When everyone heard this, they hurriedly put down the hammer in their hands.

One by one, they wiped the sweat on their faces and necks with the sweat towels hanging around their necks, and walked over with a smile.

Su Mingfu smiled and said, "Why are the owners and their wives here?" We have a lot of dust on the rocky mountain, but we can't stain your clean clothes. ”

Xi Dazhuang waved his hand and said, "It's okay." If you have nothing to do today, come and take a look. ”

He stooped down to pick up the kettle and poured a glass of water for each of the people on the stone hill.

Everyone was flattered, cautious and flattering: "Oh, host, you are really polite." We will pour this water ourselves, how can we bother you? ”

One by one, they are so polite that they can't do it.

There is no such thing as the difficult households who opened their mouths and closed their mouths at the beginning, the poor wild boys, and the fierce and vicious hunters.

Xi Dazhuang handed the last glass of water to Chi Tiegen, who was standing at the back.

Chi Tiegen lowered his head and took it, then silently retreated to the back of the crowd without even raising his head.

"During this time, you have worked hard and conscientiously, and I have seen it all; But in any case, the body is more important, and if it is for the sake of work, the body is more than worth the loss. ”

With the strength of these people's work, it is only a matter of time before they damage their bodies.

Xi Dazhuang said lightly: "Proper work can exercise the body, and if it exceeds the physical load for a long time, it will inevitably damage the body, and I hope that your body is important." ”

Everyone was stunned, and after reacting, their hearts were moved.

Su Mingfu said gratefully: "Thank you for the owner's compassion, we know it in our hearts." During this time, we were able to earn 40 yuan a day, and our family's life was better, not only could we eat a full meal, but also occasionally eat a meal of meat, which was many times better than the previous poor life. We don't feel tired at all, we don't feel hard, and we don't hurt our bodies. ”

"Yes, yes, we are full of energy every day, we have to eat three bowls for every meal, and we go home at night and sleep brightly, not to mention how happy."

Everyone answered.

"Owner, don't worry, although we work hard, we will also pay attention to safety and will never cause trouble for the owner. We don't have any big pursuits, as long as we can earn more money, build a stone and green tile house as soon as possible, and then let my kid go to study and read. ”

"yes, yes! My boy is eight years old this year, and I am going to send him to the next village to read and write. The bundle of 200 yuan a month used to be impossible to take out alive or dead, but now I work on the stone mountain and earn enough silver. We haven't read a book in our lives, we don't know anything, and since we have silver, we have to let the children in the family become literate. Maybe in the future, he will be able to read a talented man like that Chu Bicheng. ”

"Hahaha, hello Master Xiucai! If this is a lucky official, it is a matter of changing the lintel of the ancestors. Brothers hurry up, you can't hold back the children in the family. ”

In the past, it was something they couldn't think of letting children study, but now that they can earn money and have hope, they no longer want their children to be like them and can only stay in this small mountain village for the rest of their lives, and can only sell coolies to earn silver.

Chu Bicheng, the only scholar in the village, lives in the Honghu Academy in the county seat all the year round, and even if he rarely returns to the village, he will still come back during the New Year's holidays.

Chu Bicheng wears a robe every time he comes back, his waist is straight, his face is fair, his mouth is full of chapters, and his bearing is extraordinary, not to mention how envious the people in the village are.

I heard that because Chu Bicheng took the Xiucai exam last year, their family's taxes were all exempted, and he also asked people to give silver to the old mother of the family from time to time.

Chi Xi was also happy when he heard that the villagers had such ambitions, and said with crooked eyebrows: "The private school next door has also studied for a few years, and there are not many things that can be taught to the children, and it is really unreasonable to charge 200 yuan a month. I'm glad you can have this heart. When you are done today, you will tell the people in the village, go to my house to register, as long as there are school-age children working in our family, write them down, and if there are more than ten, I will go to the county seat to invite a gentleman to teach the children. At that time, no matter how much money Mr. charges you for one person's bondage, our Xi family is willing to bear half for you. ”

"Really?"

As soon as Chi Xi's words came out, Su Mingfu's eyes widened in surprise, and the corners of his mouth almost grinned behind his ears with a smile: "Owner, your family has been very good to us, not only has we earned so much silver, but also given us some food during the New Year's holidays, how can you still let you bear the burden of binding our children?" ”

"The children can read more, be sensible, and have more outlets, which is also what our husband and wife are happy to see. You have worked so hard, and our Xi family also hopes that you can live the life you want to live as soon as possible. ”

Chi Xi said with a low smile: "What's more, in the past few months when my father-in-law has been away, whether it is the theft of medicinal materials at home or the many faults of Master Jin, you have helped our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law a lot, and our Xi family will remember it in our hearts." ”

"Oh, it's not a big deal, not to mention that your family has taken great care of us on weekdays, if it weren't for your Xi family, we wouldn't even be able to eat now! Where can you still hope to let your children go to school and save money to build a stone and blue-tiled house? ”

"That is, your Xi family has been good enough to us, not so much that we help you, your Xi family remembers it, but that we repay you for the opportunities and kindness."

Everyone was very polite.

But in the end, Chi Xi decided to ask the husband to take on the shackles for the children in the village.

When the husband and wife returned home, the sun in the distance was hanging proudly on the top of the mountain, and the warm sun was shining down, warm.

Xi Dazhuang took Chixi's little hand, protected her naturally, and sighed with a low smile: "Why do people in Dahe Village respect their daughter-in-law now, but they didn't think that the daughter-in-law's means of buying people's hearts are becoming more and more skilled!" ”

Chi Xi raised his eyes and glared at Xi Dazhuang, and said angrily: "Although I do have the idea of buying people's hearts, the benefits and help given to them are real. Now almost all the adults in the village are helping our family work, and those half-grown little girls have nothing to do and run up and down all day long, which is really a waste of time, so it is better to let them study more. Not to mention whether they can have the opportunity to gain fame, simple literacy and hyphenation can also allow them to go many ways in the future. ”

A person who can be a gentleman in the county, even if he is not admitted to Xiucai, he is also admitted to Tongsheng.

Hiring Mr. Xiucai can be hired for a maximum of three taels of silver a month, and Mr. Tong Sheng is even lower, two taels is enough.

The gentleman in the next village has never even taken the children's exam, and he dares to accept a bundle of less than 200 yuan per student per month.

She went to the county seat to invite a talented gentleman to come, and it didn't cost much silver, but it could also let the villagers always remember the kindness of the Xi family, so that the children could learn more skills, why not?