Chapter 294 What Kind of Relative Are You?
Is there absolute right or wrong in this world?
Some are just desires that humans cannot satisfy.
"Guess what Zhao Kuihua's future would be like if she didn't have the embroidery skill?"
Hua Chao's handsome brows frowned slightly, and her heart seemed to be pulled by something.
She was free in Taohua Village for a year, and almost forgot how she came to the Marquis' Mansion.
There was a severe drought that year and the family had not had any food for three days.
But my mother gave birth to a younger brother, who is a hero of the family and cannot go hungry. My younger brother is still young and cannot go hungry either. My father is the pillar of the family and cannot go hungry even more.
If you count carefully, she is the only one who is eating for free.
Since there was no extra food left at home, he sold himself as a money-loser.
She was thin and small, and her father wanted three liters of rice, but the human trafficker naturally would not agree.
After the trafficker left, her father pushed her into the canal. She was only three years old that year, but she still remembers the vicious look in her father's eyes.
"You're such a loser, you little bastard. Don't blame your father for not wanting you. It was your bad luck that landed you in my family. Dumping you on the side of the road instead of drowning you is a fulfillment of our father-daughter relationship."
But in a year of severe drought, people were eating their own children. What would happen to a three-year-old girl like her, left on the roadside?
He knew it, so he walked very quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Not far away, several beggars who had been waiting there hurried out.
If she had not happened to meet the Marquis's wife returning from burning incense, she might have died at that time.
Childhood memories were awakened, and Hua Chao thought that if Zhao Kuihua did not have the embroidery skill, she might have been sold by her parents in exchange for money for her younger brother to study or get married.
"Miss, I feel so bad. How can I help her?" Hua Chao's face looked very ugly, and his expression showed the kind of empathy that went deep into his bones.
At this moment, she not only thought of Zhao Kuihua, but also thought of herself.
Gu Jiayue looked away, looked at Hua Chao, who was on the verge of tears, and sighed heavily. "If she doesn't want to do this, no one else can help."
Looking at Li Tonghua's attitude, it's clear that it's not that no one has tried to persuade Zhao Kuihua, but she may have been brainwashed too much by her parents to listen to any advice. She even takes pride in it.
She thought that as long as she raised her younger brother as her parents requested, her future would be smooth.
But she forgot that her younger brother not only had to study, but also had to take exams, get married, and have children.
Your parents' words of comfort will also change from "It will be fine when your younger brother passes the imperial examination" to "It will be fine when your younger brother gets married" and "It will be fine when your younger brother has children."
She was like the chives that grandma casually planted behind the house. She would water them when she saw them, and then cut some when she wanted to eat them.
Mustard greens will grow again after being cut, and the brainwashed Zhao Kuihua will choose to listen to her parents and pay for her brother again and again.
Until she became blind and her hands were crippled.
But what will be waiting for her at that time?
"Alright, you should pay more attention to her condition from now on. You can tell her parents that if Zhao Kuihua's eyesight is damaged, we will no longer accept her embroidery. That should make them more restrained. As for the rest, we can't help."
No matter how much others say, you must wake up on your own. Otherwise, you may end up being treated as an enemy even after helping them.
Hua Chao nodded, what the young lady said made sense.
On the other side, children gathered in groups of three or four, some carrying water, others holding brooms, playing and making the school clean. Even the weeds in the corners were pulled up by the children.
Gu Jiayue looked around and was very satisfied. "Okay, everyone, let's go eat. After dinner, we'll go home. Remember to come to class on time the day after tomorrow."
"Class leaders from each class, please stay. I have some tasks that I need you to help me complete."
No classes in the afternoon?
The children ran away happily.
He howled as he ran, as if he had found some silver.
But some kind-hearted people looked at Gu Jiayue with shining eyes when they heard that Gu Jiayue needed help to complete the task. "Master, we can also help!"
It doesn’t matter what you do, what matters is that you can help the Master.
Naturally, Gu Jiayue agreed.
Bring the children who are willing to stay and help to the office, where the teachers are already waiting.
As soon as Gu Jiayue and the others came in, they instantly filled up the originally spacious office.
The little kid who was originally chattering suddenly became like a quail when he saw the teacher in the office.
Gu Jiayue found it funny and pointed to the empty seat. "Okay, find a seat for yourselves."
After seeing that the children had all found their seats, Gu Jiayue continued, "We've gathered you all together for tomorrow's new student registration."
"Tomorrow many parents will be bringing their children to register. They are all from other villages and are not very familiar with the school, so there are many things we need to pay attention to. Let's make arrangements now."
Gu Jiayue arranged for the four new teachers to register. Master Du and Huo Junyu briefly tested the children's reaction abilities and other aspects.
What the children do is simple, which is to take the students to visit the school and understand the uses of various places in the school.
There are only three things to do, but arranging the specific details is a lot of trouble. We discussed it together until late at night before we finally decided on the specific rules.
It was not only Gu Jiayue who was busy, there were also many people who wanted to send their children to Qiushi School.
Liu family in Xishan Village.
"You old woman, why are you still not sleeping in the middle of the night? What are you looking for?" Old man Liu looked at his wife rummaging around the house, and he deeply suspected that the old woman didn't want to live with him anymore and wanted to pack up and leave.
Look, even the box containing money has been taken out. How can people not be suspicious?
Li rolled her eyes at the shameless fool. "Tomorrow we have to send the children off to school. Shouldn't we prepare something for our youngest sister?"
The youngest sister that Li mentioned was Gu Jiayue’s grandmother, Liu.
Grandma Gu’s surname is Liu. She is from Xishan Village and married to Taohua Village forty years ago.
Although my parents on my mother's side have passed away for many years, I still have a good relationship with my brother on my mother's side, and we visit each other during the holidays.
During the Chinese New Year this year, Grandma Gu returned to her parents' home and told them that after the New Year, Qiushi School would be recruiting students and waive tuition for one year, so she asked her brother to send all the children in the family, regardless of gender, to the school.
Boys learn to read and write, and girls learn a craft, so that they can create their own lives when they grow up.
They were naturally delighted to hear this. Who wouldn't want their children to be able to study and have a chance to succeed?
But at the same time, they were a little nervous, afraid that their children were not good at studying and would bring shame to Grandma Gu.
Old Man Liu smiled and said, "Didn't you already fill a basket of eggs during the day? Younger sister's family is doing much better now, and she's not the type to always keep her eyes on other people's rice jars. Just bring a little token of your appreciation."
Old man Liu's words made Li's face look even uglier. She took off her straw sandals and threw them over.
Although Mrs. Li is old, her eyesight is not blurry and her hands and feet are nimble.
This time, it really landed right on Old Man Liu's head.
"Why did you hit me?" Old man Liu threw his straw sandals on the ground, a little angry.
This silly woman always starts fighting when she disagrees with him. Is she bullying him because he is too old and she can't beat him?
Back then...
Forget it, give her some face and let her go.
Li put her hands on her hips and began to rail against everyone. "You fool, you just work all day without looking up at the sky. You didn't even know your wife ran off with someone else the other day. I heard from others that Qiushi Academy is only accepting 100 new students this time."
Old Man Liu didn't take it seriously. "Isn't one hundred a lot? Besides, what's our relationship with Jiayue? I'm her great-uncle. How dare she refuse to accept our child?"
"I told you you're a fool, but you still refuse to admit it. The Gu family is large and prosperous, so you're not the only relative, right? Who wouldn't be tempted by this great opportunity to study for free? From what I know, villagers from around five or six villages are planning to send their children there."
"You are related to Jiayue, but the Gu family is a big family. If this stone falls, who in the surrounding villages doesn't have a relationship with the Gu family? I also heard that there will be a test and assessment after registration."
"Tell me, our child still doesn't even know what a book is? How can he pass the test?"
After analyzing the situation with Li, Old Man Liu also realized that this matter was not easy to handle.
He originally thought that with his identity as Gu Jiayue's uncle, it was a sure thing for his children to go to school.
But what Li said also made sense. The Gu family was a large family that had taken root in Annan County for many years. Over the years, they had intermarried with families from the surrounding villages, and they had become an inseparable family.
The family relationship he was so proud of was nothing.
He jumped up from the bed anxiously. His agility was not at all like that of a man who was almost sixty years old. "So what should we do?"
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