"You are actually very smart. Look, the toothbrushes and hairpins you made are very delicate, and the patterns you carved are very lively."
"As for studying, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just do your best and learn as much as you can. It will always be beneficial to learn."
Su Qiao felt that he just lacked a little confidence.
"By the way, you can go to the study room first and learn some simple characters from my brother. I'm learning that, too."
In the past, the study was a private place for her father Su Yaohui and Su Yichen, and no one else would go there.
The people from the second room were even more afraid to go, for fear of disturbing them while they were reading, or damaging their books.
But now it’s different, Su Yichen will also go to a private school.
"But... Is it okay? Will it disturb my studies?"
Su Yihe was a little flattered, but there was a little expectation in his eyes.
"If you're afraid of disturbing him, then take out the book and let us read it under the Chinese toon tree in the yard. We can use a charcoal stick to trace the words on the ground first."
"By the way, let Erni come to learn too! Learning more will be useful even after you get married."
Su Qiao decided to help her whole family get rid of illiteracy, as she couldn't stand being illiterate.
"Um."
Su Yihe didn’t think knowing how to read was important before, but it’s different now.
He saw all the changes in Su Qiao.
My grandfather used to say that learning can help one gain wisdom, resolve doubts, and distinguish right from wrong. It turns out to be true.
The brother and sister separated, and Su Qiao went back to the house to get the washbasin and towels. However, he didn't expect that as soon as he opened the door and walked in, he was grabbed by the sleeve by Zhou Lihua who had been waiting inside.
"You stupid girl, why are you so ungrateful? How can you take so much money without blinking an eye?"
"Yes, one hundred taels, a full one hundred taels, if this is..."
In addition to Zhou Lihua, her father Su Yaohui was also sitting at the table sighing.
Su Qiao rolled his eyes, pushed Zhou Lihua's hand away, walked over to his bed and sat down.
"Dad, you and my brother have spent at least a hundred taels over the years, right?"
Su Qiao helped them calculate that the cost of beam repair would be no less than fifty taels, plus the cost of buying books, paper, pens and ink.
In addition, her father went to take the county examinations and the prefectural examinations many times, and the travel expenses, food and lodging expenses, etc., added up to a total of one hundred taels.
"Besides, we never split up the family, so the silver naturally belongs to the public."
Su Yaohui's face looked even uglier.
Of course he knew that if the family was not divided, the money should belong to the public, but he really couldn't bear to part with such a large sum of money.
One hundred taels, you can almost open a small private shop, right
Zhou Lihua slammed the table angrily: "If I had known this would happen, I would have split up the family."
If they had divided the family earlier, the one hundred taels would have belonged to them.
Su Qiao was completely speechless about this couple.
"People should be grateful. Besides, my grandparents and my second uncle and second aunt are not outsiders."
"Dad, Mom, you are parents. If you don't set a good example for my brother and my younger brother, what will happen if they follow your example when they grow up, have wives and children?"
"Do you want your sons and grandsons to be disobedient and unfilial to you when you are old?"
Having said this, the couple's expressions changed.
"We... We didn't say anything, we just felt that so much money..."
Su Yaohui frowned and sighed: "I, your father, am just a little unwilling to give up. I want to save some money and prepare to take the exam again. If I fail again, I will just accept my fate."
Su Qiao rolled her eyes.
You said that, do you really think you are an easy-to-foolery kid
“You want to take the exam again. This is a serious matter. My master will definitely agree and give you money.
Whenever it comes to studying, your family always prioritizes you and my brother first, right? "