The small family is busy, and everyone is not idle.

Chen Qinghe began to ponder this matter as early as when the annunciation people came to Nanxi Village, and now that Chen Ping was about to enter the academy, he found a free time to gather all the sons in the family.

Chen Duohai was late, he had just come back from the town, and the money for the herbs he sold was still hot, so he rushed home.

When the cart stopped, he was sweating profusely, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw all his brothers staring at him, and his father, who had always been serious, sitting on the throne.

"Dad, is there something wrong with this day?"

The second child, Chen Duoguang, saw that everyone had arrived, and asked softly, "I've been working in the fields recently." ”

"Shouldn't you be working in the fields?"

Chen Qinghe raised his eyes and glanced at the second son, who had always been lazy, and then called out to Chen Duohai, "Your kid is going to the academy in the town at the beginning of the month, right?" ”

Chen Duohai nodded, with a smile in his eyes, "It's almost there." ”

"I called you here for this purpose."

Chen Qinghe took a sip of the water soaked in tea dregs, "It's not easy for our old Chen family to be a scholar, your brothers have had a good relationship since childhood, according to my meaning, each of you will give some silver taels, and one will help the little four." ”

The five sons stood in front of Chen Qinghe, and in the face of his request, none of them dared to speak.

Chen Duohai wanted to open his mouth to refuse, but the rejection in Chen Qinghe's eyes made him timid.

"I think that's a good thing! I'll go back and discuss with my daughter-in-law, I'll send the money to your house in the evening. ”

Chen Duochun was the first to speak, his words were like the key to breaking the silence, and several other brothers also spoke out in support, and the same was true of the eldest Chen Duoguang.

But as soon as he agreed, Chen Qinghe snorted coldly, "You better go home and discuss first." ”

Zhou's difficulty, others don't know, but Chen Qinghe knows it clearly, but he is too lazy to care about the affairs of the old family.

Chen Duoguang is the eldest son, but he was slapped in the face by his father in front of all his brothers, he blushed but didn't dare to say anything, but because of his face, he finally said vaguely, "I have the final say at home." ”

After the matter was finished, the old man asked the brothers to disperse, and he had to go to the field to take a look, Chen Duohai was left behind.

Here Chen Duoguang returned home, and as soon as she mentioned a few words to Zhou, she threw down the needle and thread in her hand and scolded regardless of it.

"What did you promise? Just that few points of land, where do you point to get the money? Is that the Academy? That's a place to burn money! I don't know how many holes I have to fill in! ”

"Then what do you say?"

Chen Duoguang had just eaten a hang at the old man's, and when he turned around, he was scolded by Zhou's finger and nose, even the clay man was also angry, he yelled at Zhou, "It's all agreed, it's not just our family!" ”

Chen Duoguang was so angry that he walked out with a hoe.

The more Zhou Shi who stayed where she was, the more angry she became, she closed the door and walked towards the courtyard next to her.

Entering the door and seeing the Xiang family cleaning up the dead leaves in the bamboo strips there, the Zhou family couldn't help but be angry, "How many days have you not worked?" Blind this bamboo strip in vain. ”

"What's in the way of my sister-in-law?" Xiang picked up the raspberry leaf sandwiched in the bamboo strip, "I don't have time to entertain you." ”

"Also, I asked the old man for help and asked for money, so how can I have the strength to care about me."

"Be careful with your mouth, don't talk nonsense about what you don't have."

"The old man called the brothers today, isn't it just asking for money for your family's Chen Ping's study?"

Xiang frowned, she hadn't heard Chen Duohai say anything about it, but looking at Zhou's appearance, it didn't look like a fake.

Seeing that the other party didn't speak, Zhou was even more reasonable, "They are all people who step on yellow mud, but they are just digging in the ground." Do you have to jump into the money-burning hole? That's it, we have to pull our family, what? Co-authoring is your child expensive? I don't know what the future holds......"

"Zhou!" Xiang Shi could still listen to the previous words, but in the end, she brought Chen Ping, and she couldn't help it.

The two glared at each other, Chen Duohai saw this scene as soon as he stepped into the door, he walked in with a sneer, and before he could speak, Zhou turned around and walked out.

Chen Duohai could only look at Xiang's family, but all he could get was his back.

At night, several brothers came to Chen Duohai's house one after another, but Chen Duoguang never showed up.

"Sleep, according to Zhou's temper, I'm afraid I won't come."

Xiang put on a coat for Chen Duohai and persuaded him to go to rest quickly.

"No, I'll wait."

It's not for money, but I think their brothers' feelings are more than that.

The night was heavy, and footsteps sounded outside the door, and Chen Duoguang called Chen Duohai's name softly, still a little vaguely.

When I got closer, I realized that his face still had red marks.

"Big brother, what's the matter with you?"

Chen Duoguang shook his head, and took out the usual money tied with straw rope from his arms, "It's not much, you can make do with it." ”

"I knew you were coming, you get the money back."

Chen Duoguang didn't speak much, he moved directly and forcefully stuffed it to his younger brother, "I told her." ”

After speaking, he turned around and walked back to the house quickly, leaving Chen Duohai standing in place.

......

Finally, when it was time to report to the academy, the family of three rushed to the town early with their bags.

The apprenticeship ceremony booked a few days earlier, Chen Duohai also took it back. Holding the paperwork given by the annunciation, the three of them headed towards Huating Academy.

As he said in the previous exam, Chen Ping's tuition fee was reduced by half, and even the accommodation fee was also free.

Xiang left Chen Ping some money in case of emergency, and wanted to help him clean up the house, but was sent away by Chen Ping.

This little thing has to trouble my father, Chen Ping can't do it. He asked the people from the college, fetched water, and cleaned up the bed himself, because it was only for students to rest, and he was not the only one living in the room.

By the time he had cleaned up most of the room, the students who lived with him had already arrived.

The two exchanged names, and Chen Ping continued to work.

Ye Chongwen was dressed in a cyan robe, and he looked about the same age as Chen Ping, but his complexion was much whiter than Chen Ping's, and his every move was just right, obviously a rich kid.

From the moment he entered the door, his eyes rolled around Chen Ping from time to time, and for fear of being discovered, he looked up at the window from time to time.

"Your name is really Chen Ping?" Ye Chongwen hesitated for a long time and still wanted to confirm.

"Naturally, I wonder what's the problem?"

"But that Chen Ping who was asked about arithmetic?"

"If you're talking about exams, you do have a bit of arithmetic."

"That's you!" Ye Chongwen looked at Chen Ping's eyebrows with resentment, "Do you know that you hurt me so much......"

What do you mean by that? I have only met you today. ”

The corners of Ye Chongwen's mouth showed a hint of bitterness, "This matter has to start from last month, originally I was against my friends in reciting poems, enjoying flowers and playing, but there is one person who attracts the elders of the family to talk about it every day, which is not a big deal, but since my father learned that the person who is proficient in arithmetic is the same age as me, my unskilled arithmetic has become my father's hatred." ”

"I always feel that this is a familiar statement."

"My father said, look at that Chen Ping, and then look at yourself."

Chen Ping: "......"

There is no unwarranted disaster, how could he have imagined that one day, he will become an adult, a child of someone else's family.

Facing the victim, Chen Ping didn't know how to comfort him, but the other party was really in so much pain because of himself, so he had to show the expression of a good brother, and grabbed Ye Chongwen's hand, "Don't panic, I'll teach you arithmetic in the future, okay?" ”

Ye Chongwen withdrew his hand suddenly, his eyes widened in a hurry, one hand covered his chest, and his tone was heavy.

"You and I first met..... Why do you say such vicious words? ”

"I didn't mean that!" Chen Ping hurriedly explained, "Arithmetic is not that difficult, you must be able to!" ”

"No, no, no, you look up to me."

"Why did you quit before you tried it?"

Ye Chongwen retreated again and again, and Chen Ping pressed forward step by step.

There was already a wall behind him, Ye Chongwen had no way to retreat, seeing that Chen Ping was about to take him into the hell of arithmetic, he closed his eyes in fear, but heard the other party's laughter.

"Brother Chen..... Why laugh? ”

"I'm just joking with you."

Ye Chongwen had palpitations, "Such a joke is enough once." ”