"Mom just feels that all good long-cherished wishes can only be achieved if there is a supply of real money and food. If you want to climb up, your second brother is the one who builds the ladder. Both of them are indispensable."
Bai Xiaowu: "..."
'When did he step on my brother's shoulders and climb up?'
Look, don't say Boss Bai is selfish, even Bai Xiaowu simply ignores the efforts of the second brother.
They have always believed that doing farm work is the second best and is useless.
"In Xiao Wu's heart, are there three, six or nine levels of people?"
Xiaowu was stunned and spoke without thinking.
"Of course they are divided. Otherwise, why did the father let his son study hard? He just hopes that one day he will be a great man and shine on the family tree. People will look up to him, instead of being like ordinary people, shrinking and saying nothing wherever they go.
If you do it properly, you may get a severe beating."
Listening to Xiao Wu's tone, Bai Yunxi was not surprised at all. He was a local aboriginal and had the right to speak.
During this period, as he said, there was serious class differentiation, and everyone wanted to be an official, although there was a ranking of scholars, peasants, industrialists, and merchants.
But in the eyes of ordinary people, officials are out of reach, but merchants sell goods and have contact with them from time to time. If you want to make a little money as a casual worker, you still have to bow down to them, and you can't afford to offend them either.
"You are right. Mom also knows that this world is unfair, especially the working farmers at the bottom, who do the hardest work and eat the worst food. In the eyes of those powerful people, they are like ants."
"Because of this, those who have a surplus of food at home would rather live frugally and send their children to study and learn to read, hoping to change their family status. As a scholar, you should know how much it costs to support a student for a year, right?"
Listening to his mother's inquiry, Xiaowu frowned. His father was a civil servant, so he didn't have to hand over the exam, but he also consumed a lot of pens, inks, paper and inkstones. Before his father's accident, he told him that he would ask a classmate to find him a mentor.
Give me some pointers.
Once you become a disciple, the six rites alone will cost you a lot every year. Overall, it takes the entire family to support a student.
Thinking of this, he vaguely sensed his mother's intentions.
"Don't worry, mom. When my son reaches high school, he will definitely support his brother and won't abandon him."
Listening to Xiao Wu's tone, Bai Yunxi shook his head,
"You are wrong. Regardless of whether you study or not, it is your duty to be brothers and sisters, not to give charity. The nine sons of the dragon are all different. You brothers who share the same mother will naturally have mutual affection.
length."
"Just like you are good at studying and your second brother is talented in farm work. You brothers just have different division of labor and there is no distinction between high and low. Without your second brother and sister-in-law working hard in the fields and without food, what would you eat? How could you study hungry?
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Bai Xiaowu: "..."
"If you think you can farm, that's right, but if you spend time on farming, you will have much less time studying. As for what you said about being able to support your brothers once you reach high school, this is a promise to you.
, but to others it is just empty words and a white note.”
"How can it be empty talk? A gentleman keeps his promise, and his son keeps his promise."
Hearing the questioning, Bai Xiaowu stood up excitedly, forgetting the basket he was carrying on his back. If Bai Yunxi hadn't stretched out his hand to grab him, the bear would have dived into the bushes.
"Mom, I was just using an analogy. Why are you so excited? It's just a matter of fact. I didn't say you would break your promise."