I'm the master of my life

The swordplay was sometimes fierce and powerful, like a tiger descending from a mountain; sometimes it was graceful and agile, like a dragon emerging from the sea. Every swing of the sword was like breaking the wind, which made Qiuxi, who was reading, distracted from time to time to watch.

In his swordplay, power and speed have reached a perfect balance. His wrists are flexible and his swordplay is varied and dazzling.

Every movement was smooth and natural, without any sense of delay. Watching him practice swordsmanship was like a visual feast.

The second brother's sword was specially customized. There was a mechanism at the handle. When separated, it was a short stick and a sword. When put together, it was a Guandao as tall as a person, which could be used for both close and long-range attacks.

Lanxi was caught by Qiu's father when she peeked again. She was punished to face the wall and read along. It was not until Li Suixin said "It's time to eat" that she was rescued from facing the wall.

After dinner, Lanxi came to the school. Looking at the knowledge he had learned, he became absent-minded again, thinking about how to get money.

But there is also good news today, that is, the school will soon have a half-month holiday for the busy farming season.

But along with this news, Lanxi became even more anxious to find a way to enter the forest without getting lost.

Lanxi ate a bowl of rice absentmindedly, then quickly returned to the room and sat on the bed, thinking about which of the methods she had picked out from the books she had collected in the original world and the previous world would be useful.

"Knock knock knock." Just then, there was a series of knocks on the door, pulling Lanxi out of her deep thoughts.

"Who is this? Wait a minute." Lan Xi got off the bed, tidied her clothes, and walked out.

"Xixi, it's mother. Open the door for me." As soon as Li Sui Xin finished speaking, the door in front of her was opened.

Lanxi opened the door and let her stepmother in. After she sat down, she asked in confusion, "Mother, why are you here to see your daughter?"

Li Sui Xin pulled Lan Xi to sit on the stool next to her and tucked the naughty strands of hair around Lan Xi's cheeks behind her ears.

He asked gently, "Xixi, what happened today?"

Lanxi said with a puzzled look: "No! There is nothing going on in the school today! If there is anything, it is that the teacher announced that the school will be closed in a few days due to the busy farming season."

"Why does Xixi seem to be worried today? She was even absent-minded while eating."

Lanxi looked at the worry in her adopted mother's eyes and felt warm in her heart. She couldn't bear to make her worried, so she said, "It's not a big deal. I just want to buy embroidery thread and various needlework tools, but I don't have enough money."

Li Suixin's eyes lit up when she heard this and asked, "Xixi, do you mean that you are ready to learn embroidery?" At this point, she couldn't help but frown and asked, "But doesn't the school provide embroidery thread and tools?"

"Well! The teacher said I can start embroidering, but in the school, only the eight or nine-year-old sisters and aunts can start learning embroidery.

I thought of what my father said, that a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind, so I asked the teacher to keep it a secret for me, and the teacher said he could teach me embroidery in private. "

Li Suixin slapped Lanxi on the back and said angrily, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Your family will prepare all these for you. Besides, it's such a big deal, we have to bring the gifts in person and go to thank your husband."

Lan Xi was startled when she heard this. Yes! For such a big matter, she chose to handle it herself at the first time and never thought of telling her family.

Lanxi couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart. Ever since her mother passed away, she had become accustomed to handling everything on her own, but she was not going to change and develop a character that depended on others.

However, looking at the face that looked the same as her mother's, Lanxi felt that in this world, she could relax a little and become a spoiled girl who depended on her parents. However, in order to have fewer ties in the future, she should stay away from other people besides her parents!

After Lanxi figured it out and made up her mind, she said sincerely, "Mom, I'm sorry for making you worry. I won't do it again next time."

Li Sui Xin immediately couldn't bear it anymore, so she hugged her daughter in her arms and gently comforted her, "Xixi, you don't have to say sorry. Our Xixi is only 5 years old, how can she understand so much. But next time if something happens, remember to tell mom, understand?"

Lanxi nodded obediently and said, "I understand, mother."

Lanxi said hesitantly, "Mom, in fact, in addition to needlework, I also grow mulberry trees, raise silkworms, weave and dye, and practice medicine. I also know all the theoretical knowledge that the teacher taught me."

Li Sui Xin praised excitedly, "Really? My He Xixi is really amazing." Suddenly, Li Sui Xin's face changed, and he asked seriously, "Xixi, have you learned the elementary eight arts of women, namely, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, and tea?"

Lan Xi nodded and admitted it directly without hiding anything: "Yes! In fact, in addition to the books that the teacher taught me, I have also read most of the books in the study in our Qiujia Village."

Li Sui Xin asked quietly: "Have you remembered everything?"

Lanxi nodded and said, "I've memorized them all." Not only did she remember them, she also copied some chess scores, music scores, poetry collections, and some books that interested her to fill up the study. There was no other way, the study was too empty. In the original world and the previous world, the books she collected did not even fill up half of a wall.

Li Sui Xin knew that her daughter was smart since she was young, so she had been helping to cover it up outside. Unexpectedly, her daughter knew how to hide her shortcomings at such a young age. However, she still had to remind her.

Li Suixin grabbed Qiuxi's shoulders and said in a serious tone: "Xixi, mother knows that you are smart, you must remember that you have to keep hiding your incompetence in the future. You can learn, but you can't show everything to others. At most, you can choose one or two things to show that you are proficient. The rest you all know a little bit, understand?"

Lanxi looked at her stepmother with a serious expression. Although she was full of doubts, she still nodded and agreed obediently. She knew that her stepmother would not harm her. She was just a little curious about what made her stepmother so serious and taboo.

Li Sui Xin also saw the doubt in Lan Xi's eyes, so she decided to talk to her in detail to let her know the seriousness of the matter.

Li Suixin sighed and said: "Xixi, let me tell you a story!

In the previous dynasty, there was a large family in Jiangnan. Their power was so great that even the governor of a state had to be courteous to their family members.

In their family, the patriarch had a granddaughter who could speak at half a year old, walk at seven months old, compose poems at two years old, write essays at three years old, was proficient in the eight elegant arts for women at five years old, was well versed in the Four Books and Five Classics at seven years old, could debate with many scholars at nine years old, was incomparably beautiful at thirteen years old, and was proficient in the six arts of a gentleman.