At that time, there were many young wives who were about the same age as Tian Tian and had just married into the family. Now, they seem like people from two different generations compared to Tian Tian.
Only Tian Tian looked like a child before because of her school. Although she is working now, the working environment is very simple and the teachers in school treat her very well.
So Tian Tian hasn't changed much. If you say she is now a young girl of 18 or 19, there are still many people who believe it.
Some of the aunts who were in their forties and fifties at that time have now become grandmothers, while others have become great-grandmothers.
Seeing Tian Tian come in, the people sitting in her house came over to hold Tian Tian's hand enthusiastically as if they had seen a rare treasure. They pulled Tian Tian in front of them and looked her up and down, saying with an exaggerated expression: "Oh, your Tian Tian is so pretty at first glance, no wonder she was admitted to university!"
"Where do you work now, Tian Tian? I heard that you are a teacher. Being a teacher is good. It sounds stable. It's good for a young girl to find such a job."
After praising Tian Tian, he turned around and said to Old Lady Tian exaggeratedly, "I said before that your child has a promising future. Tiantian was very sensible and could do any work. I still remember that she went to the fields to bring you water in the hottest weather. Look at Tiantian now, she is really promising."
Even though Tian Tian is a teacher now, she is still not used to such occasions. She stood aside with an awkward grin, not knowing what to do. On one hand, she pretended to be obedient and gave Mrs. Tian enough face. On the other hand, she secretly complained in her heart that you came to say this to her today. She still remembers that aunt who told her grandmother that she was lazy.
He also suggested that her grandmother should let her do more farm work, otherwise no one would want her when she gets married in the future.
He also used his daughter as an example, saying that his daughter had been doing farm work since she was a child, and later when she got married, she found a very wealthy family.
But Tian Tian knew what the girl would look like after getting married. Because she had been working since she was young, her skin was tanned and rough, and her hands were not delicate at all, but were covered with calluses.
After she got married, she did not please her husband. After the old woman knew that she was capable of working, she naturally assigned most of the work in the fields to her elder sister.
That sister had a particularly hard life at her mother-in-law's house. Later, the old lady passed away, and her husband spent his time eating, drinking, gambling, and having sex outside, doing all kinds of evil things. He even wanted to use the money that my sister earned to support his mistress outside.
Fortunately, the elder sister had been hardworking since she was young and had a strong character. She didn't care what her husband did outside. She planned to send the mother-in-law away and then take good care of her son and daughter. Unexpectedly, the husband actually set his sights on the elder sister and wanted to steal her money to support a woman outside.
Because his sister was protecting the money and didn't want to give it to him, he started beating her.
The farm work my sister had done since she was a child was not in vain. She was very strong and had mastered the technique of beating people. She knocked the man over with one hand. The man's lower back hit a stone, and then he collapsed on the kang, unable to move.
Later, the man also found the captain of the team and saw that his relatives came to help.
But my sister insisted that this was a matter between them and the man just accidentally hit his waist. It had nothing to do with him.
Seeing that the elder sister was skinny and small, and didn't look like she could beat an adult man, the relatives believed what she said.
After that, the sister raised a son and a daughter by herself. The man who was paralyzed on the kang was just fed with food to keep him alive. Her life was much better than when the man was able to stand up.
Although the elder sister lived a better life in the end, this is not a reason to use it to highlight her suffering. It can only be because the elder sister has been outstanding since she was a child, so she is unwilling to compromise.
The work she does should only be something that makes her life better, not a necessity for life.
We should not judge a person based on whether or not he or she can do farm work, and laugh at others who cannot do farm work.
Although Tian Tian didn't like listening to this aunt, she didn't want to argue with her.
Just like Tian Tian had seen an interview before, where an old man said that he would not reason with a fool, Gu Tian Tian decided to follow through on this sentence in the future. So she just smiled and said, "Auntie is right."
Tian Tian is now a hot commodity among them. Many people even want to bring their own children to Tian Tian to see if they are good at studying.
If the child is suitable for studying, they will bring him over.
If they can't even understand the book, they won't spend the extra money.
Tian Tian felt helpless when she heard this. It was impossible to tell whether one was suitable for studying in just a few words.
Even if you are not suitable for studying, you can still learn some knowledge through reading. Maybe you will become the next billionaire and make a fortune by doing business in China. It is hard to say.
"There is no such thing as talent or not." Tian Tian smiled. "Every child is different. You may think that this child is a little dull and a bookworm who only knows how to study, but maybe he will become a grassroots worker in the country in the future and help the people live a better life. There may be a child who is too naughty and his academic performance is not very good. You may think that this child may have no hope in the future, but he may also know more things through reading, see a bigger world, and want to make money and do business on his own. In the end, he will become an outstanding businessman. These are not predictable in advance. What's more important is that if you don't study, you may be trapped in the countryside forever. You should know better than me how hard it is to live in the face of the loess and back to the sky. But if you go out to study, it is possible. There are greater possibilities and more opportunities to leave the countryside."
"What are you talking about? You are using some cultural words. You and I can't understand them." Someone said. In fact, many rural children have been sent to school. They saw the successful case of Tian Tian and Tian Yun working in the factory.
So they also hope that their children can become one of them. They just don't want their children to suffer the same pain as them.
But there are also many people who still have old ideas and still think that studying is useless. They were born in rural areas and will be rural people all their lives.
"What Tian Tian meant was that if you stayed in the village, you might just farm for the rest of your life. But if you go to the city and attend school for a few days, no matter how much you study, you might learn to do accounting, and then you can do accounting for the team in the future. You might get into a technical secondary school, and then you can be a nurse in a hospital. Some can get into college, and some can do business, just like Lingling in our team. If you don't go to school, you can't even recognize all the characters, and you still go out to do business, you're just waiting to be cheated."
Shen Lingling is a very good example. She only went to school for a few days, but she used to sell chestnuts in the county town. Although it was a small business, she made a lot of money.
Everyone understood at once and agreed with what Tian Tian said.
Tian Tian is a ready-made connection for them. Previously, the most promising person in their team, apart from the team leader and the accountant, was Tian Lijuan from the old Tian family. Tian Lijuan married a man from the city and later got a job in the city, which made her a promising person.
In recent years, all the promising people are from the Tian family, such as Tian Yun, Tian Yuan, and Tian Tian. I heard that Tian Zhuo was admitted to university, so he must have a promising future. If they don't take this opportunity to curry favor with him, then when will they curry favor with him?
So a large group of people surrounded Tian Tian and started to flatter her. Tian Tian was sitting in the middle with a stiff smile on her face. However, some people wanted Tian Tian, the teacher, to give their children extra lessons. Tian Tian was actually moved for a moment, because it is really not easy for children nowadays to go to school.
But she was only moved for a moment. Tian Tian knew that she was still selfish and didn't want to take on the responsibility herself, so she didn't agree in the end.
"I teach English. English is not even taught in primary schools now. I don't know much about math and Chinese!" Tian Tian declined.
Everyone sighed, and a few aunts said in disbelief: "You are a high school teacher, and you can't even teach elementary school math and Chinese well. You are not that good as a high school teacher!"
He said something that made Tian Tian feel fortunate that she did not agree to teach them. She smiled and did not explain.
Just at this time, Gu Zhao, who had just woken up, came over and rescued Tian Tian from the fire and water. Compared to Tian Tian, everyone was more interested in Gu Zhao, and they shifted their target to Gu Zhao. Tian Tian looked at their target and was obviously relieved after it was shifted.
"When you came to the countryside, I knew you were a good kid! Now you have really made it!"
Tian Tian was speechless after listening to this. She made a face at Gu Zhao, who smiled at her helplessly and patiently answered the questions from these aunties and young wives.
Tian Tian sat on the kang, leaning against Old Lady Tian, and complained to her in a low voice. She did not dare to say anything too extreme about what the aunts had just said, and only made a few vague allusions.
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