Chapter 34
The firewood stack behind the house is a small stronghold where Chunyang and Zhien whisper, which blocks the wind in winter and shades the sun in summer. The disadvantage is that there are many mosquitoes and flies. Chunyang sat there and suffocated several flies, which was so irritable.
"Can you do it? I can't find me to enter the house anymore. There are too many flies here." Chunyang, who had been tired for a day, said impatiently.
After waiting for a while, Zhien took out a big and thick book from his cloth pocket and said in surprise: "I found it, it's this one, you can take a look."
It's dark now, and although it's already past seven o'clock in the evening, I can still see things clearly. Chunyang took the book and looked through a few pages carefully, but still didn't understand what Zhien meant.
This is a book introducing ancient coins. The text is concise and exquisitely matched. It starts from the first recorded coin to the coins used before the founding of the People's Republic of China.
"Why don't your mind turn?" Zhien explained disgustedly: "Look at the top, many coins are not circulating, which means there are fewer such coins. What does it mean?"
Chunyang shook his head in confusion, feeling that he was already confused by Zhien.
"Stop it means it's expensive!" As if someone was eavesdropping beside him, Zhien approached Chunyang and said in a low voice: "I saved up all these big money, and I can't guarantee that I can sell them at a big price one day. Don't believe it. My dad said that he used to collect stamps, and the fewer stamps, the harder it is. He even exchanged meat stamps for stamps. Do you think it's worth it?"
This was the first time Chunyang heard the word "stamp collection". After thinking about it for a long time, he probably understood what it meant. In her opinion, it was of course not worth it. The meat was too expensive, and the stamps were not hungry, so they could not be compared with meat.
However, Zhien told her that in the eyes of people who like stamps, the stamps they like are more valuable than meat and more valuable than meat.
"Are you sure that big money can be sold at a high price in the future? No one here takes big money seriously. My elder sister used to use big money to slap shuttlecocks for me and kicked them with steadfast." Chunyang said skeptical.
She was not exaggerating at all. The shuttlecock pierced from the big money with a hole in the middle was very good. She inserted the big rooster's hard feathers into the hole in the middle of the big money, wrapped it with a few layers of cloth on the outside, and made it paste, which was particularly strong and durable.
In addition to tying shuttlecocks, some elderly people use big money to make pendants for their children to play with. Anyway, no one regards big money as something that is worth a lot of money.
Zhien shook his head honestly and said, "I'm not sure, what if I want to save it first. Let's think about it. Even if this thing is not valuable now, we can save it for decades to pass it to the next generation, and they will continue to pass it down. It will definitely be valuable in hundreds or thousands of years."
He also wanted to be a family heirloom, and Chunyang was speechless.
"Are you thinking too much?"
Chunyang's words seemed to have stabbed him. He leaned against the firewood pile like a boneless person, looked up at the sky, and sighed deeply for a long time and said in confusion: "I really think a lot, but I'm just thinking about it. I took Zhili out with my elder sister before, and I could see what it is like outside, but I feel like this can't be done. I have no money or ability, and I don't even have anywhere to see my family when I'm sick. That kind of feeling is really bad."
If this continues, what will Zhien plan to do?
Zhien had a headache about this problem, he didn't know what he should do.
It’s just a dream to make a name for yourself by making a fortune at home! Now there are not even big animals in the family, and it’s all up to these people and the people who have to borrow other people’s animals. You won’t even think about making a name for yourself by farming in this life.
Before, he wanted to raise cattle and sheep, which was indeed a way out, but the early investment in raising cattle and sheep was too great, and his family did not have the conditions at all. Now, the two sheep in the family are slowly breeding, so this road may take a long time.
Chunyang heard him talk for a long time and found that he had said all the roads he could walk at home. Only then did he realize what he really wanted to express, or what was the real thought hidden in his heart.
"You want to go out!" Chunyang concluded for him concisely.
Zhien was stunned, and then smiled helplessly.
"Where can I go in this situation at home?"
Chunyang was not thinking about whether he could go out, but what he could do when he went out.
All she could think of was going to school and joining the army. These two paths were almost impossible for Zhien.
After staying silent for a long time with Zhien, Zhien actually threw his worries on Chunyang.
"What do you want to do in the future? Always be a teacher in the village? I guess you won't be a teacher for long. The country has policies on education every year. Seeing that education is being paid more and more attention, you will be punished sooner or later after graduating from elementary school, who don't even have a junior high school diploma," Zhien said rationally.
Chunyang knew he was right, but she didn't know what she wanted to do. She always thought of becoming strong and protecting her elder sister and Qiaoya, but how could she be strong? With her current knowledge, she could not answer this question at all.
Seeing that she didn't speak for a long time, Zhien said helplessly: "Look at the girls in our village, do you want to be the same as them? If you don't say far away, just say your family, do you want to be like your eldest sister like your sister-in-law?"
Li Dongmei is a unique person. There are not many women in the village as miserable as hers, but I have to say that Chunyang doesn’t want to live the kind of life that most women in the village live.
When you get married when you get old, you have children after getting married. If you don’t like having a daughter, you will continue to have a child. The policy does not allow you to have a child who hides from others. In short, you must have a child.
The child is obviously born from a woman's belly, but the woman has no right to decide whether to give birth or not. However, the women in the village will not be worried about this. Even they themselves are willing to give birth to a boy for their husband's family. If they can't give birth to a boy, they will feel guilty, feel sorry for their husband's family, and are afraid that they will not have a son to support their children when they are old.
Is this someone else’s problem or her own?
After thinking for a while, Chunyang walked around himself, and he had a headache.
This summer is destined to be a summer that makes them headaches and troubles. Many problems they can't understand will eventually gradually understand after experiencing some things.
A few days later, Wang Maochang and Wang Dazhi came over and asked Li Guangzhu to hand over their Wang family's wife.
Li Guangzhu and Li Guilan were both confused by the scolding and had no idea what was going on.
After being scolded for a long time, Li Guangzhu caught the opportunity to ask them what was going on.
Chunyang heard that the Wang family and his son came to the door and guessed that something might happen to his elder sister, so he rushed to the Li family to inquire about the situation without caring about anything.
When she arrived, the Wang family and his son had calmed down and were invited into the house. Chunyang wanted to jump into the backyard of Li's family to eavesdrop. Cao Yun stopped her and said, "I probably understand everything. Let me tell you."
Chapter completed!