The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

Eunuch Shi secretly complained that the emperor was really worried about Zhou Dajiang's success in the exam. He had never seen him so worried when he married his second queen!

Not only was he concerned about his schooling, but he was also worried about his wife's livelihood. When he learned that his wife hadn't been able to buy the farm she wanted, he directly ordered the secret guards to sell one of the small farms he owned. This kind of care, truly, was even worse than what he did to the Queen!

Eunuch Shi even thought that if Zhou Dajiang was a woman, with his ability, he might have been taken into the palace by the emperor long ago.

However, these are just Eunuch Shi's unilateral speculations. The emperor doesn't think as much as Eunuch Shi. He only thinks, Zhou Dajiang, I have done everything I can for you, you must not let me down!

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In front of the main store of Qiancheng Bookstore in the capital, two young boys got off a carriage. One of them was dressed in brocade, with a fair and delicate face and a pair of bright eyes that began to look around as he got off the carriage; the other boy behind him was dressed in cloth clothes and trousers, carrying a small bag on his back, and following closely behind the brocade boy.

"Miss, we can't stand here for too long. Everyone is looking at us."

It turned out that these two people were Zhou Sisi and Yunxiang, the little maid given to her by the old lady.

Zhou Sisi brought Yunxiang into Qiancheng's study, took out the token given to her by Old Master Cheng, and handed it to the clerk at the counter. "Please help me find your head shopkeeper and tell him that someone is looking for you in Donghai Prefecture."

The waiter saw that it was a token exclusively for the Cheng family's head shopkeeper and hurriedly asked them to wait. After a while, a young man in his twenties, led by the waiter, came to Zhou Sisi and her servant.

"Hello, I'm the owner of the Qiancheng Study in the capital. Who is looking for me?"

Zhou Sisi was surprised to see the young man coming, then quickly bowed and said, "Hello, I'm Little Red Riding Hood. I was recommended by Cheng Da, the manager of Donghai Mansion."

From the owner to the clerks in Qiancheng Bookstore, everyone knows "Little Red Riding Hood", a well-known writer who has created many comic strips.

Cheng Yunzhen, the current head of the capital, was of course aware of this, but he hadn't expected the author to be so young. When this pen name first appeared seven years ago, the young boy in front of him was only seven or eight years old at the time. He hadn't expected him to be so amazing!

I couldn't help but say directly, "I didn't expect you to be so young!"

Zhou Sisi curled her eyes and replied, "I didn't expect that the head of the Qiancheng Study in the capital would be so young. When Grandpa Cheng told me about it, I thought he was an old man of the same age as him."

Cheng Yunzhen was embarrassed and explained: "The previous shopkeeper was not me, but my grandfather. I took over this year. The shopkeeper Cheng in the prefectural city told you that it should be my grandfather.

We have received a letter from the capital saying that you will develop in the capital in the future and will come here after you settle down. I didn’t expect it to happen so soon! My surname is Cheng, and my name is Yunzhen. May I know your name, young lady?

Bookstores all have author information, so they naturally know that "Little Red Riding Hood" is a female. It's just that in order to protect Zhou Sisi, Mr. Cheng did not report her name.

Zhou Sisi rolled her eyes and said, "My last name is Zhou Yuzhi."

Cheng Yunzhen bowed and said, "Hello, Mr. Zhou!"

Then, he hurriedly invited the two of them to the study and said, "Let's go into the private room and sit down to talk."

After the two of them sat down in the private room, Cheng Yunzhi asked, "I wonder if Mr. Zhou is here today to deliver the new issue of his art album, or to bring you new works?"

Zhou Sisi shook her head. "Neither. I'm here because I have two interesting card games that I'd like to sell in our study."

"Oh? I wonder what kind of game it is?" Cheng Yunzhen couldn't help but become interested when he heard that there was something new.

Zhou Sisi looked at Yunxiang behind her, only to see Yunxiang open the bag she brought and take out two stacks of paper cut into rectangles.

These two piles of paper, one with the radicals of Chinese characters written on it; the other with not only pictures but also four-character idioms.”

Cheng Yunzhen took one and looked at it. Below the four-character idioms were explanations of their meanings. The one he took read "發展光大" (to carry forward and develop), and below it was the meaning: to enable beautiful things to be continuously developed and promoted.

Cheng Yunzhen looked at the cards and asked, "How do you play this?"

Zhou Sisi took the cards and drew five, then asked Cheng Yunzhen to draw five as well, and then said, "This game is called 'Idiom Chain'. As the name suggests, the cards played by both players must be the last word of the idiom said by the other party. Just like this."

She threw out a card and said, "I'm playing the card of smooth sailing. You can only use two kinds of cards to control me. One is an idiom that begins with the word 'smooth', and the other is a card with the words 'universal card' written on it.

Like this card, "Shun Shui Tu Zhou," the next person's card must be an idiom beginning with the word "zhou." If you don't answer it correctly, you lose. The back of the card has the penalty for losing written on it. Each card is different, and the player must act out the penalty to complete it.

Cheng Yunzhen clapped his hands in praise, "Excellent! This game is great! Not only is it entertaining and educational, but it's also a great way to kill time. You'll learn a lot of four-character idioms without even realizing it. It's truly brilliant!"

Donghua Country also has a similar game called Flying Flower Tokens, though it's not as educational as Zhou Sisi's. And Flying Flower Tokens is mostly played between men. This game, on the other hand, can be played by adults, children, the elderly, and women alike. Furthermore, it can be played by two or more people. It's truly a great game!

Zhou Sisi was delighted by the compliment, then pulled out another stack of cards. "This is a 'Word Scrabble' game, and the key is quick reaction! For example, I'll play the character '口', and you can play the character '未'. Together, they make '味' (taste)," or you can play the character '土' (earth), and together they make '吐' (spit). Or I'll play a card with another radical, like the character '金' (gold), and you can play the character '失' (loss), and together they make '铁' (iron). This game is especially suitable for children aged 5-9 who are still learning to read."

Cheng Yunzhen looked at her and said, "Mr. Zhou, this is amazing! With this game, the children will not only learn a lot of words, but also learn much more efficiently! I wonder how you came up with this idea?"

Zhou Sisi, how else could she have come up with this? Of course she came up with it when she was forced to coax the child!

The story goes back to a few days ago. The Zhou family split up into several groups. Some went to school, some went to the military camp, and the three people who bought the farm left. Only Zhou Sisi and her two younger brothers were left in the Lanxi courtyard where the Zhou family temporarily lived. Oh, yes, there was also Xiao Xiangsheng and his grandmother, Mrs. Yu. The five of them stared at each other.

Zhige'er and Hengge'er were inevitably a little irritated because they had changed to a new environment, and their mother was not around, so the two little ones looked listless. As a good sister, Zhou Sisi thought of these two new games to coax the children.

However, for fun, she set the punishment as follows: whoever loses will have a note stuck on their forehead. So, when Song Tingye came to Lanxi Courtyard after his shift, he saw a scene that he remembered deeply.