96. Dropping out of school
96. Dropping out of school
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Originally, Meng Zhaodi wanted to change her fate by going to school, but now, this road doesn't work, so he can only go to the city to work, anyway, she doesn't want to stay in the village, like her sisters, she will marry into a nearby village when she reaches a certain age, and become a farmer for the rest of her life.
At this time, Meng Qingqing came out, and Meng Zhaodi said excitedly: "Qingqing!"
When Meng Qingqing saw Meng Zhaodi, she knew that she must have something to say to herself, yesterday, Meng Zhaodi had been following Meng Qingqing all the time, looking full of worries and wanting to speak.
Meng Qingqing pulled Meng Zhaodi aside, "Zhaodi, you seem to have something, say it!" What's wrong? ”
Hearing Meng Qingqing ask directly, Meng Zhaodi couldn't help but shed tears, "Qingqing, my mother gave birth to a younger brother, and my father won't let me go to school." ”
Although Meng Zhaodi said it without logic, Meng Qingqing still understood the cause and effect, the people in the village are very strict in their patriarchal thinking, and it is normal to not put their daughters in their eyes when they have a son, Meng Zhaodi's family already has four girls, and they have been looking forward to having a boy, but they have never been, so they pinned their hopes on Meng Zhaodi's body and let her go to school, but now that their family has a younger brother, they no longer let Meng Zhaodi continue to go to school, and they want to save money for their younger brother to go to school, marry a daughter-in-law, etc., Anyway, her parents' thoughts will only be on her brother.
is also a girl, but grandma and father treat Meng Qingqing as a baby, so Meng Zhaodi can't be envious.
At this moment, standing in Meng Zhaodi's position and thinking about it, Meng Qingqing is still very sorry for her, feeling that the girls living in the village are too unfair to them compared to the girls in other places. But Meng Qingqing is still a child herself, and she doesn't know what will happen to her father's illness, and she can't protect herself! can't help Meng Zhaodi anything.
"Zhaodi, you should persuade your father so that you can continue to go to school. Didn't you say you didn't want to stay in this place for the rest of your life? You can only go out if you go to school. ”
Meng Zhaodi shook her head. "Qingqing, it's useless, my dad won't agree to let me go to school again. I'm dead set on that, too. If you can't go to school, you have to think of other ways. ”
"What's the method?"
"Qingqing. Didn't your dad go to college either? He also went out, and now he lives and works in peace and contentment in the provincial capital, and he is living very well, and I think I can also go to work. But I'm not familiar with life, Qingqing. Can you take me to the provincial capital, I want to go to the provincial capital to work. Meng Zhaodi plucked up the courage to say everything in her heart.
Meng Qingqing knew that Meng Zhaodi was a very thoughtful person, but she didn't expect her to say this, Meng Zhaodi and her were good friends on the surface, but Meng Qingqing knew that this Meng Zhaodi's mother was a jealous and small-minded person, and her father was a short-tempered person, Meng Zhaodi grew up in such a family environment, and she would be more or less influenced by her parents. So in the previous life, the news of Meng Qingqing's father's death came back, Meng Zhaodi, as her good friend, sympathized with her on the surface, but secretly was a little gloating, and later Meng Qingqing's grandmother also died, when Meng Qingqing's uncle took Meng Qingqing away, Meng Zhaodi because she had a younger brother, the family no longer let her continue to go to school, and she was very jealous of Meng Qingqing, saying why Meng Qingqing was an orphan. It's also better than her. It was as if all her misfortunes were because of Meng Qingqing.
So for a narrow-minded person like Meng Zhaodi, Meng Qingqing no longer regards her as a friend. Because she didn't harm Meng Qingqing, Meng Qingqing still maintained a relationship with her on the surface. Regarding Meng Zhaodi's experience at this time, Meng Qingqing sincerely sympathized with her. But she didn't want to have anything to do with her, take her to the provincial capital, she was not a person who kept to herself, in case something happened, she Meng Qingqing couldn't afford to be responsible, not to mention that Meng Zhaodi also had a mother who was very good at sprinkling. Meng Qingqing didn't want to cause trouble for no reason.
"Zhao Di. You're only thirteen years old now, so you're a child laborer! Now no one dares to use child labor because it is illegal. If you want to work, at least after the age of sixteen, besides, everyone says that my father worked to make money, but you don't know how my father suffered because of this, my father worked hard and his body was exhausted, who knows and who can understand this? ”
Meng Zhaodi showed a disappointed look, "Qingqing, we're good friends, aren't we?" Can you help me? I went to look for a job, not to say that I was only thirteen years old, to say that I was seventeen years old, and others did not know whether it was true or not, I was taller than you, and that there should be people who believed that I was seventeen years old, I have done everything at home since I was a child, and I went to work no worse than those who were older. ”
"Zhao Di, it's not that simple, it's not what you say, it's just what you say, people want to see ID cards, you don't even have an ID card!"
"Qingqing, you can help me! I don't want to stay in the village, I don't want to stay for a day, I heard that your family is hiring a nanny, so I'll go and be a nanny for your family! I don't use labor, as long as I have food and shelter, and I eat very little, not much from your family. Meng Zhaodi was pitiful and almost pleading.
If it was Meng Qingqing in her previous life, Meng Zhaodi had already asked for this part, and she would definitely agree. Even if she is reluctant in her heart, she can't refuse, but now Meng Qingqing, who once watched her father be a good person for most of his life, and paid so much for his brothers and sisters, people not only were not grateful, but also took revenge, so Meng Qingqing knew that sometimes her kindness might harm herself. Sympathy for the untrustworthy is undoubtedly a reprint of the farmer and the serpent, and he cannot make such a mistake again if he lives again.
"Zhao Di, my family asked for a nanny before, because my dad and grandma had just undergone surgery and needed someone to take care of them, and I had to go to school to take care of them, so I had to hire a nanny, three months later, my grandma recovered, so I quit the nanny, and I never asked again, and now I don't need to hire a nanny, so I'm sorry, you still have to think of other ways, I'm just a student, I can't help you." There's really nothing you can do. ”
"Then you can leave me a phone number from your home." Meng Zhaodi did not give up.
"I don't have a phone at home." Meng Qingqing lied and refused directly.
Seeing that Meng Qingqing said resolutely, Meng Zhaodi was sad, Meng Qingqing really changed, not only dressed, behaved and talked, but also had a more correct idea than before, the most important thing is that her heart is much harder than before, Meng Qingqing used to be a very soft-hearted person, just say a few good words, she will listen to herself, but now, no matter what she says, Meng Qingqing is unmoved, whatever she makes, other people's words can no longer control her. After living in the city for half a year, did she suddenly become so smart? It is said that people in the city are smart, is this really the case?
Meng Zhaodi was very disappointed, she thought about it all night, and thought of everything, including giving up her face and preferring to go to Meng Qingqing's house to be a nanny, but she didn't expect Meng Qingqing to refuse her so justifiably. And left her speechless.
Meng Qingqing took out a light blue wallet from his pocket, took out a hundred yuan of money and handed it to Meng Zhaodi, "Zhaodi, I'm sorry, I can't help you, this is my own pocket money, you can use it!" I can't help anything else. ”
Meng Zhaodi wanted to refuse, but she didn't have the courage, the living expenses for her school at home did not exceed ten yuan a week, not to mention any pocket money, in her impression, she had never seen any pocket money, but Meng Qingqing could casually take out a hundred-yuan bill and say, This is my pocket money.
Therefore, this piece of money is very tempting for Meng Zhaodi, she took it without half a point of resignation and held it tightly in her hand. The joy of getting this money temporarily offset some of the disappointment of not being able to go to the city to work, so that Meng Qingqing turned around and left, and she still stood there dumbfounded.
Ling Yunfeng looked at Meng Zhaodi from a distance, "Who is it?" What are you looking for? ”
"She used to go to and from school with me, but now, she's out of school."
"Why?"
"It must be that the family can't afford it!" Li Yahui looked around. "If I hadn't seen such a backward place, I really wouldn't have believed it. So it's inevitable that children here will drop out of school. ”
"Isn't elementary and junior high school compulsory? How much money do you get? Ling Yunfeng was puzzled.
"Compulsory education can't provide you with living expenses in school!" Meng Qingqing said.
Thinking that the middle school in the town was still so far away from Meng Qingqing's village, it was impossible not to live in the school, as long as the accommodation would incur expenses, Ling Yunfeng did not speak again. (To be continued.) )
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