Taking care of children aged four or five is actually more tedious than adults.
They don't eat much, and their clothes don't cost much fabric, but this is only on the surface.
Every morning and evening, a bowl of fresh goat's milk must be served. A small semi-literate boy has to study in addition to playing during the day, so it is inevitable to supervise his studies at all times.
In addition, he also needs companionship. He needs someone to be by his side at all times to answer all his weird questions.
Why are there days and nights, why does water flow to lower places, why are there men and women in the world, why does father have hair, why is father so much bigger than Qiao'er...
In just one day, Li Qinzai had a nervous breakdown.
You can't get angry or impatient yet, because Qiao'er was very sensitive and vulnerable just after she separated from her grandma.
In this new environment, Li Qinzai was the only person he could rely on, so Li Qinzai could only take the trouble to answer all kinds of weird questions from him in order to quickly cultivate trust between him and his children.
Back in the yard, the maid helped Qiao'er take off his clothes and gave him a bath. Qiao'er held on to his clothes and refused to let the maid take them off.
Li Qinzai had no choice but to wash him himself.
Fortunately, in order to enjoy life, Li Qinzai asked someone to build a large bathtub very early. It was spacious for the father and son to take off their clothes and jump into the bathtub.
After taking off his clothes, Li Qinzai carefully observed Qiao'er's skin and found no obvious bruises or scars, so he felt relieved.
It's not that he has a villainous heart. After all, the child has not been with him these years, and the people who raised him are not his biological parents. Li Qinzai cannot be sure whether Qiao'er has been abused in these years, and he must see it to believe it.
Fortunately, there were no scars on Qiao'er's body, but she was a little thinner and looked a little shorter than other children of the same age.
There is no reason to blame others. Li Qinzai knows that it is not easy for the women and children of the Han family. They live in embarrassment, and there is nothing they can do about the lack of nutrition in the buckwheat.
It's okay, I'll make it up later.
While the father and son were enjoying the warm time of taking a bath, all kinds of weird questions came to Qiao'er's mind.
After racking his brains to answer why his father's body was so hairy and why his father's body was so much bigger than his, Li Qinzai looked bitter.
He felt that he also needed to learn new knowledge, otherwise sooner or later, he would not be able to answer Qiao'er's questions.
After bathing, Li Qinzai carried Qiaoer, who was naked, back to the bedroom.
When he first arrived in the new environment, Li Qinzai couldn't let him sleep alone, so he slept with him for the time being. After Qiao'er became familiar with the environment and the people around him, he could then separate rooms.
Qiao'er's upbringing was reflected again. As expected, she was silent during eating and sleeping. She didn't say a word after lying down, and soon fell asleep, making a slight snoring sound.
Li Qinzai was not asleep. He lay on his side and stared at Qiao'er's face quietly, feeling a softness in his heart suddenly.
This unexpected little person ruined all his good plans for the future. Li Qinzai went from resisting at first to accepting, and finally voluntarily took on this responsibility.
In one day, my mood changes so much.
Perhaps it was Qiao'er's face that was exactly like his that made him unable to ignore his blood and flesh, or perhaps it was the pitiful eyes of this helpless child that made him have to be responsible for the child's future.
Or maybe it was guilt for Lin Nu, whom she had never met but had never been in love with. I hope she can be at peace under the Nine Springs.
Li Qinzai didn't know what happened between his predecessor and Lin Nu. He always felt that there should be a story between him and Lin Nu, and it wasn't as simple as the romantic young man defrauding a silly maid.
In the middle of the night, Li Qinzai was sleeping in a daze when he suddenly noticed something wet underneath him.
When I woke up, I touched it casually and, tsk, there was a boy peeing on my hand.
The little guy wet the bed, wetting half of the bed, but Qiao'er still slept soundly.
Sighing, Li Qinzai silently picked up the sleeping Qiao'er and moved her to a bed that was not wet by urine. Finally, he softly called the maid and ordered her to put on clean bedding.
Li Qinzai secretly decided that in the future, a maid on night shift would be arranged in the yard and he would be given more money every month.
It's that simple for a wealthy young man to take care of a child.
Li Qinzai didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning. He looked angry when he got up, and he didn't like anyone he saw.
After dressing up and opening the door, Qiao'er stood outside the door politely. Seeing Li Qinzai come out, Qiao'er respectfully saluted him and said hello, and then was taken to eat and play by the maid.
Qiao'er changed into silk clothes, and hung a longevity lock around her neck, which was given to her by Li Siwen and Li Cui yesterday.
Today, Qiao'er finally looked like a wealthy child, and Li Qinzai began to think about what kind of enlightenment teaching materials to prepare for Qiao'er.
Although The Thousand-Character Classic is good, it is a bit profound for a four- or five-year-old child. The child's education must be gradual, starting with character recognition and slowly understanding the meaning of Chinese characters.
The "Three Character Classic" is not good. It is too sensitive. The description of the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty will make Li Qinzai be labeled as intending to rebel.
"Three Hundred Tang Poems"?
If this... were taken out, the scholars and literati in the entire Tang Dynasty would go crazy, because most of the classic poems in it have not been published.
"Hundred Family Surnames" might give it some thought and rank the surname Li first.
It is said that during the Zhenguan period, in order to suppress the gentry forces in Shandong, Li Shimin ordered Gao Shilian, the then Minister of Civil Service, who was Gao Qi's grandfather, to edit and compile the "Chronicles of the Clan".
Therefore, if you want to compile the surnames of hundreds of families, they must not conflict with the imperial court's "Chronicles of the Clan". The ranking must be in order, otherwise it will be another trouble.
In the morning, when Qiao'er was being taken by the maid to familiarize herself with the surroundings of the house, housekeeper Wu Tong came to report that there was a visitor.
This time it was not Xue Ne and Gao Qi, but the Inspector of the Military Weapons Supervision.
The Ordnance Supervision consists of the first supervisor, the first minor supervisor, and the second supervisor. The visiting supervisor has a superior-subordinate relationship with Li Qinzai.
The purpose of the supervisor's visit is very simple. Li Qinzai is a new official. Although the new official does not have to take office, the military equipment supervisor has a lot of power. In addition to the supervisor, Li Qinzai is considered the second-in-command of the military equipment supervisor and has the power to appoint and remove the officials below. right.
The second-in-command of a unit, the officials below would not dare to take it seriously, especially since Li Qinzai was notorious in Chang'an and had a huge backer such as the British Duke. Worshiping the top of the mountain was the proper meaning of the title.
Today the eunuch is here to pay homage to the mountain.
The supervisor's name is Wang Xu. He took the imperial examination and became an official in the year of Yonghui. He has no connection with the Wang family of Taiyuan, a Shandong noble family. He comes from a poor family and has been serving as the supervisor of weapons for nearly ten years.
The Chief of Military Weapons Supervisor was only a seventh-rank official. He had served as a seventh-rank official for ten years. From the time he was a Jinshi in high school to the present, he had basically not moved anywhere. Wang Xu originally thought that his official career would be hopeless.
Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly appointed the British prince's grandson as the military inspector.
At this moment, Wang Xu suddenly felt a ray of light piercing the darkness, and he realized that his opportunity had come.
So he immediately prepared generous gifts and, as a seventh-grade official, visited the British Duke's residence.
This is also Wang Xu's good luck. If it were another normal day, how could a seventh-rank official be qualified to enter the door of the British Duke's mansion? However, Li Qinzai had just become an official, and Wang Xu met with Shangguan in the name of military equipment supervisor. The guards on duty in front of the Duke's Mansion didn't know what was going on for a while, so they informed the government.
Li Qinzai is a very easy-going person. Since colleagues from the work unit are here, just see him.
So Li Qinzai met Wang Xu in the front hall.
As soon as they met Wang Xu, he bowed respectfully and saluted, calling him Young Prisoner. Li Qinzai put on a smile and greeted him. As soon as he stood up, Wang Xu's rainbow farts came all over the place.
Why is he so accomplished with so little, so talented, so flattering that even Li Qinzai believed him, secretly thinking that he actually had so many advantages.
"Okay, okay, let me digest it slowly..." Li Qinzai stopped Wang Xu's rainbow fart in time. If he didn't stop it, it would be his turn to take care of him.
After taking a look at Wang Xu, he found that he was about forty years old and had a decent appearance. His facial features were unremarkable but not ugly either. His eyes and nose were where they should be.
"Uh, are you a traitor?" Li Qinzai asked.
Wang Xu was shocked, then trembled all over, and said in a trembling voice: "Young Supervisor Li doesn't dare to joke. I am a supervisor, not a treacherous minister. I am absolutely loyal to the emperor and the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Qinzai paused and twitched the corner of his mouth.
Tsk, I heard that money will be deducted for homophonic memes...
"Haha, I'm sorry for the mistake in my accent. My ancestral home is from the south..." Li Qinzai smoothed things over without changing his expression.
This time, Wang Xu's mouth twitched.
It is known to the whole world that your grandfather Li Jinggong was from Caozhou, Shandong. Do you have any connection with the South?
