In the book, I was fed by my sister

Yu'e slowly raised her head from the rice bowl like a turtle.

My grandpa, why did he suddenly call her out?

I saw the puzzled and delighted look from my own mother, the murderous looks from my aunt and step-aunt, and my grandmother's expression: It turned out that it was you, little girl, who was instigating this behind the scenes.

Yu'e swallowed and said with bared teeth, "Grandpa said not long ago that Sister Xiaoxiao needed to hire someone. He even said with regret that it would be great if we had an educated girl in our family. Dongmei and I have a good relationship. She taught me a lot of what she learned in school. During this period of time, I have learned a lot of words. So I want to give it a try. I can earn money for the family in the future and share some of the burden."

Zhang Xinghui, Yu'e's second aunt, knew that Yu'e was a good talker. From what she said, she not only expressed that the reason was to relieve her grandfather's worries, but also promised to make money for the family in the future. She was able to coax her grandparents.

She couldn't help but think that this little girl had been writing on the wall at home every day for a while, and she was not afraid even if she was hit by her grandmother's bamboo stick. I think she had planned this long ago. Her mother Zhou Qinghong was so talkative, but she didn't say anything. It seemed that this girl was hiding it from her own mother.

Although this little girl is still young, she is so thoughtful and considerate in doing things. It's a pity that this girl was not born in my belly.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xinghui felt upset. She looked at her child's greedy face, and then looked at her third brother and his wife's happy appearance. She felt like she had overturned a pot of mixed feelings. She said to Li Kun sourly: "Dad, please don't be partial! My Shuang'er is about the same age as Yu'e, and she is also very smart and sensible. Maybe she is also a good seedling for reading and literacy!"

Li Kun looked at Li Yushuang and asked with a smile, "Shuang'er, tell me, Grandpa, are you willing to get up at the hour of Mao regardless of spring, summer, autumn or winter, and walk more than ten miles back and forth every day?"

Li Yushuang shook her head and waved her hands, and answered without hesitation: "I don't want to study!" She knew very well that if she went to study, she would have no time to play. At home, after finishing her work in the morning, she had time to play freely in the afternoon. But she heard that if she couldn't write well, the teacher would hit her palm, and she didn't want to suffer!

Zhang Xinghui glared at her daughter fiercely, then smiled and said to Li Kun: "The child is ignorant and said nonsense. I will talk to her properly later."

When Li Yushuang heard her mother say this, she pursed her lips in grievance. But when she saw the look in her mother's eyes, the tears in her eyes refused to fall.

Zhou Qinghong smiled and waved at Li Yushuang, her tone somewhat smug: "If the child doesn't want to, don't force it. Shuang'er, come to Sanniang and take a look at this poor little thing."

Zhang Xinghui was relentless and continued to instigate, "Even if Shuang'er doesn't want to, there's still Yujing from sister-in-law's family." Anyway, she just couldn't stand Zhou Qinghong's cocky look, and she was determined to drag sister-in-law into the chaos no matter what.

Li Yujing smiled slightly and replied calmly: "Second Mother, you may have forgotten that my feet are not very good and I can't walk too far. But why does Grandpa need to walk to school? I remember there are ox carts that can carry people, right?"

Li Kun said: "Yu'e, tell me about it."

Li Yu'e nodded and explained seriously: "Studying is a hard thing. If you can't even endure this little hardship, how can you talk about studying? Grandpa did this to hone our hardworking character."

No wonder!

Yu'e muttered to herself that her grandfather was not the kind of person who would act on impulse. Although he dared to think and do things, he would never act casually and would calculate the expenses of every step.

It cost one cent to ride the oxcart each time, and two cents for a round trip each day. The school only had two days off a month, so it would cost at least fifty-six cents a month. There were four months of rest during the winter and summer vacations and the busy farming season, so it would cost more than four hundred cents a year just to ride the oxcart.

Her grandfather was very careful about every penny, and if the problem could be solved by manpower, he would never waste a penny.

Seeing that the children did not argue, Zhang Xinghui lost interest in continuing. However, Wu Daqiao, who was quietly standing by, continued to nag when she saw that her second brother's wife was silent: "Nowadays, many people want to find a job in Su Xiaoxiao's shop. What will the situation be like after waiting for three or four years? By then, I am afraid that you may not even be able to get a turn in the queue, let alone whether you can get a job when you are sixteen or seventeen years old. In this way, won't the money you paid before be wasted?"

Yu'e also took over the conversation and analyzed, "I know that I can get one tael of silver as a salary for managing Sister Xiaoxiao's shop. And the annual maintenance fee is two taels of silver, and it only takes two months to earn back the annual maintenance fee. I think I can definitely earn back the expenses of four or five years in one year. As for what my aunt is worried about, I may not get married until I am fifteen or sixteen, but that doesn't matter. I can get married later and I must earn enough money for my brothers to get married."

Zhou Qinghong was originally smiling, but when she heard her daughter's words, her face instantly became stiff, and her voice unconsciously rose: "How old are you, and you are so shameless to say such things!"

Zhang Xinghui clapped and cheered: "Great, great, Yu'e is still sensible."

Seeing that Er Niang had given in, Yu'e felt relieved. She was not a person who was good at arguing. She smiled with her eyes curved: "It sounds good indeed. As for her promise, we'll just have to take it one step at a time."

Song Li was wearing a straw hat, and the sweat on her forehead dripped down her cheeks and soaked her collar. She felt like a seaweed that had been pulled out of the water, or a wet and wilted seaweed that had been pulled to the shore.

Weeding is a never-ending task. The weeds you remove today will grow back tomorrow. If you don't remove them in time, they will soon grow as tall as rice plants.

My sister bent over and pulled the clothes all morning, and in the afternoon she lay on the mat and couldn't get up.

Song Li also felt tired, but her fatigue came more from using her supernatural powers.

She needs to use her supernatural powers to distinguish weeds from rice, and then kill the weeds. This process is extremely difficult for her. Although the weeds are small, they have tenacious vitality. She must carefully destroy the entire weed from the root to ensure that they lose their ability to reproduce. This is not an easy task and requires a lot of energy and time.

Song Li felt dizzy from the sun and was about to take a rest when she heard Yu'e's happy voice.

"My grandfather agreed! My aunt and the others didn't object either!"

Song Li said happily: "That's good! It seems that your previous efforts have not been in vain!"