Chapter 32 The Highest Return Gift from Children [VIP]
The children in the Little Sun Kindergarten came crying tonight and went home laughing.
Because Sister A Yao, no, it was Teacher Shen who taught them mathematics, said that crying would not solve the problem, but they could bring the soybeans from their homes to sell tomorrow afternoon.
Teacher Shen's family bought them at a price of one cent and five pounds, and also assigned them homework.
These kids will be the first to calculate how much soybeans each family will sell tomorrow.
Hehe, do they think they are the masters of the house?
Sister Ayao also told them that once they had money they could buy food, and maybe even use it to pay rent.
As soon as the children brought the good news home, the adults in each family couldn't help but want to knock on the Shen family's door to thank them.
But they were persuaded by their children at home.
The children said that when they left, Teacher Shen's family had already gone to bed. She had to unload vegetables the next morning and harvest soybeans in the afternoon. This was true and they were not lying.
The five families who got the news first gathered together, and the adults who had more concerns would ask the children, will Chen Yao accept only their families, or all of them?
The little boy Luo Dunzi raised his hand and stood up to speak, and both villages accepted it.
The adults looked at each other in surprise. If both villages were collecting soybeans, they would have to collect a lot of soybeans. It seemed that the Shen family was really making money from their business.
Those who are jealous think that Chen Yao must have some purpose in doing this. Those who are quick-witted think that if soybeans are only one cent and five catties today, then they will be priced like cabbage in the future.
What if he doesn't sell it now, but sells it later? Wouldn't he get more money?
This statement aroused the approval of several adults.
When the children heard that their family did not plan to sell beans tomorrow, they became anxious.
Sister A Yao said that although her ability is limited, any help she can give to the villagers is valuable.
This is such a good thing, why are you unwilling to do it?
"Dad, Mom, soybeans are not valuable to begin with. Now Sister A Yao gives us five catties for one cent and buys from our village first. We are already taking advantage." Luo Dunzi didn't understand how the adults could have so many ideas.
Zhang Chunya thought Luo Dunzi was right. "When the spring thaw comes, everyone will know that soybeans can be sold for a lot of money. By then, just sow a handful of seeds and a whole field will grow. How can we still afford to pay a penny for five pounds?"
Hey, you two kids, why are you talking so irritatingly? You actually dare to talk back to your dad, right?
Why are you sticking your elbow outward? Believe it or not, I’ll beat you up.
The adults raised their rough hands to hit the children.
It seems that the children at home are no longer afraid. They stick out their necks, straighten their little bodies, and stand in a row, acting stubbornly together.
"Dad, Sister Ayao bought our beans first out of consideration for our fellow villagers. If you don't sell them, when Sister Ayao has finished buying them, your beans will rot in your hands."
"Sister Ayao also said that she couldn't bear to see the children in our village lose their lives in the quarry next year. She said we must first survive. Only by living can we have hope and succeed when we grow up."
Tsk, why is it that this statement is so impossible to refute?
What is the purpose of farming and raising children? Isn't it so that they can live a better life in the future?
The adults in each family looked at the children they had raised by saving food rations and tightening their belts, and saw that they could speak eloquently after just a few days of reading. They waved their hands in the air for several times but didn't hit them.
Damn it, the Shen family didn't charge them for teaching their children to read and do math, so how could they take advantage of them?
Later, the adults unanimously decided to go to Shen's house to sell beans tomorrow morning. The children fulfilled their wish and ran to the yard hand in hand, they were so happy.
Zhang Chunya and Luo Dunzi hid in the corner and murmured quietly, "I was so scared that my dad would beat me just now."
After all, she is the girl in the family, and her father likes her younger brother more.
"What are you afraid of? We are in the right. Even if I get beaten, I won't accept it. Do you want to go to the quarry to dig stones?" Luo Dunzi wiped his nose.
Zhang Chunya shook her head. She didn't want to go to the quarry to dig stones. She had to learn to count like her sister A Yao and do business in the future.
Luo Dunzi gave Zhang Chunya a thumbs up and said, "I don't want to do business. I want to study hard and become an official in the future."
"Brother Dunzi, you must be a good official and protect us in the future."
"Well, that's a must."
The two children told each other about their ideals in the night.
Before dawn, Huang Dongsheng was pulled out of bed by his mother and urged to pick up goods and sell them in the city.
Huang Dongsheng felt cold, rolled over in his quilt, and grumbled in dissatisfaction, "Mom, don't tell me, we have to go later today. Do I have to stay home and wait for Brother Bai to bring the food?"
"Well, mom completely forgot about it. Just continue sleeping." Miao did not forget to step forward and tuck the quilt for her son.
But she forgot that her hands were very cold when she was washing the soybeans, and she woke Huang Dongsheng up with the cold.
Huang Dongsheng opened his eyes helplessly. Unable to sleep, he simply got up and went to the drying yard to help his family grind soy milk.
In the Shen family's kitchen, two little girls are working at the stove.
Brown rice porridge with red dates and dried mulberries.
On the stove, Chen Yao was in charge of the cooking and signaled Yang Wenying to lower the heat. She took over from Sister Baozhu, heated the oil, and put it into the pan to fry until it was formed.
The sizzling sound was accompanied by a fragrant smell, sprinkled with chopped green onions, a dish of pan-fried tofu and scrambled eggs with green onions, which made Tanaka, who was working in the yard, feel hungry.
Every time he scraped the wood twice, he would raise his crutch and look through the kitchen window to ask Chen Yao if he was doing it right.
Because you keep asking questions, you've annoyed Dad at the window. If you keep doing this, I'll tell Mom."
"My daughter, you can't do that. Daddy is just afraid that he might make the crutch incorrectly." Tanaka was hammering and aligning the mortise and tenon.
Tian Baozhu was too lazy to expose her father's lies. Was that kidnapping?
By the time a pair of simple crutches were ready, the food was served on the table.
Ever since the Little Sun Kindergarten was opened at home, the elders of the two families decided to move the task of making tofu, bean curd sheets and bean sprouts to my aunt's house, and eat together at the Shen family's house.
In this way, the recipe won’t be overlooked due to the large number of people watching, which would damage the harmony among neighbors.
After Tian Baolai came back from the wheat field and washed his hands, he followed his sister's instructions and went to his cousin's house to call people for breakfast.
"Dad, how do you feel? Is this height enough?" Chen Yao supported Shen Qingshan and helped him get used to walking on the ground with the help of crutches.
Shen Qingshan tucked the crutches between his armpits, held the crossbars with both hands, and walked slowly for two steps. He was still not quite used to it, but after a few more steps, he felt that the crutch was very suitable for him.
"Ayao, Dad can walk now." Shen Qingshan raised his cheekbones and looked down at his daughter beside him, his voice full of joy.
"Uncle, let's practice after dinner." Tian Baozhu and Yang Wenying were setting up the dishes and chopsticks in the main room together, and they were happy for their uncle.
Shen Qingshan waved his hand at the people in the room, "I'll take two more steps."
We have to let the child's mother and everyone else see that his legs are healed and he can walk, so he is no longer useless. Let's see who dares to bully his family again.
"Dad, take your time. It's not good to tire yourself out." Chen Yao let go of his hand and bent down to drive away the chicks that were pecking at the vegetables in the garden.
"Hey, Dad knows."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Qingshan was surrounded by his family members who had returned from outside. Seeing his wife staring at his legs, looking up and down, he coughed lightly and said to everyone, "Eat, eat."
The soft, sweet and hot porridge, served with scrambled eggs with tofu, made me feel hungrier after finishing a bowl, but they also had plenty of tofu pudding.
As soon as they finished their meal, Tian Baolai and his son took out the jars and pots for everyone to clean and dry.
Tian Baolai obtained these jars and pots by exchanging tofu for tofu in various villages.
Everyone in the yard was busy working in an orderly manner, and then they saw Luo Dunzi and a few other kids running in.
"Sister Yao, where should I unload the vegetables?"
Chen Yao paused while wiping the jar with the coarse cloth. Before she could react, she saw Luo Dunzi's father and several other adults in the class helping to push the vegetable cart to the door.
Seeing the surprised looks of the Shen family, Boss Bai led his younger brother to explain: "Before my brother and I pushed the boat onto the stone bridge, this kid called the adults in the village for help. How come it wasn't you, Madam Shen, who specially arranged for someone to pick up my brother and me?"
It was all thanks to the labor of his two brothers that this cart of vegetables was transported from their village to Xiahe Village.
But they were both exhausted.
The person that Boss Bai was pointing at was Luo Dunzi.
Seeing his daughter surrounded by children and unable to answer, Shen Qingshan smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Have a drink of water first to relax."
Huang Xing and Huang Mei immediately went into the kitchen to get a bowl of water, and did not forget to put some sugar in the water.
Since it was just a matter of a sip of water, no one refused the Shen family's kindness.
But as soon as they drank the water, they could tell it tasted wrong. The Shen family had put sugar in it.
In the village, those who can be treated with sugar are guests.
It can be seen that everyone benefited from following the two brothers Bai Lao Da.
The adults were busy unloading the vegetables. Shen Qingshan did not join in because of his mobility issues. He just stood by and greeted the two brothers Bai Lao Da, waiting for them to pay the bill after the vegetables were unloaded.
As for Chen Yao, she was pulled by the children to a sheltered area in the yard and was receiving the highest level of return gifts from them.
"Sister Ayao, this is a rag doll my mother made for me. When I was a child, I hugged her when I was afraid to sleep. Now I give her to you." Zhang Chunya shyly took out the doll that accompanied her from the clothes in front of her.
"Sister Yao, this is the wooden sword my father made for me. I'll give it to you too." Zhang Chunwang pushed his sister aside and raised the small wooden sword in his hand.
"Sister Yao, I know you like eating hawthorn berries as much as I do. I secretly picked these hawthorn berries in the mountains. I'm giving them to you."
Luo Dunzi held the red hawthorn fruits in his hands as if he were presenting treasures.
All the rag dolls and wooden figures are not as rare as this one. Look at it, you are drooling with greed.
Chen Yao looked at the treasures in the children's hands and didn't know whether to laugh or cry, especially Luo Dunzi, who was only six years old and dared to sneak into the mountains.
"Why do you want to give me a gift?" Chen Yao suppressed the emotion in her heart and kept a cold face.
They were all in the same yard, and everyone could actually see everything the children did with their backs to the adults, but they were too busy to have the chance to beat them.
When Boss Luo heard that his son had secretly gone into the mountains to pick hawthorn berries, he had already made up his mind: wait until I finish unloading the vegetables, then I will catch you and give you two beatings.
Let’s see if you dare to sneak into the mountains.
The children said in unison, because Sister Ayao, you helped us.
Chen Yao asked again, "Teacher Yang Wenying taught you how to read, isn't that considered helping you? Why don't you give it to her?"
Luo Dunzi, Zhang Chunya taught you how to solve the math problems you didn't understand in class. Why don't you give this fruit to Chunya?
Chunya, you can't write the words from memory, so Luo Dunzi secretly writes notes for you. Why don't you give the baby to him?
Chunwang, you were raised by your sister. She gave all the delicious food at home to you. Why don’t you give her this wooden sword?
The children looked at each other while holding their precious gifts, unable to answer.
Chen Yao answered for them, because you think these are all small things, right?
The children nodded, then suddenly shook their heads: "No."
"Oh, why is it wrong? What's wrong?" Chen Yao looked at the tender bean sprouts in front of her.
The big head and small body were all frowning as they thought seriously about Teacher Shen's question.
Yang Wenying was guarding the vegetable patch in the yard. Although she was staring at the amount of cabbage and radishes that everyone was unloading, she was actually eavesdropping on what Chen Yao was saying to the children.
In fact, if she were to summarize it in one sentence, these children have learned to weigh the pros and cons.
Give the best things to whoever benefits them most.
Luo Dunzi raised his hand first to speak.
Chen Yao: "Well, go ahead."
"Teacher Shen, Chunya taught me how to solve problems, and I helped her with cheating. We are friends who help each other. I am willing to give this hawthorn fruit to her, and I am also willing to give it to Teacher Wenying, but you are different."
"What's the difference?"
Luo Dunzi's face became even more twisted. The words he had available prevented him from expressing his thoughts, so he looked at his good friend Chunya.
Zhang Chunya raised her hand and said, "Because Sister Yao, you are a very good person. You harvest beans so that our family can earn money. So I want to give you the most important thing I have. I don't want to owe you a favor."
Zhang Chunya's eyes turned red after she finished speaking, for she was afraid that Chen Yao would hate her.
Because Daddy said that their family is poor and the debt of gratitude is the hardest to repay, that's why she came to help the Shen family unload the vegetables this morning. She was afraid that Daddy alone would not be able to repay the debt, so she wanted to give this child to help Daddy repay it together.
"Sister Ayao, I'll give you this doll first. I'll make another one for Teacher Wenying tomorrow." Zhang Chunya tried hard not to cry.
"I don't know how to make a wooden sword, but I asked Dad to make one for Teacher Wenying. He will definitely agree." Zhang Chunwang noticed his sister's fear and immediately hugged her waist. "Don't be afraid, sister. I will protect you."
Seeing Zhang Chunya about to cry, Luo Dunzi felt a little annoyed and held the fruit in front of the siblings: "Don't cry, these are all for you to eat, you can eat them."
Chen Yao clapped her hands, which not only attracted the children's attention, but also made the adults slow down their work.
"Children, Chunya is right. Our elders didn't have a close relationship, so she wanted to repay me with her favorite things. I'm very touched by the gifts you gave me today, because you've learned the lesson of repaying a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude, which is something many people don't learn."
Luo Dunzi didn't understand, but this sentence sounded like something a scholar would say: "Teacher Shen, what does this sentence mean?"
"If someone does you a favor, you should return it within your ability. I hope you can keep this original intention when you grow up."
"Children, can you?"
The children said in unison, we can!
Chen Yao did not accept the highest return gift from the children, but instead gave them a very important task, which was to tell every household in the village about the soybean harvest, and if any family did not settle the bill in the afternoon -
"We can, we can help them count!" The children were like fledglings who had just learned to fly. They flapped their wings and ran out of the Shen family hand in hand.
Several adults did not leave after unloading the vegetables. The men helped move the vats, and the women helped wash the vegetables, chatting warmly.
As Boss Bai left with the copper coins in his pocket, he looked at the people busy in the courtyard and whispered to his brother, "Why didn't I meet him earlier?"
"Brother, you're not tired yet, you still want to stay and help pickle the vegetables?"
Boss Bai rolled his eyes at his younger brother. He wanted to stay, but the other party didn't want to.
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