bookrandom Chapter 428 The Flower of Barrenness (3)
Chapter 428 The Flower of Barrenness (3)
With the third branch of the family making such a fuss, and Tian Laosan ultimately using his eldest uncle's future education as leverage, the old man was forced to sign the family division agreement.
However, probably because they resented the third branch of the family for daring to mention dividing the family property, they said that the third branch of the family could not take anything with them except their clothes, which meant they would leave with nothing.
Tian Laosan was also a man of strong temper. He said directly that even if bones are broken, tendons are still connected. If the third branch of the family had any problems in the future, they should ask the first branch for help. If the first branch didn't help, he didn't know what he would say in town.
Finally, the village chief intervened, and Tian Laosan's family was adopted by Tian's fifth uncle. Tian's fifth uncle had passed away early, so it wasn't a bad thing for them to be adopted by him.
From that point on, the Tian family and the Tian family had no further connection.
However, there are advantages to adoption. The thatched hut left by Uncle Tian the Fifth was inherited by Tian Laosan. Although it was not a big house, it was enough to keep out the wind and rain.
As soon as Tian Laosan's family moved out, Tian Zhuang's family came to visit. Tian Zhuang's father, heavily pregnant, was busy helping out and said to call him if there was anything he needed, hoping that Wangyou could teach his son more.
Upon hearing this, Wangyou agreed, believing that exchanging gold and silver for a scholar's future was a profitable deal for Tian Zhuang's family.
Tian Laosan had always known that his daughter was smart since she was a child, but he didn't expect her to be this smart. After Tian Zhuang's father gave him a long explanation, he realized that the siblings had done so much in the past six months.
"Aye, Tian Zhuang said you can recite the Three Character Classic now, recite it for your father." After seeing Tian Zhuang and his son off, Tian Laosan picked up Tianye and said with a smile.
Tianye was not afraid at all. Not only did he recite the Three Character Classic fluently, but he also recited the Thousand Character Classic and parts of the Analects.
"My son is that amazing?" Old Tian looked on with a dreamy expression.
"My older sister is the best." Tianye couldn't remember the rest of the poem, and was now looking at Wangyou guiltily.
"Aye is already doing well. It will be even easier for him to memorize when he has books." Wangyou wasn't too harsh. Tianye is only a little over three years old, and he's already doing very well.
The person who said this didn't realize that she was only five years old.
Tian Laosan was excited, but the cost of studying was like a bucket of cold water poured on him. The tuition for village school was only five taels of silver a year, while that for school in town was ten taels a year, not including the cost of writing materials.
"Father, cough cough cough, let's make calligraphy brushes and sell them!" Wangyou said after coughing a few times.
Is it feasible?
“That works. I can do better now. I caught a lot of rabbits before, but Dad left them on the mountain. I’ll bring them back in the next couple of days, and I’ll also cut some bamboo. Things will get better eventually.”
"Alright, I'll do whatever you say, but you can tell me what to do, and I'll do it. It's freezing cold, you can't get wet again." Tian Laosan patted his daughter's head, and a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in his heart.
The Song family also came to learn. Neither of them were stupid, and they learned quickly. After making some, they took them to the bookstore in town to sell.
Because Wangyou was still unwell, Tian Laosan went alone. Fortunately, the bookstore owner was not one to judge by appearances. After inspecting the quality of the brushes, he accepted them based on their quality, with the highest price being two taels of silver and the lowest being around eight hundred coins.
The shopkeeper said that he could send it over as soon as he had it. Tian Laosan, quick-witted, immediately said that he would definitely send it over once it was finished, but that it took too long to make a single pen, so he definitely couldn't make them in large quantities.
The shopkeeper agreed, thinking that if pens were so easy to make, they wouldn't be so expensive.
Tian Laosan brought out ten writing brushes, which sold for a total of sixteen taels and eight hundred cash. Before leaving, Tian Laosan reluctantly spent money to buy a copy of the Analects of Confucius and ink sticks, and also cut a piece of the cheapest Xuan paper. In one go, ten taels of silver were gone.
Tian Laosan was heartbroken and started sobbing. He quickly grabbed his things and left the bookstore. He then went to the grain store to buy some rice and flour, and to the cloth store to buy some fabric to make clothes for his family.
In this way, the money he had just earned was almost all gone, but when Tian Laosan passed by the meat stall, he still couldn't resist buying a pound of pork belly.
When she got home, Song sighed when she saw all the things, but she still quickly brought Tian Laosan a bowl of ginger soup.
Then the family sat together and began to listen to what Tian Laosan had bought along the way. They exclaimed in surprise when they heard that the calligraphy brush had sold for more than seventeen taels of silver, and sighed when they heard Tian Laosan say that he still had eight hundred coins left.
"You bought meat today, perfect for making dumplings!" Mrs. Song said with a smile.
“Okay, Mom, I’ll make some too,” Wangyou said excitedly.
"it is good."
"Mom, I want one too." Tianye saw that his sister wanted one, so he raised his hand to help.
During this time, Wangyou's health has improved a lot, but because it is snowing outside, she still cannot go out.
Unable to go out, Wangyou practiced calligraphy at the desk that Tian Laosan had specially prepared for her and her siblings. Through more than half a year of practice, Wangyou's calligraphy had developed its own unique style.
Fortunately, Tian Laosan bought paper as Wangyou had instructed, and Wangyou cut the paper into small pieces and then wrote down the Three Character Classic and the Thousand Character Classic from memory.
Meanwhile, Tianye was practicing calligraphy on a piece of paper, with a small stone hanging from her wrist to strengthen her arm. Although it was uncomfortable, Tianye persevered.
When Tian Zhuang came to learn one day, he discovered that even little Tian Ye's handwriting was almost as good as his. He cried and begged for the secret, and from then on, there was one more person practicing calligraphy with his wrist suspended from a stone.
Little Fatty Tian Zhuang wanted to give up countless times, but seeing those younger than him working hard, and with the encouragement of his parents, he persevered.
Little Fatty Tian Zhuang comes from a well-off family, so they have no shortage of books available on the market. At this time, Wang You would teach Tian Zhuang while copying down these books and making notes.
When Tian Zhuang's father saw his son's progress, he was overjoyed and sent supplements to Tian Laosan's family for free.
When others ask, Tian Zhuang's father will confidently say that he and Tian Zhuang have a good relationship and he wanted to help his brother. As for the matter of Wangyou teaching, he didn't reveal a single word about it.
Tian Zhuang's father had heard about Wang You's health condition, and since Wang You was exceptionally intelligent, he didn't want to share his resources, so no one suspected anything.
Tian Laosan became obsessed with making pens and was good at using his brain. He managed to improve the quality of the pens. When he went to the mountains to find bamboo, he would try to choose the best bamboo. Thanks to making pens, the Tian family's life gradually improved.
As winter turned to spring, Wangyou's health improved significantly. At least she no longer had to be confined at home every day, so she began to slowly exercise. She bought the Five Animal Frolics exercises from the doctor she visited in town during the Spring Festival.
Since Tianye will be pursuing the imperial examination path in the future, his health must be excellent, otherwise he might not be able to survive the exam.
Tianye is a sister-obsessed person; whatever Wangyou says, Tianye does.
As for Tian Zhuang, after Wang You spoke, he was not very willing to move. He was already tired from studying every day, so why should he practice martial arts?