Zhao Fengtian couldn't believe that such a thing would happen to him.

At least he would never have thought that one day he would dare to talk to Chen Shuilian like this.

He couldn't understand himself who was so conflicted just now, and finally chose to speak his mind.

"When I was little, I wanted to learn to read from Mr. Wang, but you wouldn't let me. You even said I was a spendthrift..."

After hearing what he said, Chen Shuilian was able to barely recall the incident from her fragmentary memory.

Wang Xiucai was a scholar who came to their village to visit relatives seven or eight years ago.

Because they were going to stay for a while, some people were interested and took the opportunity to come to our door to ask for help.

They wanted to pay some tuition and ask the scholar to teach their children a few words.

The scholar was also a good talker and agreed on the spot.

And because I wouldn't be staying there for long, just a few months, I didn't ask for much. I just gave ten or twenty cents to come and learn to write.

It caused a small craze in their village at that time.

This is a rare opportunity for children to learn to read, and many parents sent their children there.

The villagers were extremely happy at that time. With only a few cents in salary, they could learn to read like a scholar. It would be a great honor even if they told others about it.

Chen Shuilian also knew about this at the time.

But she only thought of Zhao Maizhou. Unfortunately, Zhao Maizhou was used to cheating and playing tricks. Studying was so hard that he naturally didn't want to study.

In the end, the matter was left unresolved.

At that time, Chen Shuilian didn't care about anyone else, and naturally didn't think about whether the other two children wanted to study.

Although Zhao Fengtian is a young child, he is full of curiosity about reading and writing.

He timidly mentioned this matter to Chen Shuilian, but was ruthlessly rejected.

Driven by curiosity, he secretly ran to the place where the scholar taught and lay through the crack of the door.

The scholar naturally discovered this, but when he saw such a well-behaved child who was so eager for knowledge, he just smiled and did not stop him from continuing to study secretly.

You know what, Zhao Fengtian is very talented. He learned a lot of words by secretly studying, and learned more and faster than those who were sitting inside reading.

The scholar was very impressed at that time, thinking that this was a rare and good talent.

Unfortunately, he also heard that the family's conditions were not good and they certainly could not afford to support a student.

Even though this matter was a pity, he put it behind him.

Everyone has his own destiny. Since he can't help, there is no need to mention such things to others.

Originally, Zhao Fengtian could have studied until he became a scholar, but at this time, someone who didn't get along with Chen Shuilian said during an argument that she had the ability to keep quarreling, but was incapable of sending her children to school and learning to read, and even let the children peek through the crack of the door. His study career was ruined.

Chen Shuilian was in a bad mood because of this incident, so she locked him up and did not let him go out again until the scholar left the village.

This was also Zhao Fengtian’s closest and only chance to study.

After this incident, he completely gave up the idea of ​​studying.

Even though his family's life has improved now, he has never thought about this.

Just like this time when he went to Yuelu Academy, although he was yearning for the academy, in the end he just looked at it with envy.

As for studying, forget it...

What is missed is missed.

There's no point in talking about it now.

Chen Shuilian felt extremely guilty at the moment. Although she knew that this was entirely her fault, she still pretended to remain calm and made excuses for herself.

"It's not that I don't want you to go to school, but you know what our family's conditions were like before. A few cents may seem like a small amount, but I want to spend every penny I have. It's natural..."

Zhao Fengtian was smart for once. He said aggrievedly: "No, if it was because of poverty, then why did you let my elder brother go to school... At that time, my elder brother just didn't want to go, otherwise..."

Chen Shuilian: “…”

It's bad. How come this kid is not smart when he should be smart, and is smart when he shouldn't be smart.