Liu Xinning asked Li to escort them to the carriage to get the greeting gift, and then followed the Qian family father and son into the gate.

The Qian family's house is extremely dilapidated.

After entering the gate, there is a large courtyard, and the main house has five thatched houses, and two sheds are built on each side.

Under a shed are all kinds of farm tools and sundries.

Under the other shed are two pots, one large and one small, and a dilapidated cabinet - this must be the kitchen, right?

Liu Xinning hurriedly glanced at it, and then followed to the hall.

The hall was also empty. The two sides are separated by straw curtains.

At the top of it is a dilapidated square table with two square chairs.

The old man who went in first wiped his sleeve several times before letting Xiao Muze and Liu Xinning, the two richly dressed people, sit down.

Qian Shuli poured water.

However, when the two bowls of water were served, Chun Nuan wanted to speak again and again, and finally did not say a word.

Liu Xinning went out in a low-key manner this time, so there were not many people with her. She only brought two maids, Chunnuan and Mei Rui, plus Li Guard.

And Xiao Muze only brought Ling Yi as an escort.

Even so, this small hall was full of these people.

The old man cramped himself to find a stool to sit on, but it was obviously not enough.

"Put things down. Only spring warmth is left here. Let's all go outside and wait in the carriage. ”

Liu Xinning naturally saw the appearance of the old man, so she said to Mei Rui, Li Huwei and Ling Yi.

The three of them also felt cramped, and hurriedly retired when they heard this.

There were three people walking in the room, and the old man was visibly relieved.

He hurriedly handed Chun Nuan another intact stool at home, wanting her to sit down.

"You're welcome, uncle. I'll just stand and serve my girl. Chun Nuan refused with a smile.

Looking at the poor life of this so-called free body, Chun Nuan once again felt that she had made the right decision.

Liu Xinning didn't want the Qian family father and son to be cramped for too long, so she quickly changed the topic.

"This is my cousin, surnamed Xiao. My surname is Liu, and Qian Shuli also knows it. Liu Xinning took the lead in introducing.

Just outside, I didn't even have a chance to make a formal introduction.

"This is my father, who is rich in name and money." Qian Shuli also had a formal introduction.

After both sides were introduced, Liu Xinning got down to business.

"You have been studying in Xueshan Hall for more than a month. The Master also said that you have excellent qualifications, so why didn't you suddenly go? ”

"Miss Liu, you heard one or two just now. My eldest brother, he's missing. ”

Qian Shuli was just like a ten-year-old child at this time, howling and crying.

"What's going on?"

"Alas. Let me tell you. Qian Fu looked at Qian Shuli, who was crying uncontrollably, and sighed and said.

Qingqian Village leans on Daqing Mountain. Therefore, in addition to farming, the villagers will go to the mountains to hunt and sell prey in exchange for silver money when the farming is not working.

The same is true for the Qian family.

Before, the Qian family had more than ten acres of land, plus the income obtained by Qian rich farmers who went to the mountains to hunt in their spare time, although the life of the family was not excellent, it was also reasonable.

These five houses were built at the beginning, and the family also seriously purchased square tables and chairs.

However, later, Qian's mother Cai fell ill, and the doctor spent a lot of money on medicine, so she sold some fields.

Later, Qian Fu went to the mountains to hunt and was injured and needed medical treatment, and sold the rest of the land.

In the end, they had to live on the leased landlord's land.

It stands to reason that such a poor family, still in a small village far away from Zhaoyang City, should not think of giving money and books to study.

After all, Qian Shuli is now ten years old, and he can earn some money no matter what he does.

However, Qian Dahu, the eldest of the Qian family, insisted on sending his younger brother to literacy.

That Qian Dahu is eighteen years old. A few years ago, I went to the city with my fellow villagers to work as a buddy for a few years, and I also learned some eyebrows.

After Qian Fu was injured and couldn't do heavy work, Qian Dahu returned home and became a pillar.

He farms the land every day, and when he is not working, he goes up the mountain to hunt some prey and sell it in Zhaoyang City.

However, Qian Dahu has been a buddy in the end, and he has some knowledge. Knowing that this literacy is not the same as that of being illiterate, the wages of the work are different.

Therefore, when he went to the city to sell prey, and heard that the county lord of Zhaoyang had opened a good hall to enlighten children without restraint, he was moved.

Therefore, under the pressure of his parents and neighbors, Qian Dahu sent his younger brother Erhu to Xueshan Hall for enlightenment.

After the year, because the second tiger was about to go to school, Qian Dahu wanted to go up the mountain to hunt some big game and sell some silver money for his younger brother.

As a result, this time I went, and I didn't come back.

The father and son of the Qian family begged the villagers to help them find it for a few days, and saw Qian Dahu's shoes next to a cliff.

Therefore, everyone said that Qian Dahu fell off the cliff and died.

But Qian Shuli said that life has to see people, and death has to see corpses. Therefore, he just thinks that his eldest brother is missing and refuses to admit that something happened.

"The mountain behind the Great Green Mountain has always been steep. People in our village generally don't go there to hunt. The big tiger estimated that he wanted to sell something for money too much, so he walked into the depths of the front mountain and strayed into the back mountain. After all, many prey are hibernating nowadays, so they are rarely hit. Qian Fu said with tears in his eyes.

"It's all my fault for being dragged down by this broken body. I should have died a long time ago. ”

Suddenly, a weeping female voice came from behind the straw curtain, startling everyone.

"Mother, what do you say?" Qian Shuli hurriedly ran behind the straw curtain to comfort him.

"That's my old woman, who has been bedridden for years. Now the boss has an accident...... After her disappearance, she spent her days screaming for her death. If I die a hundred, I will seek death. But what about after death? The two tigers are left alone? He's only ten years old, but how can he live? We are alive, and the clan is so scruples, the two tigers at least have a place to shelter from the wind and rain. ”

Qian Fu said that later, he was already a little dumbfounded.

Obviously, he must have considered seeking death before, right?

"Tell me, why did we make our eldest missing? He's the pillar of our family. ”

Speaking of which, Qian Fu didn't care about it, and directly howled and cried.

For a while, I cried in the main hall, and also in the bedroom separated by the straw curtain.

The whole room was full of crying.

The hemp rope is broken in detail, and the bad luck is looking for the miserable.

No matter which dynasty it is, there is such a situation.

Xu Shiqian's family realized that there were still guests in the house, but they just indulged for a while, and then stopped.

Qian Shuli walked out of the inner room with a ashamed face and apologized: "I'm sorry, Miss Liu, you can see the joke." ”

"What's the joke about that." Liu Xinning said softly, "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read. You don't have to mind. ”

When Qian Shuli heard this, he finally let go of some of his heart.

"My eldest brother went up the mountain for me. If I hadn't been able to read and write, he wouldn't have risked his money to go up the mountain. ”

"You are literate in reading, aren't you bound and free of accommodation? Why spend money? Liu Xinning was a little puzzled.

She was exempted from shackles, free of book fees, and even provided pen, ink, paper, and inkstone for use in the school.

Free accommodation is also provided for students from remote areas like Qian Shuli.

As for eating, it was to let Qian Shuli do some chores.

She really can't think of it, where is Qian Shuli still having to spend money?

(End of chapter)