"It's the thirtieth today, so of course I brought it. The food has already been handed over to the kitchen, and the money will be given to you after the meal." Zhao Dashu was speechless; he couldn't even wait to have a proper meal.
"Me too, I handed it over to the kitchen too, the money is in my pocket."
Old Mrs. Sun was satisfied; the children were still very obedient.
Zhao Dayong hesitated for a moment, then decided to discuss it properly with his mother after the meal and when everyone had left. He had brought the food, but he really didn't have any money.
The big pillar is finished.
He wasn't trying to renege on his debt; he genuinely had no money left at home.
He knew that Dazhuzi still had some savings, but he didn't know what would happen to him in the future. Wasn't it normal for him to keep some money on hand?
Li lowered her head and pretended not to hear. She just didn't understand why, in addition to the grain for the elderly, she had to be given silver every year. What could she possibly do with the silver? Who in the village was as attached to silver as she was?
At this point, many elderly people will distribute their life savings to their younger generations.
Because of my mother-in-law, my family has been living a very tight life all these years. Are you only satisfied when you drive them all to their deaths?
The old saying is true: if the old woman doesn't die, she'll outlive the young. They're almost dead now because of her.
She just couldn't understand why her father died as soon as he fell ill, while her mother, who had been ill for so many years, seemed to be getting better and better, with a rosy complexion, and she never seemed to die.
It's really worrying.
Zhao Xiaoyu kept her head down and just ate her food. Zhao Dashu and Zhao Dayong remained silent despite the rift between them. Only Zhao Dawen seized the opportunity to ask Xiao Lei about the academy.
"Lei Zi, what do you usually teach at your academy?"
"It's the same content as the exam for becoming a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial civil service examination). Uncle has taken the exam a few times, so he should know what will be tested."
Do you know how much the tuition is at the cheapest academies in the prefectural city? What are the admission requirements?
"I don't know. I've never been to any other academy besides my own, nor have I asked about it."
Zhao Dawen frowned; it seemed he really didn't know.
Zhao Dashu pretended to be dead and didn't say anything. If he said just one word now, his shameless older brother might pester him, asking him to help his son or even help him find an academy.
He claimed that he was familiar with the city.
"Lei Zi, is your scholarship difficult to teach and profound?"
"It's alright, I don't know how well other people teach it?"
Zhao Dawen gave Xiao Lei a deep look. Did he really not know, or was he unwilling to say?
I always felt that my conversations with him were very perfunctory.
He lost interest in asking any further questions and decided to go find the third brother instead, since he was the child's uncle and he couldn't ignore the child's situation.
The dishes on the table gradually dwindled, especially the meat dishes, which were eaten very quickly. Fortunately, everyone at the table had some self-respect and didn't leave any uneaten food, which would have looked rather unseemly.
Zhao Xiaoyu and Song Shi ate mostly the plate of stir-fried radish shreds.
Erzhuzi's wife was very observant. She could tell from the way they picked at their food that they didn't usually crave meat. In fact, they were tired of eating meat and preferred vegetarian dishes.
"Little Rain, when are you guys going back to the capital?"
"Let's wait until after the Lantern Festival."
"Really? You'll have to let us know when the time comes, and we'll see you off."
“We don’t know when we’ll leave; we just leave whenever we feel like it. We’ll come back often in the future, and we can still see each other frequently, so there’s no need for you to be so polite, sister-in-law.”
Erzhuzi's wife smiled and put a piece of meat on her younger sister's plate. The little girl was also well-liked by her third uncle's family, so she had to treat her well.
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