Chapter 46 Contradiction

The breeze blew through the yard, and the leaves on the wall swayed in the wind.

Diagonally behind Song Huan, Fu Yuanzhi had put down the book in his hand at some point.

His eyes were long, and his mind was still thinking about Song Huan's casual words just now.

If this is the case, then the peaceful and prosperous age must be nothing more than this, right?

Uncle Xu also returned to the topic, "That's why I went out a few days ago. Old Liu's wife is pregnant, and Old Liu also wants to earn some money for raising the baby while the child is still young."

Song Huan thought for a moment and then asked, "Everything else is fine with me, but I want to bring my brother with me, do you think it's okay?"

Uncle Xu had met Song Yi. He was a very sensible and well-behaved child. He had no trouble reading and practicing calligraphy, but he was still young after all.

Uncle Xu thought so and expressed his concerns, "He is only eight years old, right?"

Song Huan nodded, "I brought him here just to let him study in a private school. But the day after tomorrow, Fu Yuanzhi also has to rush to Fucheng. I am the only brother left at home, so I am worried..."

"And..." Song Huan stopped talking.

Uncle Xu said directly, "What other concerns are there?"

There is one situation that has to be mentioned.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was time to have lunch.

It is painful to have knowledge greater than ability.

There are unwritten rules on the road.

After several years of hard work, I married a satisfactory and hard-working wife and gave birth to several fat, well-behaved daughters.

two days later

Forget it for some students who are single. If your family has some wealth, there will definitely be a book boy or a relative at home to accompany you during the exam and take care of your daily life. Isn’t this a good time?!

There are usually six thousand people taking part in the college examinations. Stalagmite Village occupies the road leading to the east gate of the city, and usually about two thousand students pass by.

We are all ordinary people. We would rather spend money to eliminate disasters than affect our children's future at this stage.

On the oxcart, Adi was always in a state of excitement.

Uncle Xu said, there is a mountain spring not far ahead, which is sweet and cold. You can rest there when the time comes.

"Unfortunately", he knew and saw too much.

So, he walked out.

From the excitement of riding the bullock cart at the beginning, to the immersion in the surrounding environment.

Dissatisfied with the status quo but unable to change it.

Besides, the imperial court did not order the suppression of these people, and those officials would not risk their lives to suppress the bandits, right?

Some people with good connections can collect a small "tax" and earn some extra money, so why not?

This is a sign of respect for Han Chuang, a student who has studied hard for many years. In fact, it also takes into consideration that poor scholars don’t have much money.

At this time, the sun was high above the head, scorching the earth, there was no wind, and the heat wave was stagnant.

Although Uncle Xu did not study much, he traveled extensively in the early years. As he gained more experience, he also had his own set of rules of conduct and way of thinking.

But! At the very least, Song Yatou can understand his mental contradictions and pain.

Surrounded by beautiful mountains, the sky is crystal clear.

There is a stalagmite village on the top of this mountain, which is a bandit's den.

For the relationship between the two parties, it is just the best of both worlds.

If he had never gone out, he would probably hold the same ideal as the fellow villagers now:

These days are the peak period for students to rush for exams. The gang of bandits carefully planned this incident.

Now those gangs of people have come down to collect water bills under the pretext of collecting water bills. Isn't that just like robbery?

In this kind of weather, everyone didn’t bring much water, so they just pointed to the mountain spring water to quench their thirst. It’s better now, but they charge a fee. What can you do?

I just have to live with it.

Uncle Xu was putting a filter on Adi, and Adi was indeed lovable. Uncle Xu himself didn't realize it, and the smile at the end of his eyes never faded when he talked to Adi.

This water comes from their mountains and is their property. You can't just take it for free, right?

The officer asked: Did they rob you?

No?

Did he hurt you?

No?

Did it hinder you on your way?

As long as you don't connect the water, it's smooth, right?

Even if the official comes here, there is nothing he can do!

Song Huan and the others first ran to the side of the tree to enjoy the cool air. Uncle Xu was fine with his bamboo hat on, but it was too hot and he kept sweating.

Song Huan shook his head, "I want him to go to Fucheng to see the world and let him know that besides Darongshu Village, Taiping Town, and Lu County, there is a bigger world. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles."

Isn’t this better than what the storyteller said?

The personal experience and the storyteller's perspective of watching are two different feelings. In addition, Uncle Liu's cadence of "recreation of the scene" easily attracts everyone.

It’s just the people passing by who suffer.

Assuming that each student is accompanied by one person, if each person earns five cents, it is almost ten thousand cents. In a few days, he can earn ten taels of silver, and when he returns home, he will have another ten taels, which can be easily earned in half a month.

With an income of twenty taels, do you think those bandits can't be worried about you?

Why didn't anyone resist?

The bandits were all strong and muscular, with wooden sticks in their hands. They stood close to each other on both sides of the road with fierce expressions. They were not easy to mess with at first glance.

This is why he and Song Yatou can become friends forever!

There are some things that Song Yatou can say from his mouth on his behalf, although he thinks that he has not yet reached Song Yatou's deeper thoughts.

Ideologically out of place.

In Song Huan's words, this kind of contradiction only occurs when your vision is far larger than the present.

The distance was getting closer and closer, but there seemed to be a traffic jam ahead and no passage. Uncle Liu jumped out of the car and squinted his eyes slightly, "You guys wait here, I will come up and take a look."

Water charges are actually tolls in disguise.

Right here, he was in more pain and numbness.

I kept asking questions along the way, but fortunately Uncle Xu and Uncle Liu were very patient.

Uncle Liu, on the other hand, is full of beautiful longings for the future, thinking that his great son will be like this in the future.

You mean reporting officer?

His original plan was to settle down in Taiping Town for the rest of his life, but when it came to this point, he felt it was not possible.

-I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light.

Sometimes the "loneliness" in thought cannot be sympathized with by those who always "work when the sun rises and breathe when the sun sets" in that world.

Song Huan and the other three listened with great interest.

That is, bandits and gangsters are not allowed to attack students rushing to take exams.

When Uncle Xu heard this, he immediately agreed, "Okay! Then bring it with you. If nothing else, just say 'it's better to travel thousands of miles', I have to agree!"

He even told some interesting things he had encountered on the road before, and Uncle Xu occasionally added a few words to add color.

Spiritual! Eager to learn!

Thinking about it, he was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. Of course, he answered everything he knew about his brother.

A group of five people embarked on the official road to Fucheng.

Coupled with his strong body, he became an outstanding farmer.

Once you have seen a bigger world, you will be yearning for it.

Uncle Liu came back in less than a quarter of an hour, took a sip of the little water left in the bamboo tube, and said, "The water fee is being collected up front."

However, they don’t attack students, others can!

It’s not like no one has done it before, but they don’t punish robbery?

The bandits also caught the people's mentality that doing more is worse than doing less. They were happy and relaxed and got money easily!

As for those who ride in carriages, let alone spending money to avoid disasters.

Besides, five pennies is nothing to them, it’s just a donation!

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