farmer's daughter

Chapter 18 When I Didn't Say It
Chapter 18 Act as if I didn’t say it
Xue Jian grinned from the fall, her thin bones hit the hard ground, Xue Jian was so painful that she almost shed tears.But it was also the feeling of pain that made her truly realize that she was really alive.The skin and flesh of this body are truly connected to his own brain.

Xiaowei wasn't scared, and thought it was fun.Lying on my sister, I didn't want to get up, and giggled.Instead, Chengwen came forward to pull his sister and said:
"Come on, little sister, get up quickly, my sister is still sick."

Xiaowei stretched out her skinny little hand to touch Xue Jiantong's frowning brow.I want to get up too.But the result of using both hands and feet was to step on Xue Jian's body again and again, and once again threw herself at her sister.

Xiaocao, who came out of the kitchen, saw it.Hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Xiaowei, then helped Xuejian, and said repeatedly:

"Did you fall?"

Xuejian shook her head, moved her arms and legs.It doesn't seem to matter.Xiaowei also stepped forward and took her sister's hand, shaking it gently, Xue Jian stretched out her hand to stroke Xiaowei's hair and said:
"Don't worry, my sister's illness is cured. It's all right."

As soon as Xiao Wei heard that she was fine, she smiled happily.Xuejian found a trace of her little daughter from the previous life on Xiaowei's smiling face, and couldn't help but smile softly.

One afternoon, Xuejian took Chengwen and Xiaowei to play in the yard.Sometimes Yue Lian came to play for a while, and sometimes disappeared.Xiaocao helped the second elder sister with things, while watching the younger ones.Hong shi didn't make trouble all afternoon, but just circled around her eldest son.

When it got dark, the only people who came back from the field were old Shentouer and his eldest son. The second son and his wife went to Liangjia Village to return to their mother's house before the sun went down.Haven't come back yet.Xue Jian heard that they had returned to her natal family, and frowned, guessing that they were really borrowing money.

It may also be that Xue Jian has figured it out, and can live in this world with peace of mind with this Xue Jian's body.Anyway, Xue Jian's spirit is getting better and better.I didn't feel too tired after taking my younger siblings this afternoon.He also sent the little girl who was about to fall asleep back to her mother, but Chengwen stayed with Xuejian quietly all the time.When it got dark, the siblings went back to the bamboo fence house.

After returning to the house, Xue Jian whispered to his younger brother:

"Wen'er, do you want Daddy to borrow money to help eldest brother go to school?"

Chengwen shook his head and said:

"No, Dad should leave money for us to study. Sister, I want to study too. The little tiger in the south of the village is only one year older than me, and his father sent him to school. Sister, I can go to school next year. Do you want to study? Grandpa gave all the money to the eldest brother, Chengqiang fourth brother said that the third brother might not be able to study. Then I can’t even study?"

Xue Jian patted his younger brother and said:
"Don't worry, with daddy here, you can study. But we have to tell daddy quietly that we can't give money to big brother to go to school. Big brother can't study well. But you can't tell others about these things, not even your mother. Said, mother is afraid of being scolded, and when others scold her, she can only cry. If she doesn't know, others won't scold her."

Cheng Wen nodded half understanding.For some reason, he believed what his sister said, and agreed to do what her sister said.

When the whole family was sitting at the table and preparing for dinner, Shen Sanzhu came back.

As usual, I first went to the bamboo fence house to see my daughter.I just didn't expect to see my son here with my daughter today.The siblings were eating, although they were eating very thin porridge, Xue Jian drank the clear rice soup on top and left the bottom for his younger brother.Although Chengwen is also very sensible and obedient.But when he saw the thick white rice porridge that his sister gave him, he also squinted his eyes.

Shen Sanzhu came in and smiled and said:

"Xue'er, are you feeling better today? Chengwen, stay here with my sister."

Xue Jian looked at her father who came in, and turned her head to look outside the house. It was dark outside, only the lamps were lit in the main house and the kitchen, and everyone was saving lamp oil.

Xue'er pulled her father, Shen Sanzhu bent down, Xue'er said softly:

"Father, have you borrowed money?"

Shen Sanzhu was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that what Xuejian was going to talk about was this question.Smiled lightly and said:

"Well, dad went to your grandpa's house today."

Xue'er looked at Shen Sanzhu's face, but she couldn't see it clearly in the dark.But it can be seen that Shen Sanzhu's mood is not bad, and Xuejian doesn't know the temper of this cheap father, so he can only act according to guesswork.Xue Jian tried softly:
"Father, can we not give money? I don't think we can borrow money like this to support the education of the hall brother. One is that the hall brother is not a material for studying, and he may have studied seriously before. But now he is not serious about studying. The second is You still have brother Wen'er and brother Wu'er. Will the three families borrow money for their studies in the future? To put it bluntly, if grandparents are gone by then, it is impossible for this family to stay together like this. At that time, who cares how many of your children will go to school? And you are still in debt, but for the children of other families."

As soon as Xuejian finished speaking, Shen Sanzhu sat on the edge of the kang seriously.Looking at Xuejian, he said:
"Xue'er, who told you this?"

Xue Jian lowered her head a little guilty, and said:

"No one told me that I stayed at home every day and didn't go out. But because I didn't go out at home, I saw more things at home and heard more. I just think about it on the kang when I have nothing to do. If Daddy thinks what I said is wrong, pretend I didn’t say it. But you’re not at home today and you didn’t hear Wen’er. Wen’er said that when he grows up, he won’t eat white rice alone like his big brother. Let the rice be eaten by grandparents and parents first. Dad, Wen'er knows what is right and what is filial piety at such a young age. The eldest brother is so old, and he is still a scholar. These are not as good as Wen'er who has never been to school. Such a person Do you think there is a need for education? Just because he is the eldest grandson? If offering such an eldest grandson makes every small family in this family incur debts, wouldn't the Shen family be ruined in the end?"

Shen Sanzhu was shocked by his daughter's words.I am a person who is running outside, but there is no little girl who is sick at home who can see through.It is limited to parents who want to listen to their parents.He has always expressed his acquiescence to his father's offering to Chengzu.But now her daughter's words are enlightening, and the prospects of this family have been laid out in this way.And as an adult, I didn't see it.

Shen Sanzhu looked deeply at his daughter again.I found that although my daughter was in poor health, she was extremely smart.And what the daughter said is also reasonable, such a young child understands what filial piety is.But the older one in the family has always felt that the family should take care of him.There has never been such a clear-cut attitude.It seems that I have to think about it.

Shen Sanzhu looked at the pair of sons and daughters in front of him looking at him seriously, and said with a smile:
"Okay, dad, think about what you said. I won't hand over the money to them today, and I'll think about it too. Let's have a good meal. Dad, go and see the younger sister and younger brother."

(End of this chapter)