"That's what you're talking about. When I went back, I asked the village chief to inquire, are there any familiar craftsmen nearby? When our house is built, we will send Yongqing over. Yongqing is now 9 years old, which is a good age to learn the craft. ”

Liu Dacheng also agreed with Zhao's idea very much. Thinking about it these days, I will first ask the village chief about the situation, and it is best to be the kind of master with good moral character. In this way, his son will not be too harsh when he learned the craft in the past.

When Little Peach Blossom heard her father's words, she glanced at her eldest brother again. Seeing that the eldest brother didn't react much to his parents' arrangement to learn the craft. I thought of the scene when I saw the eldest brother and the third brother sneaking in front of Liu Dahe's window to listen to Liu Dahe's endorsement in Liu's house.

My mind turned around, and I tried to say like Liu Dacheng and Zhao: Father, mother. I've heard a saying called 'Shinong Industry and Commerce', what does this 'Shi' mean? ”

Liu Dacheng and Zhao were both natives of peasant families, and of course they did not understand the meaning of these literati words.

Liu Dacheng was asked by his daughter, touched his head a little embarrassedly, and smiled. His third brother is a scholar, but he looks down on his second brother who is a clay leg, and rarely talks to himself when he is in Lao Liu's house.

"Second sister, this 'scholar' refers to a scholar, 'farmer' refers to a farmer like our father, 'gong' refers to a craftsman or a worker, and 'shang' refers to a businessman." Liu Yongqing explained to his family the meaning of 'Shinong Industry and Commerce'.

"Oh, I see." Little Peach Blossom looked at her eldest brother with a smile, and nodded in response.

"Then why is the 'taxi' at the front?" Peach Blossom then asked.

Liu Yongqing continued with an envious face: "As the old saying goes, everything is inferior, only reading is high." Therefore, the social status of scholars is the most admired and desirable. ”

Hearing this, Little Peach Blossom affirmed the conjecture in her heart. Turning his head to look at his father and mother, he said meaningfully: "Dad, mother, now you know what the eldest brother wants, right?" It's better to learn a craft or something. In my opinion, sending my eldest brother to the school is a serious matter. ”

Xiao Taohua didn't care what the family thought, and asked Liu Yongqing again: "Big brother, just say if you want to go to the school to study, right?" ”

Liu Yongqing subconsciously replied directly: "Yes." ”

Hearing that Peach Blossom wanted Liu Yongqing to go to the school, even Liu Yongming, who was eating snacks next to him, stopped, and everyone looked at Peach Blossom and then at Liu Yongqing.

Liu Yongqing was watched by his family, and he bowed his head a little embarrassed.

The second sister's proposal, of course, was pleased. But going to school is not a matter of a few copper plates. Not to mention the bundle of a few taels of silver a year, that is, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone used, which costs a lot a year.

The family is just getting a little better now, and they can't drag down the family anymore because of their selfishness.

"Peach Blossom, you want to send Yongqing to the school, it's a good thing, but I'm afraid my family can't afford it." Liu Dacheng knows that the third brother Liu Dahe can repair 5 taels of silver a year, which is not counting the usual flowers.

Lao Liu's family is also well-off in the village, with more than ten acres of fertile land, and the eldest brother is a shopkeeper in the town. But even so, for Liu Dahe to study, the family still needs to tighten the degree of food and clothing. And what about your own home?

Now the family has a little money, but going to school is not an overnight thing, and I don't have a profitable livelihood now, so I can't always drag down my daughter, right?