The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 164
"Why don't you give it to me? Aren't they all children of the Li family?"

"Li Rui is her nephew, and Li Qun is her son. We are just relatives, not sons, and we have not given her any benefits. Why should we ask others to give us official positions? We have repeatedly rejected Li Rui's pleas. Now that my aunt can't take care of her in old age, how can he not resent us?"

"Yes, Shanzi, we all relied on our aunt to get to the capital, but our aunt needed our help, and we all refused. How could Brother Rui give us a good face? I just saw that my aunt has white hair on her head. I guess Brother Rui hates us, we are all white-eyed wolves."

The older boy raised his head and sighed.

It seems that they have been away from their hometown for so long that they have forgotten the way they came and the hardships they experienced in the first place.

"I just want to stand out..."

Li Shan squatted on the ground, covering his face and crying loudly.

The past few years have been unsatisfactory. He has been working as a teacher despite being poor. The key is that he has hit a wall at every turn. He is vague when asking for help. Other families just use his little ink to teach their children and don’t think about anything at all. Yes, it is impossible to give resources to people with foreign surnames.

The four of them had no choice but to go home first. Unexpectedly, they were the only ones left out. The other tribesmen had things to do and had a promising future, and they did not spend several years with nothing like them.

I also know that the current new wife was brought back by my uncle who was a master from outside, and he came back happily.

The uncle has never seen them. Xiu Niang has enough people here and doesn't need them. He doesn't know what to do for a while.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye. This month, the four of them can only work at home. They have land at home, and they put on short clothes and go to the fields. It seems that everything is back to where it started.

They are still the same farm children. After working in the fields for a month, their hearts gradually became more at ease. It seemed that they remembered the scenes of studying in poverty in the past. That was the hardship they experienced personally, and now it has returned to their hearts.

After not farming for a long time, I was out of breath from exhaustion at first, and was ridiculed by my uncles and brothers.

That's right, they haven't sent much money to their families in the past few years. What they earn is not enough for themselves. Everything in the capital is expensive, and being a wife in another family only has that little money, so life is tight.

Thinking like this, I feel sorry for my family. It was a waste of effort to provide them with education, and they sacrificed the opportunity for their brothers to study.

Comparing Brother Rui and the other brothers, we can see how hard Xiuniang and Li Mao worked together and how united they were. Even Qing'er was able to study from a young age and marry into a famous family.

After this month of cold treatment, the children seemed to have woken up and went to the grandpa and the village chief one by one to apologize and admit their mistakes.

"Grandpa, village chief, we are here to admit our mistakes. I'm sorry, we...we were so distracted that we wanted to be officials and forgot everything."

"I'm sorry, uncle, I'm too eager for quick success. I want to be an official and get ahead, but I'm obsessed with it."

This month, the four children were forced to work in the fields, and they had close contact with the land, and slowly found themselves again.

"I thought you all forgot your last names."

The grandfather looked very serious.

The children lowered their heads and dared not speak.

"Go teach in small classes. The time is uncertain. You can't go anywhere for the time being."

How could I go out with such a mentality? I almost forgot my last name.

"Yes." "Shanzi, go teach the girls to read historical records."

"Yes."

In the end, it was Grandpa who arranged for these students to go to the small class, not the big class.

There is a purpose in going to a small class. The children in the small class are more lively and troublesome. The naughty children sometimes turn into devil stars and can make you go crazy and collapse.

They were in the prime of life and in their prime, so they went to help take care of the children and polish their temperament.

At the same time, it can also reduce Xiu Niang's burden. After all, she is getting older and can no longer be tired from such hard work.

Let Xiu Niang teach the middle class. They are all children over ten years old and are already sensible. Some of them are talented students. The girls are also older and can understand the words, so she will not worry too much and can save some worry.

Just like that, the four Jinshi went to the clan school to teach half of the children. They were all children who had just left elementary school. It was true that they were really noisy.

After going there, after a few days of teaching, the four men were so tired that they were so tired. I didn't expect that it would be so hard to take care of the children. How did the aunt manage to keep these monkeys obedient? They were so tired that their skin almost fell off.

There is no time to worry about spring and autumn when you are busy. Children's study is the most important thing, and etiquette education and discipline must also keep up. Xiu Niang must check it all the time. Nowadays, many etiquette rules are started from children, and they are more strict and standardized than before.

The four of them regretted it and should have come back a long time ago. The Li family school was much more strict than those of the noble families. It taught more things and covered many categories. It was more standardized and promising.

It's because they underestimated their family and their aunt. No wonder the Lu family would marry Qing'er. The Zhang family, the Xiao family, and the Wang family all treated their aunt with great respect and courtesy.

It's because they underestimated their own family's family studies, thinking that Shanwozi would definitely not be able to compare with the official family studies in the capital. In fact, it was not the case. On the contrary, their own family's studies were better managed, gave more direction, and gave more to their children. Choices, opportunities, and even practice keep up.

Our family has a lot of work, and we have all kinds of jobs. You tell us what you want to do, and we have it all. Haven’t you learned everything? Come and try it a few times. If you do well, you can earn a share of the family income and take it home.

It is a complete process from top to bottom, until the children can stand alone.

They underestimated their aunt and overestimated themselves. They should have come back sooner.

Nothing in my hometown has changed, but it seems that everything has changed. There are no idle people, men, women, old and young. Even the old men and old ladies chatting at the entrance of the village have work to do. They are twisting hemp rope, weaving baskets, collecting shoe soles and chatting without delay. Work.

The old ladies are also responsible for protecting the village in the morning and afternoon. They walk around the village several times, stretch their legs and feet, take care of the village, and even go to the chicken pen and pig pen for inspection.

From top to bottom, everyone can find their own position and make money. The old ladies and gentlemen at the entrance of the village are also responsible for receiving stewards who come to the village for inquiries. They can also receive guidance when they come to the village to order wine, buy brocade, etc. He did even better than Erlang.

The hometown is so good and there are so many opportunities. The four of them must have been fooled by lard. Why did Brother Rui beg and beg in a low voice and be reluctant to come back? If they had studied and worked in their hometown for a few years, they would have gained credit now. Brother Rui People protect their young and cannot treat their brothers badly.

There is no point in regretting. Now I just want to do my best. I hope the village chief and the grandpa can forgive me.

After understanding this, she has a positive attitude and works seriously. Not only does she take care of the small class, but also the middle class Xiuniang will take over and help when she is too busy, assigning homework, etc., to reduce Xiuniang's burden.

The village chief and others saw this in their eyes and did not say a word. They first polished it off for three years to get rid of this desire for wealth before talking about anything else. Now they cannot let it go, their hearts have drifted away.

(End of this chapter)