Quick Wear: With the cub in hand, the world is mine

The iron box was rusty and not very big, so it couldn't hold much stuff, but it was quite heavy.

Si Niu heard the sound and stood by watching Hua Ke grinning foolishly. Why was there a box?

The iron box had a lock, and Hua Ke couldn't remember where the key was, so she found a piece of wire and put it in to fiddle with it for a few seconds, and the lock opened. Hua Ke noticed that Si Niu's eyes flickered when he saw the lock open, "Do you want to learn? If you want to learn, just shout for help, and I'll teach you for free."

No, he learns it by himself.

"This is a gift from your grandfather. After twenty years, I have forgotten what is inside." Hua Ke said to herself, opening the iron box. The things inside were wrapped in a piece of cloth. "Open the blind box."

The moment she saw the object clearly, Hua Ke exclaimed, "Wow, your grandfather is really rich."

The most eye-catching thing is a rope-patterned jade pendant with a double coin knot in the middle and flat knots at the upper and lower ends. If she guessed correctly, this might be Hetian jade. Wen Lin has something.

Hua Ke placed the jade pendant on the table. It must be pawned, as it was worth a lot of money.

In addition to the jade pendant, there is also a white jade bead hairpin. This is beautiful and I will buy it later.

Five taels of silver, four strings of cash, and a ten-tael silver ingot. All of this money was saved by Wen Lin for future examinations, but unfortunately he never had the chance to use it. There was also a copy of the Thousand Character Classic hidden in the bottom of the box, which was the first gift Wen Lin gave to Hua Ke.

Hua Ke handed the book to Si Niu and boasted, "You will inherit this in the future. Grandfather is rich. In a few days, we will invite a scholar to teach you. You should learn to read first, and then learn other things when your family has the means." Reading is always better than killing.

Si Niu threw the book to the ground and ran away angrily. She lied again and said that she would teach him. He didn't want any scholar.

"Big Head, what's wrong with you? Don't you like studying? Then wait another two years. You are still young anyway."

Hua Ke had just filled the hole when Er Niu ran over and shouted, "Grandpa, my mother said we can have dinner now."

"understood."

Hua Ke half-pulled, half-dragged Si Niu to wash up, "From today on, you will eat with us. You can't escape. That's a sign of cowardice. We Si Niu are very brave, right? If you come with me obediently, I will take you to the market tomorrow. I will take you alone and buy you a lot of good things."

Erniu was listening with jealousy and looked at Siniu with envy. He also wanted to be favored by A-Zu in this way. He hadn't been to the town for a long time.

With the addition of Si Niu, the usually lively dinner table became a lot quieter. Apart from the chewing sounds, the only sounds were the cicadas chirping outside the house. Hua Ke ate calmly, picking up some food for Si Niu from time to time.

Mrs. Li kept her head down and said nothing the whole time. Wen Fugui stared at his youngest son with a complicated expression, while the others watched Si Niu use chopsticks curiously.

Si Niu really wanted to escape the scene at this time, but he resisted the temptation of his grandmother. However, he felt so uncomfortable. He felt that everyone looked at him with malicious eyes. Thinking of this, Si Niu hid his left hand. He also hated himself for being weird.

"Cough cough."

Hua Ke coughed twice, and the others returned to normal and stopped looking at Si Niu.

"Daniu is seven years old this year, why don't you send him to school?"

Wen Fugui grumbled, "It's easy for you to say that, Mom. Our family can barely afford to support our people. We can't even pay the tuition, so how can we send Danniu to school?" His mother didn't even consider how much she ate in one meal. The harvest in the fields was not good, so how could the family have money to buy meat?

"Tomorrow I will take Si Niu to the market to buy meat. Daniu should go to school."

Wen Fugui and Wen Fugui asked in unison: "Where did you get the money, mother?"

Liu also wanted to ask, why did they take the four cows to the market for no reason? Were they going to sell them?

"Your father told me in a dream that he left five taels of silver hidden in the thatched cottage. He saw that I was living a hard life and didn't even have a decent coffin, so he came back to tell me where the silver was."

"What?! Five... five taels!"

Wen Fugui spoke without thinking, "Dad, why didn't you come to me in your dream earlier? Mom, you didn't lie to us, did you? Did you hide this money?"

Hua Ke smashed the eggshell on her eldest son's face and said, "If I hide the money, is it necessary to use it to buy meat for your son? If you don't want Da Niu to study, forget it. I'll save the money for Si Niu to study."

"Mom, no! Let Danniu study!" Of course he should study if he has the conditions, he can't be a blind man. He hopes that his son can find a job in the town in the future, just like his uncle's younger brother Jianning, who is a shopkeeper in a big restaurant.

Daniu said with anticipation, "Zu, I really want to go to the academy."

Erniu and Sanniu followed, "Azu, I want to go too!"

"You want to ask your father to find a way to send you there, but I'm not your father. Besides, you are not filial to me."

"A-Zu, we will be filial to you in the future."

It would be strange if she believed what these people said. They only said these things because she could benefit them. When she is in her sixties, I am afraid that everyone will despise her.

When Liu heard that her mother-in-law had five taels of silver, she had other thoughts in her mind. Her mother-in-law has always been a simple-minded person. She would never lie if she said she had five taels of silver. She had so much silver on her, she wouldn't spend it all tomorrow, right?

"Mother, it's not safe for you to carry so much money on you. Why don't you give some of the money to us for safekeeping?"

The two grown men thought it made sense and agreed, "Yes, mother, you don't need that much money to buy meat. You should leave three taels of silver at home. What if you lose the money tomorrow?"

Tsk tsk tsk, the calculations of these people were written all over their faces. Luckily she was careful and didn't tell the real amount. She also asked Pu Bao to help her keep the money.

"The money won't be lost. This money is what your father left for me. I can use it however I want. If I get angry, no one will be able to go to school."

“Then we can’t just take Si Niu to the market. Da Niu and Er Niu should also go so they can help mom carry things.” She was so biased. There were ten eggs, but she was reluctant to share any of them. Only she and Si Niu ate them. She didn’t even take Da Niu and the others with her for such a good thing as going to the market.

"No, that won't work. I said yesterday that I would only take Si Niu with me. I'm keeping my word and I can't hurt Si Niu's feelings. Do you have any objections, Big Cow or Second Cow?"

Da Niu: "A-Zu, I don't have it." If he dared to say that he did, then he wouldn't have to go to school. He didn't want to go to the fields, and he wanted to go to school with Da Guang and the others.

Erniu was a brave man. He first said that he had no objection, and then asked if he could go with us next time.

"If you're good, I'll take you there later."

Li secretly pushed Sanniu's leg and asked, "Why doesn't this kid say anything? All the benefits are being taken by Da Niu and Er Niu from the first wife."

Sanniu hesitated to speak, and finally said, "A-Zu, I...I want to go to school too."

"Sanniu, you are only five years old, why are you in such a hurry? Go with Erniu when you are six."

"Oh~"

Oh what? Sanniu is so stupid. Li glared at Sanniu angrily. Going to school is still a long way off. At least he should go to the market with his mother-in-law, and buy some food, clothes and daily necessities while his mother-in-law still has money.

Hua Ke looked at Sanniang and Xiao Zhu silently. Their eyes were full of desire, but neither of them dared to speak out their thoughts. They just sat there, looking a little pitiful. Alas.