next day

After breakfast, Ye Ziyu asked Liqiu to ask Ye Qingyin to come and teach her, while she went to the desk to practice what she had learned the day before.

"Miss, the hair we washed the day before is almost dry. What should we do next?" Lixia asked.

"Boom?"

"Peng?" Lixia was puzzled.

"Forget it, I'll go take a look." Ye Ziyu put down his pen and went to the yard.

"Where are you going, sister? You can't be exposed to the wind now." Ye Qingyin happened to meet Ye Ziyu who was about to go out.

"Oh, I'll go to the yard to take a look and will be back soon. Sister, please go into the house and wait for me." After saying that, he pushed Ye Qingyin into the house and walked towards the yard.

"Find a cloth bag and put all the hairs in it. Then use a stick to hit them to make them fluffy. Then use something to pad the hairs and spread them out to dry in the sun. Turn them over every once in a while and continue to dry them in the sun." Ye Ziyu took a look and instructed them.

After returning to the room, "Sister, why did you come so late today? Usually at this time, I would have gone to your place to practice calligraphy for a while."

"I thought you needed to have a good rest, so I didn't come so early. What was your sister doing in the courtyard just now?"

"Oh, nothing. I wanted to make a piece of clothing and I need those things. I just went to check out the preparations. Sister, are we going to learn something new today? Ahem…"

"Have a drink of water, Shunshun. Have you taken your medicine today?" Ye Qingyin poured a glass of water and handed it to Ye Ziyu, then patted Ye Ziyu gently on the back.

"Drink it." Ye Ziyu took a sip of water. "Sister, let's learn it quickly."

"No hurry, it's the beginning of autumn and summer. Did your young lady take her medicine this morning?"

"I drank it. The bowl was empty when the servants came to collect it."

"Didn't you see her drinking?"

"The servants are all busy. The young lady said to leave it there and she will drink it herself later." Li Qiu answered truthfully.

Then Ye Qingyin looked at Ye Ziyu with a smile without saying anything.

"Sister, I really drank it. I swear, the medicine was so bitter, and it didn't have Sister's sugar to relieve my pain." Ye Ziyu pouted, "How did Sister find out that I didn't drink the medicine? I even sent them away on purpose."

Ye Qingyin looked at Ye Ziyu for a long time without saying anything. When Ye Ziyu was about to lose her temper, Ye Qingyin said to Liqiu and Lixia, "From now on, you two must watch her drink the medicine."

"Yes." Liqiu and Lixia responded.

Ye Qingyin walked to the desk and said, "Today I will teach you how to lift and press the pen and put it down. After running it smoothly for a while, gradually lift the pen up to make the line gradually thinner and finally leave the paper. Your pen should always remain vertical and the speed should remain the same. You can control the length of the gradual change section at the end of the line yourself. This is called lifting and pressing."

"Lifting and pressing is one of the basic writing techniques. The key to pressing is to control the lightness and heaviness, and the key to lifting is to control the position of the pen tip after lifting. Training the pen lifting position can simultaneously train the control ability required to lift the pen at various heights." Ye Qingyin explained.

"I'll show you how to lift the pen. First, move the pen at a constant speed with the center of the pen. When it reaches the predetermined position, lift the pen so that the pen tip stays at different specified positions. The pen shaft should be vertical and relaxed as a whole. Moving the pen with the center of the pen and lifting the pen should be continuous and skillful without any pause in between. Here is a book that I was learning to copy. You can copy it later, and then see how you judge and control the pen lifting position." After the demonstration, Ye Qingyin put down the pen, took the book from Xiaoxue and handed it to Ye Ziyu.

"Okay, thank you, sis."

"You practice this first, I'll teach you how to write later." Then he made way for Ye Ziyu and sat aside to read a book.

*

"Ayu, what are the people in your yard doing? Why are there so many hairs?" Jiang Xu walked in puzzled.

"Mom, you're here." Ye Qingyin stood up and went forward to support Jiang Xu.

"Ayin, you are here too." Jiang Xu smiled and patted Ye Qingyin's hand.

"Mother, why are you here? Those hairs are useful. You will know when the time comes." Ye Ziyu put down the pen and walked out.

"What? Your sister is allowed to come, but your mother is not allowed to come to your yard to take a look?" Jiang Xu said angrily.

"No way, mom hasn't been feeling well lately. If you have anything, just call us over." Ye Ziyu stepped forward and took Jiang Xu's other arm.

"You are in good health now. If we compare ourselves, we still don't know who is better."

"I'm just sick now, I'll be fine after a while."

"Why don't you stay in bed and rest for a while instead of starting to study so soon? You too, my sister just got better after the fever subsided yesterday, and you didn't stop her." After Jiang Xu finished talking about Ye Ziyu, he turned around and said Ye Qingyin.

"You are not allowed to talk about sister. It was my own request. Sister agreed because she couldn't resist me." Ye Ziyu let go of her hand, walked to Ye Qingyin and took her arm.

"Hmph, you have no conscience. I only said that because I'm worried about your health." Jiang Xu pretended to hit Ye Ziyu.

"The court doctor said that I can't lie in bed all the time. It's not good for recovery. I need to move more, but I can't do strenuous exercise. So I can only write." Ye Ziyu said seriously.

"Writing is called movement? It's just that the person is standing there motionless, and only your hand is moving."

"No, no, no, writing requires more than just the use of the hands. It also requires the use of the brain. If the brain is used, then... then..."

"Just what, you can't make it up anymore." Jiang Xu had an expression of watching a show.

"Anyway, the court doctor said that you can write and don't have to stay in bed, right, sister?" Ye Ziyu slightly raised her head towards Ye Qingyin.

"Mom, don't you know my sister's temper? She can't sit idle. Don't worry, I didn't let her practice too much. She only practiced for two quarters of an hour." Ye Qingyin said with a smile.

Ye Ziyu had a smug expression as if to say, "Look, look, what my sister said is right," and Jiang Xu really wanted to hit her.

"Forget it. You two sisters are of the same mind. I can't argue with you."

"Hehe, by the way, Auntie just came to see me, don't you have anything else to say?"

"Look, you interrupted me. I forgot. I told you that the dancer I hired for you will come back in a few days. It just so happens that she has some things to do at home, and you just recovered from your illness. You should take a rest to recover your energy."

"Oh~Okay." Ye Ziyu nodded, "Mother, we still have a little bit to learn, why don't you go back and have a rest first?"

"??? You are very active in studying." Jiang Xu glanced at her and said, "Well, you two sisters should get busy. I have an appointment with Ling'er to go shopping this afternoon."

"Ling'er? Who is she?" The two sisters looked at Jiang Xu in confusion at the same time.

"That's Madam Ling, her maiden name is Ling'er."

"But mom, will dad let you out?" Ye Qingyin asked.

"Yes, did Daddy let you go out?" Ye Ziyu agreed.

"I'm not in any serious condition now, so why not give it to him? And if I insist on going out, is it his business?" Jiang Xu said proudly.

Ye Ziyu silently gave a thumbs up, "Mother is awesome."

"Alright, alright, I won't talk to you anymore. Mom is leaving now. Ah Yin, please take care of your sister."

"Okay, don't worry, mom." Ye Qingyin smiled.

After Jiang Xu left, Ye Qingyin asked, "Sister, what does this mean?" She made the same gesture that Ye Ziyu had just made.

"This means it's great or amazing. Sister, please continue. Isn't there another one today?"

"Oh, that's great, very impressive." Ye Qingyin nodded, "Okay, the last task today is to teach you how to write."

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