Rebirth: The whole family travels through time together: Fubao Koi is busy eating melons

Zhang Laoer shook his head helplessly, but a doting smile hung on the corner of his mouth: "I see, you are eager to see your uncle and dad fighting, right?"

The little boy pouted and retorted confidently: "Dad is so stupid. If he had listened to his uncle, he wouldn't have been beaten, right?"

"Okay, okay, let's not tease your dad anymore. How about uncle tell you an interesting story?"

Upon seeing this, Zhang Laoer quickly changed his strategy. He knew that if he continued like this, his younger brother would be made to laugh and cry by his nephew's innocent words.

"okay!"

As soon as the nephew heard the story, he burst into laughter and clapped his hands excitedly.

The news quickly spread throughout the house during dinner, and the faces of adults and children alike were filled with anticipatory joy.

The adults were happy because they knew very well how knowledgeable Zhang was. He was willing to teach the children in the village to read for free, which was a rare favor. The children were simply full of yearning for those mysterious and imaginative stories.

"Ergou, why don't you stop herding sheep tomorrow? Mr. Zhang will teach the children in the village to read for free. You are only ten years old, and our family doesn't lack the money from herding sheep. Take this opportunity to learn a few words and broaden your horizons. What a great opportunity!"

After a night of careful consideration, Aunt Guo finally decided to persuade her grandson to seize this rare learning opportunity.

"Ergou, your grandma is right. Mom thinks so too."

Guo Cheng echoed him, her eyes full of anticipation for her grandson's future.

However, Ergou frowned, struggling in his heart: "Grandma, Mom, please stop persuading me, I still won't go."

Deep down, he longed for a life of reading and literacy, but the eight copper coins he earned from herding sheep every day was a considerable subsidy for this poor family.

Moreover, Mrs. Zhang had promised that they would take care of the chickens and ducks in the house in the future, which meant that he would have a fixed source of income every day. For a child who had to consider the family's livelihood at a young age, this was an inseparable sense of responsibility.

Seeing Ergou's persistence, Guo Cheng felt both proud and sad.

She secretly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Although her son was still young, he had to bear the burden of life too early. In comparison, other children of the same age in the village could still run and play carefree.

She felt deeply guilty and thought that she had not been able to provide her son with a more comfortable environment for growth.

The seven-year-old girl, Ergou's sister, suddenly said, "Brother, I will herd the sheep for you tomorrow."

Her voice was small but very firm.

In this remote village, even children as young as seven have begun to understand the difficulties of family and have learned to share the burden.

Ergou felt mixed emotions when he heard this. He knew his sister did this so that he could have a chance to study, but he couldn't bear to let his sister bear this hardship: "Don't worry, I'll take care of the sheep, you just stay at home and listen to the stories."

Guo Cheng looked at the sensible children and made up her mind: "Tomorrow I will go to discuss with Madam Zhang to see if we can replace herders. From now on, you don't have to go. No matter how poor we are, we can't be poor in education. I will send you to the school as soon as it opens. You are still young, and it is a good time to study. Even if I have to sell everything I have, I will support you to study. Becoming an accountant in the future is better than farming all your life."

Ergou couldn't resist his mother's insistence, and tears welled up in his eyes: "Mom, I'm not going anywhere. No matter what you say, I won't go tomorrow!"

Guo Cheng was both angry and distressed. She didn't expect her son to be so resistant: "Why are you so disobedient, kid?"

At this time, Aunt Guo spoke up, her tone full of love and wisdom: "Ergou, how about this? Before the school is built, you continue to herd sheep, but once the school is built, you can go to school, okay?"

Ergou looked up and looked at his grandmother with puzzled eyes. The word "nai" contained all his dependence and trust.

Aunt Guo continued, "Listen to grandma first. Madam Zhang said that our family can afford the tuition. If your family can afford your education, and you learn to read, you will get more money in the future. Think about it, you only need to spend these two years, and you won't have to do heavy work in the future, and you will get more money. How good is that?"

Guo Cheng quickly nodded in agreement. She knew this was for her grandson's future. "Your grandmother is right. In town, the accountant can earn one or two taels of silver a month just by sitting and keeping accounts all day."

Ergou listened, his eyes flashing with hesitation and longing, as if he saw his new life after graduation: "Is it really possible?"

Aunt Guo and Mrs. Guo Cheng smiled at each other and nodded rapidly. In fact, they had no idea how much money an accountant could earn, but they had woven a beautiful dream to make Ergou willing to go to school.

"Well, I'll go to school once the school is built."

Ergou finally let out a sigh of relief, and in his heart, he began to feel a little bit of anticipation for the unknown world of books.

"now it's right!"

Aunt Guo and Mrs. Guo Cheng looked at each other and smiled, and the heavy stone in their hearts finally fell.

At this time, the little girl Guo Nizi, who had been quiet all the time, also spoke timidly: "What about me, mother?"

Guo Cheng gently touched her daughter's head, with a hint of apology in her eyes: "Nizi, you should go and listen to Aunt Zhang's story tomorrow."

In her heart, she hoped that her daughter could also receive an education, but in such a place with strong traditional concepts, it was almost impossible for girls to go to school. Even if the new school could enroll female students, it was impossible for the family to support two children to study at the same time.

Guo Cheng silently calculated in her heart that she could only take care of Ergou first. He was the pillar of the family, and when he became successful in the future, he would naturally protect his sister.

The next day, classes officially started in the makeshift small classroom next to the old banyan tree in the village.

Each child held a small wooden block that they brought from home, and formed a circle in an orderly manner, their eyes full of desire for knowledge.

Under the banyan tree, there is a simple table with only a teacup and a pot of warm tea on it, which looks simple and warm.

Zhang Lao Da stood in the center of the circle, with a gentle face, completely without the stern and old-fashioned air of a traditional private school teacher. He announced to the children: "As long as the weather is fine, we will have classes here until the school is built. Every morning, I will tell you a wonderful story, and in the afternoon I will teach you some beneficial games. If there are special circumstances that prevent you from coming, I will notify you in advance."

Just as he was about to start telling the first story, a brave child raised his hand and asked, "Master, can we just call you by your name? It feels more intimate this way."

"Of course you can. Anyway, as time goes by, you will get used to being called this."

There was a gentle smile in Boss Zhang's tone, as if he had foreseen the scene in the countless days to come when this group of children would surround him and call him in the same way.