Queen Mother Li was so frightened that she banged her cigarette pot on the edge of the kang and began to lecture her grandson.
"Look at how wild all of you are, your life is almost at risk! You only know how to play around all day long, but you don't do anything serious at all!"
Jia Xi and Jia An escaped from death, but they were still frightened at this time. He lowered his head and dared not say a word.
Jiayin watched the excitement with her fingers in her mouth, her big dark eyes full of gloating.
The others wanted to plead for mercy, but thinking about the danger before, they kept their mouths shut.
Only Wu Cuihua, who was standing by the door, muttered with her lips flat.
"Isn't it just that he fell into the water? What's all the fuss about? He's not dead! My son is still working hard outside to make money!"
"Shut up! Have you forgotten what I said?"
Li Laoer said with a tigerish face. She shouted in a low voice, making Wu Cuihua shrink her neck in fright, and finally did not dare to speak anymore.
Mrs. Li glanced at her with a dark face and turned to Mr. Li.
"Second brother, from now on you will teach Jiaxi and Jiaan how to read and write. They don't need to make a lot of money. As long as they stay at home and do some business, it's better than seeing Tian'er running around outside!"
After that, she looked at home again. Happy family peace.
"From now on, you are not allowed to go out without my permission, do you understand?"
Jiaxi and Jiaan were so frightened that they dared not agree.
So, they were only allowed to raise him for one more night. Early the next morning, Li Laoer dug out a Mongolian book and started teaching him seriously.
The sound of reading echoed in the courtyard of the Li family. The village chief, who happened to be walking next door, heard it and couldn't help but come over to take a look.
"Hey, Yusheng, what are you busy with?"
"Village Chief, why are you here? Come sit down in the house!" Li Laoer saw the village chief outside the door and hurriedly called him into the house.
Mrs. Li also heard the sound and came out of the back room with Jiayin in her arms, calling Hongying to pour tea.
"I heard the sound of reading in your yard, and I thought the teacher was here. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be your own tutor!"
The village chief laughed and took the tea from Hongying. His heart moved and he continued to praise. .
"Yusheng's teaching is decent, but there are a few students. As the old saying goes, one sheep is for herding, two sheep are for herding. Why not... arrest all the little kids in the village and study with your children? How?"
"Ah, I'm afraid that's not good..." Li Laoer hesitated a little. After all, he didn't go to school seriously, he just studied with his elder brother for two or three years.
Nowadays, it's just a matter of teaching my own children. If I bring other children with me, I always feel afraid of delaying other people's children.
The village chief quickly advised, "Oh, there's nothing wrong with it! They're all children from their own village. They're just learning arithmetic, so they won't become blind, and there's no need for them to take the exam for merit."
He patted the table excitedly, wishing he could immediately Set things in stone.
"In this case, I will go and ask later if anyone is willing to send their children, and I will give them some food as a gift. Although everyone in the village is close to each other, we can't let Yusheng suffer in vain."
Li Laoer said in embarrassment . Looking at his mother, the village chief said so, and he didn't know how to answer.
However, unexpectedly, Mrs. Li simply agreed.
"Thanks to the village chief, he likes my second son. In that case, I will accept it on his behalf."
"Okay, that's great. I'll tell the villagers!"
The village chief has always been vigorous and resolute, and he immediately said excitedly. I went out and went door to door.
Li Laoer was in a daze. In the blink of an eye, he became a gentleman? The family members were all happy when they heard about it.
But it was Wu Cuihua again, who started shouting dissatisfied at this time.
"Mom, you deserve it so quickly! Why do you need to collect money when you have enough food? The fourth child just followed Liu Biaotou for a trip, and he could get ten taels of silver! The second child teaches, why? He also earns more than the fourth child."
At this point, she suddenly thought of Jiayi and added, "By the way, Mom, the fourth child's wages are equal to Jiayi..."
before she could finish. , Li Laoer couldn't listen anymore.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You've always known how to plot against me, brother. Besides food and money, what else do you think about?"
Li Laoer's originally good mood was completely ruined by Wu Cuihua.
Suddenly he remembered that Wu Ergou had been walking around the village in the past few days, and he looked at Wu Cuihua with cold eyes.
"Has Er Gouzi come back to you to ask for money again? Are you thinking of using the money at home to supplement him?"
Wu Cuihua was so shocked by his words that she trembled and said hurriedly with a guilty conscience.
"No, no! I didn't!"
Li Laoer looked at her coldly.
"Humph, it's best not! If I find you sneaking money to him, I'll break his legs! Then I'll divorce you and drive you out of the house!"
Wu Cuihua was so frightened that her face turned pale. Minoru retreated into the house.
Everyone in the village knew that the boy from the Li family fell into the water. They were scolding their children and grandchildren at home, when the village chief came to talk about sending his children to study at the Li family.
This is of course a good thing. Someone can look after the child and he can learn a few words. At least it is better than running around outside.
So, after some statistics, there were actually eight or nine!
According to the previous agreement, each family took five kilograms of sorghum and sent it to the Li family for repair. Every family expressed their gratitude and praise to Li Laoer.
The Li family didn't think it was too little, so they happily harvested the sorghum and packed up the spare room for classes.
On the day the class started, everyone in the village came to watch the excitement. They all squatted in the yard with their necks stretched out, and they didn't feel cold despite the north wind.
The little naughty boys who used to go up trees all day to dig out bird eggs and go down to the river to fish for small fish are now sitting on their chairs with their backs straightened, their little hands behind their backs, shaking their heads and reading along with Wu Laoer. They are really impressive. !
The sound of reading echoed in the Li family's yard, accompanied by the chirping of sparrows on the treetops. The winter sun seemed to have warmed up a bit. This scene... was surprisingly warm and loving.
Everyone smiled happily and sighed in a low voice. Thanks to the Li family, Qingshui Village has become more and more vibrant. These days are becoming more and more promising as time goes by!
Li Laoer was a little nervous at first. He felt uncomfortable being stared at by so many pairs of eyes, as if insects were crawling over his body.
But when he followed the way his elder brother taught him and taught these children, he miraculously calmed down and no longer felt nervous.
For two and three days, the naughty boys gradually got used to reporting to Li's house every day, and Li Lao Er became more and more like a gentleman.
He found that two of these children were really talented.
Whether it is writing or arithmetic, I can master it as soon as I learn it, which makes me feel even more proud and proud.
Of course, this is also due to him. He gave up the wooden sticks and directly used copper coins as calculation tools.
The children were extremely excited, as if they had lost their money if they counted incorrectly. How could they not learn well?
In the evening, the women from each family are always willing to come together to pick up their children and go home. They sit at Li's house for a while and chat a few words, which is a good way to relieve their boredom.
Mr. Li Laoer is of course their first target of praise.
"Mr. Li's hard work, our stupid head can actually write his own name."