Three years later,

In the Liu family's pepper field, Xiao Shi was picking peppers while complaining, "Huan Huan, I don't want to go to school at all."

Xiaoshi is seven years old this year and has been in school for a few months. He was very excited a few days before going to school and said he wanted to take the exam to become a scholar. But half a month later he didn't want to go anymore.

Every time Shitou failed to complete the homework assigned by the teacher, he would not let him sleep.

Because the teacher was his cousin, he was stricter with him than with others. If he dozed off, he would be punished by standing. But he felt sleepy as soon as he heard the sound of reading, and he didn't want to stand.

"Huanhuan, can you tell your second brother that I will stay home with my eldest brother to raise chickens and with you to pick peppers?"

In this family, only Huanhuan stands on his side.

Liu Huan was dejected: "I'm sorry, I can't help you. Have you forgotten that I was scolded yesterday?"

She didn't dare to do so, as she would get herself into trouble if she was not careful. In this family, they were just cabbages, belonging to the lowest class.

The Su family has undergone considerable changes in the past three years. There are more and more chickens at home, so many that they had to use the vegetable garden next door to build a chicken coop. In order to prevent the chickens from being stolen, they also raised a black dog named Xiaohong.

That year, when the peppers grown by Liu Huan came out, she secretly used them to cook for everyone. After being beaten up by Shi Tou, everyone actually liked the taste.

Later, he started to grow peppers on a large scale in the village and sell them. In the past two years, he has earned more than ten taels of silver from selling peppers and chickens. Due to the large demand, Su's father distributed pepper seeds to the villagers, encouraging the entire village to grow peppers together.

Now the fields in Maocao Village are full of peppers, and this year's peppers have been sold round after round.

Dashi stopped going to school last year and followed his father Su at home to raise chickens. In his words, all he needs to do is to be able to read and write, and he can't understand anything more than that.

Shitou is the best student and the teacher has high hopes for him. He is a typical child from other people's families. This year, the teacher has mentioned many times that Shitou should go to town to study.

"Hey, Huanhuan, are you and your brother the only ones here to pick peppers?"

The person who called her was an aunt from the village. This year, apart from the rice that was offered as tribute to the Su family, her family grew all chili peppers, which they had already sold for several rounds. The earnings from the chili peppers this year were more than in previous years, so she always smiled when she saw the Su family.

Liu Huan smiled and replied, "Yes, Auntie, we will pick some to eat."

The aunt walked towards her own field and said, "Then you should go back early. It's sunny outside. Don't get sunburned."

Liu Huan was the fairest person in the village. She would get red at most from being exposed to the sun every day. But she would recover her complexion after a few days. The girls in the village were extremely envious of her.

"Oh, I got it."

The two of them just filled their backpacks. Seeing that it was getting hotter and hotter, Liu Huan didn't want to work anymore: "Brother, let's go home."

Xiaoshi didn't want to go back. He had skipped school today. When he went back, Shitou would definitely be waiting for him with a stick.

Now he lay on the backpack and wailed, "Huanhuan, I'm scared."

Liu Huan said patiently: "But it's wrong for you to skip school. Go back and admit your mistake and promise not to do it again next time, and he won't beat you."

Xiao Shi could only follow behind. Before he got home, Shitou came looking for him. He quickly hid behind Liu Huan, "Huan Huan, block it for me."

The food at home has improved a lot in the past two years. The eleven-year-old Shitou is almost 160 years old now. He is completely like a little adult, and he can be particularly scary when he is angry.

In order to protect Xiao Shi, Liu Huan smiled flatteringly: "Shi Tou, you guys are leaving school so early?"

Shitou glanced at Xiaoshi who was cowering behind him, and took the backpack from Liu Huan, "Well, let's go back."

Liu Huan began to play the victim: "Thank you Shitou for helping me. The backpack is so heavy that my shoulders hurt."

Shitou said nothing, he just kept carrying it on his back and walked forward.

Liu Huan turned around and made a helpless expression to Xiao Shi, indicating that she could do nothing to help.

Xiao Shi, who was standing behind him, felt so anxious that his heart was in his throat. It was all over. He was going to be in trouble when he went back.

When he got home, Su Ming was there too, but he didn't come to cause trouble for Xiao Shi. Instead, he came to talk about Shitou's schooling problem.

"Uncle, aunt, I hope you will consider what I said. Shitou is smart, so don't let him delay him."

Father Su was lost in thought while smoking a cigarette. He bought the cigarette in town at the beginning of this year. It was much better than dry tobacco.

"But the town is far away and it's inconvenient to travel back and forth." What Su's mother said was what the whole family was considering.

"If you're worried about this, don't worry. This academy has dormitories. I only come back once a month, so I can pick him up then. If he's in financial difficulty, I can lend him some money and he can pay me back when he grows up."

Su Ming was determined to convince Su's father and mother and had considered all the factors.

Shitou spoke up at this time: "I won't study anymore. I will just stay at home and raise chickens and grow peppers. I will go there when I have more money. Anyway, I am still young."

Mother Su frowned and said angrily, "We can do the housework together. We don't need you."

Seeing that Father Su didn't speak for a long time, she became a little anxious: "His father, tell me whether you are going or not."

Father Su stood up, as if he had figured it out: "Go to the town to study, tomorrow."

Shitou said sincerely: "Dad, I can really wait a little longer."

He never thought about not going to school, but instead wanted to go to town to work and study when he was two years older.

Father Su interrupted him: "Go now. This money originally belonged to you all, but now you are using it alone. Just remember the kindness of your brothers and sisters in the future."

The family now has more than ten taels of silver, which they originally wanted to use to repair the house. In two years, Dashi will get married, and the house will not be big enough to live in.

Marriage requires gifts, and Cao'er also needs to prepare a dowry...

But right now, nothing is more important than going to school. Fortunately, my family has a livelihood and I can earn money slowly.

Xiao Shi still couldn't escape the punishment. He was not allowed to have dinner. Shitou asked him to copy the Thousand Character Essay twice. However, Liu Huan secretly left a pancake for him.

"You can't do this next time. Your parents paid for your tuition, and you can't let their hard work go to waste. Even if you don't take the exam, you have to learn to read if you want to find a job as an accountant. Otherwise, you want to live in this deep mountain for the rest of your life. Shitou and I have an agreement that he will take me out in the future."

Xiao Shi then began to get anxious: "Huan Huan, I know I was wrong. I will definitely study hard and go out to bring honor to my family in the future."

"Well, I believe in you, brother. You can do it."

Shitou listened to the two people's conversation outside and then left as if nothing had happened.

Liu Huan waited in his room at night. When he came in, she made the bed for him. In the past two years, the family had replaced the hard and black cotton wool, and the current one was fluffy and warm.

"Shitou, the bed is ready for you, come quickly."

Cautious and flattering, this is the look Liu Huan would have after making a mistake.

"Just tell me if you have something to say. I won't scold you."

Liu Huan felt a little aggrieved when he heard this, "Shi Tou, when you go to school in town, will you forget about me because you have other good friends?"

She has been working hard to maintain her relationship with her family, especially with Su Yi, for many years, and she doesn't want it to be ruined because of the distance.

Shitou reached out and patted her on the head. Wenu said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm going there to study, not to play. Don't let your imagination run wild. I'm already annoyed enough with you and Xiaoshi."

"really?"

Shitou nodded seriously: "Of course it's true. You should be obedient at home and don't go out alone. If you need anything, ask Xiaoshi to accompany you. I will come back to see you when one month is up."

Liu Huan: “Hmm~”

Shitou rubbed the back of her round head and said, "Go to sleep."

Since Liu Huan was four years old, they stopped sleeping together. Shi Tou said that men and women should not have physical contact, and she made a fuss about it for several days but it was useless. Later, she had to obediently sleep in the small bed that Su's father made for her.

The next day after the agreement, Su Ming came and gave Shi Tou the letter of recommendation he wrote.

The villagers wanted to sell chili peppers, so they just went together.

Shitou didn't come back for two months. Liu Huan kept complaining that he was a liar and was quite unhappy.

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