Chapter 146: Unresponsive
People really laugh when they are speechless.
Li Youshan asked directly: "Will you accept it? If not, we will go back."
"Collect." Li Youfu gritted his teeth.
Ever since the eldest brother got injured, he has become very stubborn and no one can speak to him.
Li Youshan ignored him and bent down to start cutting.
The father and son had finished mowing two rows. When they looked up, they saw that Li Youfu and his son had just mowed one row.
Li Youshan and his son looked at each other and slowed down.
Li Youfu saw that they were slowing down, so he immediately asked, "Brother, weren't you working very efficiently just now? What happened now?"
Li Youshan sighed: "My leg has never recovered since I was injured. It hurts when I do a little more work. When you came to me for help that day, my leg started to hurt. I just wanted to help you collect the grain quickly, so I just endured it.
My leg hurts even more now, I have to slow down, otherwise if something happens again, I won’t be able to save my leg.”
Li Youfu's eyelids twitched. After these words came out, if he continued to urge them, he would be in trouble.
He could only watch Li Youshan slack off and work even slower than him.
We worked until almost dark, and had harvested less than two acres of land.
Li Youfu was so angry that his liver ached. In order to prevent the eldest wife from complaining, the next day he forced Liu Jinhua and the eldest son's wife, as well as Lin Xi, to pull the weeds out to the field.
Lin Xi was dissatisfied: "Uncle, I will cook at home and take care of grandpa and grandma. Otherwise, no one will cook and you will have to cook when you come back at noon, which will delay your time."
Old Lady Li also defended her: "Yes, she can't do much as a girl, let her stay at home."
Li Youfu no longer insisted, and the four of them went to the fields.
Now there must be at least four people from the second branch of the family.
As a result, three people from the eldest family came, including Li Youshan and the two brothers, the eldest and the second.
"Brother, there are four people from our family today, why are there only three of you?"
"Sandong went to the county town. What? Can't the three of us do that? If not, we can go back."
Li Youfu hurriedly stopped him and said, "Okay, okay, that's great. Let's harvest the wheat quickly."
He bent down angrily and started cutting.
Liu Jinhua was also fooling around at the beginning, but as long as she did so, the three people from the first wife would follow suit.
After being scolded by Li Youfu, she didn't dare to move anymore and quickened her pace.
Li Youshan and his son also sped up a bit, but they would not be stupid enough to work too fast again.
After four days, the wheat at the old house was harvested, but before it could be threshed, it started raining.
They had no choice but to bring the wheat into the house.
Even the sleeping area was full.
Old man Li was so angry that he pointed in the direction of Li Youshan's house and cursed.
After the wheat was harvested, the villagers rested for a day and then started helping Li Youshan's family build a house.
After all, it was only thirty cents a day. If they hadn't been too tired during this period, they would not have been willing to take a rest for a single day.
On this day, the people in Daohua Village learned a piece of news from Aunt Dazui.
It’s just that Gao Zhiyuan failed to pass the examination for the scholar this year.
Although he didn't pass the exam, he decided to go to the county school.
At this time, the Gao family was also talking about Gao Zhiyuan going to the county school, and the disappointment of not passing the examination to become a scholar was all forgotten.
Gao Conghui proudly enjoyed the flattery from her family.
Gao Zhiyuan said: "Sister, my second brother can go to the county to study this time, thanks to you, don't worry, when my second brother is admitted to high school in the future, he will definitely thank you."
Mrs. Cui smiled so hard that her teeth were showing: "My daughter is so capable. In this area, no one is as blessed as my daughter."
Ding Hong doesn't care where to go to school, she only cares about how much it will cost.
At least it’s cheaper in town. Everything is expensive in the county and my family can’t afford it.
She asked, "Xiaohui, does this academy arranged by Master Zhu not require tuition?"
Gao Conghui frowned. Ding Hong was so short-sighted that she only cared about money.
She said, "Sister-in-law, my marriage with Master Zhu has not been finalized yet. Even if they don't let us pay, we have to pay, otherwise they will look down on us.
Don't worry, Master Zhu has told me that you don't have to pay for board and lodging, and the tuition fee will be reduced by half, which is the same as the cost in town.
Besides, even if it costs a lot, there are a few students in the academy whose families are poor, and the people my second brother makes friends with will be of a higher class, which money can’t buy.”
Liu Ruyun agreed: "Little sister is right, Brother Yuan makes friends with people from different classes, which is a good thing."
She turned to look at Gao Zhiyuan: "Brother Yuan, I heard that the county academy also has single dormitories. Can I go with you so that I can take care of your food, clothing and daily life?"
"This... Yunniang, I wanted to take you with me, but I found out that no one in the academy brings their wives into the academy, it will affect their studies."
Liu Ruyun's eyes immediately turned red. Gao Zhiyuan came home every day, and her mother-in-law and sister-in-law didn't dare to bully her. But if Gao Zhiyuan lived in the academy and could only come home once every half a month, she didn't know how he would be bullied.
Ding Hong rolled her eyes and pretended to be weak. Who was she pretending to be for now that the second brother was gone?
Mrs. Cui couldn't stand her behavior, but she still had to rely on her to teach Xiaohui poetry and literature, so she had to bear with it for the time being.
Gao Zhiyuan said distressedly: "Yunniang, I don't want to be separated from you either. Besides, my sister-in-law is pregnant, and my mother needs to be taken care of. Xiaohui also needs you to teach her poetry and books. I'm sorry that you have to live at home first. When I pass the examination and become a scholar, the county will provide subsidies, and then I will take you to live in the county town.
When Xiaohui goes to the county town to see Master Zhu, you can come with her to the academy to see me."
"Well, Brother Yuan's future is more important. For you, I am willing to suffer."
Mother Cui said, "That's enough. It was originally a happy occasion, but it was turned into a life-and-death separation. Why do you feel wronged at home? Just stay at home, my second daughter-in-law. No one will bully you."
"I see."
Liu Ruyun pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
I thought to myself, how can this countryside full of dirt be compared with a county town?
If she had a little money, she would definitely go to the county town to rent a small yard instead of staying here.
It was useless to say anything. She just hoped that her sister-in-law would marry Young Master Zhu as soon as possible and give more betrothal gifts so that she would have money to live in the county town.
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Qin Yuzhen’s grandmother’s birthday is in a few days, and Li Wanyue is going to the county town today to pick out a gift.
Li Sandong was still following.
When we arrived at the city gate, the guard said that they were patrolling the city today and ox carts were not allowed in.
They had no choice but to leave the cattle in the cattle yard near the city gate.
Just as they came out of the cattle yard, a carriage suddenly stopped in front of them.
Li Wanyue looked up and saw the car curtain was lifted, revealing Gao Conghui's exceptionally white face. It was unknown how many layers of powder she had applied.
Gao Conghui looked at her with contempt and said, "Hey, isn't this Li Wanyue? You walked to the county town? It's really hard, but you are used to walking, so I think this distance is nothing to you."
Gao Zhiyuan and Liu Ruyun were also in the carriage and chuckled when they heard this.
Gao Zhiyuan said: "Sister, why bother with such a person? Let's go quickly, we still have to go to the academy to enroll."
Li Wanyue chuckled: "Who did I think they were? Turns out it was Gao Tongsheng and his sister, who failed the exam again in their twenties and didn't pass."
She knows how to poke holes in people's hearts and lungs.
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