Chapter 363 We Must Have Ideals (June Monthly Ticket 1500 Extra)
The three farmhands were all crying, hugging each other and crying. The noise was so loud that all the villagers in Qili Village came to look over.
Seeing his brothers and sisters gathered around him, Zhou Dalang was afraid that they would bully others, so he quickly walked over and asked Zhou Silang in a low voice, "Are you bullying anyone?"
Zhou Silang: "...We are obviously helping them! How could such good people like us bully others?"
Bai Shanbao was disgusted and said, "Come on, stop crying. It's just a wife, right? You just work hard. When we make a lot of money in the autumn harvest next year, we will give you a big red envelope. Then you can get married."
The three men were still depressed. They didn't think that a big red envelope could get them a wife. Most importantly, they didn't think the three young masters could make a lot of money.
Mr. Bai gave these three kids a piece of land to play around with. If they don't lose money next year, they will be very lucky.
Manbao said, "You like to be clean. Haven't we decided to build a mud house here? We will give that house to you in the future."
The three of them felt a little better.
Bai Erlang was about to offer the land as a gift again, but Zhou Wulang quickly covered his mouth with his hand. What a silly fat man, how could he give this away?
Manbao had a plan for them. "Save your monthly wages, and when you're not busy with farming, pick up a hoe and find some unowned land to reclaim. After planting for a few years, the land will be yours. By then, you'll have land, a house, and money. How can you possibly find a wife?"
Bai Shanbao nodded, "A man should have ambition."
The third head worker was cheered up and full of hope, thinking that Manbao's plan for them was good.
Seeing that they were convinced, Manbao said, "Let's start with the simplest thing. Tonight, wash your hair, face, hands and feet carefully, and then change into clean clothes..."
Only after they were arranged did Manbao breathe a sigh of relief.
Bai Shanbao looked at her in confusion, "Why are you so worried?"
"They are our people now. We have to take good care of them."
Bai Shanbao thought of his grandmother's instructions before he left home this morning, and he said nothing more.
Bai Erlang finally broke free from Zhou Wulang's clutches and angrily asked, "Why won't you let me speak?"
"I'm doing this for your own good, so that you won't get beaten by your father when you get home tonight."
Bai Shanbao immediately shifted his focus and couldn't help but say to him, "There are so many people in this world who can't find wives. Are you going to give away land and houses to every one of them?"
"Of course not," Bai Erlang said angrily, "He's not my long-term employee. Why should I give him land and a house?"
Zhou Wulang was thoughtful after hearing this. "Does your family still need a long-term worker? Look at me, I can work very well."
Manbao immediately said, "My sixth brother is not bad either, he hasn't married yet."
Shirojiro:......
Bai Shanbao couldn't help but burst into laughter, he was so happy.
Because Manbao said he would give the mud house he had built to them, the three farmhands came up to him with red faces after discussing it, and asked in a low voice if the three mud houses could be built separately, because if they really got married in the future, they couldn't live together.
Manbao thought it made sense and agreed with a wave of his hand.
Bai Zhuangtou glanced at Bai Shanbao and seeing that he had no objection, he went down to make arrangements.
People in the countryside like to build houses in winter because it is the slack season and there are many people around, so they can work very quickly.
Choose a relatively flat place, clear away the weeds and trees, and dig the foundation. It only takes three to five days to build a mud house.
Because there were so many rocks at the foot of Zhou Silang's barren mountain, the three mud houses were quite far apart from each other.
There was no other way. A chicken coop had been built before, and the relatively flat area was surrounded by a fence.
They didn't really want to live with chickens, so they chose places outside the fence.
Once the house is built, it is heated inside with a torch to remove the moisture before it can be moved in. Meanwhile, the land on the mountain for planting fruit trees is cleared.
Xiao Qian also helped to build the chicken coop and fence, and Zhou Erlang also kindly provided them with a feeding trough for the chickens.
In addition, there are troughs for feeding chickens water, various tools for cleaning the chicken coop, etc.
In Zhou Erlang's view, these tools can be made easily and therefore are not troublesome, but in Bai Zhuangtou's view, these can save him a lot of effort and money.
In addition, Zhou Dalang occasionally gave him advice on the farming season in Qili Village, which made Bai Zhuangtou feel better about the Zhou family.
When Liu saw this, she breathed a sigh of relief. When she thought about her three children again, she realized that they had not been to the fields for several days and did not ask about the affairs of the fields.
She couldn't help but ask Daji, "What have they been busy with recently?"
"Exam." Daji reminded him, "The school is about to close for the holidays."
Liu was surprised to realize that the New Year was approaching. "How is your study going, young master?"
"It should be fine. I think Mr. Zhuang looks good."
Liu felt relieved.
But Mr. Zhuang's expression was not good at this time. He had welcomed many parents and guests into his courtyard today.
Manbao followed a large group of classmates and crowded outside the door, secretly looking into the yard.
Someone whispered, "It's your father..."
"Guan San, your grandfather is here too."
"Even the village chief is here. It seems we really can't study anymore."
"Guan San, is your family also short of money?"
Guan San didn't say anything when he was asked. He was tall and old. Unlike Manbao and the others who were lying at the bottom, he was lying at the top.
Mr. Zhuang saw that the group of parents were silent and their eyes were occasionally drifting back, so he knew what they were worried about.
Mr. Zhuang coughed lightly and said loudly, "Why don't you go back to study? Do you want me to punish you by making you write big characters?"
The group of teenagers and children dispersed in an instant, and everyone ran back to the classroom, but couldn't calm down.
The village chief's son, Zhou Bin, stood up first and asked Guan San, who was his age, "Your grandfather is here too. Didn't he let you go to school?"
Guan San said depressedly: "My grandfather said he found a job for me in the city and asked me to go to the city to work."
"What kind of work?"
"An apprenticeship in a cashier's office."
Many classmates were envious and asked, "So you're going to be an accountant in the future?"
Guan San said gloomily, "I don't want to be an accountant. I want to be a clerk in the county government."
Zhou Bin said enviously, "You're lucky to have found a job as an apprentice in the bookkeeping department. My grandfather wanted me to be an apprentice too, but when I asked about it in the autumn, they refused to accept me. They said business was bad this year and the boss didn't want to hire another person."
"We were supposed to study for two more years, but now we have to go out." The teenagers who were huddled together to discuss the matter were about the same age as Zhou Bin.
But there were also many children around Bai Shanbao's age. They were even more disappointed and almost cried out, "After all, you have studied a few more years than us. We have only just finished reading the Analects."
The remaining Bai Erlang, Bai Shanbao and Manbao looked at everyone in confusion. They only discovered something was wrong when they came to school early this morning. Until now, they still didn't know what had happened. How come after one night, their classmates had to leave and not go to school.
(End of this chapter)
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