When Chengchun worked in a drug store, he understood the pain of being illiterate the most. People who were literate could work as drug boys or accountants. The work was easy and not tiring, and they could earn more money. However, people who were illiterate could only work as coolies.
After working hard all day, what you earn is just a few cents from others.
Cheng Chun nodded hurriedly: "Fifth Master doesn't think I'm stupid, so I'll naturally work hard to learn!"
Su Xubai looked at Cheng Chun's well-behaved and progressive appearance, and felt a rare feeling of being a teacher. Then he smiled and said: "Since I want to teach you how to read, then I will be your master. I will pay my respects to Mr. Li."
It’s inevitable!”
"Me, our apprenticeship ceremony in the countryside only requires a few taels of pork and a jar of good wine. I'm afraid the Fifth Master will look down on it!" Cheng Chun was a little embarrassed.
Su Xubai looked at Cheng Chun for a long time, then smiled and said: "Then I don't care, you have to think carefully about what to do as my apprenticeship ceremony!"
Cheng Chun bit his lip, lowered his head and meditated, looking embarrassed.
Su Xubai ignored her and just held her in his arms. He gently sniffed Chengchun's hair and was a little surprised: "You don't use the hair ointment you bought at home anymore?"
"The Fifth Master doesn't like it, so I won't use it anymore!" Cheng Chun leaned in Su Xubai's arms. Now she was somewhat used to his generous chest, and she didn't feel particularly uncomfortable leaning there.
"This one still tastes good now, even if it's light, it will make you feel tired!" Su Xubai smiled, picking up a bunch of her hair and playing with it in her hand.
Su Xubai forgot about the apprenticeship ceremony as soon as he said it, but Chengchun kept it in mind. As soon as he returned to the house, he took Hongdou to discuss what kind of apprenticeship ceremony he should prepare.
How did Hongdou know this? She basically didn't know anything about Su Xubai's preferences. She talked about many things, but in the end they all ended up with some expensive jewelry and utensils. Chengchun couldn't afford those things with his own money, so he couldn't afford them with Su Xubai's likes and dislikes.
Xu Bai's money is not sincere.
Chengchun was troubled for a long time, and was still thinking about this matter when she was washing up at night. Seeing that she was unhappy, Hongdou thought of a way to talk to her: "Everyone in the shop has sent the things over. I thought the lady had chosen
There were a lot of things, but when we got to the house, we realized they weren’t much!”
"If we were at home, the money spent today would be enough for our family of four to live for several years!" Cheng Chun combed his hair with a comb on the side, and his eyebrows inadvertently revealed a bit of longing.
Hongdou was a quick-thinking person, and she immediately noticed it: "Mrs., are you homesick?"
Cheng Chun paused, then smiled: "When my brother was growing tall, he could move around a lot without looking at him. I don't know when he will be able to see him in the future. Maybe I won't recognize him at that time.
What does he look like!"
"Fifth Master also said that if my wife is homesick, she can go back from time to time. It won't be a problem!" Hongdou looked at Cheng Chun in the bronze mirror and comforted her softly.
But Cheng Chun shook his head: "Fifth Master is considerate of me, and I want to be more sensible. How can a married woman go back to her parents' home from time to time? What's more, the countryside is a small place, and even the smallest thing will spread!"
"Fifth Master treats my wife well. She goes back often to bring face to her family. It would be good if the news spreads!" Hongdou was a little puzzled.
"In this world, there are many people who wish you well, but they don't want you to be better than them. Because something happened to me... I married someone as a concubine. Although they knew that I married into a wealthy family, they didn't want you to be better than them.
"Concubine, I am lower than them. Even though I am richer, they still think I am not good and pitiful, but they are always sympathetic to me!" Cheng Chun lowered his head and spoke softly.
Su Xubai happened to walk in, and Hong Dou was about to speak, but he stopped her, so she had to act silently as if nothing had happened.
"But if they know that I am not as pitiable as they think, they will feel unfair. If people are unfair, they will have resentments. When the time comes, I will only go home occasionally, but my parents and brothers live there for a long time and are farmers.
, I will inevitably have to live in Zhuangzi for many years, and it will not be my parents and brothers who suffer!" Cheng Chun said, and couldn't help but sigh.
Hongdou glanced at Su Xubai beside him and did not answer.
"Fifth Master treats me well. It's because Fifth Master has a good heart and is also my blessing. But if I talk to others everywhere, no matter how good the blessing is, it will be gone!" Cheng Chun slowly raised his head.
It was only then that Cheng Chun saw Su Xubai standing behind her in the mirror. She was startled and was about to stand up suddenly, but Su Xubai held her shoulders down: "You are quite transparent.
very!"
Chengchun quickly thought about it, wondering if he had said anything wrong, and his face gradually turned pale: "Fifth Master, I..."
"You are right. Most people in the world are like this. People have good intentions and they often want you to live a good life. But when one day you live a better life than him, his kindness often no longer exists.
As the saying goes, hiding skill in clumsiness, using darkness to make light clear, combining clarity with turbidity, using bending as extension, the true experience of the world is a pot with three caves to hide in!" Su Xubai looked at Cheng Chun and smiled slightly.
Chengchun didn't quite understand what he was saying, and his face was at a loss.
Su Xubai didn't mind it either, and explained with a smile: "In fact, when we behave in the world, we should hide our intelligence under clumsiness, our sharpness under restraint, our nobility under easy-going, and
Hide your aggressiveness under your retreat!”
"Said in the book?" Cheng Chun's eyes lit up and he looked at Su Xubai expectantly.
"Yes, what the book says, the last two sentences mean that these are the most useful life-saving magic weapons in life, and the most useful three cunning rabbit holes for self-defense!" Su Xubai looked at Cheng Chun and said with a smile.
"These things are taught in books?" Cheng Chun was very surprised, "I thought the books were talking about things that ordinary people like us can't understand!"
Hongdou had the insight to pull away and carefully closed the door.
Su Xubai walked over to Cheng Chun and sat down: "The so-called reading is to understand the truth. Most of the books are summaries of predecessors' entire lives. Reading can help us avoid many risks. It can teach us many things, including how to
Farming, how to weave cloth, these things that people's livelihood depends on, can be passed down not only through word of mouth, but also through books!"
Cheng Chun's eyes became brighter and brighter. She just looked at Su Xubai in front of her, dreaming, and even had a bit of reverence in her eyes: "Does the Fifth Master really want to teach me how to read and write?"
"Of course what I said is true!" Su Xubai smiled and scratched Cheng Chun's nose, "But it's getting late tonight, let's study hard another day!"