novelraw Chapter 680: Cozy
Chapter 680: Cozy
The sound of the bell tower.
It’s a new day.
There were busy sounds in Kuanzhengfang early.
The adults go to work and the children go to school.
The aroma of cooked food is already coming out of the kitchen of Qin Yao's house. Boil the goat's milk, add the mashed tea foam, stir it, and then filter it through three layers of fine cotton cloth, and you will have a steaming pot of milk tea without any smell.
If you like it sweet, you can add sugar. If you like the original and mellow taste, you don’t need to add anything. The taste is silky and rich. Saburo can drink two large bowls by himself.
If Yin Le hadn't taken away his milk bowl for fear of him holding on, I guess the child could have had another bowl.
In comparison, Erlang and Si Niang were not very happy with the milk tea. A Niang confessed that she wanted to drink it, so she held her nose and drank half the bowl.
Dalang didn’t care. He knew that drinking goat’s milk was good for your health, so he drank a full bowl every day.
After breakfast, the four children went back to their room to pack their book boxes.
Today is the day to go to the Fan family private school to meet the master. There were many twists and turns last night, and the adults in the family didn't sleep much. But now, for the important matter of the child's schooling, they had to force themselves up and get out of bed.
Si Niang had nothing to do, so she followed her brothers and watched them clean up.
The Fan family private school does not accept female students, and it seems that the entire Kyoto private school does not welcome female students.
Liu Ji had previously inquired about all the schools near his home, and no one was willing to be accommodating.
And the master has his own reason for not accepting female students - the hall is full of boys, wouldn't the addition of a little girl mess up the etiquette?
Ten thousand steps back, there are many female ladies in the capital who are willing to come to give lectures. If you have the conditions, you can invite one to come. There is no need to let your rich daughter go out and suffer.
Liu Ji was not happy at the time, "Is it possible that girls from ordinary families would stop studying if they can't afford a wife?"
The master who looked very talkative smiled and said, "Of course you can also learn. Well, the girls' academy next to the Imperial College only accepts girls."
Liu Ji paused for a moment, and then realized that he seemed to have missed something.
He thought that Kyoto, like Kaiyang County, only had boys’ schools and free schools. Unexpectedly, they did not accept female students here because men’s and women’s schools in the capital were separated.
But the time was short, and Liu Ji didn't have time to inquire about the situation at the Women's Academy.
After he sends the three male children at home to school, he will make arrangements for his daughter.
After all, Fan's private school in Kuanzhengfang is very close. You can walk to the right through an alley after leaving the house, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to walk.
On the way there, Liu Ji warned: "You brothers, please note down the road. I will ask your Uncle Awang to pick you up in the first two days, but from now on I will go back and forth by myself. Do you understand?"
The three Dalang brothers nodded, looking forward to the days when they would go to and from school alone.
When the four father and son went to school, Qin Yao was still lazing on the bed. Originally, he wanted to send the three children to school together with his parents. After all, it was the first day and it could be a bit of a ceremony.
Naihe, I really can’t get up.
But the important point is that the father and son did not wake her up!
When Qin Yao got up, the courtyard was quiet.
Si Niang was taken out to buy vegetables by Yin Le, while A Wang was immersed in the backyard watering the ground.
Qin Yao opened the door and looked at the sky above her head. The sun was already high in the sky. It was about 10:30 in the morning.
She stood there for a minute, her soul completely returning to her body. She washed up and walked to the kitchen. She found half a jug of warm goat's milk, a plate of pancakes on the stove, scooped out a spoonful of sauce, and sat down at the open island. Beside the table, eating breakfast slowly with a mouthful of cake and a mouthful of milk.
The blue sky, white clouds, the quiet courtyard, and the faint sound of human voices in the distance are quite pleasant.
Recalling what happened last night, Qin Yao felt as if she had had a dream. Early this morning, Wu Sheng was sent to Jingzhao Yin Yamen by the boss.
When they arrived, the black cavalry from the Prince's Palace and the eldest princess's guards were all there.
A thief was brought to trial by these two big men, and the people in the capital couldn't help but be curious.
What happened afterwards? The neighbors of Kuanzhengfang who had sent the person back did not stay at the Yamen to hear the trial. They don't know.
But Qin Yao is not worried at all that he will not be able to eat the follow-up of this big melon. There are no secrets at the foot of the imperial city, so let the bullets fly for a while.
By the time she finished her breakfast slowly, her old father Liu Ji, who had sent his children to school, came back.
When he got home, he didn't go in first. Instead, he glanced at the door of Qi's house next door and muttered in a low voice, "It's already all this time. Qi Yushi hasn't gone to court yet. It seems like it's really lively now."
He then ran to the fruit stall at the entrance of the alley and selected a bag of fruits. He inquired about some things before entering the house.
"Madam, I'm back! Where are you?" Liu Ji shouted as he entered the door.
Qin Yao helplessly raised her forehead before answering: "In the kitchen!"
Liu Ji smiled and ran over excitedly with the fruits he bought. When he saw her, he immediately asked for credit.
“The enrollment of Dalang, Erlang and Sanlang has been settled. Master will ask them to stay in the school today to get familiar with each other. The formal teaching will be given tomorrow, and Awang will be asked to pick them up in the evening.”
He found a copper basin, poured the purchased fruits into it, washed the fruits with water and put them into a fruit plate. He placed them on the island in front of Qin Yao and shouted to the vegetable patch in the backyard:
“Awang, come quickly! I’ll treat you to some fruit!”
I specially selected a few big ones, peeled them, took out a knife and cut them into pieces, put them into a small bowl, put toothpicks on them and handed them to Qin Yao, "I tasted the loquats I just picked this morning, they are very sweet. "
Qin Yao wanted to eat two pieces of watermelon, but she didn’t want to eat it. Unfortunately, it wasn’t available yet.
“Awang, we will also plant some watermelons in our yard next year.” Qin Yao said to Awang who was washing his hands in front of the water tank.
Awang nodded, washed his hands, walked in and grabbed a handful of loquats by himself, one bite at a time, and finished the handful in less than two minutes.
He reached for another handful and quickly finished eating it.
Liu Ji hurriedly stretched out his hand to block the fruit plate, "I don't want you to eat peonies like this. You should taste the fruit slowly and slowly, you know?"
Awang stared at him, could you be more generous?
Liu Ji: "."
"Hey, forget it, I'm convinced." In order to show that he was not stingy, Liu Ji grabbed a handful of him and sent him away.
He took out his abacus and said, "Madam, the annual tuition for the Fan family private school is five taels of silver per person, plus one tael of food for meals. In addition, there are two sets of student robes for eight coins a year. Our three boys A total of twenty-four denarii a year."
“Yes, it’s twenty-four cents!” Liu Ji counted it again and said firmly.
Qin Yao hummed, "You go and pay money to Awang. I gave him the money box. From now on, Awang will be responsible for all the money spent at home."
Liu Ji suppressed his envy and jealousy towards Awang and nodded, "Okay."
After talking about the children's school affairs, Liu Ji said excitedly: "Madam, do you know that today I am going to the Fan family private school, my dear, each of those students has one of our magical book boxes!"
Qin Yao raised her eyebrows: "Really?"
“Of course!” Liu Ji looked proud when talking about this, “Those boys are secretly competing to see whose bookcase has the most unique style.”
Of course, it can’t even compare to his handsome bookcase. (End of chapter)