Chen Ping saw that his mother Xiang was restless, so he said that he would go to the entrance of the village to greet him, and ran out of the smoke, and it didn't take long to arrive at the entrance of the village, and he saw a lonely figure sitting under the big tree at a glance.

Needless to say, it must be that things were not done well, and there was no face to go home to face his wife and children.

But this is exactly what Chen Ping is thinking, the family is already living a tight life, and if he really sends him to study, doesn't that make his life even worse!

Chen Ping's pace was much brisker when he ran over, "Dad, why don't you go home, my mother and I are still waiting for you to have dinner." ”

Chen Duohai put away the sorrow on his face, touched Chen Ping's head lovingly, and said with a forced smile: "Rest your feet when you are tired, your kid didn't make your mother angry today, right?" ”

Chen Ping shook his head obediently and smiled.

Chen Duohai asked softly, "Do you want to read and write?" ”

Who doesn't want their children to get ahead this year, and the title of the gold list. Those wealthy families ask teachers to carry out enlightenment education when their children are three or four years old, like Chen Ping's current age, he can almost proficiently recite the "Three Character Classic" and "Disciple Rules".

But Chen Ping's head shook faster this time, and he looked up at the cheap dad sincerely, "I don't want to." ”

This parent is really nice and knows to respect the child's opinion.

Chen Duohai looked at the 'expectation' in Chen Ping's eyes, and he understood.

"When the busy farming period is over, Dad will find you a gentleman."

Chen Ping was stunned for a moment, couldn't his eyes and words be unclear? I don't want to!

He complained with a bitter face: "If you don't study, you can't study, it's very tiring to study, I think it's better to herd cattle." ”

was knocked on the head, Chen Duohai reprimanded with a straight face: "Little rabbit cub, you are still not happy to let you study, you know crazy every day, and you want to eat in the field for the rest of your life like your father?!" ”

"Whew!"

Chen Ping screamed in pain, hugged his head and fled from Chen Duohai's side, shouting a complaint as he ran home, "Mother, my father beat me, it's ruthless!"

Chen Duohai watched Chen Ping fall into Xiang's arms, and his wife cast a blaming look, scratched his head and explained, "Don't listen to this kid, I didn't really fight." ”

Xiang snorted lightly, "If it's broken, see if I can spare you." ”

Chen Duohai stood there and hesitated for a while, wanting to speak and then stopped.

Xiang had already comforted Chen Ping, served the meal, and after the family had eaten, it was completely dark, the oil lamp was lit in the room, and the bed was made and ready to rest.

Although Chen Ping is a child, he is an adult after all, and at his strong request, Chen Duohai made him a small wooden bed with a coarse cloth in the middle, at least he did not look at indecent behavior.

After turning off the oil lamp, Xiang probably felt that Chen Ping was already asleep, and asked her husband in a low voice, "How did you inquire about letting Ping'er go to study?" ”

Chen Duohai smiled bitterly when he heard this, he didn't know if he didn't ask, and he was startled when he asked. The tuition fee for the cheapest private school is six taels of silver a year, and a child needs to study for at least three years before he can take the children's exam, and after three years, he will get eighteen taels of silver. This is only for tuition fees, not for food, books and other expenses.

Xiang sat up and stared wide-eyed, obviously frightened by this amount, the couple couldn't save a few taels of silver in a year of frugality, and they used up their family funds in the first two years to buy ploughing cattle and old yellow.

Chen Duohai was silent for a while, and looked at his wife with a firm look, "We Ping'er have been sensible and intelligent since childhood, and we will designate someone who is better than me in the future." When the spring ploughing is over, I will go to the town to see what odd jobs there are and save money for the baby to study. ”

"Well, I'll do some embroidery and sewing too." Xiang Shi responded.

Chen Ping was very moved when he listened to the conversation of his parents, it was a selfless great love, and this love was a little heavy for him, and then his eyelids were also heavy, and he fell asleep.

Chen Duohai sighed and said ruthlessly: "I'm afraid that the time will be too late, and it will be too late for Ping'er to enter the private school." I'll think of other ways, but if I can't do it, I'll sell Lao Huang! ”

Lao Huang: ???

The main source of income for the family is the fields and the old yellow, ploughing the land in the spring, pulling the goods in the autumn harvest, the price of a cow is about 20 taels, but it can make up enough tuition.

The age of entry for children is generally four to seven years old, and in ancient times, private schools did not have a fixed start date, but there were also three school seasons. At the end of the first month, the summer retreats in August, and when it freezes in November.

In contrast, it is too late to send seven-year-old Chen Ping to enlightenment, and if you want to save money, you have to wait until the Year of the Monkey?

Following.

Before dawn, the couple got up to work, Xiang went to wash rice and cook, Chen Duohai went to clean up the farm tools, prepared to work in the field, went to work in the field for a while in the morning, and then came back for breakfast.

Chen Ping woke up when he heard the noise, and before he got dressed, there was a knock on the door outside.

With the door creaking, a woman a few years older than Xiang walked in from outside.

"Sister, when you see the smoke coming from your chimney, you know that you are awake."

The woman who spoke was Zhou, the wife of Uncle Chen Duoguang, who liked to hold shelves the most on weekdays. She said with a grin, glancing at Xiang Shi who was busy by the stove.

Xiang asked nonchalantly, "Is there something wrong with my sister-in-law coming over?" ”

"It's a trivial matter, isn't this about to be ploughed in spring, ask the fourth child to go over and help plough the land today, my brother and sister won't disagree, right?"

Zhou's words were relatively tough, where is this to discuss and ask for people, it is clear that he is here to give orders.

Xiang frowned imperceptibly, and said coldly: "Our own land has not been cultivated, sister-in-law should wait for tomorrow." ”

Zhou was not happy when he heard this, and said angrily: "Sister, what you said is wrong." When you bought scalpers and borrowed money, we didn't shirk that. ”

When it came to this, the Xiang family was also angry, and he borrowed fifty yuan from them at the beginning, as if he owed a lot of favors. The borrowed money has been repaid, and the land that has been cultivated for them for free for two years is still not satisfied. Besides, I didn't say I wouldn't help, and I had to worry about it one day earlier and one day later.

I thought it was a family, and it was nothing for me to buy a scalper and follow the other family, but Zhou's strong appearance of being so strong still angered Xiang's.

Xiang was about to attack, Chen Ping pulled her from behind, she hesitated for a moment, and held back the anger in her heart, "It's okay to go to my sister-in-law's to plow the field first, it just so happens that my younger brother and sister also have something to ask for." ”

Zhou was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said vigilantly: "Aren't my younger brothers and sisters going to borrow money?" It shouldn't be! You're doing well right now, right? Brother and sister, I won't tell you that my family is running out of rice, and there is one more foodie in the family, so I haven't saved any money at all. ”

Zhou was very shrewd, and first cried poor and blocked Xiang's mouth. If the uncle's family is having a tight life, it would be fine, but his family's living standard is much better than other families.

Because the uncle was the first to start a family, and Zhou's dowry was also the most, yesterday Chen Ping also saw Chen Jun's kid holding a chicken leg and nibbling violently, giving him a greedy drool.

The most difficult thing in the world is to borrow money, and when it comes to money, both relatives and friends avoid it.

After Zhou cried poorly, she knew that the purpose of borrowing money was to let Chen Ping study, she glanced at Chen Ping contemptuously, shook her head and said, "Brother and sister, it's not that sister-in-law said you." We are all ordinary poor families, and studying is the business of the children of noble children and rich families, even if the children have big characters, as long as they are well fed and clothed, and grow up well.

Don't always think about good things, they all say that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the son of a mouse will make a hole, you don't see if the old Chen family has this root, whether your son has this life? If you can't pass anything after three years of study, it's not for nothing! According to me, when Ping'er is older, it is better to marry a daughter-in-law and start a family for him than anything else. ”

In the final analysis, it is to look down on people! thinks that even if Chen Ping reads the book, he will not be productive.

Chen Ping didn't feel anything, this contempt couldn't stir up the slightest ripple in front of his strong psychology.

But Xiang's face darkened instantly, and he couldn't allow others to despise his son at all, so he immediately issued an eviction order.

"This doesn't have to worry about my sister-in-law, I won't go to your house even if I borrow money, please go back if there's nothing to do!"

Zhou Shi saw that her face was not good, and snorted coldly, "It's really kind to be a donkey's liver and lungs, if it were someone else, I wouldn't be able to say it!" Then I'll go, don't forget to ask the fourth child to plough my family's land. ”

Zhou left in a hurry after speaking, and Xiang still looked angry. Chen Ping came to his mother's side and comforted him softly: "Mother, why bother to vomit so much with her, she just can't look down on others who are better than her, how can she be as far-sighted as her mother." ”

patted the old lady's ass without a trace, Xiang's eyes turned red at once, and he sighed: "My son has really grown up." ”

Chen Ping took Xiang's hand and continued to flatter: "I know that my mother is the best, and she is good to me from the bottom of her heart, and when I grow up, I will definitely support you and my father well, so that you can eat and drink spicy food." Well, it's good to find a beautiful and obedient little daughter-in-law to serve her mother. ”

Xiang Shi burst out laughing, "Fool, if you don't have a chance, you won't be able to marry a beautiful little daughter-in-law in the future." ”

Chen Ping saw his mother smiling, and he also smirked.

At this time, Chen Duohai, who had been working all morning, came back, and asked blankly after entering the door: "Who are you two talking about your little daughter-in-law?" I haven't gotten married in the village recently? ”

Xiang glared at him, still a little angry, and told him what happened to Zhou.

"Why did I find such a temperless person as you, how much effort did I do to help them on weekdays, how could they have helped our family, and now I want to send Ping'er to study, I can't borrow some money, and I sneered, I think we should have already separated this family!"

Chen Duohai was scolded for being split on his head and face, rubbing his calloused hands, and sneering: "Yes, yes, yes!" Daughter-in-law, don't be angry, it's all my fault. ”

Xiang said that his husband was not bitter, so he complained and went to put the dishes and chopsticks on the table for the two to eat quickly.

After eating, he was about to set off to the field, Xiang was reluctant to Chen Ping to go to the ground, but this kid could help a lot, Lao Huang listened to him.