Chapter 2003 Governor, Come and Farm with Me! (13)

Of course, there are also a few heads of families who have a long-term vision. The descendants who are unwilling to follow the loess and turn their backs to the sky all their lives, tighten their belts, eat bran and swallow vegetables, and send their children and grandchildren to study in private schools in the town, delusionally trying to change the status quo.

This is the case in the old Su family at the west end of the village.

The old man, Su Dehong, read books for a few years when he was young, worked as a clerk outside when he was young, and worked in a large family, so he has seen the world.

He knew very well that only by studying and only by the imperial examinations could one stand out and make the old Su family honor their ancestors.

So, the eldest son, Su Yaohui, was carefully nurtured as soon as he was born, and he worked hard to eat bran and veggies with the whole family.

It's a pity that the eldest son didn't care about studying. He was in his thirties, his children were all in their teens, and his son was going to take a scientific examination. Take the exam.

This is the most embarrassing thing.

Say he is a scholar, and he is not even a scholar. Instead, he has the stinky temper of a scholar. He loves poverty and pays attention to everything, but also needs face, and his character is hesitant.

Say he is a Zhuang married man, he can't do farm work, and he doesn't have any craftsmanship. In short, he is half-toned.

The old man wanted to put his hope on his second son, Su Huaian, but the second son was insensitive and stupid, and he was not good at reading, but he was a good farmer.

In addition, in order to provide for such a eldest son, the family was already very poor, so he could only temporarily rest his plans, until the birth of his eldest grandson, Su Yichen, that there was a glimmer of hope.

Although Su Yichen is a cowardly person, he can't bear hardships or do farm work, but fortunately, his brain is stronger than his father's, he also loves learning, and his grades are not bad.

The old man was very pleased. He led the family through a difficult life, and spent all the money he squeezed out for his eldest grandson.

Fortunately, the old man also studied for a few years when he was young. A few years ago, after there was a coal mine in the back mountain, he went to the mine to find a job as a small manager, and he could get 2 taels of silver a month. So that the whole family will not starve to death.

And the original Su Yiqiao is the girl of the old Su family's big house, Su family Dani, fourteen this year, with an arrogant personality, selfishness, delicious and lazy.

It's the kind of lazy broom who won't help it when it falls.

It's the kind of laziness that his hut is almost as dirty as a dog's house.

It's the kind of lazy person who has messy hair and doesn't wash it for a month.

Dirty clothes piled up in the corners are about to become moldy, the cuffs and collars are shiny, and they won't wash them.

This kind of gene for being lazy and reaching a new realm was learned from her mother, Zhou Lihua.

Also influenced by her since childhood, Su Yiqiao and her younger brother Su Yihao, who is only eight years old this year, have always only cared about themselves. From time to time, they would steal other people's cucumbers and other people's dried sweet potatoes.

This time, the reason why Su Yiqiao and her younger brother Su Yihao appeared in the mine was to steal coal.

Coal is an important material used to make iron and weapons, and the state prohibits ordinary people from mining and using it without permission.

However, because coal is very durable, it can be used as firewood, and it can also be heated by fire, so there are still some wealthy people who secretly buy it.

The original Su Yiqiao was instigated by a best friend in the same village. In addition, she learned from her grandfather that the mine had been shut down for the past few days, so she secretly entered through an abandoned passage on the other side of the coal mountain to get some coal out. I went to sell the money to buy food.