I trade in both worlds

Looking at the two lonely pieces of handmade soap, Xu Xu and Xu Ziqing were speechless.

Xu Ziqing shook his head and said with a smile: "Forget it, I won't give it to you for now. I'll leave it all for you to use. I'll bring you a few more next time."

As soon as she finished speaking, Sister Feng took back the two bars of handmade soap and continued to ask, "So you don't want to sell this recipe anymore?"

Xu Ziqing...

"Puff" Xu Xu couldn't help laughing: "Sister Feng, I still have some. Just ask me for more when you're done. I won't sell the recipe for now."

Sister Feng also laughed: "Okay, I won't be polite with you. Since you are not selling these for now, just leave them with me so that you don't have to carry them back and forth."

"Here you go, here you go." Xu Ziqing smiled and waved to Sister Feng, put on the backpack, and went back with Xu Xu.

As soon as she got home, Xu Ziqing couldn't wait to start searching for various Chinese herbal mask formulas. Her goal was clear: to find a mask formula that was both whitening and anti-wrinkle at a moderate cost.

Seeing that she was busy, Xu Xu turned around and went to the kitchen to prepare two bowls of noodles as lunch for the two of them.

In the kitchen, Xu Xu was cooking noodles skillfully. The steaming hot noodles filled the air, bringing a warm atmosphere.

While cooking the noodles, she was thinking about the facial mask recipe that Xu Ziqing was looking for.

I don’t know if I can find a recipe to replace mung beans.

By the time Xu Xu brought out two bowls of noodles, Xu Ziqing had already copied down more than a dozen recipes.

"Let's eat first, and we'll look for it after that." Xu Xu called out, placing the bowl of noodles on the dining table, which emitted an enticing aroma.

Hearing this, Xu Ziqing raised his head from the phone screen and looked at Xu Xu with frustration: "Forget it, let's not make the mask."

"Why?" Xu Xu asked in confusion, "Didn't you find the formula?"

Xu Ziqing shook his head and sighed, "I found it. It's a common herb. I've seen many of them recorded in ancient medical books. The Liu family wouldn't buy them."

"Some of the recipes are from the last few decades, but the ingredients are so expensive. Look, this recipe requires ginseng and bird's nest, and that recipe requires deer antler and ganoderma. These are all precious Chinese herbs. How can we afford them?"

Xu Xu frowned when he heard this. These materials are artificially planted and cultivated in modern times, but they are not cheap.

In the Dayun Dynasty, everything is naturally produced and raised, which makes it even more rare and more expensive. Not to mention ordinary people, even high-ranking officials cannot use as much as they want.

"If we don't want to do it, then don't do it." Xu Xu felt helpless: "We can sell the recipe of handmade soap first."

Xu Ziqing nodded: "Okay, after the handmade soap is completely dry, we will send a few pieces to Sister Feng and Chief Steward Liu."

Now that my worries are resolved, I can finally eat in peace.

In the blink of an eye, the Dragon Boat Festival is over and time has slipped to mid-May. The sun is shining and the breeze is not dry. It is a good time of the year.

Xu Xu sat on the sofa with a frown on his face, holding tightly in his hand a notice he had just brought back from kindergarten, his eyes revealing a bit of confusion.

It was clearly written on the notice: Xu Jin and Xu Zhun are about to graduate from the last year of kindergarten. Parents are requested to prepare their children for elementary school.

The twins are already six years old. It may be too early to send them to a private school in Dayunchao. The teachers of the nearby private schools may not necessarily accept them, unless they go to the county town.

But Xu Xu couldn't live in the county town permanently, and she couldn't go to modern times if she left home.

Needless to say, modern primary education has a complete system and rich resources, which can provide children with comprehensive knowledge and skills training.

However, these knowledge and skills were not very helpful for them to study and take the imperial examinations in ancient times. After all, there were great differences in the fonts, teaching content and depth of the two sides.

Xu Ziqing looked at her tangled expression and couldn't help but laugh: "What's there to be tangled about? Just think about whether the child should live in Dayun Dynasty or in modern times. Whether staying in Dayun Dynasty or modern times, they have to adapt to the living rules there."

Xu Xu replied without thinking: "Although modern life is very convenient, our roots are in Dayun Dynasty, our relatives are in Dayun Dynasty, and we will definitely continue to live in Dayun Dynasty in the future."

Xu Ziqing sighed. She could understand Xu Xu's decision: "But, have you considered the feelings of the children? Are they willing to return to Dayun Dynasty to live?"

Xu Xu was silent for a while. Didn't she have such concerns in her heart?

However, she was more aware of her responsibilities. She could not let her brothers forget their roots, nor let them feel lost and confused in their future lives.

"Actually, it's not unsolvable." Xu Ziqing suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence, "It's just that the child will be a little tired."

Xu Xu raised his head and looked at him puzzledly: "How to solve it?"

Xu Ziqing smiled and said easily, "It's simple. If it were me, I would let my children go to school in Dayun Dynasty. The things they learn there may not be learned in modern times, such as the Four Books and Five Classics, etiquette and classics."

"As for modern knowledge, we can learn it through online courses, training courses and the like. Now that the Internet is so developed, there are all kinds of courses available."

Xu Xu's eyes lit up, and she seemed to see hope: "Online courses? Including those in physics and chemistry?"

"Of course." Xu Ziqing nodded affirmatively, "As long as you have money, you can learn any course. You can even hire teachers from famous universities to teach you one-on-one. So, we have to work hard to make money."

Xu Xu thought about it and felt that this method might be feasible. She could not only allow her brothers to maintain their recognition and respect for the culture and traditions of the Dayun Dynasty, but also allow them to be exposed to modern knowledge and skills.

So she made a decision: "Then send them to private schools. Since modern knowledge can be learned as long as you have money, let's just send them to private schools. This way, when they grow up, no matter where they want to live, it will be fine."

Seeing that she had made the decision, Xu Ziqing asked, "Do you want to ask Xiaojin and Xiaozhun for their opinions?"

Xu Xu was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Then ask them."

She understood that although she was the older sister, she could not completely make decisions for her brothers.

In the evening, after dinner, Xu Xu called Xu Jin and Xu Zhun to her side and looked at them seriously: "Xiao Jin, Xiao Zhun, you are about to graduate from kindergarten. Sister has something important to discuss with you."

Xu Zhun raised his head curiously, blinked his big eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"

Xu Jin seemed a little calmer. He thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Is it about elementary school?"

Xu Xu looked at him in surprise: "How did you know?"