"Brother, do you dare to go out into the world and explore?"
Fang Yan could keep Fang Jie by her side and give him half of the business.
However, Fang Jie is a man who has never ventured out into the world and seen the outside world, which will be a regret for him.
They went out, endured hardship, worked hard, and saw the world, but even if they didn't make money, they eventually came back dejected.
This was also an important life experience for him.
In a few years, with the full development of economic construction, a large number of migrant workers will flock from rural areas to cities.
By then, if Fang Jie can seize the opportunity and establish a foothold in a big city, he won't have to compete with others anymore.
If he tries and fails, he can settle down in the countryside and no longer hesitate about whether to follow the trend and venture out.
Therefore, Fang Yan wanted him to go out and explore the world first.
"Huh?" Before today, Fang Jie had no idea when he would be able to escape the inferno that was the Fang family.
They never even considered going out to see the world; their minds simply didn't process it.
Zhu Xiuhua was so frightened by Fang Yan's words that she stopped chewing. After a few seconds of stunned silence, she swallowed her food hastily and said in alarm, "We can't let your brother go out there. I've heard that the people outside are wicked. They'll sell people and trick them into doing those heinous things. If they don't obey, they'll beat them to death. Wasn't that how Gouzi from our village was tricked and led down that path?"
She made an expression, indicating that the dog had embarked on a path of no return.
"Your brother is so honest, he'll definitely get bullied if he goes out. He can't go out!"
The more she talked, the more frightened she became. Finally, Zhu Xiuhua slammed her hand on the table and said...
Fang Yan retorted coolly, "Aren't the people here bad? Even though I didn't go out, didn't Wu Ji try to sell me off?"
Zhu Xiuhua: ...
The kids are grown up; you can't reason with them or control them anymore.
She knew her own limitations and knew she couldn't win an argument with Fang Yan, so she simply turned her head to look at Fang Jie.
Fang Yan was also looking at Fang Jie, "Brother, what about you? What are you thinking?"
Fang Jie came to his senses and was no longer as surprised as before.
He picked up the seaweed soup and downed it in one gulp, like drinking alcohol.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Yan Yan, you run around the county town selling braised food every day and meet a lot of people. Tell me, what are some good things about big cities?"
Not many people from our village go out to work, and the few who do have been scammed.
This makes people somewhat afraid of going out to work.
"The closest city to us is Sang City..."
Fang Yan told him about the potential opportunities in Shangshi and the provincial capital. "Shangshi has many garment factories. Chu Chun is learning to operate a sewing machine. After the Spring Festival, she will go to Shangshi to work with the girls from the village who went to work in garment factories last year."
Early spring?
Is that the timid, mouse-like girl from earlier in the day?
If even such a timid girl dares to go out, what is there for a grown man like me to be afraid of?
Seeing the confidence rising in Fang Jie's eyes, Fang Yan silently added fuel to the fire, "Chu Chun is afraid that she will be bullied after she goes out, so she is working hard to learn to read and write every day. She also plans to find an opportunity to go to night school after she goes to Shang City and get a diploma."
Zhu Xiuhua couldn't help but come in again, "I think that girl isn't young anymore, is she? In another three to five years, she'll be getting engaged and married. Why waste that money?"
Nowadays, many people feel that studying is useless.
Especially for girls, they start getting engaged at sixteen or seventeen, and get married at nineteen or twenty. Under such circumstances, many rural girls can only go to junior high school at most, and most only go to primary school. Their families will not allow them to continue their education, feeling that it is too wasteful of money.
After graduating, she didn't earn money for her family for more than a few years before getting married. She was definitely a money-losing burden.
Given the current environment, it's understandable that Zhu Xiuhua would have such thoughts.
Fang Yan told them about Chu Chun and her brother's situation, "She earns her own money and spends it on herself, and nobody can interfere."
Also, reading more books won't hurt. As a girl living alone, reading more will make her smarter and more perceptive of people and situations. Even if someone tries to bully her, she'll know how to protect herself or ask for help instead of just being afraid and crying. That's a form of self-protection.
She paused slightly, then added, "If she gets a diploma, and doesn't want to work in a factory in the future, she can use it to find a better, more respectable job, giving herself another option. This money is well spent and not wasted at all."
"Goodness!"
Zhu Xiuhua was stunned. "Yan Yan, how do you know so much? You've become so unfamiliar that even your mother doesn't recognize you anymore."
Fang Yan was slightly startled, wondering if she had stood out too much.
Suddenly, the little fish lifted its head from the bowl, its little mouth covered in red sweet and sour sauce, and said loudly but in a childish voice, "Grandma, Mom is the best! Mom is the most amazing mom in the whole world!"
He didn't understand anything else Zhu Xiuhua said, but he understood the phrase "How do you know so much?" and immediately agreed.
"Yes, yes, Grandma also thinks your mom is the best."
Zhu Xiuhua's attention was instantly diverted by him.
Fang Jie didn't pay any attention to Zhu Xiuhua's words. His mind was filled with Fang Yan's words, and he was processing them.
In big cities, there are far more opportunities and choices to earn money than in the county town. Moreover, in big cities, one can also consider whether or not to continue studying.
Fang Jie wasn't particularly interested in reading, but he wasn't averse to it either.
His younger sister said he should read more books, so he felt he should.
"Yan Yan, I want to think about it for one night before making a decision."
He spoke to Fang Yan very seriously.
Fang Yan was actually quite pleased that he took this issue so seriously, instead of making a casual decision, because it showed that he was very responsible for himself.
“Brother, no rush, take your time to think it over,” Fang Yan said gently. “Even if you finally decide to go, you should wait until after the New Year.”
Transportation is inconvenient now, so it's time to travel for a few days.
In two or three months, we'll have to waste several days on the road and go through all the trouble of coming back for the New Year, which is really not worth it.
In less than three months, it will be Chinese New Year, and those who work away from home will be planning to come back.
Fang Jie also felt that going out at this time was not a good idea, so he asked her, "How about during the period before the New Year, I'll help you out, go to the county town with you every day, and help you carry things?"
We can't just let him idle away his time for months, can we?
He's a diligent person, but he can't stay idle.
This was exactly what Fang Yan wanted to hear, and she readily agreed, "Okay."
Just as the family was enjoying a harmonious dinner and discussing their future, someone else was on the verge of vomiting blood from anger...
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