She Only Cares About Cultivation

The more she experiences, the more she knows, the deeper her admiration for her becomes.

At around four or five months, An Ran started teething and learned to turn over. Every day, she would crawl for a while, practicing lifting her head, and every time she would make the three sisters laugh heartily. They would hold her lovingly because under An Yi’s careful care, their An Ran was chubby and adorable enough to melt one’s heart.

Touching her Michelin tire-like arms, An Yi laughed and said, "If it were summer, she’d surely be able to squish mosquitoes. I hope the weather warms up soon so we can take her out for exercise. Always eating and sleeping, if she isn’t fat, who is? People who don’t know might think our family’s meals are really good!"

Qiuxia couldn’t help but mutter, "Sister, do you have some misunderstanding about bad meals? What An Ran eats, drinks, and uses in our family is on par with city folks in Beijing, right? We rural people, besides breastfeeding, also feed them rice porridge. Those who can afford fine grains are considered well-off families. Which family lets their children drink unlimited milk powder like us? It’s too extravagant. An Ran truly has a good life, even better than her mothers!"

An Yi pursed her lips and smiled, "What? Jealous? We pamper An Ran so that when she grows up, she won’t be deceived by a scumbag. We’ll make sure to maintain high standards for her quality in the future!"

"That’s a must," putting so much energy into a child they picked up, the more they raised her, the deeper the affection. Even dealing with her daily needs didn’t annoy them; instead, they felt life was more and more fulfilling. Now, both Qiuxia and Caihua have developed a deep bond with this family.

Under Teacher An’s repeated supervision and encouragement, the progress of the sisters was evident to all. Previously, their handwriting was crooked; now they could at least write neatly. After learning pinyin, they would read books with pinyin annotations several times a day, becoming more proficient with each reading.

"When spring comes, we will buy a dictionary. With a dictionary in hand, you can learn more words."

If memory serves correctly, the 1953 version of Xinhua Dictionary was already on the market, but it’s uncertain if the bookstore in Dingyuan County has it.

"Dictionary? What’s that?"

An Yi had to explain this knowledge to them, mentioning the "Er Ya" from the Han Dynasty and the "Kangxi Dictionary" from the Qing Dynasty. Only our country has so many versions of dictionaries. The thousand-year cultural heritage relies entirely on manual collection, which is an extremely difficult knowledge repository.

After listening to her explanation, the sisters developed a strong interest in the 1953 version of the "Xinhua Dictionary."

In her space, she has a "Kangxi Dictionary," which she plans to collect without taking it out, as it is an artifact from a long ago era.

This was truly passed down from the Kangxi period. The paper has a dense sense of age, and some pages are torn, seeming to dissolve at the slightest touch. For this reason, even she doesn’t dare to touch it, so how could she let the sisters handle it?

During the years of "fighting landlords," many things were discovered. To prevent these artifacts from being damaged during special periods, everything that could be sent to space has been safely stored in space.

After the 1990s, choose a suitable opportunity to donate the artifacts one by one, which would be far better than smashing and wasting them.

She is not interested in these things. With the accumulation of experience over several lifetimes, she’s learned to regard money as dirt. With food, drink, and shelter, what use does she have for money?

Time quietly slips by in the blink of an eye. In March according to the Solar Calendar, the snow in the Northeast begins to melt. In April, the buds of early spring gradually break through the soil.

In early April, An Yi carried the child and went to the county with Qiuxia and Caihua. The middle schools were all boarding schools. Although there was a middle school in the town, she didn’t think it was good and insisted they go to the county at least, so the sisters brought the child and spent two days making a fuss to get to the county.

First, they found a guesthouse to stay in, then went to the school hall for interviews and examinations. Being older examinees, the school would give them special care. It’s never too late to learn. Even Fan Jin only passed the exam in his old age, let alone the strong determination of these sisters. The school teachers welcomed them enthusiastically; no one looked down on them. Allowing them to take the exam was already the greatest respect for them.

The exams were held in the morning, and results were typically out by the afternoon. They stayed in the county for four days and took exams at four schools. To their surprise, they got accepted at all of them.