NOVPUBChapter 417: Chapter 417 Erniu’s Idea
Chapter 417 -417 Erniu’s Idea
The next day, Bai Yue began living a fairy-tale life.
The old lady really treated her well, getting up early in the morning to prepare food for a few of them, sending Haishun off to school, and once they were off to the store, she would clean everything inside and outside the house until it was spotless.
Erniu, because Wang Yan insisted on keeping him and not letting him go, since he was short-handed himself, had Erniu help oversee the renovations of the new store.
They were busy until the end of the year approached, and then Wang Yan bought Erniu bags of gifts, large and small, allowing Erniu to finally go back home.
The old man didn’t realize that Erniu, indeed, had entertained the idea of leaving. Watching his brother’s prosperous life in the city, and then considering their own lives, guarding those few dozen pigs at home, especially this summer when an outbreak of swine fever killed many, leaving only a few behind.
His heart ached terribly.
Not to mention, this year’s efforts had essentially been for nothing.
Thinking it over, he concluded that it might be better to start a business like his brother. Although it was also tiring, it was less so than pig farming, and it was cleaner.
Moreover, seeing how the city folks lived made Erniu’s heart burn with longing.
He dreamed of bringing his wife and children to experience a different life, just like his older brother and sister-in-law who started from scratch with nothing and now, in just over a year, had a house, land, and even a car.
If they had this kind of van in their village, it would be the envy of so many.
Now, some capable folks in their village were starting to make plans to work outside, but not everyone could afford a car.
He had discussed it with Wang Yan, and even though he wasn’t ambitious enough to move to the provincial capital, he thought that relocating to the county seat wasn’t a bad idea.
He had long wanted to learn to drive; people from other villages had already started in transportation, and he heard that operating a truck could be quite lucrative.
Wang Yan supported him and made it clear to him that if he needed money, all he had to do was ask his older brother, and he would certainly lend it to him.
Erniu felt grateful.
He was well aware that his own father would rather have all three sons stay at home and live off pig farming; if Erniu wanted to pursue a different livelihood, his father would likely be the first one to disapprove.
Under those circumstances, not to speak of seed money, his father probably wouldn’t give him a single penny.
But his heart was no longer at home; pig farming was not his forte nor his passion. In reality, the family’s backbone was his older brother. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
Now, he had seen other possibilities.
There were other ways to make a living, and even to live better, so why not try a different path?
He was determined to take his wife and kids out for a different kind of life.
However, he hadn’t mentioned this plan to his father.
Seeing the bags of goods Erniu brought back, his father almost threw them out in disdain. It was only after Erniu mentioned that the old lady had asked him to bring them that his father let it be.
At night, in the privacy of their room, he discussed everything with his wife, and she was willing.
After all, people strive for higher ground, and water flows to the lowest point.
His wife, in particular, longed for an easier life. Though living with a large family seemed lively, the reality was that there would always be inevitable friction among so many people.
And with the presence of the elders at home, and since the couple wasn’t earning money themselves, the finances were controlled by the senior couple.
It was inconvenient even to make small purchases for herself.
She, too, hoped that they could indeed start their own life elsewhere, even if it meant hardship, as long as they were content with their days.
