Chapter 137 - 136 Qualifications to Manage Children
As soon as Qi Yougui mentioned farming, Qi Sanshun, who had always been envious of his older cousin and Second Uncle’s family, immediately objected.
"I won’t do it," Qi Sanshun yelled, jumping up and down, "Second Uncle’s family said that Xiao Jiajia will start attending school tomorrow as the new year begins. Xiao Jiajia said he will teach me everything the teacher teaches him. These days, he’s even teaching me how to write numbers. Our village only has paper and pens in Second Uncle’s family. I want to play with Xiao Jiajia and learn to write and gain skills with him and my older female cousin."
As soon as Qi Ershun heard the words "learn skills," he glanced at Lady Han, his complexion turning even more ashen. He and his second brother had been doing well working in the snack shop; Nanny Jin liked him for his cleverness, and the children of his age in the village also envied him for being able to work in the town, earn money, and learn skills at such a young age.
However, in less than a day, he had been beaten back to his original state, his desires to learn skills and become a shopkeeper suddenly seemed out of reach. As Grandpa said, he would have to learn to be a peasant scratching a living from the soil.
Qi Dagen had just pulled Lady Han to her feet when he heard Sanshun making a commotion beside his father; he couldn’t help but scold, "Learn what? You’re as much of a scoundrel as your mother, always thinking about how to take advantage of others. Neither my older female cousin nor Xiao Jiajia owes you anything. Why should they provide for your food, your play, and even your paper and scholarly pursuits?"
When Lady Han saw her youngest son being scolded, she immediately retorted, "How can you say they don’t owe us? My Sanshun spends all day playing with that little brat. The Second Branch family never gave us any silver for taking care of the child."
Qi Dagen was so furious he slapped her, "You wretched woman, you’ve managed to mess up Ershun’s job in no time at all, and here you are stirring up trouble again."
Men are strong; one slap made Lady Han stagger, her cheek instantly bearing a bright red handprint. She covered her face in disbelief and stood there, wide-eyed.