Chapter 2 Drawing lots is the fairest
The Li family is one of the most prominent families in Xiahe Village. There are more than 100 households in the village, and the Li family accounts for half of them.
Not to mention the large number of households in the Li family, even the prosperous population in each household is the envy of the villagers.
Let’s talk about Father Li, he has a brother above him.
The eldest brother Li Yishan has three sons and one daughter;
Further down the line, Li Yishan has seven grandchildren and three granddaughters, and Father Li has eleven grandsons and seven granddaughters.
Nothing else can compare to it. Compared to the population, no family in the village can compare with his family.
So when Father Li wants to win this reputation, he really doesn’t just think about it casually.
Although the first few grandsons are old and have passed the age of enlightenment, there are still four grandsons who are of the right age, and they happen to be one for each room.
But who should I send my four grandsons to?
Father Li also paused for a moment.
He glanced at his four grandchildren. Li Rongtan from the oldest family is six years old, Li Rongzhang from the second oldest family is eight years old, Li Rongfeng from the third oldest family is eight years old, and Li Ronghua from the fourth oldest family is nine years old.
With just one look, he couldn't tell who was better at reading.
Seeing the father-in-law paused and seemed to be hesitating, the two sisters-in-law Huang, who was quick-thinking, and Jiang, who was always ambitious, glanced at each other inadvertently, showing that they each had their own special powers.
Huang said: "Dad, Brother Feng has been smart since he was a child. Opposite Sun Wenming is studying in the yard. Brother Feng can learn the tongue after just a few ears! If you don't talk too much, what about the Three Character Classic? He can already recite several sentences, and he has a good memory. Send him to study to ensure his future success!”
Jiang did not hesitate to give in: "Dad, Brother Hua is smarter! He often goes to see Brother Li to play, and from time to time he looks at his sixth uncle's abacus, and he thinks he is young and old! They are just a few brothers. When he helps his mother count coins, he can count up to a hundred in one go. ! Send him to study, and I’ll make sure he earns some money for you!”
What she is talking about is Li Yishan’s youngest son, Li Jili, who is the sixth in their generation and is now working as a bookkeeper in the city. Brother is his youngest son, who is eleven years old this year.
The eldest sister-in-law Wu and the second sister-in-law Song looked at each other and did not argue.
Dad Li is a man of one character, but with such a big family, as the head of the family, it is natural that the bowl of water must be balanced, otherwise it will not be conducive to harmony.
Dad Li was thinking about it, but Mr. Huang and Mr. Jiang did not stop, and kept trying to tease their children.
Li Shiliu, who was sitting behind Mrs. Song and counting the grains, couldn't help but quickly raised her head and glanced at the two aunts.
Whenever there is a fight for supremacy in this family, the third and fourth aunts are the most enthusiastic.
The two parents are from the same village. I heard that they had a bit of a flair when they were daughters. I never thought that they would marry into the same family and become sisters-in-law.
Pomegranate often heard her grandmother Yuan murmuring that it was the matchmaker who said it was nice, but she didn't ask for details. Otherwise, knowing that these two people were not in good shape, she would definitely not want them both. She came back to be a wife.
If the mother-in-law hadn't been suppressing her from above, the two of them would have had a huge quarrel.
The quarrel has stopped, but there is always a disagreement between them openly or covertly, and the two of them can always find something to talk about and argue with each other.
Let alone such a big thing.
Studying, everything is inferior, only reading is high. As a modern soul, Li Shiliu has not been assimilated by this era even though it has been twelve years since he was born. It can be said that She knows better than everyone here that reading can change your destiny.
Didn’t she rely on reading in her previous life to step out of the small mountain village and see the outside world?
She turned her head and glanced at her younger brother Zhang Geer, thinking, her parents are honest and do their duty. They are neither the eldest nor the youngest. They don’t compete with the eldest brother and don’t compete with the younger brothers. But she hoped that Brother Zhang would have this opportunity.
I don’t know what grandpa would choose.
Dad Li was still thinking about it. The old Yuan family, who always had rules and regulations, was heartbroken by the quarrel between his two daughters-in-law. He couldn't help but said: "Let's draw lots!"
Li old Even though his father was true to his words, he still valued his hard-working and capable old wife who had given birth to five children. As long as Old Yuan spoke up about big and small matters at home, Father Li would more or less listen to her opinion. It’s also because Mr. Yuan either doesn’t speak, but as long as he does speak, it’s very regulated. Listen!
"Okay! Let's draw lots!" Dad Li immediately made up his mind.
Since I don’t know who to choose, this is the fairest. Whoever gets caught will be the winner. There is no need to say more.
After all, the whole family has to devote all their efforts to provide for it. Of course, fairness must come first to avoid resentment from the daughters-in-law.
Daddy Li made the decision, and the two quarrelsome people, Huang and Jiang, looked at each other and said nothing, just draw lots to see whose son will be the lucky one!
The second sister-in-law, Mrs. Song, was also a little happy. She would not fight, but what if she was caught by her son based on luck?
Sister-in-law Wu had an expression on her face that she could do anything, and in her heart she was already wishing that her son could catch others but not others.
Who doesn’t want to study?
Five years ago, the Fan family in Shanghe Village opposite had a scholar, and the Fan family school suddenly became famous.
Last year, Fan Xiucai won the imperial examination again and became a serious official who could supplement his official position. The reputation of Fan's school became even more famous.
As a result, there has been a craze for children in eight villages to study.
Even the peasants who face the loess and turn their backs to the sky all day long still have half-hearted hope that their son Jackie Chan will change his lintel and honor his ancestors.
In the past two years, many children have been sent to the Fan Family School in the village. Not to mention other families, let’s just say that Rongsheng, the grandson of the head of the Li family, was sent to the Fan Family School this year. Otherwise, Mr. Li knew that Fan The home school costs five ounces of money a year to repair.
Daddy Li has been thinking about this for a day or two. After a child was born in the Sun family across the street, he couldn't hold it in anymore.
Supply!
I gritted my teeth and asked a scholar to come out and take a look!
A gust of draft blew in, and everyone in the hall was refreshed. Many men, women, old and young, all stared at the center of the hall.
In the middle, Father Li was holding a straw hat in his hand. There were four paper balls lying inside the straw hat. He just took the straw paper balls and made a mark on one of them with the black ash from the stove hole.
Whoever catches this paper ball will be sent to the village school.
Dad Li called his four youngest grandsons to him and asked them to take one each in order.
The main room was filled with an atmosphere of tension and anticipation. Li Rongfeng from the third room was as impatient as his father and moved quickly. He opened the paper ball as soon as he caught it.
But the paper ball was clean and there was nothing!
Li Rongfeng's disappointment was palpable, and Huang's face was obviously ugly.
Immediately afterwards, Li Rongzhang, Li Ronghua and Li Rongtan all opened the paper ball and spread it out. The paper ball in the hand of the youngest Li Rongtan was black and dusty.
The results are self-evident.
Seeing that her son had missed the mark, Jiang, who had just been snickering inwardly at her third sister-in-law Huang's failed hope, immediately stretched her face longer than a horse's face, and she really couldn't laugh anymore.
Song also had a little regret, but she quickly put it aside.
Wu was extremely happy in her heart, but she said, "It's all because of your brothers, Brother Tan, why don't you thank your brothers quickly?"
Six-year-old Li Rongtan is the youngest among the brothers and sisters. One of them is still at the age where he is very ignorant and is studying? It never occurred to him.
But when his mother said this, he was stunned, and he turned around to say thank you to his three brothers.
Old Yuan saw the expressions of his daughters-in-law, lowered his head, and continued to rub the corn.
When Father Li saw the result of the lot drawing, he nodded immediately, "Then it's decided. When the village school starts after the autumn harvest, I will send Brother Tan away!"
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