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At this moment, Xiao Wen wasn't clear about the current situation; he had already set his eyes on the military camp outside the city. Sometimes, he would stare at Zhuge Liang's standing posture, sometimes he would pour buckets of water into the water vat with Guan Yu and Wan'er.

After dropping the saltpeter into the water tank, the saltpeter quickly reacted with the concentrated salt water in the water tank.

A vat of ice water with a temperature of -20 degrees Celsius was quickly produced by the chemical reaction that absorbed a large amount of heat.

He put the barrels of pure water into the ice water mixture and hung them on the support with a rope. He didn't need to do anything else; he only needed to wait patiently. Soon, a bucket full of ice cubes was completed.

During this process, Xiao Wen also noticed the anticipation in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes.

He knew that in this dark and ancient environment, if a girl wanted to learn, she would have to face much more pressure than a boy.

Even Wan-Er herself thought that as long as she could find a good home and marry a good husband, it would be the ultimate goal of her life.

However, Xiao Wen's appearance gave her hope to learn.

When hope appeared before her, her hidden desire for knowledge burst forth like a geyser of oil.

However, Xiao Wen wasn't sure what to teach Shangguan Wan'er.

In the history of his previous life, Shangguan Wan'er had been valued highly by Wu Zetian because of her literary talent. Even though Shangguan Wan'er had committed a capital offense, she was still pardoned.

However, Xiao Wen was not too optimistic about the future of this world that Shangguan Wan'er had inherited from her grandfather.

The Shangguan Wan'er of this era lived in the Darkhan Kingdom. Meanwhile, the emperor of the Darkhan Kingdom, Liu Bang, was just a hoodlum in Peixian at the beginning, just like before.

In the imperial court, other than Prime Minister Xiao He, who had been an official, and the son of a noble, Zhang Liang, who stayed behind, most of the nobles in this country were nothing more than a bunch of muddleheaded men a dozen years ago.

In this kind of environment, the words that Wan-Er was good at were beautiful, but they were useless. She reckoned they wouldn't attract anyone's attention.

Unless he went to the Tang Dynasty where Wan-Er used to live, Xiao Wen felt that no matter how well he trained her, it would only be to let her master a dragon slaying skill.

However, Xiao Wen was not optimistic about Wan-Er learning military knowledge along with Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang and becoming a heroic female general like Mu Guiying or Hua Mulan.

After all, Wan-Er's talent wasn't in the Martial Arts world. This could be seen from the name that people gave her after she died.

In the end, Xiao Wen couldn't think of anything he should teach Shangguan Wan'er. He had no choice but to say to Wan-Er, "Wan-Er, what do you want to learn? Mister, I know the geography of astronomy, poetry, poetry, war, 18 martial arts, proficient in everything. Even if it was the Witch Doctor's Divine Staff, he had some knowledge. You know what I said back then, I was a high priest of the Order. and once spread the glory of the Fire God throughout the world. "

The girl shook her head as she heard Xiao Wen's words. "Wan'er doesn't want to learn those weird things. She just wants to learn how to read and write. At the very least, she's not as silly as those girls who can't read a word."

"Reading and writing?" Xiao Wen shook his head. "That's too simple. Based on my ability, and my usual words, I can finish teaching you in a year or two. "

As for the word 'secluded' …

Even Xiao Wen himself couldn't recognize these words!

Looking at Wan'er, Xiao Wen asked, "Do you have any higher goals? This way, I can teach you. "

"A higher goal …" Wan-Er lowered her head and thought for a while. Finally, she shook her head.

With tears in her eyes, she said dejectedly, "I'm sorry, sir. [Wan-Er is so useless. She can't even set herself a goal.]

Looking at Wan-Er's face, Xiao Wen couldn't help smiling bitterly.

He knew about Wan-Er's past because he had the super library.

In the original history, after Shangguan Wan'er's grandfather, Shangguan Yi'er, was killed, Shangguan Wan'er followed his mother into the palace and became the inner palace's servant girl.

In order to rejuvenate the Shangguan Family, her mother taught her how to read and write.

It could be said that without the family's pressure and experience, Wan-Er was just an ordinary girl from an aristocratic family.

At this time, Shangguan Wan'er's family was not rich, but she was still happy. Making this carefree little girl think about what she should do in the future was truly a bit too much for her.

After all, when Xiao Wen was her age, he was only playing computer games with his brothers in the Black Network Cafe. What the future looked like was not something this seven or eight year old little girl could think about.

However, if she didn't think about his future goal, Xiao Wen didn't know what to teach her.

Thus, he tried his best to guide Wan-Er and make her set her goal in her life.

[I can't just teach Wan-Er the art of living in her room just because she wants to be my boyfriend in the future, can I?]

Xiao Wen really knew how to use the kitchen knife. However, if he dared to teach his, Wan'er's parents would pick up the kitchen knife and put him in front of their house the next day.

Since he asked Wan-Er what she wanted to do, and she couldn't answer, Xiao Wen asked, "When Wan-Er grows up, what kind of person do you want to marry?"

"Eh?" Wan-Er was confused when she heard the question. She asked, "Can a girl still choose her own husband?"

Hearing this, Xiao Wen slapped his forehead.

"Curse the vile feudal society." Xiao Wen cursed inwardly.

In feudal society, marriage is generally paid attention to the perfect match.

Perhaps boys have the right to have a certain degree of freedom to choose the right person within a certain range set by their parents. But girls could only obey their parents and the words of their matchmakers.

Wan-Er couldn't even understand why Xiao Wen would ask her that.

Looking at Wan-Er's confused expression, Xiao Wen said helplessly, "Although your parents have decided on your future husband, I will be your father for life. Since I taught you to read, I can be considered half a father to you. Regarding this marriage, I should have the authority to do so. "

"Although I can't force a man to marry you, at least I can let you choose a rough range."

Wan-Er's eyes lit up when she heard Xiao Wen's words.

She said, "If Sir really can make a decision, then Wan'er wishes to marry a great hero. He could go to the battlefield, he could enter the imperial court. To be able to hold the title of marquis, to be able to rule over all the people in the world. "

Xiao Wen nodded as Wan-Er told him his thoughts.

Now he finally understood the general direction of educating Wan-Er.

So he said, "Wan-Er wants to marry someone who can be conferred the title of marquis, and it would be best if she can become someone useful to him. And to be able to advise him behind the scenes and solve some difficult problems in government affairs, it couldn't be any better. [In that case, Wan-Er will learn how to be rich!]

"Although rich countries are things that need to be learned for at least a decade or two. I'm afraid you won't be able to start your apprenticeship until your children are married. However, the path of the rich could display many benefits from the very beginning. "Compared to those rich countries that haven't finished their studies, I think Wan'er can hook up with them."

"Thank you, sir." Wan'er happily said after hearing Xiao Wen's words.

Thus, Xiao Wen closed his eyes and rummaged through the basic books for nine years of compulsory education. Then, he started to teach Wan'er some basic Chinese and mathematics.

However, neither of them noticed that Zhuge Liang, who was standing in the corner with a military posture, was looking at Wan-Er with a weird expression.