When the few people went back, Old Yang and the others also went back.
After the matter was told, the adults sat in the house thinking about it, and each of them looked happy and worried.
I am glad that the children at home have a teacher, and the teacher is not in a hurry to ask for tuition, so they can study with him.
In the future, no matter being an examiner, a teacher, or an accountant, it is always a profitable job and life will be much better in the future.
But the worry is that they are poor. The family doesn't want anything and just lets the children do some work. But they still have to buy pens, ink, paper, inkstone, books and gifts for becoming a teacher.
They still have a few taels of silver, but after spending the money, they don’t know when they can earn it back. How are they going to live in the future?
But if you say no...
"Then you must go!" Zhao's gentleness mysteriously disappeared again, and she gritted her teeth and stomped her feet.
"We have been poor for half of our lives, and it's no use getting any poorer. Saving this little bit of money won't make us richer, but losing it doesn't mean we won't survive. The worst that can happen is we can go begging on the street. We have to give it a try.
We adults have already lived like this in our lives, do we want these children to live like us all their lives?"
At the end of her speech, Zhao took off a thin silver bracelet from her arm. There was still some reluctance in her eyes, but she still handed it to old Yang.
"Mom, I know I'm a fake person. I seem to have a good temper on weekdays, but in fact I'm always thinking about not letting my family suffer, and I'm also worried about my son and I'm a little bit neglecting my daughter, but I understand the reason.
My kids are strong and healthy, but their behavior is absolutely fine. I never dare to teach them anything wrong, because they have this family in their hearts.
Once they succeed, they will definitely take care of their family and will never forget the kindness of their family.
I know that I would be lying if I said that we provided it ourselves, but this silver bracelet, although thin, is solid and can at least be exchanged for some silver.
From now on, Sanbai and I will work hard and try our best not to burden our family members. Regardless of success or failure, our third branch will be grateful to you all for the rest of our lives.
That’s right, you must let the kids try, they are smart and can do it! "
Seeing that Old Lady Yang was reluctant to respond, Zhao choked up with sobs at the end of her speech.
Hu Tou Hu Nao also stood aside with tears in his eyes, wanting to tell his mother very much: There is nothing to be sad about if they don't read this book.
But the rabbit grabbed their hair and said that if they dared to butt in, she would pull their hair out!
Old Madam Yang looked at the bracelet for a long while:
"This was your mother's dowry passed down to you. Even though your family was so poor, you didn't even think of pawning it.
Now...are you really willing to give it up?"
Zhao forced the bracelet into her mother-in-law's hand:
“I’m reluctant, but I have to give it up!
If my mother and grandmother knew the purpose of this bracelet, they would be so happy! "
Wang, who was always taciturn, now spoke for her son:
"My mother, my third sister-in-law and I had the same idea. I also have a pair of earrings that my parents gave me as a dowry.
I'll give it to you in a minute, at least let the kids try it."
Old Yang did not answer, but asked Li:
"Old family, what do you think? Regardless of whether this thing succeeds or not, your family will definitely suffer the most in the intervening years.
If you have any ideas, just tell me and we can discuss it.
We have been through so many difficult years, so don’t hold grudges over these things. We are a family and can discuss anything.”
Zhao and Wang also looked at their sister-in-law nervously and expectantly.
The eldest family suffered a loss because they had no sons. They only had a daughter, Yuan, so they inevitably suffered losses in many things.
For example, things that only boys can do.
No matter how smart Yuan is, there is no way he can pass the exam.
But reading...
Lee also has other ideas:
"There is nothing wrong with this matter. If my son Yuan has the opportunity to study in the future, go to a girls' school and find a female teacher, no one is allowed to stop him no matter how much money or why!
Otherwise, if our A Yuan fails to study, no one will worry about it. Even if you succeed, I will make it so that you cannot pass the examination.
Even though we don’t have that ability at home now, the boys will have to teach me, Yuan, whatever they learn when they come back!
If my wife weren't here today, it's hard to say whether this matter would succeed. Besides, it was Yuan who led the student to school.
We don’t ask for books, pens, ink, paper and inkstone for now, but if the baby wants them, you boys in your family shouldn’t be stingy, otherwise there will be no room for negotiation!
No one should mention what they owe anyone. What happens in the future is in the future. Only what you have learned is yours.
"After all these years, if you guys have other ideas, my family has learned what we should learn, so it's not a loss!"
Li's words were direct and unpleasant to the ear, but they made sense if you think about it carefully.
She and Eunuch Qian had inquired and found out that only families of officials could afford to run girls' schools, and wealthy families would also hire female teachers.
It would be impossible for Yuan to study in a girls' school or hire a female teacher in the short term.
Therefore, Li's only request was to let Hu Tou Hu Nao and Niu Wa teach A Yuan, and the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone could be given to A Yuan to use, and he didn't even ask to buy a set for himself.
It's just that the words were not so nice, but if you think about it carefully, they are still at a disadvantage.
If the boys haven't learned any skills by the time they are in their twenties and their families haven't become wealthy, then the idea of female students being female teachers will be in vain.
Their house is essentially free.
After all, the two sisters-in-law have brains, and it is impossible for them to be as ungrateful as little Yang.
The way he looked at Li was as if he was looking at his own sister.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I, I really don't know how to thank you!"
Wang was talking incoherently while holding Li's hand.
Zhao also said with tears in her eyes:
"From now on, you are our biological sister and the baby's biological mother. If they don't obey you in the future, I will beat them to death.
I also treat Yuan like my own daughter..."
Li quickly hugged Yuan:
"Come on, come on, there's no need to treat her as your biological child. Our Yuan is not as capable as a rabbit. She has time to run around and watch the fun!
If you have the heart to love others, then love your own daughter!
The rabbit took great care of his two brothers!"
Zhao looked at her daughter with a shy look on her face:
She is... just too embarrassed to accept this. Now that her daughter has grown up, no one cares about her anymore. She can't find a chance to change.
She wanted to procrastinate, but she didn't have so much work to do. She was too busy recently...
Anyway, the matter has been settled.
When Fu Dabai and the others came back in the evening, they also bought all the things they would need for their apprenticeship the next day.
Old Mrs. Yang had a private talk with the children of the second wife, who also suffered a lot.
It’s not that I don’t want to provide for them.
But their father, Fu Erbai, made a mistake after all, and now he has to be raised by his family.
Their own mother, Xiao Yang, had ruined the family's life like that. Even though the family members didn't say it, they were inevitably a little angry towards them.
It’s good enough that you don’t vent your anger on the children.
What's more, there isn't much work that Wulang and Liulang can do, and although Dalang and Erlang are already grown up, they will inevitably require the family to take care of them when they get married and have children in the future.
Besides, Dalang and Erlang are too old to continue studying at this age.
Although Wulang and Liulang are talented, they have bad tempers. The family has no money and it is unknown how long these three can continue to study. There is no spare money to support them.
The children also expressed their understanding, and they all felt that their brothers would take care of them when they got married. Besides, they would probably have to let their elders spend time and money to get married, so they had no objections to this matter.
The whole family went to bed, and no one noticed that there was a pair of unwilling and unconvinced eyes secretly watching everything.
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