Cui family.
Main room.
"Brother Xian, what you mean is that you went to the county town with your grandmother that day, and took advantage of your uncle's time selling eggs to make friends with the young master of the Pei Mansion's Juren family."
"That young master and you hit it off right away. Although you've only known each other for less than half a day, you've already developed a deep affection for each other."
"He has been thinking about you since he returned. He is willing to give you a cart of gifts, ten taels of silver, and five hundred coins a month to invite you to the Pei Mansion as a playmate."
"If you don't go, he will even come to our house to look for you?"
After listening to Mrs. Cui’s retelling.
Cui Xian coughed lightly, and nodded innocently under the incredulous gaze of the whole family: "Yes, that's right, it makes sense."
Is this...reasonable?
Old Mrs. Cui looked confused and even a little doubtful about her life.
This matter sounds really mysterious and weird.
If the person involved was not her own grandson, the old lady would even want to say: The young master of the Pei family might have been deceived by someone using a spell!
Seeing that the whole family looked dazed, Cui Xian was in a good mood.
That's the right way.
How can you live your life if you are always miserable and cry at the slightest provocation?
Explain the whole story.
Cui Xian handed the ten taels of silver given by Pei's housekeeper to Old Lady Cui: "Grandma, please accept this money. Father, uncle, and..."
Glancing at Cui Yu who was still in tears, he continued, "And my brother, they all need money to study. Now, we don't have to worry about it, so stop arguing."
The family is really poor.
So Cui Xian did not refuse the ten taels of silver given by his eldest brother.
But I kept it in my heart.
Cui Xian handed over ten taels of silver with his tender hands.
The old lady was moved, but she couldn't reach out to take it.
Including the rest of the Cui family members in the main room, everyone remained silent.
Cui Xian felt a little strange, and continued with a smile: "Grandma? Take it quickly. When I go to Pei Mansion, I will have 500 coins per month. Not only can our family support my brother's studies, but we can also improve the food on the table...Grandma! You, why are you crying!"
At first Mrs. Cui just shed tears.
Later I couldn't help but burst into tears.
She trembled as she hugged Cui Xian into her arms, and said in a trembling voice, "Xian'er, good boy. Grandma is happy, but also feels guilty. Previously, grandma only asked your brother to go to start school, and didn't mention letting you go. You... did you ever resent grandma?"
Cui Xian stretched out his hand and wiped away his grandmother's tears carefully: "Grandson knows the situation at home, why do you resent grandma? Brother is the eldest brother, he should go to school first..."
This is not a compliment.
Cui Xian is full of knowledge, so naturally he would not feel resentful about such a trivial matter.
What's more, he also felt guilty - occupying the body of one grandson of the Cui family, why should he compete with another grandson of the Cui family for a place in school?
But before Cui Xian could finish his words.
Cui Yu's eyes were slightly red, and he said rather forcefully: "I won't go to school."
Cui Xian smiled and looked back at him.
Then, Cui Xian asked Mrs. Cui: "Grandma, I want to ask you, if there is still some extra money at home today, will you send me and my brother to start school together?"
Mrs. Cui answered without hesitation: "Of course."
Cui Xian smiled when he heard this: "Grandson believes that you will definitely do it. Grandma is a person of flesh and blood. When grandma first said that my brother should go to school, she didn't even look at me. I wonder how determined you must have been before you said this, and how painful it must have been."
When Mrs. Cui heard this, she couldn't hold back her tears again.
How could she be so lucky to have such a well-behaved grandson!
Xian Ge'er is only eight years old. Children from ordinary families are still naughty and playful, but he is already sensible enough to make people feel distressed.
But the more sensible Xian'er was, the more Mrs. Cui didn't want him to be a book boy.
No matter how hard the life is, we must not let our children suffer.
The Cui family was poor, but they were not so poor that they would send an eight-year-old child to work outside to earn money!
Obviously, the rest of the Cui family thought the same.
The eldest uncle Cui Boshan spoke first: "Xian'er, we all know your intentions. But I cannot agree that you can be a book boy, and your brother cannot use the money earned by your younger brother to study."
Hearing this, Aunt Lin also said with red eyes: "Your uncle is right. Aunt is short-sighted and can't move her eyes away when she sees good things. But don't worry, brother Xian, although Aunt is just looking at it, she still has a scale in her heart. You are only eight years old. If she really took your money, Aunt will be scolded by people when she goes out."
Cui Zhongyuan and Chen looked at their brother and sister-in-law with gratitude.
As parents, they naturally didn't want their son to go to work at such a young age.
When they finished, Old Lady Cui took Cui Xian's hand and said with a smile, "Did you hear that? Your uncle and aunt are right. We cannot accept these ten taels of silver and the cart of things outside. We will return them tomorrow."
"The housekeeper means well and has a warm attitude. But the Pei family is a well-off family, and you are too young. If you go there, you will have to live under the sway of others."
Cui Xian was deeply moved after hearing this.
But he must go to the Pei family.
He had to get out of this poor Hexi village.
Compared to going to school to learn the basics, the role of the young master's servant is obviously more suitable for him.
He is not confined to the school and has more room to move around. He can also go out and make money by using the title of the young master of the Pei family.
When the time is right, follow the young master and study for a few days.
Then he created an image for himself as a little genius prodigy who was exposed to books and listened to the young master's classes for a few days, and he understood everything he heard and saw, and got it right.
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