Early the next morning, Yunjing got up as usual to graze the cows. He was full of energy and was not sleepy because he had been thinking about things for half the night last night.
The dim light of morning is the time when thousands of families are quiet.
When he walked to the door, he suddenly noticed that the house was much quieter than usual this morning. At a glance, he saw that there were fewer things in the utility room. Then he turned around and came to the kitchen door and looked at Jiang Susu who was busy around the stove. Ask: "Mom, where are grandpa and dad?"
Although life in the Yunjing family is much better now than in the past, there is still no talk of having breakfast. At this moment, Jiang Susu is actually cooking pig food.
His family is still feeding pigs this year, but after several years of feeding pigs, they have never been willing to kill one to eat at home. They always rush to the town to sell the pigs before winter comes.
I have been raising pigs for several years, but I have never eaten home-raised pork. This has to be said to be a kind of sadness.
Jiang Susu, who was adding firewood to the fire, turned to look at Yun Jing at the door and said with a slightly complicated tone: "Your grandfather and your father went to town early in the morning."
"They didn't say they were going to the market soon," Yunjing said in shock. He felt that Jiang Susu's tone was a little different from usual, but he didn't think about it deeply. After all, his mother didn't have the sad look on her face when she encountered difficulties.
Jiang Susu is just a careless peasant woman. She is not good at hiding her feelings, and there is no need to pretend in front of her son. In fact, she is struggling with the decision that the family discussed last night.
Yunjing wanted to study. As the head of the family, Yunlin thought about it for a long time and did not say anything clearly. He only said that he would go to town today to ask about the situation.
This is what Jiang Susu is struggling with. Can Yunjing really study? How can I support Yunjing¡¯s studies at home? She didn't know and was at a loss.
"It was a temporary decision. Anyway, I've been a little more leisurely recently," Jiang Susu replied.
Yun Dingding nodded, turned around and went out to herd the cattle. He vaguely felt that there was something hidden from him at home, but he didn't get to the bottom of it. He would naturally know it when the time came.
Originally, he wanted to make some insinuations and ask his family when they would go to town, and he would go there too, so he could find a way to contact Li Qiu, Wang Shi, and Zhang Changgui, so as to implement his plan to start studying, and ask if there was any benefit from studying. Restrictions, now it seems we can only wait until next time.
It¡¯s not easy to go to town once. Who knows when will the next time be?
Yunjing went to herd cattle, but on the other side, Yunlin Yunshan and a group of villagers came to Niujiao Town in the morning sun.
After arriving in the town and separated from the villagers, Yunlin Yunshan brought a pile of bamboo weaving products to the street that specializes in bamboo weaving.
"Uncle Lin, Brother Shan, you are here." Zhang Changgui, who was setting up a stall on the street, had sharp eyes. He greeted Yunlin Yunshan when he saw Yunlin Yunshan from a few people away.
They have cooperated many times over the years and both parties are already very familiar with each other.
This time Zhang Changgui did not sell toilet chips, but some gadgets such as bamboo flutes and chicken feather sweeps.
"Good morning, brother Changgui," Yunlin greeted with a smile as he approached. Zhang Changgui's home was in the town, so Yunlin was not surprised to see him.
Zhang Changgui said with a smile: "Uncle Lin, your body is still so strong. You didn't say when you would come to town. There is no room next to me."
"Haha, I'm not old, it's okay. Let's set up a stall over there. We have some regular customers over the years. If there is business, I will suggest them to come to your place to have a look." Yunshan nodded and smiled.
"Hehe, okay, Uncle Lin, you are busy"
Yunshan was not good at words. When they were talking, he smiled and nodded, which was regarded as saying hello to Zhang Changgui.
Walking to an open space, Yunlin Yunshan placed the things he brought.
But Yunshan¡¯s mood was obviously not about buying and selling. After making preparations, he asked Yunshan to take a look at the stall, then thought about it and walked towards Zhang Changgui.
"Is something wrong, Uncle Lin?" Zhang Changgui said a little surprised when he saw Yun Lin arriving.
Yunlin felt awkward for a moment, looked at the people around him, and lowered his voice: "Brother Changgui, I want to ask you something."
"Hey, what did Uncle Lin say? You still don't know me after all these years? By the way, my son liked the bamboo dragonfly you gave me last time, Uncle Lin," Zhang Changgui waved his hand.
He has a child, a boy, and all the little thoughts he had at the beginning disappeared with the birth of his son. However, his wife¡¯s belly stopped moving after giving birth to her son. He was a little depressed and wanted a daughter.
After he finished speaking, he saw that Yun Lin was muttering, so he lowered his voice and asked, "Isn't it convenient to say what Uncle Lin wants to inquire about in public?"
"Ah, um," Yunlin replied with an awkward smile.
Zhang Changgui understandsBut he gritted his teeth and thought that it was not unaffordable to make more maltose, so he cautiously said: "What else?"
"Uncle Lin, what I want to say is that this is only the early stage. Well, it is the cost of the Mengtong class. If you just want to be literate, a year or two of Mengtong class is enough. But if you want to If you take a step closer to studying, the cost will increase at least ten times. Can you imagine what a huge amount that is?"
Yunlin naturally couldn't imagine it, and his lips trembled as he said, "This this"
When his mood calmed down a little, Zhang Changgui said again: "Uncle Lin, I'm not trying to hit you. The cost of studying is not something ordinary people can afford. You can't even think about it. And don't grit your teeth and spend money to study." The idea of ??dropping out of school after two years of literacy classes, I just said that studying is difficult, but the difficulty is not about money!"
"Huh?" Yun Lin is really confused. He can't study even if he spends a lot of money?
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? away from the school and said: "The reason why it is difficult is because there are restrictions on the number of students the school can recruit. This restriction is the key to stopping more than 90% of people in the world from studying!"
"How do you say it?" Yunlin asked blankly.
Holding out three fingers, Zhang Changgui said: "Generally speaking, if you want to study, there are three conditions. If you meet any of them, you can enroll. First, there are scholars in your family, not just those who know a few words, but those who have learned a lot. Scholars with great reputations need to be within the fifth generation. Only if they meet this condition and have money can their descendants enroll in school."
Yunlin was speechless. His family had been farmers for generations, and there had never been any scholars. Don't even think about this condition. Unwilling to give up, he asked again: "What else?"
"Second, those whose family members have been officials must be qualified officials. With this condition, the next generation within five generations can enter school. Of course, it still costs money," Zhang Changgui said solemnly.
Yunlin was silent, let alone thinking about this. He looked at Zhang Changgui, waiting for him to say the third condition.
Finally, Zhang Changgui gave a wry smile, and was not afraid of hitting Yun Lin, and said in a deep voice: "The third condition is to be rich, very rich, use the money to do good things, accumulate reputation, and be awarded the title of a good family by the government. At this time, You can set up a private school and invite scholars to teach the younger generations to read, or you can enroll in a school. Without the reputation of a good family, no matter how rich the scholars are, they will not teach your younger generations. This is why the families of wealthy merchants build bridges and pave roads from time to time. , the reason why they actively donate money and food in times of disaster, do they really think they have so much money that they have no place to put it? They just want to pave a way for future generations to study."
Hearing the last condition Zhang Changgui said, Yunlin's heart dropped.
How much does it cost to build a reputation as a good home?
He couldn't imagine it.
None of the three conditions can be met by his family. In other words, it is almost impossible for a peasant with mud-legged background to study!
Why is it so difficult to study?
In fact, whether it is Zhang Changgui or Yun Lin, they have only seen the surface of these three conditions, but the inner secrets are far deeper.
To put it bluntly, the first two conditions are that there have been scholars and officials in the family who have achieved fame, and they themselves are within the system. The ability of younger generations to study can be regarded as the legacy of these elders. To be more straightforward, this is what is called He comes from a poor family and still belongs to the circle of scholars.
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