Moreover, the kang in the hut would become extremely hot when cooking in winter, making it uninhabitable.
There is still room in Old Mrs. Tian's house, but it is not possible to let the young couple live with her.
Besides the main house where they lived, there was also the side house where the second brother's family lived, and the small house built by Tian Tian later. There was no other place to build a new house for Tian Yuan.
Lin Meiyu sighed. There will be a lot of things to deal with as the child grows up. It is time for Tian Yuan to get married. In a blink of an eye, the child is already twenty years old, and almost all the people of his age in the team are married.
But we can't be impatient about this matter. We still need to discuss it slowly with Old Mrs. Tian.
After the father and his two sons came back from washing their feet, they all climbed onto the kang.
After seeing that everyone was lying down, Lin Meiyu blew out the kerosene lamp on the bedside, and the room suddenly fell into darkness.
Tian Zhuo was young and had been running around outside all day, so he fell asleep soon after lying on the kang. The only sound in the room was his even breathing.
After a while, Tian Lisong suddenly said, "You have to pay for your college education at home, right? Including travel expenses, tuition fees, etc."
"Well, the school is not far from our Jilin Province. It's in the neighboring Liaoning Province. The round-trip tickets are not cheap. We have to pay for the tuition ourselves, but the school will give us some subsidies. But one year's tuition is not a small amount." Tian Yuan said.
In fact, their family earns quite a lot of money in a year. For example, Tian Lisong may receive two salaries a year, including the salary for working in the fields and the salary for being an accountant for the brigade. It seems that they weave various straw ropes every year, and they can also earn a few dollars at the supply and marketing cooperative. This year, they weaved a lot of straw mats and sold one for three yuan, so they earned more than 20 yuan. However, this is the money earned by them and their second uncle's family together, so they each get half.
If we calculate based on this year's income, their family actually earned more than 40 yuan. If we add in his round-trip fare to college, tuition, and living expenses, this 40 yuan may not be enough for their family to spend. He has a younger sister and a younger brother who are still in school. Although the annual expenses cannot catch up with his college expenses, it is definitely not small. The pressure on their family is really too great.
Thinking of this, Tian Yuan actually felt a little guilty. He wanted to go to college, but he didn't want to bring such a heavy burden to his family. His parents must be under a lot of pressure now.
"It's okay, you don't have to worry about tuition fees. Your grandmother gave half of the salary you sent back from the army to our family for our expenses. Your university living expenses will be paid from the salary you sent back. Your mother and I have saved that money for you over the years, and it will be enough for you to graduate from university. You don't have to worry." Tian Lisong comforted him.
Tian Yuan remained silent. He knew better than anyone how much he had earned over the years.
When he first started serving in the army, his monthly salary was very low, and the unit was far from home, so the money he spent on visiting his family each year was not a small sum.
He became a squad leader and his salary increased a little, but it was only about 20 yuan a month. He kept a little money for himself and could only send money back home ten months a year. According to his father, only 100 yuan would be left in the hands of his parents. He had only been a soldier for three years, and at most his mother would have only 200 yuan.
I don’t know how much the tuition for college will be, and I don’t know how long this money will last.
Judging from his parents' personalities, they will definitely plan to buy the most expensive place. Who knows how anxious they must be.
And there are two younger brothers and sisters in the family who are still in school, which only makes his parents more anxious.
"Dad! You don't have to worry. After you go to college, your household registration will follow the university, and you will receive food and subsidies every month. I asked others, and it seems to be 27 yuan a month. Moreover, the food in schools like the military is better than that in normal schools. I can definitely eat my fill. 27 yuan can last me a long time, and I may be able to save enough for this year's tuition and travel expenses."
"Why save? How can you live too comfortably when you are away from home? Don't worry, your parents have not lived in vain these years. They can save at least a few hundred dollars and can definitely afford to send you to college. Just live a normal life in college, eat and spend as you please, and don't be too frugal." Lin Meiyu interrupted Tian Yuan.
Hearing Tian Yuan say that the school would provide subsidies, he felt relieved. For a kid like Tian Yuan, who was going to college, the college would definitely be in a big city. If they were asked to pay for the living expenses, they would definitely prepare as much as possible for the child. However, they only earned a dozen yuan a year, so how could they afford the child's monthly expenses?
If it is as Tian Yuan said, there will be subsidies and food every month, then at least they don't have to worry about this aspect. If they only have to pay for car tolls and tuition, the money they have saved should be able to last for a while.
Thinking of this, Lin Meiyu no longer felt so stressed.
Tian Yuan felt even more upset after listening to Lin Meiyu's words.
Although he has earned a lot of money for his family over the years, his family has also spent a lot of money on him.
His family paid for his education from elementary school to high school, and then sent him to join the army.
He was not old enough at that time, and it was Grandma Tian who took care of his grandfather's old comrades-in-arms and spent a lot of money. In addition, he was also very hardworking, with good physical fitness tests and a high school diploma, so he was specially recruited into the army.
Moreover, when he was a child and just started school, his family conditions were not as good as they are now. At that time, the brigade had just gone through three years of famine. The atmosphere in the whole brigade was dead and there was no motivation to work.
Their entire team was quite poor, with each person earning less than ten yuan a year. Sometimes, after working a whole day, they could only earn seven or eight cents. Life has only gotten better in recent years, with one cent and one eleven cents for a full day's work.
One can imagine how difficult it was for Grandma Tian to support him when he was in school. Yet, Grandpa Tian let him finish high school without any complaints, and even did not ask him to give all his salary as a soldier back home. Tian Yuan was very grateful.
But after he went to college, not only did he have no time to help with the family work during the busy autumn harvest season, he couldn't earn any work points either. Everyone had to spend so much money throughout the year, and Tian Yuan felt very unhappy just thinking about it.
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