The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

careless...

Her father is not usually so talkative.

Finally, it was Xue who stepped forward to help, and Gu Chenjun no longer had to stare at a table full of delicious food without being able to move.

At midnight, in the living room lit with kerosene lamps, Gu Yin's family was staying up to celebrate the New Year.

Gu Huaiyi was happy to drink some wine tonight, his face was still red, and when he saw Gu Yin with his eyes narrowed, he couldn't help but sigh: "This Ning County is really a blessed place for our family."

Gu Huaiyi's words triggered everyone's memories.

Xue's expression softened and she nodded in agreement gently.

Gu Chenshuo glanced at his sister and nodded.

Gu Huaiyi didn't care about other people's responses. He seemed to be lost in his own memories and continued to talk to himself: "As soon as we arrived in Ning County, Yin'er returned to normal. Not only did she regain consciousness, she also became so smart. If it weren't for the many farm tools invented by Yin'er, we would definitely not have been able to gain a foothold in Ning County so easily."

At this point, Gu Huaiyi said to Gu Yin seriously: "Thank you, Yin'er, it's all thanks to you."

Gu Yin was stunned. She didn't expect that Gu Huaiyi, who was always serious, would suddenly say these words to her.

Her hands curled up unconsciously. She was not used to an elder thanking her so seriously. So Gu Yin laughed and said, "Dad, what's the point of thanking me? We are a family."

Gu Yin really didn’t think so much at first. She just simply thought that this era was too backward and it affected her ability to lie down.

"Okay, we're a family." Gu Huaiyi didn't argue. After all, he knew the truth clearly.

Gu Huaiyi took out a few purses and gave them first to his two younger sons, then to Gu Yin, and finally to his eldest son Gu Chenshuo.

The two little ones happily took it, and Gu Yin hesitated for a moment before also reaching out to take it.

Gu Chenshuo looked embarrassed: "Dad, I'm already this old, why are you still giving me New Year's money?"

"Hey~ You haven't reached adulthood yet, so it's not that big." Gu Huaiyi waved his hand and forced the purse into Gu Chenshuo's hand, "Take it. Study hard and you will be successful in your studies next year."

Gu Chenshuo pursed his lips and thanked his father.

Perhaps because it was the New Year and he had drunk a few glasses of wine, Gu Huaiyi was full of emotion tonight: "Thank you for accompanying me to this small place this year..."

"Husband..." Xue said softly, reproachfully.

Gu Huaiyi laughed: "Look, there are only six of us staying up to celebrate the New Year. If we were in the capital, it would be lively."

"Hmm? Aren't we the only family in Beijing?" Gu Yin was puzzled. She seemed to have missed something.

"Your grandparents and uncle's family are in the capital. In addition, there is also your uncle's lineage. Yin'er, have you forgotten?" Gu Huaiyi opened his eyes slightly and looked at Gu Yin with a reproachful look.

forget?

Gu Yin was confused. Did their family have someone else in the capital?

How come no one has ever told her about it?

She always thought...

Oh, that’s not right. She had never thought about the existence of her own family. It was fine to have just their simple life.

Now that I know, I have to ask for clarification.

So, on New Year's Eve, Gu Yin was digesting the new information she had learned. It turned out that there was a family behind her...

Tonight, in addition to Gu Yin's family enjoying themselves, all the houses in Ning County were brightly lit. The lights of thousands of houses were connected to the whole city, as if to illuminate the sky.

In a farmhouse in the village, a gray-haired old man took out a wrinkled, washed-white purse, took out a few copper coins from it, and distributed New Year's money to each of his grandchildren.

At last, he patted his grandson's head and couldn't help but sigh: "You have caught up with a good year."

After that, he turned to his two sons and said, "God has mercy on us and sent the county magistrate and his family to Ning County. Not only is the county magistrate honest and has good management skills, but the county lady is also an extraordinary girl. Thanks to them, our eldest and second sons can go to build roads and earn money."

After the old man finished speaking, the whole family laughed and said, "Yes, thanks to them, we had a good New Year."

"Grandpa, I will also go to build roads when I grow up." A crisp voice suddenly came out, and the little boy of five or six years old leaning against the old man's legs interrupted with a chubby voice.

The old man patted him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Why build a road? You need to go to school. If you can pass the exam and become a scholar in the future, it will be a blessing for our family."

"Dad?" The little boy's father, the second child, asked in surprise.

The old man glared at him and said, "Why? What I said is useless? You guys should make money and send the kids to school to learn to read. If anyone does well, the whole family will support him to continue his studies. This is the only way our family will have hope."

"Dad... I'm not saying that I don't want to send them to school, it's just that we can't afford the tuition." Although they earned some money from building roads, it was far from enough to support several children to go to school.

The others nodded repeatedly and looked at the old man eagerly, hoping that he would think it over carefully.

The old man moved his lips and glared at them, "You are just not motivated. What do you think we should do? You have to study. If you don't study, you will have no future."

The eldest and the second brother: ...Just now he said it was all thanks to them.

After a while, the second child said tentatively: "Why don't we send one to study first, and then come back to teach the others."

The eldest brother nodded innocently: "Second brother, this is a good idea. It only takes a tuition fee to teach them, and the younger ones will learn it."

The old man glanced at them, somewhat helpless, and still expected the children to teach him. If reading was really that simple, all the children in the city would have become scholars, so how could they have a chance?

But there is really no other way at the moment: "Then who do you want to go?"

"Let Xiaosan go. Xiaosan is smart and learns things quickly."

"No, no, Xiao San is too jumpy and won't be able to sit still in school. It's better to let Xiao Si go. Xiao Si has a calmer temperament."

Just as everyone started to argue about who to send, the eldest daughter-in-law spoke up weakly, "I heard from Sister Cuihua at the village that a group of children gather at the city gate every day to learn to write. We're not far from the city gate, why don't we let a few of the kids go and learn first?"

When everyone heard this, they said, "This sounds like a good idea. Whoever learns well will go."

"Not bad……"

Having reached a consensus, the family began to chat happily again.

Such scenes are happening in many households in Ning County. The contents may be different, but there is one thing that is consistent.

Their lives seemed to have seen the light of day...