After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Jiang Xiaoqi went to and from school in an orderly manner, while Jiang Xiwen and Jiang Xiyue followed Lin Yueniang to improve their needlework.

Most of the female teachers in the prefectural city were teaching at the girls' school of the Jiang family, so Jiang Xiaoqi couldn't find a suitable female teacher for the time being.

However, they did find a female master with exceptional martial arts skills. Lin Yueniang never expected that her son would find a martial arts master to be the teacher for his daughters.

Although I disagreed with it, I still let my son have his way. It's good for a girl to be healthy and have some self-defense skills.

But who would have thought that her son would make her train with him? How could her old arms and legs withstand it?

Her son is a good talker. He just told her to move her legs around and not to take it too seriously. With just a few words, he coaxed her into deciding to buy a set of practice clothes.

Three days later, the martial arts master will arrive, so Lin Yueniang took her two daughters out to buy some things to prepare.

Since it's martial arts training, clothes and shoes need to be lightweight and easy to move in. Current clothes are too complicated, and each person needs to have a riding outfit made.

If she could really learn to ride a horse, she wouldn't have to spend days bouncing around in a carriage. She saw that Master Lin rode a horse at a very fast speed, which must be more comfortable than riding in a carriage.

Li Shan had the carriage ready and was waiting outside. Lin Yueniang and her two daughters, along with Cui'er and Granny Zhou, got into the carriage together. The five of them planned to prepare everything at once.

Today, Lin Yueniang and her two daughters wore new clothes prepared by Jiang Xiaoqi. They were all made of light yellow brocade as base dresses, with flowing gauze overcoats, giving them a very matching family look.

Lin Yueniang wore the jade hairpin and pearl necklace given to her by Jiang Xiaoqi, which perfectly matched her outfit today. Jiang Xiwen and Jiang Xiyue, the sisters, were dressed exactly the same.

Wearing the same clothes and shoes, the same pearl bracelet and red coral earrings, and the same beaded flowers, they are a pair of lovely and charming sisters.

The group first went to the fabric shop and selected several pieces of comfortable and breathable fabric. After all, it was already spring, and summer couldn't be far behind.

After picking out some headbands and simple accessories, they went to the shoe shop and each person chose a few pairs of suitable shoes and boots for martial arts practice.

I didn't buy many ready-made clothes, because if you want the right size, it's more reliable to have them made to fit.

Granny Zhou and Cui'er are both very skilled, so Lin Yueniang decided to buy more fabric to make her own.

The two sisters wanted to buy anything new and interesting, so Lin Yueniang bought some trinkets for her two daughters as well.

Passing by a dried fruit and pastry shop, I bought bags of dried fruit, candied fruit, and various pastries, and the carriage became increasingly full.

Since receiving the private money from her son, Lin Yueniang changed her previous stingy attitude towards spending money and started buying things like crazy, even though she only spent less than a hundred taels.

The mother and her two daughters shopped until the sun was setting, filling the cart to the brim with their purchases. Granny Zhou and Cui'er followed behind the cart but did not get on.

Jiang Xiaoqi was just getting off school when she saw Cui'er and Granny Zhou walking back and was puzzled. She asked them and found out that the carriage was full.

"Li Shan, tell Steward Wen tomorrow to buy another carriage. Oh, and we also need to go to the slave trader."

"What are you going to the human trafficker for? Are you buying someone tomorrow? You have enough manpower at home."

Lin Yueniang was puzzled. Buying a carriage was one thing, but why did she also need to buy people?

“Mother, my sisters are all grown up now, it’s too late for them to have personal maids.”

"It was my oversight. Back in the village, we didn't pay attention to these things. But since she's the sister of a scholar, she should naturally have some style."

Jiang Xiaoqi wanted to say that this wasn't about style, but about the future dowry. However, as a child, he didn't say much and let his mother interpret it however she wanted.

Back in her room, Lin Yueniang tidied up the items she had purchased and instructed Cui'er and Granny Zhou to begin preparing for her daughters' martial arts lessons, starting by taking their measurements.

Jiang Xiaoqi had no idea that the martial arts master had already arrived in the city and would be able to formally begin teaching tomorrow.

Thinking that her mother probably hadn't made any preparations yet, Jiang Xiaoqi instructed someone to send her the expenses for staying at the inn for the next few days.

The female martial arts instructor was surprised by the host's particular manner and naturally did not mind waiting a few more days.

This woman's name is Zhao Shengnan. As her name suggests, she has a masculine appearance, with rugged features, sharp angles, and a tall stature. People who don't know her might mistake her for a man dressed as a woman.

This is why, even though she's over twenty, no one has come to propose marriage. Fortunately, she's determined and supports herself with her fists, so she doesn't have to rely on others at home.

Three days later, when Zhao Shengnan stepped into the gate of the Jiang residence, Lin Yueniang and her two daughters had been waiting for a long time.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhao Shengnan tested the two young ladies' qualifications.

It's just so-so, very average!

When Zhao Shengnan learned that she would also be teaching martial arts to the lady of the house, she was speechless.

Whose middle-aged noblewoman is learning martial arts? Who came up with this idea?

Jiang Xiaoqi: That's right, it's me!

Zhao Shengnan didn't say anything; after all, the one who pays is the boss!

She first demonstrated a set of boxing techniques to the crowd. Her movements were clean, crisp, and powerful. The set of boxing moves was performed with great vigor, drawing cheers from the crowd.

After the demonstration, Zhao Shengnan secretly observed the "middle-aged noblewoman" Lin Yueniang.

Upon seeing this, she suddenly realized that teaching the two young ladies was a pretense, while teaching this celestial lady was the real purpose.

This isn't some noblewoman; she's a natural-born martial arts prodigy! She's far superior to those two young girls!

It seems that the lady of the house wanted to learn martial arts herself, but didn't want to say it directly, so she used the child as a pretext to learn on the side!

This person is indeed talented and intelligent; she's determined to teach this student!

After some brainstorming, Zhao Shengnan began to teach the basic boxing routines and techniques, which the two sisters learned very diligently.

Lin Yueniang originally intended to be just a bystander, but she never expected to become so engrossed in watching Master Zhao practice boxing.

For some reason, he was eager to try it out, and now, dressed in his neat training clothes, he was practicing on the flat cement ground in the backyard.

Here are Plum Blossom Village and archery targets, the very place where Jiang Xiaoqi and his friends used to practice martial arts.

Now that the men have moved to the front yard, the backyard has become the domain of the women.

Cui'er watched intently from the side, sewing riding clothes while keeping an eye on the people in the arena.

Jiang Xiaoqi asked Li Shan to find a human trafficker, but unexpectedly, the one who came was a scoundrel.

He had no idea that the brokerage business in his own home had been contracted out to the scoundrel. He had even paid the scoundrel a coin for it.

The brokerage fee for buying people is not as high as that for real estate or land; at most, it's only a few coins, and that's assuming the deal is completed.

If the host doesn't find one that suits their taste, it's still a wasted trip, and at most they'll only get ten or twenty coins as a reward for their hard work.

So the man readily took one tael of silver and handed over this troublesome, tedious, and poorly paid job.

Lai Ya Ren didn't know why, upon hearing that it was the Jiang family from the east of the city, he handed over a coin faster than he thought.

By the time he realized what was happening, he was already leading a large group of girls and boys towards Jiang Xiaoqi's house.

"A person with bad teeth? Your business scope is quite broad~"

Lai Ya Ren didn't understand what the scope of business was, but this young master Jiang was like a fairy, so he certainly wouldn't say anything unpleasant.

He simply lacked the knowledge to understand, but looking at that increasingly handsome face that seemed to radiate a soft glow, the lazy man realized!

Why did I inexplicably steal someone else's job? Wasn't it because I wanted to see this exceptionally intelligent and gifted child with an amazing memory again?

“Young Master Jiang, we’re very familiar with your household affairs, so it’s better to send a stranger to put your mind at ease,” the man with the clenched teeth said with a smile.

“That makes sense. Then I’ll trouble you, Mr. Lai.” Jiang Xiaoqi spoke politely, never putting on airs regardless of the other party’s status.

This alone made the people at the bottom feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze. They couldn't quite put their finger on it, but they felt that Young Master Jiang had an extraordinary demeanor and was very approachable, naturally different from other young noblemen.

"Young Master Jiang, please!"

"These are carefully trained and selected by our brokerage firm. They are all honest, hardworking, and quick-witted. Take a look, are there any that suit your taste?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoqi glanced down the steps and saw children who were all neatly dressed, the oldest being no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, three or four years older than Li Mo.

The little one was only five or six years old, about the same age as him. But what can a five or six-year-old do?

Buying such a young child would mean raising him for several more years, but he probably understood the shrewd man's intentions; those who chose five or six-year-olds were likely after him.