room for a few more days, and the smile on Mrs. Zhao's face was a little bit more than usual.

Because the eldest master is fourteen years old and has already enlightened, the husband who taught him was a well-educated man surnamed Lu. Xiao Zhaoxi was enlightened at the beginning and was far from the progress of the eldest master, so he hired an old gentleman surnamed Ding, who was said to be a long-time trial The improper practice is well-known in the township for its solemnity.

On the first day when Xiao Zhaoxi went to school, Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao each sent a set of four excellent study treasures to show encouragement.

The big girl Lihong also took the girls to make useful things like schoolbags and pen sleeves for the little master, but the little master didn't need to memorize these personally, it was Jiang Ying's attendant who did it for him.

This is how Xiao Zhaoxi ended her carefree days of playing. She wakes up every morning and invites Ann to the old lady’s wife. Then write two hours of big characters, and the day's class is considered to be finished. However, after the class is over, there are still evening homework... Xiao Zhaoxi's originally beautiful little day suddenly became miserable.

As a play girl, Jiang Ying, who has now turned to wait for pen and ink, looked at Zhao Xi's schoolwork and was speechless.

This gentleman is really serious. The five-year-old little Douding actually asked him to copy the first two pages of the textbook ten times!

There are at least a hundred words on this page, right? And it's only two or three days in class, Xiao Zhao Xi can't recognize these words, so copying them down is of no use, right?

Jiang Ying was grinding ink while Zhao Xi was lying on the table pitifully, holding a pen in her small hand and writing with difficulty, with ink still on her nose. Although the handwriting under the pen was a bit skewed, at this age, It's already good.

This poor Zhao Xi has been busy writing in the study since dinner. After all, at a young age, Xiaonen couldn’t hold the brush with his fingers. It took more than an hour before he was half finished writing. Like the previous two days, it was late at night.

Jiang Ying frowned slightly and thought, how this gentleman doesn't even know a little bit of common sense to educate children. This is such a heavy classwork on the first day of junior high school. Even if the child can't afford to be rebellious, it will affect his body because of being too tired. Healthy.

Just this, is he still a famous Juren? It seems that the level of education in this world is not very good!

You know, in the Huanhua Dynasty, population is the foundation of the nation, so whether it is official or private, the growth and education of children are paid special attention. Every child, whether male or female, will learn some parenting when they reach the age of fifteen or sixteen. The homework of raising a child is to prepare for the mother and father in the near future.

And those who learn exceptionally well will have a good reputation, and they will also be a capital for young boys or girls to choose a spouse in the future, and they are expected to marry better candidates.

Jiang Ying is not proficient in everything, but with her half-hearted parenting knowledge, she also knows that this gentleman's teaching methods are definitely problematic, but unfortunately she is only a nine-year-old girl now, although she feels distressed that the young master is so young There is nothing I can do to be destroyed.

If it's an average five-year-old baby, I'm afraid it would have been crying and making trouble, right?

Xiao Zhao Xi is exceptionally sensible, insisting on this for three days. But even though he finished his schoolwork every time, Mr. Nading still had to pick up a lot of faults, a long list of admonitions, and no words of encouragement.

At the end of the writing, Zhao Xi had to keep her eyelids open, and her little head little by little. When he finally finished writing the last big letter, Zhao Xi put down the pen, and her body crooked, she actually leaned on Jiang Ying. Fell asleep.

Jiang Ying hurriedly called Grandma and Li Hong who were waiting outside, and the two hurried in. Grandma gently picked up the young master and put it on the bed in the bedroom. Li Hong went to bring a hot water kerchief. Waiting for things, Mother Gao wiped Zhao Xiluo's hands, cheeks, and feet, changed her coat, and covered Zhao Xi with a quilt. Zhao Xi was so sleepy that her eyes were tightly closed during the whole process, and she didn't say a word. Huh.

Jiang Ying collected Zhao Xi's schoolwork in the study, put it in the book bag, and put the pen, ink, paper and inkstone away before leaving the study.

At this time, it was quiet at night. Although she didn't need to write schoolwork or anything, she couldn't sleep while doing it, and she felt dizzy and sleepy, and she couldn't help but yawn silently.

Only a few steps out of the study room, I heard the dim yellow light still on outside the bedroom, and there was a faint voice of conversation.

With a thought, Jiang Ying leaned over to listen.

"Grandma, the young master is still young, so hard, I'm afraid this gentleman is too harsh."

"Yeah, going to bed late and getting up early, I'm afraid it's bad for my bones... I'm also worried."

"Or, grandma, would you go back to the old lady? In case the young master is tired, it is our servants who are in charge." This grandma can also be regarded as the old man next to the old lady. She went to say, it must be useful.

"...Never mind, I will return the matter to the old lady tomorrow."

Jiang Ying nodded secretly, unexpectedly that these two people were quite loyal to Zhao Xi, but I don't know if Mrs. Zhao would care about it. Jiang Ying only heard a few words before going back to sleep. She doesn't need to clean the yard now, but she can get up a little later in the morning and only leave time for martial arts practice. In the first half of the year, Jiang Ying also taught Xiao Zhao Xi by the way when he was practicing. When Jiang Ying got up, he would tap on Zhao Xi's window a few times. Zhao Xi quickly got up when he heard it, and dressed up and went to the backyard to look for her.

This morning, Jiang Ying thought about Zhao Xi's sleepiness like writing last night, and getting up early would be a bit too exhausting, so it's better to let him sleep more. Without knocking on the window, he went to the backyard to practice.

When I was practicing with full muscles and bones, I saw Xiao Zhaoxi running out panting and rushing, looking at Jiang Ying with big eyes, and his expression was aggrieved, "Sister Ying, why don't you call me? Together?"

As tired as last night, this little guy can actually get up!

Jiang Ying thought that when he was five years old, he never worked as hard as Zhao Xi. He couldn't help but admire him greatly. He squatted down and patted his little shoulder, and laughed, "When you were so tired last night, I wanted you to Sleep a lot... wake up so early, sleepy or not?"

This is only three or four days of schooling, and the original chubby face seems to have become a little sharper, really terrible sir.

Zhao Xi shook her head and grinned, "You won't be sleepy as soon as you learn martial arts!"

Jiang Ying listened with joy, "Good-natured young master, ambitious!"

After the two had finished martial arts training and had breakfast, it was still Jiang Ying who followed Zhao Xi to the outer study room for class.

Mr. Nading lives in the outer courtyard and has already waited in the study after breakfast.

Xiao Zhaoxi entered the room, arched two small hands, bent over to salute Mr. Ding, Mr. Ding sullenly, nodded, and then checked Xiao Zhaoxi's schoolwork, "Can you write yesterday's schoolwork?"

Jiang Ying hurriedly put the twenty pages written on it with both hands. Mr. Ding looked at Xiao Zhao Xi page by page, and then carefully checked again. Jiang Ying knew from this posture, this old man. It must be suspicious that someone gave Xiao Zhao Xi or something.

Mr. Ding looked left and right, and he didn't see any flaws. He had to routinely point out a few poorly written places, and asked Xiao Zhao Xi to go back tonight to rewrite those words twenty times.

At the beginning of the day, Mr. Ding assigned his schoolwork. When the day comes to the end, he will continue to assign as many homework as yesterday. With these, doesn't it mean he is heavier his schoolwork every day?

Is it really unreasonable?

Jiang Ying looked at Mr. Ding's old black face, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years. The more he looked at it, the more suspicious he became. This gentleman did it on purpose, right?

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