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Chapter 319 Opening a Private School
As the weather grew colder, winter arrived in the blink of an eye. Apart from Wang Chuanyuan and his wife, who still had business to do, the rest of the Wang family returned to Hujia Village.

When Wang Wulang and the others learned that they were growing something called sugarcane at home, they were all very excited.

I heard that stuff is sweet and juicy, and can be used to make sugar. Does that mean that once they grow it well, their family will never lack sugar again?

Actually, they don't really lack sugar now. Before, Grandma bought a big bucket of maltose from somewhere, and they could have a sweet treat every now and then. Now they don't crave it as much anymore.

They kept some of the wild fruit trees on the mountain where they used to grow wild fruit for seed, and pulled up all the dead branches and vines to use as firewood. The land was then used to grow sugarcane.

The children weren't satisfied and wanted to clear a few more acres of mountain land, but Old Mrs. Wang scolded them: "You're all taking the imperial examinations in the spring, one after another. Don't you know how to be more careful? Do you want the Wang family's money to go down the drain? Whoever doesn't pass the exams next spring will have to stay home and farm for half a year!"

Wang Wulang and the others were dumbfounded: "But we've only been studying for less than a year, how could we possibly pass the exam!"

Only Wang Wulang dared to answer Old Madam Wang's question; the others were already scared like quails.

Grandma Wang sneered, "I don't care, I only care about the results. Whoever fails the exam will have to farm! Or you can just quit studying now and stay home to farm, and let your older brother go to school in town."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Dalang blurted out, "No, I'd rather go back to farming and let my younger brothers go to school."

Actually, Wang Dalang wasn't completely uneducated; Old Master Hu from the village taught him.

Mr. Hu was very strict when teaching, and every child complained bitterly. The thought of having to study like this for the next few decades gave Wang Dalang a huge headache.

He would rather carry manure.

Moreover, villagers now help them with most of the farm work, so Wang Dalang doesn't have to do much himself.

Moreover, due to the high grain yield, their grandmother introduced several methods for cultivating fertilizer. Since using those fertilizers, weeds have hardly grown in the fields, and the soil has become increasingly fertile, so they have even less to do. Now, all the land in each household is idle, except for those planted with sugarcane.

From now until next spring, nobody has anything serious to do.

Grandma Wang glared at Wang Dalang: "You're such an ungrateful person. So many people want to go to school but can't, and you're the one who's pushing them away."

Wang Dalang smiled憨厚ly: "I'm just not cut out for studying, Grandma. You should focus on raising the younger brothers."

He only needs to focus on growing good crops so that his family won't go hungry. Isn't that an achievement in itself?

Speaking of reading, Village Chief Hu found Old Lady Wang and wanted to ask her if there were any teachers in town who could be invited to the village.

"This is our plan. We've had two bumper harvests this year, and if nothing unexpected happens, next year should be good too. After paying our taxes and corvée labor fees, each family will have some surplus, so we're thinking of sending our children to school."

"However, we don't know much about the private schools in other villages, and they are quite far away, so we thought we would invite a teacher to open a private school in our village. We will help build the house and choose the site, and in addition to tuition and holiday gifts, we will also provide three meals a day. However, we do not know as many people as you do, so we are thinking that you might be able to make some connections and find a more reliable teacher."

Grandma Wang turned her gaze to Chi Ding beside her.

Now, Chi Ding has become a public figure, active in Lao Wang's household under the guise of helping others.

Chi Ding's body trembled: "Madam, I can't read, let alone teach!"

What can he teach? How to kill someone stealthily?

(End of this chapter)