After her second brother Shen Jianjun left, her third brother Shen Jianmin also left home to work at the county textile factory. With two less people at home, the house felt much quieter and more peaceful, especially with the departure of her third brother Shen Jianmin. When he was home, he often played with Shen Qingmiao, and Shen Qingmiao was often annoyed by his annoyance. Now that he was gone, Shen Qingmiao felt like something was missing.

Naturally, Shen's mother and father would not play with her, and it was even more impossible for her eldest brother and sister-in-law to do so. The only consolation was her nephew Xiaojie. When she had nothing to do, she would catch him to study. Seeing him helpless and unable to resist was Shen Qingmiao's only pleasure.

Playing and fighting with Xiaojie every day was Shen Qingmiao's way of entertainment here. The reactions of the aunt and nephew to each other were completely opposite. Shen Qingmiao smiled when she saw Xiaojie, while Xiaojie was terrified and just wanted to stay away from his aunt.

The Shen family would often see this scene, the aunt and niece running and chasing each other in the yard. Every time Shen's mother saw it, she would be overjoyed and laugh happily.

Xiao Jie heard that he would be sent to school in the second half of the year. He protested, but the adults all agreed, and his rebuttal did not make any waves.

Xiaojie had heard from his friends that going to school was a terrifying experience. They had to sit quietly in their seats and not move. If they moved, the teacher would slap them on the palms.

Being slapped on the palm was a very scary thing for Xiao Jie. He had been slapped once and the pain was very vivid in his memory. When he heard his friend say this, Xiao Jie shuddered all over.

It turns out that going to school is such a terrible thing, how can anyone like going to school?

Looking at the longing eyes of Daya and Erya, he was completely puzzled.

That day, Xiaojie and his friends went to the village rice fields to pick up fallen rice ears. Each child carried a small bamboo basket and bent over, carefully searching the fields, which had been thoroughly cleared by the adults. Some took the scattered rice ears home to eat, while others fed them to the chickens and ducks.

A group of children were running around in the fields, working very hard and concentrating on searching.

"I found one!" A friend shouted excitedly after finding one.

The other children who heard it were secretly envious and jealous, and at the same time they made up their minds to work harder to find it and not fall behind.

Xiaojie looked at his empty basket and encouraged himself: "Xiaojie, you can do it. Keep looking."

Xiao Jie began to work harder than before, never taking his eyes off the ground beneath his feet. His hard work paid off, and he finally saw a lost ear of rice not far away.

Xiaojie immediately shouted happily: "I found it too, I found it too..."

Feeling the envy of other children from all directions, Xiaojie was very satisfied in his heart, and it was worth his hard work to find it.

After that, one after another, children picked up lost rice ears. The children did not relax and continued to search.

For them, searching for rice ears is a very fun game. Not only can they run freely in the fields, but they can also receive praise when they return home.

The children were busy for a long time and finally felt a little tired. They all gathered around and planned to sit down and rest on the ridge of the field next to them.

Each of them had golden rice ears in their small bamboo baskets, which showed that the harvest was good.

After Xiaojie sat down, someone asked him, "Xiaojie, I heard you are going to school?"

As soon as Xiaojie said this, he received envy and sympathy from his friends.

"Yes, my aunt told me to go to school." The word "school" has almost become a curse for Xiaojie. When he heard it, he hung his head and looked listless.

All the children knew Xiaojie's aunt. She was a beautiful and gentle sister.

"Then you are in trouble. The teachers in school are very fierce and they even beat people." The speaker was a strong-looking little boy. His eyes were full of sympathy when he spoke. He probably understood the situation well.

Daya retorted loudly: "The teacher must have hit you because you were disobedient and naughty."

"How do you know when you haven't been to school?" The strong little boy retorted.

"I, I, I... Anyway, I just know it." Daya couldn't put it into words, but still insisted on her point of view.

Daya was incredibly envious of going to school. She wanted to go, but her grandmother and mother said, "You're a girl, why would you study? Just help with the housework at home and marry into a good family when you grow up."

Why can't girls go to school? Daya didn't agree with her grandmother and mother's words at all. But it was useless. She knew her family would not spend money to let her go to school.

So Daya was very angry towards those friends who were able to go to school but did not cherish it, but she didn't know why she was angry.

"Daya, do you want to go to school?" Xiao Jie asked as if he had guessed something.

Daya was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, with all the hair standing on end.

"No...no." No way, she wanted to go, she really wanted to go.

Xiao Jie ignored Daya's words and continued, "My aunt teaches me in the yard every evening. Do you want to come with me?"

A glimmer of light suddenly appeared in Daya's eyes, but it quickly faded away. She couldn't go, she still had to work.

Needless to say, Daya knew that her grandmother and mother would definitely not allow her to go.

Xiaojie also knew that Daya had to do a lot of work every day. "You can come to my house anytime you want. And I can also teach you."

"Is it really possible?"

"Of course, because we are good friends." Xiaojie said with a smile.

That brilliant smile seemed to reflect into Daya's heart, it was a rare warmth for her.

"Thank you, Xiaojie." Daya decided to study hard so that she could teach Erya later.

The strong little boy Tiedan said disdainfully: "Tsk, there are still people who like to study, what a fool."

"Xiaojie, can we study together?" Some children who could not go to school asked.

Xiao Jie finally agreed to all of them. "Okay, we'll gather at the hillside then. You must listen to me, the boss."

"Great!" The children all cheered and were very excited.

At this moment, Xiao Jie completely forgot the fact that he was a poor student. He was still immersed in the dream of becoming the boss. Thinking of the majestic appearance of everyone calling him the boss, Xiao Jie was very happy.

The other kids who didn't like studying like Tiedan looked at them cheering with disdain in their eyes.

What a bunch of idiots, they wouldn't go.

When he got home, Xiaojie's smile never faded. He walked back with that bright smile on his face.