It was already afternoon when the group returned home, and after using the multigrain vegetable porridge and black flour cakes made by the Chen family, Father Ye glanced at Ye Shen, who was a little sleepy-eyed, and motioned to the Wu family to take him to rest quickly.

Ye Shen knew that Daddy Ye was probably going to discuss something with Ye Damin behind closed doors, and he really wanted to follow to hear what Master Huijue and Daddy Ye had said, and what Daddy Ye was going to do when he bought pen, ink and paper, but he understood that since Daddy Ye had the intention to avoid him, he really didn't want him to know, so he simply sent him back to the house by the Wu family obediently and quietly.

After the Wu family left the main house with Ye Shen in his arms, Father Ye explained some things to Ye Qing and Ye Zhan, and also sent the two grandsons out.

He himself was talking in the house with his wife and son.

Father Ye didn't intend to tell all of what Master Huijue said to him today, but he mentioned Master Huijue appropriately, so that Chen could better accept the arrangements he had to make next.

Rao was like this, when he learned that Father Ye planned to send Ye Qing and Ye Zhan to study in the town together, Chen still frowned.

Although the Ye family does not have fertile land, it also has five or six acres of mountainous land on half a slope, and in addition to planting some grapes and fruit trees, they will also plant some sorghum, soybeans and sweet potatoes under the fruit trees every year, which requires labor.

Not to mention Ye Qing, who is already thirteen, even Ye Zhan, who is only ten years old, can already help.

If you send both of your children to study in the town at once, can you keep the family busy?

Chen glanced at Father Ye, this old man's body bones were no longer as tough as they looked on the outside.

While the earth movement brought disaster to the Ye family, it also injured the old man's body and bones.

But Chen also understands in his heart, don't look at Daddy Ye's kind face that is always smiling on weekdays, but he is stubborn in his bones, where can there be any room for change in the things he decides, not to mention that he also has the guidance of Master Huijue.

Ye Damin was very excited, when Father Ye bought pen, ink and paper, he already had some guesses in his heart, and this time it was finally confirmed, and he couldn't help but ask excitedly: "Dad, did Master Huijue really say that?" So when to send them to school? And what about Brother Shen? ”

Chen glared at Ye Damin, with the current situation in the family, it is already quite difficult to send two grandsons to school, and he actually whimsically wants to send Brother Shen to the school together, it is really so easy to earn as silver, and how old is Brother Shen? !

Being stared at by the Chen family like this, Ye Damin also knew that he was a little impatient, reached out and touched his head, and laughed twice: "Brother Shen is still young, don't be in a hurry!" ”

Father Ye clicked the cigarette gun in his mouth twice and said unhurriedly: "This matter has to be calculated, the situation of the two children is different, so they have to be considered separately."

Let's talk about Brother Qing first, he used to go to school for two years, although he has not thrown away his books in the past few years, but he has no master to guide him, and he has to help the family work every day, no matter how smart and diligent he is, he will definitely not be as good as his peers, and now if he wants to go to school again, he needs to find a suitable master.

Compared with Brother Qing, I don't worry about Brother Zhan. Don't look at him, he has never been to school, but in the past few years, Brother Qing has been staring at him to read and write. Brother Zhan had already memorized the books that Brother Qing brought out, and even if he was sent directly to school with children of the same age, he would not be unable to keep up with the progress. ”

Speaking of this, Father Ye put the cigarette gun in his mouth, and was about to click it a few times, when he heard Chen's continuous coughing, he helplessly raised his eyelids and glanced at Chen, and after a pause, he silently extinguished the fire in the cigarette gun.

The clam was not able to become a cigarette addiction in the end, and he unwillingly put the fire-extinguished smoking gun to his mouth and clicked it a few times, which was a slight relief from the addiction, and he always put down the smoking gun under Chen's disgusted gaze.

"Tell me what you're up to." Chen handed a bowl of water brewed with home-dried wild tea to Father Ye, and urged in his mouth.

Father Ye took the tea and took a sip to moisten his throat, and then he thought about the idea all the way and said slowly: "It is indeed difficult for our family to provide education for the two children now, but it is not impossible.

In the past few days, the money from selling cherries is also five or six taels, plus the income from the makeup and book baskets, there should be almost seven or eight taels of silver. Except for the expenses of the past few days, we still have five or six taels of silver in our hands now......"

Speaking of this, Daddy Ye looked up at the roof, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

Several rooms in the house have to be renovated!

Although the materials used for the renovation can be selected according to the local source, the family is short of manpower, even if the two children are included, it is necessary to ask someone to help repair the house.

Asking someone to help you will inevitably break the bank.

Although the villagers don't need to pay for a favor, they can't be short of food and drink, well, this piece has to be set aside for two taels of silver.

In addition to repairing the house, there are always other expenses at home.

The first time he went to see the master, he had to bring a tael of silver plus some rice, flour, fish and meat, plus books and pen, ink, paper and inkstone, in general, to send a child to school, without preparing a tael of silver first, I am afraid it will not work.

In this way, it is only a little difficult for my family to send two children to school at one time, and I am afraid that I will really have to use the ten taels of silver that the Lin family "gave away".

For the sake of the future of the Ye family, it is necessary to use the ten taels of silver first.

Thinking of that day, Ye Shen pointed to the silver and said that he would give the silver to his "sister", Father Ye couldn't help but sigh softly.

If he could, he really didn't want to use the ten taels of silver.

Ye Damin looked at the roof with Daddy Ye's gaze, and Daddy Ye's sigh was in his ears, and his originally agitated mood suddenly sank.

Daddy's house is the best in the house, but it is already dilapidated, not to mention that the roof can faintly see the light, even the walls are cracked, not to mention the room where the couple lives.

Afraid that Father Ye would change his mind, Ye Damin rubbed his hands with some embarrassment and said, "Dad, our house has to be repaired, and tomorrow I will take Brother Qing and Brother Shen into the mountain again to cut some bamboo and rattan back."

The day after tomorrow, preparations began to be made to repair the adobe and thatch of the house. When I have enough materials, I will ask Qi Da and Xie Er to come over to help, and then I will have to work hard to help my mother prepare some food and drink. ”

Chen glanced at the room, glanced at Ye Damin and said, "I'm just reaching out to help, how hard can it be?" But how many of you are going to cut bamboo and pick rattan, and you have to cut thatch and dig loess, but I don't know when you plan to start construction? ”

After that, he looked at Daddy Ye, the Ye family is used to having Daddy Ye pay attention to big and small things, and such a big matter as repairing the house needs Daddy Ye to arrange it.