Chapter 1644 - 1074: Heroine of the Republic 48

Chapter 1644: Chapter 1074: Heroine of the Republic 48

Early November in the Northeast, temperatures have already dropped to below ten degrees, even colder than deep winter in December in the Southern Central Plains.

After exams at school, the holiday season gradually began; snow had already started falling in some areas. At An Yi’s home, preparations began as early as September, filling in wall and door cracks. They mixed straw with clay to apply a thick layer of insulation on the house, not only for the old home but also for the house in the county. For this, she specifically hired a few people to help with the work.

By the time the weather became colder, the house was almost aired out. Because winter is very cold here, structural beams and indoor areas are minimized, appearing slightly oppressive, but greatly increasing warmth during winter.

Village school exams concluded on November 1st, and holidays started on the 2nd. Meanwhile, An Hu participated in fishing activities in early December, so after the start of the holidays, they returned to the county. Based on An Hu’s current level, she began tutoring him.

Angelina’s exams were on November 8th, and when they returned home, they hugged An Yi.

"Sis, we’re confident we can pass. The types of questions were much simpler than the ones you gave us. We’ve memorized all the key knowledge points for each subject and are sure we can pass."

They completed four years of middle school courses in two years, which is quite a workload, so An Yi confirmed their exam question formats.

"So, you’re eighty percent confident and relying on luck for the remaining twenty percent?"

Anna nodded sheepishly, "Yes, especially in physics, chemistry, and mathematics; there are still several challenging problems. We followed your advice, tackled the ones we were sure of first, and the rest were uncertain. But passing the exam shouldn’t be a problem."

That’s good; at least they have confidence in passing, making their hard work during overtime worthwhile.

"Since you’re on holiday, let’s wait for the notice in the county. But you shouldn’t slack off, consolidate all middle school knowledge during this time, and tutor An Hu as well. After this winter break, aim to have him graduate from elementary school next year."

With An Yi’s help, An Hu learned all the key points from grades one to three in just one semester, thoroughly. If the winter break goes smoothly, and he learns well, she plans to have him take the middle school exam in spring and directly attend middle school upon passing.

"Sis, isn’t this too fast?"

An Yi smiled slightly: "There’s not much to learn in elementary school. Chinese is about recognizing characters and writing small essays; arithmetic is addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, plus some application problems. You went through it the same way initially, so you should have a good learning method. You’ve practiced your calligraphy for several years, and it’s now showing good results, but An Hu lacks patience. Look at his handwriting, generously saying it’s messy, frankly speaking, it’s a secret script that no one understands. Practice writing well during the holidays, don’t worry about wasting paper. You three write a sheet of hard pen calligraphy every day."

Now it’s the era of pens; nobody writes with brushes anymore, so all she assigned them was hard pen calligraphy.

A copybook means she writes standard characters with a red pen on the front for them to follow and practice.

If you don’t write carefully, you’ll be punished by writing three sheets. So, if you practice diligently on each sheet, progress will be visible over time.

An Hu is leaving next month; he wants to shorten the elementary phase as much as possible. Plus, they all use the spiritual spring water she provides daily to wash essence and marrow, detoxifying and beautifying themselves. Not to say they’re exceptionally smart, but certainly better off than ordinary people. As long as one remains diligent and hardworking, nothing is impossible to achieve.

The sky is fair; every drop of sweat you shed yields rewards.

Anning is already one year old; she learned to walk at nine months. Perhaps because the family loves talking to her, her clarity in speaking surpasses An Ran at an earlier age. When the two children smile, it’s especially healing. In this family, whoever has free time will hold them and wander around the yard. The sisters, enveloped in love from a young age, are much happier than girls of this era.

An Yi has been told more than once that pampering a daughter like this isn’t good, questioning what use it serves to indulge a "money-losing" daughter when she eventually belongs to someone else?

Eventually, doesn’t she belong to someone else?

An Yi doesn’t argue, she simply pulls her lips lightly in response to these women and matronly remarks. Being a woman herself, yet feeling disdain toward women, what kind of mentality is that? What’s wrong with daughters? They’re closer to the heart. Besides, she doesn’t expect them to carry on the family name. After all, she fabricated this surname; is the Yi family waiting for her to pass it on? She isn’t married, nor has her own children; she’ll live as she pleases, no interference allowed from others.