After listening from behind the door for a while, Erfu and Sifu couldn't help but jump out and say, "Father and Mother, you can leave the money for our eldest brother and third brother to take the imperial examination. We don't need it."
When Zhou Erfu saw his father glaring at him, he immediately jumped back and scratched his head, saying, "Let's leave it for Fifth Brother too. Fifth Brother still has a chance, but as for Fourth Brother and me, forget it. We can only study for three or four years at most. Really, it's hard enough for us to even memorize a book, let alone take the imperial examinations. We're really not cut out for it."
Old Zhou was so angry that he grabbed a piece of firewood from the side, intending to give the two brats a beating, but Zhao Guihua stopped him, "Alright, it's not even dawn yet, the neighbors are still sleeping, don't disturb them. Don't beat them today, let Erfu and Sifu read aloud with Dafu and Sanfu every morning. Dafu and Sanfu, you two have to supervise them. We'll do a spot check next time we're on leave."
"Father, Mother, could you..."
"No way, even Xingxing and Ruru are better than you. How can you two older brothers be outdone by your two younger sisters? Alright, stop wailing and go study right now." Zhao Guihua said with a stern face as she watched Erfu and Sifu go to get their books.
That brat doesn't want to study and keeps howling this morning. If he wakes up his precious daughter, they'll be in big trouble.
For the next month, Erfu and Sifu not only had to get up at dawn every day to memorize their lessons, but they also couldn't eat meat. They thought that since their parents weren't around, their aunt would turn a blind eye and let them eat some meat.
However, although my aunt usually seems gentle and easy to talk to, she is actually heartless and will not give them a single piece of meat.
She added, "It's not that your aunt wants to make things difficult for you, and it pains me that you don't have meat to eat. But learning to read and write is a major event for our family. You're only starting your education at such an old age, your foundation is weak, and if you don't work harder, you'll fall even further behind others."
So we have to grit our teeth and catch up. You shouldn't just stare at the meat in your bowls all day; you should find a way to earn it back. You can't be so unambitious. Your current lack of drive is just like some other people."
"Who do you resemble?" Erfu and Sifu asked cooperatively.
Zhao Guizhi: "Look at your third and fourth uncles, they don't want to do anything, they don't want to find a way to make money, they just stare at your father all day, trying to get benefits from your family. And look what they've become now, they're getting worse and worse."
So you have to rely on yourself for everything; no one else can help you. This is especially true when it comes to studying. If you yourselves don't want to study, no matter how much our whole family forces you, it's all in vain. But we still have to force you; you won't give up unless we push you.
Erfu and Sifu: "?" Auntie is really good at fooling people.
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