Chapter 069: The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change

After discovering that Xu Xingxia's decision would definitely not change, the military households around the sanitary yard had to slowly disperse. Today's assessment cannot be said that Xu Xingxia's rules are too strict, but only that his own child is too poor. Five arrowheads did not even hit the target, and such results are indeed impossible to take action. If you meet a Tartar, you will be slaughtered and die in vain.

They all made up their minds that after they returned home, they must find a way to let their kids practice riding and shooting hard for three months. They strive to pass the assessment smoothly after three months. If possible, they should also try to eat as much as possible. After all, training riding and shooting day and night still consumes a lot of physical strength. Without enough food, it cannot be supported.

Xu Xingxia returned to the glutinous field, carried her father and walked towards the house. Thinking of the conversation with her father that night, Xu Xingxia asked casually: "Dad, how was the family when I was not at home? Have the herdsman's children taken over?"

Xu Fuqing nodded and said, "Everything is fine, all are fine, I'll take those two kids too."

Xu Xingxia said with concern: "You should eat better, wear better, and ensure your health and not get sick. You are old, and it will be troublesome if you get sick."

Xu Fuqing said with relief: "Everyone knows it."

When passing by the grocery store, Xu Xingxia bought five packs of numb candy. After the Xu family had two little girls, they had four children. One child was one pack, which is certain. As the eldest brother of the family, he met two little sisters for the first time and could not say that he would not give him some gifts. As for the extra pack... Xu Xingxia occasionally wanted to eat some snacks. There was no way, the country was easy to change, but his nature was difficult to change, and the habits of the otakus in his previous life could not be changed at once.

The two returned to the Xu family. As soon as they opened the wooden door, Xu Xingxia saw Niu Niu playing with two little girls. It must be the twin sisters picked up by the herdsmen in that family. Their figures were thinner than Niu Niu. It seemed that their previous living environment was also bad and they could not grow up. The frostbite on their faces had not been completely healed, so their small cheeks looked a little ugly. The three little girls didn't know what they were playing with, and they made a lot of mud on their faces, just like three ugly ducklings.

On the way, Xu Fuqing told his eldest son about the basic situation of these two little girls. When they arrived at the Xu family, they didn't have a name, they were all called Xiaoming. One was called Da Nan and the other was called Xiao Nan. Maybe they were too young and they were ignorant and didn't have much feeling about the murder of their family. They had no impression of the tragedy that day. Only when they were dreaming at night would they occasionally call her mother or two.

Wang gave birth to several children, but in the end only three survived, which made Wang very sad. After Da Nan and Xiao Nan came, she treated them like their own daughters. Wang bought them a full set of new clothes and dressed them from head to toe. Due to Wang's special care, they quickly adapted to the new environment and had a very pleasant time with Niu Niu. Niu Niu was also very happy to have two such little playmates. The little brother Dongzi is said to be preparing to study, and by then, she will be the only one left in the family.

"Brother is back." Niu Niu immediately shouted happily when she found out that her brother was back. She let go of the big girl who was playing with her, and ran towards Xu Xingxia. Xu Xingxia squatted down, picked her up, and handed her a pack of numb candy. He hugged Niu Niu in front and Xu Fuqing behind him, but he didn't feel any trouble.

"Oh, I have some candy." Niu Niu shouted happily.

The big girl and the little girl behind had never seen Xu Xingxia before, and suddenly became restrained. Her eyes were a little expectant and looked at Xu Xingxia with a little fear. Her hands quietly pinched her clothes. Obviously, they all wanted to eat the numb candy in Xu Xingxia's hands. Which little girl doesn't like snacks? However, for them, Xu Xingxia is a stranger and they dare not get close.

Xu Xingxia is not very good at expressing her emotions. He can adopt two helpless little girls and give them a good life. However, if he is asked to show his meticulous care for them like a kindergarten teacher, Xu Xingxia believes that he cannot do it. He does not have such delicate nerves or such delicate emotions. He hugged Niu Niu, walked up to them, took out two packets of numb candy, and stuffed them into their hands, even if he had completed the meeting gift.

After Da Nan and Xiao Nan got the candy, they were not so nervous. However, in front of Xu Xingxia, they still did not dare to stuff the candy into their mouths. In front of strangers, they were more or less restrained. Xu Xingxia naturally understood their psychology, so she put Niu Niu down and said gently: "Niu Niu, you can play with them."

Niu Niu agreed, got out of Xu Xingxia's arms and went to eat candy with Da Nan and Xiao Nan. Xu Xingxia carried her father and turned into the house. Wang was taking the soles of her shoes. When she saw the two of them coming back, she quietly shrewd her, asking them not to speak loudly, and then pointed to Dongzi's room. Xu Xingxia lowered her voice and asked curiously: "What is Dongzi doing?"

Wang said quietly with a happy expression: "Dongzi is reading a book!"

Xu Xingxia couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Dongzi was actually reading a book? Dongzi hadn't been to school yet, but he actually knew how to read. Could it be that he was a genius from afar? He learned without a teacher? Or, someone came here again? Be good, this is amazing.

Fortunately, Xu Fuqing explained in a low voice: "This is a villain's book I asked someone to buy. There are pictures, and even if I can't read, I can understand it."

Xu Xingxia then breathed a sigh of relief. She thought, if there was a self-taught prodigy in her family, the Xu family would be amazing. It turned out that they were reading Little Man Books, no wonder. He put his father back to the room, turned around, and picked up the soles made by Wang's family and took a look. The soles were very small, probably from Da Nan and Xiao Nan.

Wang looked at her eldest son with relief, smiled and whispered in a low voice: "Did the shoes I gave you last time wear broken? If they are broken, I will make two more sturdier pairs for you."

Xu Xingxia casually said, "No, it's very strong, so where is it so easy to break?"

Wang said with a smile: "As long as it's not broken, I'll make two pairs for you every month from now on. If it's not enough, I can make a few more pairs. I think you work from morning to night and work day and night, which is quite tiring and consuming shoes."

Xu Xingxia naturally would not refuse her mother's care. In fact, he also enjoyed such care. This care made him feel very relaxed, and the tension and pressure on his body were all washed away. It was really good to have the care of his family. He said gently: "Mom, be at ease yourself and don't get sick."

Wang said with a smile: "My mother used to spin yarn all day long, and she only slept for one or two hours a day, and her health was fine. She now has much easier work than before, just making shoes, sewing clothes, etc. She also eats well, dresses well, and sleeps well. What's wrong with her body? But you should be careful and not get tired."

Xu Xingxia nodded and said casually: "I will take care of myself."

After saying that, he turned around and quietly came to Dongzi's room and found Dongzi leaning against the small window, sitting cross-legged, indeed reading a book. Judging from his focused expression, Xu Xingxia knew that Dongzi had to hurry up and handle Dongzi's schooling. Dongzi was already ten years old, and if he delayed, he would be late.

"Brother." Dongzi found that his brother came in and hurriedly put down the book and stood up.

"Dongzi, what book are you reading?" Xu Xingxia asked curiously.

"Dad said, this is Journey to the West." Dongzi answered in a bad mood.

"Journey to the West?" Xu Xingxia took the book and found that there were indeed several traditional characters on the cover. After careful identification, he found that there were five characters including "Journey to the West: Shi Er Biography". Next to these characters, there were several traditional characters "Baode Yinfang", which seemed to illustrate the version and printing workshop of Journey to the West. When you open the title page, there were basically illustrations, and there were only a few words, which was indeed a villain's book.

The letterpress printing technology in the late Ming Dynasty was already very advanced, and there were many folk printing workshops. A large number of Buddhist scriptures and Confucian classics, history, and collections of classics, history, and sub-collections were actually printed by folk printing workshops. Due to the large number of workshops and the low cost, the price of books will naturally not be very high. It seems that such a full-painted version of Journey to the West can be bought for only three or four hundred cents. Of course, compared with ordinary people, such a price is still unacceptable.

The Little Man Book is not the patent of later generations. In the Ming Dynasty, there were many Little Man Books. Well, to be precise, it should not be called Little Man Books, but an illustrated version of story books. It seems that most books such as "Jin Ping Mei", "Journey to the West", and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are illustrated versions. According to later research, what the Later Jin Wild Boar Skin and the others read were also illustrated versions of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Even they couldn't even understand the illustrated versions, so they had to ask someone to tell the book and listen to it like a story.
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