Rebirth to the Eighties to Get Rich

Su Danhong had a very good reputation in the village.

She was a virtuous and kind-hearted person. She was also dignified and generous. She showed a lot of respect to the elderly in the village and never complained when Ji Jianyun gave away so many things during holidays.

If she was an ordinary wife, then she would definitely make a scene about how it was a waste of money.

But she never said a word.

Children in the village sometimes got thirsty while playing and asked for water. Sometimes she would give them snacks and candies to eat.

They always mentioned it when they got home, so all the families knew.

Now that these wives from the other villages dare to malicious gossip, how could the other villagers agree to that?

Those three or four wives were immediately isolated, and no one in the village was willing to talk to them.

If they could borrow milk, then borrow it. But what if they couldn’t, what could they do? Why didn’t they have their own?

People’s lives were getting better now. In the past, who would be willing to give away their milk? If there was any milk, it would be for their own family to feed their children.

Su Danhong ate well, so her milk would definitely be good, but that should be left to her own children. Didn’t she have to feed her third child well?

She didn’t have milk for anyone else. For those who came to ask for milk, she gave them milk powder instead. Even then, they talked nonsense about her, and naturally judged her.

Regardless of how this situation developed, Su Danhong still lived her own life.

The milk was for her son. Other children should not expect any since there would be none.

The milk incident was minor and soon passed. Everyone was busy, so who had time to pay attention to this small matter? As for the young wives, they came to see Su Danhong in private and apologized.

Su Danhong said that they were all from the same village and it was no big deal, so she let it go.

But for a short period of time, they couldn't count on her family to help them, and they would be given nothing.

Recently, the weather has been too hot and stuffy. Su Danhong thought it was going to rain, so she kept Renren and Qiqi at home. They couldn’t go outside. The furthest they could go was the mountains, and that’s it..

The brothers have started to save their money. For this reason, Ji Jianyun got them a few rubber bands so they could group their money and bundle them up. ȓ

The brothers were very happy with this idea, but Qiqi didn't know how to do math yet.

Renren complained, “When I was your age, I knew how to add and subtract.”

“That's because you are my brother and you are older than me!” Qiqi retorted immediately.

“I’m talking about when I was as small as you right now. I was adding and subtracting while you were drinking milk like how third brother is now.” Renren said.

Qiqi responded, “Third brother can't count.”

“You’ve come a long way, yet you are so shameless compared to third brother who is just a baby,” Renren said.

Qiqi glared at him angrily.

“When third brother is as old as you and you still can't count, then third brother will look down on you.” Renren continued.

“If he dares, I'll beat him up!” Qiqi immediately scowled.

“If you beat your brother, then dad will beat you.” Su Danhong glared at him. “You little rascal, who do you think you’re scaring?”

“Brother, teach me how to count!” Qiqi said.

“Okay.” Renren was responsible like a role model older brother, and he began to teach his younger brother.

But it seemed like Qiqi’s butt was pricked by needles and he couldn't sit still. After a while, his gaze kept wandering away.

“Are you going to learn? I won't teach you if you don't want to learn!” Renren said.

“I’m learning, I'm learning!” Qiqi said.

“Then count from one to thirty,” Renren said.

Qiqi counted, but he didn't get it right.

Renren spent a lot of effort correcting him, and when the lesson was over, Su Danhong rewarded Renren with a brand new 10 cent coin.

Qiqi's eyes widened and he immediately said, “I want one too!”

“You don’t get one. This is the reward for your brother’s hard work to teach you how to count. He will get one every day from now on,” Su Danhong said.

“Every day?” Qiqi was unhappy.

But before he could protest, Su Danhong continued, “Of course, if you learn this and you teach your third brother in the future, then I will give you 10 cents for your hard work.”

“Teach me quickly, teach me quickly!” Qiqi immediately told his brother to continue teaching. He had to learn quickly, and then teach his third brother to get the money!

After Su Danhong prepared pastries and milk, she left the brothers alone.

As she expected, it started to rain a few days later. It rained for a while every day. In fact, the rain was relatively late this year. The crops have been harvested, and now everyone has a lot of free time.

On this hot day, the rain helped cool things down.

During the past few days when it rained, Renren and Qiqi could not go out. The brothers felt really suffocated. It was not good to keep kids cooped up indoors.

So one day, Ji Jianyun took the brothers to the reservoir. The rain stopped and the water on the reservoir rose a lot. The ducks were very happy. Ji Jianyun took the brothers out to swim in the reservoir, and they were very happy when they came back.

“How many ducks, goats, and pigs are raised in the reservoir?” Su Danhong began to torture Qiqi. Renren knew the answer, so Su Danhong had him whisper it in her ear. She was very satisfied with his answer.

The eldest son said that he counted it four times and it was the same as the last time he counted it.

Then Su Danhong looked at Qiqi, who looked confused. He said, “There are five pigs!”

“And the ducks and goats?” Su Danhong asked.

“I can't count them. There are too many. They are in groups, so I can't count them,” Qiqi said.

“Your brother just counted them, and he counted them correctly,” Su Danhong said.

“How many are there?” Qiqi asked.

“As long as you study hard, you will be able to count and find out yourself,” Su Danhong said.

Qiqi nodded.

There was knowledge everywhere in life. As long as you wanted to learn, you could learn anything.

For example, Qiqi started to count everything around him. How many chrysanthemums were in the flower pots in the backyard? How many leaves and petals did a chrysanthemum have?

Without Su Danhong probing him, he learned to count by himself. The results were remarkable. He memorized all the numbers up to the 30s quickly. However, he struggled for numbers above 30s.

“Are there more numbers?” Qiqi asked his brother.

“Of course, there are hundreds more. You have to learn this to count money. If you can't learn it, you won't be able to count money in the future. If someone gives you 10 bank notes, do you know how much they cost?” Renren said..

“One bank note is 10 yuan!” Qiqi knew this.

“What about the ten bank notes?” Renren asked.

“I don't know.” Qiqi looked at his brother.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“10 bank notes are worth 100 yuan. You need to learn this, okay? Once you learn, you can sell ice pops and ice cream by yourself,” Renren said.

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