Chapter 60 Why Study?
In the past, Li Juhua would have agreed with a smile on her face, but today she was unmoved.
"Jiayue, how many points did this kid get in the exam?" Li Juhua didn't even look at Gu Yuhe and asked directly to Gu Jiayue.
"Forty-nine points in liberal arts and ninety points in mathematics." Gu Jiayue frowned slightly, and her tone was not particularly good.
After teaching for some time, she also realized that Gu Yuhe had some academic imbalances, but she didn't expect it to be so serious.
"Mother, please go and rest first. Leave the education to me. I am both his teacher and his sister, and I will teach him well."
"Okay, let's use this." Li Juhua turned and picked up a long, thin branch from the wall, shaking it gently in her hand. "This kind of thing hurts but doesn't break bones. It's perfect for dealing with disobedient children."
"Okay!" Gu Jiayue responded and took the branch to test the feel.
It’s better than the teaching stick I used before.
Before, she wondered why the peach tree branches in front of her house were much fewer than those in other people’s houses. It turns out that this is its use.
Gu Yuhe looked at the two of them and felt his scalp tingling, as if the branch had hit his butt.
He widened his eyes in terror, covered his buttocks with his hands, and cried out at the top of his lungs, "Grandma, help me! My second sister is going to kill someone!"
The sound was sharp and shrill, echoing in the yard and startling several birds on the branches.
He fully expected to find refuge with his grandmother.
Unexpectedly, when Grandma Gu heard his score, she instantly became furious and could hardly contain herself.
Without thinking, she leaned over, took off her shoes quickly and decisively, and slapped Gu Yuhe's butt hard.
Each whipping was accompanied by a whistling sound, as if to vent out all the disappointment and anger in his heart.
"I told you not to study hard! I told you to play around!"
Grandma beat and scolded me, the wrinkles on her face were twisted with anger, and her eyes were full of pain of being disappointed in me.
"Your second sister works so hard every day, getting up early and going to bed late, teaching you, but you don't take it seriously at all, right?"
Her voice became increasingly high-pitched and trembling, echoing in the courtyard.
"Look at other people's children, they want to learn but don't have the chance. What about you? Such a great benefit is right in front of you, but you can't grab it!" After saying that, he whipped the child several more times.
This time, Grandma Gu was really furious. She used all her strength, and each blow landed firmly on Gu Yuhe's butt.
Gu Yuhe's old injuries from the beating he received the day before yesterday had not yet healed, and now he had new injuries. He was in so much pain that he screamed and cried, and his cries echoed in the courtyard.
"Wow, grandma, please don't hit me. I know I was wrong." His voice was filled with tears and pleading.
"Ahhh, it hurts so much, Grandpa, help me, Grandma is going to beat me to death."
He cried and looked around, hoping someone would come to save him.
"Wuwuwu, Second Sister, please tell Grandma to stop. I will definitely learn from this."
Tears as big as beans rolled down his cheeks, wetting the ground.
"Okay, grandma, if you keep hitting me, I won't be able to get up and study tomorrow." Seeing this, Gu Jiayue hurried forward to dissuade her.
Gu Jiayue does not advocate corporal punishment of students, but her grandmother was so angry just now that she didn't dare to step forward.
She hoped that her grandmother would stop beating her after she beat Gu Yuhe.
Of course, grandma wouldn't hit her. Even after she stopped, the anger in her heart still lingered.
She stood there, her chest heaving violently, filled with confusion and unwillingness.
Why was the Zhang child so outstanding, given that they were all taught together? And yet, each of the three in his family was inferior to the last? Were the Gu family destined to be peasants for life?
Thinking of this, Grandma Gu thought of Gu Yuchuan, who was originally the most promising.
The child was a top scholar, but was harmed by a villain and ended up becoming stupid, and could only live in a daze.
Thinking of this, Grandma Gu was overwhelmed with grief, her eyes turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.
Gu Yuchuan, who had been watching his brother being beaten and running around the yard, clapping and cheering on the side, was stunned and at a loss when he saw his grandmother suddenly burst into tears.
His eyes were full of panic, and he began to spin around anxiously, mumbling, "Don't cry, grandma, don't cry! Candy, here's some candy."
After Aunt Cai came, she loved to make sweets and snacks, and the children in the family now have no shortage of them.
Especially Gu Yuchuan, Aunt Cai has a special preference for him, so she can always take out candy from him.
At this moment, he hurriedly stuffed the candy into Grandma Gu's hands, then gently patted her back and comforted her like a little adult: "Grandma, don't cry, you will be happy after eating the candy."
Grandma Gu put away her emotions, raised her hand to wipe away her tears, gently patted Gu Yuchuan's hand, turned to Gu Jiayue and said, "Jiayue, use the most severe means to discipline him. If he doesn't improve in the next exam, I will beat this good-for-nothing to death!"
After saying that, she turned around and said to Gu Yuchuan with a gentle face: "Chuan'er, are you hungry? Grandma will take you to eat something delicious, okay?"
Gu Yuhe was stunned by his grandmother's series of actions.
He had never seen his grandmother's emotions fluctuate so drastically, and his heart was filled with confusion.
He didn't understand. Was studying the only path he could take in life?
Before his second sister appeared, no one had ever told him that he had to study. Why did everyone in the family insist on him studying after his second sister appeared?
Why do the elders in his family have high hopes for him and expect him to study hard?
But my fourth and fifth sisters didn’t do as well as him in the exams, so why didn’t the family punish them?
Little Gu Yuhe was filled with confusion, with many questions he couldn't figure out. He didn't know who to ask, nor did he know who could give him the answers.
Gu Jiayue walked forward and gently pulled him. He followed Gu Jiayue into the room obediently like a helpless child.
Gu Zhigeng and Gu Bailu had been waiting in the room for a long time.
Seeing Gu Yuhe coming in, Gu Zhigeng hurried forward, his face full of concern: "Yuhe, does it hurt when grandma hit you?"
Gu Yuhe looked at his fifth sister with a distressed expression and said unhappily, "Grandma's shoe soles are almost smoking. Do you think it hurts? My butt isn't made of stone."
Gu Zhigeng also realized that he had asked a stupid question, so he quickly turned around, walked quickly to the bedside, and dug out the medicine bottle: "Second sister still has some medicine for you, let me help you wipe it."
The medicine my second sister gave me is really good stuff. When I applied it on my butt, I felt a cool sensation instantly and it was very comfortable.
Gu Yuhe secretly glanced at Gu Jiayue.
Gu Jiayue said in a cold voice, "Zhigeng, put the medicine down first."
Gu Zhigeng didn't dare to disobey, so he could only put the medicine gently on the table and looked at Gu Yuhe with a distressed face.
Gu Jiayue glanced at the three children standing obediently in front of her and asked softly, "Do you have a lot of questions you want to ask me?"
Gu Yuhe stiffened his neck, turned his head to the side, looked at no one, and said nothing, looking stubborn.
Gu Zhigeng slept in the same bed with Gu Jiayue every day, so naturally, they were closer. She stepped forward and said, "Second sister, I just have one question I don't quite understand."
"Okay, now I'm not your teacher, I'm just your sister. If you have any questions in your mind, just tell me and I will answer them for you." Gu Jiayue smiled, reached out and gently rubbed Gu Zhigeng's head, her eyes full of tenderness.
"Why do you insist on us studying? Forget about Gu Yuhe, he's a boy and was born to study, but I'm a girl. No matter how well I study, I can't become an official. I still have to get married and have children in the future."
During this period, Gu Zhigeng has been feeling very depressed.
She really didn't understand why her second sister had to force her and her fourth sister to study. It was obvious that they weren't cut out for studying. Just look at their grades today, isn't that clear?
She only scored 30 points in liberal arts and 60 points in mathematics.
She thought she had studied very hard, but why couldn't she even compare to Gu Yuhe?
Grandma is right. It makes sense that women have not studied since ancient times.
It is a pure waste of time for women to study. They won’t learn well anyway. It is better to use the time they spend studying to do something meaningful, such as embroidering a few more handkerchiefs.
We must always listen to the words of our ancestors.
Gu Zhigeng raised his head, his eyes full of confusion and unwillingness, and asked again: "Second sister, I really tried hard, but I just can't learn well. Is it really that I shouldn't study?"
Gu Jiayue gently held her hand and said softly, "I know that our Zhigeng is already great. You have to cook, wash clothes, and do many housework every day, but you still insist on attending classes every day, listening carefully in class, and completing your homework well. You have really done a great job."
"But I did very poorly on the test." Gu Zhigeng frowned, his face full of frustration.
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