Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

When Yu Liang and three other literati were brought into the palace by the housekeeper, Cao Mi was writing letters to their two children.

It has been almost a month since they left Cannes.

During this trip, there was no old man around the two children who could be used. Cao Mi always felt uneasy, and it took almost three days to write a letter.

The children would also reply, but after all, they were still on the road before, and they were not as diligent as Cao Mi.

They mentioned what they had seen and heard all the way to Fengping, and the expectations in the words were clear.

Hearing Dongli's report, Cao Micai put down the brush in his hand, sorted out his demeanor, and came out to meet the guests.

The four members of Yu Liang and his party are all talents who have been in the bookstore under the name of Cao Mi for a long time. Because they have solved many topics set by Cao Mi, they have been paid attention to by the bookstore shopkeeper.

After preliminary screening, these people are poor and innocent, and they are more likely to be recruited. After initial communication with the bookstore, they will be sent to Cao Mi.

Several people were originally waiting in the hall with some trepidation. After a while, when Cao Mi came out with a golden step on his head, he suddenly felt like he had woken up from a dream.

They quickly got up and saluted Cao Mi.

Cao Mi smiled and let several people get up.

Fortunately, in this era, the defense of men and women is not very strict. Not only can women justifiably own their own industries, but it is not unethical for the hostess to meet male guests at home.

After everyone took their seats again, Cao Mi cleared his throat.

"I heard from the shopkeeper Qin that all of you are truly talented and learned people. Recently, in the bookstore, you have solved many problems, far surpassing the others in the workshop." At the beginning, as usual, she first spoke politely.

The four people headed by Yu Liang subconsciously humbled themselves first.

Yu Liang said: "It is precisely because of such a good person as the princess that we can have the opportunity to read the books. However, we only know a little bit, and we dare not show off in front of the princess."

Cao Mi then took a moment to cover his mouth and chuckle, and looked at him carefully.

Of course she didn't forget that this person was Yu Liang who Qi Rui had mentioned to her before she left.

Nodding his head, Cao Mi directly talked about the business: "Before everyone came here, the shopkeeper should have mentioned relevant matters to you."

She stroked the folds on the corners of her clothes and asked lightly, "But I don't know why several of you gave up the opportunity to continue your studies with the help of the bookstore, and are willing to come here?"

The talents screened out in the bookstore were initially given the opportunity to receive a grant to study in major academies, or to seek a path to become an official by themselves.

Only those who do not want to follow these old paths will be sent to the palace after being reviewed again.

After all, outsiders still don't know that the real master behind the newly opened bookstore is actually Princess Bei'an.

Hearing this, Yu Liang bowed his hands to Cao Mi, and said honestly, "Xiaosheng has no interest in taking up an official position. With the history, he believes that what he has learned is enough."

He raised his head and looked at Cao Mi: "I am willing to join the palace, Gein found several novel math problems in the bookstore.

"Xiaosheng has a special liking for arithmetic, not to mention reading books on arithmetic, it is considered that every family has dabbled in it, but I have never seen such novel... formulas and rules.

"So, Xiaosheng is willing to use this as an exchange to enter the palace to find out."

After he finished speaking, the other three also expressed their opinions. The reasons were the same, and they were probably all for the miscellaneous studies that were considered "unpopular" by ordinary literati in the contemporary era.

The math and physics questions in the bookstore were all interesting questions that Cao Mi asked Zhou Xue and the other female masters to sort out based on the mathematics he had taught before.

Most of these things do not exceed the content of mathematics in this era, and they are better than novel ideas for solving problems.

After hearing the explanations from several people, Cao Mi nodded with satisfaction.

This is what she was looking for.

Recently, Cao Mi has felt the difficulty in teaching Zhou Xue and others.

These women who stood out among competitors of the same age and could be selected by aristocratic families were all very smart, and they could digest as much as Cao Mi gave them.

Cao Mi, a person who has graduated from university, has even been considering re-studying advanced mathematics recently, so as not to have nothing to teach in a while.

But after all, Cao Mi's own knowledge is limited, and it is impossible to lead them all the time. So she thought of a follow-up method from a long time ago - cultivating relevant talents and letting them do research on their own.

And Yu Liang's group was the first group of elites she attracted after the bookstore opened.

"Several students who have learned to be rich and five cars are real talents." Cao Mi smiled, "It is my honor to be willing to come to the palace."

She thought about it and arranged: "There are several other masters in the palace, who are also specializing in mathematics recently. If they don't mind, then they will adapt to them for a while, and have learned all the basic new mathematics. Once again, how about?"

Of course, Yu Liang and the others had no objection. Hearing the words, they bowed their hands and said, "I will follow the princess's arrangement."

Cao Mi nodded in relief, called Dong Li, and arranged them to the courtyard next to Zhou Xue and others.

Zhou Xue and these female masters have heard about this a long time ago.

The fact that four male gentlemen were to be sent to the bookstore caused a small discussion among the female teachers earlier, but soon, no one paid any attention to the matter.

It was probably because he had been with Cao Mi for a long time, and the group of people had a high level of consciousness. Now this courtyard has a very strong academic atmosphere. After several young women exclaimed about the gender of the newcomers, they began to discuss the actual role of these people.

"The new gentlemen are different from us. Most of them have studied the math content of this dynasty. In terms of learning experience, they may be more advanced than us." Zhou Xue called all the female masters to a meeting and mentioned this matter specially.

After all, most of them came from austere backgrounds, and they all studied "little" ways such as song, dance, chess, and chess.

After listening to Zhou Xue's words, Qi Linger first nodded in agreement, and then she was a little unconvinced: "Even so, we are not necessarily worse than them. What the princess taught can be compared with ordinary books?"

As soon as she said this, the other women also responded.

They got out of the mud because of Cao Mi, and now they have seen Cao Mi's excellence, they have long regarded Cao Mi as the most holy in their hearts, and they should not be slighted.

Zhou Xue smiled: "Well, I think so too."

She paused, then added: "In short, according to the princess's instructions, let's help them fill in the basic new math knowledge first, and in this process, we can also check and fill the gaps ourselves.

"My idea is this, I will teach the big class, and Linger and two other people will assist me and answer their questions if necessary.

"Zishuang, those of you who are slow, take advantage of this time to consolidate what you have learned this month, and try to keep up with our learning progress.

"How? Do you have anything else to add?"

When everyone heard this, they shook their heads.

Qi Linger smiled and complimented: "Sister Xue'er's arrangement is always the most suitable, where can there be any omissions?"

Zhou Xue glared at her with a smile.

So, when Yu Liang and the others, who had rested all night, saw four beautiful women waiting for them in the room, they were all stunned.

They stopped outside the door, and even looked around, suspecting that they had gone to the wrong place.

Or Zhou Xue found them and called out, "Is that Mr. Yu Liang? Please come in."

The four of Yu Liang looked at each other and remained silent for a long time.

It wasn't until Zhou Xue called again from the house that Yu Liang cleared his throat and plucked up the courage to push the door open.

They huddled at the door and didn't go forward, Yaoyao greeted Zhou Xue and other women and said, "We offended a few girls, we...we are looking for Mr. Zhou Xue...It seems that we took the wrong way and entered by accident. Here, no offense is intended.

"Cough cough, please give me directions, I am very grateful."

Qi Ling'er supported her with her hand, suddenly burst out laughing, and glanced at Zhou Xue.

Zhou Xue knew that a few people had misunderstood and didn't care, she stood up generously: "I am Zhou Xue."

In the surprised eyes of Yu Liang and others, she explained, "It's not a gentleman, just an ordinary girl."

Several men made a big joke, and immediately froze in place, blushing, seemingly forgetting to react.

Zhou Xue asked again: "The little girl is instructed by the princess to guide a few gentlemen to the next door. If the gentlemen have nothing else to do, they will start teaching today, right?"

Yu Liang finally came back to his senses and nodded: "Yes, thank you... Thank you a few girls."

Then, according to Zhou Xue's arrangement, they found a place in the field and sat down.

After a while, Zhou Xue's gentle voice sounded in the room.

Yu Liang and the other men were still very uncomfortable at first, but when the class started, they gradually became attracted by the new knowledge, and soon they forgot about such trivial matters as the difference between men and women, and focused on listening to the class.

When the mind is focused, time always flies by.

When Zhou Xue completed the teaching goals expected today and let Yu Liang and the others rest for a quarter of an hour, Yu Liang suddenly felt a sense of waking up from a big dream.

Today is their first lesson. The things they teach are naturally very simple, mainly the writing of some basic mathematical symbols and formulas, which is probably the basic content of the first grade of primary school.

But the more basic it is, the more inconspicuous it is, the more important it is.

Zhou Xue reminded them that they could go for a walk in the yard to relax their tense nerves, but none of the four Yu Liang were willing to get up and continue to race against time to digest the content of the class just now.

Zhou Xue herself had such energy to sleep and eat, she only smiled when she saw this, but she stopped persuading her.

After a quarter of an hour, she took out four practice questions and asked a few people to practice by themselves, writing the symbols and numbers of the Protestant religion.

Taking advantage of this moment, she and Qi Linger, the female masters, also took out their own notes and sat on the other side of the room, reviewing what they had learned recently.

Yu Liang's learning ability is very strong, and he quickly solved the content that Zhou Xue expected them to finish in half an hour.

He checked it again and confirmed that there was no problem, so he wanted to find Zhou Xue to check for himself, but found that Zhou Xue, who was wearing a white dress, was also lying on the case, frowning as if he had encountered some particularly difficult problem.

Seeing the dense number symbols on her bookcase, Yu Liang couldn't help but leaned over and glanced.

"This is... a building?" After watching for a while, he widened his eyes.

Zhou Xue came back to her senses, glanced at him, and asked, "Are you...all done?"

Yu Dianming nodded.

He pointed to the notes on Zhou Xue's case again: "This is a five-story building that you drew?"

He quickly remembered a restaurant that had been making a lot of noise in the city recently, and suddenly said: "Isn't this the model of that restaurant? It's also under the name of the princess?"

Zhou Xue nodded.

In fact, the five-storey restaurant also has their participation.

Cao Mi felt that this was a good practice project, so he often asked the clay tile masters to communicate with Zhou Xue and others, hoping that they could work together to solve some problems in the construction process.

The female master in the house helped with theoretical knowledge such as mathematics, while the masonry master was in charge of the practical part. With the cooperation of the two parties, the restaurant was successfully built.

"This is a project that we assisted in completing earlier." She generously pushed the notes in front of Yu Liang and checked with him, "You may find it difficult to understand these data, but when the four of you keep up with the progress, you should be able to. Get involved."

Yu nodded brightly, and suddenly asked again, "I remember, that building is almost finished?"

Zhou Xue nodded.

She smiled and said: "The construction of the exterior is nearing completion, and the princess is now worrying about the interior decoration and dishes.

"However, as for the interior decoration, a few Linger who are proficient in aesthetic painting are already designing."

As she spoke, she glanced at Qi Linger who was not far away.

Qi Linger lowered her head and was fighting with a stack of blueprints.

Yu Liang nodded in amazement: "The princess is different from ordinary people, and the girls are also rare and talented women. I really admire them."

Zhou Xue heard the words and nodded in agreement.

Princess Bei'an, who they were talking about, was holding a handful of dried chili peppers with tears in her eyes.

In the early spring, Cao Mi once sent a large package of "red cage fruit seeds" to the villa together with the sweet potato seeds.

"Red cage fruit" was originally given to her by Mrs. Qin as a rare treasure. Last autumn, Cao Mi himself tried to grow some in the house. Because they are raised in a heated house, most of them are planted.

After that, she unpacked the seeds from the winter and the chilli seeds in the space, and sent them to Beisi, instructing him to cultivate a "red cage fruit field".

Compared with those strange seeds that don't even know what they are, this package of "named and surnamed" pepper seeds has received the most comprehensive and appropriate care.

The maturity period of peppers is shorter than that of those grains. After a few months of planting, a batch has been harvested.

The old farmers in the villa were very pleasantly surprised. They had no idea that the red cage fruit planted in the field could grow to such a large size and bear so many fruits.

After all, they have seen the finished products that Fuzhong brought to the past, and they know what a ripe red cage fruit looks like.

Everyone thought it was because they had enough fat and water, and they were very happy.

How did they know that the pepper seeds, which had not been fully tamed in this era, had been replaced by Cao Mi with modern high-yielding seeds. In modern times, the grain they planted would not be ranked at all.

But Cao Mi naturally wouldn't say this. After "accidentally" discovering the spicy taste of these "red cage fruits", she changed the name of "hong cage fruits" to chili peppers. scale.

And now these are the first batch of finished chili products that have been delivered to the palace.

The third child poked his head behind Cao Mi, looking curiously at these bright red fruits.

The originally stocky little chubby dun was fined a case of silver for sneaking out of the house before, and was forced to undergo a coarse grain diet and sugar cessation management for more than a month.

After this encounter, he actually shrank miraculously.

Cao Mi was a little anxious at first, so he asked the Fuzhong doctor to see it a few times, and found that Qi Ran was developing and losing weight normally, and his body was healthier, so he was relieved.

"Mother, what's this?" Asked aloud, showing some facial contours due to losing weight.

Cao Mi turned around.

She originally wanted to pinch Qi Ran's face, but when she turned her head, she remembered that her hand had just touched the pepper, so it's not good to touch others directly.

So she simply put her face close and rubbed her delicate little face.

Feeling the soft touch on the face, Cao Mi said with satisfaction, "It's delicious!"

Qi Ran stood there obediently and let her eat enough tofu before swallowing: "It's delicious!"

From luxury to thrift, the third son of the palace, who was punished with a fine of silver, can't stand the word "eat" now.

Cao Mi nodded, turned around and washed his hands in the basin brought by Dong Li.

Taking advantage of this time, Qi Ran realized that she hadn't noticed her, so she quickly grabbed a chili pepper and put it into her mouth without thinking.

"Cough cough cough!!! Bah, cough cough! Woo...Mother, you, you lied!" After a while, Qi Ran let out a shocking cry.

Cao Mi was startled, and turned around to see him spitting out dried chili peppers, angry and funny.

The clever maid had already brought tea, and Cao Mi took the tea cup and helped Qi Ran rinse his mouth in person.

Seeing the appearance of the third son's red eyes, Cao Mi laughed heartlessly: "Silly! Although this is delicious, it can't be eaten like this, it's not cooked!

"Wait for dinner, mother will let the kitchen cook you some delicious dishes!"

Qi Ran pouted, obviously not accepting her explanation: "I...I don't want it anymore."

The fragile mucous membrane in his mouth had just been brutally baptized with peppers, and it was still aching.

Cao Mi smiled and comforted: "This is the trump card that my mother prepared for the new restaurant, I won't lie to you."

Qi Ran's eyes widened after hearing this: "Really, really?"

When it was time for dinner, the kitchen served up a few bright red dishes according to Cao Mi's instructions.

Cao Mi scooped a spoonful of chili tofu and tasted it, and felt that it was a little less interesting.

The cooks only saw the chili today, and even if they knew it was edible, they didn't dare to add more, and only added a little as an accessory.

But in this way, the taste is still moderate, and it is suitable for children to try it. Cao Mi directly scooped a spoonful of it to Qi Ran: "You can taste it."

The fresh and tender tofu was mixed with a little red pepper skin, like nails mixed into the deliciousness, which made Qi Ran feel very dazzling.

He wanted to refuse, but he couldn't bear to refuse Cao Mi's kindness. After hesitating for a while, he avoided the red pepper peel, scooped up a little tofu, and sent it into his mouth.

At the beginning of the entrance, there was still the unique beany smell of tofu, and the fresh fragrance of common condiments such as oil and salt. open.

After that, this burst of freshness and spiciness concealed the brilliance of other flavors in one fell swoop, domineeringly declaring their existence.

The feeling of ** quickly seized the tongue, and then along the esophagus has been drawn across the chest, reaching the stomach.

Qi Ran opened his mouth and breathed softly, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes.

Cao Mi has been paying attention to him, and at this time, he quickly brought a glass of water to relieve him.

After that, she directly took away the small bowl in front of Qi Ran and served him some common dishes.

However, Xiao Qiran still remembered her hatred, and complained aggrievedly: "Mother lied."

Cao Mi took a sip and ate a whole spoonful of spicy tofu in front of him.

After swallowing it, she explained: "Look, I didn't lie to you, it's delicious! It's just that you are still young and may not be used to it.

"It's okay, don't eat it if you don't like it. There aren't many peppers. My mother wants to stock up, so I will try the dishes today and make several dishes to try the taste."

Qi Ran was appeased, and nodded while taking a sip of water.

He obediently ate the moderately salty, non-spicy green vegetables in the bowl. Cao Mi picked up his rice bowl and ate all the way from tofu to fish head covered with fresh peppers with great appetite.

Qi Ran was eating and eating, and after the hotness in his mouth disappeared, he chewed the green vegetables in his mouth, and suddenly felt that something was missing.

Seeing that Cao Mi was eating hard, he touched her arm in a tangled state.

"Huh?" Cao Mi turned to look at him.

"A little bit." Qi Ran's thumb and forefinger twisted slightly and made a "a little bit" gesture: "Mother, that red one, I'll taste a little bit more."

Cao Mi winked at him slyly: "Okay."

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