roccoschili Chapter 226: Unwelcome Chapter Qianjin
Chapter 226: Unwelcome Chapter Qianjin
For those who are smart but cannot concentrate on studying, Gujia Village has its own solution, which is farming experience classes.
This was not thought up by Gu Mingyue, but by Gu Guoqiang.
In the minds of the older generation, no matter how well the village develops, the future of future generations is the top priority.
Originally, the conditions were not up to par, and generations of people had suffered. Even though they knew the importance of knowledge, they were still powerless.
Now that everyone's life is getting better, the elderly pay special attention to education issues.
In the eyes of the older generation, farming is much harder than going to school, and they naturally don’t want their children to go through the hardships they have experienced again.
So, when Gu Guoqiang saw that some people did not cherish the opportunity to learn, he came up with this idea.
Not going to school is fine. Then go to the fields to plant crops, fetch water and collect manure. Except for those who really can't concentrate on learning, most of the others will pick up their textbooks in less than three days.
When they were on the mountain, Gu Mingyue and Zhang Chao talked about this matter.
She didn't want to keep him in the village at that time, she just wanted to have a casual chat with him.
Later, she noticed the way the mother and son communicated, and she couldn't bear the thought of the ridiculous scene where Zhang Chao resolutely stood in front of her and prepared to leave a last message.
He thought that the kid would definitely be beaten up when he got home, so he took the opportunity to ask for his favor.
After his mother left, Zhang Chao thanked her and said, "Aunt, you helped me again."
"You call me aunt anyway, but I can't watch you get beaten up when you go back. We don't have enough people to go up the mountain to pick fruits tomorrow, so you can pick more. It's like killing two birds with one stone. Don't think too much. Let's go home."
Because they ate too much meat during the day, Gu Mingyue simply made some fried leek dumplings at night.
Zhang Chao and Guanglei lay side by side on the kang and kept saying, "Aunt's cooking is so good. My stomach is bloated all day. Do you eat like this every day?"
"Almost. My aunt likes it more and knows how to eat it, so I just benefit from it. The cold noodles and sweet and sour pork we had yesterday would have been better if you had come a day earlier. My aunt's sweet and sour pork would have been more delicious."
"Oh, stop talking, you are really enviable." Zhang Chao couldn't help but sigh.
Guanglei chuckled and said proudly, "I envy myself too."
Zhang Chao was left speechless by these words. He turned his back, snorted heavily and said nothing.
Guanglei patted him and asked, "Are you angry?"
Seeing no response, he continued, "I am really proud to have such a good aunt. However, since you are a pretty good person, I won't mind you calling me aunt again in the future. Come over when you have time, and I'll give you half of the kang."
Zhang Chao turned around quickly and asked, "Really?"
Guanglei nodded and continued, "But you have to help with the housework. I am supported by my aunt, and I can't let you eat and live for free. I can't play with you every day, either. I'm very busy."
"Isn't it vacation? What are you busy with?"
Guanglei explained to Zhang Chao, "I'm going to work at the handicraft workshop. Aunt Fenglai and I have agreed that I will take the handicrafts home and make them. I'll be paid by the piece. In the evening, Guangxin and I will go to catch cicadas happily. We can exchange them for money at the purchasing station."
"Are you short of money? If you need it urgently, I still have some New Year's money, I'll give it to you."
Guanglei said quickly, "No. I'm not short of money. I want to make money. Although I'm still young, I'm the only male pillar of our family and I have to take care of the important task of supporting the family. Besides, my aunt will only have me by her side in the future. I want to make a lot of money so that she can buy whatever she wants and do whatever she wants."
At this moment, Zhang Chao felt a little ashamed. His friends were younger than him and were already planning to support their families, but he was still trying to resist the control of adults by sacrificing himself. This was simply too childish.
After learning from his mistakes, he pleaded, "Can you take me with you? I also want to make money to buy something for my grandparents. They love me so much, but I haven't taken good care of them. Mom is right, I am really useless."
Guanglei didn't quite understand Zhang Chao's frustration. "Whether it's useful or not is not about what you say, but how much you do. If you do nothing, of course you get nothing. Just do it when you think of it. Even if the result is not satisfactory, you will definitely gain something in the process. If you keep immersing yourself in self-pity, you will never get out of it. In the end, you will be in a bad mood and have not done anything, which will only make you regret more."
"I didn't expect you to know so much?"
Guanglei raised the corner of his mouth and said, "My aunt told me."
"I knew it." Zhang Chao murmured, "You are so lucky."
"You're not bad either." Guanglei asked in confusion.
Zhang Chao said frustratedly, "I am very bad in my father's eyes. My mother should think so too, otherwise why doesn't she defend me when my father beats me? It is obvious that most of the time it is not me who causes trouble, but my father always teaches me a lesson. It turns out that the people who play with me will deliberately complain to my father in front of him, just to let others laugh at me."
Guanglei was well protected by Gu Mingyue. It was the first time he knew there were such bad people. He said angrily, "They are so bad. Why don't you tell your father directly?"
"He won't believe it." Zhang Chao said self-deprecatingly, "The more I explain, the more he thinks I'm making excuses. Even if I tell him, he will definitely ask, why don't you look for the reason from yourself?"
Guanglei didn't know how to comfort him. His world had never experienced such complicated emotions. Whether it was his family or the villagers, they would always protect him when something happened. After thinking for a while, he said, "Then you should come to my house more often when you have time. The people here are very nice. I promise they will stand by you."
Zhang Chao raised his lips unconsciously after hearing this. Today was the happiest day of his life. "Okay, then you are not allowed to regret it, and you are not allowed to find me annoying."
Guanglei said seriously, "I am not a person who doesn't keep his word."
Early the next morning, the Zhang family went to Gujia Village.
Zhang Chao's father's name is Zhang Qianjin. Along the way, he was driving in front while his parents kept scolding him from behind.
From last night till now, he felt like his ears were about to smoke. Earlier, his wife was on his side in disciplining the children, but recently, for some reason, she liked to go against him more and more.
He sighed helplessly, "Dad, Mom, spoiling a child is like killing him. Didn't you often beat me when I was a child? Why can't I beat my own son?"
When Grandpa Zhang heard this, he immediately got angry. "When you were rolling cigarettes for me, you took the opportunity to set off firecrackers. You didn't deserve a beating. Or you put the gold ingots for burning paper next to your mother's pillow. You didn't deserve a beating. Chaochao is not as bad as you. When he was a child, he knew that he was afraid that I would get tired and didn't let me carry him. He insisted on walking by himself. When he saw your mother bending over to pick vegetables, he quickly took the initiative to get a bench. What about you? You only know how to come back and act like a big shot with us. I'm telling you, if you dare to hit Chaochao again, you'll get out and live on your own."
Wen Hui said, "Dad, Mom, I will live with you and let Qianjin live on his own. I am sorry that I didn't give him a satisfactory son. I won't be a nuisance to him. My parents are gone. If you two don't dislike me, I will be your daughter in the future."
Zhang Qianjin said speechlessly, "No, didn't we go there to express our gratitude? How did it turn into a criticism meeting? I am just not popular with people!"
The others rolled their eyes and said in unison, “Yes.”