Tian Shengnan gave Wenxi four yuan because the rain started at night and lasted for more than four days. She had bothered Wenxi for more than four days and provided her with a meat dish at every meal, so four yuan was not much.
Fengshou Elementary School is about to start the new semester. After the rain stopped, the teachers went to various nearby villages to promote the new semester, while the villagers ran up the mountain because mushrooms had sprung up after the rain.
Wenxi put lunch and dinner in the pot in the morning for Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue to heat up and eat. She also asked them to sign for letters or packages for her. After going up the mountain in the morning, she didn't come back all day, focusing on picking mushrooms and wild fruits until dark. She had a very fruitful harvest.
After dark, Wenxi doesn't go straight home when he returns. Instead, he goes to the foot of the mountain first to make a deal with the children before going home.
The children's parents also knew that Wenxi was going to dry mushrooms and send them home, so they were very happy for their children to do business with Wenxi.
Moreover, they were drying mushrooms at home, waiting for Wenxi to come and exchange them for tickets. They were country folk without jobs and no way to obtain various tickets.
That day, Wenxi met Gu Huai'an while picking mushrooms on the mountain. The moment she met Gu Huai'an, Wenxi knew that she could not cheat today.
Actually, when you're not busy, it's okay to take a day off occasionally. After all, we're all just mortals, not gods, and we definitely need to rest.
So it's quite normal to encounter Gu Huai'an on the mountain.
"Gu Huai'an, you're here to pick mushrooms too?" Since they'll be planting watermelons together next year, Gu Huai'an is considered one of their own, so Wen Xi wasn't as cold as the others.
Gu Huai'an nodded, "I want to pick some mushrooms, dry them, and send them to my grandparents."
"I didn't expect you to be so filial," Wen Xi said.
Gu Huai'an scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed, "My grandparents are the best to me in this world, so I want to repay them within my ability."
Wen Xi nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that Gu Huai'an's family had quite a story to tell. Otherwise, why would a young master like him need to go to the countryside?
Wen Xi was right. Gu Huai'an's family was indeed quite 'chaotic'. His parents' marriage was an arranged marriage, and there was no affection between them, nor did they fall in love after getting married.
However, for the sake of the family's development, the two cannot divorce.
However, his father's behavior was really outrageous. Not only did he find a so-called lover, but he also had a child. Gu's mother used this to threaten the Gu family to divorce him. If they did not agree to the divorce, she would sue Gu's father and his mistress and make them all pay.
In order to save their son, the Gu family finally agreed to the divorce. Then, Gu's mother took Gu Huai'an back to her parents' home. Later, Gu's mother went abroad, and Gu's father married the pregnant mistress.
Originally, the two sides could have lived in peace, but after the mistress gave birth to a son, she was afraid that Gu Huai'an would grow up and compete with her son for the family property, so she secretly made some small moves. She only behaved herself for a while after being threatened by her maternal grandparents. And now she actually wants to introduce her niece to Gu Huai'an.
It was as if no one could understand her intentions.
So after discussing it, Grandma and Grandpa decided to send Gu Huai'an to the countryside to keep him away from that mistress's schemes.
Gu Huai'an used to not understand why his father didn't like his beautiful and outstanding mother, but instead liked that plain-looking mistress. Now that he has met someone he likes, he understands that when you meet someone you like, you are willing to give your life for them.
However, he will not forgive his father and mistress for the harm they caused to his mother and him. If he meets someone he likes, he can get a divorce first and then start a new relationship or marriage. But his father did not do that because his career development required his mother's support. He and his mistress wanted to climb up the ladder by stepping on his mother's corpse.
Fortunately, his mother wisely divorced him and went abroad; otherwise, she would definitely have been bullied to death by those two.
“Many families in the village have dried mushrooms. You could trade some with them, and then you wouldn’t have to go through the trouble of picking mushrooms on the mountain,” Wenxi suggested.
“I’ve got nothing to do while I’m resting, so I’ll just treat this as a chance to relax!” Gu Huai’an glanced at Wen Xi’s basket and said, “Wen Xi, can you teach me to recognize more types of mushrooms? I want my grandparents to be able to eat mushrooms with different flavors.”
"Sure!" Wen Xi readily agreed, and then taught Gu Huai'an about two kinds of edible mushrooms. After that, the two of them picked mushrooms on their own.
Wenxi's basket and carrying basket were quickly filled, but with Gu Huai'an there, Wenxi couldn't cheat. She had to stay away from Gu Huai'an and go to a secluded place to collect the mushrooms. Then she continued picking mushrooms, not wanting to waste time running back and forth!
The end of August this year happened to fall on a Saturday and Sunday, which was quite a coincidence. The registration time for Fengshou Primary School was also scheduled for this time of year, and people started bringing their children to register as early as Saturday morning.
The scene was very lively.
Seeing so many people coming to school to register, Captain Qian was very happy. In Fengshou Brigade, there were families who didn't want to enroll their girls in school, so Captain Qian personally went to their homes to persuade them. No one knows what he said, but anyway, all the school-age children in Fengshou Brigade enrolled in school, regardless of whether they were boys or girls.
Raising more children means more hope. If a family can raise one child, the whole family will be blessed.
Moreover, many children exchange mushrooms for money with Wenxi. They also promised their families that they would continue to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms to exchange for money after school. Even if they were at school, they would not miss picking mushrooms. Their families had no reason to disagree.
People from other brigades in the surrounding area also send their children to study here, but not many.
Of course, Captain Qian didn't care that others were unwilling to send their children to school or nurture them. After all, it wasn't their brigade that was suffering losses. Once their brigade successfully raised their children, everyone would only be envious of them.
Then, on the morning of September 1st, the school bell rang on time at Fengshou Elementary School. Wenxi was quite gratified, after all, Captain Qian had given her the money converted from the cost of the ingredients, which she had donated to the school. She hoped that more children could change their destiny through education.
Because ordinary people can't rely on their parents or friends, the only way to realize their value in life and live a good life is through the college entrance examination. There are people who can start from scratch and succeed, but they are very, very few.
That day, everyone was working in the fields. Liang Zhaodi, clutching her stomach and frowning in pain, walked towards the field. Upon seeing Lu Xiaoyun, she hurriedly waved and shouted, "Brother Xiaoyun, Brother Xiaoyun, my stomach hurts, I think I'm about to give birth, please come back quickly..."
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