Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year

As evening approached, two more ox carts arrived, loaded with blue bricks.

Cuicui's father and others were used to seeing blue bricks and didn't find them strange, but when they heard that these blue bricks were sent by the county magistrate, they became more serious about the house they were building.

Cuicui's father looked at the bricks sent and found that they were indeed leftovers. Many of them were cracked and damaged, but it did not affect their use.

These bricks can probably build two large houses.

Of course, not all the blue bricks would be used to build a large study. After discussing with Cuicui's father, Lin decided to build a spacious main hall first, which is the living room.

The remaining blue bricks were used to build the study.

After dinner, before it got dark, all the children squeezed into the yard and sat down. Each of them had a wooden board with a layer of fine sand on their legs, and each of them held a pair of chopsticks in their hands.

This is a simple writing board.

Seeing this situation, the old couple of the Cui family looked confused.

"What are you doing here?"

Silang rushed to say, "Grandma, Third Brother is teaching us how to read."

"Yes, yes, Brother Wen promised to teach us two words a day."

The group of children could not hide their excitement and spoke in cheerful tones.

Old Mrs. Cui couldn't stop smiling. Jing Wen's knowledge was naturally beyond reproach. If all the children in the family could learn a few words, wouldn't the Cui family be considered a family of scholars?

"It's good to study. Once you learn to read, you can go to the county and find a job. You won't have to work in the fields to make a living."

Cui Zhaozhao huddled in the last row, secretly sharing the freshly fried chestnuts with Lidong.

It's still warm.

She came here to pretend to learn literacy, and to pass the time, she specially fried some fragrant chestnuts as a snack.

Lidong didn't want to eat it at first, but couldn't resist the tempting fragrance and secretly stuffed a chestnut into his mouth.

Old Mrs. Cui nodded in satisfaction, and suddenly saw two people acting suspiciously behind her. She narrowed her eyes and walked over.

"Studying is such a serious matter, and you, a stupid girl, actually sneakily eat snacks!"

Old Mrs. Cui didn't dare to say anything to Cui Zhaozhao, so she scolded Lidong.

Lidong was in a panic and swallowed the chestnuts hastily. He was so shocked and scared that he almost choked.

Old Mrs. Cui thought that Lidong was here to cause trouble. What's the point of a girl learning to read? It was just nonsense.

"There's so much work to do at home. Stop standing here and come back to the house to pound the wheat."

Lidong was about to cry: "Grandma, I want to learn..."

Cui Zhaozhao knew that she was in trouble and stood up to block Lidong: "I gave her the chestnuts. It's none of her business."

Lin was preparing the "blackboard" with Cui Jingwen in the house. When she heard the noise outside, she put down the work at hand and came out.

With Cui Zhaozhao's intercession, Old Lady Cui's tone softened a little.

"Eating is secondary. The main thing is, you two girls, knowing how to read is useless. If you really want to learn, I'll buy you two pounds of meat and send you to learn embroidery from Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li's craftsmanship is superb. The butterflies she embroiders on the uppers of shoes look like real ones..."

Old Mrs. Cui patiently persuaded the two girls, saying that two pounds of meat would cost a lot of money, and the key was that they could learn a useful skill. She was really considering the two girls.

"Mother." Lin glared at Cui Zhaozhao and calmly placed them behind her. "I was the one who allowed them to learn to read. In my opinion, Lixia, Lidong, and Silang are all the same. As long as they want to learn to read, then I'll let them learn together."

"This is not nonsense..." Old Mrs. Cui muttered.

Lin whispered, "Mother, you've been keeping track of the work for a few days now. If you can't read, you might not even recognize people's names. We still have business to run. Lidong isn't like those boys who can carry things on their shoulders or hands. Writing and recording are more suitable for her. Girls are more meticulous, and the key business is to keep family members more at ease."

When it comes to business, Mrs. Cui's eyes become serious, because this is all money.

"You're right. I'm old and confused. I need to learn to read and study hard. I can't be careless."

Because she was illiterate, she was always very careful when recording work, for fear of making mistakes and losing money.

"Well." Old Mrs. Cui rubbed her hands, "Can Mom also learn a few words?"

Lin smiled and said, "Of course, no problem. It's a good thing that you are willing to learn to read. No one will stop you."

So, Old Mrs. Cui also moved a stool and sat in the last row.

Since I didn't prepare a writing board in advance, I just sprinkled some sand on the ground and wrote on it as long as I could.