After dinner, Ling Chengyan prepared to teach Xiao Xing to read and write when her eldest sister-in-law brought Hongling and Hong Zhi over.
Ling Chengyan didn't stand on ceremony and invited the two girls to join Xiao Xing in learning to read and write.
During this training session, she saw the benefits of having a blackboard, so she nailed a piece of white fabric with small floral patterns on the wall and hung it with two clips. The big characters she wrote were clipped on for learning purpose.
She pondered to herself, thinking this wasn't convenient enough. She planned to ask a carpenter later to make her a proper blackboard.
After teaching five large characters and watching the three girls finish writing, Ling Chengyan corrected their work and took out a picture book as a reward. Seeing it was getting late, her eldest sister-in-law and the three of them left.
