The matter of Zhao Fugui's family separation broke out.
Aunt Fugui, her two sons and two little girls were assigned to live in a dilapidated house in the Zhao family, without taking anything from the house.
Cheng took a detour and went to the broken house, handed the greeting gift he had prepared to the big-headed wife, and said to the rich aunt: "Not even an acre of land has been allocated, what are we going to do in the future?"
Aunt Fugui said coldly: "Big Tou Xiao Tou and I are doing all the work in the fields at home. When we leave, no one will do the work. Unless Zhao Fugui wants the rice to rot in the ground, he will definitely come back." Please beg us. Dashan Niang, don’t worry, we have hands and feet, so we won’t starve to death.”
Zhao Xiaotou opened his eyes wide and said: "In the past few days, I have seen Widow Zhang wandering outside our yard. We have been separated. Will Widow Zhang follow dad again..."
He was only eleven years old, but he had already heard these nonsense, and Aunt Fugui was so angry that her heart was bleeding.
She took a deep breath and said: "If he looks like a father, you can continue to treat him as a father. If he does ridiculous things, it's not impossible to deny him... Even if he suffers a lot from his wife, he married in on the first day. Just suffer."
The big-headed daughter-in-law grabbed Aunt Fugui's hand and said, "Mom, I'm not bitter. I'll clean up the house first..."
The family got busy.
Cheng Wanwan returned to his yard, and the whole village was talking about the ruin of Zhao Fugui's family.
Aunt Wang whispered in Cheng Wanwan's ear: "As soon as Big Tou Niang left, that shameless Widow Zhang went to Zhao Fugui's house. This bitch Zhao Fugui was almost dead last time, and Widow Zhang didn't care. He, how can he still do such a thing that is worse than a pig or a dog..."
Cheng Wanwan sneered, "One's nature is easy to change but hard to change. If Zhao Fugui could change, he would no longer be called Zhao Fugui."
She shook her head: "It will be more comfortable to live a clean life after Aunt Fugui separates. I am afraid that Zhao Fugui will be shameless and drag down the big head couple."
Aunt Fugui doesn't care about Zhao Fugui, no one can say anything.
But if Zhao Datou doesn't care about his biological father, some elders in the village will definitely have objections.
But this is other people's business, and it is not within the scope of Cheng Wanwan to worry about.
She was about to go into the yard to do some chores, but was pulled back by Aunt Wang: "Well, Dashan Niang, I want to discuss something with you, that is, doesn't your natal nephew teach Sidan and the others to read and write every night? , can I be so shameless as to let Loach come over and learn with me...Don't worry, I won't take advantage of your nephew, I'll pay for the repair..."
It happened that Cheng Zhao was feeding chickens in the yard.
Cheng Wanwan waved him out and said with a smile: "Loach Girl, you ask him about this matter, I can't make the decision."
So Aunt Wang said this again, and Cheng Zhao nodded: "Just bring a stool and sit down and listen together. It's not a big deal."
"It's not yet the autumn harvest, my family has no food, and the ducks are still young and haven't laid eggs yet." Aunt Wang looked uncomfortable, "I asked Dad Ni to chop a few loads of dry firewood to lay the ground first, and then make up for it later. Come on, is it possible?"
Cheng Zhaodu didn't have time to refuse.
Another person came to the door of the house. She was Mrs. Zhu. She was in her early seventies, with gray hair, but she still walked very steadily.
Mrs. Zhu held a cloth bag in her hand, shook out more than 20 coins and stuffed it directly into Cheng Zhao's hand: "It costs one tael of silver a month for repairs in the town. My wife can't afford this much money, but I The requirements are not high, just let Huzi know a few words. I’ll give you the money, and I’ll ask Huzi to come over and learn with you in the evening.”
After Mrs. Zhu said these words, she left.
Aunt Wang turned around and picked up two loads of firewood from her woodshed and threw them into Cheng Wanwan's yard. For fear of being rejected, she left after throwing them away.
Cheng Zhao held the money in his hand and looked at the dry firewood on the ground. He inexplicably thought of the time when he was a child. When he was studying at the old scholar's house, other people in the village would send their children to the old scholar's house. The old scholar didn't ask for it. However, the villagers would spontaneously bring many things, such as a bundle of dry firewood, an egg, a piece of cloth, a pound of rice, a bowl of noodles... The old scholar relied on the money given by the villagers for the repair work. Then the school was established and ran year after year.
Now that the old scholar is really old, the school is taken over by the son of the old scholar and passed on from generation to generation.
Cheng Zhao retracted his thoughts and handed the copper plate in his hand to Cheng Wanwan: "I am the gentleman invited by the second aunt. I should not pay for the repairs in private."
Cheng Wanwan did not answer, but asked him: "If more and more people want to learn to read, what are your plans?"
Cheng Zhao didn't know how to answer.
He came here to teach to repay the debt he owed to his second aunt over the years.
After the second aunt's debt is paid off, maybe it's time for him to leave.
What will happen to the children here after he leaves?
There are old scholars in Chengjia Village and their sons, but in Dahe Village, the most literate person is Zhao Tiezhu.
"Let's start a literacy class so that more children can know more words. You can keep the money they give you for repair. It belongs to you." Cheng Wan said in a roundabout way, "But I also gave money for repair. So I have additional requirements. Ergou and Sidan will not be in class with everyone. They will be taught separately. The progress of the class should be faster. For example, I hope that Ergou can be proficient in arithmetic and Sidan can be proficient in arithmetic in a short time. Read three hundred thousand."
Cheng Zhao does not belong to Dahe Village, and he will walk out sooner or later.
After learning three hundred thousand, Sidan can be sent to a private school in the town, and there is no need to let Cheng Zhao stay here.
Cheng Zhao didn't know that Cheng Wanwan had already thought so far. He nodded and said: "To speed up the progress, we need to increase the reading time. In the future, we may have to read for an hour in the afternoon."
Cheng Wanwan nodded: "You just make the arrangements."
"Also." Cheng Zhao said hesitantly, "I want to give these bundle repair fees, food, to my aunt, and copper coins to the Cheng family."
During the years he was studying, his eldest aunt also contributed, although not as much as his second aunt, but he still tried his best.
There was also the Cheng family, who had given birth to and raised him for so many years, and the whole family had endured hardships for him to study. He also wanted to repay the family as soon as possible.
Cheng Wanwan knew that he was a man of conscience and did not raise any objection.
In the evening, the yard became lively.
With the addition of Wang Niliu and Zhu Huzi from next door, plus the four boys and Zhao Tiezhu Dawang, there were eight people in total.
There were eight children sitting in two rows and four rows in an orderly manner.
Arithmetic class tonight.
The previous abacus beads have been polished and polished, and the four abacus are placed on the table.
The eyes of the children sitting below were shining.
Cheng Wanwan did not disturb their class and took the coins to Lao Zhao's house to pay.
Old man Zhao refused to ask for money for anything he said: "The wood was cut from the mountains, the tools were all at home, and the children polished the beads themselves. I didn't do anything, so how could I receive money... "
"Zhao'er said, this abacus is more beautiful than the cheapest abacus in Dehetang. The cheapest one costs fifty cents a piece. I will give you fifty cents. There are four in total. Here is two hundred cents. .”
Cheng Wanwan couldn't help but put the copper plate on the table, put it down and left.
Old man Zhao wanted to chase him out, but old lady Zhao said: "Just keep the boss's wife for you, and keep it for Ergou to marry in the future..."
Ergou and Shagen were born in the same year, and Shagen already had a wife. Ergou's matter had not yet been resolved, and the old lady was secretly worried.
Cheng Wanwan returned to the yard and heard Cheng Zhao seriously teaching basic abacus formulas.
She thought Zhao Ergou would listen to the class carefully, but she saw the boy staring blankly at the ground, and he was distracted at first sight.
She couldn't help but sigh. Sun Shuiqin was already married, but this boy hadn't come out yet. It seemed that she had to have a deep talk with Ergou.
