Lucky husband

It wasn't until evening that the atmosphere in Li's house got better. The adults in Li's house didn't bother to ask how much money Xinghua gave to Li Ming. Granny Li decided to have a talk with Li Chengli later. Li Chengli took Li Mingcai to Old Tongsheng to ask how Li Mingcai's books were going.

After the separation, Mrs. Li seldom cared about the affairs there, and she was familiar with the two girls who came here every day. As for Li Mingcai, as long as she didn't call his family over for dinner, she couldn't see him. Mrs. Li didn't know what was going on with him.

But looking at Li Mingcai who was on the dinner table, completely disregarding others, and kept putting delicious meat and vegetables into his mouth and into his bowl, Old Madam Li frowned, but it didn't change, and it got worse with age.

Li Chengli didn't notice his son's movements. He was taught by Qian Xinghua to do this since he was a child. He was used to it. Usually, when they ate in the right room, as long as their two daughters were full, he didn't care much.

After dinner, everyone gave away the presents for Li Mingjin, and the old lady called Li Chengli aside, and asked, "Second brother, how is Mingcai's book going?"

"It should be okay." Li Chengli said uncertainly.

Calculating the time, Li Mingcai has been studying for more than half a year. He has been studying since the beginning of spring this year. Until now, as long as his husband is not on vacation, Li Mingcai will go to private schools honestly.

"What do you mean it should be possible?" Mrs. Li gave him a look of resentment, "When Mingde and Mingli were sent to enlightenment, your elder brother would go to the old Tongsheng every month to ask Ask how the two children are doing, come to you, can't you tell my old lady a single word?"

The two brothers, Li Mingde and Li Mingli, are two years apart, but they were sent to Lao Tongsheng at the same time. When they first went to Lao Tongsheng, Li Mingde was nine years old and Li Mingli was seven years old.

Indeed, as Mrs. Li said, Li Chengzhi would go to ask the old boy about the learning progress of his two children every month. It was not to force the children to learn something, but because the father cared about the children. .

After studying at Lao Tongsheng for two years, they knew all the characters they should know, and the two boys returned to Li's house. At that time, Li Mingde was 11 years old and Li Mingli was [-] years old.

The two boys stayed at home for a year, and the old lady Li proposed to send the two children to the county school. She had such an idea because Li Chengzhi came back and told her that the two children were quite talented in reading. In other villages, children in other villages need three years to learn the words, and the two children in his family have finished learning in two years.

It was because of sending Dafang's two sons to school in the county seat that exacerbated Qian Xinghua's desire to separate the family, which led to a quarrel and what happened later.

In the eyes of many people, two scholars are just two oil bottles. They can't work but eat more and spend more. The same is true for Qian Xinghua. She has to make more plans for her son.

Now that Liming is only eight years old, Mrs. Li feels that he has also studied with the old Tongsheng for so long, and he should know a lot of words. Brother Jin who teaches is not good.

The old lady Li said all her thoughts, except Li Mingjin, and then looked at Li Chengli steadfastly: "Second brother, what are you thinking, give mother an answer."

Li Chengli picked the palm of his hand and told the truth: "Mother, I didn't go to Lao Tongsheng to ask Mingcai what's going on, or I'll go to Laotongsheng the day after tomorrow after I send Ming off. I'll ask."

"You're really good, my son doesn't care." Mrs. Li scolded him angrily, "Let's not talk about how he is studying, did you see the way he snatched food today, an eight-year-old child Now, whoever disregards the elders at the dinner table like him puts all good things in his mouth."

"Now you want to be a father and a mother at the same time. Don't just focus on one or two acres of land all day long. You have to teach your children well."

"Chun girl and Xia girl don't seem to have anything to worry about, they are now learning embroidery from the third daughter-in-law, and they will go to their in-laws' home to have this craft, and our old Li's family will support them, they will be fine. "

"But Ming is a boy, and he will marry a daughter-in-law into the house in the future. If his virtue is bad, who will marry in after the word spreads?"

Mrs. Li tried her best to persuade Li Chengli to teach several children, and then let Li Chengli leave. Whether it is a grandson or not a son, she, a nurse, talked too much to attract suspicion.

With the conversation after the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, Li Chengli began to pay attention to Li Mingcai's words and deeds the next day. When Zhong Zuo was eating, he fried cabbage with oil residue. I didn't think about my father and sister.

Also, the rice cooked at home is mixed with coarse grains and dry grains. Li Chengli, a big man, doesn't pay much attention on weekdays. After looking at it, he realized that Li Mingcai's bowl had less coarse grains and more fine grains, while the bowls of his two daughters had more coarse grains than fine grains. .

After making this discovery, Li Chengli decided very resolutely that in the future, the children would not add to the meals at home, but he would distribute them. Everyone's bowls were the same. No one had more coarse grains, and no one had less fine grains.

That night, Li Ming saw that there were at least half of the coarse grains in his bowl, and he felt dissatisfied immediately, and put the bowl heavily on the table: "I won't eat this meal!"

"My mother said, I should eat fine grains, and coarse grains should be eaten by the girl."

Li Mingcai said this politely. At the beginning, Qian Xinghua's original words were that coarse food is a waste for a girl to eat, and those who lose money should work hungry, so as not to have to pay for the food at home. They get married.

In the past, Qian Xinghua said a lot of messy things in Liming's ears. When Qian Xinghua just left Li's house, Li Chengli heard him say that. The two sisters cured him twice, and let him know what to say. , so now he basically doesn't say those bastard words, but he still thinks that way in his heart.

Li Chengli stared at Liming, thinking of what his mother said: "You don't want to eat, just put the bowl on the table. Also, what a girl's film, that's your sister, you have to call me sister, you are all me Li Chengli's children should all eat the same."

When Liming heard this, he immediately became unhappy. He didn't dare to make a fuss in front of Li Chengli like before. He was holding his rice bowl and was uncertain what to do. At this time, let him really put down the bowl in his hand and refuse to eat. He has to be hungry at night, but he is already very hungry now.

"If you want to eat, sit down and eat well. I will take you to Master Zhu's place early tomorrow morning, and ask how you have learned in the past six months." Li Chengli divided the meat from the dishes fried at night, and the two daughters One piece for each person, one piece for him, and one piece for Liming.

Li Mingcai was still staring at the meat, but when he heard that his father was going to send him to Mrs. Zhu next door to ask him how he was studying in the past six months, he suddenly became nervous. In class, I was either sleeping or distracted, and I didn't learn anything at all.

In Shanghe Village, boys of this age at dawn have to go to the fields to help the family with work. Most of the people who don’t need to help with the work are mostly spoiled by the elders in the family, which leads them to spend all day fighting cocks and dogs in the village without doing business.

Not only does Li Mingcai have his mother who dotes on him especially at home, but his mother is also an aspiring child. Since childhood, she has always said that she would send Li Mingcai to study, so that he can be promising and be a good person.

Qian Xinghua told Li Mingcai about studying. At first, he was unwilling to study. Qian Xinghua said that if he didn’t study, he had to work. Li Mingcai reluctantly followed Li Chengli to Master Zhu’s place. Edge literacy.

It's a pity that Liming is not the material for reading at all. He doesn't want to read and use his brain, but he doesn't want to go to work in the field and get mud all over his body. He has no choice but to continue studying. Therefore, he goes to I wish my wife there.

It just so happened that this year Master Zhu didn't have any other children from Shanghe Village besides Li Mingcai, so Li Mingcai's performance hadn't spread to Shanghe Village for the time being, and none of the bad-mouthed women in the village knew about it, let alone the Li family.

When dawn heard his father say that he was going to wish the master, his expression changed. If his father went there, he would know how he was doing at the master's place, and would he not be allowed to study in the future, and let him When he came back to learn how to farm, he clearly remembered that his two cousins ​​had been studying with Mrs. Zhu for a long time.

Liming didn't dare to tell Li Chengli the truth, so he used other excuses to stop him: "Father, don't go to wish Master, other people's parents didn't go, so what are you going to do?"

"When your eldest brother and third brother were studying, your uncle often visited them. You are my son, so I won't go to see you." Li Chengli said without raising his head while eating.

It turned out that the uncle had spoken in his father's ear, Li Ming couldn't help but stare in the direction of the main house of Li's house, and Li Chengli frowned at his eyes.

In the past, his mother said that if the child is not taught well, he will develop a bad temper. He didn't pay enough attention to it. Now it seems that Mingcai's temper is really bad. How can he make him better? Li Chengli doesn't know what he can do, he is thinking Do you want to ask your eldest brother and third brother.

How to correct Li Mingcai's temperament Li Chengli can't think of a way for the time being, the more important thing right now is to listen to his mother tomorrow and ask Master Zhu how Mingcai has learned from him.

Li Ming, who failed to persuade his father and didn't dare to act violently, lost his appetite. He stuffed the food in the bowl into his stomach, didn't add a second bowl, and went back to his room and closed the door.

Only then did Li Ming realize that Qian Xinghua was good, if his mother was there, if he didn't want his father to go to wish his wife, his mother would definitely stop his father.

Not only about going to see Mrs. Zhu tomorrow, but also other things. For example, no one will say anything about what he does at home, and he doesn’t have to wash the dishes by himself when he gets up late. Worried about being deprived of food by his father.

After thinking about a lot of things, Li Ming went to bed late. Early the next morning, Li Chengli had already prepared breakfast and he hadn't gotten up yet, so Li Chengli had to go to his room to call someone.

Liming was woken up, looking at the sky outside and Li Chengli's face, he got up from the bed in a panic, he didn't dare to look at his father, and was still thinking about what to say if he got to Master Zhu's side later.

Seeing him eating absent-mindedly, Li Chengli frowned: "Eating is delicious, what do you look like?"

After being told again, Li Mingcai took advantage of Li Chengli's lowering of his head to stare dissatisfiedly at the two sisters, then drank the porridge in the bowl in two or three mouthfuls, and ate the pancakes given to him.

After the meal, the two sisters of the Li family went to the left chamber to learn embroidery. Li Chengli and his son Liming went out to Master Zhu.

Master Zhu's surname is Zhu. After he started teaching children in nearby villages to read, everyone began to call him Master Zhu. He is in his 50s this year.

Speaking of it, Mr. Zhu's personality is not very good. He has studied hard for many years and failed to pass the examination of scholar, and none of his children can read, so he decided to open a private school in the village to teach nearby children to read.

Because he is always a little angry when he fails in the center after repeated trials, he is not as serious and responsible as some old masters in teaching children. He will take care of those who are willing to learn. If he can't take care of it and the parents don't care, he will put it aside and don't care about it. As long as he doesn't mess around in class, it will affect the children who are willing to study.

Because of Li Mingde and Li Mingli, who are smart and willing to learn, Master Zhu was kind to him when he first accepted Li Mingcai. Later, when he found out that Li Mingcai was really not that kind of material, he also learned a lesson. He has been punished by standing, beating his palms, and copying books, but it is useless to Liming, because none of them hurt or itch.

Li Ming is not afraid of being punished. I hope my master won’t use too much effort to copy books. As long as my master is willing to see his ghostly symbols and the family is willing to pay for paper, he will copy it. Anyway, his mother will give it to me when she sees him writing. He stuffed it with delicious food.

It's been a long time, I wish the master saw that Liming didn't make any progress at all, and his parents didn't seem to care, so they gave up on this child, directly adjusted his seat to the last row, and let him go to class every day, even after class He only came here when he was in class, and he was distracted or fell asleep during class, and the homework left was either he liked to do it or not, and if he didn't do it, he just missed one copy.

Ever since, seeing that there was still some time before the class started, but dawn had already arrived in the classroom, Mrs. Zhu was very surprised, and he was taken aback for a moment before he noticed Li Chengli beside him.

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