The ridicule that echoed in his ears day after day, the second room of the Xiao family silently endured; When he couldn't bear it, Xiao Zhengrong took Xiao Wang's idea to get angry, and from time to time he added punches and kicks.

After being beaten a few times, Xiao Wang's family transferred all their hatred to Xiao Erya; Xiao Erya realized how happy she was to grow up and get married. After the family was separated, the grandmother couldn't manage her father, and the big house hated her and turned a blind eye to her crimes.

The two rooms were separated, and the second room was silent, with occasional chickens flying and dogs jumping; After Xiao Hongkang followed his father Xiao Zhengping to go to school in the county seat, the big house was also deserted.

Xiao Hongping went to play with his friends in the village every day, and Ming's wife went into her father's study to read, because she was small and short; From time to time, you can see such a scene, powder. Tender little dumplings sat on the threshold in floral cloth clothes and curled up in a ball, carefully flipping through the books.

"Sanya holds a book and reads it every day, as if she can understand it." Shake your head and laugh with Mrs. Xiao.

Old Mrs. Xiao smiled and didn't speak; After the second room was separated, she was like this for many days.

The old man Xiao on the side was smoking a dry cigarette while looking in the direction of Ming Wu, "You can't laugh at Sanya, she can sit still at her age and sit firmly, which means that she is a reading material; Her Majesty the Empress now allows women to take the entrance examination, why don't we send Sanya to a private school? ”

"What does a girl read?" The old lady was not happy, "With that money, it is better to send Pingping, who has not yet studied." ”

Old Man Xiao sighed lightly, the family has so much money, and it is really impossible to provide for three children to go to school.

The speaker has the intention, and the listener has the heart.

Xiao Leshi peeked at his daughter several times, and he couldn't help but look at her when he was going to work; A daughter is no better than a son who can always be by her side, there is always a time to get married, if you have a fame, it will definitely be easy to say goodbye. When I went to my mother-in-law's house, I had to weigh it more if I wanted to be slow.

The husband is Xiucai, and the eldest son and second son will definitely go to school.

For the sake of the long run, when Xiao Zhengning returned home, she mentioned her plans to him.

Xiao Zhengning nodded again and again when he heard this, "Our girl has this stamina, it's not bad; I'll go to the academy to ask about admission, and if you want to enter, you can enter the academy, and we don't have no conditions. It's time for the second child of our family to enroll, so that their brothers and sisters can study in the same class. ”

"Sanya is so small, can people want it?"

"No problem, before I came back, I received a letter of appointment from the first-class professor of the college; I started to teach in class A in the next semester, and the gentleman in class A had one or two more money per month than class C. ”

Xiao Leshi was surprised and delighted, "Really? ”

"How else can I lie to you?" Xiao Zhengning looked at her with a smile.

"Great, with these two pieces of silver, we should be able to save a little money for Sanya to go to school." With a smile on his face, he said happily: "Sanya wants to go to school, but her father-in-law and mother-in-law have to agree, and her father-in-law is not worried, and her mother-in-law doesn't agree with Sanya's enrollment; You have to convince your mother-in-law that if only it were possible for us to move to live near the county school. It's easy to get around, and the kids don't have to run back and forth. ”

Xiao Zhengning listened in his ears and thought thoughtfully.

At dawn, Xiao Zhengning found Mrs. Xiao and Mr. Xiao, and chatted with them for a while before starting the topic.

"Daddy, I've been promoted to Class A as a gentleman, and I will have an extra month or two of silver every month in the future; I want to send Sanya and Pingping to the county school together, and it is more convenient for me and Kang Kang to take care of the county school, what do you think? ”

Old Man Xiao nodded, "I have no opinion." ”

"No matter what." Old Mrs. Xiao glared at the old man and asked her son, "What can you do with one or two pieces of silver?" The county school needs to use five taels of silver a year, which is not enough to eat and wear; There are three children in the family, you can't lose all the money, you must always leave some money for the two sons and prepare a dowry for Sanya. ”

Xiao Zhengning smiled casually, "Mother, it's a little early to think about this now; Besides, as long as Sanya is talented and capable, the dowry is less. We are a family of cultivators, and it is not normal for the dowry to be small! As long as Sanya can stand up, no matter where he goes, he is a capable person, and others have to respect him. ”

"So, Daddy, I think Sanya should go to the county seat to study; It is impossible for us parents and elders to accompany her all our lives, and now is a good time, Her Majesty the Empress ascended the throne a year ago and issued a holy decree that women can enter the subject examination, so that Sanya will be the first batch of female students to enter the school. ”

"Sanya can sit still, at the age of five, it can be seen that her heart is calm, and it will not be bad if she cultivates well; If our Xiao family and clan can produce a female talent, a female lifter, or even a female jinshi, it will be too glorious to honor the ancestors. The girls of our Xiao clan are not worried about their marriages, and they can also let outsiders see how good and enlightened our Xiao clan's family style is. ”

The more Old Man Xiao listened, the more he felt that he should let Sanya go, and if he didn't go, he would die of a loss, and he didn't wait for Old Mrs. Xiao to finalize it.

"Go, why don't you go, as long as Sanya can read and take the test; Let's smash the pot and sell iron. ”

"Are you going to pay it back?" Old Mrs. Xiao snorted coldly, "The cost of three children going to school is too great; It's fifteen taels of silver a year! The family divided the twenty-five taels for them to study for a year at most, and the eldest had three taels of silver a month, twelve months a year, and they could only save thirty-six taels without eating or drinking. Four people learn to eat and drink in the county, and they ask for one or two halves of silver a month, but eighteen taels a year; With the addition of fifteen taels of tuition, you can only save three taels of silver a year. ”

"Besides, how many children don't wear them?" is worried to death, and her husband and son are not the material for the family.

Old Man Xiao coughed lightly uncomfortably, "It's really not good, I'll go outside to pick up the work; When the farm is busy, you can earn 20 copper plates a day, which adds up to a lot! I think Sanya should be allowed to enroll, and I can't look down on Sanya just because she is a girl. ”

"Dead old man, when did I look down on Sanya? It's not that the family has no money! can only cling to the men. Mrs. Xiao said unconvinced.

Old man Xiao smiled bitterly, that's it, and he still said that he couldn't see it clearly?

Xiao Zhengning spoke out to relieve the siege, "Daddy, don't talk about it, it's a big deal that I will take the time to come out to tutor the children of rich families in the county; Always give a little restraint to open a small stove, so that you should be able to pull it out. ”

"You can take this kind of job privately at the academy? Don't get fired. Mrs. Xiao said very directly, and she was afraid that her son would lose this money-making business.

"No, I just rent a house in the county, and if I don't hold classes in the college, it shouldn't be a big problem." After speaking, his thoughts seemed to be opened, "I can also open a small stove privately for students outside the county school, if there are students in the county school who have to come, I can't help it." ”

Old Mrs. Xiao shook her head, and Old Man Xiao denied his proposal, "It's not proper, do a line of loyalty, you will definitely give people a handle if you do this." ”

"Let's open a private school in our village; Seven days for one day, one day for you to take a break, we don't accept anything else, and each family can take something to give something. "My son is a talented man, and he is willing to open a private school in the village, although it is open for seven days a day, and many people are willing to come.