Su Yi Jing, An Yiqing, and An Yiyun, the three little ones, showed no particular reaction to the longevity locks Wang Youbao had brought. However, the little guy Su Yi Xing’s eyes immediately lit up when he saw the pure gold longevity lock, sparkling and shining.
An Jing, seeing her second son Su Yi Xing looking , couldn’t help but laugh and said, "Husband, you must take a look at our Star. With this expression, doesn’t he look just like a little miser?"
Hearing this, Xiao Changyi looked over at the youngster Su Yi Xing, and upon seeing Su Yi Xing staring intently at the longevity lock, he simply replied with one word, "Indeed."
An Jing laughed again and said, "Now I understand why he’s always staring at the jade hairpin on my head. It turns out he’s seen that it’s valuable."
Li Wuyu disagreed, "Master, Yi Xing is still so young, how could he possibly understand the value of things."
Wang Youbao also said, "It’s probably not that Yi Xing realized it’s valuable, but that he thinks this longevity lock is pretty, and that’s why."
Shi Xiaolan, while taking care of her two daughters, said, "That’s the nature of kids, they find everything fascinating. An Jing, don’t keep saying that Yi Xing is a miser, be careful or it might come true, and that wouldn’t be good. You and Brother Xiao are living such good lives now; when Yi Xing and the others grow up, you could send them to study at the school in the county, to take the examinations and gain titles. If they really pass, not only will it bring you prestige, but also no one will dare look down on Yi Xing and the others."
Here, if farmer families have the financial means, they almost always send their sons to study at the school in the county, hoping they will obtain official titles and honor their ancestors.
Upon hearing Shi Xiaolan’s words, Wang Youbao laughed and said, "Sister Shi is right, An Jing, you really should stop calling Yi Xing a miser. I was too dull to pass even the child student exam, had no choice but to follow my father into business."
Li Wuyu: "..." Baby, those four children are born nobles, especially the eldest, Su Yi Jing, the legitimate eldest son of Prince Yi, born a little prince. They absolutely don’t need to take any exams for titles... Sadly, I can’t tell you this... Sigh...
Among scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, merchants rank the lowest. No matter how much wealth a merchant has, their status here is still extremely low.
An Jing let out a light sigh in her heart before smiling and saying, "We will certainly send Jing’er and the others to school when the time comes, but as for the matter of taking the exams to obtain titles, we will see what they want to do later."
How could such important matters be left to the children’s own will?! If all four kids just want to farm, what then?! Clearly, the family can afford to send them; regardless of whether the kids are willing or not, they should participate in the imperial examination for titles when the time comes.
Both Wang Youbao and Shi Xiaolan internally disagreed with An Jing’s indulgent way of raising her children, feeling that she was letting them run wild without discipline. But after all, it was someone else’s family affair, so they didn’t overstep their bounds and didn’t say anything more.
It was Li Wuyu who praised, "Master, you are truly enlightened! My father still controls me to this day. I’ve always hoped my father would stop controlling me and just go along with what I want, but it’s really tough."
An Jing couldn’t help but chuckle, "You’ve run off over here, how much can your father really control you?"
Li Wuyu nodded, "Without my father’s restrictions, I’ve found it quite peaceful around here."
Wang Youbao: "..." But my ears are not peaceful at all, every day it’s just you buzzing around me... buzzing... buzzing...