The Notre Dame system is arrogant again

Chapter 523 Who is willing to sacrifice?
Zhang Boss and Uncle Zhang both drank a little too much. The two brothers went to the orchard with support.

Fortunately, Uncle Zhao didn't drink much, and frightened those children, big and small, who harmed the fruit trees.

At this time, almost no adults went to the orchard, and they were all cheap and long-haired children.

Boss Zhang still doesn't know about Zhao's departure.

Zhang Daniu and Zhang Erniu finished the work in silence, and they went to the river to wash clothes.

"Brother, don't be angry, it's okay if I'm wrong."

Zhang Erniu couldn't stand Zhang Daniu's silence, so he took the initiative to speak.

Zhang Daniu looked at him, then lowered his head to wash his clothes again.

"You didn't do anything wrong to me, tell me what to do."

Zhang Erniu threw off his clothes angrily, and said with his neck stuck.

"But am I wrong? When we came back together, my mother was fine, my father was fine, and everything was fine, but as soon as she came back...I said she was a troublemaker and wronged her? Brother , I know you are partial to her, but even if you are partial to her, you can't spoil her!"

Zhang Daniu twisted the clothes and threw them into the wooden basin next to him, but said.

"If you were told to wash clothes at home every day, would you be willing?"

"Ah?" Zhang Erniu quickly understood, very disappointed, "Brother, you still think she is right."

"Let me ask you, if I asked you to wash clothes at home every day, would you be willing?" Zhang Daniu turned to look at him and said, "You must think that you are a man, and you have to study and take imperial examinations, to be an official, to be an official. It's a big deal, washing clothes is a woman's job. Then I'll ask you again, instead of asking you to wash clothes, I ask you to study and take the imperial examination to become an official. Do you want to be a man? "

"Of course I would! I'm doing it right now!"

"Why do you want to?"

"Me? Me?" Zhang Erniu didn't know how to answer for a moment.

What is the reason for studying and taking the imperial examination to become an official?

Isn't everyone like this?

He suddenly remembered what Mr. said, and puffed out his chest.

"Of course it's for the people of the world, for the great Zhou country!"

"This is what my husband said. I'm asking you what you think in your heart."

"Me?" Zhang Erniu said stiffly, "I think so too!"

Zhang Daniu snorted.

"Then what do you think you are doing for the people of the world? What are you doing for the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Zhang Erniu couldn't hold on anymore.

"Brother, tell me, what are you doing for?"

"I live a good life for myself."

Zhang Erniu was stunned, he didn't expect that the eldest brother who had always admired him would answer such a useless remark.

Living a good life is not too lofty, let alone being so selfish for oneself.

"Let me tell you, it's all slogans for the sake of the people and for the country. You don't have to take it seriously. Even the husband said it to us, but it's not the case."

"Could it be that they all want to live a better life as you said?" Zhang Erniu couldn't accept it.

"Yes. Have you forgotten, last year, you didn't go to school, you drank porridge at home at night, what did you think?"

"I?"

"You want another drink, you want to eat some more, you're hungry, all you want is to eat."

"But I didn't study at that time."

"You won't be hungry after reading? You won't have to eat after reading? Then why do you eat so much now?"

"I……"

"If you read books, you won't be hungry and you don't need to eat. Then why do you need to farm? Isn't it enough for everyone to take a book?"

Zhang Daniu said seriously.

"Let me tell you, people can only be in the mood to do other things when they are full. It is the same with non-educated people, and it is the same with scholars. When people are full, they want more, eat something good, wear something well, live A good point, all these good things add up to a good life. Everyone wants to live a good life like this. The phrase for the common people in the world is actually a good life for the common people in the world, and this common people includes ourselves. Moreover, all scholars , all want to be the first to live a good life, so we have to study, take the imperial examination, and be an official. Why did grandpa have to study for my uncle for so many years, just for this.”

Zhang Erniu was in a daze, as if he understood, but also didn't seem to understand.

Zhang Daniu continued.

"Look at those people who are officials, they live in a big place, they wear good clothes, and there are many maids and boys serving them. Not only are they like this, but their parents and brothers are also like this. My uncle is now an official. We The whole family can do the same, and the whole family can do the same when we become officials, so, grandpa wants to pay uncle, and we want to study, just for such a good life, do you understand?"

Zhang Erniu nodded.

"I understand, but what does this have to do with my saying that my sister is a troublemaker?"

Zhang Daniu looked at him.

"If you pass the exam and become an official, and others don't tell you to live such a good life, what will happen to you?"

"how is this possible!"

"Of course it's possible. You want to give up the benefits so that the whole family can enjoy themselves and not quarrel. They're all a family anyway, so you won't lose anything by letting them out. Are you willing?"

Zhang Erniu is not stupid, he immediately understood what the elder brother said.

"Brother, don't you just want to say that mother gave up the benefits, but can it be compared with this? The books I studied, I passed the exam, and I can only be an official, even if I want to give up."

"Do you have to give in like this?" Zhang Daniu snorted softly, "Stop studying, come out to work and earn money for me to study, do you want to give in like this?"

Zhang Erniu said without thinking.

"I don't want to!" After speaking, he looked at his elder brother embarrassingly.

"I don't want to either." Zhang Daniu said, "Why do you ask me to work and earn money to support you when you study? I don't want to. Sacrificing the future of an elder brother or younger brother to fulfill the future of another elder brother or younger brother. Our family is the same, our father is the one who was sacrificed."

Zhang Erniu seemed to be hearing this for the first time, or seemed to understand this for the first time, and was startled.

"Do you think it's easy for one person to study? It requires the efforts of the whole family! In our family, the father is the eldest, and he was sacrificed at the beginning, and the second uncle was sacrificed, and then the third and fourth uncles were sacrificed. The second uncle did not After passing the exam, my uncle made up for this gap, sacrificing my father from the beginning to the end. After my father sacrificed, my mother will naturally follow suit, and us."

Zhang Daniu looked at the river and said calmly.

"Do you know that if I don't have someone to support me, I won't be able to study. Do you know that I have someone to support me to study, but you don't have anyone? You will be sacrificed, and all of this is for my uncle's future." .”

Zhang Erniu's eyes widened.

He knew that his elder brother saved a child by studying and was sponsored by the other party, but he didn't know that he was almost sacrificed.

"Uncle voluntarily gave up studying. It stands to reason that his parents sacrificed for him. Now that he wants us to study, he should help. However, my aunt said that it is not appropriate for my uncle to help. Parents still have to rely on themselves. , if you can’t rely on yourself, you can’t help it. Do you think this is fair?”

(End of this chapter)