Going to school for half a day is very painful for people who don't like to read, but for Lishu, it is like a fish in water. In her previous life, she read more books because she read more. Even when she had nothing to do, she read all the books left by her great-grandfather Liu Tianye, so that She helped King Wusun improve the local chariots, which made her rise from an ordinary palace servant ranked third among Princess Pingning's concubines to a concubine ranked third.
Because they started learning from "Biography of Women" and "Four Books on Women" in Beijing, and their family didn't originally want them to be talented. They just had a rough grasp of writing and spent their time.
In the second half of the day, she was going back to her courtyard. Because Mrs. Fu was afraid of others gossiping, she specially bought an embroiderer as a servant. She was usually the mother in charge, but she actually taught her needlework.
Lishu knew that Xiao Fu's dowry was not generous, and she was usually very frugal, but she didn't blink an eye at how much money she needed to learn. For example, the embroiderer I bought was worth twenty taels, and Xiao Fu didn't even mention the price.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he saw people beaming with joy. Lijia's maid Shaoyao Zheng said: "Miss, our eldest man has been reinstated as the envoy of Beizhen."
Many people were happy that their eldest uncle had returned to his official career, but Lishu knew that this "Beizhen Fusi" handled cases decided by the emperor and had its own prison (Edict Prison). It could arrest, torture, and execute on its own without going through the Ministry of Punishments. and Dali Temple and other places. In addition, Fusi in Beizhen went on many foreign missions, and all special agents who went out were "imperial envoys". Since Beizhen Fusi was directly responsible to Dongchang, and sometimes even crossed Dongchang and was directly responsible to the emperor, local officials were respectful and not careless when meeting people from Beizhen Fusi, and called them "Shangchai" or "Shangchai". Imperial envoy".
The Zhenfu Envoy was from the fourth rank, and his uncle Liu Chengzong was originally the first person in the Huguang Wushu Examination, and later won the top prize in Wushu. If his grandfather hadn't been involved, at least he would be the Commander now.
But being able to recover now shows that the Liu family's turmoil has passed.
This is a strong political signal. Sure enough, when Liwan Lirou was still ignorant, the eldest girl Lijia already knew the difference: "This is really a good thing. My uncle has been promoted to the governor of Beizhen. He will definitely rise to the top in the future. Their family I'm afraid I'm going to Beijing. If this happens, the adults in the family will also send gifts. Why don't our daughter's family make some needlework and send them to express their feelings."
Lishu thought that Lijia was really a thief. Among the sisters, she was the oldest, already nine years old. She had been practicing Nuhong for several years, and she could even do purse embroidery. She was much higher than others. As for Liwan, although she was also Well done, but there is a gap with Liga in terms of female celebrities.
Not to mention that Lishu and Lirou are only six years old and haven’t even started learning to hold needles yet! The only one who can stand out among them is the eldest sister.
only……
Li Shu thought to herself that she knew her plans at such a young age, so why was she not betrothed to someone else when she was eighteen years old in her previous life? So much so that when she was about to marry Zheng Hao, outsiders originally said that there was a saying called "barley is not yellow, wheat is yellow", which means that the younger sister is getting married, and the elder sister is still waiting to be married.
Of course, Zheng Hao was ten years older than her. At that time, she could no longer wait. He was the number one scholar, and her father had to marry her in advance for the sake of the Zheng family.
Lishu went back quickly and told the news to little Fu first, but little Fu looked confused: "I already knew that your aunt is the granddaughter of the chief minister, and your mother is the daughter of the clan. She refused to return to her hometown in Macheng in the early years. I have been in Nanjing. Now I can finally go to Beijing, which is a good thing."
"Yes, the eldest sister wants us to make some needlework and send it over. My daughter wants to choose some good stitches that she usually makes and send them over." Lishu changed the subject.
Little Fu nodded with a smile: "That's good. When guests came to my home in the past, they usually greeted them with needlework."
After Lishu went out, Mr. Fu sighed at Danqing.
Danqing was puzzled: "Madam, my sister is obedient now. The eldest master has been promoted. Sooner or later, our master's career will also be promoted. What else are you unhappy about?"
"It's not because of this. I only have Lishu and Shurui under my knees. Not to mention just the two of them, even if there are ten or eight, I wouldn't be willing to give one to others. But I'm afraid that this child will blame me when he grows up in the future. , I blame me for not letting him be adopted, because there is no ready-made official." Mrs. Fu didn't want to adopt her child.
Danqing thought that this man was really different from other people. Aunt Su wanted to adopt her sons in her dream, but little Fu didn't want to adopt him.
But whether the family will survive or not has nothing to do with women. It is the men who have the final say. The success or failure of the family is a major matter for the clan.
Of course, the top priority was Xiao Fu, "You have to check Lishu's place. The needles and threads sent out must have a good meaning."
In fact, there was no need for little Fu's instructions. Li Shu herself was discussing with Mother Hu: "I think my uncle will be resurrected this time, so I want to choose something auspicious. It's too difficult to do something like Liuyun Baihua. I looked at it a few days ago. The color of the persimmon is beautiful, and if everything goes well, why not just do that.”
Mother Hu smiled and said: "Miss, you are right. I will teach you these two types of fighting."
Lishu didn't want to spend too much time on this. After finishing a pair of Shishiruyi's knots, she chose an orange-red silk ribbon and followed her mother Hu to tie the knots. Mother Hu taught her very seriously.
She was forty years old this year. Her husband passed away, her son was in poor health, and he was gone. She left behind a young grandson. Her family property was robbed by the clan, so she had no choice but to sell herself with her grandson to work here. It's easy. The host is a very nice person, especially the young lady. Although she is young, she doesn't bother others.
After she had the surgery, she started to learn how to use needles. Although she was reborn, after becoming the Queen Mother, she was still very unfamiliar with needles and threads after having not used them for a long time.
Learning needlework also requires talent. When it comes to tailoring clothes, some people can make them look good, while others can't. As the saying goes, all knowledge in the world requires knowledge. Lishu started learning by threading needles and threads.
Little Mrs. Fu knew that her daughter had knitted until midnight just because she said the knot was loose. Therefore, she was afraid that she would not admit defeat because she was young and would suffer from poor health after enduring like this. Turn off the lights and wait not a moment longer.
When Xiao Fu heard the lights in Li Shu's room go out, she said to Dan Hong, "I'll go to sleep too."
Dan Hong said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I have often heard that the eldest girl does needlework until midnight. Why do you let us girl rest so early?"
"When a child is growing up, he should rest more so that he can study well. The eldest girl has always been taken care of by my mother. When I was at my parents' house, I did not allow the female family members to talk about poetry and songs. I thought it was morally wrong, so I only made acupuncture and female beauties, which I highly praised. It is virtue for a woman to have no talent. Therefore, it is not surprising that she works hard on acupuncture. However, I don’t want Lishu to be like this. When I was a child, I had to bow my head every day and suffer from neck pain. Now I still have it all day long. My arms are sore and my eyesight is not that good." On the contrary, little Fu felt that studying was more important.
If you really become the head wife, you have to take care of the house and go out to socialize, so you don't have that much time to be a female celebrity.
Sure enough, this time Lijia's female celebrity undoubtedly came out on top.
Moreover, Lijia looked like a big sister. She also taught Lirou how to sew and was kind to her servants. She was not competitive and was even praised several times by Aunt Ding in front of Liu Chengxu.
Then there is the course director. The old man has been a private school teacher for many years, so he all teaches according to the private school teaching methods.
The four sisters must elect a section leader.
Sometimes, Li Shu felt that wherever there were people, there would be fights, but she was still young and probably not qualified to be a class monitor. Even though she had memorized the entire "Thousand Character Essay", Li Jia used to study in a girls' school. After going through it again, it was not as smooth as Li Shu's back.
Despite this, Li Shu felt that Li Jia must be chosen now.
She also said to little Fu: "Mother, I think I will definitely not be chosen."
"Why?" Little Fu knew that this kind of section chief or dormitory chief is nothing to adults, but to children, it is very important.
Li Shu said: "Because the eldest sister is more popular than me, she is the eldest sister, and I am the younger sister. Even though I am really better at homework than her, everyone thinks it is a fluke. Mother, the book you gave me "The Book of Songs", I took a look at it during my free time yesterday, and my eldest sister said that it's not good, it's not for girls to read, and it will lead us astray."
Little Fu raised his eyebrows: "There are still scientific examinations for readers of the Book of Songs. In fact, in addition to the thoughts of men and women, there are also wars and corvees, exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes of the lower class people, ancestor worship and banquets, and even celestial phenomena, landforms, etc. Yes, don’t listen to this, how can this young girl be so docile at such a young age?"
In fact, Li Shu knew that Li Jia was not a Taoist, but that they naturally did not like restless people. For example, she felt that slaves should not have their own opinions and should obey the young lady. The servants should not have their own ideas, and their daughter's family should not have any transgressions. , one should obey the three obediences and the four virtues.
"Mom, you are still in confinement, and your daughter will go out first." Lishu didn't want to talk too much to little Fu and upset her.
Little Fu smiled and said, "Don't leave now. Your father said that your grandmother and aunt have gone to Beijing. He asked the steward to take care of Cheng Yi. Knowing that you are good at studying, he bought a jade cicada for you. .”
"Really?" Lishu was happy at first, and then shook her head: "It's only mine, not the sisters. Isn't that bad?" The most taboo thing in the world is not to worry about the lack of wealth but to worry about inequality.
Little Mrs. Fu touched her head: "You are really sensible, but the girl's family can't be too sensible. If they want it, it would be the fastest if they endorse it like you. Wearing the jade cicada on your body means nobility, mother. I’ve already had it made with ribbons, and if you wear it, your father will definitely be happy to see it.”
Lishu touched this jade cicada. It was small and exquisite, with delicate lines and warm tentacles. She really liked it, and her mother persuaded her to accept it.
Before the section chief could start the competition, the nanny sent by the Chi family arrived, and this nanny's arrival really caused some excitement. It's not that she wears gold and silver and calls slaves and maids, but that she has a majestic demeanor, is different in walking, sitting and lying, and her manner is extremely dignified.
Lishu never expected that the jade cicada would not cause any trouble, but the nun from the palace would cause a trouble among the sisters.
