nycdaug Chapter 146 My Evil Friend (3)
Chapter 146 My Evil Friend (3)
This successfully destroyed Zhou Wangcai's image among the villagers and the weight of his words in the Ning family's hearts.
Without waiting for Ning Ning to speak, Ning's father thought for a long time and then spit out a puff of dry tobacco. "Actually, if you think about it carefully, Wangcai is only about ten years old, and now I heard that his behavior is not very good. He is still a child. We can't just listen to him on such an important matter as whether Ning Ning wants to study or not."
He looked at Ning Ning, "What do you think? Don't worry. As long as you are willing to study, your family will provide for you well."
"I like reading. Even if I can't go to high school in the future, it's a rare opportunity to learn and understand. Even if I go to the city in the future, I can find a good job."
Ning Ning knew that the Ning family was in a very low spirit because of Zhou Wangcai's nagging, so she simply explained the benefits of studying in a very practical way.
It's no wonder that the Ning family is so hesitant. Farmers have a hard life, and for a family like the Ning family, the only hope is that if the weather is good, they can have enough food and clothes.
It is indeed a huge expense to support the original body to study. If the original body did not really have talent, they would not have had this hope.
Father Ning knocked off the ash from his cigarette and said, "Okay, since you want to read it, I will definitely let you finish it!"
So, unlike the development of the original plot, Ning Ning was sent by her family to study in a private school in town.
The teacher here is very knowledgeable. He passed the imperial examination and became a scholar in his early years. Unfortunately, he failed in the subsequent examinations. After traveling and studying for a while, he simply gave up the idea of taking the imperial examination and returned home to open a private school, hoping to teach more outstanding students.
Unexpectedly, he was not good at the imperial examinations, but was good at teaching, and he taught several students who passed the exams.
In fact, with his fame, he could have opened a private school in the city, but he liked quiet environments and was used to staying at home and didn't want to leave at all, so many students came to him out of admiration for him.
This body is naturally intelligent, and Ning Ning has also participated in the imperial examination before. Although the subjects tested in each world are different, there are always similarities. Therefore, the teacher highly respects him and believes that he is indeed a rare and good seedling. As long as he continues to study hard, passing the imperial examination is just around the corner.
Thus, two years passed while Ning Ning was studying, and Zhou Wangcai never came again during that time.
Originally, Zhou Wangcai would come to the village to stay for a few days every year, but after he woke up last time, he learned from several servants that many villagers had seen him being beaten so badly. Everyone knew that the servants carried him into the carriage like a dead dog.
He felt extremely ashamed and found an opportunity to severely punish those servants. At the same time, he did not go to the village for the next year.
But two years later, he thought that no one could always remember his embarrassing moments, and he didn't know how Ning Ning was doing. Since he couldn't go to private school, did he go to work in the fields?
Zhou Wangcai really wanted to see his "results" and was thinking about going to the village. Then something happened at home and he had to be sent to the village to stay for a few days. He just took the opportunity to go back to the village.
After returning, he realized something was wrong. Many villagers treated him coldly. He inquired carefully and found out that what he had done to his half-brother had spread throughout the village!
Everyone said that he talked back to his father and was unfriendly to his brothers, so they stopped getting close to him.
Although this made him somewhat angry and embarrassed, what made him even angrier was that when he went to visit the Ning family, the Ning family actually told him that Ning Ning went to study in a private school!
"What a coincidence! Ning Ning is coming back from private school today. Maybe you can see him. Hey, here he comes, Ning. Brother Wangcai is here to see you."
Ning's father was not as enthusiastic towards Zhou Wangcai as before, but he was a guest after all, and one should not hit someone who smiled at him. He could not just kick Zhou Wangcai out.
Zhou Wangcai didn't have time to care about Ning's father's attitude. Instead, he stared at Ning Ning without saying anything for a long time.
He looked at Ning Ning and found that Ning Ning had grown a lot taller, with clear eyes and scholarly movements, even better than two years ago.
its not right!
How could Ning Ning become like this!
He should go down to work in the fields, causing his skin to become cracked, his teeth to turn yellow and fall out, and his eyes to become dull and cloudy!
When he first met Ning Ning, she was only six years old, a lively and clever child with bright eyes. She told him happily, "My father wants me to learn to read and write from the village students. I must study hard, learn a lot of words, read a lot of books, and make money to support my parents in the future!"
This hopeful look really makes people want to destroy it!
Is there anything better than seeing people’s hopes shattered?
No!
Therefore, he could pretend to be an obedient and sensible son of a merchant and patiently interact with this group of peasants.
If all his efforts were in vain, it would be more painful than killing him!
Ning Ning smiled at him in a daze, "Why do you have time to come to the village again? Did your father let you out?"
Zhou Wangcai almost didn't hear what he said, and it took him a long time to find his voice, "Didn't I repeatedly advise you not to study? Why don't you believe me?"
He put on a worried look, "Let me speak from the bottom of my heart. Actually, I am not here to stay idle, but to escape from trouble. My family's business was spotted by an official, and he is trying to take it over. My family was afraid that I would be affected, so they sent me to the village. People like us cannot fight against the sky, so we can only live a down-to-earth life. Those whimsical things have nothing to do with us."
"I know Ning Ning is talented, but there are many talented people. Can all of them become officials? Even if they are lucky enough to pass the exam, they will have a hard time without any foundation in the officialdom. To be honest, my cousin is an official. He is an extra doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, but so what? He is more powerful than him, and he can't protect his family at all. Even if he is not an official, my family will not attract attention and will not be targeted by others. I treat Ning Ning as a brother. If you don't mind, as long as my family's business does not fail, you can find a job in my shop in the future, and I promise not to treat you unfairly. Now you should not spend money on studying, what do you think?"
As he spoke, he thought quickly and came up with this idea.
Yes, as long as Ning Ning stops studying, he will recruit him to the shop in the future so that he can train him better and watch how frustrated he becomes!
He had a good idea, but Ning Ning suddenly asked him, "Your family only has a small shop, right? How could someone so powerful and influential like you?"
"Well, my family has bought two more shops in recent years, and my uncles and aunts are also in business. That man has set his sights on our entire Zhou family's assets!"
"Oh, but I think what you said is not entirely right. As far as I know, the extra doctor is an official who donated money and has not officially taken office yet. He has to wait until a doctor vacancy occurs before he can be a substitute. I'm not talking behind my back, but most of these donated officials are honorary titles, which are different from officials who are selected through the imperial examination. Moreover, I heard from my classmates that there is a merchant named Zhou in the city, but what he said is different from what you said."