The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"It's great. I never thought I could live in such a nice house before." Zhang Zhong's mother also sighed.

For generations, they were ordinary farmers. When it came to their generation, they became tenants of wealthy families. They didn't dare to think when they could get out of this hardship.

But happy days come so quickly.

After so many years, now, the bitterness has finally come.

"Come, eat."

Today's dinner is particularly rich, and it is also to celebrate the move to a new home.

The family sat together, happy and harmonious. Even if it was hard, they were happy to see the hope of a good life.

Halfway through the meal, Zhang Zhong's wife looked up at the family.

"When I was handling the house replacement today, I saw that the housekeeper Zhou had posted a notice on the notice board again. After asking, it was said that the academy on the farm was recruiting workers."

"The academy is recruiting workers? Aren't there already many people there?" Zhang Zhong asked.

Zhang Zhong is now working as a stonemason at the master's new house, responsible for polishing stones. Although he has not been to the construction site of the academy, he knows that the academy has the most people working in the whole manor, so why is there still a need to recruit people?

If there is a shortage of people, those people should not be allowed to leave after the river channel is repaired.

Now there is no manpower in the manor to do the work of the academy.

"It's not to build the academy, but to do odd jobs in the academy."

"In the fall, the academy will start school. Now the scale of the academy is also larger, and there will be more children going to school in the future. The academy will need more manpower, for example, the academy needs people to clean, and the cafeteria needs people to cook. At present, there are no people doing these things in the academy, so the housekeeper Zhou posted a notice on the manor to recruit workers."

"Actually, I have some ideas." Zhang Zhong's wife said.

"Do you want to work in the academy?" Zhang Zhong asked.

Zhang Zhong's wife nodded: "Butler Zhou said that in a few days, we will recruit all the staff and train them. Other things are easy to deal with, but the staff in the canteen are especially important. They must be able to cook. Liu Niang, who works in the kitchen yard of the host family, will personally train the staff in the canteen."

"I think that our family has spent such a large sum of money to replace the house, and the remaining money on hand is about to run out. We still have to work hard to make money. In the future, the sons and daughters will get married and the dowry will be saved while we can work and earn money now."

"The notice was just posted today. I guess many people want to sign up, but they always have concerns in their hearts."

"This, can What are your concerns? "Zhang Zhong asked, "If I go to the academy, it will be a long-term and stable job to make money. This is a good thing. If I didn't have to work on the new house of the master, I would want to go to work."

"There are definitely concerns." Zhang Zhong's wife said, "Now in our village, the men who can work are all working on the construction site. The only ones who stay at home, apart from the old and the young, are the women at home.

If I go to the academy, I have to stay in the academy all day, and even occasionally stay in the academy at night to guard. Although I can make money, what about the family affairs?"

Zhang Zhong heard that it was the same.

"The advantage of working in the academy is that, as you said, you can do it for a long time and you don't have to worry about making money, but there is no one to take care of the big and small things at home. I have to take care of the children in school, the two children who don't go to school, wash clothes and cook at home, and take care of the crops in the fields. I can't do anything without someone. If I really go to the academy, I can't handle it even if I split myself in half."

No matter how tempted I am, I have to look at the reality.

At this time, Zhang Zhong's old father put down his bowl and chopsticks.

"Since there is an opportunity, we must seize it, otherwise how can we live a good life? His wife, if you want to go, go with confidence. We are the old couple at home. We are not to the point where we cannot move. We can do laundry and cooking. As for the children at home, Daniu is studying in the academy. If there is anything, he can find you in the academy. The two children at home will be taken care of by their grandmother.

In the future, when the busy farming season comes, the family will work together. When the busy farming season comes every year, the master will stop working on the farm and let you take care of the farm first. If you really can't spare your hands at that time, there is still the father of the children, don't worry."

This means that the elderly at home can be taken care of, and Zhang Zhong will not work in the future, so he can go to take care of the farm. This person is not a big deal.

"Such opportunities are not always available. When has the master disappointed us farmers? Being able to have a job in the academy for a long time and earn money is something that people from other places would beg for.If you don't come, why are you pushing it away when the opportunity is right in front of you? "

"I'll make the decision on this matter. Tomorrow morning, you should go to Zhang Guanshi or Zhou Guanjia to sign up, and then see what work you can get. You can cook good meals, and you can go to the canteen of the academy, not to mention learning the craft from Liu Niang."

"Liu Niang's cooking skills are famous. Even Dr. Lu praises her. There is no harm in learning from her. Even if you don't work in the academy in the future, it's good to have a skill. As the old saying goes, more skills are better. So it's decided."

"Okay, listen to Dad." Zhang Zhong smiled.

"Then I will listen to Dad." Zhang Zhong's wife responded: "I'll trouble you to worry about the family affairs."

"What are you talking about? This family is not just your home. The family must work together to live a better life. "Zhang Zhong's mother smiled and said, "Well, our family has already fulfilled this sentence."

The family sitting together had happy smiles on their faces.

Such concerns and discussions also occurred in many families in the village, but the decisions made by each family were different.

After lunch, Li Fu went to lie down in the corridor to rest.

After eating, you should lie down in a cool place to rest, which is so comfortable.

Old Zhou hurried in from outside.

"My dear."

"Well?" Li Fu responded, still closing his eyes.

"After the notice of the academy's recruitment was posted yesterday, after explaining it clearly to the people in the village, many people came early this morning to sign up. Some were women in the village, and some... were people who used to work on the construction site."

"Well? "

Li Fu still responded with this word, but his tone was very different from before.

He opened his eyes, adjusted to the dazzling sunlight outside for a while, and looked at Lao Zhou.

"What's going on?"