Chapter 141 A Little Shock
Chapter 141 A Little Shock
Old Doctor Zheng took a careful look at it and found that the seal had some meaning, so he wrote on the table with his hand, following the white lines left in the blank spaces between the two stars below the seal.
I first discovered that there was a word "王" in the first star, which meant that there was also a word in the next star pattern. So I dipped the tea in the table and wrote the white line twice.
When Zheng Yan saw that his great-grandfather had finished reading the seal, he wrote something repeatedly on the table. So he walked over curiously and stood beside his great-grandfather. After writing a few times, the old doctor Zheng pieced together the word "Jin".
Then he pointed it to Zheng Yan and said:
"Miss Wang is a girl, so it's not easy for her to leave a name for herself, but she used some clever ideas, you see."
With the guidance of his great-grandfather, Zheng Yan understood that it was a signature that was left for himself with great care.
Zheng Yan was so excited that he quickly flipped through the remaining title pages. The bright colors printed the word "Jin" hidden in the stars, and Zheng Yan was very happy.
And now Wang Jinyi is also happy. The several books with seals that Zheng Yan took away contained his own information, which undoubtedly helped him take a small step forward in his cause of finding people.
Zhu Yu called out from outside the door:
"Miss, Miss Wumei is here."
Wang Jinyi looked outside the main hall through the beaded curtain. Wu Mei and the girl named Feng Jie were both standing in the corridor.
"Mother, I'll be back soon."
The mother nodded and glanced at the wet nurse standing by the door. The wet nurse understood and followed the young lady out of the main hall.
The clan leader also stood up and prepared to go out. The mother said softly:
"That's his maid. She was injured a few days ago and just came back today. I think she has something to say.
Jin'er will be back. This time is the time for Jin'er to practice calligraphy, and it is unchangeable every day."
After hearing this, the clan leader stood silently in the main hall without going out, but looked out through the door curtain towards the corridor.
Two girls who were half a body taller than Wang Jinyi bowed respectfully to her, feeling sad in their hearts that people were different. They had seen smart and capable boys and girls in the clan, but none as good as this one.
This little girl, who is over three years old, is no worse than a boy. She has the judgment of an adult and the ability to handle complex matters, which is no worse than that of an adult man. This little girl has the personality of a man, and is bold and resolute.
As expected, the clan leader judged: "This Wang Jinyi is small but has a big heart!
After you go there, you must persuade the Wang family not to praise her, and let her know that she is far inferior to those outstanding people in the clan. Let her feel inadequate, encourage her to constantly improve herself, and have a sense of struggle.
Generally speaking, people will work hard to improve themselves only when they know their shortcomings. They must never allow themselves to become self-righteous and self-righteous.
This is one of the reasons why I left you in Xunyang this time. This child is extremely rare, so you must protect her for our clan!"
The clan woman looked at the maids in the corridor and wondered what they were talking about. The two little ones nodded, then pointed at a maid and walked away with her people.
The two girls who came looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, and the one Wang Jinyi assigned to lead the group was also twelve or thirteen years old. However, this group of half-grown people were well-behaved and respectful in front of a three-year-old child.
They all listened to the instructions carefully, said their leave politely before leaving, and then went off to do their work.
The strangest thing is that the wet nurse was only left at the main hall door and did not follow the young lady closely. This shows that this child has the ability and ideas to handle things independently, and has her own secrets.
Mrs. Zong raised the corner of her mouth. It is said that the Wang family has produced many outstanding men, but it is rare to find a girl with a great reputation. If this girl does not grow up badly, her future can be predicted. Mrs. Zong turned around and sat down, waiting for Wang Jinyi to come back.
The next morning, after a day of observation, the clan woman and the mother and daughter decided to use the hour after reciting lessons every day to learn the clan etiquette.
The first thing to start with is dressing. Wang Jinyi felt that somehow she just didn’t get enough sleep to open her eyes. It is said that “Spring makes you sleepy, Autumn makes you tired, Summer makes you take naps, and Winter makes you unable to wake up”, but she seemed to be sleepy and tired in Spring and Autumn, and couldn’t even wake up.
Both eyes seemed to be covered with something and could not be opened. Even when their eyes were open, they were still sleeping.
The wet nurse and Zhu Yu called the young lady several times but failed to wake her up. Wang Jinyi knew it was time to get up. Today was the first day that the clan lady would stay with her and teach her clan etiquette.
Mrs. Zong instructed the three people in the room to help the young lady wash and brush her teeth, and then she personally combed Wang Jinyi's hair. The two small buns on her head were combed into two buns on both sides of her head, and then a circle of small braids were used outside the hairline to tighten and secure it.
Wang Jinyi's hair was thin, soft and short, so she had to use colored lines to make a braid around the outside of the bun, fix the bun, and then comb the back hair neatly, leaving bangs in the front hair...
The woman said as she did it:
"Children under five years old can style these three hairstyles."
Next, he demonstrated three hairstyles and makeup methods. Then he asked the maid and the wet nurse to learn how to do it.
The wet nurse and Zhu Yu both knew that the clan woman who taught etiquette was also the clan woman in charge of justice, which meant that the person who taught you would be the one who punished you in the future.
Both of them listened to the orders with pious faces. As a result, after being dressed up from head to toe on the first day, Wang Jinyi was given a booklet of clan etiquette and was asked to memorize it within three days. Wang Jinyi abandoned all distractions and read it through. In less than three quarters of an hour, he found the clan woman who was drinking tea while supervising the wet nurse and cutting the clan dress.
"Master, here, I'll give it back to you."
The wife was puzzled:
"What? Don't you understand? I can show you!"
"No, I've memorized them all. You can ask questions, and then we'll demonstrate them all again."
In fact, everyone in the clan still regarded Wang Jinyi as a child, just a child with some talent. It was not that they looked down on Wang Jinyi intentionally, but Wang Jinyi was too deceptive!
In this way, the clan women asked all the questions, from dressing etiquette to various sacrificial procedures, and Wang Jinyi, like a master of ceremonies, chattered on from beginning to end.
The whole book is actually only more than 30 pages. For Wang Jinyi, who used two methods, time-space memory and digital memory, to memorize it once, it was not that fast and he mastered it easily.
But the shock to Mrs. Zong was enormous, and Wang Jinyi could read the shock in her eyes.
Finally, the wife asked uncertainly:
"Is this really the first time you've read the clan etiquette you just memorized?"
The long drawn-out question made Wang Jinyi hear extreme doubt. It’s okay. There’s a long way to go and we’ll still get along.
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