The five children hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "We can basically finish picking them all."
“For every pound that the villagers bring, we earn some money. They can earn rice by picking the fruit, and we can earn money by selling it. Whether others pick the fruit or we pick it ourselves, there isn’t much difference.”
"But we are currently short of vegetables, and you lack time to learn to read and write. Your fathers, on the other hand, have the time. So, how about we use the mornings to read and write, and the afternoons to farm and grow vegetables?" Shui Qing asked with a smile.
My memory is best in the morning, which is ideal for reading and learning characters. In the afternoon, I do physical labor like farming and planting vegetables, which is a good balance between work and rest.
Fan Jin looked at Shui Qing in surprise, blinked, and immediately realized what was going on.
Now that they no longer have to worry about food and drink, and are financially secure, they can use their free time for useful things.
Shuiqing, are you not going to let him go copy the book?
Shui Qing seemed to know what Fan Jin wanted to say, and looked at him, saying, "Compared to the money from copying books, I think it's more important for the five children to learn to read and write. What do you think?"
Fan Jin nodded instinctively.
Reading makes people wise and reasonable, and allows them to see a wider world. He sincerely hopes that children can read and write.
"I will teach you with all my heart," he assured.
When Yan Qiu heard her mother say, "Five children?"
Are she and Xinghui also literate?
Xinghui looked at this and that, puzzled, and asked, "Mother, it's good that my three younger brothers can study and learn to read, but my eldest sister and I can finish the work in the vegetable garden?"
How could a girl possibly be literate?
Shui Qing didn't agree immediately, but instead asked, "Don't you want to study and learn to read?"
Xinghui opened her mouth, but remained silent for a long while.
Don't you want to?
How could I not want to?
In the past, when Li Changlin, the grandson of the old village chief, recited articles in the courtyard in the morning, all the children in the village would run over to listen.
Even if they are beaten or scolded, they still enjoy it.
People who can read can work as accountants in the city, instead of toiling in the fields from dawn till dusk, weeding under the scorching sun, or enduring wind and rain... and earning far more money than they would from digging and planting crops.
Who wouldn't want that?
But paper, pens, and ink are very expensive. Besides, she lowered her head and said sullenly, "It's useless for girls to study; it's a waste of money."
In the past, when she and her older sister pestered their father to teach them to read, Grandma would often repeat this phrase.
When their father went to the prefectural city to copy books, their grandmother would beat them with a broom until they promised not to mention their literacy to their father.
Yan Qiu said softly, "Grandma said that when a girl reaches a certain age, she will marry into another family and become someone else's person."
Even if you pay money to teach them well, they're still someone else's family; they're of no use to your own family.
Shui Qing took a deep breath and told herself not to be annoyed.
After calming herself down, she said calmly, "Look at how your grandmother lives. It's one thing for others to not have any property, but she did. And what happened?"
As people get older, their possessions dwindle, and their two sons either spoil them rotten or suppress them for no reason. The same goes for their grandchildren.
If a man cannot stand up for himself, lacks responsibility, morality, and filial piety, how can a family live well? Can they be relied upon in their old age?
Women encourage or condone philandering and cheating among themselves, there is unfair division of labor and unfair treatment, and they do not treat their daughters-in-law as human beings and do not earn their respect. They have a good life when they are young, but when they get old, they are left with only a desolate scene.
If you listen to or do as your grandmother says, your lives will be just like hers from now on. Would you like that?
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