Suddenly, Qiqi and Huihui, who had been hovering on the roof of their carriage, swooped forward with a "ga ga" sound, and Zhuifeng's howling could be vaguely heard.
Dabao, who was sleeping in Chen Afu's arms, suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, "Zhuifeng, I heard Zhuifeng's voice." Then he sat up, stuck his head out of the car window, and shouted, "Zhuifeng, we're back."
Zhuifeng came running over and was about to jump onto the carriage. The coachman quickly pulled the horses to stop the carriage. Zhuifeng jumped onto the carriage and got into the carriage. He licked Dabao, Chen Afu, and Alu with his tongue. There seemed to be tears in his eyes and he whimpered, as if he was expressing his feelings of parting. He was not so close to Wang. While licking those people, he still rubbed his body against her legs.
Qiqi and Huihui followed Zhuifeng into the carriage. When they saw that they had had enough affection, they stretched their necks and imitated howling to express their joy. Seeing Zhuifeng looking at them with a confused look on his face, they all laughed. Silly dog, after so many times, he still didn't understand how that sound was made.
When the carriage arrived outside the fence, Chen Ming was already standing there waiting. That day, he had been standing in the yard looking east since noon. When he saw Zhuifeng suddenly rush out of the yard and run east, and vaguely saw a carriage coming towards the village, he knew that his wife and children had returned.
The carriage stopped and several people got off. Dabao ran over and hugged Chen Ming, and Alu smiled and called him "Dad". Wang and Chen Afu took down everything on the carriage, gave the driver a bag of snacks, and sent him away.
After they took their things into the house and packed them up, they chatted for a while, and then Chen Ming asked Dabao to take a few bags of candy and snacks to send to Third Grandpa and other relatives and Xiao Shitou's house. Then he went to the main room to invite Old Lady Chen, Chen Ye, and Chen Agui to come for dinner in the evening and pick up some things.
Zhuifeng ran out happily following Dabao, while Qiqi and Huihui rushed into the air and flew westward.
Afterwards, Wang gave the deed to the 100 acres of paddy fields to Chen Ming and told him how Chen Afu made the money.
Chen Afu said, "I earned that money in the city, and these fields are my daughter's gift to my parents. Don't worry, dad, just accept them. If you want to tell your uncle and grandma, just tell them. Anyway, my third uncle's family knows about it. Now, we don't have to worry about others' concerns."
Chen Ming took the deed with his name on it and said with emotion, "Thank you, Ah Fu. Since you recovered from your illness, our family has been living a better life. Now Dad has even become a landlord." He then said dejectedly, "Alas, a scholar is useless. Dad can do nothing except studying. He is not good at farming and does not understand business. When I was not well, it was your mother who supported me. Now that I am well, I have no ability to make money and let my daughter support me. Dad is ashamed."
Wang said angrily, "Look at what the head of the family is saying. No matter how healthy you are, this family feels like a home because you are here."
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Dad is not incapable of doing it. It's just that when he was in good health, he was still young and focused on studying. Later, because of his poor health, he didn't have the energy to learn a plan. Now our family has bought so many fields, and we will buy more fields and land in the future. Mom and I are women, and my brother and Dabao are still young, so we will have to rely on Dad to take care of these family assets in the future. Dad even passed the examination for a student, so as long as he is willing to humble himself and learn these things, he will definitely be able to learn them."
Chen Ming's health gradually improved. Now, except for not being able to do physical work and walk long distances, he is basically the same as an ordinary person. We must build his confidence, let him learn how to survive, and shoulder the responsibilities that an adult man should shoulder.
Chen Ahfu thought for a long time about what path Chen Ming should take in the future. He had been studying until he was fourteen, and he had been bedridden since he got lung disease at the age of fourteen. It can be said that Chen Ye supported him before he was eighteen, and Wang Shi supported him after he was eighteen.
Although he was kindhearted and generous, he was indeed "useless" in terms of survival. Apart from being able to read clichés, he could only weave straw baskets and straw sandals.
Seeing Chen Ming in deep thought, Chen Ahfu deliberately asked, "How about Daddy continue studying?"
Chen Afu didn't want Chen Ming to continue studying and take the imperial examinations.
He was just a student, and after so many years of abandoning his books, he is now in his thirties, but he is not a top student like Chen Juren. Even if he continues to study, he will never pass the imperial examination. Even if he takes a step back, it is not worth it for him to pass the imperial examination in his fifties like Fan Jin.
Chen Afu felt that one of the most bizarre things in ancient times was the "white-haired candidates". They were "martyrs in their old age, but still full of ambition", but they were using the hardships of several generations to fulfill their illusory "dream of becoming the top scholar", and they were the most selfish parasites.
After all, Chen Ming is already over 30 years old, and he shouldn't push his livelihood to his wife and children for his unknown future. Moreover, his wife has almost gone blind in order to treat his illness and take care of the family, and he also knows that the child named Chen Afu is not his biological child.
If he really chooses this path, then it would be enough for him to give him a hundred acres of land and a big house, and at most give him some living expenses every month. This would not only repay his kindness in sheltering little Afu, but also allow their family to live without worries about food and clothing, and let little Alu study well.
If Chen Ming can face up to the current situation at home, be willing to be independent, and shoulder the burden of life for his wife and children, then Chen Afu would be very willing to take him with him to get rich.
Of course, people have different abilities, and it is impossible to make a 40-watt bulb emit 100-watt light.
If Chen Mingli became as capable as Chen Shi, many things on stage would be left to him. After all, it was not good for women to show up in public too much in this era, so she could just stay at home or behind the scenes.
If he is not that capable, as long as he is willing to learn, you can just hire someone who understands general affairs to teach him or take him with you.
Perhaps Wang was also afraid that Chen Ming would choose to continue studying. She was so nervous that her hands were shaking and she didn't dare to look up at Chen Ming, fearing that her healthy husband would really let her daughter continue to support him.
Chen Ming pondered for a while, raised his head, and said firmly, "Although I seem to have done the best in studying so far. However, I can't continue to study. I am too old and can't study well. Let A Lu and Da Bao realize the dream of passing the imperial examination. I am healthy and in my prime, and I can't let my wife and children support me anymore. Alas, because of my illness, Juanniang, A Fu, A Lu, and Da Bao have been wronged too much, I can't continue to wrong you."
Wang was so moved that her eyes turned red. She looked up and said, "Boss, as long as you are well, all our hard work will be worth it."
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