Chen Mo's affairs are finished, but Li Zheng's and his others' affairs are not yet finished. Compared to Chen Mo, Li Zheng and the others not only have to sell the leather goods they brought, but also buy a lot of things. Things like money are very important in the countryside.

In fact, there are not many uses. Apart from daily necessities such as salt, cloth and some equipment, it is basically self-sufficient. Even if there is a need, as long as it is not a disaster year, neighbors can exchange with each other to make up for it.

Of course, the premise is to have a good year. If there is a disaster year, it will be a disaster for ordinary people like them.

Chen Mo has only heard of these truths. He has not experienced a real disaster year. He has only heard of the horror of disaster years, but has never seen it. Although he is somewhat envious of the prosperity of this county, if he had to choose,

I still want to be able to farm in my own small place and at least have a field to feel at ease.

At noon, the two of them had a meal at a post house on West Street. They spent thirty yuan. Chen Mo felt that Uncle Wang had saved his life. He should pay for this meal by himself anyway, so he paid the bill with some distress.

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Thirty dollars, if kept in the village, would be enough for mother and son to eat for three days based on current prices. But now they only had one meal. Chen Mo silently swore in his heart that he would never eat in the post house again in his life.

Uncle Wang didn't stop him, especially when he saw Chen Mo with a pained face but still insisting on paying the bill. It was a little funny, but also inexplicably emotional. It's easy for a sensible child to win favor.

It's a pity that he was born in the wrong child. If this child could be born into a wealthy family, maybe he could do something great in the future, right?

"Er Gou." Seeing Chen Mo sitting back and drinking water silently, Uncle Wang suddenly asked: "Have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future?"

"In the future?" Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "After this year's autumn harvest, I want to acquire a few more acres of land, hire two tenant farmers, raise some chickens, and then..."

"I said in the future, you will grow older." Uncle Wang smiled and shook his head.

Although Uncle Wang looks rough, his smile inexplicably makes people feel at ease.

"In the future?" Chen Mo was a little confused. In his opinion, the future...may not be much different from the present. At most, it will acquire more land. If he can buy a hundred acres of fertile land in this life, Chen Mo thinks

I have been very good in my life, but I always have some regrets.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Mo suddenly said: "I want to study."

Uncle Wang was silent when he heard this. Studying is too luxurious for people of their background. In this day and age, as long as you can read and write, even if you can't be an official, you can be an official in the government office, a third elder or a lizheng.

They can live a good life, and if they are lucky enough to become a county magistrate, then for people like them, it will definitely be the blessing of their ancestors and something they would never dare to think about.

The most important thing is that with their background, it is impossible for them to have access to books, and even if they give you a book, someone still needs to teach them?

Scholars are high-class people, and you can't hire them if you have money. Moreover, scholars attach great importance to family status. What do ordinary people want to be tutored? The reputation of a scumbag?

Uncle Wang looked at Chen Mo's shining eyes and felt inexplicably blocked in his heart. For people like them, they may never have the chance to study in their lifetime.

"Is it difficult?" Chen Mo couldn't help but ask when Uncle Wang didn't speak.

Not only is it difficult, it's basically impossible.

Uncle Wang smiled bitterly and nodded. He didn't know what to say to the child. Seeing Chen Mo, he wanted to ask more questions, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Then why do you want to practice martial arts again?"

Chen Mo scratched his head. He didn't know how to explain the existence of gods. He would learn things quickly: "I thought studying would be difficult, but if I can practice martial arts, it might be very easy for me to contribute to the country in the future.

It’s easier.”

This is a path, but it is also bumpy.

Uncle Wang nodded when he heard this. He didn't want to dampen Chen Mo's enthusiasm and asked, "So, are you planning to join the army? This is not an easy road to take."

In Uncle Wang's opinion, this road actually has little hope. Not to mention that the Han conscription is very strict nowadays. Even if they join the army, how many of the 100,000 Han soldiers can really stand out in the end?

"I haven't thought about it yet. I have to ask my mother what she means. But it's not urgent. I asked Aweng. Nowadays, you have to be thirteen years old to recruit soldiers. There are still four years left." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Too.

Uncle Wang nodded and said nothing more. In his opinion, this may be a child's temporary flutter. When he gets older, the oppression of survival may make him see reality clearly and eliminate these unrealistic fantasies.

Farm the land honestly, manage it for a lifetime, buy some land for your descendants, and in three generations, you may have the opportunity to study.

At the end of the day, Li Zheng, Uncle Cai, and the four of them came back with a donkey cart. After all, Chen Mo was still a kid at heart, and all the previous dullness was gone, and he greeted him happily.

There were more things in the donkey cart than when we arrived.

"Is everything done?" Li Zheng touched Chen Mo's head.

"Well, thanks to Uncle Wang." Chen Mo actually wanted to talk about what happened before. He thought Uncle Wang was very handsome at that time, but Uncle Wang didn't let him, although he didn't know why.

"That's good." Li Zheng nodded and asked everyone to drive the donkey cart out of the city.

On the way home, Chen Mo felt that everyone's spirits were a little tense. They were not as relaxed as when they came here. This made Chen Mo very confused. But why, in such an atmosphere, Chen Mo did not dare to speak. It felt as if he was alone.

It's like the sky is falling when you open your mouth.

"Uncle Wang, are you taking the wrong road?" Chen Mo approached Uncle Wang and poked him. He remembered the road and would not go around to this side of the mountain.

"Yes, there are still some things to do." Uncle Wang shook his head and whispered: "No matter what happens to you for a while, don't make a sound, just watch."

"Oh~" Chen Mo nodded in confusion, feeling that Uncle Wang meant something would happen in a while?

Xia Qiu is close to the Huai River, with crisscrossed waterways and few mountains, but there are still some. They met a group of people on the road. There were only four of them, but each one was very fierce, and they looked very much like Chen Mo.

The dog in Li Zheng's house looked like he was not familiar with him at the beginning, and it seemed that he didn't know Uncle Wang and Zheng Tu from before.

"Did you bring the things?" A dark-skinned man glanced at Chen Mo and said, "Why are you bringing a child with you?"

"It just so happens that he is coming over. This kid is sensible. Maybe he will be allowed to take this road in the future." Li Zheng looked around and then waved to Uncle Cai.

Uncle Cai and three other Xiangyong unloaded several bags from the car and delivered them to each other.

"Everything is here, take a look."

The two parties seemed to be trading. Chen Mo didn't understand why he didn't go to the city. He took a few secret glances and found that there were not only meat, salt, and even a few knives in the bag.

After the transaction was completed and left, Chen Mo obviously felt that everyone was relieved and the atmosphere was not as oppressive as it was at the beginning. At this time, he came to Uncle Wang and quietly asked: "Uncle Wang, who are those people?"

Uncle Wang was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Bandit! Don't tell your mother about this, otherwise you won't even think about coming out with us in the future."
Chapter completed!