Men and women have a big defense at the age of seven. The time they can meet is usually when the age difference between the two parties is too big. Just like now, the wife Liu Chengxu hired for them is already over sixty years old.
Lishu's book bag had been sewn before Xiao Fu. Xiao Fu was good at painting, so the book bag also had a pattern that she drew herself. It was two oriole birds with green feathers, and the bird's eyes were made of small black dots. Stringed with broken beads, it looks particularly cute.
Then there is Aunt Ding’s daughter Lirou. She is only a month younger than Li Shu, so she is also studying with Li Shu and the others this time. I heard that Liu Chengxu bought a new girl after talking about studying. Standing next to her, the girl didn't seem very smart.
Compared to people like her and Lirou who were attending school for the first time, the eldest girl Lijia and the second girl Liwan were much more relaxed.
Of course, these two are two years older than them, so they are already considered older girls, and their words are different.
"I think what dad said is true. It's good to go to a girls' school, but it's really not what girls like me should study all day long. Now I study at home for half a day, and I have to learn needlework for the other half. In our girl's family, this is the only way to learn It’s serious.” Lijia said.
Liwan doesn't like reading very much, and Aunt Su often mentions that it is virtue for a woman to have no talent, and that it is right for a person to value humaneness and sophistication. Aunt Su has a famous saying, since ancient times, it is better to marry well than to work well. She takes herself as an example. She is an embroiderer bought from Suzhou Prefecture. She married Liu Chengxu and gave birth to children. Even though Liu Chengxu didn't dote on her recently, no one dared to ignore her.
Therefore, she strongly agreed: "Those girls are gorgeous and make up all the time, and they are different from our family. In this way, it is good to be at home."
But Li Shu knew that her eldest sister Lijia loved nvhong very much, and she always took nvhong as her main occupation. Even though she had read many books, she still regarded nvhong and the three obediences and four virtues as the first, so Lijia did not tell lies. of. But Liwan agreed. The reason was that she was not very good at reading, but she was naturally good at figuring out people's thoughts, so she said these words.
Just after agreeing with Lijia, she said to herself: "Third sister, your book bag is so beautiful? Did the second lady sew it for you?"
Li Shu nodded: "Yes, my mother said last year that I was naughty at home and wanted to send me to school, so she made a book bag for me early."
Liwan knew that her third sister was extremely talented and had a particularly good memory. She could memorize a whole book of Tang poems at a young age, and she was also good at writing. She was outstanding in everything, and she did not dare to underestimate her.
In contrast, although the fourth sister Lirou is as old as the third sister, she is a little more dazed.
Mrs. Fu, who was sitting above her, was having tea, but Aunt Ding could see clearly that if the eldest girl was a hidden clumsy person with deep scheming intentions, she knew at a young age that she was the one who created her own reputation. The second girl is a person who is not outstanding in all aspects, but is also very understanding and sophisticated. The third girl is even more different. She is precocious and talented. She is very outstanding. She has learned from the little Fu family and likes to dance and write. I heard that Mrs. Fu said that her bandage didn't look good, so she insisted on tying it well in the middle of the night. She was a smart and cruel person.
My own daughter, on the other hand, listened to what she said. Among sisters, it is best to hide your stupidity and learn to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger. The eldest girl has a good reputation, the second girl has a lot of money, and the third girl will be destroyed by the wind. A lasting image.
She hoped that Lirou would be able to know the world without being worldly, and that she would not have to study poetry and books too much like the third girl, and not be burdened by fame like the elder girl, so that her daughter could learn more about housekeeping from her, so that in the future, a wise man hides a fool, and is silent and ignorant. Only through success can we achieve success.
From time to time, Liu Chengxu came over again. Li Shu stood up with everyone, and first took Liu Li to pay homage to the old master. The old master is a shriveled old man, but he is not that pedantic. Although he only has the title of a child, his robes are starched and white, and he looks very poor, but since Liu Chengxu invited him, Li Shu doesn't care about that. There are many, just learn.
This old master is not like the gentlemen who teach girls how to play the piano. He really teaches them how to become enlightened like men.
"The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is primitive. Read!"
"The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is primitive." Li Shu read along.
The old master's lectures were not very interesting. Most of them were reading and memorizing, especially memorizing. He believed in reading the book a hundred times and the meaning was evident. In her previous life, it might have been because Liu Chengxu didn't join the Chi family, and she didn't have enough leisure time to hire a husband. Also, because her mother was ill, Li Shu delayed her studies until she was in Beijing.
She even met Li Zhen who had been targeting her. She still doesn't understand why Li Zhen was so targeting her in the first place.
Because of this, she was very unhappy in Beijing. Later, she got married to the Zheng family and her father, Wai Ren, took her with her all the time, which made her feel better.
After the old master finished speaking, he spent the rest of the time reciting it by himself. She and Lirou, the two younger ones, sat in front, and the two older sisters sat behind.
Lishu had not memorized the Thousand-Character Essay in many years. She recited it first and then tried to recite it.
After she closed the book, she started to memorize it crazily. She had a very good memory in her previous life, but now she worked harder and could memorize it quickly. He breathed another sigh of relief and saw that Yun Rou was dozing off.
Seeing the old master looking over, Li Shu quietly pushed her on the table. Lirou took a sip and said a little embarrassedly: "Third sister, why did I fall asleep..."
"I don't know either. You'd better memorize it quickly." Li Shu smiled. , but she knew that in her previous life, only Lirou was raised by the old lady, so she was definitely not stupid.
Although Li Rou was confused when she heard this, she also started to recite it word for word.
Liwan, who was sitting behind them, could see clearly and couldn't help but said to Lijia: "Sister, look, compared to the third girl, the fourth girl is stupid."
"Okay, how can you, a sister, say that about my sister?" Although Lijia said this, she still felt it was so.
She thought more deeply. Lishu was so smart and outstanding, and her mother was unknown before, but now she gave birth to a legitimate son. Thinking of this, she glanced at Liwan again. Aunt Su wanted one of her two sons to adopt the eldest son, but she didn't know that the eldest son didn't like the son of a concubine at all. What they wanted was a legitimate son.
The eldest aunt was once very passionate about her dead brother, and she once revealed in her words that she wanted to take over her eldest brother. Although the eldest uncle was idle at home, the Liu family had a hereditary position, and thousands of families could inherit it.
Therefore, Aunt Su's wishful thinking has always been empty. A mother has always been valued by her son, and a son is valued by his mother. The child born to Mr. Fu is a direct descendant, so her absolute status will become higher, and even Li Shu will rise with the tide.
In this way, Lijia looked at Lirou. If everyone was as honest as Lirou, it would be better not to fight or grab. This is also the duty of a woman.
