Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s

Yuequan Village did not have a primary school. The school was in the neighboring Luoling Village, where Luoling Primary School gathered children from Yuequan Village, Hongxia Village, Luoling Village, and Jinkeng Village. The school was small, with only one class per grade and just three teachers in total: one for Chinese, one for mathematics, and one also serving as the principal, responsible for teaching the first and second grades.

From Yuequan Village to Luoling Primary School was about ten li away, which was considered close. Some had to walk as far as twenty li. Many children had to start their journey before dawn and only returned home when the stars were out, truly experiencing a journey adorned with stars and moonlight. If it rained or snowed, their hardships increased as their shoes often got filled with water by the time they reached the school. Some children, not wanting to ruin their shoes, would simply travel barefoot and only dry their feet and wear their shoes upon arriving at school.

But although the conditions were harsh at that time, every child was very enthusiastic about learning, braving every storm. Their earnestness was indeed incomparable to the children of later generations. However, there were exceptions, like the present Tian Xinhua, who was known for his disinterest in studies. His academic performance was just mediocre; he was instead completely focused on making money and his heart was not in his studies.

But the Old Man had decreed that all children from the Tian Family must attend school until they graduate from high school. He did not demand good grades, but insisted they should grow to be sensible and knowledgeable. The Old Man believed that reading too much was not beneficial, but not reading at all was also not good, thus he set the rule to graduate from high school, ensuring the children received just the right amount of education to be sensible without becoming nerds.

Tian Sisi was being lazily dragged along by Tian Xinhua, sincerely disliking every bit of schooling.Tian Sisi pouted and asked, "Brother Xin Hua, can I just not go to school?"

Tian Xinhua glanced at her sideways, "I don’t want to go to school either! But great-grandpa has decreed that all children of the Tian Family, regardless of gender, must graduate from high school."

Tian Xinhua was also extremely frustrated. Rather than wasting time sitting in class, he would prefer to make money brewing liquor. Sigh! Both sighed together. Meanwhile, Tian Qinghua, who was enjoying his fruit candy nearby, was quite puzzled by their gloomy faces. In his view, what was so bad about going to school? Although getting scolded for bad grades was a downside, he could play with his classmates every day and didn’t have to work in the fields, which seemed wonderful!

"I’ve got it!" Tian Sisi suddenly shouted loudly, "Brother Xin Hua, I’ve got a way to avoid going to school."