Chapter 367 I dare not think
The Niu family ate lunch with smiles on their faces.
Niu's youngest son is only seven years old, still relatively young, and what he is looking forward to is eating delicious food and wearing new clothes during the Chinese New Year.
Just now he was so excited when he heard his parents say that they were going shopping to buy new clothes tomorrow.
He likes wearing new clothes the most.
"Mom, can I buy some candy or candied haws?"
Sanniu looked at his mother cautiously.
In the past, he knew his family's conditions and the hard work of his parents, so he never asked for anything.
Only when I hear my parents say they are going shopping tomorrow will I ask this.
Mrs. Niu felt sad when she thought about how she had never bought snacks or anything else for her children in order to save money.
Niu said, "Of course, tomorrow our family will go shopping. Mom will buy you your favorite candies and candied haws. You three brothers will have some, and new clothes too."
Erniu touched his clothes with his hand. He finally didn't have to wear the clothes that his brother had altered, and he could have new clothes to wear.
They all ate their meal excitedly.
Seeing the happy faces of the children, Niu's eyes became a little hot.
"Come on, eat more. We'll make something else tonight."
The three children were very happy and full of anticipation when they thought that their mother would be on vacation in the evening and would stay at home with them for a month.
"After I'm on vacation, you three don't have to do anything. Just have fun. Mom will cook."
Lu Dahe said: "I'll help you, let's prepare New Year's goods together."
There are many things to prepare during the Chinese New Year.
In previous years, we couldn’t buy anything because we didn’t have the conditions, but we still had to use white flour to make white flour cakes so that we could use them to worship our ancestors during the New Year.
You also need to prepare chicken, pig heads and other things.
Of course, you also have to buy a piece of pig skin. During the winter New Year, every household will eat it in the cold.
Only pig skin can be frozen.
The family was thinking about things while eating, and they were very full.
It's not just the Niu family that's like this, it's the same for other families as well.
At noon, Zheng Xiaoju invited her mother and sister-in-law Wang to her home for lunch.
Normally, Zheng's mother and Wang were afraid of causing trouble for Zheng Xiaoju, so they always brought their own lunch and would not go to Zheng Xiaoju's house to cause trouble.
But today was different. Everyone was happy, and Zheng Xiaoju even brought her mother and sister-in-law home for dinner.
Zheng Xiaoju's son was lighting a fire at home, "Mom, grandma, aunt!"
Zheng Xiaoju's son was very sensible and called for help.
Mother Zheng felt a sense of familiarity when she looked at her grandson. "Xiaoju, You'er is eight years old now. Have you thought about sending him to school? We will send your nephew Dazhu to a private school in town. The monthly tuition is 600 coins. We didn't even dare to think about it before, but now that our family is well-off and we can earn money, we naturally want to send our children to school. Not for the imperial examinations, but for reading and literacy. We didn't know that reading and literacy are so useful before. If we don't take the imperial examinations, we can still do accounting and help with memorizing. Look at the stewards hired by the boss. People who can read are often given more positions..."
In fact, Zheng's mother had foresight long ago. The main reason was that there was a well-off family in their village who sent their child to school. Even though he did not pass the imperial examination, he later became the manager of a shop in the town and could earn some money every month.
So they realize that being literate is always good.
It’s just that their family didn’t have the conditions before, so they didn’t dare to think about it.
Now that we have the conditions, we naturally have to think about it.
"Oh, right, we'll also send the girl to learn embroidery from an old embroiderer. After she's learned well, she can go to the workshop to work. Although you can learn in the workshop, you can't learn in a general way. You can only learn the basics. The girl only needs to pay 200 coins a month, but you may have to spend some extra money on food and accommodation."
Zheng Xiaoju was also somewhat tempted. "Mother, sister-in-law, I know that studying is not just about cultivation. The daily expenses for pens, ink, paper and inkstone are also a large sum of money. I heard that it costs several taels of silver a month."
Before, she only earned a little over one or two taels of silver a month including her salary and bonus, and she didn't even dare to think about sending her son to a private school.
Mother Zheng said, "We just sent them there last month, and they've been studying for a month. Now it's vacation time, and both children are at home. Your father and your eldest brother are helping to take care of them. Dazhu said that paper is expensive, and so are books. But you can copy books. Once you can read and write well, you can copy books too. If you copy well, you can make money."
"But at his age, let's study. The teacher said that the best time has passed. If he starts studying from a young age, it will be easier to lay a foundation. We will send him to a private school now. We don't expect him to pass the imperial examination, but he will definitely be able to read and write, understand more than us, and do accounting."
"Just me and your sister-in-law. If there are too many accounts on weekdays, we are not very good at calculating them."
If they could read and do accounting, it would be easier for them to become managers.
However, Zheng became the manager, and her mother and sister-in-law were also happy.
"With this year-end bonus, we feel much more relaxed."
"Oh, by the way, Dazhu spent over two taels of silver last month, including the purchase of pens, ink, paper, and inkstone. He didn't buy anything good. I'm telling you this so you can have some idea of the cost."
Zheng nodded and said, "Dad and Mom, I gave out nine taels of silver this time. Adding the money from the child's father, there should be more than ten taels of silver. We can send the child to a private school in the spring."
Mom is right, reading and writing are useful.
When Zheng's son Tieyou heard this, his eyes lit up.
He can go to school now.
He was so excited that he forgot what to do and just pricked up his ears to listen.
As they were talking, Zheng's man Tiesen came back.
When Tiesen saw his mother-in-law and eldest uncle coming, he was very happy and said, "Mom, sister-in-law, please sit down. I'll go get you some water. We'll cook two more dishes for lunch later."
Mother Zheng was also satisfied with her son-in-law and said, "Asen, you don't have to work hard. We can just have a simple meal."
Tie Sen said, "How can we just have a simple meal? Mother, sister-in-law, I'm so happy today. I got my year-end bonus today, ten taels of silver."
When Tiesen said this, Zheng was also shocked.
You have to know that the winery opened late, and according to the owner, bonuses are given based on the sales of the whole year, and Asen is not in charge of the winery.
They only took seven taels of silver.
One or two more taels of silver is a lot.
Seeing the surprised expressions of Zheng's mother and Wang, Zheng quickly came back to her senses and almost jumped up with excitement.
But she also quickly explained: "Mom, sister-in-law, the winery's performance is good. Last month, Asen received a two-liang silver bonus."
Mother Zheng was excited and happy. "Yes, it's also because Asen is strong. This is really hard work in the winery. The boss doesn't need women to work, so he uses men to work in the winery."
Mother Zheng was genuinely happy for her daughter and son-in-law.
If my daughter and son-in-law work hard, their lives will naturally get better, and they can even send their children to private school.
You'er is only eight years old. If he is smart and studies well, he might be able to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar.
The family happily ate and talked together.
Another
Liu Sanqin and Lin Jiangzhi received their prize money and hurried home.
Liu Sanqin's father broke his leg on a snowy day and is still recuperating at their home.
But my legs are much better now and I can walk with crutches.
He couldn't stay idle at home, so he helped his daughter and son-in-law take care of his grandchildren.
Liu Sanqin's mother couldn't sit still, so she went to the commercial street and set up a stall to sell breakfast. Her business was booming.
Liu Sanqin was worried about her mother's health and did not allow her mother to set up the stall for the whole day, so her mother only set up the stall for the morning and came back early to help cook at noon.
When Liu Sanqin and Lin Jiangzhi happily told them that the two of them had received a total of 19 taels of silver this time, the two old people were so shocked that they couldn't recover for a while.
This is a huge sum of money for them.
In their early years, they got up early and worked late to set up stalls to sell breakfast. After working hard for a year, they could only save a few taels of silver.
Wow, my daughter and son-in-law just received their salary and bonus last month, and now they have so much extra.
I was totally shocked.
However, they also had to sigh that the owner of this workshop, Miss Shen, was really generous and kind, and was really good to the people below, otherwise she would not have given so much.
They now realize that Liuhe Village is no longer the same Liuhe Village as before, and that earth-shaking changes have taken place.
Moreover, Liu Sanqin's mother goes to the commercial street to set up a stall every day, and she knows how many people there are here.
Sometimes all the things I prepared are sold out in the morning, and I have to close the stall early.
Business is really good.
Their eyes were red with excitement.
When Liu Sanqin's father was having dinner, his son-in-law brought him some wine. After drinking, he finally spoke from the heart, "Sanqin, it's a good thing you didn't listen to your parents back then. You insisted on following Jiang Zhi. Now that life is better, your mother and I don't have to worry about you anymore. Dad did some things wrong in the past, but don't blame your parents. We were just worried that you would suffer."
Liu Sanqin looked at her father's old appearance and red eyes, and felt a sour pain in her heart. She couldn't help crying, "Dad, I'm happy today, why are you saying these things? You are my father, how can I blame you? Jiang Zhi doesn't blame you either. The two children like their grandparents. The environment here is good, and the house is big. You and my mother can live here peacefully. Don't go back."
Liu Sanqin's parents didn't want to cause trouble for their daughter and son-in-law, and they just wanted him to go back after his leg healed.
However, Liu Sanqin and Lin Jiangzhi both insisted.
Besides, Lin Jiangzhi has lost both his parents and is an orphan. If there are two elderly people at home, even if they just look after the house, the children will feel safe at home.
They are usually busy with the workshop and don't have time to think about so many things.
Lin Jiangzhi naturally hoped that his father-in-law and mother-in-law would stay.
Liu Sanqin's parents really like the current Liuhe Village. It is convenient to buy everything, the people are so good, the neighbors help each other, and every household is well off, so they don't care about anything.
It's really comfortable to live here.
They were embarrassed to stay and didn't want to cause trouble for the children.
But since the children needed them, they stayed there shamelessly.
But they also know that they don't need to worry about their daughter and son-in-law's affairs on a daily basis, and they just need to help with more work and take care of their grandchildren.
Seeing her parents nod, Liu Sanqin felt relieved.
Lin Jiangzhi was also happy.
So I couldn't help but drink a glass of wine at noon.
He doesn't drink on weekdays because he is afraid of delaying his afternoon work.
Liu Sanqin's father exclaimed: "This wine is really good. You can't buy it outside. It's so convenient to buy wine in your village."
"Of course not, Dad. This wine is good. We all know it from working in the winery. The environment is clean and it's brewed with grain. We don't know the secret recipe, but we can drink it with absolute confidence."
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