Crossing the Unknown Country

Carpenter Li has two daughters, Li Chunhua and Li Qiuhua, one is fifteen years old and the other is fourteen years old. Both girls have thick eyebrows and big eyes, but their skin is darker like their father. Because Su He is too young, she doesn't play with her. The two sisters held hands and followed Su He to see the cows. Carpenter Li and his wife and Wang Erbao and his wife sat down to talk.

Wang Erbao has a daughter and two sons. The eldest son, Wang Dalong, is seventeen this year and will get married in a year or two. So when he saw the Li sisters going to see the cows, he didn't move forward and went directly to talk to Su Feng and Su Run. The daughter, Wang Xiaoyan, is eleven years old this year. She grew up to be petite, not talkative, and has a relatively quiet personality. She saw the Li sisters going to see the cows, so she followed them and also took her six-year-old brother, Wang Dahu, to see the cows together.

Several children were watching the big yellow cow. The cow had cute eyes, was big and beautiful, and had a gentle and kind personality. When the children touched it, it mooed twice. Then it lowered its head to eat grass, sweeping its tail, not in a hurry. The children liked it very much. This was a very expensive cow. There were only two cows in the village. If someone wanted to save effort on farming, they had to pay to rent it, and sometimes they might not rent it to you. One of the cows often had to travel back and forth between the town and the village, and the owner relied on this to make money.

Su He's cows are not often rented out, because if they are too tired, they will get sick. They spent so much money to buy them, and they are now part of their family, so they will definitely take good care of them.

After the children saw the cows, they sat there and discussed the cows. The adults then stood up and went to see the cows. Carpenter Li, Wang Erbao and their wives all expressed envy that they would also save money to buy a cow, which would not only be convenient for work, but also convenient for going anywhere. At the same time, they also congratulated Su He's family on buying a cow, which was something worth celebrating. When they came, they all brought a dozen eggs and some vegetables grown at home. The gift was small but the sentiment was great. A simple congratulation.

Everyone chatted for a while, and the children were sleepy, so they said goodbye and went home. Carpenter Li and Wang Erbao said before leaving that they wanted to paint their house, and they felt bright and comfortable just by looking at their house, so they asked if they had any white lime left.

Su He's father said, "Wait a few days for the children to get fever again, and I'll send them over when they're ready."

They all expressed their gratitude and waited for Su He's father to deliver it, or they could come and get it themselves. In the end, they were all straightforward people and didn't hesitate. After deciding that Su He's father would deliver it, they all said goodbye and went back.

The children decided to burn some more tomorrow. There was still some at home, which should be enough. They didn't want to burn too much, so as to avoid the thick smoke that would make people notice how they were burning. The main reason was that it would consume firewood. If someone burned a lot, the people and the mountain here would suffer. First of all, rich people would buy the mountain, and it would be inconvenient for them to enter the mountain in the future, or even impossible to enter the mountain. It's better not to do something bad for a little profit, as it would be more trouble than gain.

Su He discussed it with her brother and told her parents that they would not burn lime anymore. If anyone asked, they would say that they could not find the stone and could not make lime anymore. Everyone agreed with Su He's statement that it would be better to copy books and collect herbs in the mountains. They would make an agreement with grandma's family tomorrow and agree not to sell lime to others.

The whole family quickly cleaned up and prepared to go to bed. His father put a pile of grass for the cow to eat when it was hungry at night. Then he touched the cow's head reluctantly and went back to sleep. Taking advantage of the bright moonlight, there was no need to light the lights, so he quickly went to sleep. Today was also a busy day.

In the next few days, they first burned the lime, and used the remaining time to copy books, so that they could also study and read books, otherwise they would not be able to go into the mountains every day. In order to make money, they copied books quickly, and some contents were not read carefully. Su He later suggested slowing down the speed, and still read carefully before copying. Books are very expensive, and you must cherish them if you can read them for free.

In fact, the brothers all yearned to take the imperial examination deep in their hearts, to get out of here and go to the city to see the world. Even if they failed, they still wanted to try, at least they had tried. Besides, the four of them were all OK, probably because of the genes in their bones, they still had the blood of scholars flowing in their veins. Their family taught them to read since they were young, and did not stop them from studying because of poverty.

Although he didn't read much, he learned all the words he needed to learn, so he could start real learning when he had the chance. Su He, a college student with higher education, didn't want his brothers to waste their youth when they were supposed to be studying, so he had to make good use of this opportunity.