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Chapter 152 Xiao Qinian and his son are shocked
After the group finished binding the second book, it was time for dinner.
Xiao Siyue and Xiao Sizhe took two books to the front hall.
The rest of the family was already in the front hall.
Xiao Qinian was a little puzzled when he saw the books in their hands. Why were they still reading during mealtime? Weren't they being a little too serious? He knew that the two siblings had been reading together a lot these past few days.
Then, looking at Xiao Siyu sitting at the dining table, he immediately felt disgusted. He silently thought that after dinner, he would have to give her more homework. He couldn't let his younger sister outdo him in the future.
Xiao Siyu, who was thinking about eating, had no idea that his father had decided to increase the intensity of his studies in the future.
"Sizhe, Yue'er, put your books down first, and read them after you've eaten." Although Xiao Qinian was quite satisfied with this, he still felt that while reading was important, one shouldn't go hungry.
“Father, we’re not reading a book. Can you tell what’s different about this book?” Xiao Siyue handed the Thousand Character Classic to Xiao Qinian.
"Hmm?" Xiao Qinian wondered. What could be different about the book? Could it be a rare copy from somewhere? Thinking of this, Xiao Qinian quickly took the book and saw the large characters on the cover. It turned out to be the Thousand Character Classic.
"Yue'er, why are you reading the Thousand Character Classic again?" The Thousand Character Classic is an introductory book, and Xiao Siyue has already studied it.
"Dad, open it and take a look." Xiao Siyue looked at Xiao Qinian playfully, gesturing for him to flip through the book.
Xiao Qinian glanced at Xiao Siyue suspiciously, then flipped through the book.
The content inside was no different from before, except that the ink looked somewhat fresh, as if it had just been written not long ago.
"Did Yue'er copy this herself?" Xiao Qinian asked, but the handwriting was somewhat different from his daughter's. He had personally taught his daughter, and her handwriting was very similar to his own.
Could it have been written by Xiao Sizhe? Xiao Qinian turned his gaze to Xiao Sizhe again.
"No, Dad, take another look." Xiao Siyue was speechless; her father didn't even recognize his own words.
Xiao Qinian also felt that his question was a bit redundant, so he looked at it carefully again and found that although the words were very neat, there were occasionally one or two words with lighter ink, and some of the pages had ink stains, so they didn't look like they were handwritten, but rather printed.
Printed? Xiao Qinian suddenly looked up at Xiao Siyue and the other person. Could this be...?
Seeing Xiao Qinian's expression, Xiao Siyue knew that her father had guessed it, and nodded directly.
"Dad, this is the printed version. My second brother and I printed and bound it today. We made two copies in total."
Xiao Sizhe also gave the book he had to Xiao Qinian.
It was a copy of the "Three Character Classic," which surprised Xiao Qinian.
"Yue'er, how long did it take you to make this?" Xiao Qinian thought it would be like the previous ones, carved one page at a time. Although these two books don't have many words, carving the templates is a meticulous and slow process that can't be done in less than a few months.
“Dad, this did take a long time, more than a month.” Xiao Siyue calculated the time. In fact, she had started preparing when she returned from her hometown, but the flood in Qianyuan County delayed it for a while, so it was only completed now. Actually, if you count the time, it has been several months.
"Yue'er, you've worked hard. But why did you think of doing this?" Book printing is a huge project that requires a lot of manpower and resources.
“Dad, didn’t we build a clan school in Xiaojia Village last year? There are many children in the clan, but there are too few books. So I was thinking of printing some myself.” In a little while, she will be able to make a batch of primers and send them to Xiaojia Village.
"So that's how it is. Yue'er is so thoughtful." Xiao Qinian was very proud. His daughter was already contributing to his family at such a young age. He felt ashamed of himself.
Xiao Siyue smiled but didn't say anything. She didn't actually do anything. With the system helping her, she only needed to write down the method and leave the rest to others. It really wasn't hard work.
After watching the father and daughter finish speaking, Xiao Sizhe said to Xiao Qinian, "Third Uncle, Yue'er did more than just this this time."
"Oh? What else?" Xiao Qinian shifted his gaze to Xiao Sizhe.
"Third Uncle, guess what kind of mold Yue'er used for printing?" Xiao Sizhe asked mysteriously.
"Isn't it woodblock printing?" Xiao Qinian asked, but he knew in his heart that if Xiao Sizhe said so, then it was more than that.
"Third Uncle, the woodblock printing mold that Yue'er made is movable. Every single character can move. When printing, you only need to pick out the characters you need and arrange them neatly. This way, you don't have to carve as many characters as there are in a book as before." Xiao Sizhe's words stunned Xiao Qinian and Xiao Siyu in the room.
Neither of them were fools; they completely understood Xiao Sizhe's explanation.
Xiao Siyu had already stopped thinking about what to eat and quickly ran to Xiao Sizhe's side.
"Second brother, are you serious? What does this template look like? Let's go take a look."
"Brother, don't rush. After we finish eating, I'll take you to see the country." Xiao Siyue quickly stopped Xiao Siyu when she saw him about to pull Xiao Sizhe outside.
“Yes, Siyu, don’t pull your second brother. Let’s go after we eat.” Xiao Qinian also came back to his senses and said. Although he was also a little impatient, he had to be composed and not lose face in front of the younger generation.
Hearing his father's words, Xiao Siyu had no choice but to let go of Xiao Sizhe and sit back down at the dinner table.
However, he ate the meal absentmindedly, and the food that used to taste delicious now began to taste bland.
Xiao Qinian seemed to be in no hurry at all, but he ate a little faster than usual.
Of all the people at the table, Xiao Sizhe, Xiao Siyue, and Lin Qin were the most shocked.
Lin Qin wasn't very interested in these things, and she didn't understand them very well either.
As for Xiao Sizhe and Xiao Siyue, they were simply not in a hurry. Xiao Siyue didn't need to mention that what she did was already nothing special.
Xiao Sizhe, on the other hand, had been watching it all day.
After the two of them had eaten half of their usual meal, they felt a burning gaze fixed on them.
It's obvious it's Xiao Siyu.
Unfortunately, Xiao Siyue's gaze was too intense, so the two had no choice but to speed up their meal.
After dinner, Xiao Siyu led the two of them to Xiao Siyue's room, with Xiao Qinian following behind.