Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

"Xiu Wen wife, you didn't lie to me?" The second great grandfather was leaning on a cane, as excited as when he learned that Han Zheng had won the top spot in the imperial examination.

Xiu Wen's wife actually said that she was going to open a private school in the village. She would pay the teacher's monthly salary, and the children would be able to study without paying tuition.

"I don't lie." Li Yu said, "But I don't open it casually. I have conditions."

The second great grandfather calmed down and said, "You go ahead."

Li Yu said: "In addition to accepting the children of our Han family, the private school also accepts suitable children in the village, regardless of gender."

The second great grandfather frowned, "Do you want a girl too? As the saying goes, boys and girls should sit separately after the age of seven. It's not right to let a boy study with a girl."

Li Yu had guessed what he would say, and said, "I understand what you mean, so there will be two classrooms, one for boys and one for girls."

The second great grandfather: "Even if that's the case, there won't be any girls coming to learn. Villagers treat boys and girls differently. I think you know better than me."

Li Yu smiled and said, "If I send my daughter to a private school, can I exempt the boy from paying tuition?"

The second great grandfather was stunned: "Didn't you say you didn't want the tuition?"

"I can add another condition. I will tell you that only if the girls in the family come to study, the boys will be exempted from tuition. Otherwise, they will not be exempted."

The second great grandfather immediately understood what she meant.

He was silent for a while, then said, "Besides these, what other conditions do you have?"

Li Yu said: "Each child can only study for three years without paying tuition. After three years, if they want to continue studying, they can go to Mingtong Academy in town. By then, if he has good character and knowledge and ranks in the top five in the Mingtong Academy's year-end test, I can provide him with two more years of tuition."

Second great grandfather; "......"

After a while, he said, "Let's do as you say. But how long will your private school be open?"

Li Yu: "Let's open it for six years first, and then decide whether to continue after six years based on the situation."

The second great grandfather nodded. Fortunately, it was not a lifetime thing. Although it was not his money that was spent, he still felt distressed.

*

Li Yu waited for a while, and seeing that the second great grandfather was fine, he prepared to leave.

After taking only two steps, the second great grandfather called out to him, "Xiu Wen's wife, why do you suddenly want to open a private school?"

Li Yu paused and said, "I hope that there will be a few more officials with both ability and moral integrity in our clan or village, so that they can help Han Zheng in the future."

Of course, this is only one of the reasons. Another reason is that she wants the women in the village to know more.

When she went to the ancestral hall with Zhou Qinghe a few days ago, what Zhou Qinghe said made her suddenly want to do something.

Attending a private school for three years can, among other things, teach them to read and write, and broaden their horizons a little, so that they will at least not become people like Yang Qiuyue and Qian.

In addition, they may have more ideas and come up with better ways to do things in the future.

*

The news that Li Yu was going to open a private school soon spread throughout the village.

Most people in the village were very happy. After Han Zheng won the first place in the imperial examination, some of them planned to save money to send their children to school. They hoped that their children could also become successful like Han Zheng.

As a result, Li Yu took the initiative to open a private school. Although it was only free of tuition, it saved a lot of money.

Some were happy, but there were also a few who complained.

"What's the point of a girl studying? Won't she just stay at home and raise children and serve her parents-in-law in the future? Xiu Wen's wife is really something. She is so troublesome just to be exempted from the salary."

"Yeah, I don't understand why she insists on girls learning this. Girls will belong to other families when they grow up, and learning this will be useless to their own family!"

Because Li Yu had informed the village chief in advance, the village chief's face darkened immediately when he heard this. "It's a good thing that Xiu Wen's wife opened a private school. It's fine if you don't appreciate her, but you're still complaining here. If you don't want your daughter to learn, then don't learn. Who forced you to do that?"

"But if the girl doesn't study, we have to pay tuition."

Zhou Qinghe happened to be passing by and said, "The tuition fee is not expensive, you can just pay it directly. I think you should not be short of that money."

The person who complained quickly covered his wallet.

Zhou Qinghe snorted.

*

It doesn't cost much to run a private school in the village. You just need to build a few houses and hire two teachers.

Because he didn't want those old-fashioned pedants to teach girls, Li Yu found a woman named Zhang on the recommendation of the county magistrate's wife.

The woman used to be a maid in a wealthy family. She studied with her master and traveled to many places, gaining a lot of experience. When she got older, she was released by her master.

She was not married and had only a girl of five or six years old.

Li Yu discussed it with her and invited her to the village.

She first lived in the old house of the village chief. Li Yu lived there when she first came here. Later, it was turned into a place for making snacks. After the snack room was built, the place became empty again, which was a good place for them to live first.

As for the boys, Li Yu, on the recommendation of Mr. Shen, found an old scholar named Liu to teach them.

The monthly salary for the two of them was two taels of silver, which was less than fifty taels a year. Li Yu thought it was okay.

*

On the eighth day at home, Li Yu said goodbye to Cheng and Han Rong and told them that she was leaving.

It was already June and they could not stay any longer.

The main purpose of Cheng's return was to pay tribute to her late husband. Now that she has completed this task, she no longer has any worries in her heart and has no objection to Li Yu's arrangements.

When they heard that Li Yu was leaving, Aunt Wu and the village chief's wife and others quickly got busy.

They helped Li Yu pack dried roses, made snacks, prepared mosquito repellent herbs for them, and the jelly fruit that Li Yu wanted. They were so anxious that they were afraid that anything would be missed.

Li Yu advised them not to be so anxious, but they said yes but then turned around and hurriedly prepared to go.

Li Yu could only smile helplessly.

*

On the morning of the third day of June, Li Yu and his companions set out from Qingshui Village and went to the county to meet up with the guards.

Passing by He Mengyan's Yi Dian Hong Yan Zhi Shop, Li Yu stopped the car and moved a box of dried roses into the store.

Roses can be made into rouge, so I gave some to He Mengyan so she could try it out.

He Mengyan didn't care about Rose at all at this moment, she just looked at Li Yu with tears in her eyes.

Li Yu knew that she was reluctant to leave, so he walked over and gave her a big hug.

Afterwards, the two separated and she called Si'er to go with them.

On the day when He Mengyan went to the banquet, Si'er followed He Mengyan, her adopted sister, back to the county town.

Si'er walked slowly.

Li Yu took a look and asked, "Si'er, do you want to stay?"

Si'er was indeed reluctant, but he knew it was not possible.

Sister Li turned him from a beggar into a book boy and never treated him harshly in the past few years. He couldn't just leave like that.

Shaking his head, Si'er said, "I want to go to the capital with you, Sister Li, let's go."

Li Yu looked at him for a while and finally nodded.

The group gathered together, said goodbye to the county magistrate and his wife at the gate of the county government office, and then headed towards the capital.

*

Not wanting to meet Prefect Hong again, this time, Li Yu deliberately avoided the Nanzhou Prefecture capital and took another route.

This road is also a government road, and there are not so many mountain roads. It is just a little farther from the capital, and it takes about a day longer to travel.

Li Yu thought this time would be the same as before, but when they were still three days away from the capital, they were assassinated by men in black.