The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Cheng Youning accepted the gift happily, "I can tell the direction. Daddy taught me how to tell the direction a long time ago."

Cheng Feng naturally knew that his son would not get lost. Cheng Youning was young and was thinking about running outside every day. Having a compass on him was a psychological comfort to him as a father.

"Come up and let Daddy hold you for a while."

Cheng Youning kissed Cheng Feng on the face and said, "Daddy, I can't stay here any longer. I need to go to my grandparents."

"Put on a coat before you go out."

"Know, know."

Not long after, Cheng Youning knocked on the door of Mr. Wan and Mrs. Wan.

When they met, Cheng Youning kowtowed to the two people without saying a word. Before he stood up, a longevity lock was put around Cheng Youning's neck, "May my grandson turn misfortune into safety and live in peace." Madam Wan had no new ideas. The gifts she gave were almost the same every year, and the meaning was always the same.

Cheng Youning looked down at the longevity lock on her neck and said happily, "Thank you, grandma."

Master Wan also needed Cheng Youning's New Year's money. Cheng Youning shook the wooden box in his hand, but no sound came out. "What is it, Grandpa?"

Master Wan said mysteriously, "Open it and take a look."

Cheng Youning opened it with great anticipation and saw, "Seal." As expected, it surprised Cheng Youning.

"do you like it?"

Cheng Youning looked at the words on it. It was a corner seal with four seal characters engraved on it: "Unmoved by praise or criticism."

"Don't be surprised by praise or criticism, don't care about staying or leaving, this is the doctrine of the mean. Grandpa is telling me that in dealing with people, we should neither be self-righteous and look down on others, nor be self-deprecating and look down on ourselves; we should neither be pure-minded and restrain our desires, nor indulge in sensual pleasures; we should neither be overly picky and harsh on others, nor be submissive and accept humiliation. I have learned my lesson."

The more Master Wan looked at Cheng Youning, the more satisfied he was. His face and eyes were full of praise for Cheng Youning. "He is indeed a good descendant of our Wan family. Grandpa was right about him."

Cheng Youning held the seal and said, "Thank you grandpa for the gift. I like it very much. Next time I write calligraphy, I will print this on the back." Then Cheng Youning bowed to Mr. Wan and Mrs. Wan.

After leaving here, Qiao Rong asked Cheng Youning: "What is written on the seal? How did you read a lot of truths from such a small seal? What do you mean by what you just said?"

Cheng Youning said: "Just teach me some principles of life?"

Qiao Rong said, "What kind of person does this mean? I am confused."

Cheng Youning scratched his head and said, "I don't really understand it either, but it probably means that everything should be done in moderation, in moderation, without bias or partiality, neither too much nor too little."

Qiao Rong shook his head in bewilderment. Cheng Youning's words made him even more confused: "What kind of person does Master Wan want the young master to be?"

Cheng Youning said: "Probably someone like my grandfather."

"What kind of person is the Marquis?"

Cheng Youning said, "He who is free and easy is not a bad person. That's probably the case. I can't understand too much. I will tell you when I read more books and understand the principles. Let's go, let's walk a few steps quickly."

Cheng Youning was calculating in his mind, he would not let any elder in the mansion go, and in a blink of an eye he came to Wan Lianxing.

Surprisingly, Wan Lianxing was already sitting there neatly dressed so early in the morning. As expected, Cheng Youning kowtowed to him three times with ease.

Wan Lianxing put down the morning tea in his hand, looked at Cheng Youning who was standing on the ground with all proper manners and said, "Get up, this is the New Year's gift that Grandpa prepared for you."

Cheng Youning shook the box gently, and there was a jingling sound inside. "Grandpa, you are not going to give me a handful of golden beans, are you? But it doesn't sound like it."

Wan Lianxing smiled and said, "Guess again."

Cheng Youning shook it again and said, "It can't be an abacus, but I have plenty of abacus." How could he be interested in an abacus when he is old enough to fight crickets and use slingshots?

Wan Lianxing said, "Open it and take a look."

"pearl!"

Wan Lianxing smiled and said, "When we were in Qiaochun County, I promised to get you two big pearls. How about they be big enough?"

"Big, this is the biggest pearl I have ever seen. Is this also grown inside a river clam?"

"I really don't know. This thing was a tribute from another small country to the emperor of Dalang, and he gave some to me as a reward."

Cheng Youning picked one up, looked at it and said, "It's really a good thing."

"Like it?"

Cheng Youning said he liked it but his heart was not. In his eyes, this thing was not as good as a bunch of marbles. Marbles can be put on the ground and bounced, or used in a slingshot to shoot birds. So what can these pearls be used for?

But what happened was that Boss Qian also gave Cheng Youning a handful of pearls. Cheng Youning, who was happy to see the pearls just now, was not so interested when he saw the pearls again.

"You don't like it?"

Cheng Youning said, "Of course I like the things my uncle gave me, but I just got some pearls from my grandfather."

Boss Qian said, "Oh, what a coincidence, it's the same thing as what the Marquis gave me. But my pearls are different. They are foreign and came from across the ocean."

Cheng Youning said, "My little grandfather said that what he gave me was a tribute, and it was also imported. Could it be that your pearls came from the same place?"

When Boss Qian heard this, he said, "It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

Cheng Youning said: "I think they all look similar, so they are probably from the same place."

Boss Qian said, "If Youning doesn't like this pearl, your uncle will let you study other objects."

Cheng Youning said: "There is no reason to choose a gift. Youning likes whatever your uncle gives you. Thank you for your kindness."

Cheng Youning had a great harvest in that morning. He had piled up a table with New Year's gifts of all sizes. Qiao Rong on the side was also counting money. As Cheng Youning's follower, he was entitled to the indispensable New Year's reward money, which was shared by all the servants in the mansion.

Cheng Youning asked, "How much is it?"

Qiao Rong said shyly, "A lot of money."

"How much is a lot?"

Qiao Rong said: "It's enough for my brother to get married."

Thinking of Qiao Rong's younger brother, Cheng Youning couldn't help but say, "How old is he? Why are you always thinking about finding him a wife?"

Qiao Rong said: "It's just a matter of time. You have to save money sooner or later."

Cheng Youning said: "How much does it cost to marry a wife?"

Qiao Rong said, "I don't know about this. We only want one tael of silver at most. Less is fine."

"It costs less than one tael of silver to marry a wife?" At such a young age, he had never known how much money it cost to marry a wife, but he knew clearly that one tael of silver was equal to one string of money.

Qiao Rong said, "We are from a poor family. We can't compare with the rich and powerful like the young master. The pair of small boots you are wearing is enough for us poor people to marry many wives."