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

Chapter 59 Adult Self-Esteem

After Hai Jiao finished the conversation with his grandfather Hai Xiya, he walked out of the main room with a strange expression on his face.

He turned to look at his sister who was picking fresh green onions in the corner of the yard, but hesitated to speak.

Haitang looked back at him. After sending all the fresh onions and garlic sprouts to the kitchen, she called him into the east wing and asked, "What happened? Why is my brother looking like this?"

Hai Jiao smiled bitterly: "Grandpa thought I worked too hard and asked me not to tire myself out. He also suspected that I was practicing so diligently because I saw you performing well, little sister, and was worried that I would be outdone by you..."

Haitang hummed twice: "I told you before that you are too tired like this, but you just don't listen!"

Hai Jiao said: "I think...actually it's not bad." I'm a little tired, but mentally I'm still very fulfilled.

He accepted his sister's advice and tried to get enough sleep every day and eat well, including meat, eggs, milk, fresh fruits and vegetables, and all kinds of whole grains.After practicing riding, shooting and sword skills every day, he also took good care of his body. After practicing, he must massage his muscles to soothe his muscles and bones. In addition, his grandparents and second uncle prepared medicinal baths for him. He felt that his body was getting better and better. There is nothing wrong with getting stronger.

Maybe he was busy working and studying for a long time every day, but he didn't just do one thing for a long time. After the morning exercise, there was paperwork, followed by horse riding and sword skills, and then the gentlemen gave him lessons. , and finally he reviewed it a little before going to bed.He felt that he had arranged his time very well, combining civil and military skills, and combining work and rest. Why did his grandparents and second uncle think that he would be exhausted?

He just wants to improve his learning efficiency as much as possible.

Some of these are suggestions from his younger sister Haitang, but most of them are the experiences he learned from the capable masters he met in his previous life.He knows that his talent is ordinary, and if he wants to achieve something, he must study hard and practice hard.

Hai Jiao raised his head and said to Hai Tang: "It's probably because I was too lazy when I was a child. Now that I am a little more diligent, the elders start to worry that I will tire out my body, but I really haven't reached that point. Although I have my own thoughts. There is something to be done, but that will be at least three years later, and now I just need to learn step by step."

Haitang said: "Brother's idea is certainly good, but grandpa and grandma will also worry about you. If you really don't want them to worry, just listen to others' advice." She tilted her head and thought for a moment, "How about... you Go to bed early at night? I think you need to sleep for four hours a day. If you stay up late, you may not grow taller!"

Hai Jiao said hurriedly: "I think the time I sleep every day is enough now. In my previous life, I only slept two or three hours a day, and there was nothing wrong with it. Sometimes when I am busy, it is common to go three days without sleeping."

Haitang looked disapproving: "In your last life, you experienced ups and downs and were always in danger. It's normal for you not to sleep well. How much trouble can you have now? If you can't ensure that you have enough food and sleep during the growth period, do you still want to grow up? A tall, strong man? I have tried to persuade you several times, but you just refuse to listen!"

Seeing that his sister was angry, Hai Jiao could only soften his tone: "Don't be angry, brother, just listen to you." He sighed, "Actually, even if you don't say it, I will go to bed early. Grandpa thinks I sleep It was too late, so I had to promise to go to bed an hour early to calm his mind."

But this way, he would have to cut down on his study time, which made him very troubled.

Haitang then made a suggestion: "While grandpa advises you to rest more, why don't you simply ask him to let you go home early every day? You can help grandpa do the work in the guardhouse for half a day, and then go home for lunch. Then take a nap to regain your energy. After you get up from your nap, you go to class with your cousin, Grandpa Cao, and Grandpa Lu. Taking classes during the day will make the elderly feel better. After the two-hour class is over, you can go It’s time to practice horse racing in the small school field. After practicing, you go home to eat in the evening, eat afterward, practice sword skills for a while, then go back to the house to review your lessons, then go to bed early and get up early... This kind of arrangement does not need to cut down on your study time. On the contrary, it will give you more room to rest and recuperate, and you will be able to act more calmly." Hai Jiao felt that his sister's words made sense: "Yes. I am already familiar with the affairs in the health center. No matter how long I stay, I will learn more. There’s nothing new, it’s just that I spend my energy every day to share my worries for grandpa.”

Recently, the glass workshop has been completed, and the Daishi craftsmen have begun to make glassware with their new apprentices; the vineyards in the towns below have not yet been harvested, and if they want to try winemaking, they have to wait until they have picked the grapes and transported them to Suzhou City. …

Grandpa Hai Xiya is now much more leisurely than before. He only has to focus on the trial planting of new grain varieties.Even if Hai Jiao had to help him with his work for two hours, it wouldn't matter.

Haijiao also wanted to take this opportunity to break away from his grandfather's shackles.Although he is not in a hurry to go out and about at the moment, if his grandfather and the others get used to keeping him close to him, and when Jiangyang thieves and Hu spies enter the city next year, will he still be trapped in the guardhouse and unable to go out?So how can he make meritorious deeds? !
Hai Jiao made up his mind, and the uneasiness he originally felt because of his grandfather's conversation had almost dissipated.

Haitang smiled when he saw this, and suddenly said: "By the way, why does grandpa think that my brother works so hard because he doesn't want to be compared with me? Am I better than my brother in any way?"

Hai Jiao rubbed his head in embarrassment: "You are indeed better than me in civil and military studies... you can learn horse riding faster than me, calligraphy and memorization faster than me, military tactics, etc., you are better than me You need to be familiar with it. Even if I study until late at night every day, I can't compare to you..."

Haitang looked surprised: "But when Grandpa Cao and Grandpa Lu prepare lessons every day, I listen nearby. I know what questions they will ask, and I even answered them in advance! Grandpa Cao and Grandpa Lu usually only ask questions. If you ask a question and you can't answer it, they will ask me to tell you the answer. Of course I am more familiar with the homework than you are, and I already know the answer."

Haijiao was a little surprised. He didn't expect the truth to be like this.

Haitang didn't mention that every time he answered a question, he came up with the answer by himself.She did repeat the answer to the question at night, but during the day she answered it truthfully and did not cheat. Otherwise, how could the elders praise her?
However, Haijiao doesn’t need to know too many details.It is better for young people to be more confident...

Haitang continued with a smile: "I don't need to say more about horse riding. Brother, you just haven't practiced enough. Now that you have practiced more, you ride a good horse. Your riding skills are already better than mine! And When it comes to archery, don't the generals in the guard praise your talent? They never praised me like that..." The generals never saw Haitang practicing archery.

Hai Jiao blushed when he heard this: "Stop talking, I really don't mean that. You are my biological sister, and I hope you are better than others! I study so hard because I don't want to live up to the respect my elders have for me. I hope that I will be more confident when I do what I want to do in the future. Grandpa has misunderstood!"

Hai Jiao has never been jealous of his sister's talent.He just felt like he wasn't working hard enough.

You know, the younger sister Haitang is a real child, not yet ten years old.Riding a horse is a beginner, and so is the art of war.And he, Hai Jiao, is already a grown man in his 30s!If he was on par with his younger sister in riding skills because of his physical condition and talent, then it would be most difficult for him to accept that he lost to his younger sister in literature class.

It was as if the more than 30 years of his previous life had been in vain.

This is related to his self-esteem as an adult. He must work harder...

(End of this chapter)