Ordinary happy life

Chapter 158 Not used to it

After Zhang Qiong'an and Zhang Jingcheng went to school, Lin Qin felt that the family suddenly became deserted, which was very uncomfortable.

"Brother An, take your younger brother..." Lin Qin came out with lunch. He was about to ask Zhang Qiong'an to take his two younger brothers to wash their hands and prepare for dinner as before, but as soon as he said the words, he realized something was wrong. Zhang Qiong'an was now in Even Zhang Jingcheng from the county was studying in the town. Zhang Dayong went up the mountain today and brought dry food and said he would not come back for lunch. This meant that after noon, he and An An were looking at the table full of vegetables and the rice in the pot, thinking about too much.

Not only when eating, sometimes when Lin Qin was doing needlework or cleaning the house, and An An cried or made a noise, Lin Qin would subconsciously call Zhang Qiong'an, and each time he would only remember Zhang Qiong'an going to the county. Reading inside.

Not only Lin Qin, but also Zhang Dayong was not used to it. In the past, when he came back from hunting or going to the fields, Zhang Qiong'an would bring a bowl of water and say "Father, thank you for your hard work," and Zhang Dayong felt exhausted. Now that he has returned home without Zhang Qiong'an's sweet greetings, and without the bowl of water that was just right in his mouth, Zhang Dayong always feels that he is not used to anything.

"An An, come and eat. Dad made your favorite steamed pork rice today." Lin Qin gave himself and An An a bowl of rice each, and then put a piece of rice steamed pork in An An's bowl.

An An happily ate a piece of meat, and then blurted out, "The eldest brother and the second brother also like to eat steamed pork, leave some for them."

Lin Qin paused while picking up the vegetables, then touched An An's head and said, "An An, you forgot Your eldest brother is currently studying in the county and will take some time to come back, but I can leave some for your second brother, who will be back in the evening." After listening to

Lin Qin's words, An An remembered that Zhang Qiong'an went to the county to study. , said with some disappointment, "Dad, I miss my eldest brother."

"Dad, I miss your eldest brother too, and your eldest brother must miss you too. It's just that it's a good thing for your eldest brother to go to school. In the future, when we grow up, we will also go to school." Okay?" Lin Qin felt a little disappointed, but still managed to comfort An An.

"Okay, daddy, let's eat too." An An seemed to notice Lin Qin's longing, and she picked up a chopstick of green vegetables for him sensibly.

Lin Qin touched An An's head happily, happily ate the food he brought, and said, "Okay, daddy will eat too." An An had the

habit of taking a nap every day. In the past, it was Lin Qin who cleaned up the dishes and Zhang Qiong'an. Responsible for coaxing An An to take a nap. Zhang Qiong'an is not here now. If Zhang Dayong is at home at noon, there will be someone to help. Zhang Dayong is not here today. Lin Qin can only soak the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen, then carry An An to the room where he and Zhang Jingcheng coax him to sleep.

Zhang Jingcheng has lived in a room by himself since he was three years old. When An An was three years old, Zhang Dayong also moved him out to live with Zhang Jingcheng. If the room was not enough, it would be a room for each person. Because Zhang Dayong had already thought about expanding the house, but was later persuaded by Lin Qin, saying that building a house would cost at least ten taels of silver. My family has just spent a lot of money to send their two children to school. Although I still have some money, I always have to prepare some, especially since An An is not in good health and will get sick from time to time. The medical fees and medicines are all free of charge. If you lose it and encounter something that requires money, where can you get the money?

Moreover, neither Zhang Dayong nor Lin Qin planned to live with their two children in the future. They had already planned to build another house in the village for them to move out as soon as their children got married. When they become too old to move in the future, Zhang Jingcheng will be asked to move back and take care of them. Not to mention that Zhang Jingcheng is in better health, but because Zhang Jingcheng is the nominal eldest son, Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin will definitely be raised by him when they grow old.

After Lin Qin coaxed An An to sleep, he quietly exited the room. He didn't know if it was because of his poor health. An An always slept very lightly and would be awakened by the slightest movement. Fortunately, Zhang Jingcheng didn't have the habit of snoring while sleeping. Otherwise, Lin Qin wouldn't know how to arrange the two brothers' rooms.

After leaving An An's room, Lin Qin was about to go to the kitchen to wash dishes when he heard someone calling him. When he walked to the main room, he saw that it was Brother Yi who was here. Lin Qin said in surprise, "You haven't come to see me for a while." We're chatting. Come sit down and I'll wash the dishes and I'll be out right away." "

It's not like you don't know that my kid is a monkey who can't leave people for a moment. Sometimes I get confused. You said that this sweet guy has a well-behaved and sensible personality. Why is this little one so naughty? Sometimes I really want to put him back in my belly and try again." Brother Yi said angrily and funny. Lin Qin covered his mouth and smiled and said, " That boy of yours

is really naughty. Why didn't you bring him today?"

However, their bodies are completely different. The kid from Yi Gezi's family is just like a calf. He hasn't had a few colds since he was born and is very strong. But he is also very naughty. He follows the boys who are older than him and runs around everywhere every day, climbing trees and fishing. But if you are so angry that you want to beat him, and he acts coquettishly at you and asks you to take him, there is absolutely nothing you can do. Fortunately, he is naughty, but he is not willful. He never does bad things such as fighting, stealing, and petting, and he will refuse if others ask him to do it.

"Yesterday I fell down and broke my knee. Today I can only lie down at home. I asked Brother Mi to watch him. Since this kid was a child, his father's words and mine have not been as helpful as his elder brother's words. Just now I asked him to lie down. He kept insisting on getting out of bed to rest, but immediately fell silent as soon as Brother Mi spoke." Although Brother Yi said he was disgusted, the satisfaction in his eyes made Lin Qin understand that he was very happy with Brother Mi and his family. The boys have such a good relationship.

Lin Qin sighed while washing the dishes, "As fathers, don't we hope that our children can live in harmony?" "

Yes, especially since these two in my family were not born to the same father, at the beginning When I was young, I was really worried that they wouldn't get along. Fortunately, Brother Mi is a sensible person. Although the boy is a bit naughty, he still relies on Brother Mi. I am very satisfied with my life now." The days are all compared, and now My life may not be as prosperous as when I was with Li Fulai, but the man loves me, my brother and I are filial, so it doesn't matter if my family is poor. He and his men are not lazy. As long as they work hard, they will become rich sooner or later.

"Yes, when you first divorced, I was really worried that you would have a hard time. Who would have thought that your future would be better later." Lin Qin said with a smile.

Brother Yi smiled very satisfied, then thought of his purpose of coming today, and asked doubtfully, "It seems that I haven't seen your brother An during this time. Brother Mi even told me that he missed Brother An a few days ago." My son, where did your brother An go??? Also, some villagers saw that your man sent your eldest son out of the village every day and only picked him back up at night???" It's just a matter of

letting the boy study. In the eyes of the villagers, it would be crazy for my brother to go to school, so although Lin Qin and Zhang Dayong did not deliberately hide it, they did not publicize it everywhere. If someone asks them, they tell the truth; if no one asks them, they act like nothing happened.

"Brother An'er and Jingcheng are both old, so Brother Dayong and I discussed sending them to school. It's funny to say that, you don't know that Jingcheng didn't know a few words when he came back from school on his first day. He told us that he was now a grown-up child who could read and write. We could no longer call him by his nickname because he would be laughed at. Brother Dayong and I looked at his serious look and it took a lot of effort not to laugh. There have been several times in the past few days that he was not happy when I called him by his nickname." Thinking of Zhang Jingcheng's pretending to be serious, Lin Qin only found it funny.

Brother Yi looked shocked at this time, and it took him a long time to say, "You said you sent An Ge'er and Jing Cheng to school??? I understand that Jing Cheng is a boy. If he comes back to your family with a meritorious examination in the future, he will be completely It has changed its appearance, but why do you still send Brother An to study when he is a young man??? And the school in the town does not accept young men, right???"

Lin Qin was not surprised by Brother Yi's shock at all, and smiled The author explained, "The schools in the town do not accept young men, but there are academies in the county that specialize in teaching young men and girls. They not only teach reading and writing, but also teach talents and financial management, but the county town is a bit far away from the village. , so we let An Gezi live directly in the academy, and the dean of the academy also waived the food and accommodation fees." The

farthest place Yi Gezi has ever been is Luohua Town. He didn't expect at all that in the world There is actually an academy that specially recruits boys and girls. Thinking of his brother Mi, he was a little moved, so he asked, "Is the tuition expensive? If it is cheap, I will send brother Mi there too."

Brother Mi said to Yi Brother Yi has always been the most important thing. Although there is another boy later, Brother Yi's love for Brother Mi has never diminished by half, and he is even more doting on Brother Mi than the boy. Because he knows that his son has his father, and everything in the family will be his in the future, but Brother Mi only has him. Although the man in his family is very good to Brother Mi, after all, he is not his biological brother, and there are still some things that are wrong. no the same.

Hearing this, Lin Qin was a little confused about whether to tell Brother Yi the price of the tuition. When Brother Yi saw Lin Qin's confused look, there was nothing he didn't understand.

"Just tell me, it's a good idea to let me die." Brother Yi said.

Lin Qin glanced at Brother Yi and said, "The tuition fee is twenty taels of silver a year."

Although he had guessed that the tuition would be very expensive, Brother Yi still gasped when the twenty taels of silver came out. It was too expensive. Come on. Brother Yi exclaimed, "How can you give up twenty taels of silver a year?" It is good for their family to earn four or five taels of silver a year, but it would take them five or six years to earn twenty taels without eating or drinking. After all, this is only one year's tuition. Thinking of Lin Qin saying just now that the dean of the college also waived Zhang Qiong'an's accommodation and food expenses, otherwise it would definitely be more expensive. Brother Yi really didn't have any thoughts at this time. Not to mention that his family couldn't afford so much money. Even if he could afford it, he wouldn't be able to spend so much money to send Brother Mi to study.

"I was a little distressed at first, but then I didn't feel so bad after Brother Dayong told me about Brother Mu. Although Brother Dayong is a good hunter, in the final analysis our family is just a country farmer. Brother An will not be hurt in the future. We can only find a farm boy to marry. We can't bear to think that the little brother we have cherished in our hands, loved and protected until he grew up, will not only run the family, but also work in the fields. But An Geer is studying in the academy. It will be different after he has gone to school. The boys who were taught in Yulin Academy are all in the county and men are vying for them. We do not ask him to marry into the families of rich people in the county. We only think that he can live in the town in the future. If you find a good family, you have to take care of the family, but you don't have to work in the fields." Lin Qin said earnestly.

Brother Yi originally thought that Lin Qin and Zhang Dayong were crazy for spending so much money on a young man to study. But after hearing what Lin Qin said, Brother Yi fell silent. Everyone does not want their children to live a good life in the future. . Brother Yi felt that if he had the ability to send Brother Mi to Yulin Academy, he would do the same.