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After discovering that Xu Xingxia's decision would definitely not change, the military households around the barn had to slowly disperse reluctantly. In today's assessment, it cannot be said that Xu Xingxia's rules are too strict, but it can only be said that he is his own child, and his level is too poor. Five arrows, but not even one of them hit the target, such a result, it is indeed impossible to shoot. If you encounter a Tartar, you will indeed only be slaughtered, and you will be sent to death in vain.

They all made up their minds that after returning home, they must find a way to let their kid practice riding and archery hard in three months. Strive to be able to pass the assessment smoothly after three months. If possible, let the children in your family eat as well as possible. After all, the training of riding and archery night and night still consumes a lot of physical strength. If you don't have enough food, you can't sustain it.

Xu Xingxia returned to the barn, picked up his father, and walked home. Thinking of the conversation with his father that night, Xu Xingxia casually asked, "Dad, how is the family when I am not at home?" Did the herdsman's children take it all? ”

Xu Fuqing nodded and said, "It's all good, it's all good, I also took over the two babies." ”

Xu Xingxia said with concern: "You have to eat well, dress well, ensure your body, and don't get sick." You're all old, and if you get sick, you're in trouble. ”

Xu Fuqing said with relief: "I know." ”

When passing by the grocery store, Xu Xingxia specially bought five packs of crisp candy. After the Xu family has two more little girls, they will have four children. One pack per child, that's for sure. As the eldest brother in the family, it is the first time to meet the two little sisters, and it is impossible not to give some gifts. As for the extra pack...... Xu Xingxia occasionally wants to have a snack. There is no way, the country is easy to change, the surname is difficult to change, and the habits of otaku in the previous life cannot be changed all at once.

The two of them returned to Xu's house, and as soon as they opened the wooden door, Xu Xingxia saw Niuniu and the two little girls playing together, presumably twin sisters who were picked up from the herdsman. Their figures are thinner and smaller than Niuniu, and it seems that the previous living environment is also not good, and their bodies can't grow. The chilblains on their faces have not yet healed completely, so that their little cheeks look a little ugly. The three little girls didn't know what they were playing, and they had a lot of mud on their faces, like three ugly ducklings.

On the way, Xu Fuqing told his eldest son about the basic situation of the two little girls. When they came to the Xu family, they didn't have a name, they were all called nicknames. One is called the big one and the other is called the small one. Probably because they are too young, they are not sensible, and they don't have much feeling about the murder of their families. They have no memory of the tragedy that happened that day. Only when I dream at night, I will occasionally call my mother once or twice.

Wang gave birth to several children, but only three survived in the end, which made Wang very sad. After the big girl and the little girl came, she treated them as if they were her own daughters. Wang bought them a full set of new clothes, dressed from head to toe. Due to Wang's special care, they quickly adapted to the new environment and had a very good time with Niuniu. Niu Niu is also very happy to have such two little playmates. The little brother Dongzi is said to be preparing to go to school, and when the time comes, she will be the only one left in the family.

"My brother is back." Niuniu found that her brother was coming back, and immediately screamed happily. She let go of the big girl who was playing with her, and ran towards Xu Xingxia. Xu Xingxia squatted down, picked her up, and handed her a packet of crisp candy. He was holding Niuniu in front and Xu Fuqing on his back, but he didn't feel any hardship.

"Oh, there's candy to eat." Niu Niu screamed happily.

The big girl and the little girl in the back have never seen Xu Xingxia, and they suddenly looked restrained, the two pairs of small eyes looked a little expectant, and looked at Xu Xingxia a little fearfully, and the two pairs of small hands quietly pinched their clothes. Obviously, they all want to eat the halva candy in Xu Xingxia's hand. What little girl doesn't love a snack? However, for them, Xu Xingxia was a stranger, and they didn't dare to approach.

Xu Xingxia is also not very good at expressing his emotions. He can adopt two helpless little girls and give them a good life. However, if he wants to be like a kindergarten teacher and show his meticulous care for them, Xu Xingxia thinks he can't do it. He doesn't have such delicate nerves, nor does he have such delicate emotions. He hugged Niuniu, walked in front of them, took out two packets of crisp candy, and stuffed them into their hands, which was considered to be the completion of the meeting ceremony.

After Da Nan and Xiao Nan got the halva candy, they were finally not so nervous. However, in front of Xu Xingxia, they still didn't dare to stuff the halva candy into their mouths. In front of strangers, they are still more or less restrained. Xu Xingxia naturally understood their psychology, so he put Niuniu down and said gently: "Niuniu, you can play with them." ”

Niuniu agreed, got out of Xu Xingxia's arms, and went to eat halva candy with the big and small girls. Xu Xingxia carried his father on his back and turned around and entered the house. Wang was collecting the soles of his shoes, and when he saw the two coming back, he quietly shushed and asked the two not to talk loudly, and then pointed to Dongzi's room. Xu Xingxia lowered his voice and asked curiously, "What is Dongzi doing?" ”

Wang Shi looked happy and whispered: "Dongzi is reading!" ”

Xu Xingxia couldn't help but be a little stunned. Fuyuko is actually reading a book? Dongzi hasn't been to school yet, but she actually knows how to read? Could it be that he is actually a genius in a million? Self-taught? Or maybe someone has crossed over again? Well, that's a big deal.

Fortunately, Xu Fuqing explained in a low voice: "This is the villain book I bought back from someone, there are pictures, even if you can't read, you can understand it." ”

Xu Xingxia breathed a sigh of relief. I thought to myself, if there is really a self-taught prodigy in the family, then the Xu family is really amazing. It turned out to be a villain book, no wonder. He put his father back in the room, turned around, and picked up the soles made by Wang and looked at them, these soles were very small, and they were probably from the big and small ones.

Wang looked at his eldest son with relief, smiled and whispered, "Did the shoes you gave you last time wear out?" If it's broken, my mother will make you two more sturdy pairs. ”

Xu Xingxia said casually: "No, it's very strong, where is it so easy to break?" ”

Wang smiled and said, "As long as it's not broken." Mother will make you two pairs every month in the future. If it's not enough, the mother can also make a few more pairs. I see that you guys are working from morning to night, and you are tired and shoe-hungry. ”

For his mother's care, Xu Xingxia naturally would not refuse. In fact, he also enjoys such care. This kind of care made him feel very relaxed, and all the tension and pressure in his body were washed away. It's really nice to have a sense of family care. He said gently: "Mother, take it easy by yourself, don't get tired and sick." ”

Wang said with a smile: "My mother used to spin all day and night, and she only slept for one or two hours a day, and her body was fine. Now the work is much easier than before, that is, making shoes, sewing clothes and so on. Eat well, dress well, sleep well, what's wrong with your body? But you, pay attention to your body and don't get tired. ”

Xu Xingxia nodded and said casually, "I will take care of myself." ”

After that, he turned around and quietly came to Dongzi's room, and found that Dongzi was leaning against the small window, sitting cross-legged in a regular manner, indeed reading a book. Looking at his focused expression, Xu Xingxia knew that Dongzi's school had to be done in a hurry. Dongzi is already ten years old, and if he delays it any longer, he will be late.

"Brother." Fuyuko found her brother coming in and hurriedly put down her book and stood up.

"Fuyuko, what are you reading?" Xu Xingxia asked curiously.

"Dad said, this is Journey to the West." Fuyuko replied with a not-so-certain answer.

"Journey to the West?" Xu Xingxia took the book over and found that there were indeed a few traditional characters on the cover. After careful identification, it was found that it was five words such as "Journey to the West". Next to these words, there are also a few traditional Chinese characters "Baode Printing Workshop", which seems to explain the version of this Journey to the West and the printing workshop. When I opened the title page, it was basically full of illustrations, with very little text, and it was indeed a villain's book.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the letterpress printing technology was already very advanced, and there were many private printing workshops. A large number of Buddhist scriptures and a subset of Confucian scriptures and histories are actually printed by private printing workshops. Due to the large number of workshops and low cost, the price of books will naturally not be very high. It seems that such a fully painted version of Journey to the West can be bought for three or four hundred dollars. Of course, compared to the average person, such a price is still unacceptable.

Villain books are not the patent of later generations, and in the Ming Dynasty, there were also many villain books. Well, to be precise, it shouldn't be called a villain book, but an illustrated version of a storybook. It seems that books such as "Golden Vase Plum", "Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are mostly illustrated editions. According to the research of later generations, what they watched after the golden wild boar skin was also an illustrated version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". They couldn't even read the illustrated version, so they had to ask someone to tell the story, listening to it like a story.

What Dongzi watched was not the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but the Journey to the West. Here we can't fail to mention the tragic experience of the birth of "Journey to the West". In fact, "Journey to the West" was written relatively early, and it should have been completed in the Jiajing period. Wu Chengen, the author of Journey to the West, died in the early years of Wanli.

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