After The Divorce, I Farmed In The Countryside [Danmei MTL]

11: New Road Controversy

To hire people for work, in addition to paying wages, you also need to provide water and lunch.

The water is mineral water he bought from a small shop.

For lunch, he asked Aunt Zhang for help.

He used a large iron pot with a clay stove to stir-fry rice noodles. The rice noodles were filled with sliced ​​meat, shrimp, fried eggs, mushrooms, and dried squid.

The working villagers ate with relish, pointing their thumbs up and saying that Su Ling was generous and added so many delicious ingredients. 

You know, Shixi Village is poor, and most people are reluctant to eat pork, let alone shrimp and squid.

Li Dahai took the mineral water with a grateful look, and said, "In our village, I am an adult at the age of fifteen. A Zhang from West Village is anxious to find a wife for him." 

Su Ling also took a bottle for himself . 

Mineral water, twisted the lid, and asked in surprise.

"A Zhang? Is it only fifteen years old?" Is it too early to get a wife at fifteen? 

Where's the woman? Is it also a minor? It is illegal to get married before reaching the legal age, right?

Li Dahai said. "He dropped out of junior high school. At the age of thirteen, he and his uncle washed dishes and served dishes in a restaurant in the town. He made two thousand yuan a month." 

Su Ling frowned, "Nine-year compulsory education does not require tuition, why not finished junior high school?"

Li Dahai grabbed the grass next to him and said, "Junior high school is in the town. It is not convenient for our village to go to and from the town. His dad is reluctant to spend money on renting a house in the town, so he won't let him study. In addition, he has poor grades and feels like he don't want to study, so he want to work early and earn money to support his family. When he make money, build a new house, marry a daughter-in-law, give birth to a son, and pass on the family line."

Such things are a common phenomenon in remote and poor rural areas.

In the case of Su Ling in developed cities, it was unbelievable. 

He felt heavy after hearing what Li Dahai said. These teenagers were supposed to be high-spirited and ambitious, but because of poverty, they carried the burden of the family early.

They were like birds with folded wings, confined in cages and unable to fly high.

They are all children, but they are under pressure that they shouldn't have at this age.

Seeing Su Ling's silence, Li Dahai dropped the grass, got up and patted his butt. "Brother Su, I will continue to work."

Su Ling asked, "If I subsidize tuition, would you like to continue studying?"

Li Dahai turned his head, his eyes widened in disbelief, with a dazed expression on his face. "Study? Can I continue to study?"

Su Ling said gently and honestly.

"As long as you want to study, I will support you, high school, university, postgraduate...until you work."

Li Dahai's black eyes were full of hope.

He opened his mouth, almost ready to respond, suddenly thinking of something, he bowed his head in frustration, his expression gloomy. 

"My grandfather won't agree."

If he goes to school, who will take care of his grandparents? 

After a stroke last year, his grandfather had trouble with his hands and feet, and was inconvenient to move. Grandma is too old and can't do housework. His parents don't come back all year round.