In a blink of an eye, the seventh day of the lunar month arrived, Zeng Ruixiang took the children back before dinner, after the meal, the family gathered around the east house to roast the fire, Shen pointed out that Ziqing was making Tian's new New Year's coat, Shen also figured it out this time, instead of sending some fabrics to the past, Tian took it to others, it was better to do it directly according to the figure of Tian and the old man, this time Ziqing made the kind of oblique placket collar, which was still different from the previous kind of children's placket, the mother and daughter were discussing in a whisper, Zeng Ruixiang opened his mouth and said: " I'm ready to quit my job when I go home this time, Yumei, have you thought about it? He called his wife's name.

"Dad, are you going to quit? Why? Zifu asked.

"Actually, I had this plan in the old year, I originally wanted to wait for the year to take Zilu to the official school to get familiar with it for a year before resigning, who expected that your mother was pregnant and gave birth to a child this year, so I advanced the plan by a year, which is why I hurriedly took Zilu to the official school in the summer. Fu'er, you will be thirteen next year, and you will also stay in the official school for two years, you and Zilu stay there, will you take care of him, right? Your mother has worked hard for so many years, I used to be forced by life, I had to leave her, and now, you probably know the income of our family, and there is no shortage of eighteen taels of silver for my father, so I want to stay at home, stay by her side, accompany her well, and make up for the shortcomings of these years. In addition, I plan to open a private school in the village, Zishou is also going to be enlightened, there are many children in the family who are not enlightened, I don't have to limit how many children, don't limit how many children, take your time. Zeng Ruixiang said.

Zifu heard that it was for his mother, and he didn't say anything, after all, his mother's hard work over the years, he knew better than his younger brothers and sisters, so his heart was more sour, he had been studying hard, just to make his mother live a good life one day, and now after the separation, with Ziqing's nonsense, he planted watermelons at home. Life is getting better every day. His heart no longer has that urgent desire to get ahead, and his mind is calmer. The horizon of reading has been broadened, and the benefits have become more obvious. Thinking of this, he said, "Dad, don't worry, I will take care of myself and Zilu." Moreover, I will push myself to improve. It's just that grandpa and grandma have to talk about it. ”

"Of course. Also, starting tomorrow, you and Zilu will think about writing couplets or making lanterns to sell, and your handwriting has improved a lot in the past two years. You keep the money you earn, for your father to see if you can earn the expenses of your official education next year, the tuition fee is four taels per person, and this time it can not be exempted. Fifteen taels a year is enough for you,"

"Okay. We'll start tomorrow. Zifu and Zilu agreed.

"Look at you, the child is still so young, you can rest assured to throw them away?" Shen sneered.

"Who said it doesn't matter, I'm giving them a chance to experience, manly man. If you have the opportunity, you should go out and see what you know. The ancients, reading thousands of books, it is better to travel thousands of miles, I have been training them since I was a child, and it is not for their good, and besides, after a year, Fu'er can go to the end, this year, Fu'er, you have to work hard. Lu'er, you too. Zifu and Zilu hurriedly agreed.

The family said that it was okay, Shen thought that her husband would worry about and accompany her in the future, and her eyes and hearts could overflow with water-like tenderness, which made Zeng Ruixiang's heart itch, and hurriedly drove the children to wash and sleep, and he also hurriedly took a bath, and the husband and wife put down the curtain and whispered softly for a long time.

The next day, Zeng Ruixiang took Zifu Zilu to the old house to deliver silver as usual, and by the way, he wanted to bring up the matter of his resignation, and Ziqing wanted to buy some things, so he followed. Entering the door, Tian and Zhou were sitting in the hall teasing Zihe, and after greeting him, Zeng Ruixiang asked, "Mother, where is my father?" ”

"I went to the vegetable garden, and I said that I would pick some vegetables and go back, and it was almost over." Tian said.

Zeng Ruixiang handed over two silver ingots of five taels and a small silver ingot of two taels, Zhou's eyes stared at the silver stunned, at this time, the old man Zeng came in with a little cabbage in his hand, Zeng Ruixiang stood up and greeted each other a few words, Zeng Ruixiang said: "Dad, mother, I have something to tell you, I resigned from the county's official school, and I will not go to the county seat from next year." ”

"What, you don't go to the county seat anymore, so you have found a better place and earned more money?" Tian asked.

"No, mother, I don't plan to go out to teach, Yumei has been alone with her children all these years, busy and busy, very hard. Now Zifu is a few years old, to go out to study, only she is left with a few small women, Ziyu has just been more than two months, I really don't worry, I want to open a small restaurant at home, one can accompany her, and the other is that the children in the village or clan can also have a place to study for two years, which can be regarded as a good thing. Zeng Ruixiang said.

"Who said she was alone with children? Haven't we been helping her? She's complaining to you, isn't she? Did she cry to you? You only have her in your eyes, can you see her hard work, can't you see your father's hard work? What woman doesn't live her life like this? Say hard work, your eldest sister is not much harder than her, and I don't see you have a trace of pity, her tears are tears, your mother and your sister's tears are foot washing water? I'll just ask you, after that, you have no salary, what will you use to support us? Tian shouted.

Ziqing listened and stared at Tian's with his eyes, and said that this is how the nonsense came from, at this time, Zifu reached out and held Ziqing's hand and shook his head.

"Old woman, are you starting to be foolish again? Listen to your son well, he must have a plan in his heart, can he miss your few taels of silver? The old man spoke.

"Yes, Daddy, now the family's income is still passable, and it won't be short of your silver, mother, don't worry, I will still send you twelve taels of silver in Laba every year." Zeng Ruixiang said.

"Second brother, that's eighteen taels of silver, you don't want it if you say don't want it, have you thought about it, how many taels of silver can you earn from farming? Even if you grow watermelons, it's only a few dozen taels a year, and if you open a private school in this shabby place, can you have money to collect? How many children in the village and clan can read? What's more, there is also a private school in the town. Eighteen taels of silver, you say you will give up? Zhou couldn't wait to go for him.

"Yes, second brother, you have thought about it, if you regret it, you won't rush, it's not easy to find such a decent job to do." Qiu Yu also persuaded. Today, she happened to go back to her parents' house to have a look, but she didn't expect to catch up with this one.

"Xiang'er, you're so old, your own affairs, you look at it and do it well, don't listen to their nonsense, we're also old, and we can't worry about those hearts. It doesn't hurt to have a son by your side. The old man said, in fact, what the old man thought in his heart was that horizontal and vertical silver was indispensable, and his son could still call by his side, so why not do it, but unfortunately he couldn't say it in front of everyone, this old woman, that is, her hair is long and her knowledge is short, and the old man sighed.

"Anyway, we can't stand up to your daughter-in-law if we say ten words, why are you still asking us what we are doing? You can do whatever you want. Tian was still angry.

The old man waved his hand, Zeng Ruixiang took the children out, although everyone was very depressed, but this level was finally passed, and it was relieved.

Zeng Ruixiang came home and told his wife, and he was still in the mood to joke: "In the future, I will rely on my wife to support my husband." ”

Shen's face turned red, and when he saw that the children were not in front of him, he said: "You haven't supported us in the past few years, you only support your father and sister." ”

The two were arguing with each other and making love, and Ziqing rushed in. (To be continued)