sbdcsierra Chapter 116 Done
Chapter 116 Done
Liu Fengshou got such a good job, and he immediately promised Chen Cui that he would take good care of those acres of crops and ensure that not a single seedling or ear of fruit would be damaged.
After Chen Cui made all the arrangements, she hurried to the town to pick up the children from school.
Suisui fell asleep, lying in the carriage, his little face flushed and drooling at the corners of his mouth.
When her sons are not at home, she has to take the child with her wherever she goes. Some places are actually not suitable for her to go to at all, and sometimes she has to be exposed to the sun and wind. This is not a solution.
Chen Cui suddenly understood why there are so many elderly people helping young people take care of children in modern small families.
Because when children are young, they always need someone to take care of them. If there is no elderly people to help, one of the parents will inevitably be tied up and unable to go out to work and earn money, which will affect the family income.
Of course, most of them are mothers. Many women quit their jobs to take care of their children, and some even become housewives or full-time mothers.
One reason why Chen Cui was successful in her previous life was that she was hardworking and diligent, and another reason was that she had no family burden, no scruples, and dared to think and act.
Anyway, she is alone, and if she fails it won't implicate others. At most she will be left with nothing. But wasn't this what happened to her when she came out of the orphanage? So what is there to be afraid of!
It was precisely with this enterprising spirit and drive, as well as the good times, that Chen Cui was able to accumulate huge wealth step by step.
Now in this life she has a family and several lovely children, who are both her motivation to move forward and her concern.
Suisui couldn't keep following her around like this, not because she was afraid of causing trouble, but because she was worried that the child would suffer.
On such a hot day, if someone was looking after her, Suisui could have slept soundly in bed in a cool room. But now she can only lie in a bumpy carriage, and her face gets red from the sun from time to time.
Chen Cui was thinking, after moving to the county town, should she hire someone to take care of Suisui?
When she was in the village, she was afraid of gossip, so she had to do everything at home by herself. After moving to the county, could she hire someone to do the work and free herself from housework?
Although she is diligent and capable, she doesn't really like working. Why should she make herself suffer when she can enjoy herself?
Next time she goes to the county town, she will go to the dental clinic and ask someone to help her find a suitable candidate so that she can buy him.
She can rent a house, but she would only choose to buy someone to take care of the children and do housework.
It's not that she became cold-blooded and started to enslave people just because she had some money, but she had to do so because it concerned the children.
She was not comfortable leaving a hired person alone with the child. Only when she had the indenture in her hands and had absolute control over this person could she feel at ease.
In this era, one had to show household registration documents whenever going out. The fate of fugitive slaves without identity was very miserable if they were caught, so they would not easily betray their masters.
After Chen Cui picked up the children, she went home and told them about the Dongming Academy exam.
After leaving Changping, they remained silent, and Changan and Changfu were both a little unconfident.
"Mom, that's the best Dongming School in our county. Can we get admitted?" Changfu said hesitantly.
"We have to try it first to see if it works. Mom wasn't sure before she made charcoal. Only after trying can we know if it will work. If we pass the exam, we can go in. If not, we can go to other schools. Don't worry too much."
Chen Cui was afraid that the children would think that she had to let them pass the exam, and that this would be too much of a burden, so she hurried to comfort them.
"Then shall we take the exam on the first day of next month?" Chang'an asked.
"If you feel you need more time to prepare, you can wait until the first of September to go. The exam is held every month, and you just need to register ten days in advance."
The three brothers sat together to discuss and decided to go to the school tomorrow to ask Mr. Chu for his opinion.
"In fact, Mr. Chu once said that it would be great if Big Brother could go to the county to study, because there are too many students in the school with different levels, and he can't spare much time to give Big Brother more guidance. I didn't expect it to be realized so soon."
Changfu said with emotion.
Chen Cui was a little surprised. She only knew that Changping's academic progress was much faster than his two younger brothers, but she didn't expect that he was so valued by the teacher.
"Changping, why didn't you mention it before?" Chen Cui asked angrily.
"Brother won't tell us, and won't let us tell you." Changfu said quickly.
Changping pursed his lips embarrassedly and smiled.
Chen Cui understood that he was afraid of adding burden to the family, so he didn't want her to know.
The tuition fee in the county town is much more expensive than in the town. Food, clothing, housing and other necessities all cost money. There are several mouths to feed in the family, but they all depend on his mother alone, and he cannot afford to open that mouth.
Chen Cui touched her eldest son's head and said, "Since you have the talent for studying, I will definitely support you. What you can become in the future depends on your luck, but when it's time to move forward, don't worry too much."
Since the teacher at the school suggested that he go to the county town, it must be that the school in the town is no longer suitable for him. Staying here will affect his progress and the result will be counterproductive.
Changping lowered his head and stammered, "I understand, mother."
Since she was planning to go to the county town, Chen Cui began to pack up her things at home in her free time, and intentionally put some seldom-used things into the space in advance.
Now the corn in the space is about to mature. While it is still green, she sneaks in at night and cooks a few corns on the charcoal stove.
After it was cooked, the room was filled with the aroma of corn. She leaned back in the recliner and ate two in a row before stopping.
It’s a pity that the corn outside is not yet in season, so I can’t take it out and eat it openly, otherwise it would be even more delicious.
Chen Cui didn't expect that Zhang Ruomei would act so quickly. In just three or two days, she had found the site and manpower for the canning.
"It's not that I'm quick, it's Manager Zhang who's efficient." Zhang Ruomei said.
Manager Zhang is an old man from her mother's family. He was previously highly valued in the Zhang family. He followed her from Shuzhong to Guizhou and then to Longnan, and was always at her beck and call.
Because she had been concerned about her master's thoughts, she had never opened a proper shop, and Manager Zhang had never been put to use.
The fruit shop was run like a hobby, without regard to cost, which made the shopkeeper Zhang very anxious. He complained that he was so idle that he was covered in hair.
How could a small fruit shop show his ability? Now that he heard his daughter say that this business has great potential, why not put in all his effort?