Chapter 5 Life Without Oil and Water
Uncle Liu has absolute authority at home, and almost no one can dismiss what he decides, Liu Chenxing thought to himself that he should be able to have dinner now.
Today, I picked wild vegetables all afternoon, and the amount of activity was not small, and I was really hungry at this time.
Rubbing his shriveled little belly, Liu Chenxing turned his attention to the table, and this look suddenly made his heart feel cold.
After being a peasant girl for five years, she certainly knows that the villagers have a saying that "green and yellow do not receive spring in March", which means that the grain harvested last autumn has been eaten, and the wheat in the field is not yet ripe, which is the month of famine.
It stands to reason that Liu's family has a lot of land, and the grain should be able to withstand the time when the wheat is cut, but the first month of the first month was to hand over the uncle's hand, and in February, he prepared the uncle for the county examination.
But yesterday's dinner was still yellow rice and wild vegetable porridge, although the yellow rice, which is the current millet, is also rare, but there are also good ones, why is there only wild vegetables in the porcelain pot today, and there is no yellow rice?
Liu Chenxing couldn't help but look at Grandma Liu, although the work in the stove room at home is her own Auntie's business, but the power of rations at home is in Grandma Liu's hands, and it has always been Grandma Liu's what Grandma gives, Auntie will do.
Why didn't Grandma Liu give A-Niang yellow rice, is there no rice at home...... Uncle is going to use money again?
A bad premonition came out, and I only heard the uncle say sincerely: "It is my duty to enlighten a few nephews." However, Qinghai's nephew is still young, as for Qingshan's nephew......" said for a while, and looked at the second room family with a little embarrassment.
Liu Chenxing secretly rolled her eyes, she knew that there was a turning point, how could the uncle agree to enlightenment.
But there was no room for her to speak at the table, and Liu Chenxing obediently shut up.
Liu Qianli still knows more or less about his eldest brother, he was silent for a while, and said: "I am the eldest boss, and their aunt is in charge of upbringing." ”
Unexpectedly, the second brother who has always been real didn't respond to his wishes, Liu Wanli was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but wonder, could it be that his eyes just now were too vague, and the second brother didn't understand? But now I can't care so much, it still depends on what the second brother and sister say.
Liu Wanli hurriedly looked at the Liu family, but Xiao An's took the first step and said to the Liu family: "Second sister-in-law, we are tired and tired for the eldest uncle to study, especially the second uncle, the second uncle has contributed the most in this family, but Qingshan's nephew has not been enlightened until now!" What a deal! ”
The sentence was so straightforward that Uncle Liu instantly blackened his face.
Xiao An's couldn't take care of it, but after speaking, he saw that the Liu family still looked like he didn't eat oil and salt, and he hated that iron could not become steel, but he secretly said in his heart that he didn't blame you for the most losses in the second room, the three of them belonged to the Liu family, and the most affairs outside the house belonged to the Liu family, who called them a room and people didn't know how to fight for it?
But thinking like this in her heart, she can't say this at this time, she still needs to pull the second room over to unite the front! Xiao An's then sighed again, and said hurriedly: "Second sister-in-law, although you are also a lady from a scholar's family, but you Aya left early, and when you left, you were still a white body, you are a lady to marry, what can you learn?" I'm afraid it's not as good as Ah Bao, how can it be enough to enlighten Qingshan! You're just a son of Qingshan! Now that they are almost ten years old, they must not miss Qingshan again! ”
Xiao An's is indeed a little smart, she is a mother, of course she knows what is a woman's weakness, the left sentence Qingshan, the right sentence Qingshan, I am not afraid to say that I can't move the Liu family.
Compared to Xiao An's eagerness, Liu's expression remained unchanged at all, and she was not at all embarrassed to be said to be inferior to Liu Bao'er, she slowly spoke: "I really only recognize a few words, and I can't teach Qingshan anything." But the eldest brother has a heavy academic load, and I don't want to bother the eldest brother anymore about Qingshan. ”
"The second brother and sister are reasonable, and they deserve to know how to read." Without waiting for Liu to finish speaking, Liu Wanli immediately praised, "Although I don't have enough knowledge, in the end, I am much better than the women in the countryside." "It's really good-looking, people are brighter, but it's a pity that I have the wood of the second brother, it's a pity.
Xiao An's was so angry that he scolded unabashedly: "Liu's, just wait for your son to continue to dig in the field for other people's sons to study!" ”
"Cousin!" Xiao An's words are too much, Liu Baili hurriedly pulled Xiao An's to sit down, the clay people have three points of water, no matter how good the second room is, I'm afraid that they will also be idle, won't they become forced to the big room, and then offend the second room, both sides are not pleased?
Of course Liu was not happy when his son was said like this, and the smile on his face faded, but he still said: "My younger brother has also been in school for many years, and he can teach Qingshan to recognize a few words once every ten days and a half months." Therefore, Qingshan will not work for the eldest brother, and it is important to leave some energy to teach his nephew in Qinghai. ”
When Xiao An heard this, he didn't apologize to Liu, but immediately turned his anger into joy and said, "The twins are still young, so they don't need enlightenment." Now Qingshan has Liu Xiaolang to teach, Qinghai just has the shortage of Bao, and the eldest brother doesn't have to spend more energy, he used to teach two, and now he still teaches two! Saying that Liu Wanli was not allowed to postpone another sentence, "In the future, Qinghai will be troubled by Uncle Lao!" ”
Liu Wanli was choked by Xiao An's words, and thought that he was a gentleman, and he didn't know these women in general, so he simply stopped doing superficial work, and directly preached the truth: "There is a happy event, I probably mentioned it to Aya and A-Niang in the afternoon, and I want to tell you after it is implemented, but when I think about it, I will tell you about it now." ”
In the afternoon, he told the old couple of the Liu family that there would be no rice for dinner, if the two had nothing to do with it, Liu Chenxing would definitely not believe it. She sighed in her heart, it seems that the uncle has found a pit of money again.
Sure enough, I saw the eldest uncle's eyebrows fluttering and said: "I am brilliant and knowledgeable, but I have not been able to reach the first place, because I am from private learning." You should know the difference between government and private learning, right? ”
With the blessing of tireless science popularization, the entire Liu family knows how high the official school is, and how difficult it is for their common people to get ahead.
Official schools, as the name suggests, are schools run by the Daqi government. All students of government schools, as long as they pass the school's assessment, can directly participate in the last examination of the imperial examination, that is, the third provincial examination. Of course, the students who can enter the official school are either rich or expensive, and almost all of them are the children of official eunuchs.
When the uncle mentioned the official school at this time, didn't he say that he had a way to enter the official school?
As soon as the thought flashed through his mind, Liu Chenxing listened to the uncle talk eloquently: "My talent was appreciated by a gentleman in the official school, and he took the initiative to allow me to enter the official school to study. With the experience of studying in the government school, I will definitely pass the next exam! "With his head held high and his confidence in his body, he seems to be a high school student now.
Liu Baili was a wine doctor in the county, and he had seen many high-spirited officials and students, so he couldn't help but doubt: "Brother, official schools generally only recruit the children of official eunuchs, how can I get in if I can't wait for a white body?" ”
Liu Wanli flicked his sleeves, looked at Liu Baili with a stupid and smug gaze, and said, "Didn't you say that my talent was appreciated?" And just borrow! ”
In the end, the kung fu is not good, and now I can be completely sure that the change in dinner today is caused by her talented uncle, Liu Chenxing couldn't help but tear down the stage and said: "Uncle, when will you enter the official school...... Belch...... Borrowing? ”
"Good question!" Liu Wanli was not angry and was questioned by Xiao'er, but praised Liu Chenxing before saying: "After the autumn harvest at the latest, I can enter the official school in the county!" So—"
As soon as the words stopped, Liu Wanli looked at the two people in the third room, and said sincerely: "Please let the third brother and third brother and sister allow me for more than a year, and when I become a lifter, I will officially enlighten my nephew in Qinghai!" ”