After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 55
Haitang didn't know that her grandfather decided to open up a new industry in Suzhou because of her words.

She just stayed in a good mood and continued her peaceful and regular life.

The next morning, she continued her daily exercise in the yard.Practice running before breakfast and archery after breakfast.When Jin Guo came back from grocery shopping and brought back grape seeds and several melon and vegetable seedlings, she planted them into the wooden troughs she had made.

The grapes are planted in soil specially made for growing grape seedlings, while the other two wooden troughs are made of ordinary soil.However, the crabapples were mixed with a little green manure, watered enough, and the wooden troughs were placed in the yard where the sun could shine to ensure that these seeds could sprout as much as possible.

After Jin Guo turned around to do other work, she quietly dug out some of the grape seeds while no one was paying attention, and replaced them with the grape seeds she drew from the "Flower Carousel".

After finishing this matter, Haitang ran to Grandpa Cao and Grandpa Lu to kill time.

Uncle Xie Wenzai followed his grandfather Hai Xiya to Suzhou Wei Yamen, and the other two old men in the family were not idle either.The three old men decided to work together to teach Hai Jiao, but since Hai Jiao abandoned literature and embraced martial arts, they also needed to prepare lessons again.Recently, Mr. Cao Gengyun has been sorting out the records of various battles in history and using them to teach Haijiao's military strategy.Haitang would often go there when he had some free time to help him sharpen his ink, find a book or something. When he was in a good mood, he would listen to him tell some war stories, which was considered a practice before formal teaching.

Grandpa Cao thought this was just a way to familiarize himself with unfamiliar courses in advance, but in Haitang's view, this was an extremely rare opportunity.This means that she is receiving the same education as her brother Haijiao.If she finds an opportunity to ask some questions from Grandpas Cao and Lu while "listening to stories", she will be imparted even more knowledge.As time goes by, no one will find it strange if she shows off her rich knowledge.

After lunch, she will take a short rest, but it will not exceed half an hour. After waking up, it is the most popular time for horse riding practice!
With the careful guidance of her second uncle Hai Changan, and the assistance of her maid Jin Guo, the pony is very docile. Haitang herself seems to be quite "talented", and her riding skills have improved rapidly.

After the latest batch of immigrants left Suzhou City, she was able to get on and off the horse by herself, and control the horse to run at a medium speed on the small school field.

Hai Changan felt that it would be quiet outside the city soon, and then he could take his nieces and nephews to practice horse riding outside the city, which would be more helpful for the children to improve their riding skills.

After learning the good news, Hai Jiao was the happiest person.He finally got permission from his grandparents and was able to walk freely on the streets if accompanied by an adult.Now with his second uncle's proposal, he can go directly out of the city to race horses.After being held in for so long, he must relax!
He also said to Haitang in private: "How are you doing learning to ride a horse, little sister? When you get out of the city, my brother will be able to teach you. Don't worry, my brother was also a good horse rider in his previous life, and he can fight with people on horseback without falling behind. His riding skills Definitely no worse than my second uncle!"

Haitang said with a smile: "That's great! I always listen to grandma's nagging, and I'm looking for someone to learn how to escape on horseback. Brother must teach me!"

Hai Jiao laughed when he heard this: "Why should I learn this well?"

"Because grandma promised to let me learn horse riding and martial arts. The original purpose was to give me more hope of escaping when I encounter the enemy!" Haitang replied with a smile.

Hai Jiao was a little dissatisfied.He knew that Suzhou City would not encounter a war in the next few years.However, the reason why my younger sister can learn martial arts is because my grandmother always had the idea of ​​giving her the power to protect herself. He would not say anything more, but secretly thought about it. When he got some free time, he must teach his younger sister a few ways to deal with danger.If there is a blind villain who dares to do harm to his little sister, he will certainly do his best to save her.But before he arrives, the little sister must find a way to protect herself.If you don't have the ability to fight back, you still have to learn how to escape.

In this way, a few days later, Hai Changan went out for a walk around the city. After confirming that there was no danger in the wilderness outside the city, he found a day with clear weather and not too much sand. He took his nieces and nephews, as well as Cui Dazhuang and his followers as Cui Xiaodao rode out of the city together.

Jin Guo didn't follow.She was sent to the nursery by Haixi Ya again.When she arrived outside the city, looking at the green fields around her, Haitang felt relaxed and happy, and her mind felt much broader.

She had already mastered the basic skills of horse riding, and was recognized by her teacher Hai Changan in the primary school.Now that both the man and the horse were outside the city, she simply pulled the reins and controlled the pony to trot gently.

She didn't run far away, practicing on the flatter ground around her, right under the noses of her family.However, after a period of trotting, she adapted to the terrain here. The horse began to speed up and the running range became wider. Gradually, it began to circle around her family in a large circle with a radius of half a mile.She had a great time running and could feel the improvement in her riding skills.If she practices like this for another year or two, she will have the confidence to compete with her second uncle Hai Changan.

As soon as Hai Jiao got on his horse, he saw his sister running out first.He was still a little worried and asked her loudly not to run too fast, but he couldn't help but keep watching her movements for fear that something would happen to her.

However, Haitang's riding skills were better than he imagined, and he didn't make any mistakes from beginning to end. He couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.But seeing her running faster and farther, he couldn't help but become worried.

He controlled the horse to catch up with his sister, still shouting: "Don't run so far! Come back quickly! Be careful and fall down!"

However, at this time, Haitang and his horse had already run half a mile away. I don't know if she didn't hear his voice, but she was still riding happily, leaving Haijiao to worry alone.

Hai Changan smiled and rode up to catch up with him: "It's okay. Tangtang has learned the riding skills very well, so he won't fall down so easily."

Hai Jiao looked back at him speechlessly: "Second uncle, Tangtang has just celebrated her ninth birthday, and she is still a child! How can you safely ask her to run wildly by herself? If the horse falls, it is not a joke. of!"

Hai Changan is really not afraid: "She is just riding a pony, and it is a pony that can't run fast. What do you have to worry about? As for falling horses... I dare say that Tangtang will be more stable when he learns to ride a horse than you were when you were a child." When you were riding a horse even smaller than this one, you would fall down from time to time, which scared your grandma’s face and turned her face blue. Tangtang has not fallen once in the past half month since she started learning horses! I see She is more talented than you, but she is just a girl."

Haijiao opened his mouth and closed it again.He also remembered that when he was a child, he was indeed a bit academic. When he was studying literature, he memorized his homework very quickly, but when he was learning to ride and shoot, he would make mistakes from time to time. He was far less outstanding than his father when he was a teenager.No wonder his grandfather and his cousin unanimously decided to let him study literature and seek to advance to the imperial examination in the future. He didn't look like a military commander.

It's a pity that fate plays a trick on people.In his previous life, he was determined to study for the imperial examination, but he lost his family at a young age and could only rely on force to protect himself; in this life, his family was safe and sound, and the whole family expected him to study hard, but he chose to abandon literature and join martial arts.

Haijiao sighed secretly, but had no intention of changing his mind.He has already planned the path he will take in the future. If he wavers easily, he will be asking for trouble.

Haitang patted the horse and ran back with a bright smile on her face: "Second uncle, brother, what are you doing here stupidly? The weather is so good today, let's get the horse running!"

Hai Jiao and Hai Changan looked at each other, smiled, and both urged their horses to gallop forward.

(End of this chapter)