Completely unaware that he had been provoked, Yuan Shouqian successfully jumped into the deep pit his elder sister had dug for him.
"Really? Then I must take a look!"
Yuan Bao spoke nonchalantly, "As far as I know, this ga has been completed by many in the Wei Family at your age, and even younger."
"That’s because only I, I know about this ga!"
"Big sister, just watch. I will definitely finish the ga in the shortest ti!"
"Big brother, what are you talking about with big sister?"
Yuan Shousun saw his elder sister and brother talking happily, but he couldn’t understand what they were discussing, so he inevitably felt a little anxious.
"What are you all talking about? Tell too!"
"Big sister, tell !"
Yuan Shousun shook Yuan Bao’s hand, eager to know what was happening.
All along, their sister and brothers had no secrets from each other.
But now, it was clear that his elder brother and sister had a secret they were keeping from him, making Yuan Shousun feel excluded by them.
The little guy was instantly unsettled.
"Little brother, big brother is going to do a challenging ga that only big kids can do!"
"You, for now, are still too young. Wait until you grow up a bit more, then you can join in the play!"
Yuan Shouqian still cared very much for his little brother.
Where he went with Wei Wushang today, although called a ga, was really tiring and exhausting. In fact, Yuan Shouqian faintly felt it wasn’t a ga at all.
However, out of trust for his elder sister and brother-in-law, Yuan Shouqian didn’t think much of it.
But in Yuan Shouqian’s view, the ga he played today wasn’t quite suitable for his little brother.
Primarily because Yuan Shousun was still too young, lacking in strength and quick reactions.
However, when he got a good hang of the ga, he could teach his little brother.
"Big sister, is that so?"
Yuan Shousun didn’t trust his big brother’s explanation and looked towards Yuan Bao.
Yuan Bao nodded and said, "That’s right!"
With this question, Yuan Bao could only answer like this.
In fact, she only knew that the Wei Family had clever thods of cultivating their children, but as to what exactly those thods were, she was completely clueless.
However, judging by the success rate of the Wei Family’s children, these thods were indeed effective.
So, in the future, Yuan Shousun would have to go through this too.
Of course, for the ti being, Yuan Shousun was still considered a bit too young.
After hearing the unanimous answer from his elder brother and sister, Yuan Shousun, being young, didn’t think further.
...
When it ca ti to sleep at night, Wei Wushang added that children as young as Yuan Shousun could start training at the Wei Family.
"No!"
"I don’t expect these brothers to be extrely outstanding; they don’t need to be too excellent!"
Although Yuan Bao also wished for her brothers to succeed, she did not want to deprive the two little guys of their happy childhood.
However, if it were Yuan Shouqian who wanted to jump around, Yuan Bao wouldn’t mind giving him a push.
"Alright, as you say!"
Wei Wushang paused slightly and then understood Yuan Bao’s intentions.
This was sothing Wei Wushang had no objections to.
The Wei Family was strict with their children because of their current position, like rowing upstream: they must advance lest they fall behind.
The Wei Family’s strength wasn’t solely the responsibility of any individual; it was sothing the entire family had to face and take responsibility for.
...
The next morning, Yuan Bao didn’t neglect her training.
She went out of the city with Wei Wushang to train.
Then, the two took a detour to check on Mu Lin, who was disguised as a beggar.
This forr Princely Heir of Marquis Wugong was still crouched among the beggars, and if not looked at closely, he could be mistaken for a real beggar.
With tattered clothes, a dirty face, and ssy, filthy hair, even his hands were covered in dirt, looking absolutely dirty.
"Uncle, why are there so many beggars in Yunyang City now?"
Yuan Bao didn’t rember any disaster striking anywhere in Daxia.
Yet here, so many beggars had gathered. Moreover, most of them were physically sound, with only a few having disabilities.
"Uh..."
Upon hearing Yuan Bao’s question, Wei Wushang didn’t know how to answer.
Why there were so many beggars in Yunyang City, he honestly didn’t know.
"For this question, we should go ask the Left City Guardian!"
The managent of a city was the governor’s duty.
Similarly, whatever happened in the city should be the mayor’s most understood situation.
Yuan Bao nodded and imdiately followed Wei Wushang to the city governor’s mansion.
Upon hearing of Yuan Bao and Wei Wushang’s arrival, Zuo Zhikang hurriedly went out to greet them.
When he learned of their purpose, Zuo Zhikang was genuinely amused yet helpless.
"Princely Heir, County Princess, I really do know the reason for this matter."
"However, you two might find it hard to believe!"
"Left City Guardian, please tell us!"
Wei Wushang replied calmly.
"In fact, the reason there are so many beggars in the city is because our Yunyang City’s big families have perford too well!"
"...?!"
Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao were instantly stunned.
Without Zuo Zhikang needing to elaborate further, they understood what he ant.
The truth was that because people were too philanthropic, so individuals didn’t need to work; they could live, and even support a family, just on the goodwill of the city’s people.
It was professional begging!
Speaking of making begging a profession, Yuan Bao always thought this idea was a product of later generations, but it turned out, such people had existed long ago.
These people looked like beggars, but once they changed clothes and washed up, they might be the heads of small affluent families in the city.
"That’s too much!"
After a mont of silence, Wei Wushang was filled with anger.
The Wei Family children, after reaching adulthood, still had to experience farming labor to rember the hardships of agriculture, using this thod to show that without effort, they could only resort to hard labor in the future.
But now, so people had turned their benevolence into a ans to get rich.
"Left City Guardian, is this true?"
After his anger, Wei Wushang looked at Zuo Zhikang and asked solemnly.
Zuo Zhikang shrugged and said, "Princely Heir, if you don’t believe it, you can have soone investigate."
"In our Yunyang City, there may not be no genuine beggars at all, but if there is one genuine beggar out of every ten, then I, as an official, am incapable!"
Upon Zuo Zhikang’s remarks, Wei Wushang was left speechless.
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