The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 336 School Reservation
The in-laws' child wanted to be sent to their Hu family village to study medicine, and Old Mrs. Wang couldn't make that decision herself.

After telling Village Chief Hu and others about this, Village Chief Hu gathered the villagers together and explained his recent plans.

"Life in the village is getting better, so we thought we'd set up a private school here. We don't expect the children to do well in exams, just to be able to read and do math so they won't be cheated when they go out into the world. That would be good enough," Grandpa Hu said earnestly. "The children will eventually have to leave. They can't stay here in these mountains with us, the older generation. Once they leave, the difference in treatment between the literate and the illiterate will be huge. Just look at the money they earn, it'll be worlds apart."

For those who do manual labor, earning 20 or 30 coins a day is considered quite a lot.

If those who can read and write were to find a job as an accountant, they could earn more than a hundred coins a day.

If the children can go further, I heard that in the prefectural city, or even the capital, the wages for manual labor are more than 200 coins.

When he was young, Old Master Hu went to the prefectural city to take the preliminary examination for the imperial examination. He failed and returned to his hometown in despair.

If he passed the exam, he could go to the capital to take the formal imperial examination. He was sure that the prosperity of the capital would exceed his expectations.

"Besides the private school, we've also spoken with Dr. Hu, and he's willing to open a medical clinic next to it, so the children can study literature and medicine at the same time," Village Chief Hu added.

The villagers had heard about these plans before, and now that they have officially announced them, they have all expressed their support.

They weren't against sending their children to school before; back then, the family was so poor they couldn't even afford to eat.

In the past, the Wang family was the poorest family. They weren't much richer either; at most, they could avoid going hungry a few times compared to the Wang family.

Aunt Hu said, "Grandpa, village, we'll do whatever you say. You've never harmed us in all these years, have you?"

That might not sound nice, but it's the truth.

Grandpa Hu smiled gently: "It's only natural for parents to want their children to learn more skills. The reason I invited you all here today is that I need to ask for your opinions on something else. We opened this private school for the growth of the children in our village. If people from other villages want to send their children here to study literature and medicine, would you be willing to accept them?"

The villagers looked at each other.

He asked, "Why are you unwilling?"

Before they had private schools, didn't they have to send their children to other villages if they wanted to study?
The other villages didn't object either. "Does Dr. Hu agree?" Widow Zhou asked.

Dr. Hu's wife replied, "Of course we'd love to. The more children we have to study medicine, the more lives we can save. It's a good thing to do good deeds, and my husband would naturally agree."

The villagers laughed: "Since the teacher has agreed, what else can we disagree with?"

That's settled.

Even a carpenter in the village said that if everyone didn't mind, he would be willing to open a course at the school to teach the children how to do carpentry.

The woman who was good at embroidery said, "This has reminded me that if no one objects, I can also teach how to make clothes so that the girls can learn too."

Some of the elders in the Ma clan are old-fashioned and don't like women teaching embroidery. However, some of the village's wives aren't very good at embroidery, so the princess's daughter really doesn't know how to teach her.

They were the first to agree, and the men in the family, feeling embarrassed to refuse their wives, followed suit.

When there are more people, even if the elders of the Ma clan are unhappy, they have no choice but to accept it.

I heard that the school that Hujia Village is going to open will accept children from all the villages. Old Wang's relatives and in-laws are all very happy and say that they must send their children.

They went home that day, saying they wanted to talk to their families.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, a large group of men carrying hoes and shovels arrived, which greatly frightened the people of Hujia Village.

When asked, the other party said, "We heard that your school is going to open in the spring, but it's not built yet. We're here to help build the building. Don't worry, we don't need to be paid or have meals provided. We'll bring our own food!"

And so, before the school in Hujia Village even opened, more than 100 students had already agreed to come.

(End of this chapter)