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WangMianHowever,thereusedtobeanuprightmaninthelateYuandynasty.He,namedWangMian,livedinavillageinZhouJicounty.Afterhehadlosthisfatherattheageofseven,hismotherearnedmoneytosupporthisstudyinthevillageschoolbydoingsomeneedlework.Threeyearslater,whenhewastenyearsold,hismothersaidtohim,“myson,Iamnotwillingtodelayyourstudy,butI,asawidow,can’thaveaffordedourlife,letaloneyourstudysinceyourfatherdied.What’sworse,theseyearsarebadinharvest,andthedailynecessitiesareexpensive.Besides,therehaveseveraloldclothesandoldfurniturebeenimpawnedorsold.Nowwemakealivingonlybymyneedleworkwhichisnotenough.Nowadays,Ihavenochoicebutsendyoutolookaftercowsforoneofourneighborswhichyoucannotonlyearnlittlemoneybutalsogetyourselfsomemeals.Andyouwillstarttheworktomorrow.”WangMiansaid,“whatMomsaidistrue.IfIstayintheschoolalltheday,Iwillfeelboring.Itismorepleasureformetoherdthecattle.IfIwanttostudy,Icanbringsomebookstoread.”Theyreachedtoanagreementthatnight.Thenextday,WangMianalongwithhismotherwenttoOldQin’shouse,nexttoWang’shouse.Afterprovidingthemwithbreakfast,OldQinpulledabuffaloandhandittoWang.Sincethen,WangMianhadspenttimelookingafterOldQin’sbuffalo.Everyeveninghewentbackhometoaccompanyhismotherandtosleep.WhensometimestheQingavehimsomecookedfishandbacon,hewouldtakeittohismother,whichwaspackedwithlotusleaves.Hesavedthemoneyforoneortwomonths,whichheshouldhaveusedforbuyingsomedesserteveryday,Hewouldgotothevillageschoolandwiththemoneyheboughtseveralusedbooksfrompeoplewhovisitedtheschool,afterhefoundfreetime.Everydaywhenhetiedthebuffalo,hewouldreadhisbookssittingundertheshallowofwillows.彭晶英教一班2012090118