TV Series: When the Villain Chooses to Stand by

Chapter 245 Return of the Pearl Buddha 13

After collecting the money, the man following Uncle Liu licked his lips. It was sweet...

This family was so nice that they even gave them sugar water.

He couldn't help but say, "Dad, Miss Xia is such a nice girl, so straightforward and beautiful. Why don't you let me come over?"

The younger sister is too weak to be supported by the family, but the older sister is obviously capable of managing the household, so why can’t she have contact with her?

The people behind him all turned their eyes over.

My uncle-in-law is an older son who has a certain status in the camp, but he has always had trouble finding a partner.

Uncle Liu sighed and glared at his son.

"What do you know? See the whip on that girl's waist? The finest cowhide is still shiny, and the iron plate at the end is so sharp."

"That's not something you can easily buy. We can't afford a girl like that."

Uncle Liu had seen the officers in the army wielding whips before, and he could tell the quality of the whips at a glance.

Seeing his son pouting and looking nonchalant, Uncle Liu hit him with his pipe.

"You already have a son, so grow up. Your father worked so hard to earn this little fortune of ours. How could you become so arrogant after just a few days of good times?"

"Oh, Dad, I know. I was just saying."

Uncle Liu looked around with a warning look, and only withdrew his hand when he saw that they were all nodding.

"We'll just have to take good care of them in the future. If the children can learn something, they won't have to live such a hard life in the future."

"We know, Dad."

The man who was speaking unconsciously looked at his father's empty arm, which was lost on the battlefield.

My father used the pension to learn a skill and supported the family.

It’s always right to listen to your father.

When he got home, he beat his son and made him learn to read well.

Uncle Liu is a prestigious elder in the area, so the screening of students was completed quickly with his help.

The weather is not cold yet, but the children are sent to school by their anxious parents.

"Er Ya, give this steamed bread to Xiao Bao and take him to class quickly. Learn from Miss Xia and do your best. I don't know what your grandfather thinks."

"Xiaobao, forget about going to school. Why are you asking you to learn embroidery? People like us only need to know how to sew clothes. What a waste of money."

"I can't do heavy work anymore. I have calluses, they're really precious."

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The girl called Erya huddled in the corner, silently gnawing on a dry and hard biscuit. The warmth of the steamed bread in her arms gave her a little comfort.

My aunt kept complaining, she lowered her head and said nothing.

She liked Sister Xia very much, and she also knew that it was her grandfather's decision against everyone else that allowed her to learn embroidery. There was a big fight at home because of this.

Erya has no brothers, and her parents can't hold their heads high at home.

Everyone around her said that her father was injured on the battlefield and would never be able to have children again.

The lady next door always looked at her with pity. Erya overheard the conversation between her grandfather and grandma. As long as she learned the skills well, she would be able to support the family in the future.

When I make money, I can find a son-in-law to live with me and take care of my parents in their old age.

Erya cherishes such an opportunity very much and it doesn’t matter if she is scolded a few times.

Such things are happening everywhere around them, the difference is that they are competing for those few opportunities.

The family cannot afford to educate so many children to read and write, so being able to teach even one of them is already a sign of foresight on the part of the elders.

There are even fewer people like Erya who are allowed to learn embroidery at such a young age.

Most of the people who studied with her were daughters-in-law in the family, who wanted to add some income to the family as soon as possible.

My daughter will get married sooner or later, so if she learns it, it will only benefit others.

It would be more practical to do more work at home, which can relieve some of the stress.

It’s not that they don’t want to, but the resources at home are really limited.