inspire-indiana Chapter 379 School
Chapter 379 School
After asking around, they finally found a place for sale. It was in the next village. Mainly, it was close to their village and it took less than half an hour to get there. There was not much land, only about two and a half acres, along the river, but the land was not fertile.
It was because there was not much harvest, the land would be flooded if it rained too much, and it was far from home. The owner was in urgent need of money, so he thought of selling the thin land with poor harvest. The price for two mu and three mu of thin land was nine strings of cash, which was a little more expensive than the usual market price.
Zhou Guo did not bargain. In this day and age, if the family is not in urgent need of money, who would be willing to sell land?
After paying the money, she returned to the village. Everyone felt sorry for what she heard. "The middleman is bullying a little girl like you. He wants nine and a half strings of cash for two mu and three fen of thin land. How can he ask for such a high price? Besides, that family is not short of money. They have a lot of land, at least fifty or sixty mu. These two plots of land are thin, far from home, and difficult to manage, so they have to sell them. Oh, it's a real loss. They are from the next village. How can he cheat us? We meet each other every day. How can he bully people from our village? No, I will get them back for you. Just wait."
As they were talking, they were about to roll up their sleeves and come over. Isn't this obviously bullying? They have bullied people to the point of bullying them. They are sitting so close to each other, how could they not know who?
Zhou Guo's heart was bleeding. If you walk by the river often, you will get your shoes wet. But he still said, "My dear uncles and aunts, forget it. I have got the land deed, paid the money, and reported it. There is no point in looking for them. Fortunately, the money is not much, so I will just take it as a lesson."
"Yes, that family is not easy to deal with. They are wealthy and have many family members, especially that kid. When he goes out, there are more than ten people, big and small. No one dares to mess with him. This time, it is probably because they have had these two acres of land for too long and couldn't find anyone to buy it, so they cheated you out of such a small amount of money."
Zhou Guo laughed, and it was all her own fault. She always bargained when buying things, but this time, she didn't even haggle over the price of the land. She also blamed the other party, who deliberately dressed in rags, with not a single piece of good fabric on his clothes. The old man had gray hair and looked pitiful. She felt that she was the pitiful person at the moment.
In fact, she was really wronging the man. He didn't dress like that on purpose, but had always dressed like that. The old man was old and used to being frugal. He could not bear to throw away a piece of clothing that he had patched up for many years. He was very stingy in his daily life and would not easily throw things away.
But anyway, the two acres of land were bought.
Although it was a bit expensive, it was not much more expensive. The key point was that it was close to their home and it was the land near the river that they wanted. Although the land was a bit thin, it could still become fertile land after some cultivation. This advantage of being near the river was generally not found.
When the Zhou family walked to the field, they found that they were quite close to the river, only about 20 to 30 feet away. The river bank was a bit low, and they didn't know whether the ground here was thin because it was flooded by the rising water.
Zhou Guo said, "Don't worry. I want to grow rice on these two acres of land. This is perfect. I can draw water from above and let it flow out from below. It won't flood."
Li looked at it and nodded, "It would be best to dig a deep canal. This can only be done after the ice thaws."
After looking at the two acres of land, everyone was very satisfied. It was perfect for growing rice. The most important thing was that their family had no shortage of fertilizer. At worst, they could just get more fertilizer and spread it when the time came.
This matter passed quickly. Although Zhou Guo was angry, she was no longer angry when she thought about how she had received a lot from others. She thought of it as returning the money.
She has more important things to do.
I asked around and found out there was a private school in the next town, the only one within a ten-mile radius. There were three teachers, two juren and one scholar. The juren teacher had grey hair and beard, while the scholar was still a young man in his twenties, and was said to be the juren teacher's youngest son.
This private school has been in operation for more than 20 years. During this period, it has produced three juren and six xiucai. It is quite famous in the entire county!
Zhou Guo thought it would be a good idea to send his brothers and sisters to enlightenment, as it was more than enough for the Juren and Xiucai to be enlightened.
Mrs. Li was also very satisfied and said with a smile, "I don't ask them to pass the imperial examinations, as long as they don't become blind. It would be good if they could study for a few years and become accountants, which would be much more promising than digging for food in the fields."
Zhou Guo was walking forward, and when he heard this, he put his hands behind his back and said, "Mom, what you said is not right. How can being an accountant be more promising than digging for food in the fields? If you dig for food in the fields well, you will be more promising than being an accountant. Besides, isn't our whole family supported by the food you dig in the fields? Even with just that little piece of land, it has supported us. One or two accountants can't do that."
Li said helplessly, "Okay, what you said makes sense, but you see, if you live your life according to the will of God, your life will never be so comfortable. If God favors you, it's fine. But if God doesn't favor you one year, you will be unlucky."
Zhou Guo nodded, this is also a problem.
When Zhou Gu got home and heard that they were all going to be sent to school, he looked at Zhou Mai and the others, shook his head and waved his hands, "Forget it, forget it, I'm not going. I'm already an adult, and it's so embarrassing to follow these brats to school and learn to read. I'll be laughed at by others. I'm not going!"
Li said, "I didn't ask you to take the imperial examination. You just learned to read for two years and came back. What's there to be ashamed of? How many people envy you for being able to read? Didn't you learn for two years when you were a child? Go and learn again now."
Zhou Gu shook his head like a rattle and refused to go. "Let Xiao Su go. I can't remember anything I learn. I get a headache when I see books. I studied for two years and now I have almost forgotten everything. If I go to study now, I will forget everything in a few years. It's a waste of money."
Li looked at Zhou Guo hesitantly and said, "Your elder brother...it was exactly like that back then. Your uncle memorized a few words in one day, but he had to repeat them over and over again for five or six days. After finally memorizing them, he forgot them the next moment."
Zhou Dacang was so angry that he wanted to hit him twice. How could he be so stupid? He could even learn to turn around like a cow.
One was tortured and the other was wronged, and there was chaos for a while.
Zhou Guo wanted to fight for it, "Brother, if you learn to read, it will be easier to find a wife in the future. There are many sisters in the surrounding area who are well-off. If they find out that you went to school, won't you have a greater advantage?"
Zhou Gu touched his head, "But I really can't recognize words. I'm too stupid to learn. When I hear the teacher reading in class with a long voice and shaking his head, I get sleepy. I'm not cut out for it. It's a waste of money to give me this. It's better for my brothers to learn two when they come back from school. I can save a lot of money. Besides, I'm the eldest grandson in the family. When my uncle is not around, I have to take care of the housework. I really won't go. Let my brothers go."