Chapter 144 Why Can’t Girls Read?
Zhang Yi was excited and happy, but the one who was even more excited was Zhuwa.
He asked again in disbelief, "Auntie Gu, can I come too? I don't know anything, is that okay?"
Zhang Yi smiled and nodded: "Of course, if you can do it, then what else do I need to teach you?"
"Great, I'll go tell my dad and mom right now." After running a few steps, Zhuwa came back embarrassedly, "Auntie Gu, I...my family has no money. I...can I pay you back when I make money in the future?"
Zhang Yi looked at everyone and then they all laughed.
"You all are helping us for free. I'm not a real teacher, so I can't teach as well as others. I'll just teach you a few words."
"Wait, Mingyu's wife, you should discuss this matter with the village chief to avoid trouble in the future." said Mrs. Gu.
"Mom, you are really thoughtful." Zhang Yi said with a smile.
Song Qiang took care of all the kitchen work by herself. She couldn't help much, but now she had her own things to do.
Of course she was happy.
Everyone couldn't wait any longer, but Zhang Yi felt it was inappropriate for him to come forward to discuss the matter, so he asked Old Man Gu to go and talk to the village chief.
When Qin Ling heard this, he clapped his hands in agreement.
"Brother, to be honest, there are no children in our village who can go to school. Firstly, we are really poor, and secondly, the mountain roads are really difficult to walk on. There is only one school twenty miles away, and the roads are all mountainous. It rains or snows all year round, and there are wild beasts everywhere. Even if the children want to go to school, they can't."
Mr. Gu nodded, "So you agree."
"If I don't agree, wouldn't I be a fool?" Qin Ling pulled the old man and said, "If I had known earlier, I would have built a bigger place for your family. Don't worry, when spring comes, I'll have the young and old men in the village expand your yard and repair the wall."
Mr. Gu thought so too. The house had not been lived in for a long time. It would be okay in the winter, but it would definitely leak in the summer.
But when the time comes, he will have to pay for the work. He can't ask others to help him for free.
"This is such a great thing. Our village is so lucky to have met such a good family like you!" Qin Ling kept muttering, with his mouth wide open.
"Brother, you must have a meal at my house today. You can't refuse, otherwise you will be giving me no face." Qin Laoyang didn't say anything. He asked his grandson to deliver a letter to the Gu family, and then asked his daughter-in-law to prepare wine and food.
That afternoon, Mr. Qin struck the gong that was only used in emergencies in the village.
When the gong sounds, it is either a sign of joy or sorrow.
The villagers who didn't know the situation rushed over. If it was a happy occasion, it would be fine, but if it was a funeral, they had to go and help.
Some people are still speculating about whose elderly family passed away, but wasn’t the most seriously ill old lady Chen also prescribed medicine by the little girl from the Gu family?
Could it be that the medicine didn’t work?
Li Mumu and his siblings were very curious when they heard the noise. After all, they had only been there for a few days and didn't know the rules of the village yet.
However, the mother and daughter of the Shi family naturally heard it, but they did not react. After all, the people in this village had nothing to do with them.
They only came here because they were temporarily down and out, and they all wanted to go back to live a good life last night.
Gu Yu's eyes rolled around, naturally wanting to watch the fun.
"I remember the monkey trainer would beat the gong first. Let's go and take a look." Gu Yu said.
Li Mumu knew that when the gong sounded in Ningxi Village, something big would happen.
But there is no date for the wedding, and the funeral has already come. After thinking about it, it must be because my aunt wants to teach.
Even the village chief uses a gong, which shows how much importance he attaches to it.
"Then let's go and take a look." Li Mumu said.
The brothers all followed, but Xie Xun didn't move, "Aren't you going?"
"It's boring, you guys go ahead." Xie Xun said lightly.
Gu Yu laughed secretly, "He doesn't dare to go, for fear of being accused of being the child husband of cousin Mumu, hehe."
Xie Xun frowned, "Who said that? It's not me."
Li Mumu deliberately said: "If it's not, then what are you afraid of?"
"Who said I was scared?"
"Aren't you afraid that you won't go?" Li Mumu asked back.
Xie Xun sighed, "I just don't like to join in the fun, that's all, just go."
He stood up helplessly, and followed a few people to the village chief's house.
At this time, many people had gathered at the door of the Qin family, discussing what big thing had happened.
"Village chief, what's going on? I didn't hear any voices announcing the death. Are they... bandits coming?"
Qin Ling glared at the man and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Good things are double-digit numbers for happy events, and single-digit numbers for sad events. Are you confused?"
Only then did Li Mumu realize that there was a secret to the sound of the gong.
She took note.
"It's already late in the afternoon, what's the happy event? There hasn't been a happy event in our village for a long time. Girls all despise our village because it's poor and don't want to marry here! Girls in our village are also marrying out."
The woman who spoke sighed, "My son is already in his twenties and still hasn't started a family."
"We'll talk about your son's matter later. Now it's the kids' business." Seeing that most people had arrived, Mr. Qin stopped keeping the suspense.
"It's like this. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family is a talented woman from the capital. She's well-educated and well-mannered. She originally only taught her own children to read and write. But seeing that the people in our village are good, I thought I'd teach one child or a group of children. If your children want to study, you can send them there. But let's make it clear first that you can take care of them yourself before sending them there, so as not to cause trouble for others when they arrive."
"Study? My family has no money." The woman shook her head.
"Yes, everyone knows that studying is good, but if we had money, wouldn't we have let him go long ago?" another man also said.
Old Master Qin rolled his eyes at the two of them and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Let me finish what I'm saying. I don't want any money."
"No money? There's such a good thing?" The woman asked in surprise, and said flatteringly, "Then can my two boys go?"
"I can't say for sure. I'll let the teacher choose for himself. So, if you want your child to go to school, go to Gu's house tomorrow."
Everyone started talking again.
"It's just right for my son to go to school and my daughter to help me with the housework at home."
After hearing this, Li Mumu felt a little uncomfortable, so she boldly asked, "Auntie, why can't your daughter go to school?"
"What's the point of a girl studying?" the woman asked subconsciously.
Everyone nodded. Li Mumu knew that this was the influence of the overall environment and she couldn't blame them.
But she can change such a life in her own way.
"But my aunt is also a girl, right? I'm a girl too, but I know a lot of words. It's because I can read that I can understand medical books and cure diseases and save lives. Reading is very useful for girls!"
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