No matter how young or ignorant Gu Xici is, he still knows that his father cannot be mistaken. Although he envied his good friend for having a kind father, he still firmly declined his good friend's kindness.

Mo Mo felt more and more pitiful for Xi Ci's younger brother who had lost his mother and was still without the love of his father. He held his little hand and promised very loyally: "Don't be afraid, my younger brother has already practiced martial arts with my grandmother. In the future, he will

Become very powerful. If your father beats you again, my brother will avenge you!"

Gu Xici didn't pay attention to the disrespect for his father in his words, and asked enthusiastically: "Second brother is practicing martial arts? Can I go and have a look?"

He silently shook his head: "Not now. My brother gets up early every morning to practice martial arts. After breakfast, he goes to the Xu Mansion for classes. He is not at home right now. If you want to see it, you have to wait until tomorrow morning."

It was half a month ago that Nao Nao started practicing martial arts with Princess Protector, and he is still practicing basic skills. I thought that he would not be able to bear the hardship at such a young age, but he did not expect that he persisted and got up at 9 o'clock every day, at least

It takes an hour to practice.

This length of time will gradually extend as his age increases and his physical endurance increases.

The idea of ​​letting Nao Nao practice martial arts was brought up by the Princess Protector. She felt that with her grandson's temperament, it was not appropriate to take the imperial examination and become an official, but he was very suitable for joining the army, and he might be able to make some achievements in the army.

Qin Xiaoxiao and Jingheng didn't think too much. The couple's biggest wish for their children was that they would grow up safely and have serious jobs in the future. However, practicing martial arts can strengthen the body and protect themselves when encountering danger.

strength, so there was no objection.

Whether he wants to join the army in the future depends entirely on his younger son's wishes.

Knowing that he would not be able to see his second brother practicing martial arts today, Gu Xici couldn't hide his disappointment on his little face, and then asked curiously: "Brother, aren't you practicing martial arts?"

He sighed silently and sadly: "Isn't my head injured? Grandma didn't let me practice until my injury is completely healed."

What the little guy said shamelessly was that he thought practicing Kungfu was too hard. Not only did he have to get up early every day, but when he saw that his brother had been practicing for an hour and his legs were unsteady, and his hands couldn't even hold chopsticks, he didn't want to practice anymore.

Become martial.

He didn't dare to say this to anyone in the family, for fear that everyone would say that he was useless. As an older brother, he was worse than a younger brother and could not bear the hardship of practicing martial arts. He was extremely lucky that he had injured his head. It was a miracle that he could delay practicing martial arts for a day.

On the day when he couldn't put it off any longer, he could only tell the truth.

Gu Xici misunderstood, thinking that the injury hindered his eldest brother from practicing martial arts, so he showed such a look, so he comforted him thoughtfully: "Brother is as powerful as Hu Zi. When he recovers from his injury and practices martial arts, he will still be very powerful.

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Momo felt guilty and quickly changed the subject: "What about you, do you want to practice martial arts?"

Gu Xici's eyes lit up and he said crisply: "Yes! I want to practice martial arts. If we encounter bad people in the future, I will definitely be able to protect my eldest brother and my second brother from letting bad people hurt you!"

"Good brother, I have not loved you in vain!" Momo was moved to tears, and at the same time, his heart was full of guilt. As the eldest brother, he did not have such awareness, and he was really not worthy of being an eldest brother!

No, he can't hide behind his brothers and be protected by them. He also has to practice martial arts well to protect his brothers.

Being praised by his elder brother, Gu Xici was inspired to practice martial arts: "When I go back soon, I will ask my brother to teach me martial arts. My brother is very powerful. He can defeat ten guards by himself."

After listening silently, he suddenly felt admiration: "Your brother is so awesome. Can we be as awesome as your brother in the future?"

Gu Xici thought for a while and said uncertainly: "It should be possible, right? Even if one person can't compare, there are three of us."

Momo nodded fiercely: "Yes, my mother said that when brothers work together, they can break through metal. As long as we practice martial arts well, we will definitely be more powerful than your brother. Then you won't be afraid of your father beating you."

At this point, he was a little puzzled: Brother Xi Ci's elder brother was so powerful, why couldn't he protect his younger brother?

This brother must not be a good brother!

As soon as Gu Xici left, Momo couldn't wait to find Qin Xiaoxiao and proposed that he and his brother would practice martial arts with their grandmother in the future.

Qin Xiaoxiao knew that his eldest son didn't want to practice martial arts before, but when he saw him suddenly clamoring to practice martial arts, he just thought it was a whim: "What's wrong, did brother Xi Ci say something to you?"

Silently puffing up his little chest, he said his purpose loudly: "When I master my martial arts, I can protect my brothers when I fight with others!"

puff!

Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh, and tapped his forehead with her index finger: "Yelling about fighting every day, is this what a good boy can do?"

The little guy said seriously: "Mom, I am a good boy, but there is no guarantee that I will meet a bad boy!"

Qin Xiaoxiao seemed to be convinced by him, and said warmly: "Okay, when your injury is healed, you can also practice martial arts with your grandmother. But my mother-in-law has said it before. Whether you are studying literature or practicing martial arts, you must not give up halfway. You know

Yet?"

After listening to it silently, a look of confusion appeared on her little face: "Mom, how about I try for a few days first, and if it doesn't work, just study hard. It would be good to come back with a top score in the exam."

Qin Xiaoxiao knew that this bastard would say this, so she couldn't help but knock him twice on the forehead: "Tell this to your grandmother and see if she agrees."

Mo Mo waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, grandma will definitely not agree!"

A few days ago, he had a whim and wanted to know what it was like for Nao Nao to practice martial arts, so he deliberately got up with Nao Nao the next morning and followed him to the martial arts arena.

On the martial arts field, Princess Protector, who had always loved the two brothers, became extremely harsh. Just because she moved her legs while squatting, she was hit with a stick on her calf. The sound made Mo Mo still unforgettable to this day.

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Afterwards, he lifted up Noisy's trouser legs and took a look, and found a deep bruise on his calf. He knew clearly that Princess Protector would love them and indulge them, but she would never relax at all when it came to practicing martial arts.

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He dared to regard martial arts training as child's play. He could practice whenever he wanted and not if he couldn't bear it. Once the Princess Protector found out, she would definitely give him a few sticks on his calves.

After thinking about it, I silently felt that my younger brother could withstand the pain of practicing martial arts. How could he be a squeamish brother? He said firmly: "Mom, don't worry, I will practice martial arts well. Unless my leg is broken, I will never do it."

I won’t give up halfway!”

Qin Xiaoxiao rubbed his little head with a smile on his face: "Well, Mom believes in you!"

After being encouraged by my mother, I silently felt that I was full of energy and was actually looking forward to practicing martial arts.

When Jingheng returned to the house in the evening, Qin Xiaoxiao told him about the incident.

"It's okay, this little brat has been raised to be a little squeamish. It's a good thing for his mother to temper him." Jing Heng will not force the children to do anything, but hopes that they will get better and better as they grow up.

Qin Xiaoxiao looked at the pair of daughters on the bed and wanted to tease the man: "If the two daughters are also squeamish in the future, are you willing to let them suffer for practicing martial arts?"

Jing Heng said without thinking: "It's okay for my daughter to be more delicate. There is no need to suffer this."

Qin Xiaoxiao said dissatisfied: "Is your idea too rigid? My mother's title of 'Protector of the Country' was earned by her with real swords and guns. Who said that my daughter's family can't endure hardship?"

Jing Heng realized that there was indeed something wrong with his idea, and immediately changed his words: "July and August are still young. If they want to practice martial arts in the future, I will definitely find the best martial arts master for them."

My mother is getting older and can teach her two grandsons basic skills now, but she may not be able to in a few years.

"That's pretty much it." Qin Xiaoxiao was reluctantly satisfied. She didn't care how others taught their daughters, she would let her daughters receive the same education as men, so that they could do what they wanted to do as much as possible.

Jingheng was afraid that she would find trouble, so he talked about another incident: "The caravan that went to sea last year came back, but it encountered a storm on its way back and two merchant ships sank."

When Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, his expression became solemn: "Have the people on the boat been rescued?"

Jing Heng shook his head and said in a serious tone: "The wind and waves were too strong at that time, and the other ships had no time to escape, so there was no way to save people. When the storm subsided, only a few corpses were recovered, and there were 200 dead and injured."

Qin Xiaoxiao clenched her hands tightly, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Those who could go to sea with merchant ships were all young adults in their twenties and thirties. These were the backbone of the family, and more than two hundred families were destroyed overnight.

Jing Heng said in a low voice: "The Shipping Department will send some money to their families, so I think they won't be too sad in the future."

Everyone knows that going to sea is risky, and those who are willing to board the ship are mostly attracted by the generous rewards and subsidies. Otherwise, no one will risk their lives to go to sea with merchant ships.

Qin Xiaoxiao thought for a while and said: "Shiyin can only relieve temporary emergencies. Without a reliable livelihood, it will be nothing. It is better to give their family members a stable job. I think it can comfort those who escaped from this disaster."

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Jing Heng thought it was feasible and said, "I will speak to the Holy Spirit tomorrow. There should be no problem."

Qin Xiaoxiao said: "Last year's red dates happened to be sold out. After dividing the accounts, I have two thousand taels here. I simply donate half to the families of these people, as a way to accumulate virtue for the children."

What she thought was that if she had not proposed sea trade, more than two hundred people would not have perished at the bottom of the sea. Although they knew that going to sea was their own choice, they felt somewhat guilty in their hearts, so they could only donate some silver to offset the loss.

Jing Heng did not refuse: "Tomorrow I will send someone to Haicheng to distribute these one thousand taels of silver to the families of these people."

This time, the sea trade sank two merchant ships and two cargoes, and so many people died. The total loss was as high as 500,000 taels. Fortunately, the remaining dozen or so cargoes were intact, and there were still one million taels left after they were sold out.

surplus, otherwise this trip will be in vain.

After this incident, the imperial court had a new assessment of the risks of sea trade, and had no objection to Jing Heng Nayan's offer of a stable job to the family members of the deceased crew members. It felt that it would save those crew members from worries and no need to worry about the future.
Chapter completed!