At the turn of autumn and winter, fog was everywhere early in the morning. Hua Xiangfan, his three younger brothers and sisters, and Fang Guier, stood at the entrance of the village early.
In the mist, the grapefruits that have begun to turn yellow are faintly visible among the branches and leaves.
"Brother, why hasn't Zhao Zhao come yet?"
In the fog, there was no sign of anyone on the road. Hua Zhengliu kept his eyes open and waited for a long time, but no one came. Time was running out and he would be late if he didn't leave.
Hua Xiangfan: "Wait a little longer, she might be tripped by her mother."
There was some worry in his eyes as he spoke.
The six of them always went to school together. For some reason, Fang Zhaozhao did not meet everyone at the village entrance as promised today.
Fang Guier thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that Zhaozhao didn't see us because the fog was too thick, so she left on her own?"
Hua Shenghui: "But isn't this the only road from the village that leads to the commune? The road is so narrow, there's no way she couldn't see us!"
After waiting for about ten minutes, a figure finally emerged from the fog and waved towards us.
"Brother Ergou, wait for me!"
As he spoke, the figure walked faster and faster, and started running, soon approaching breathlessly.
Only after people arrived did everyone get eager to set off.
Hua Guanfang asked, "Zhaozhao, why are you so late today?"
Fang Zhaozhao said a little embarrassedly, "My mom doesn't want me to go to school, so she locked me up on purpose this morning. Luckily I managed to get out through the window!"
"Why is your mother like this?"
Everyone felt sorry for Fang Zhaozhao, especially Fang Guier.
"My mom says that only those who have studied have a bright future! What parent doesn't want their children to have a bright future?"
Fang Zhaozhao had long been accustomed to his parents and said helplessly, "It's just bad luck that I wasn't born into a family with good parents!"
As the family had more and more food, and Hua Xiangfan always fed Fang Zhaozhao and Fang Guier with cakes and pastries, Fang Zhaozhao's body became stronger and stronger as their nutrition improved.
She was weak and sickly when she was a child, and her mother never asked her to do any work for fear of exhausting her.
She was used to being beaten since she was a child, so even now her mother wanted her to do it, she refused to move.
Anyway, there is a lot of work here, and if she doesn't do it, her mother will have to do it herself.
This also led to Zhao Tingnu becoming more and more displeased with her, and gradually she didn't want to ask her to study anymore.
But now her studies are paid for by the village, and as long as she wants to go, her mother can't stop her.
So Zhao Tingnu had no choice but to try every possible means to prevent her daughter from going to school.
There were endless methods used, such as tearing up her homework books or locking her up and not allowing her to go out.
Fang Zhaozhao would either make a big fuss to embarrass Zhao Tingnu, or find ways to prevent her mother from making trouble - for example, leaving homework and books at Fang Guier's house, and then going home empty-handed after finishing homework at her house.
I read this book with some difficulty, but it was only in elementary school.
Although she is only in the second grade now, she has to start thinking about how to continue her studies after graduating from elementary school.
She will definitely pass the exam, the problem is that her mother won't pay for it.
Fang Zhaozhao asked Fang Guier, "Guier, does your mother still need a nanny?"
Fang Guier thought for a moment and said, "Widow Hua is a bit overwhelmed by herself. My mom is talking about hiring two more nannies! But you still have to go to school during the day!"
Fang Zhaozhao said, "I don't want that much money either. Just give me two dollars a month—no, one dollar! I won't eat at your house, but I can come to your house to work in the evenings and on Sundays, okay?"
She figured it out in her mind. This was her only way to save money. One dollar a month, about ten dollars a year, and there were still nearly four years left...
Although it may not be enough, at least she has money, and her chances of continuing her studies are greater!
Hua Xiangfan was walking silently, but when he heard these words, he couldn't help but glance at Fang Zhaozhao.
"Zhaozhao, I see a lot of people carrying vegetables to the county town to sell! When we have the holiday, how about we go together to collect some fruits or vegetables and sell them? We can make some money too."
Fang Zhaozhao thought about it and decided to go early in the morning and come back before the adults went to work, so as not to delay her work at Aunt Wu's house.
So she nodded, with hope in her eyes.
"Brother Ergou, this is a good idea!"
Hua Guanfang said, "Big brother used to learn how to trap rabbits from Auntie and sold them for a while! Why don't we learn from Auntie too? Let's sell rabbits! We'll definitely make a lot of money!"
Hua Zhengliu: "Yes, when you have a holiday, you can work for Aunt Wu during the day, sell vegetables in the morning, and trap rabbits at night! We can help you!"
Fang Zhaozhao was moved: "Fortunately, I still have you!"
For her, her parents are not as reliable as her friends from the same village. She feels that she is both unfortunate and lucky.
When Fang Zhaozhao returned home in the evening, she went to Wu Muxiang's house first and told her her idea.
Wu Muxiang knew that Zhao Tingnu and his wife did not like their only daughter, and she originally sympathized with her.
When he heard that she wanted to help him with his work, he immediately said:
"One dollar a month is too little. How about this, come when you have time. If you come, I'll give you 20 cents a day!"
Wu Muxiang felt that studying was the most important thing for the child, so she didn't expect Zhaozhao to do any work. Gui'er's academic performance wasn't that good anyway, so it would be better to ask her to teach Gui'er.
A primary school education is not enough, and Wu Guixiang still hopes that her daughter can at least finish junior high school.
But the current teaching environment of the school is not very good, and Fang Guier is not a smart and self-learning person. She is always tripped up by some fun things, so her grades are just barely passing.
This is the result of special treatment from Hua Qingping.
Fang Guier is not very talented in academic studies, but she likes to learn martial arts from Wang Jingxia, and enjoys running with Hua Ziqiang and others every day.
It was a very satisfying run.
In addition, she eats well at home, so she almost doesn't need Hua Xiangfan's protection anymore. She can knock down anyone who wants to bully her by herself.
A group of children all like to join in the fun. Children over four years old followed Hua Ziqiang and his friends for a run, making a lot of noises.
Those under four years old...couldn't run and were left behind.
Wang Jingxia laughed and said, "Oh my, now we've attracted a crowd!"
She didn't stop him.
It's not a bad thing for children to exercise.
However, after this exercise, the villagers beat their children much more frequently.
As more energy is consumed, the appetite naturally increases, which means that children eat more.
Although life is much better now, there are still many people who do not have enough food. When children eat too much, adults can't help but feel sorry for the food.
"You're really spoiled! You play all day without working and yet you eat so much. You're the reincarnation of a starving ghost!"
But when I heard that my child was practicing martial arts with the young wife of the old Hua family, I no longer felt sorry for him.
Eating more is nothing, it would be a great thing if it could increase your family's combat effectiveness.
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