Chapter 43: All Empty Promises
"Mom just feels that all good long-cherished wishes can only be achieved if there is a supply of real money and food. If you want to climb up, your second brother is the one who builds the ladder. Both of them are indispensable.
Bai Xiaowu: "..."
‘When did he step on my brother’s shoulders and climb up? ’
Look, let alone Boss Bai being selfish, even Bai Xiaowu simply ignored the efforts of his second brother.
They have always believed that doing farm work is the second best and has no future.
"In Xiao Wu's heart, are there three levels of people?"
Xiao Wu was stunned and spoke without thinking.
"Of course they are divided. Otherwise, why did the father let his son study hard? He just hopes that one day he will be a great man and shine on the family lintel. Let people look up to him, instead of being like ordinary people, shrinking wherever he goes and saying nothing. If you do, you might get a severe beating."
Listening to Xiao Wu's tone, Bai Yunxi was not surprised at all. He was a local aboriginal and had the right to speak.
During this period, as he said, there was serious class differentiation, and everyone wanted to be an official, although there was a ranking of scholars, farmers, industry and merchants.
But in the eyes of ordinary people, officials are out of reach, but merchants sell goods and have contact with them from time to time. If you want to make a little money as a casual worker, you still have to bow to them, and you can't afford to offend them either.
"You are right. Mom also knows that this world is unfair, especially the working farmers at the bottom, who do the hardest work and eat the worst food. In the eyes of those powerful people, they are like ants."
"Because of this, those who have a surplus of food at home would rather live frugally and send their children to study and literacy, hoping to change their family status. You are a scholar, you should know how much it costs to support a student for a year, right?"
Listening to his mother's inquiry, Xiao Wu frowned. His father was a civil servant, so he didn't have to hand over the training, but he also consumed a lot of pen, ink, paper and inkstones. Before his father's accident, he told him that he would ask a classmate to find him a mentor. Give me some pointers.
Once you become a disciple, the six rites alone will cost you a lot every year. Overall, it takes the entire family to support a student.
Thinking of this, he vaguely felt his mother's intentions.
"Don't worry, mom. When my son reaches high school, he will definitely support his brother and won't abandon him."
Listening to Xiao Wu's tone, Bai Yunxi shook his head.
"You are wrong. Regardless of whether you study or not, it is your duty to be brothers and sisters, not to give charity. The nine sons of a dragon are all different. You brothers who share the same mother will naturally have mutual affection. length."
"Just like you are good at studying, and your second brother is talented in farm work, you brothers just have different division of labor, and there is no distinction between high and low. Without your second brother and sister-in-law working hard in the fields, there is no food, what do you eat? How can you study hungry? ?”
Bai Xiaowu: "..."
"If you think you can farm, that's right, but if you spend time on farming, you will have to spend less time studying. As for what you said about being able to support your brothers once you are in high school, this is a promise to you , but to others it is just empty words and a white ticket.”
"Why are they empty words? A gentleman keeps his promise, and his son keeps his promise."
Hearing the questioning, Bai Xiaowu stood up excitedly, forgetting the basket he was carrying on his back. If Bai Yunxi hadn't reached out and grabbed him, the bear would have dived into the bushes.
"Mom, I was just using an analogy. Why are you excited? It's just a matter of fact. I didn't say you would break your promise."