Tian Cai and Tian Ji were obviously neither standing nor sitting, so they quickly found an excuse to clean up the two thatched houses in the yard and quickly left the main house and went out.
Shi Zhentang also said that going to the yard to smoke a cigarette was actually an opportunity for his wife to spend time with the family.
Tian Xiang sat on the kang affectionately. He missed his two sisters very much, especially the silly third sister. Ever since he learned that his father and eldest brother had thrown her to the old Shi family twenty miles away, he had been worried and cried secretly.
At this moment, Yang Xiu finally dared to speak. She whispered to Tian Yuzhu, "Is your man...good to you? He looks very serious. Not to mention your father and your eldest brother, even I am a little afraid of him."
"Mom, he's a good guy. He has a soldier's temperament. He's actually a nice person." Tian Yuzhu smiled with pursed lips.
Tian Ying testified: "Mom, don't worry about this. I stayed at Old Shi's house for a few days and saw with my own eyes how good Zhentang was to Yuzhu. Anyway, Yuzhu is now the most blessed woman I have ever met. Don't look at Zhentang so serious. He is an officer in the army, but he actually poured water for Yuzhu to wash her feet at night..."
"Oh, that won't do."
Yang Xiu was terrified when he heard this: "Yuzhu, you can't do whatever you want. How can you let a man pour water for you to wash your feet? You have to pour it for him. He must have a hard time in the army. Besides, he is an officer. What will happen if his men see him?
You are so dependent on him today. Remember what Mom said, you must serve him well. Only if you treat him well will he love you, understand?"
Tian Yuzhu was very upset. It was not surprising to have such traditional ideas in this era.
But Yang Xiu and Tian Ying don’t understand that their approach simply doesn’t work. Otherwise, why do they get beaten more badly the more they love their men?
In short, she knew that she couldn't change their deeply rooted ideas in a short time, so she could only nod and say, "Remember, don't worry, I will take good care of him."
Only then did Yang Xiu smile with relief.
Tian Xiang said from the side: "Third sister, my brother-in-law is so awesome. I want to be a soldier like him in the future."
"Okay, then you're fifteen now. If you want to join the army, you have to start preparing!" Tian Yuzhu wasn't kidding: "Ah Xiang, are you joking, or are you serious?"
"Seriously, I admire soldiers. I think they are great."
"Okay, let me ask you, can you read?"
"Well……"
Tian Xiang scratched his head. In this day and age, there were so many people in the country who were illiterate, let alone him.
I have been doing farm work with my family since I was young. Until now, I have not had a day off. I have to work hard in the fields every day. As for learning to read?
He thought for a moment and said, "I know how to write the word '田' in our Tian family's name."
Tian Yuzhu smiled and shook her head slightly: "That's not enough. You have to learn more. Only when you can learn to read can you sign up and have a chance to become a soldier."
"Yes, Axiang, you have to learn this from your third sister. She learned a lot of characters when she joined the army. It's amazing!" Tian Ying was also envious from the bottom of her heart.
"Third sister, I want to learn too. I want to be like you." Tian Xiang suddenly became excited. He had thought about the future, but he had no idea where to start.
Today, his third sister showed him a way, and he seemed to see hope.
Tian Yuzhu looked at the two siblings and said, "How about this, sister, Axiang, you two can learn together in your free time. There are also some older people in our village who can read and write, like the third son of the Shi family and Chengcheng. You can find a master and start learning from him."
He took out five yuan and said, "Listen to me. If you want to develop in the future and have a better life, you have to prepare now. Learning to read is the most basic beginning. Take three yuan from this to become my teacher, and two yuan to buy paper and pens."
Tian Ying and Tian Xiang were both stunned when no one took the five dollars in their hands.
Especially Tian Xiang, he had never seen a five-yuan note in his life. Even if there was any money at home, he had never seen it. The money was all with his father Tian Cai, and he was not even allowed to look at it.
Yang Xiu was even more shocked: "How can learning a single character cost so much money? Yuzhu, don't..."
"Mom, listen to me on this matter. Do you want Ah Xiang to farm in his hometown for the rest of his life? And my sister is already earning a salary every month."
Tian Yuzhu told her mother about Tian Ying's clothes making.
Seeing Tian Ying nod, "Mom, it's true, I got all the fabric back!"
Yang Xiucai was so excited that his lips were trembling: "Then I don't have to worry about the three yuan that Aying pays every month."
"No, no, I can do it myself."
"Yuzhu, I never thought you could bring about such a big change in our family."
I originally thought that this was how my life would be, that I would live one day at a time, and that my life would be over when I died of old age. I never expected that these tormenting days would suddenly change.
And it was developing in a good direction. Yang Xiu felt like he was dreaming.
Tian Yuzhu stuffed five yuan into Tian Xiang's hand and said, "I'll leave the two things I just mentioned to you. Remember, if Dad and Big Brother object, just say it was your brother-in-law's idea."
"I understand." Tian Xiang couldn't stop smiling. Even a blind man could see that his father and elder brother were afraid of his third brother-in-law.
After explaining this matter, Tian Yuzhu asked Tian Xiang to call his father and elder brother in.
Tian Cai and Tian Ji walked into the house reluctantly. Seeing that Shi Zhentang was not there, they stood a little straighter than before.
Tian Yuzhu didn't have time to beat around the bush with them, so she got straight to the point: "Dad, I have one condition. From now on, you can't hit my mom anymore. If you treat my mom well, then we will take care of this family. Ah Xiang wants to join the army, and we will guide him to sign up in the future. Sister doesn't have to work in the fields, she can make clothes at home to make money.
But you can't tell anyone about this, otherwise the three dollars a month will be gone. Anyway, she can support herself, and you can't treat her differently.
If you continue to beat and scold my mom and Ah Xiang, and gossip about my sister and want to drive her away, then no problem, I will take them all away, and you and my eldest brother will live together, and we will never have any contact with each other again."
Tian Cai's head was buzzing when he heard this. If he hadn't seen the tall figure in the yard, he would have thought he was dreaming.
The silly girl who used to drool is now teaching him a lesson?
But this is the fact, and he can't help but believe it.
At the moment, he could only put on a flattering smile: "Yuzhu, I promise you that I will never beat your mother again, but you see our family is so poor, can you not..."
"cannot."
Tian Yuzhu refused it outright.
"In terms of labor, our family is no less than any other family in the village. If you want to have a good life in the future, we will give you advice and guidance. If you want to get money directly from me to support your family, it's impossible. You must work hard to get rich."
After saying this, he ignored Tian Cai's embarrassed expression and said to Yang Xiu, "Mom, plant yams all over our family's private plot. You can take them to the county town to sell in October or November. The price is high before the New Year, so it's sure to make money."
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