Chapter 593: Consideration

When Tian Tian returned home, she immediately took a shower and washed her hair. As soon as she came out, she gulped down water, the electric fan blowing with a *whoosh*, and only then did she begin to feel comfortable.

Looking at her parents, who were drenched in sweat, she couldn't help but sigh: "It's really too hot this year. Why don't we buy an air conditioner? The cheaper ones for a little over a thousand are quite good."

Otherwise, it was truly miserable for her parents to be at home.

"I think we should buy one too." Tian Ye put the rice on to cook, and while wiping his sweat, he said, "It's been over forty degrees every afternoon these past few days; we really can't do without an air conditioner."

He had heard that several elderly people in other villages had already passed away. If one were to say it was because of the heat, no one had any proof. But if it wasn't, why were there so many this year?

Mother Tian shook her head: "Don't! Both of you are at home, and there's no need for me to do any heavy work. Isn't over a thousand yuan money? It will be fine once the dog days of summer are over."

She was terrified that her children would continue talking about air conditioners, so she hurriedly asked: "What did you do this morning? Was it okay?"

If it weren't for the fact that their own bodies were no longer up to the task, how could they have let their children go out and do farm work under the thirty-eight or thirty-nine-degree sun?

In this weather, even sitting at home resulted in layers upon layers of sweat.

Tian Tian shook her head: "It was passable. There was less than a third of a *mu* of sesame, and it took the two of us all morning to finish harvesting it." They would cut for a while and then rest for a while; they were far worse than those experienced farmhands. Even so, her waist still ached upon returning.

"Don't push yourself so hard..."

Mother Tian urged.

Tian Tian, however, said helplessly: "I have to push myself, Mom. They are paying us two hundred yuan each in wages."

What? Two hundred yuan?

Mother Tian paused, then said weakly: "Then don't push yourselves too hard. If you're really tired, go and rest."

Tian Tian, however, was calculating in her heart—

At 200 a day, the two siblings would make over two thousand in a week. If they pooled it with the money they had on hand, it would be enough to pay Tian Ye's tuition.

But where would they live?

In their small city, short-term rentals were exceptionally rare. She had asked around and heard there were short-term rentals near the university, but even a small single room was fifty yuan a day...

She frowned, feeling truly troubled, and could only look at rental information again, preparing to ask the teachers when she went to register.

However, all this distress turned into surprise that afternoon when she picked up her sickle to harvest the mung beans.

"Wh-what?"

Even as composed as Tian Tian was, she found it a bit hard to believe at this moment: "Let Tian Ye study with you all?"

"That's right." Sister Yanran smiled: "Don't look at us as university students now; we can still pass the CET-4 without any problems. After all, many relevant journals we read are in English."

Logically speaking, the peak of one's knowledge is in the third year of high school, and university students are quite unreliable. But... who told them to be diligent enough?

They fought for scholarships every year in university, and had to cross the single-plank bridge of the postgraduate entrance exam. It wasn't easy to follow Professor Song, and since the other party was so famous, they were afraid of embarrassing their teacher if they slacked off even a little...

Thank goodness, their knowledge base was still there, which could somewhat make up for their guilt of eating and drinking for free at Song Tan's house.

As for the hardship of preparing fertilizer all morning... could that even be called hardship? It was the simplest work imaginable.

The joy on Tian Tian's face was about to burst out; it was incomparable at this moment: "No, it's not... I'm... I didn't expect..."

Song Tan hurriedly walked over to soothe her: "It's fine, this is just a matter of convenience."

"Look, Tian Ye is still in school. If he does farm work this early, his health will collapse. It would be better to take advantage of this holiday to study hard, and then get into a good university; our village will be proud too."

"You work a bit harder in the fields and earn a wage, and he can take classes here; you'll always be able to get through these days."

Afterwards, she looked at Tian Ye, who was standing to the side, stunned and unable to speak, her expression exceptionally sincere and considerate:

"If you really feel bad about it, then let's study when it's hot, and you can help my family out a bit in the early morning and evening. I won't count that towards your wages, how about that?"

At this instant, Tian Tian and Tian Ye were so moved they were about to shed tears. But the siblings took a deep breath in unison to suppress the tears, and then nodded solemnly:

"Okay!"

At this point, there was no longer any talk of wages. If it were truly possible, Tian Tian herself wouldn't even want the wages!

Thinking back on Song Tan's words, it was clearly considerate of her own difficulties, and also considerate of her younger brother's self-esteem.

If anyone were still dissatisfied with this, they would truly be struck by lightning!

Tian Ye looked at her, also clenched his fists, and nodded heavily: "I will work hard."

And Sister Yanran waved her hand with a smile:

"Then don't be in a rush to work right now. Go back and bring your test papers and textbooks over for me to see—I'll be honest, the effect of my tutoring definitely won't be as good as your professional teachers, so don't mind that."

Every trade has its master; those teachers were professional educators, and their level was definitely better than her own. Sister Yanran knew this in her heart.

But the teachers, as well as Tang Xiaodong and Qi Lin, all said it was too hot, and she couldn't keep wandering outside like this. If she really got tanned pitch-black, finding a partner would become a problem...

Of course, Sister Yanran knew that they were being considerate of her because she was a girl, and it happened to be those few days when she wasn't feeling well, so they found an excuse...

Sister Yanran was equally grateful.

Looking at the excited Tian Ye at this moment, her expression was exceptionally gentle: "You all work as usual this afternoon, and I'll make a simple lesson plan based on the test papers and textbooks. We'll officially start tomorrow, okay?"

She was truly so thoughtful.

At this instant, even as strong and cheerful as Tian Tian was, her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

She nodded and said solemnly: "Okay—Tian Ye, you go to the fields to work first, I'll go home and get the test papers for you."

The siblings set off together, in opposite directions, but with equally high fighting spirits.

…

And when Tian Tian came over again, roaring on her motorcycle, it happened to be the time when Sun Ziqiang was also planning to start work.

Seeing her arrive, he asked casually:

"You all are harvesting beans this afternoon, right? Why don't I give you a ride on the tricycle later? It'll save me from walking, and save you from having to come back to ride your bike."

That silly boy Tian Ye had walked towards the mountain without looking back when he heard the news. By the time Song Tan and the others came to their senses, they discovered that the silly child had only taken a sickle and hadn't even ridden the tricycle over.

Tian Tian nodded: "Okay."

Then she neatly put down Tian Ye's schoolbag and got straight onto the vehicle. She worked slowly, so she couldn't afford to dawdle on matters like this, otherwise, she would be letting down the other party's kindness.

Sun Ziqiang skillfully started the vehicle, and seeing that they had already reached the main road, Song Tan chased after them and shouted:

"Don't push yourselves, rest if you're really tired."

Otherwise, if they were exhausted, and she had to pay compensation, it would be a loss that outweighed the gain!

And on the tricycle, Sun Ziqiang's voice was also very loud: "Did you hear that? You all must take care of your bodies and don't add to Song Tan's burden. It's not easy to find a generous boss these days."

He was penniless after buying the vehicle and had to hurry and find a way to save money!

On the tricycle, Tian Tian's body swayed along with the bumpy mountain road. She didn't speak again, but the burden on her body had suddenly become much lighter. ===== CHAPTER 594 =====