Xiao Chengjin felt helpless, but had no choice.
The four sisters of the Xiao family are girls and cannot take part in the imperial examination.
The reason why Xiao Chengjin wanted to teach them to read and write was just to make them understand.
But looking at the current situation, they don't want to learn.
The next day, when Xiao Chengjin saw Su Ruanruan, he told Su Ruanruan about it.
After staying here for so many days, Su Ruanruan learned more and more, and therefore understood why the four sisters of the Xiao family did not want to learn to read and write.
If the girl learns to read, write, play, play, calligraphy, and calligraphy in a rich family, it will cultivate her sentiments and build a good reputation. When she plans to marry in the future, she will be more confident and be able to arrange a good marriage.
But in farmhouses, let alone girls, many boys know a few words and it is of little use.
In everyone's general understanding, even if a girl can read, it is of little use.
If you don’t want to eat or spend money, and you won’t be able to take exams in the future, what will you do if you learn it
If you really have that time, you might as well do more work at home.
If you learn these things, you will not be blind when you get married and have children.
Su Ruanruan told Xiao Chengjin what she learned, and Xiao Chengjin fell silent.
He almost forgot that this place was different from where they lived.
Although many people in the Third Production Brigade also favor boys over girls, if conditions permit, everyone still hopes that their children can go to school and read, and preferably graduate from junior high school, so that they can have jobs in factories in the county. Give it a try if you get a chance.
If you haven't been to school for a day, you won't be able to go to work even if the factory recruits workers every day.
But here, it doesn’t matter whether you learn or not.
No factory will recruit workers.
Never.
Seeing that Xiao Chengjin's mood was a little low, Su Ruanruan patted Xiao Chengjin's shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter. When our strawberries and watermelons are grown to make money, the conditions at home will be better, and then my embroidery will be better." They have almost learned it, and I will teach them embroidery when the time comes. This is also a craft, and learning it is the foundation for a life."
Xiao Chengjin nodded, "This is the only way."
Although they say this, both of them understand that it is really more difficult for the Xiao family to live a good life than it is for the Su family.
Because Su Cangshan gave eggs to the village chief, the village chief was more attentive when teaching Su Ruanruan and Xiao Chengjin.
But the progress of the two of them was really fast. On the first day, they only learned 28 characters, but they were able to learn 40 characters on the second day.
From then on, there were more and more people every day.
It would have taken a long time for the children at home to learn the thousand-character essay, but Su Ruanruan and Xiao Chengjin learned it all in more than half a month.
The two of them finished writing a thousand-word novel for the day, and the village chief looked confused.
Especially when looking at Xiao Chengjin, he couldn't hide the pity in his eyes.
After a long silence, the village chief said slowly, "Jin Bao, when your family's conditions improve, ask your father to send you to study. You are so smart, it would be a pity not to study."
It's a pity that he hasn't read a few books himself. He can barely teach a thousand-character essay. What's more, he has the heart but not the ability.
Su Ruanruan and Xiao Chengjin bowed respectfully to the village chief, "Thank you, grandpa village chief, for your teaching."
"What a good boy, go home!"
Coming out of the village chief's house, Su Ruanruan said to Xiao Chengjin, "When our watermelons and strawberries are planted, we can plant them with the village chief's family next year."
(3rd update)
(End of chapter)