Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

“Yiyi must want to learn from Mr. Yu.

Shanshan, the younger child, likes to learn embroidery. I heard you say that Mr. Yu is not proficient in this, so I thought of sending her to a suitable embroidery workshop to learn.

But now, I definitely can't send her there.

I mainly want to find a place that can teach embroidery and also offer other courses. I wonder if there is a suitable place here?"

If you just study embroidery and don't read books or learn other things, you will become a blind person in the future.

"I don't know about this. Sister-in-law, you can ask around. I don't really like embroidery, so I've never paid attention to it!"

Qing'er brought Xia Shengsheng and others to Mr. Yu's house and led them in.

She asked a gatekeeper to take Xia Shengsheng and others to the small hall, while she went to look for Mr. Yu.

Xia Shengsheng gave the gift directly to the gatekeeper.

Xia Shengsheng sighed, rich families are different, they don't even see the original owner of the gift! They have already sent the gift out!

"Mom, I'm a little nervous."

Yiyi still couldn't help but worry that her knowledge reserves were insufficient.

She couldn't answer Mr. Yu's questions. What if Mr. Yu didn't want her?

Xia Shengsheng touched Yiyi's head and comforted her softly. "Don't be afraid. Didn't Miss Qing'er also say that Mr. Yu has a good temper?"

If Mr. Yu asks you questions later, just answer them normally. It doesn’t matter if you can’t answer them. You are here to learn because you don’t understand.

Keep a balanced mindset and don’t think too much.”

As they were talking, a woman wearing a dark blue double-breasted skirt and with her hair combed into an exquisite hairpin with flowers appeared, looking elegant and decent.

This person should be Mr. Yu.

Her skin is fair and delicate, like solidified fat, her eyes are bright and lively, with slightly upturned corners of her eyes, giving people a gentle feeling.

The slightly upturned corners of his mouth revealed a faint smile.

Just now I thought Qing'er's temperament was extraordinary, but it was completely overshadowed by Mr. Yu.

It's really annoying to compare people to each other!

"Hello, ma'am. My last name is Yu. Please address me as Mr. Yu.

I heard from Qing'er that Madam wants the children at home to study?"

Mr. Yu’s voice is very nice and gives people a sense of security.

"Hello, Mr. Yu. My surname is Xia, and this is my eldest daughter, Liu Yiyi.

I admire your reputation and bring my children here to study. I hope you can give them a chance to learn from you."

Mr. Yu first looked at Liu Yiyi, then turned to look at the younger Liu Shanshan.

I was wondering why Qing'er told me that Mrs. Xia was very open-minded and would let the girls in her family go to school. Then why did she only introduce one child to me?

"Let's sit down and talk."

Mr. Yu did not ask any further questions, but sat down with a few people.

He called Liu Yiyi to the front again and asked her about her age, what books she had read, and what characters she could write.

I know that Liu Yiyi is fluent in "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names" and "Thousand Character Classic".

After reading a paragraph from the Three Character Classic, I asked Yiyi to explain its meaning.

Yiyi first breathed a sigh of relief, and then explained the meaning one by one according to what Xia Shengsheng had taught her before, adding her own insights.

After listening to this, Mr. Yu smiled and nodded.

"Not bad! Although he was enlightened a little late, he looks talented.

If Madam Xia is assured, you can send the child over tomorrow."

When Liu Yiyi heard that Mr. Yu accepted her, she turned around happily and looked at Xia Shengsheng, and Xia Shengsheng nodded at her.

"Of course I am relieved, but I don't know what I need to prepare for admission. Please give me some advice, sir."

"I'll let Mother Zhang tell you later! My requirements are not high. Apart from the tuition fee, you just need to prepare a few simple gifts to become my disciple.

I heard from Qing'er that you live in the countryside? Then Yiyi, do you want to go back and forth every day? Or stay at my place?"

If you go back and forth every day, you not only have to get up early, but also go to bed late, which is too much trouble.

It would be great if I could live with Mr. Yu.

Xia Shengsheng first asked Yi Yi for her opinion, and after getting a positive answer, he told Mr. Yu about staying with her.

"It just so happened that all the children here were from the city, so I didn't have to stay overnight.

This time, two children from other places happened to come. They are not very old. I would not feel at ease if they lived outside, so I opened a room in the front yard for them. After Yiyi came, she can live with your two sisters!"

After Mr. Yu finished speaking, he looked at Shanshan again and asked, "What about this child?"

Xia Shengsheng knew what Mr. Yu meant. That was perfect. She thought that Mr. Yu was knowledgeable and might be able to solve her problem.

So I told Mr. Yu that Shanshan wanted to learn embroidery, and wanted to ask Mr. Yu if he had any good recommendations?

“No wonder you didn’t send me here, it turns out you wanted to learn embroidery!

I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I do have many shortcomings in needlework. I can only teach these children some simple basic skills.

Come here, kid, let me see your hands."

Shanshan obediently walked in front of Mr. Yu.

Mr. Yu took Shanshan's hand and checked it again and again.

In the past, Shanshan's hands were particularly rough and a little red and swollen due to years of hard work.

This is because vegetables and clothes are often washed in cold water.

However, in the past two months, although Xia Shengsheng also asked the children to do some housework, the work was suitable for children and would not be particularly tiring. They were not allowed to wash things with cold water, and she also applied hand oil and face cream to the children every day.

Children's hands are tender and recover quickly.

Although Shanshan's hands are not as delicate as those of the daughters of wealthy families, they are whiter, tenderer and more beautiful than those of girls from ordinary families.

“My fingers are soft, slender and delicate, which is really suitable for learning embroidery.

If you trust me, I can introduce someone to you."

Xia Shengsheng really asked the right question to Mr. Yu.

Mr. Yu has a good friend who also married into Ning'an Prefecture.

Her husband's family is not short of money, unlike Mr. Yu, whose family is average, so she recruited a few more students to supplement the family income.

Mr. Yu’s good friend is named Su. She has learned art from an embroidery master since she was young. Mrs. Su’s embroidery skills are even better than her master’s.

Originally, I had no plans to enroll any students, but the children in my family have grown up gradually in the past two years.

Madam Su wanted to recruit two disciples to pass on her skills.

Qing'er didn't know about this, so when Xia Shengsheng asked about it, she didn't think about it in this regard.

Mr. Yu specially gave Xia Shengsheng a letter of introduction and told Xia Shengsheng the address of Mrs. Su, asking Xia Shengsheng to look for her. As for whether he would accept Shanshan or not?

It’s hard to say about Mr. Yu.