At this point, a calculating gleam flashed in the eyes of the three men, and then they put their heads together and discussed quietly in a voice that only three people could hear.

Wang Guiying calmly sat down on the long wooden bench in the yard for cooling off in the summer. The evening breeze was blowing gently, making people feel particularly comfortable, as if all the fatigue from the scorching sun after a day's work was dissipated a little.

She turned her head to look at Gu Zhenqi, who was standing aside and looking up at the starry sky, looking thoughtful, and called out: "Zhenqi, come and sit down. You must be tired after standing for so long!"

Gu Zhenqi came back to his senses instantly and sat down next to Wang Guiying. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he looked around and muttered in a low voice: "How could I forget about Xiaode and Zhizhi? Where did they go?"

Because of the close distance, Wang Guiying could hear her muttering clearly and naturally replied: "They went to do their homework, otherwise they will be criticized by the teacher tomorrow. You said that the children are afraid of the teacher, as scared as a mouse seeing a cat!"

Gu Zhenqi thought about it very seriously, and the image of his student days, which were so far away from him, suddenly appeared in his mind, in which his class teacher hit his palm with a bamboo board.

She quickly shook off this unpleasant memory. Although she was not hit at that time, as a top student in the class, she really had no chance to experience it. Just seeing it left a big trauma on her.

So I said casually: "Maybe I'm afraid that the teacher will hit my palm with a bamboo stick, it will hurt!"

Wang Guiying didn't take it seriously, but agreed with the teacher's approach: "The teacher is responsible for the child. If you don't care, he will be like a traitor. If you don't punish him, he will become a good person. It's a good punishment and it's right!"

Gu Zhenqi felt powerless, speechless and had nowhere to complain. She had lived through two lifetimes, experienced the changing times, and witnessed educational reforms, from parents agreeing and even instigating corporal punishment by teachers to severe opposition!

We are currently in the first stage. The educational philosophy pursued by parents in this era is violent suppression. Naturally, when they send their children to school, they will ask the teachers to discipline their children well. The discipline here is really very straightforward, direct and violent!

When the teacher hits the child, the parents will not only not go to the school to ask the teacher for an explanation on behalf of the child, but will also constantly praise the teacher for being responsible, give the teacher something next time, and they may even join the teacher in beating the child again!

The reason is simple. If the teacher beats students, it must be because they did not study well. If they do not study hard, what future will they have?

You can only be a farmer all your life, working hard, you can't get a job in a factory, let alone a stable job. You will live the life of a farmer, enduring hunger, facing the loess and back to the sky, just getting by!

In the end, we can’t escape the saying: How pitiful are the parents in the world!

When parents beat their children, they always say: I’m doing this for your own good!

Gu Zhenqi didn't say much. She just sat there quietly, continuing to look up at the starry sky. She didn't make any unnecessary arguments, because no matter how eloquent you are, it would all be in vain in the end!

She only does what she can do. Chen Xiaozhi knows that Chen Zhizhi is close to her. In the future, she will take time to give them more guidance in their studies. In this era, the standard by which teachers judge children is nothing more than their academic performance!

If your academic performance improves, the chances of getting beaten will be greatly reduced.

As for her own two children, they have received a good preschool education before going to school!

On the first day of school, she would go to the teacher to make her position clear. She would not accept the suggestion of asking the teacher to take good care of her children and not to touch a hair on her child's head!

Thinking of this, Chen Chun, Chen Hua, and Chen Yue finally reached an agreement, and walked to Wang Guiying with smiles on their faces and stood in front of her.

As their eldest sister and backbone, Chen Chun spoke on behalf of Chen Yue and Chen Hua, and it was agreed unanimously by them.

She had already prepared a plan in her mind, so Chen Chun didn't need to prepare any more. She spoke directly: "Mom, the three of us have discussed it. Don't say we are heartless. We understand the hardships of your mother's family. How about this? We don't want any food or miscellaneous items!"

"But Gu Zhenqi injured us, so you must compensate us. Give us 100 yuan each, no negotiation. You can give us another 100 yuan each. As long as you do this, we promise that from now on, we will never go back to my mother's house every few days to get those things!"

Wang Guiying just listened to her quietly, her facial expression unchanged, but she was already furious.

Gu Zhenqi saw that the expressions of the three of them had changed, and couldn't help but complain in her heart: "Oh, people are greedy and never satisfied, they are so greedy!"

The three of them each contributed 200 yuan, a total of 600 yuan. They didn't even bother to see who could easily come up with 600 yuan these days.

Every household tightened their belts to make ends meet. Every meal was either corn porridge or clear millet porridge. After a day of working in the fields, their belts were tightened again and again.

Under the scorching sun, I was sweating all over. Whenever my hands were free, I would gulp down water to quench my thirst. However, the weather was too hot and I was sweating profusely from working, so the speed I drank water could not keep up with the speed of sweating.

Even with such hard work, it is like an old ox working all the time without any fodder. At the end of the year, all it gets is three or four hundred kilograms of grain per person in the autumn according to the work points.

Not to mention a strong laborer, even three or four hundred kilograms of food for a little kid would not be enough for a year's food!

We eat light porridge every day, and pair it with the cabbage grown in the private plots that every household gets. We eat fresh cabbage in the summer, dry some in the autumn, and often see cabbage in the winter and spring.

It's just a drop in the bucket. The land is too small and the yield is limited. We can only say that the food is not enough and we can only add more dishes.

Everyone is barely holding on and living in hardship. Things get a little better in summer, when the trees on the mountains grow leaves, and when it rains, some mushrooms and fungus appear. Those who are quick and nimble can grab a basket or half a basket and get a chance to improve their taste!

In this day and age, being alive has become a great luxury, and it is impossible to have spare money.

An ordinary rural family can't save 200 yuan a year, but they are so bold and have such a big appetite!

Gu Zhenqi knew the three of them very well. She simply thought that since Chen Kuo was in the army and had been mailing his allowance home every month over the years, Wang Guiying and Gu Zhenqi must have saved some money and were able to come up with the 600 yuan.

Chen Guo and Chen Qiang were lying in the crack of the door of their respective rooms, keeping a close eye on the movements in the yard. When they heard Chen Chunshi's loud mouth, thinking that he had touched their flesh, they suddenly became restless.

He rushed out of the house regardless of anything, ran straight towards Chen Chun, Chen Hua, and Chen Yue, and stopped.

Chen Guo was the eldest brother, so he spoke first and angrily said, "Chen Chun, Chen Hua, Chen Yue, how come your faces are as big as that big basin? How can you say that you are worth 200 yuan each? Don't you ask yourself if you are worth 200 yuan?"

"Your conscience has been eaten by dogs. Over the years, your parents' family has given you so much money, but you only care that you are hungry and can't eat enough. Aren't we hungry too? We give you a bite and then we go hungry ourselves. How many times have we relied on cold water to fill our stomachs? Are you blind and can't you see it?"

"You owe us money, so you deserve to be treated coldly. It is only natural to pay back debts. Why don't we dare to ask for it?"

Chen Yue pinched her waist, with a righteous attitude, interrupted Chen Guo, and stood in front of him and shouted.

"Oh, how can I say I owe you something? Why do I owe you something? What do I owe you?"

Chen Qiang confronted Chen Yue without any courtesy, staring at her without blinking and questioning her word by word.