mesbooks Chapter 323 In my youth, I also dreamed of soaring to great heights.
Chapter 323 In my youth, I also dreamed of soaring to great heights.
On the ridge of the field, Gu Erlang was holding Gu Xiaoman and talking to Li Xun.
Standing in front of Li Xun were two little ones, namely Li Chuan and Li Qingyang.
Lin Chang'er had gone to the county town in a hurry and hadn't told him about Li Da and Li Mian's family.
Today, Li Xun was quite surprised when he saw the two little ones at the Gu family home.
Fortunately, although Li Chuan and Li Qingyang are young, they have good logical abilities and can explain the general situation on their own.
With the addition of Li Qingning, who was a bit older, Li Xun understood most of what had happened in the past few days.
Lin Chang'er is a busy person, and he hasn't been able to find time to talk to her alone.
Upon seeing Gu Erlang, she sighed deeply, "I really didn't expect my cousin to be such a scoundrel."
"Now that Sister Xing'er has divorced her eldest cousin, it's a blessing in disguise. However, Sister Xing'er will be raising Chuan'er alone from now on..."
The child is innocent; it was all the fault of my older cousin.
Gu Erlang was also filled with emotion. Fortunately, his family had three younger siblings to support them; otherwise, he would have been worried about how to raise Xiaoman and Yudian.
He couldn't bring himself to say something like, "We'll help you with everything."
After all, everything he has now was given to him by his third brother and sister-in-law.
Fortunately, Xiaoman also knows that she should be filial to her younger brother and sister-in-law.
However, "Don't worry, Chang'er didn't send them back to her parents' home, but brought them to Linshui Village, so she won't abandon them."
"Although Third Sister dislikes her mother-in-law and eldest brother-in-law, she has no objection to Sister-in-law Xing'er and Li Chuan."
“Now that Sister Xing’er is recuperating next door, and Third Sister is still in her postpartum period, it’s inconvenient for them to visit each other. Once Sister Xing’er has recovered and Third Sister is out of her postpartum period, they can help each other out.”
Li Xun naturally believed this and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes!"
At this moment, Li Chuan looked up and said, "Uncle, don't worry about us. Xiao Chuan will soon be able to help Aunt with chores. Xiao Chuan will work hard to support Mother and Xiao Chuan."
Li Xun patted his sensible nephew's head, and felt even more heartache when he saw the herbs stuffed in his ears.
His older cousin is a real scoundrel.
Li Qingyang looked at Li Xun and said, "Uncle, once my father recovers, he will stay at the primary school as a teacher. My grandparents plan to go back and sell the land in our village, rent a house first, and then build a new house when we have saved enough money. We will also settle down in Linshui Village."
“My grandparents, as well as my parents, also take care of Xiao Chuan Ge.”
Li Xun nodded. Aunt Li and Uncle Li were always kind-hearted, and Brother Li Mian and Sister-in-law Li were also good people.
The two families were originally neighbors, so it would be great for them to look out for each other.
As they were talking, on the other side of the field, Chen Shanzhang was still staring intently at the sugarcane that Lin Chang'er had just planted.
Lin Chang'er's words kept echoing in his mind.
“If it’s rotten, it can’t be planted. Even if it is planted, it won’t sprout new shoots and won’t grow into good sugarcane.”
"Besides the quality of the seeds themselves, the planting time is also important. If the seeds are planted too deep or too shallow, too dry or too wet, or if there is insufficient fertilizer, they may not grow well..."
This girl is quite the hands-off manager; after saying that, she ran off to the edge of the field to chat with the workers who were helping out.
As Chen Shanzhang watched Lin Chang'er dancing with joy in the crowd, and then looked at the people surrounding her—some carrying water bottles, others holding children—everyone's face was beaming with smiles, as if they were full of hope for life.
This was different from the reactions he had seen from villagers when he visited students' homes in the countryside before.
Although Ninghai Prefecture is located by the sea, it is not wealthy, and the imperial court has not issued an explicit ban on the sea.
However, this area is plagued by rampant banditry, coupled with the unpredictable weather at sea.
Even when fishermen go out to sea, their chances of survival are slim.
Over time, they came to prefer settling down in the fields.
Unfortunately, the soil in this area is not particularly fertile, and the crop yield per acre is always lower than in other regions.
This poverty and weakness has accumulated from generation to generation. In many places, people work hard all year round but can barely make ends meet.
They couldn't afford new clothes, let alone meat.
But what he saw in Linshui Village today was completely different from the scenes he remembered.
The villagers of Linshui Village, regardless of age, all have a vibrant spirit on their faces.
The neighbors get along well and greet strangers politely.
Without a doubt, the person who brought about the changes here is none other than that little girl, Lin Chang'er.
Chen Shanzhang stood with his hands behind his back in the field, his gaze sweeping over the small village that was currently enjoying a period of peace.
The sun was slowly setting, its warm yellow rays falling on the ridges of the fields, the mountains, the earth, and also on the boundless sea.
A long scroll depicting prosperity and well-being unfolded in Chen Shanchang's mind.
If the entire coastal area were like the waterside villages, with full granaries, abundant food and clothing, and joy for both children and the elderly, then it would be a truly wonderful time.
It's difficult, but no matter how difficult something is, as long as someone dares to think about it and dares to do it, there is hope.
That girl is humble on the surface and seems to be laughing and joking, but she has managed to develop this village into what it is today without making a sound. If she wants to, is willing to, and does it, and has the support of her old friends and Lord Wu and others, she may not be unable to do it.
Headmaster Chen nodded to himself, then suddenly woke up with a start.
He actually placed such a big responsibility on a little woman.
Normally, he would think he's gone mad.
But right now, I feel inexplicably emotional, and even the original aspirations that have been dormant in my blood for many years are stirring again.
Which scholar, in his youth, didn't dream of soaring to great heights and realizing his lofty ambitions?
Unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time, and his life ended abruptly, eventually leading him to live a secluded life in the academy.
He shut his ears and stopped caring about world affairs.
Year after year, he thought his life would just continue like this, but God gave him such a surprise.
Headmaster Chen closed his eyes tightly for a moment, then suddenly opened them again.
In just a few moments, he suddenly understood.
It's rotten, it can't be planted anymore, it won't sprout new shoots, and it will never grow into good sugarcane.
He only thought that the academy's reputation could not be ruined.
Students from impoverished backgrounds study diligently, which is already difficult. Unless they have committed heinous crimes, they should be given another chance.
But we forget that some seedlings are rotten from the root.
They live a life of petty scheming and maneuvering, like the bell-ringing monk who rings the bell one day and gets through the next.
They lack lofty ambitions and are more inclined to opportunism and climb to the top by stepping on others.
Right now, it's the students of Yunhai Academy who are suffering from their mistreatment, but what about the future?
When you went to the capital for the imperial examinations, what other students did you know by nodding acquaintance?
If we let them succeed again, won't it be the people under their rule who suffer next?
A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole. His mercy today is no less cruel to those who have already suffered or will suffer from his harm in the future.
Good seedlings need fertile soil to take root, and farmers need to water and prune them in a timely manner to ensure they grow strong.
And he was supposed to be the one pruning the trees...