"Those two people in the cowshed have good education, right? They must have read a lot of books, but now they are worse off than us. They can't eat or live well, they do the most work but earn the least. What's the point of studying? I think it's useless!"
He had long wanted to stop studying. In his opinion, instead of staying in school for so many years learning useless things and spending so much money, it would be better to start working early, which would also help reduce the burden on his family.
It was a pity that when he told his grandmother, she disagreed and beat him up, insisting that he finish elementary school.
He had no choice but to use this method to tell his grandma that he was a big fool and couldn't understand what he was reading. He wanted his grandma to give up this idea and stop forcing him to go to school.
Tian Tian never expected that Tian Shenggen would have such an idea. After hearing it, she felt both amused and helpless. She didn't know whether to say he was smart or stupid.
What Tian Sheng said is indeed a problem. The current social atmosphere is that educated people are inferior to others. Don’t you see that all the teachers in schools are humble and dare not teach students real knowledge. They just want to muddle through.
The gap between urban and rural areas is also difficult to cross. Factories in my hometown clearly state in their recruitment notices that people without urban household registration are not allowed to apply. Unless you are extremely outstanding, extremely lucky, or spend a lot of money, you will be able to get a job by chance.
Although Tian Tian knew that the college entrance examination would be resumed in a few years and there would be some discrepancies in studying at that time, she could not tell Tian Shenggen now and had to think of other ways to persuade him.
"Shenggen, are you stupid?" Tian Tian suddenly said loudly, "You are about to enter the second grade of the fourth year. If you study normally in the past few years, you will graduate next year and get your primary school certificate. Then you can go to work in the fields. Your grandma won't be able to say anything then."
"You have to study for another three years after finishing two years. You have wasted three years' money and have to stay in school for three more years. Why don't you think about how much extra tuition you spent? How many work points does your father and his family have to earn to make up for the tuition? And your grandma is still worrying about you."
Today's primary school is still a five-year system, and you only need to study for five years.
Tian Shenggen was stunned. He counted on his fingers and then realized that it seemed a bit inappropriate.
Before, he was only thinking about getting Old Lady Tian to agree not to let him go to school, and hadn't thought about this aspect.
Now that he has come to his senses, Tian Shenggen’s heart aches so much that it seems to be bleeding.
How much money did he earn in these three years? Yes! Why is he so stupid? If he had the time, he would have graduated and worked in the fields. Why would he have to study in the second grade for so many years?
"I see from Big Breasts' attitude that she will definitely support you until you graduate from elementary school. You'd better be obedient and go to school step by step in the future!" Tian Tian also felt that Tian Shenggen's behavior was a bit stupid, but Tian Shenggen was still young and had a single-minded mind, so it was understandable.
"I'll go tell my grandma right now that I know the answers to those questions and I don't need you to teach me anymore!" After saying that, Tian Shenggen jumped off the kang and ran outside on his shoes.
"Wait a minute!" Tian Tian stopped Tian Shenggen, "You are stupid! You have been held back for three years. If you suddenly go to your grandma now and tell her that you know all those questions and you are just pretending to be stupid and didn't want to go to school, that's why you are wasting time in the second grade? Will your grandma believe you? She will definitely think you are making up excuses because you don't want to study. It's strange that she will believe you."
"What should I do?" Tian Shenggen asked, standing there. If Mrs. Tian knew that he had been repeating a grade in order to avoid going to school, she would probably beat him half to death.
"Just come here and stay with me for a few days quietly. Your grandma will leave you alone when she sees that you are obedient. If you study hard when school starts, you may be able to skip a few grades and get your diploma earlier. Then your grandma won't leave you alone anymore!" Tian Tian said.
"Skip a grade?" It was the first time that Tian Shenggen heard this term. There were many students who repeated a grade in their school, and he didn't really know that they could skip a grade.
Thinking of this, Tian Shenggen suddenly had an idea, "Sister Tiantian! Do you have a third-grade textbook? Can you lend it to me? I want to skip a grade in the future!"
He has studied the second-grade textbooks for three years and can recite them by heart, but he has not yet read the third-grade textbooks. Since he has to come to Tian Tian's house every day anyway, he might as well study later. If he really skips a grade, he can study one year less and spend one year less money.
Tian Tian was stunned by Tian Shenggen's strong execution ability, "Okay! I'll go find you a textbook right away!"
Tian Tian went back to her room and found the third grade math and Chinese textbooks.
"Sister Tiantian! If there is something I don't understand, I would like to trouble you to explain it to me." Tian Shenggen said.
Tian Dessert.
Before, Tian Tian was worried that Tian Shenggen would not come to study with her. Now Tian Tian is worried that Tian Shenggen will study endlessly and stay in her house.
Tian Tian was a little scared when she saw him studying so hard that he forgot to eat and sleep.
The only thing that made Tian Tian feel relieved was that before, Tian Baobao didn’t like to study. He couldn’t sit still for less than twenty minutes and wanted to run outside.
Although Tian Zhuo likes studying, he couldn't sit still after being tempted by Tian Baobao and wanted to go out and play with Tian Baobao.
Now that Tian Shenggen studies so hard, Tian Baobao, who dislikes him, becomes more motivated to study. Every day he stares at Tian Shenggen eagerly and pulls Tian Tian to say that he wants to learn more.
The sudden change not only surprised Tian Tian, but also made Tian Zhuo very happy. He used to be torn between studying and going out to play with his brother. Now he doesn’t have to worry about it anymore, he can study with his brother!
Tian Tian would take out an hour every day to teach Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo the contents of the books, while Tian Shenggen would study the third grade content on his own.
After finishing the lesson, Tian Shenggen went out to collect grass for pigs in high spirits. Tian Baobao, who was dizzy from learning, wanted to drag Tian Zhuo out with him to compete with Tian Shenggen to see who collected more grass for pigs.
A few days ago, Li Dahua was worried that Tian Shenggen ran outside every day and did not come to study with Tian Tian. So she followed Tian Shenggen when he went out every day, watching him obediently enter Tian Tian's yard. But she was worried that he would run out before long, so she sat outside the gate waiting for him.
As a result, after waiting for three consecutive days, I found that Tian Shenggen had been studying obediently at Tian Tian's house for more than an hour.
Li Dahua’s eldest grandson has become a better person and likes to study. She is so excited!
Before, Tian Ligang and Tian Yun from his family had helped Tian Shenggen with his studies, but they were so angry with Tian Shenggen that they didn't want to bother with him anymore. Li Dahua had no hope for her eldest grandson after she stopped him.
This time I came to Tian Tian just to try my luck, but I didn't expect that Tian Tian really had a way to control her eldest grandson and make him study hard.
Li Dahua expressed her gratitude to Tian Tian, which made Tian Tian so embarrassed that she wanted to run away.
She didn't do anything at all. Tian Shengge was held back because he didn't want to take the next grade. Now he has figured it out on his own and didn't ask Tian Tian to teach him many times. He has become self-taught.
Fortunately, Tian Tian only taught Tian Shenggen for a few days. August passed quickly and it was September. Their school also started. Tian Shenggen inherited the third grade textbooks from his sister, so he didn't have to come to Tian Tian every day to read books.
Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo also carried their schoolbags and went to school.
"Mom! Grandma! Do you think this schoolbag I'm carrying is pretty?" Tian Zhuo walked around in front of them happily with her schoolbag on her back.
This schoolbag was pieced together by Lin Meiyu using scraps of cloth from her home, and the one for Tian Baobao was also pieced together by Chen Guihua.
Tian Tian felt that everyone had a good aesthetic taste at that time. She used scraps of simple colors to piece together a schoolbag, which looked unique and novel, and also consumed some of the scraps of cloth at home.
"It looks good!" Tian Tian touched Tian Zhuo's head and praised.
She put the math and Chinese textbooks for her grade into Tian Zhuo's schoolbag, which also contained the notebooks and pencils given to them by Old Lady Tian.
"Xiao Zhuo will be a student and a big kid in the future. When he grows up, he should help with more housework and can't be as naughty as before." Lin Meiyu also said.
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