"Ah Gui, is this the only thing you have?" Liu Qingshan was not too satisfied with Ah Gui's answer.

He asked, "Do you just want to catch fish and sell it every weekend?" he asked.

"What if it weren't?"

"If I hadn't taught you how to catch fish with drunken fish grass, do you think you could catch a pound of fish a day?" asked Liu Qingshan staring straight into Ah Gui's eyes.

Ah Gui dodged for a moment and replied, "Probably not." ”

Because the wild small fish in the mountains are so small, sometimes it takes dozens of small fish to make up enough for a pound of fish. Moreover, the small fish are so clever that there is simply no way to catch so many fish in a day without anesthetizing them.

Also, it doesn't work to put a cage.

It takes two days to put the cage in the cage, and whether the fish can be caged or not depends on luck.

Therefore, if it weren't for Brother Aoyama's method, he wouldn't have been able to catch so many fish at all.

"Of course not. Liu Qingshan didn't smile this time, but looked at Agui very seriously and said, "Agui, look, if I don't tell you the method of drunken fish grass, you won't be able to catch so many fish, what does this mean?"

"What does that mean?"

This shows that knowledge is power. If you don't learn new knowledge, you can only live in the world according to your own preconceived notions. You won't know that Drunken Fish Grass can get drunk with fish, you won't know why Drunken Fish Grass can get drunk with fish, and you won't know how wonderful the outside world is. You'll be like those in the village who have never left the mountains in their lives, not knowing how fast the high-speed train is or how high an airplane can fly. ”

"But I don't want to know this, I don't need to know, I don't think it's okay for me to live in the mountains all my life like my mother. Agui felt that it didn't matter what happened to him in the future.

He's a boy, he's a man, and he's the only man in the family, as long as his mother doesn't live so hard, as long as his sister can get out of the mountains, he doesn't care.

It doesn't matter if it's a lifetime of cattle or a lifetime of land.

"That's because you're too young to know the hardships of life to say that. Later, when you grow up and you meet the girl you like, you will understand how terrible it is to not learn and have no skills. Then again, Agui, do you have a favorite girl?"

Liu Qingshan tilted his head to look at A Guiming's big eyes.

This time, Ah Gui's eyes did not dodge, but shook his head ignorantly: "No." ”

Liu Qingshan smiled: "It's not right now, but when you grow up in the future, when you grow up to my age, you will have a girl you like." However, at that time, you have no ability, no money, and you may not even have the courage to tell her that you like her, because you have no ability to bear the rest of her life, so you can only silently watch her be with other capable men. ”

"Well, that's so far away. Agui said, "I'm still so young, it's too much nonsense to say something so far away." ”

"Then let's talk about the closest. Liu Qingshan pointed to the small fish in the bucket and said, "Let's just talk about this small fish, before I told you, do you know that drunken fish grass can get drunk fish?"

Gui shook his head.

Liu Qingshan smiled: "Not only do you not know, but the vast majority of people in the village don't know, why don't they know? Because they haven't been exposed to this knowledge, they haven't known about it all along." Although reading is boring and may not be as fun as catching fish, if you read the book thoroughly and then apply the knowledge you have learned to catch fish, you will have a reward beyond imagination. Do you say?"

The truth is such a truth, and Agui understands it.

However, compared to these, he would rather see his mother's life easier, and his sister could not drop out of school because of him.

He's the man of the family.

Therefore, although Agui was grateful for Brother Qingshan's painstaking enlightenment, he didn't react much.

He hung his head, looked at his worn-out shoes, and the dirty toes in the shoes, and whispered, "Well, Brother Qingshan, I know." ”

Knowing is knowing, but his determination to drop out of school has not changed easily.

When Liu Qingshan heard this, he only thought that Agui had figured it out, and he was very happy.

He laughed and said, "Haha, that's good, since that's the case, then I'll treat you to something delicious." ”

"Huh?" Liu Qingshan divided the money in his hand into two parts, one for one thousand and one for five hundred, and then directly stuffed the one thousand into Ah Gui's hand, "This is your money, and the rest is mine." ”

Ah Gui looked at the banknotes in his hand blankly, and said in a daze, "Why do I have so much?"

"I have a lot of them. Liu Qingshan grabbed the thick loose money and smiled, "Look, my money is much thicker than yours." ”

"However, I have a hundred, and my brother and yours are dozens. ”

"Oh, it's pretty much the same, if you're embarrassed, give me the rest of the little fish. ”

"Well, Brother Qingshan, you can take it back, I'll catch it tomorrow. ”

"In that case, let's go eat something delicious first, what do you want to eat? ”

"But, Brother Qingshan, don't you have other things to do?"

"No, I don't. ”

"Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted me to accompany you to town on errands?"

"It's already done, huh?"

"Done?"

"yes, selling fish is what I do. Liu Qingshan smiled, "What, are you still reluctant to go back?"

"Hmm. Agui said a little embarrassed, "My sister is making up classes this weekend, I, I want to go and see her." ”

It turned out to be because of this.

Liu Qingshan's heart was very warm. There are really not many sisters and brothers like Ah Gui and Ah Hua who have a good relationship.

Even Xuanxuan and Junjun often fight for a little toffee.

"Okay, I'll go with you. Liu Qingshan said, "However, we can't go empty-handed, you see, we made so much money today, let's go eat something delicious first, and then, bring some to your sister, I'll have a treat, how about it?"

Agui nodded happily.

After packing up their things, the two went to the supermarket to drink a cup of milk tea.

Because it was Brother Qingshan's treat, Agui was very embarrassed and only ordered a cup of milk tea, which was the cheapest for two yuan.

Liu Qingshan frowned and said: "Agui, you look down on me, the cup is a little more expensive, and the two yuan is nothing." ”

"Huh?" Ah Gui looked at the various milk teas on the price list, and couldn't think of anything to drink for a while.

The owner of the bubble tea shop was a thirty-year-old aunt, and when she saw that Agui was so sensible, she couldn't help but point: "Why don't you drink a cup of roasted fairy grass, there are a lot of ingredients in it." ”

"Then have four large cups of burnt fairy grass. Without waiting for Agui to speak, Liu Qingshan opened his mouth first.

"I can't drink that much. Agui hurriedly said, "Brother Qingshan, I want a small cup, you order four cups at once, I just burst my stomach, and I can't eat it." ”

"Haha, you think so beautifully, you think it's all for you to drink alone, one cup is mine, one cup is for your sister, and one cup is for your mother, and the rest is for you. ”

"Huh?" Ah Gui looked at Brother Qingshan in surprise.

He never expected that Brother Qingshan would actually include his sister and mother's share.

Liu Qingshan patted Agui's brain and said with a smile: "Agui, you see, if you want to give your family a better life, you must have money, otherwise, you have to hesitate to buy a cup of milk tea." ”

"Well, I, I'll try to make money in the future. Agui blushed slightly.

"If you work hard to make money, you have to work in the right direction, otherwise, everything will be in vain, so knowledge is very important. If you don't understand anything, don't know anything, you see, even if you give you money to open a milk tea shop, then you may not even understand the formula of milk tea, you can't understand the purchase list, you don't understand anything, then even if you work hard, it's useless, Agui, children still have to read hard, read more, don't say anything else, at least know more words. ”

A bit of education made Agui lower his head.

Of course he understands these truths.

Of course he does.

However, if he doesn't drop out of school, his sister will drop out.

If he continues to study and has to be hospitalized, sooner or later his mother will collapse due to overwhelm. In order not to make my mother work so hard, my sister will definitely drop out of school and go to work.

He didn't want that. He didn't want to let his beloved mother and sister suffer so much because he was alone.

If sacrificing him alone can make everyone happy, he is willing. Even if life in the future will be hard and difficult, it will be worth it. As long as the people he cares about are happy and happy.

"Agui, listen to my brother, in the future, study hard and don't think nonsense, okay?"

"Oh. Agui replied against his will, lowered his head and said, "I know." ”

Hearing this answer, Liu Qingshan was very happy: "That's good, since that's the case, then I'll spend some more money and take you to buy some books and writing pens?"

Ah Gui raised his head and looked at Brother Qingshan with a smile on his face, and he was very upset.

In order to make him give up the idea of dropping out of school, Brother Qingshan really took great pains, and not only took him to make money, but also invited him to eat delicious food, and now he has to buy him books and pens.

Agui felt quite uncomfortable, but he didn't know how to refuse.

He had no choice but to hang his head again, letting the tears that almost burst out of his eyes fall to the ground quietly: "Well, okay." ”

Liu Qingshan stuffed a cup of milk tea made by the proprietress into Agui's hand, opened a cup himself, and then walked to the supermarket next to him with the other two cups of milk tea.

The so-called supermarket is naturally not the kind of big supermarket in the big city.

The supermarket is small, but it's big locally.

In addition to all kinds of drinks, sweets, biscuits, there are other household items and some stationery toys and other things.

Liu Qingshan walked in front with high interest, and said as he walked inside: "Agui, you can just take whatever you like, even if it is my brother, I will reward you." ”

Ah Gui stood at the door in a daze, and the milk tea in his hand almost didn't fall to the ground.

A woman in red overalls turned her head and ran to the supermarket warehouse the moment she saw Agui.

Ah Gui screamed: "Sister!"

Sister?

Liu Qingshan, who was walking in front, turned around, looked at Agui with a shocked face, and asked, "Agui, what's wrong? Why don't you leave?"

Ah Gui didn't look at him, but looked at the weak woman with her back to them and said in a lost voice: "Sister, you, aren't you making up for the lesson?"

When he asked this, Ah Gui trembled, and his big sunken eyes were already covered with crystal clear tears.

He cried and asked, "Didn't you say that you couldn't go home because you had to make up classes on the weekend?"

"Agui. Liu Qingshan was startled when he saw Agui burst into tears. It wasn't until he saw the woman who turned around that he suddenly realized.

The woman in supermarket overalls was no stranger, it was Gui's sister Ah Hua.

Just now, Agui also said that her sister was making up classes and didn't go home, so she wanted to see her. But I didn't want to, I would meet Ah Hua here.

"Sister, didn't you say you were making up for the lesson?" Ah Gui still seemed to be unable to believe what he was seeing.

My sister is only a few years older than him, and she is not an adult at all. Moreover, because of chronic malnutrition, my sister is slower than her peers and looks smaller.

The wide red overalls were draped over her, looking like a hemp bag.

Her face was shocked and unsettled, and her hands were so clumsed that she didn't know where to put them.

She looked at Ah Gui for a long time before she whispered, "Ah Gui, you, why are you here?"

"Why aren't you in school. Ah Gui did not answer his sister's words, but shouted, "Why are you not at school, didn't you say that you are going to make up classes? ”

"Agui. ”

"You liar, you big liar, why aren't you in school. Agui asked loudly while crying.

"I, I. Ah Hua didn't know how to explain. She quickly stepped forward and took Ah Gui's hand, trying to soothe Ah Gui's emotions.

But Agui shook off her slender arm, cried and asked loudly, "Why are you not in school? Why are you here? Why are you lying to me?"

"I, I didn't mean to lie to you, Gui. Seeing that her brother was crying breathlessly, Ah Hua also wet her eyes, "I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to lie to you, Ah Gui, don't cry, don't cry, I won't lie to you again in the future." ”

"I don't trust you anymore. Agui shouted in a sore throat, "I don't believe you anymore, do you think I don't know? I know everything. Woooooooo ”

"Agui. Ah Hua hugged Ah Gui's weak body with all her breastfeeding strength, and cried, "I just want to use the weekend odd jobs to earn some money, I didn't mean to lie to you." ”

"You go away. Ah Gui pushed Ah Hua away and asked in an almost roaring voice, "You just don't want to study, you just want to work, right?"