"Hey, brother, actually I want to breed pigs, breed pigs that are stronger and have more meat."
Seeing Qin Zheng's bad face, the fourth brother smiled flatteringly: "But I don't have enough qualifications. If I want to get involved in cultivation technology, I have to continue to take the exam. It's difficult and hard after passing the exam. I can go abroad, but my ability is only this much. I dare not go abroad. Although they all say how good it is abroad, I just don't dare. I might as well go back to my hometown and take care of my mother and grandmother. Anyway, I have a stable job now, and I don't have to worry about the rest of my life."
Qin Zheng: “…”
Ye Yun: “…”
Very good, even she was silent.
Qin Xiang'e and the old lady didn't understand what they were saying, but seeing Qin Zheng's serious face, he was so quiet that he didn't dare to speak, and even the noise he made while eating was much quieter.
Qin Zheng's face was dark.
At first, he was very happy to hear that the fourth brother could work in his hometown.
Now look, it’s bullshit.
It is certainly a good idea to return to your hometown for development, but can you at least find a job with room for advancement?
What room for growth is there in pig farming?
Besides, most farmers raise pigs nowadays, and the pig farms in the town might be demolished at any time.
Seeing Qin Zheng's face getting darker and darker, Lao Si also looked panicked, "Brother, don't look down on the job of raising pigs. There are many skills in raising pigs, and it is easy for them to get sick. If you are not careful, they will get sick and lose everything. I don't have to worry about these problems when I raise public pigs. What's more, I raise not only pigs, but also the future and hope. I plan to raise fat and strong pigs to improve the breed so that many people can eat pork!"
Qin Zheng sneered, "You should study cultivation technology, which is the future and hope."
The fourth child was scolded, curled his lips, lowered his head, and his voice became lonely: "I don't want to read any more..."
"Why don't you want to read it anymore?"
Ye Yun interrupted their argument and looked at the fourth brother as gently as possible.
Her soft voice gave the fourth brother the courage to raise his head. He glanced at Qin Zheng and her, and his eyes suddenly turned red.
His voice was choked with sobs, and he said hoarsely, "Sister-in-law, my family has paid a lot for my education. People of my age have already married and had children, and their parents are enjoying a good life, but I am still sucking blood from my family. Most of the money for college these years was borrowed by my mother. When I went to high school, I used my second sister's betrothal gift, which led to her being looked down upon by her in-laws after she got married. Until now, I have a knot in my heart, which has been making me uncomfortable. Now that I have finally graduated from college, how can I continue?"
"Old Four, why do you think so?"
Without waiting for Qin Zheng and Ye Yun to speak, Qin Xiang'e looked at the fourth brother in surprise.
The fourth child looked at his mother's surprised eyes, put down the bowl, turned his back, and wiped the tears from his eyes fiercely.
He just doesn't want to delay his family any longer.
Seeing her son so sad, Qin Xiang'e sighed and comforted him, "Fourth brother, your second sister never blamed you for using her betrothal gift. She was so happy to have you, a college student, as her. Our whole family is happy. You don't know how proud you, a college student, have made her husband's family. They also said that the baby she gave birth to is also smart. How could they look down on her?"
The fourth brother turned his head to look at her, his eyes red, and said, "But the year my second sister got married, I heard my brother-in-law quarreled with her about the betrothal gift."
Qin Xiang'e choked.
When Ye Yun saw her expression, she knew that what Lao Si said was true, and she couldn't help but smack her lips.
Qin Zheng also frowned, "Aunt, why don't I know about this?"
Qin Xiang'e's face flashed with an unnatural look, and she pulled her face to smile and said, "At that time, the fourth child couldn't afford the tuition, and Erniu just reached the age of marriage, so she was promised to her husband's family, and the betrothal gift from her husband's family was used to raise the tuition for the fourth child."
Afraid that Ye Yun and Qin Zheng would misunderstand that she was biased, she quickly added, "In the first two years of marriage, Erniu's in-laws quarreled with her because of this matter, but later the fourth child was admitted to university, and Erniu gave birth to a smart baby, so her in-laws never mentioned this matter again."
Ye Yun thought for a moment, "How much did my second sister give as a gift?"
Qin Xiang'e told the truth and said quickly, "His wife, I know what you mean. I have made plans. Erniu is pregnant again, earlier than you. She will give birth in a while. When she gets pregnant, I will give her the gifts from her parents and the betrothal money from that year, and that will be the end of the matter."
After that, she looked at the fourth child and said, "Fourth child, if you want to continue studying, just tell me and I will support you. Going to school is your only way out of this remote mountain area, don't you know that?"
She didn't know what the fourth child was studying, she only knew that she had to be supported.
She has been supporting her child for so many years, borrowing money from all relatives and neighbors, and even using her daughter's dowry money, all for the purpose of providing a good future for her child. As long as the child wants to study and is willing to study, and she can afford it, why shouldn't she support him?
She also paid back the money from relatives and neighbors.
She also paid back her daughter's money.
I didn’t have the ability before and had to borrow and pay it back. Now that I have found a way to make money and can pay off my debts, why shouldn’t I continue to let my child go to school?
The fourth brother lowered his head, remained silent, and did not speak even with red eyes.
He was moved by his mother's words.
However, it is not that easy to continue to pass the exam.
His grades are only average in school. Even those with better grades than him may not be able to pass the exam. What hope does he have?
He was scared.
If he fails to pass the exam in one year, he will waste one year. If he fails to pass the exam in two years, he will waste two years. How can his family afford the expenses year after year?
The fourth child finally shook his head and said, "Mom, please stop talking. This is the limit of my abilities."
Qin Xiang'e looked at him seriously and said, "Old Four, it's a good thing for people to know their own abilities, but they can't just know blindly. I don't understand any profound principles, I just want to tell you that there are some things you haven't tried, so how can you know that your abilities are limited?"
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