The road to wealth of a peasant widow

It’s true, although the shape of the steamed buns made by Changping was not very good-looking, he had strong hands and kneaded the dough well, so the steamed buns were soft and chewy, which won unanimous praise from everyone.

A large basket of steamed buns seemed like a lot, but only six were eaten in the morning.

These three boys were bigger eaters than each other. Chen Cui ate one with pickles and fed Sui Sui half a bowl of porridge.

After breakfast, Changping suggested taking his two younger brothers up the mountain today to get more firewood and dig more of the yam that his mother mentioned.

Chen Cui thought about it and decided to go alone with Changping today, leaving Changan and Changfu at home to look after the house and take care of Suisui.

"You also have tasks at home. You have to look after your sister, give her some water every half an hour, and take care of her urination regularly. You also have to wash the yams from yesterday, water the vegetable garden in the backyard, and cook the yams for lunch. Can you complete these?"

Although Chang'an and Changfu felt a little regretful that they could not go up the mountain, their mother had assigned them the task so seriously and treated them as grown-up children, so they suddenly felt a sense of responsibility.

They both agreed in unison.

Chen Cui was much more prepared today than yesterday. Since she didn't have to take the children up the mountain, she just carried a large backpack, a hatchet and a sickle, a few sacks, and several extra ropes.

She had just gotten the space and couldn't wait to get up there and feel its effects.

Because of the path that had just been cleared yesterday, it was much faster to get to the woods today.

Along the way, Chen Cui was paying attention to the plants on the roadside, wanting to see if there were any valuable ones that she could plant on the land in the space.

Unfortunately, probably because it is located on the outskirts of the mountains, we didn’t discover anything along the way.

When they arrived at the place, Chen Cui and Chang Ping spread a rope on the ground and gathered the firewood around together. This was what they had agreed on on the way. They would collect the firewood first and then dig yams.

The two men packed two bundles of firewood, one large and one small, and started digging yams and picking yam beans.

While Changping was not paying attention, she quietly smuggled a few yams into the space, as well as some yam beans, which could also be planted. She wanted to try planting them in the space together with the yams.

Because this piece of yam is wild and no one takes care of it, the vines are crawling on the ground and spreading over a large area. I don't know how many generations it has reproduced here to reach the size of Rena.

In Chen's memory, the people here didn't recognize this kind of thing. Even if they saw the vines, they would just think they were weeds, and no one would think of digging underground.

But Chen's range of activities is small, her acquaintances are limited, and her knowledge cannot be accurate. Maybe there are people in the county town or the provincial capital outside the village who know him, but they just don't know him.

Chen Cui hopes this is the case.

That way, she can cash in on the yams for money, or even plant them for long-term gain.

The mother and son were tired from working, so they sat down to rest and drink some water.

Chen Cui saw that Changping's face was flushed red and his forehead was covered with sweat, but it still couldn't hide his handsome appearance and the heroic spirit between his eyebrows.

Her heart moved, and she couldn't help asking: "Changping, have you thought about what you want to do in the future?"

Changping was stunned when he heard this. What will he do in the future?

What else can we do? Isn’t it just farming? Otherwise where will we get food?

Or if you have the opportunity, you can follow others to work in town or city.

However, this kind of thing depends on opportunity, and only a few people have this possibility. He is not very smart, not strong enough, and can't read very well, so this kind of good thing should not be his.

Changping shook his head: "I don't know, it should be farming, otherwise what will our family eat."

Chen Cui: "Have you ever thought about learning to read and write like your uncle and brother Changsheng, and finding an easy job in the future?"

She didn't dare to mention studying to become an official, because this possibility was too far-fetched for this young boy from a farming family.

Liu Eryong's elder brother Liu Wende studied for more than ten years but failed to pass the exam to become a student. Liu Wende's son Liu Changsheng has also studied for almost ten years but still has no academic achievement. After failing the exam again this year, he also went to the city to work.

Even so, the father and son were already rare promising people in Liujiaping. Not only could they read and write, they also had respectable jobs outside. They were very different from those mud-legged peasants who made a living by digging in the dirt.

Even in the Liu family's old house, the father and son considered themselves superior and never took the people from the second branch seriously.

Thinking of his uncle and cousin's contempt and neglect towards his family, Changping could not help but clench his fists, but then he lowered his head and said somewhat dejectedly: "I want to, of course I don't want to, but I can't read, I don't have the ability."

Perhaps, he will never have the chance to catch up with his uncle and cousin in this life.

After studying for more than ten years, these father and son failed to even pass the examination to become a student. What kind of ability does this count as!

Chen Cui said secretly.

"So do you want to learn to read?"

Changping was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

Learn to read? Of course he wanted to. When he was little, he envied his cousin who could go to school. Later, his father saw his thoughts and taught him when he was free.

But the few words Liu Eryong originally knew were also learned secretly when he was a child. How much could he teach his son?

From time to time, Changping learned about twenty characters from his father, and later he taught these characters to his younger brothers.

Not only Changping, Changan and Changfu, who among them is not eager to learn to read!

Because the example of my eldest uncle's family is right in front of us. Because he and his son can read, they don't have to work in the fields and can go to the city to earn money. Their wife and children in the family have better food and clothing than others. Living in the same family, how can the children from the second wife not be envious!

Thinking of this, Changping's eyes turned red. He lowered his head and whispered, "Yes."

Chen Cui stood up and sat next to Chang Ping, stroking his shoulder: "Then let's work hard and make more money, so that all of you can go to school, and let your grandfather and uncle see that our second branch is not stupid, you are better than them!"

Changping thought, how is this possible? My father is gone, and there are several mouths to feed at home, but no one can earn money. With just those few acres of land, it's good enough to not starve. Where will the money come from to go to school?

Although he didn't say it, Chen Cui seemed to see what he was thinking.

"It is indeed difficult to earn money for education by farming alone. After your father's seventh day, mother will go to the county town to look for opportunities. You know, your father has never been valued by your grandfather since he was a child. Our second branch has always been inferior to the first branch. Your father's greatest wish is that you guys will have a promising future and our family can surpass the first branch. As long as we work hard, this wish will definitely come true. Your father will be happy when he knows it!"

Chen Cui once again brought out Liu Eryong to encourage the young boy.

She had always wanted to improve the family's circumstances, and now that she had the space, it was like adding wings to a tiger. She believed that making money would not be a difficult task.

But no matter what she does, she certainly can't do it alone. There are several children in the family besides her who can help to some extent now. She has to mobilize everyone.

Although she can use her status as a parent to order them around, Chen Cui still hopes to arouse their enterprising spirit, so that they can have positive thoughts and the self-drive to act, so that they can work together and get rich together.