Dad, we are so stable, should we do something?

"Zhao is of course happy to do so, but please let me know if you need me. My abilities are obvious to all." Zhao Shi was not modest either.

"Then I want to help too. Sister, give me some shares. I want to be the boss too. What do you want me to do?"

"You, what can you do?"

"I, I can't think of it yet, but I can always think of it, or I can borrow money from my big brother and invest in you. I can always be a small boss, right?"

"You would like to think so. Okay, I will save some for you to marry when the time comes."

"I won't marry a wife. How old am I? Humph."

"Hahaha." Tian Yuze's face turned red with laughter, and everyone laughed too.

After breakfast, everyone went about their own business. Tian Xing'er had started to feel bored again recently. Everyone had something to do. Her younger brother had to study, but she didn't like studying, so she became idle.

Tian Xing'er has been walking around the streets and villages every day these days. Today they changed direction and Jiu Ye led the way.

"Miss, I don't know what a bunch of kids are doing up ahead. Should we go over and take a look?" Baozhu suggested, seeing that they had been walking for so long and it was rare to see something.

"Okay, Master Jiu, go to the front."

When they got closer, they saw that it was actually a bigger boy who was writing on the ground with a wooden stick. Then, the others followed suit. After he finished writing, he checked the work of those around him one by one.

"Ergou, you wrote it wrong. Your last name is not written like this. And you wrote your name, Xiaolan, wrong too."

After teaching everyone, he started teaching the next word and taught them how to pronounce it. Tian Xing'er and the others came up to them but were unable to influence them.

"Are you learning characters? Do you know much?" Tian Xing'er looked at the older boy, who looked to be only 7-8 years old.

"Well I'm teaching them. I haven't learned much, but it's okay."

"Who taught you these words?"

"My father, my father once took the examination for a scholar, but he injured his foot and can no longer take the examination."

"That's a bit of a pity. Are you going to take the exam to become a scholar in the future?"

"I, I don't know. Our family doesn't have money right now. If I had money, I would still want to."

"Erlang is so talented, he will definitely pass the imperial examination and become a scholar. It's just that we have no money, otherwise we can help Erlang." said one of the little girls.

"That's right, that's right. All the characters we recognize were taught by Erlang. Now I can recognize ten big characters." Another little boy said.

"So do you all like reading?"

"Ah, I don't know, maybe."

"I like."

"I don't like it. I just want to learn a few words."

The children were not afraid of strangers, and Tian Xing'er was just a sister who was only a few years older than them, so they started talking. The one called Erlang knew that Tian Xing'er was with Fang Shiya and the others, and that they were different from him, so he said nothing and just listened and watched quietly.

"Are there many scholars here?"

"Not many. Most of us here can't even get enough to eat, so how can we afford to go to school? Many capable people have moved away. The only ones left are those who are not capable or those who live here to retire like the big masters in town. They usually give us some delicious food every month or so, and it's so delicious." said another slightly older boy.

“You know a lot!”

"Of course, young lady, you are the family of the shopkeeper Fang, right? I heard that the road is being built to make it easier for us to get outside, so that more people can come in and our people can go out to do business, right?"

"Yes, you are very smart."

"Hahaha, that's what Erlang said. How could I understand that? I only know that you are repairing the road. The road is indeed easier to walk on and more beautiful. Even the edge of the county town is planted with flowers and plants. It looks really good."

"Hehe, this is my idea, isn't it great?"

"Yes, sister, you are awesome. So what are you doing here today, sister?"

"I'm just looking around to see if there's anything I can help you with."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah, so what do you want me to help build, like this one?" Tian Xing'er asked tentatively if they wanted a school.

"Now this? What is it?"

"Erlang, what do you want to build in this county town?" Tian Xing'er did not answer, but asked Erlang again.

"I hope there can be a school so that the children here can also go to school, but the tuition is too expensive and we can't afford it." Erlang knew what Tian Xing'er meant. Although he knew that the other party might just be talking casually, he still wanted to give it a try.

"Then we should build a school that doesn't require tuition fees, so that most people can attend."

"Really?" The children around her suddenly looked at Tian Xing'er with hope, and she suddenly felt that she was bragging.

"Well, I'll go back and talk to Sister Fang. It shouldn't be a problem to build one, but I don't know what kind of building it will be."

"Then we will wait for your good news. You must talk to Miss Fang properly." Several children said seriously.

"Of course. Naduo will go first." After Tian Xing'er agreed, she felt that the burden on her shoulders suddenly became much heavier.

On the way back, Baozhu spoke up, "Miss, isn't this a bad idea? You just agreed to it. This school doesn't make money. Miss Fang helped build the road to open the way and attract people to boost business. What can you bring by building a school? You have to invite teachers. Which teacher is willing to come to such a small place? Even if they are willing, it will cost a lot of money. Aren't you letting Miss Fang waste useless money?"

"I just feel a little reluctant to let them go because they are so eager to learn. If Sister Fang doesn't want to let them go, then we can pay for it. I'm not doing business with her, so I'll use part of the money I earn to pay for the tutoring."

"Miss, you haven't even started your business yet. The seeds of the winter melon have just been planted. We don't know if next year will be a good year or if we can have a good harvest, but you think you can make a lot of money. And as for the anesthetic, we have only collected a part of it and sold some, but you are already so careless. You spend money like water." Baozhu is now in charge of Tian Xing'er's money, and she is worried about her. Her young lady wants to get a little of everything and spends money lavishly, although she can also make a lot of money.

"Okay, okay, those children are so pitiful, Baozhu, how can you bear to let them go, right? Look how eager they are to learn. Build a school for them to study hard. Even if they don't become the top scholar, it would be good if they can learn a skill and support themselves. When the road is opened and there are more people, they will have a good livelihood."

"Miss, you are thinking too far ahead. How long will it take?" Baozhu said coldly.

"This is called investment. You have to look at the long term and not be so superficial. Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go back to find Sister Fang."

Tian Xing'er found Fang Shiya in the Fang family cloth shop, which they now use as their office area.

"Sister Fang, I see there are many children in the county who are of school age but are not going to school. They are just playing on the streets. Why don't we open a school so that they can go to school?"

"That's a good idea, but this county is so small and poor, I'm afraid there aren't many scholars here, so hiring a teacher isn't that easy."

"It's ok, they are still young, you can let Yuze come to help teach them, I can also teach some mathematics, Sister Fang, you can teach some embroidery to the female students, and the craftsmen can also come to teach. Anyway, our school can be made into a specialized school, so that everyone can learn their own strengths, and it doesn't necessarily have to be for the imperial examination. That kind of thing still depends on the county magistrate to promote it. What do you think?"

"Well, that's fine. Anyway, we don't have much to do next. It's okay to teach for 1-2 hours every day. When this place is connected with other places, we can hire a better teacher to teach the children. We will take over for the time being."

"Yes, then Sister Fang, we can take advantage of the fact that all the migrant workers have returned before the New Year. They are probably idle at home now. If we recruit all of them, we should be able to build the school in about 10 days."

"Okay, since you're the one who brought this up, you have to take care of it. You can't just sit there and do nothing this time."

"Don't worry, Sister Fang. I'm worried about having nothing to do. I see that you all have work to do, but I'm the only one sitting here in a daze. Fortunately, Master Jiu can accompany me occasionally, otherwise I would be bored to death."