Vol 2 Chapter 1072: There is no harm without contrast

Caojiazhuang, Xihe County.
Cao Erlang was squeezing oil at the mill, a little absent-minded.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law went to the capital a few years ago, secretly bought a house, and also found work.
They thought they could cross the sea without knowing it, but he knew that they had bought a house in the capital.
Keeping this secret is nothing but fear that a few brothers will divide their house.
Cao Erlang spit, and glanced in the direction of the house.
He doesn't care about his eldest brother's house or his money.
Although there is no separation of families, he has long acquiesced in his heart that whoever makes money belongs to whom.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law are capable. When he was in the Beijing refugee camp, the eldest brother was the first to find a job.
Sister-in-law also joined the refugee resettlement office with her skills and learned to read.
I heard that my sister-in-law was at the foot of Guozijian Mountain in the capital, helping people to look at the house. It was because she was literate and diligent that the boss was willing to invite her.
The eldest brother found a job in the Imperial College.
The couple barely took root in the capital and took their children to the capital to study in a free school.
Cao Erlang was a little envious.
But he is self-aware, he is not as flexible as his elder brother Cao Dalang.
He is dull by nature and is not good at camping.
I read a few days when I was a child, and knowing a few words is barely an advantage.
Then there is that he is practical and can endure hardships.
It's just that in the past year or two, watching the elder brother and sister-in-law's family are thriving, and their nephews and nieces can also study in the capital, it is inevitable that my heart will be on my mind.
He also wants his children, boys and girls, to be able to read.
If girls don't need to read, that is the old emperor's calendar.
Sister-in-law is able to earn a higher income than sewing embroidery in the capital by relying on her ability to read.
It's just that parents are still old thoughts.
Reluctant to give money to read to children, especially to girls.
There are brothers under Cao Erlang.
His children go to school, and the children of his younger brothers will certainly clamor to go to school.
The burden is very heavy.
Master Cao and Cao Xu, with so many grandchildren, it is impossible for every child to go to school.
Whenever I talked about letting the children study, I found excuses to perfuse and kept dragging.
As a result, one year is delayed, and the family obviously has savings, but the children have no chance to study.
My eldest brother and sister-in-law were insightful, went to the capital early, secretly bought a house at the foot of Guozijian Mountain, and decisively took the child to the capital to study.
It's enviable.
Cao Erlang absently squeezed out the oil.
Youfang was uploaded from the ancestors.
The income of the oil mill goes to the public.
Cao Erlang was squeezing oil in the oil mill, without a penny of wages.
In the words of Master Cao, working for the family requires wages and farts! Lao Tzu provides for you to eat and drink, for you to marry your daughters-in-law and raise your children, shouldn't you do some work?
Cao Erlang works in the oil mill, at most, licking some oil. After accumulating less, you can sell it at the market in exchange for money.
In this way, the couple lived tightly.
When you’re done, clean up, go to the riverside to clean up, and then set off to go home.
Bathing every day in summer and washing every three or five days in winter are all habit of the refugees in Beijing.
Refugee camps have extremely strict hygiene requirements, so many people living together, eating and drinking Lazards, can easily spread diseases.
Therefore, the refugee camp resettlement office requires all refugees to take a bath at least two days in summer and to change frequently in winter.
It was at that time that Cao Erlang developed the habit of bathing.
Even with his wife and children, he was influenced by him and often boiled water and bathed.
For this matter, mother-in-law Cao Xu did not curse people less.
Scolded the second family for wasting water and firewood.
Just cursing is not enough, but also harsh on the food of the second child's family.
The reason is very good and powerful. It costs money for firewood and boils water for bathing twice a day, which is more exquisite than the people in the city. Where is the bath, it is clearly money.
After spending the extra money, I naturally had to pick it back.
For this, Cao Erlang's wife cried several times.
She complained to Cao Erlang, "I really envy my sister-in-law, saying that when I go to the capital, I really went to the capital. After going to the capital for a few years, I have not come back. I am the master of my own house, and the money I earn is in my own pocket. Where is it like us, every day? The family was exhausted and worked hard, and didn’t have a penny. I just took a few more baths, and even had to deduct food. Now I can’t touch the kitchen at all. I know my mother-in-law is preventing me from eating.
It doesn't matter to me, I am used to it since I was hungry. I am a poor child. It is when I am growing up, how can I not eat better. The child of the third sibling's family is one year younger than our Xiaofu, but his height has already surpassed Xiaofu. How could it go on like this? Or, I won’t bathe the children in the future, so I can feed them. "
Cao Erlang sat on the small stool, taciturn.
If this were a wife who had a little temper, she would have turned her face with him a long time ago.
Talking for a long time without a response, who can stand it.
After a long time, Cao Erlang said, "I'll go out and have a look."
"It's getting dark, where are you going?" his wife asked.
Cao Erlang said, "I heard that the pillar is back, so I went to him and asked if there was any chance."
"Is there any chance for a veteran in Zhuzi? It's better to find the older brother and sister-in-law." Cao Erlang's wife also wanted to go to the capital.
Cao Erlang shook his head, "The eldest brother and sister-in-law have finally taken root in the capital. We can't go to trouble them. And if we also go to the capital, do you guess the parents will go? Don't go? Big brother and sister-in-law will hate us to death."
Cao Erlang's wife opened her mouth and sighed.
Both of them are honest people. Although they envy the independent life of their eldest brother and sister-in-law in the capital, they have never thought of breaking through all this.
Even if the third and fourth parents asked, they were tight-lipped.
Because of this, the eldest brother and sister-in-law trust the two of them and are willing to say something to them.
Cao Erlang went to find Xiao Li Zhu, Zhu Zi.
Zhu Zi served as a soldier at the age of sixteen and had been in the army for nearly ten years.
When Zhu Zi learned that Cao Erlang was depressed at home, he wanted to go out and find work early, and to find a chance for the children to read, he was shocked.
"I have a chance, I'm afraid you don't want it."
"Let's talk about it first, what opportunity?"
"Go to the grassland, and enclosure is king. Dare?"
Cao Erlang frowned and smiled bitterly, "I don't have the capital, I don't know how to graze, I don't know how to ride horses, and I don't know how to manage. I go to the grassland to feed wolves."
"Not to let you go to the grassland alone. Our boss is looking for a loan from the Shaofu Bank. The interest rate is extremely low, unimaginably low. In short, money is not a problem. When the money is in place, our boss will set off. Enclosure on the grassland is the king, directly the sixth-rank official body. Currently recruiting staff. I have decided to follow our boss, our boss said, if I go, give me the seventh-rank official body, the court officials have a good reputation. The official body of the archives. If you are willing to follow our boss, I will guarantee you, at least it is a seventh-rank official body."
Li Zhu became more excited as he talked, flicking Cao Erlang to follow him.
Cao Erlang knows himself, "I don't know how to graze or ride horses. I went to the grassland, just to drag you back. And I can't let go of my mother-in-law and children. I still hope to let the children study."
"You are just a dead brain. Who told you that you must know how to graze when you go to the grassland. If you can squeeze oil, go to the grassland to squeeze oil, mutton, and butter. Your mother-in-law will give you two wages. As for the children Reading is easier. My boss has already contacted a scholar and paid a high salary, and the scholar has agreed to go to the grassland with him. Then let the scholar open a private school and let the children study for free."
Forget about everything else, Cao Erlang's eyes widened as soon as he heard that some scholars opened private schools.
He asked eagerly: "Is there really a talented person willing to go to the grassland?"
"Of course I do! Enclosure is king, and one side is the overlord. If it is done, it will be good for a few lifetimes. A talented person can only make a few money in his hometown. Following our boss, it is not a problem to earn him one or two hundred taels a year."
"Your boss is so powerful?" Cao Erlang was secretly speechless.
An income of one to two hundred taels a year is definitely a high salary, a high salary, a high salary that I dare not even think of.
Li Zhu said with a look of admiration: "Our boss, who used to be Yang Xianggong's people, can't he be good?"
"Who is Yang Xianggong?" Cao Erlang looked dumbfounded.
"You don't even know Yang Xianggong?" Li Zhu looked surprised.
Cao Erlang nodded again and again, "I haven't been out in years, so I don't know what Yang Xianggong is."
"Yang Xianggong, Master Yang Jiyang, the Tanhua Lang appointed by the first emperor, the governor of the Jiangnan Metropolitan Government, the commander of the Southern War. There is a war in the south, you should always know. Yang Xianggong is the supreme commander of this war, even Uncle Guo has to listen to his orders. Isn’t that great?"
Cao Erlang nodded his head, "It's amazing!"
"This is not the most powerful." Li Zhuxian showed his own insights. "The most powerful is that Master Yang comes from Shanhe Academy, and the empress is his backer."
Wow!
No matter how insightful Cao Erlang is, he also knows how famous Shanhe Academy is. I heard that it has surpassed the Imperial College and became the number one academy in the world.
It's even more terrible to have a queen empress as the backer.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law's family can have the capital to take root in the capital, relying on the shares of Universal Transportation that they bought. The annual dividends can bring a considerable income for the elder brother and sister-in-law.
Global transportation is the industry of the queen empress.
"Master Yang is so powerful, then why didn't your boss do it with Master Yang?"
Li Zhu waved his hand, "You don't understand! At the beginning, Master Yang experienced in the Northwest Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, as a civil official. My boss is a military commander, where can the military commander follow the civilian official. Later, Master Yang transferred back to the capital and went to Jiangnan. , But my boss has never forgotten Master Yang’s teaching grace.
During the years following Master Yang, my boss has learned a lot of skills. I didn't know one big character before, but now I can read and write official documents by myself. In the past, I suffered from uneducated losses, and I didn't have his share of promotion. Since I have been with Master Yang for several years, the boss of my family has also been in official status.
Going to the prairie, enclosing land is king, and once transformed into the sixth rank official body. If you are done well, in the future, you will need money and money, and you will have officials and officials. It will be better than if you stay at home and squeeze oil like a donkey every day. "