Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

The bitter north wind blew on Qin Huairu's face. The weather was quite cold, but his heart was burning. Winter weather was like this. There was sunshine in the morning, but strong winds blew in the afternoon. Some people's thatched houses had their thatched grass blown off a little. There was no way, this was the life of ordinary people in the countryside.

The adults stopped chatting outside and prepared to go back to their homes to spend the winter. Qin Huairu felt a little disappointed. Although the strong wind saved him from a lot of trouble, he also wanted to show off in front of his former sisters. Because of the wind, those sisters went back home to stay at home. This made Qin Huairu want to show off, but he couldn't find anyone.

But there were also some children who were not afraid of the cold and were running around in groups of three or four on the village road. Qin Huairu gave each of these children a candy, which made them so happy that their teeth were not visible. Qin Jingru ran over with her short legs, hugged her cousin's thigh and said, "Sister, I miss you so much. Why didn't you come to see me for such a long time?"

Qin Huairu picked up her sister. She loved her cousin who she grew up with very much. Her cousin's clothes were thin and had several large patches on them. It was obvious that they were made from the clothes discarded by her brothers, which was also a feature of this era. Children like Qin Jingru who could afford clothes were considered good. Some children in more remote mountainous areas did not even have clothes.

Qin Huairu picked up Qin Jingru, took out a candy from her pocket, and said, "This is White Rabbit Milk Candy, you girl, try it." Qin Jingru quickly put the White Rabbit Milk Candy in her mouth, and smiled, "So sweet, sister, can I go to the city with you this time?"

Qin Huairu thought for a while and said, "Didn't your brother-in-law ask you to come back on New Year's Day? You don't have to go to school tomorrow." Qin Jingru thought that as long as she could go to her brother-in-law's house to play, she would not have to go to school. Qin Huairu slapped her sister on the head and said, "Nonsense, how can you say that? There are many children who can't afford to go to school, and your second uncle and second aunt let you go to school. Why don't you cherish this opportunity?"

Although the three brothers of the Qin family were all very poor, they loved their children very much. No matter how poor the family was, the education of their children was quite strict. The two sisters Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru were both educated. Although they did not have much education, they could at least read and write.

Qin Jingru's face was a little unhappy. She felt that her brother-in-law's house was really a paradise on earth. Since she came back from her brother-in-law's house last time, she had been showing off in front of her friends in the village. She wanted to go to her brother-in-law's house again and have a good meal. Eating white flour steamed buns was much better than eating wowotou. Wowotou was very unpalatable. After experiencing what it meant to be full, she became picky about food.

Her sister was in a bad mood. Qin Huairu thought for a while and said, "You little girl, I bought a lot of things this time. Come to my house. Although I can't take you back this time, I promise you that I will definitely take you to the city to play on New Year's Day."

Qin Jingru nodded, knowing that she, a little girl, could not change her sister's decision. But at least her sister had said that she would take her to the city to play during the New Year's Day holiday, so little Qin Jingru was still looking forward to it. With the envy of her friends, Qin Huairu and her sister walked towards Qin Changsheng's house.

While walking on the road, Qin Jingru asked many questions out of curiosity. Qin Huairu also answered very patiently. Qin Huairu smiled and said, "You little girl, you must study hard, only by studying can you have a future. When the time comes, ask your brother-in-law to find you a good job, and you will be a city dweller in the future. Do you understand? Jingru."

Qin Jingru's face turned pale. He felt that he didn't have such a high talent for studying. His cousin had just graduated from elementary school. Isn't it enough for a girl to marry well? Why study so much? Qin Jingru thought about it and said the doubts in his mind. The relationship between the two people has been very good since they were young, and Qin Jingru did not avoid each other.

Touching her sister's head, she had thought so before. But after staying in the city for a while, she suddenly felt that if you don't have culture, it's impossible for you to enter the upper class no matter how hard you want. She had been to the supply and marketing cooperative, and the female workers in the supply and marketing cooperative were very polite when they spoke.

The temperament on her body made Qin Huairu feel eclipsed. In front of them, she always felt a little inferior. Qin Huairu sighed, told Qin Jingru about the things that happened recently, picked up some things that Qin Jingru could understand, touched her head and said, "Girl, while you are still young, you should learn more knowledge. In this way, you will get closer and closer to those girls in the city."

Qin Huairu smiled bitterly and said to herself, "Although I, your cousin, am relatively successful in the village, I am completely in the dark in the city. Sometimes I don't understand what some people say. I can only sit there alone, pretending to understand even though I know I don't understand. This feeling is very hard. Sister, I hope you can read more books. Girls, reading more books will give you a good future."

Qin Jingru looked at her sister, her eyes were bright and clear. She seemed to see herself when she was little, and Qin Huairu was very touched. The two sisters walked towards a road, and suddenly a violent voice shouted and cursed, "You old bitch, I asked you to buy wine, why didn't you buy it for me? Go quickly, otherwise I will beat you to death."

Qin Jingru curled her lips and said, "This Qin Dadan beat his wife again, it's really abominable." Qin Huairu was stunned and said, "Qin Dadan, when did he get married? Which parents in the surrounding area would marry their daughter to such a bastard?"

Qin Jingru said helplessly, "It seems to be a family from the neighboring Huangjia Village. That family was so poor that they could barely make ends meet, so they sold their daughter to Qin Dadaner and received some betrothal money. It's really a pity. You don't know, sister, that Qin Dadaner is getting more and more outrageous. He bullies the new daughter-in-law every day, and the new daughter-in-law cries at home every day."