Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 876: Feeling of Shame

At this time, people with a little culture follow a saying, which is "judge a person by his handwriting."

To put it simply, if a person's handwriting is ugly, then that person is not that good.

But if this person's handwriting is neat and beautiful, then this person is not bad.

Of course, in Wang An’s opinion, these are all nonsense.

Because Wang An himself is a shining example. No one can say that Wang An's handwriting is ugly when seeing it, but in fact, Wang An is not a very good person.

After hearing Wang An's words, Wang Dazhu glanced at the clock in the living room and said:
"Then what are you going to do tomorrow? Just write it for him now. It will be finished in a short time. He has nothing to do this summer vacation anyway, so he can just stay at home and practice calligraphy."

After Wang Dazhu finished speaking, Liu Guilan interrupted and said:
"Well, just write it for him now and let Xiaoyi start practicing calligraphy tomorrow. I think he will be able to practice calligraphy well in this summer vacation."

It’s no wonder that although Wang Dazhu and his wife only know some common characters because they attended literacy classes, they are absolutely 100% supportive of their child’s learning.

In fact, when Wang An was studying, Wang Dazhu and his wife fully supported him. However, Wang An did not study hard at all. To be more precise, he did not study well at all. This led to all the support from Wang Dazhu and his wife being in vain.

Fortunately, Wang Dazhu and his wife have a younger son. Most importantly, their younger son’s academic performance has always been very good, which gives Wang Dazhu and his wife spiritual comfort.

When Wang Yi heard this, he said very sensibly:
"I was thinking of going down to the fields with you to weed and hoe the land. Otherwise, my elder brother has gone into the mountains, and my sister-in-law is still ill. It would be impossible for the two of us to take care of our crops alone."

In this era, there were no herbicides like those of later generations, so the weeds in the fields could only be removed by manpower.

In fact, Wang An’s farmland should have been weeded long ago, but Wang An’s family was busy building a house, so it was delayed until now.

However, Wang An's crops were not really barren, because when Wang An was free, he used a four-wheeled cart to pull a hoe to handle them.

The word "huang" is an adjective in the local area. "huang" means there are a lot of grass, and "bu ta huang" means not much grass.

However, after the farmland is treated in this way, the weeds in the ridges cannot be removed and have to be manually treated a second time.

I have to admit that any parent would be very moved after hearing what Wang Yi said. No matter what, Wang Yi's thoughtfulness is not something that an ordinary child can do.

So when Wang Yi finished speaking, the whole family was stunned.

Wang An, in particular, suddenly felt extremely ashamed.

The main thing is that in Wang An's previous life, every time he went to the fields to weed and hoe, it was always under the orders of Wang Dazhu and his wife. As for the word "initiative", it did not exist at all.

With this comparison, the gap between the brothers Wang An and Wang Yi is huge.

After a while, Wang Dazhu said Wang Yidao:

"You won't be needed to work in the fields. Just study hard and practice your calligraphy."

Liu Guilan also added:

"Well, as long as you study hard and get into college, you'll have everything. Farm work won't be needed for you."

I have to say that although Wang Yi is very sensible, Wang Dazhu and his wife are also quite supportive.

This is something that most parents of this era cannot say, and of course, cannot do.

After listening to what Wang Dazhu and his wife said, Wang Yi scratched his head and said:
"There is no pressure to study. Our teacher said that only through labor can we understand many truths that are not in books."

Wang Dazhu and his wife looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this. The main reason is that few parents of this generation are educated, so in the eyes of many parents, teachers are truly educated people.

How could what cultured people say be wrong?

At this time, Wang An said beside him:

"It would be fine if Xiaoyi could go to the fields for a few days to experience the hard work of farming. This way, he can study harder in the future."

Upon hearing this, Wang Dazhu and his wife nodded.

Although Wang An said this, he was actually thinking about how to hire a few people to work in the fields and have them weed and hoe the land.

In this way, not only can Wang Dazhu and his wife feel more relaxed, but the people they hire can also earn some pocket money, which is a win-win situation.

However, hiring someone requires the consent of Wang Dazhu and his wife.

Otherwise, judging from the stingy nature of these two people's lives, Wang Dazhu and his wife would definitely not be willing to spend this money.

After a while, Wang An said to Wang Yi:
"Xiao Yi, go get me some paper and a pen, and I'll write it for you straight away so you don't have to worry about anything else."

"Hey, okay, big brother."

While agreeing, Wang Yi turned around and went back into the house.

After Wang Yi entered the room, he quickly came out with a blank paper and a pen.

So Wang An began to write down all the inspirational poems he could think of on white paper.

Things like "A sword's sharpness comes from repeated grinding, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold", "If you work hard enough, you can grind an iron rod into a needle", and so on.

Although Wang An's handwriting was impressive, his education level was limited. So just as he finished writing, Wang Yi frowned and said:

"Brother, this is 'grinded out', not 'honed out'. This is 'grinding an iron rod into a needle', not 'grinding an iron rod into a needle'."

Wang An blinked his eyes when he heard this, and asked in confusion:
"Really? Did I write it wrong? Which one is '漓'? The 'li' as in 'powerful'? Or the 'li' as in 'calendar'?"

As he spoke, Wang An wrote down the two words he had just said on paper.

It has to be said that although Wang An was in junior high school, he was a veritable poor student before he was expelled from school. It cannot be said that he knew nothing, but he really didn't know much.

Wang Yi was quite patient. He took the pen and started writing on the paper.

At this time, Wang Dazhu couldn't help but say to Wang Andao:
"You've read so much that it's like a dog's stomach. You're not even as good as Xiaoyi, who graduated from elementary school. If I were your teacher, I would spank you eight times a day."

Wang An heard this and said while writing:
"When I was in school, I worked for the production team with a shovel and hoe every day, and I didn't attend classes properly."

It’s true that although Wang An was trying to make excuses for himself, what he said was actually the truth.

Because before the land was distributed to households, the emphasis was on part-time work and study. If you went to school, you would only attend classes half a day and work half a day in the afternoon.

But Wang Dazhu would not indulge Wang An, and he said:
"So what? Everyone else is in class before work, but you're the only one working alone?"

(End of this chapter)