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If Tang Yue weren't so capable, Lin Cuicui definitely wouldn't have agreed to let her stay home alone in a strange place. She wouldn't feel comfortable leaving her there alone. But her daughter was too capable, and she felt a little embarrassed to ask her to look after the house.
However, she understood what her daughter meant by throwing those pebbles. After all, she had seen the formation on the north mountain back in Qiligou.
Lin Cuicui looked at the unchanged courtyard and wondered what the purpose of this formation was.
When Tang Yue said she was leaving, Lin Cuicui didn't react for a moment. Where to?
Tang Yue replied matter-of-factly, "To earn work points."
Lin Cuicui looked disapproving. "Girl, you don't need to do any farm work. You should stay home and read books."
His daughter is learning quite fast. I saw her reading second-grade books on the train a few days ago, and now she's reading fourth-grade books.
Lin Cuicui was glad that they bought all the junior high school education materials at once. However, she was a little regretful that the college entrance examination was no longer possible. If it were possible, her daughter would definitely have been able to get into a university.
It seems like there aren't many college students in the entire Gu County.
Tang Yue ignored Lin Cuicui's words and waved to Aunt Ding who was coming over. The group of people went down to the field together.
Looking at Lin Cuicui's four brothers, "Cuicui, are such young children already working in the fields?"
"Sister-in-law, they want to see what the land in our village looks like. They'll be back in a little while."
Aunt Ding nodded, "The child will have to go to work when he grows up, so let him play for a few more years while he's still young."
Lin Cuicui seized the opportunity to ask, "Sister-in-law, have your younger children gone to school yet?"
Ding Lingzi pouted, "I can't even eat properly, what's the point of going to school? In a few years I'll be working in the production team to earn work points."
Lin Cuicui felt that Ding Lingzi's words made sense, yet also didn't. Looking back on her journey, Lin Cuicui felt that being educated was definitely a better thing.
"Sister-in-law, is there a school in our village?"
"Oh? You want your child to go to school? There isn't one in our village. The nearest school is in Daonan Village. Their village is richer than ours, and many of their children go to school there."
However, I heard their grades weren't very good. They usually stop after fifth or sixth grade.
Lin Cuicui nodded, "Then how should I get to school?"
Ding Lingzi was surprised that Lin Cuicui really wanted the child to go to school. "Cuicui, you really want the child to go to school?"
Lin Cuicui nodded, "Yes, it's always good to learn more. Even if you don't have any great skills in the future, keeping accounts or something will be easier than working in the fields."
Ding Lingzi tilted her head and thought about it, and it seemed to make sense, so she couldn't help but sigh.
“Hey, Cui Cui, you’re right. My eldest is 11 years old and should go to school for a few more years. But if he goes to school, things will probably get even harder for the family.”
Lin Cuicui smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, isn't our life all for the sake of our children?"
"Yes, you're right. We need to ask the village chief about the child's schooling. When are you going? We can go together. Who will go to school for your child?"
“I’m planning to send all three of my boys.”
"Oh, how much would that cost?"
Ding Lingzi smacked her lips. It seems Cuicui does have some money.
They chatted until they reached the field, and soon the village chief arrived.
Here, the work is divided daily, and the size of the plot is chosen according to one's ability. The number of work points per day varies depending on the size of the plot.
Ding Lingzi's family only had two able-bodied people, her husband and herself. Both of them were capable and earned two full work points every day.
"Cui Cui, you're new here and not used to it yet. If you don't like it, choose the smaller pieces today. You can change them tomorrow once you've gotten used to them."
Lin Cuicui smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, we have the child with us today, so I'll try to see if I can finish this."
Aunt Juhua, who had just arrived, overheard Lin Cuicui's words and exclaimed, "Oh, it's fortunate that it's a designated school district, otherwise wouldn't this little kid also be trying to earn an adult's work points?"
Lin Cuicui looked at her but didn't say anything. Ding Lingzi wanted to go forward and say something, but Lin Cuicui stopped her.
There are gossipy people everywhere. She's here to work, not to argue.
The village chief looked at the two plots of land that Lin Cuicui wanted and said, "Your family has elderly people and young children. Why don't you exchange them for the two smaller plots first? This day's work is not easy."
"Thank you, Uncle Li. The children are all here today. Let's try it first, and if it doesn't work, we'll switch to a smaller one tomorrow."
Aunt Chrysanthemum shouted again, "That work has to be done carefully, lest in a few days the ground is covered with weeds as if it hadn't been pulled up at all."
"Sister-in-law, how about I see how well you do it first, and then I'll do it according to your standards, okay?"
Aunt Chrysanthemum immediately shut up. "What are you looking at? You can't even work properly in such a short time."
Lin Cuicui ignored her and went to her own field.
Ding Lingzi smiled and said, "Cui Cui, you did the right thing. That kind of person is a bully who preys on the weak. She thinks you newcomers are easy to bully, so we need to teach her a lesson."
Tang Yue was delighted to hear this. Aunt Juhua had already chosen the spot, and she was quite nimble, quickly pulling the seedlings out.
Tang Yue's fingers twitched slightly. Instead of worrying about other people's business, she should focus on doing her own work.
Chrysanthemum was exhausted today, and she was puzzled. Today she came to choose the plot of land that Sister Miao had finished weeding last time. Miao Yujiao worked quickly, and the plots she finished were always cleaner than others'.
She came to check out this plot of land yesterday, thinking she'd come early today and choose it. She figured she could finish it in a morning by cleaning up any leftovers. Ten work points—that sounds pretty good.
But I don't know what happened? Yesterday when she checked, this patch of land was quite clean, but in just one night, it's covered in grass as tall as a palm, growing quite evenly. If it's not pulled, it's too conspicuous, but pulling it is really exhausting.
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