Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 267: Studying is not for promotion or wealth. If you don’t want to go to the county school,

But her father delayed until she was sixteen.

Her father didn't say "you're not cut out for studying" until she was sixteen.

Because that year, he failed to pass the examination to become a student.

My mother told me that her grandfather was so angry that he became devastated and half of his face was stiff, which took several years to heal.

Grandma cried at home every day, saying that the Li family’s ancestral tomb was located in the wrong place and that the star of literature was lost.

It was a farce.

Her father and mother were not married at that time.

wrong.

If her father passed the examination and became a Tongsheng, then in the eyes of her grandparents, he would definitely be a "scholar", and they would not ask for her father to marry her mother.

But her father's failure did not discourage her grandparents.

They rose to the challenge.

Their mentality has even become distorted.

They told others that their father had a stomachache during the exam and performed poorly, which was why he failed the exam and became a student.

They didn't let their father tell anyone that he had no talent for reading.

Even after that, they began to force her father to study.

My father's mentality also changed during the day in the sunlight and in the evening in the firewood light.

He was a little crazy.

He even told her grandparents: "I didn't pass the exam because I had a stomachache that day. I will definitely pass the next time and the next time. My son, you will definitely pass the exam as a student and then a scholar, and bring honor to our Li family!"

When Li Leyou thought of this, tears started to flow down his face.

Her father must have been very sad at that time. He was crazy, but he was driven crazy.

But in the final analysis, was he wrong?

Li Leyou didn’t know, and she didn’t dare to think about it too much.

Later, my father was reading a book by the firewood in a trance and sparks flew into his eyes.

Although he is blind, he is not completely blind.

I just can't see the detailed things clearly.

For example, poems, songs, articles, and policy papers.

I can't see clearly.

Li Leyou felt very strange.

She had felt strange since she was a child.

Because of the wind, sand, and water droplets approaching the eyes, the eyes will close involuntarily.

She didn't have to think about it, nor did she have to see clearly what was coming towards her eyes. Her eyes would close by themselves to protect themselves.

Could it be that Huoxingzi is an exception? Li Leyou thought so.

She thought so and did so.

She tried to put her eyes closer to the firewood pile, her face was flushed by the firelight, and she let the flames splash everywhere.

So are eyes afraid of Mars?

She wasn't sure anymore.

Because she closed her eyes.

No, she didn't close her eyes.

Her eyes closed by themselves, and at that moment, a lot of thoughts were running through her mind.

But most of all,...

My eyes are damaged. How can I read books and take care of my family?

What about the father?

Li Leyou really didn't dare to think further.

She didn't dare to think about it, and her grandparents didn't dare to believe it at that time.

The mother said that they tested her father many times, both overtly and covertly, and found that he really seemed to have lost his sight.

They are angry, they are furious, they curse, they are powerless, they resign themselves to their fate.

They began to tell others that the Li family was not destined to have that fate.

The child had a brain for reading, but not eyes for reading - the child was taking care of the family, and went to work in the fields at night, where he fell and injured his eyes.

Not to mention that reading too much has damaged my eyes, to outsiders, what they hear is just sighs and regrets, and occasionally some ridicule, but not often.

At least it saved my father's face.

Oh no, it saved my grandparents and father... No, that’s not right, it saved the reputation of the entire Li family - at least the ancestral grave was not in the wrong place.

Since then, my grandparents accepted their fate and occasionally began to care about my father's eyes and their small family.

Then they died, and Li Leyou didn’t know whether they took that resentment into the coffin.

She only knew that her father stopped studying and his mental state gradually returned to normal. When he was in a good mood, he would even teach her to read. Although he could not see clearly, he could recite the contents of a few books by heart.

He said that he was now just a farmer with poor eyesight, and no longer a candidate for a scholar. Since he could read, it would not be a big deal for him to teach the girl.

Li Leyou thought this was a good idea.

Until - she discovered that she loved reading.

She was scared, she felt that fate really was a circle.

Could it be that the people from her Li family have come back here after so many twists and turns? Could it be that they all cannot escape this fate?

She was afraid for a long time and didn't dare to touch books for a long time.

But later she let it go - she was just a girl, even if she wanted to pass the imperial examination, she had no chance, and she was content as long as she had books to read.

But now?

What should we do now.

Zhou Lizheng was stunned for half an incense stick of time. Finally, he pieced the scattered images together into a story.

He spoke with difficulty: "So, your father..."

"Correct."

Li Leyou's eyes were filled with tears.

She choked up and said, "Zhou Lizheng, my father, really liked reading at first, but my grandparents..."

She swallowed back the words she hadn't finished.

They are gone, and she is the younger generation. Perhaps her father can blame her grandparents for their bad deeds, but she cannot.

She just said: "You know the situation of my family now. It's true that I like reading, but I'm more afraid of repeating my father's mistakes. Zhou Lizheng, I'm sorry..."

Zhou Lizheng was in a state of confusion.

For the first time, he felt that sometimes doing good for others is not necessarily good for others.

He felt somewhat powerless and at a loss.

He also felt that he was no different from Li Leyou's grandparents.

He was extremely discouraged. He felt that he should just turn around and leave instead of staying and causing more trouble for the Li mother and daughter.

But a sentence suddenly appeared in his mind.

He couldn't help but say:

"Reading is not just about passing exams, getting promoted, or getting rich. On the contrary, reading is about learning, enriching oneself, experiencing culture, colliding with the thoughts of predecessors in the sea of ​​knowledge, and traveling through mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas with one's eyes. Reading is more than just reading."

This is what the adults had said to them before.

It is only today that Zhou Lizheng understands the meaning of this sentence.

The weight of these words was so heavy that everyone except him was stunned.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound interrupted the daze of several people.

"Mom! What are you doing?"

Mother Li slapped herself.

The tears on her face were no less than those on Li Leyou's.

She pulled Li Leyou into her arms, hugged her head, and cried:

"Mother said the wrong thing just now. Mother shouldn't have asked you to be like adults, to pass the imperial examinations and become a high-ranking official. Mother was wrong, wrong..."

Zhou Lizheng's words woke her up and made her feel like she was falling into an icy cave.

Her words were neither an exhortation to study nor encouragement.

She was dragging her daughter's legs and pulling her back! She almost became like her parents-in-law!

Mother Li was extremely scared. Her daughter almost followed in the same footsteps as her husband.

Li Leyou buried his head in his mother's arms and burst into tears.

She raised her head and held Li's mother's face with both hands, and the slap marks were clearly visible.

Her hand brushed across the finger marks with pain, and her heart ached too.

"Mom, I don't blame you. Leyou doesn't blame you. Leyou knows that you just think Leyou likes reading, so you shouldn't miss this opportunity. Leyou knows that you don't mean that."

Mother Li nodded randomly.

She really doesn't know.

She has never been to school, so she really doesn't know how useful reading is.

For the first time, she realized that studying doesn’t have to be for fame or for promotion, but for seeing the world…

"Mother is wrong, Leyou. Mother shouldn't force you to go to the county school. If you like reading at home, then after we sell the rice seeds, mother will buy you some books and you can read at home. We don't need to take the exam, and we don't need to be officials. My girl, just be happy."

Mother Li was clearly in tears, but she still hurriedly wiped away the tears on Li Leyou's face and comforted her:

"Silly girl, stop crying. We are not going."

"Yes, if you really don't want to go to the county school, then we won't go."

A voice sounded from behind them, and Li Leyou hurriedly turned around to look.

It was Li Han with tears streaming down his face.