When Gong Yu mentioned the work in his backyard, he became worried. He looked at the little girl next to his elder brother and shook his head at Gong Jian.
Gong Jian understood what his second brother meant. He didn't want the chores in the backyard to fall on his young sister. He would rather give up the opportunity to go to school than have his family make sacrifices for him.
Gong Jian was very happy to see his younger brothers and sisters caring and loving each other. He patted Gong Yu on the shoulder and quickly comforted him.
"Don't worry, I will arrange for others to do the work in your backyard. You can just go to school with peace of mind."
Gong Yu and Gong Yue both looked at their eldest brother in confusion. According to Gong Jian, the household chores would not fall on the two siblings. But there are only five people in the family, and their father is bedridden, so their mother has to take care of it.
Housework, does the eldest brother have to take care of all these tasks?
As soon as the two of them thought of this, they hurriedly wanted to stop them. But before they could say anything, Gong Jian continued unhurriedly: "Didn't you also say that our family's reputation in the village is not very good now. Mr.
There are some gossips who say bad things about our family."
Gong Yue and Gong Yu didn't know why their elder brother had returned to the previous topic, but they still nodded truthfully.
After the people in Chenjia Village learned that Gong Jian hunted in the back mountains and sold the prey to the town to make money, many people followed suit and went hunting together in the back mountains. But they didn’t know whether it was because their hunting skills were not good enough or because they went there.
There were too many people in the back mountain, which disturbed the prey. In short, the harvest of those people was far less than that of their home.
As time goes by, some people will naturally become jealous. This is where the rumors about their family came from in the beginning.
Some people say that Gong Jian has been hunting in the back mountain for a long time, but he has been avoiding everyone and wants to eat alone. The back mountain obviously belongs to everyone in the village, but Gong Jian just wants to be alone. Since then, Gong Jian
The prey they catch in the traps they set on the mountain will always be stolen by others, and the traps will often be destroyed by others.
Some people also say that Gong Jian bought a special bait in the town. With that bait, the wild animals will follow him and no one else can see the prey. Together with these rumors, those who went to Gong Jian's house to inquire about the information
, almost bursting through the gate of their house. Some people even came directly to ask for it. No matter how they denied it, it only confirmed Gong Jian's reputation for being selfish.
Therefore, Gong Jian rarely went hunting in the back mountains. In fact, there were too many jealous people in the village. Many people stared closely at Gong Jian and the others. Once they went to the back mountains, there would always be some people following them.
, or simply come up to chat and want to go into the mountains with them. This makes Gong Jian and the others really annoyed.
Later, because the hares raised by Gong Yu in the backyard reproduced very quickly, Gong Jian no longer needed to go hunting in the back mountains. Anyway, the animals raised at home could fully meet the family's daily expenses and still have a surplus. The family was slow
Slowly I started to accumulate some savings.
At that time, because Gong Jian no longer went hunting in the back mountains, the previous rumors gradually disappeared.
And because Gong Jian didn't hide anything, he also took the initiative to teach several young hunters how to hunt and set traps. After the villagers saw that Gong Jian no longer went to the back mountains, they used the propaganda of those young hunters.
, the reputation of their family has gradually improved.
Everyone later learned that they only relied on the rabbits and chickens they raised in the backyard, and there was no need to go out to hunt anymore. However, except for Gong Jian and his family, no one else could feed the same hares. Although this made those who wanted to follow the trend of breeding
Rabbit people were dissatisfied, but they didn't cause much trouble.
This time, rumors about Gong Jian and his family are flying everywhere again. Mainly because in the past six months, everyone has seen that the life of Gong Jian's family is getting better and better.
His family members are no longer as skinny as before, but now they are all well-proportioned, with rosy complexions, and are even more generous and decently dressed.
Not to mention his house, the smell of meat can be heard every day. People who live near his house are so greedy that their children always cry and howl every time they eat.
In addition, Mrs. Gong Jian has been persistent in smearing his family. This is why people in the village have great opinions on his family.
When Gong Jian saw his younger brothers and sisters nodding in agreement, he patiently explained to them: "Recently, the reason why people in the village have such strong opinions on our family is mainly because our family's current living standard is better than that of others.
A lot."
Seeing that his younger brothers and sisters were listening carefully to what he said, with thoughtful looks on their faces, Gong Jian continued.
"Then if we allow them to improve their lives and reduce the gap between our family and the people in the village, those people will no longer be so jealous and say mean things. And if they want to rely on us to improve their lives, then if
If someone talks bad about our family, they will object immediately. Do you think this is true?"
Gongyue's eyes suddenly brightened up: "Yes, brother is right. If they also become rich, they will no longer be jealous of our family. Now I can't even go out even if we eat some meat at home. There are always some children
Standing guard at the door of our house, I feel sad when I see you."
But then she hesitated: "How can we make them rich? We can't give them our money."
Thinking of this, Gong Yue pouted again. She didn't want to give her family's money to those snobs. She still remembered that when her family was poor, they didn't lend a helping hand. Now her family is rich.
, you have to say mean things behind your back.
Gong Yue raised her head and looked at Gong Jian eagerly: "Brother, stop being so pretentious and tell me what you plan to do."
Gong Jian fondly nodded his little sister's forehead: "You little guy, you are so impatient. Of course I don't want to give our money to others casually."
Having said this, he turned to look at his younger brother, who was also staring at him eagerly, and then said unhurriedly: "Look, our family has a lot of work now. After my second brother's year, I plan to let him
Go to a private school to study, little sister, I hope you can make more friends and play freely. My parents are even more reluctant to leave them, they are too tired."
Having said this, he paused for a moment, and Gong Yu and Gong Yue's eyes softened. They all understood how much their eldest brother cared about them. At the same time, they couldn't help but feel sorry for their eldest brother. He had considered everyone in the family.
, but never considered his own needs. (To be continued)