Chapter 1 Father Li’s Thoughts
At the end of June, it was as hot as a big steamer at noon, and even the air was sticky and uncomfortable.
The cicada lying on the jujube tree in the yard of Li Yitian's house in the west of Xiahe Village kept screaming, making people sleepy.
In the main room, a room full of men, women, old and young were holding corn sticks and rubbing them. The grains fell onto the bamboo mats on the ground.
The door of the main room is open, and from time to time two drafts of wind blow in, which is quite cool.
Father Li threw the freshly rubbed corn kernels into the dustpan beside him. He stood up and went to the table to take a sip of cold water. The water dropped on his beard and he hurriedly wiped it with his hands. After rubbing it with both hands, he sat back and took two more corn sticks to prepare for further rubbing.
As soon as the two corn sticks touched each other, Father Li sneezed heavily. He couldn't help but raise his wrist and rub his nose, which felt very itchy.
Someone is talking about him!
Thinking like this, Father Li couldn't help but look up outside the hall. Through the fence, he could see in the Sun family hall opposite. Sun Laowang was lying on the rocking chair and fanning his cattail leaf. Take a rest and cool down, it’s very leisurely.
He suddenly felt a little unhappy. The old Sun family was on the rise. The younger son passed the county examination in February and then the government examination in April, becoming a serious person. When the news came back, everyone in the village came to congratulate him.
It was just a child, and the people in the village were so fawning that they rushed to help the Sun family collect and grind corn.
It has only been a few days, and the corns of Lao Sun’s family have been dried and put into the warehouse, but their family is still threshing!
Old Sun’s family only has three sons. Two sons plus me can provide a child. What about their family?
Dad Li looked away and fell into the main room. His eldest son Li Jiren and his second son Li Jihe were rubbing Bao Gu leisurely.
The third son, Li Jifu, and the fourth son, Li Jigui, could not sit still. One of them was holding two corn sticks and rubbing them very hard. They could not hold back the sweat on their heads. I can't get much out of it. One of them is looking from left to right, just being lazy.
He has four sons! When people in the village talk about it, who doesn't say he is lucky?
With so many sons working, can’t they provide for a scholar?
Sun Wenming was dull and dull when he was a child, and he didn't look very clever. Who would have thought that he could still pass the exam as a child?
Compared with Sun Wenming, not to mention his sons, all of his grandchildren are not bad at all!
Dad Li couldn't help but cast his eyes on his grandsons who were sitting behind his sons with a pile of rolled corns. There were so many grandsons, but they couldn't compare to Sun Wenming?
Father Li was very excited in his heart. He had never dealt with Sun Laowang across from him since he was a child. There was no reason for his sons to be born as children, and his descendants had to dig in the fields for food. If you don't compare, who would be better? Do you know the result?
He took a deep breath, and at this moment, he finally made up his mind about something he had been thinking about for several days.
Then he spit out the turbid air, cleared his throat, and said: "Everyone, stop for now. I have something to say."
My hands were already tired and I didn’t want to rub them. Li Jigui was the first to stop. Don't worry about what he was going to say. Since his father had spoken, it would be a good idea to stop first.
Others also stopped one after another, looking at Father Li in the middle. Some were confused, and some were waiting to hear what Father Li had to say.
Seeing that the whole room was looking at him, Father Li didn't show any concern, and immediately said what was in his heart, "I think our family can also support one person to study."
What?
As soon as these words came out, the whole room thought they had heard wrongly.
The third child, Li Jifu, who has always had the temper of a firecracker, immediately answered, "Dad, what are you always talking about? Studying? Is that something our family can think about?"
< br>Dad Li was dissatisfied after hearing this. , immediately glared at him, "What? Why can't our family think about it? Two sons of the Sun family can provide a scholar, but there are four sons of our Lao Li family! In addition to Brother Song and his brothers, there are also Can’t provide a scholar? ”
Li Jifu immediately laughed heartlessly and said: "Ren Sunda can earn thirty or forty taels of silver a year by killing pigs. Who in our family can compare with him!"
Dad Li's face immediately changed. It turned dark. Huang looked at it and quickly grabbed Li Jifu. Li Jifu immediately shut his mouth.
Although he can say whatever comes to his mind, and he can be more outspoken than his brain, but he listens to his wife’s advice and can surely hold him back.
Back then, Sun Laowang sent his eldest son to learn how to butcher pigs. Father Li was jealous and sent his eldest son, Li Jiren, to learn the suona so that he could become a suona craftsman. Unfortunately, Li Jiren did not have this talent and could learn the suona. It’s not that bad either. After many years of learning, I can’t play the suona well, so I have no choice but to make a living with the master’s sons and play the gong in the team. Every village in the ten li and eight villages would like to hire a group of propagandists for happy events. If there are many happy events and many white ones in a year, they can still earn three to five taels of silver.
When he saw that one of his sons was not up to the task, he immediately sent his second son, Li Jihe, to learn to be a carpenter. Unfortunately, Li Jihe was an honest person and did not know how to speak. He was meticulous in his work and was slow to get out of work. He was not famous, but I can't take on much work in a year, so it's good to earn three to five taels of silver.
The two sons together were still not as good as one. Father Li turned his head and focused on his third and fourth sons.
Unfortunately, the third son was a firecracker. Not long after he was sent to be an apprentice, he made his master angry and sent him back.
The fourth son was also a very unruly man. He was fired by the shopkeeper not long after he was sent to work as a waiter.
There is no other way, Father Li can only keep the two of them at home to farm.
In a blink of an eye, all the sons were married and had children, working on the land, and doing part-time jobs in their spare time. Although the life of the big family was tight, it was still manageable.
He thought that his son was not as good as Sun Laowang’s son, but he had more sons and more grandchildren!
No matter how talented Sun Laowang is, he can't be better than him when he has a son, and his son can't be better than his son when he has a son.
This is a good way to comfort yourself.
Unfortunately, Sun Laowang’s son was pregnant with a child. All Li wanted to think about was the liveliness of the Sun family that day, and the villagers who couldn’t stop complimenting and congratulating Sun Laowang, and how Sun Laowang looked at him. The proud look in his eyes made him feel very happy.
Therefore, no matter how hard or tiring it is to send his grandson to study, he has to do it. If he doesn't make steamed buns to fight for his reputation, he has to fight for it once, otherwise, he will not be able to rest in peace even if he dies!
"I have inquired carefully. The Fan family school only accepts new Mongolian children in the first month of each year. The annual training fee is five guan. There are still several months before the first month. Let's send them to the village school to give it a try first. , I have decided on this matter, just listen to it!”
In fact, he was also a little worried, fearing that his own material was not the same and wasting money. After all, his family has been in the family for several generations. None of them are scholars.
So it’s a good idea to send them to the village school first. The village school only opens in winter every year. It only lasts for three months. It doesn’t open in spring when farming is busy. It’s naturally cheaper to just study. The teacher is in his fifties. As an old boy, his family only needs thirty kilograms of food for one school day, and his family can afford it.
If you can read it, you can still grit your teeth and spend the five dollars.
Father Li doesn't talk much on weekdays, but he always means what he says, and what he says must be done.
Everyone in the room knew this, so no one questioned it anymore.
Reading is all about reading. Who doesn’t want their children to go to school?
Li Jigui was not a fool, but his wife Jiang had an idea. She was the first to react and immediately asked: "Dad, we have so many babies in our family. I don't know if you would like to give them to me." Which baby will go? "
Now that the father-in-law has made the decision, he will definitely send a baby, so who to send is a question that everyone is concerned about.
As soon as Mrs. Jiang finished speaking, Mrs. Huang, the third daughter-in-law, also said quickly: "That's right, there are so many babies! Dad, which one are you going to give as a gift?"
I have a new article in the new year, hope it will be prosperous.
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