Chapter Thirteen: The Black-hearted Uncle's Family Is Running Away
Because farmers have to do hard work, they are not as particular about exquisite combinations as the rich families. The breakfast in the farmhouse is just something that is very filling, such as rice and steamed buns. The steamed buns cannot be steamed with fine white flour, but must be steamed with thick flour.
The steamed buns will be big and full of belly when they come out, making them difficult to digest after eating.
With Tian Huaide's reputation as a scholar, the Tian family is considered to be an upper-middle-class family in Yangmei Village. They have 24 acres of land and an old cow. Compared with the poor who can only eat two meals a day, the Tian family is considered good.
Already.
If Tian Huaide had not sold his family's twenty-four acres of land in order to become an official in exchange for his niece, the Tian family would not have declined so quickly.
In the main room, in the middle of the large Eight Immortals table, there is a plate of large yellow thick-wheat buns, a large pot of gruel, and a large stack of salty pickled vegetables. This is the Tian family's breakfast.
There was a noisy family of more than a dozen people, old and young, around the dinner table. After sharing breakfast, they sat separately at the two Eight Immortals tables.
Tian Minyan took small bites of the hard steamed bun in her hand, and swallowed it with the rice porridge water that was almost invisible. She couldn't help but sigh and glance at the others.
Mrs. Chen, the eldest daughter, sat on one side with her two daughters and baby son, frowning and biting. They had lived in the town for many years, and they were used to eating fine white noodles, and they were not used to eating this thick noodles.
The dog in the second room chewed the steamed bun with big mouthfuls, and the snot from his nose flowed out for a long time, almost dripping onto the steamed bun in his hand. He sucked it back with a hiss, wiped it with his hand, and bit the steamed bun again.
Cheerful.
Tian Minyan twitched the corner of her mouth, looking at the steamed buns in her hand, she suddenly lost her appetite, and looked at the porridge in the big bowl in a daze.
At the men's table, they were discussing about spring plowing while eating. It's April now, the busy farming season, and it's important to plant the first crop of rice as soon as possible, otherwise it won't be good after the spring rain.
"Dad, Da Lang has been a little behind in his homework a few days ago. I have to go back and supervise him. Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't perform well when he comes off the field this year."
Tian Huaide waited for the old man to finish talking about spring plowing, and immediately spoke. Tian Minyan listened with her ears raised, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.
The eldest son of the family, Tian Minlin, is the only one who can go to school now. He is sixteen years old, studying in a school in the town, and has passed the boy's examination. The second son, Tian Minfu, also went to school, but unfortunately he is lazy and lustful.
He actually molested a student's sister in the school, and was beaten and sent back. The old man saw that he had no interest in him, and the school teacher Shu Xiu also got a tael of silver, so he didn't let him go.
Those who could go did not cherish it, while those who could not go were eager. Tian Minyan snorted and looked over at her compatriot brother Tian Minrui who was born only a few minutes before her. His eyes flashed and he lowered his head sadly.
She sighed, it was all the fault of being poor. She couldn't even read a book, so the old man stayed close to his eldest son and went to his armpits.
Needless to say, after a while, the old man will definitely say that academics are the most important thing, and honoring the ancestors is the most important thing.
Sure enough, before she could catch her breath, the old man frowned and said, "Study is the most important thing. It's reasonable for you to go back and see, but don't be too restrained by him, don't read your mind too seriously, and take the test well."
Who wouldn't be happy to go back to the town and live the city life? When the Chen family heard this, their eyes lit up and they looked at Tian Huaide and winked.
Tian Huaide gave him a calm look, and then said: "Dad, I will go back tomorrow with my son, his mother, and the others. Don't worry, I will definitely take care of him and let Da Lang earn a scholar."
You see."
Tian Minyan sneered, "Well, even if one person is too lazy to escape, then the whole family is running away!"
