Chapter 155: I Want to Go to School
"What’s this box for?" Little Hu pointed at a square on the paper and asked.
Gu Nian, slightly frustrated, began to explain to Little Hu, "This is my drawing of the farm. See, I’m going to raise chickens here, pigs there, and there’s a pond down the mountain that the village chief allocated to me, which can be used for fish farming..."
Talking about her grand plans, Gu Nian’s mind was full of ideas.
Of course, having grown up in the city, she had no experience in farming, but she had resources.
As soon as she mentioned pig farming, Gu Nian suddenly remembered something, temporarily abandoned the drawings, got up, and headed outside, "No way, I need to talk to my big brother."
Dahu would leave again tomorrow, and if she didn’t speak now, she would have to wait a whole month for him to come back.
"Little sis, what do you want to say to big brother?" Little Hu also ran outside after her.
Gu Nian had already knocked on the door, looked at Dahu standing inside, and said, "Big brother, I have something to talk to you about."
Dahu turned around, glancing at Erhu and Sanhu, who were lying in bed in their shorts, and said, "Little sis, just say what you have to say. Let’s go to the courtyard."
After Gu Nian and Dahu went out to talk, Little Hu slipped into the room, jumped onto the bed without hesitation, "Second brother, third brother, little sis is drawing maps. She’s amazing. She’s going to raise chickens, pigs, and even fish..."
When Little Hu got excited, he became a bit clumsy with his words, but Erhu and Sanhu both knew that Gu Nian was considering buying the hillside, and from Little Hu’s words, they guessed the gist.
Sanhu remained silent, while Erhu seemed quite interested, chatting happily with Little Hu back and forth.
Out of the blue, Sanhu suddenly said, "I want to study. Do second brother and little brother have any thoughts?"
Erhu was mid-sentence, and the words froze in his mouth, "Study? Our family... well, it’s not that we can’t afford it."
The family had just bought 70 acres of good land, plus the ten acres they already had, which was a significant asset.
However, precisely because they just bought so much land, Erhu figured the family’s money was probably almost gone.
Erhu scratched his head, "What can I think? Anyway, I’m too old, even if I go study, I can’t do many years. It’s a waste of time and money. But you and Little Hu are still young. If you really want to go, talk it over with mom and dad, see if they agree."
Anyway, Erhu felt there wasn’t much hope.
The whole Taohua Village had few literate people.
It’s one thing not being able to afford it, but generation after generation, they weren’t literate, nor did they ever think about sending the kids to study.
Sanhu just nodded, and Little Hu was still a bit confused.
Anyway, he always followed Sanhu’s lead. Whatever his third brother said was what he would do. If he was told to go up the mountain, he went up the mountain; if told to go down to the river, he went down to the river. If his third brother wanted to study, he thought it would be nice to learn to read, then he could understand the drawings his little sis made.
When Little Hu was chased away, Gu Nian and Dahu had finished talking.
Returning to the room, Gu Nian continued to plan her farm, while Little Hu mentioned Sanhu wanting to study.
Gu Nian thought, this is great!
She had originally been thinking about how to make her family realize the benefits of literacy and persuade her brothers to study.
Gu Nian intended to become a wealthy woman in the future, and the Lin Family would undoubtedly change along with her. How could a family of illiterates be acceptable?
Even if not for official titles, at least basic literacy was essential.