Sheng Tang: What is Liu Jianjun going to do today?

Chapter 65 Let Liu Jianjun Take Care of the Child

Liu Jianjun indeed looked down on his own Changxin.

Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little lost.

Is my own daughter bad?

From Li Xian's perspective, Changxin is knowledgeable, well-behaved, and sensible. She is also a descendant of royalty with a noble status. Most importantly, she has feelings for Liu Jianjun.

How could Liu Jianjun not like her?

"Alright, stop messing around. Although Changxin calls me 'brother,' I've always treated her like my niece. What kind of uncle messes around with his own niece? This is indecent!" Liu Jianjun said irritably. "Besides, Changxin is still so young!"

Li Xian nodded, agreeing with Liu Jianjun's explanation.

Liu Jianjun has always been straightforward with her, and since he has clearly stated that he has no interest in Changxin, her daughter can only wallow in self-pity.

After all, he had promised Liu Jianjun that he would never force him.

A man should be trustworthy.

I should give Changxin a good talking-to later, so that she will give up this idea sooner.

Just as Li Xianzheng was thinking this, Liu Jianjun suddenly frowned: "Xianzi, you wouldn't ask about this unless it was something important. It was Changxin who asked you to ask?"

Li Xian opened his mouth.

Liu Jianjun is indeed very clever.

"No, but the embroiderer sensed that Changxin was interested in you, so I came to sound out your feelings. Don't worry, since you don't reciprocate, I'll go back to you later..."

"No," Liu Jianjun interrupted. "Since it wasn't Changxin who asked you, just pretend you don't know anything about it. I'll handle things with Changxin!"

Liu Jianjun paused here, then said, "Although educating your children is your own family matter, I still have to say a few words. There's something wrong with the way your Li family educates their children. I won't go into details about you and yours, but look at Guangshun and the others. Does any of them have any distinctive characteristics?"

Li Xian said irritably, "So you're going to teach Guangshun and the others?"

Although these words were spoken unintentionally, they stirred up thoughts in Li Xian's mind as soon as he finished speaking.

Liu Jianjun is a gifted writer, so he'll definitely have no problem teaching literacy... Well, all we need to do is find some calligraphy masters to teach Guangshun and the others to write.

Liu Jianjun's handwriting is terrible.

Most importantly, although Liu Jianjun acts eccentrically and unconventionally, his conduct and dealings with others reveal great wisdom.

Li Xian felt that these were the most valuable aspects, and also the aspects that Li Guangshun and his colleagues needed to learn most from Liu Jianjun.

"No, I don't have time, at least not for now. Things aren't settled with your parents yet!" Liu Jianjun glared at Li Xian, annoyed.

But then he thought about it again and said, "If you really want Guangshun and the others to learn from me, then let them go to the South Courtyard first and work with those servants for a few days. Whatever those servants do, Guangshun and the others will do."

Li Xian's eyes lit up: "So you're going to teach them like that?"

"Didn't I say I'm busy right now, but digging a bit will do them good." Liu Jianjun waved and left, adding as he did so, "Don't scold her over there at Changxin. It's normal for a young girl to have budding adolescent feelings. Don't just beat and scold her; you have to guide her!"

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Li Xian thought Liu Jianjun's words made sense, so the next morning, he led several children to the piece of land in the south courtyard that Liu Jianjun owned.

This is the first time Li Xian has come here since he allocated the land to Liu Jianjun.

This was the first time I'd seen how Liu Jianjun had transformed this land.

This place was originally an abandoned horse farm. Liu Jianjun dug a canal nearly ten feet wide in the middle, running straight south. It seemed that Liu Jianjun really intended to bring in the water from Zhongnan Mountain. However, the canal was not yet completed, and seven or eight servants were continuing to dig southward at the end of the canal. The other servants were tidying up the excavated soil on both sides of the canal. They piled the soil on the side of the canal and then piled stones behind the soil to form a simple embankment.

Behind the dike were strips of muddy land. Li Xian found these long, narrow fields somewhat familiar, because if a shed were built on top of these muddy fields, they would be no different from the sheds he had seen in Bazhou.

Li Xian did not object to Liu Jianjun farming in the Wangfu.

Farming for food and growing clothes from mulberry and hemp is the fundamental principle for the well-being of the nation.

He was just curious: what could Li Guangshun and the others learn by leaving them here?

Li Guangshun and his family had done farming before. When their father was still alive, the annual farming ceremony was held, and Guangshun and his family participated when they were a little older. However, Li Xian did not feel that they had changed after experiencing the farming ceremony.

Although he didn't understand, Li Xian still said to the children, "Go and work with these servants. If you do well, you can learn from your Uncle Jianjun."

The most excited one was Li Guangshun, who jumped into the ditch with a shout, causing the servants around him to exclaim "Young Master!" Li Guangren was a little reluctant, but he obediently walked over. He did not jump into the ditch like his brother, but picked up a hoe from the muddy ground next to him and pretended to hoe.

Only Li Guangyi remained, the most timid of them all, who hesitated and dared not step forward.

Li Xian glared at him, and only then did he imitate Li Guangren and pick up a hoe from the side.

The arrival of the three sons made the servants here hesitant and awkward. Some obediently gave them some space, some kindly reminded them how to use a hoe, and others simply flattered and fawned over them.

But Li Xian could see that his three sons were doing more harm than good.

The once bustling fields have now clearly come to a standstill.

Li Xian was increasingly puzzled. What benefit could his three sons possibly gain from this?
"You're just going to throw the three of them in like that?" Liu Jianjun's voice suddenly came from behind.

Li Xian turned around and saw Liu Jianjun walking over with a blade of grass in his mouth. "I went to your room to look for you but couldn't find you. Your sister-in-law said you brought Guangshun and the others here early this morning, so I came looking for you."

Liu Jianjun found a rock nearby and sat down on it. "I didn't realize, Xianzi, that you were really willing to let them suffer?"

Li Xian pursed his lips and sat down next to Liu Jianjun: "You're right. I'm not good at teaching children. I don't want them to grow up to be like me, clueless about human relationships and worldly affairs."

"Tsk tsk, good idea. You've made the right choice by sending them over."

“But… I don’t think they’ve gained any inspiration or training from this.” Li Xian pointed to his three sons who were pretending to work not far away.

"That's because you haven't entered the key conditions yet."

Liu Jianjun said something Li Xian couldn't understand. Just as Li Xian was about to ask, he stood up and shouted at the servants, "Listen up! Whoever doesn't finish their work today won't get any food!"

"The more you complete, the more bonus you'll receive!"

After shouting, Liu Jianjun sat down.

Li Xian was taken aback: "Will this work?"

Li Xian originally thought Liu Jianjun was going to give Guangshun and the others some instructions, but who knew that Liu Jianjun only told the servants to do their work.

“It will work. Just send them over every day from now on. You don’t need to force them to work. Just let them go to work and leave at the same time as these servants. In less than a month, there will definitely be a big change.”

Liu Jianjun thought for a moment and then added, "Oh, right, just one thing: don't let these brats bully or order around the servants here in any way. If they dare to do it, you beat them up. Use a thin rattan cane to whip their buttocks. That way, they won't do any harm, but it will hurt and teach them a lesson."

Li Xian looked completely bewildered.

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(End of this chapter)