Escape from the desert

Erbi blankly recalled what the little aunt said just now. He really heard it right. He heard the little aunt say that he was going to send him to study twice!

"Little aunt...I...I'm going to study too?" Erbi asked hesitantly, as if he couldn't believe what he heard.

"Little aunt, I... I still don't study anymore. I'll help you with my work at home. After a while, the autumn harvest will begin. I can cut rice and thresh the grain. I'm very good at this!" As if afraid of Jiang Yan's disbelief, He spoke very loudly, and the childish voice was full of firmness.

"You don't want to study?" Jiang Yan thought that the little guy didn't want to read, and immediately said: "You can't do it without reading, I don't expect you to come back as a scholar, but you must be literate and hyphenated, you are a child in the field. Don't worry."

"No... Little aunt, I want to study, but... it's just... I eat so much food every day, but I do so little work, and it's not enough. If my little aunt sends me to study, I'll... I'll just... It's not over yet..." The little guy started to cry as he spoke, he worked hard every day, but the little aunt had many family members and he was small, so he couldn't do what an adult could do, but what a child could do. His sister-in-law was done, and he was worried every day, what would he do if the little aunt disliked him...

"You are young, and you have a lot of thoughts on your mind. Then you eat more, grow up early, and study hard. I don't want you to do anything else. You can rest easy. is you."

Jiang Yan just said casually, this child suffered a lot when he was a child, and now he feels that he is dreaming and worrying about gains and losses all day long, but a few words can't dispel his anxiety, these can only be cured slowly with time, And letting him be a scholar is a goal anyway, the little guy can at least feel more at ease, even if he doesn't get the test in the end, it's fine, she can afford it anyway.

"Mother! I will definitely be admitted to the Xiucai, and I will also be admitted to the champion! I heard that the best reading is to be the champion!" Lin Bei suddenly spoke up, his eyes were firm, and his words were strong and powerful: "I will be able to be a senior at that time. Official! As a high-ranking official, no one will bully us, and I can protect my mother well!"

Lin Erbi also hurriedly shouted: "Me too! Little aunt, I must study hard, not only to be a scholar, but also to be a high official! Just like that county magistrate, let my little aunt ride a carriage wherever she goes. !"

Lin Feng's eyes also lit up, his excited little face flushed red, and he said in a soft and glutinous voice: "Mother, I...I want to learn arithmetic! I want to...help my mother...calculate money!"

Xiaodouzi, who had been lying in Jiang Yan's arms, was not to be outdone, and hurriedly raised her hand: "I don't want to study, I heard the little dog say that reading is too tiring, I want to learn how to hunt with Uncle Lin, and when I grow up, I will go there every day. Catch beautiful dicks on the mountain for Grandma!"

Jiang Yan rubbed a few people's heads, but she had a general idea in her heart. Erbi and Xiao Si could be sent to enlightenment. Although Xiao Wu burned his brain, he was very sensitive to numbers. Private schools were reluctant to accept them, but You can cultivate his computing ability by yourself. As for Xiaodouzi, if you don't like writing, then when you grow up, you can send him to learn martial arts, while others, let's work on her career with peace of mind!
"In the future, the whole family will go to the stall together, Xiaosi and Erbi will go to a private school for enlightenment, Xiaowu will follow me to keep accounts, and you should also learn to keep accounts. When Xiaosi and I are away, you will take turns to collect the bills by yourself. At noon When I get home, in addition to being busy at home and in the field, everyone has to learn to read every night!"

The family was arranged clearly, but everyone seemed very excited. When they thought of reading and recognizing, they all looked forward to it, and could not wait to start learning immediately.

For them, being able to read and write is a supreme honor, and it is also the expectation of many people in the village. If there is a chance, who would like to be a peasant man who faces the loess and turns his back to the sky for generations. In their opinion, as long as a literate person is one level higher than themselves.

Seeing them like this, Jiang Yan's eyes flashed with light, and the corners of her lips rose slightly. The ancient books were not divided into so many subjects, and they were not that interesting, only the Four Books, Five Classics, and the Analects of Confucius, all of which had to be memorized, not only It was obscure and long, and she couldn't read it herself. I hope they will be as excited and happy as they are now.

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door, led by Lin Yousheng, followed by four people, each carrying a full of wild grapes or green leaves on their backs.

"Xiaojiang, you happen to be at home. Today, you went up the mountain to pick wild grapes. Check if you have enough. If you still need it, we will go again tomorrow. There are still a lot of grapes in that area." Lin Yousheng greeted a few people and put down the basket. , The Lin family didn't have extra stools. After putting down the basket, those people sat under the eaves unceremoniously, smiling at Jiang Yan while enjoying the shade.

Seeing that everyone was sweating profusely and their cheeks were flushed by the fiery sun, she motioned Wang Jinhua to quickly pour everyone a glass of grape water. The grapes were mashed and filtered, and a little sugar was added. Although there was no ice cubes, they could drink it. Sweet and sour, it is also a good refreshing drink in this hot summer.

Several people held the bowls and looked at the bright purple-red liquid in the bowls. They only felt that it was extremely dazzling. Especially in the sun, it looked even more embarrassing, like a shocking poison, and no one dared to drink it for a while. He just held the bowl and looked at Jiang Yan blankly.

"What is this? Why does the color look so beautiful?" Lin Yousheng didn't think there was anything, looking at the strange water with attractive colors in the bowl, he suffocated: "Drink it well! Sweet and sour, it's cool to drink the whole thing. Come on! Jinhua, pour another bowl for Uncle."

Lin Yousheng's pupils trembled, his eyes lit up, he didn't care about the restraint in his heart, he asked for another bowl, the sweet and sour taste took his whole brain nerves and stimulated the whole taste buds, the more he drank, the more saliva in his mouth secreted. Sheng, a cold sweat broke out from the back, and the sultry heat just now dissipated in an instant.

The whole person's sore teeth were trembling, but he was reluctant to spit it out, and he was obsessed with taking a few more gulps, and sighed with emotion.

"It's just grape soaked water with a little sugar in it. You've just come down from the mountain, so drink some to relieve the heat."

Jiang Yan greeted a few people to drink water, and when those people saw this, they also drank with their bowls in their hands. For a while, everyone was sore and gasping for breath, but they were satisfied and poured down one sip after another.

"Second child, go and weigh yourself, little four, count the money, and then settle the copper coins to a few uncles."

When Lin Nan heard the words, he quickly found an old and worn weighing weight and started to work hard. He has done a lot of such work in the past two days, and now practice makes perfect.

Lin Bei also followed, and the two brothers cooperated with each other, one beating and the other giving money.