Transformed into a vicious stepmother, invincible

After waking up, Bai Sui'an immediately rummaged through his boxes and drawers to find all the silver he had on him. He counted it and found that there was a total of nearly twenty-one taels.

My family still needs money, so I can't spend all the money I earn on spiritual spring water.

It was estimated that it would be enough to take two levels of rewards. Ten taels of silver in exchange for spiritual spring water, which could be used on Lin Che's legs.

Add another five taels of silver and exchange it for a pear tree. Then use the extra spiritual spring water to nourish it. The pears will definitely be of good quality. You can give them to your children at home and sell them for some money.

Bai Sui'an hesitated again. The medicinal field given in the third level was also good. He could grow some precious medicinal herbs in the space and keep them at home or sell them outside.

However, it is still a bit difficult to earn fifty taels in half a month.

It is impossible to pick up river clams every day, and not every river clam contains pearls.

Things that rely on luck cannot be done for a long time.

There were still things to do today, so Bai Sui'an washed his face to wake himself up and went to knock on Aunt Wang's door.

The person who came to open the door was a thin old man with high cheekbones and thin lips. He looked disgusted the first time he saw Bai Sui'an.

"Are you Lin Che's wife?"

Bai Sui'an nodded: "Yes, I'll come to find Aunt Wang, can you help me..."

"What's the point of looking for a useless woman like her? She'll leave us with a mess even after she leaves!" The old man gritted his teeth, "She's taken the children to wash clothes. If you have any problems, go find her directly. Don't bring our family into this!"

After saying that, the old man closed the door.

This inexplicable malice made Bai Sui'an feel frustrated.

She just wanted to ask Aunt Wang about the village school...

It’s still so early, but Aunt Wang has already gone to wash clothes. She is really diligent.

Bai Sui'an went home, picked up a large basin of clothes and soap nuts from his home, and went to the river to look for someone.

At this moment, only Aunt Wang and her two children were washing clothes by the river.

There were two large basins of clothes piled next to it, enough for at least seven or eight people.

Bai Sui'an naturally squatted next to Aunt Wang and greeted her, "Aunt, are you out washing clothes so early?"

Aunt Wang was surprised to see her: "Why are you here?"

"I woke up early and wanted to ask you something. Your family said you were taking the kids out to do laundry, so I brought some unwashed clothes from home to wash together."

Aunt Wang laughed dryly: "Zhao Di, Pan Di, say hello to them."

The two little girls who had been huddled aside scrubbing clothes said in unison, "Hello, Auntie."

The two children were dark and thin, with protruding bones, and were very small. If Bai Suian hadn't remembered that Aunt Wang's two children were ten and seven years old respectively, he would have thought they were only as old as Lin Yashu.

"Hello you all."

As soon as the names were heard, one could tell what the two children were like at home. Bai Sui'an did not point it out, but smiled and praised them again.

"You're so good. You're helping your mother out with work so early. You're all good kids."

Aunt Wang smiled bitterly: "Yes, they are all good children."

Bai Sui'an didn't want to interfere in other people's family affairs, so he just said a simple greeting: "My three children look about the same age as yours. If you have time in the future, you can come to my house to play, so that everyone can have some company."

Aunt Wang: "Okay. Mrs. Lin, you said you wanted to talk to me about something. What is it?"

"I'm just asking about the village school. My son Rong Le is old enough, and I'm thinking of sending him to start elementary school. Auntie, do you know how much I should prepare for the tuition?"

Aunt Wang thought seriously for a while and shook her head: "The teacher in our village charges quite a lot. If Mr. Li goes to study, he only needs a pound of meat. If others want to go to study, they will need at least this amount."

She held out her two index fingers and intertwined them.

Bai Sui'an frowned: "Ten taels?"

Aunt Wang nodded and whispered, "If you want to send Rong Le to school, you might as well find a teacher somewhere else. There are not many people who can read in our village. The current teacher didn't even pass the college entrance examination. He said he spent all his money on studying and only came back to teach people to read."

Afraid that Bai Sui'an wouldn't believe her, Aunt Wang added in a low voice, "Most of the people this teacher has taught couldn't even pass the county exam. Not a single one became a Tongsheng."

"Is it true?"

"Of course it's true. My sister-in-law sent the child there, but he hasn't passed the imperial examination for five years. Now our whole family is supporting him, waiting for him to pass the examination."

Aunt Wang had a kind face and was known to be a person with a good personality. It was hard for Bai Sui'an not to take her words seriously.

Besides, the family's food, clothing and other expenses are not the best, and she doesn't want Lin Rongle to find a teacher casually. She must want to find a reliable person to teach her child so that she can feel at ease.

"Thank you, auntie, for telling me this." Bai Sui'an smiled faintly and continued to wash the clothes with his head down.

"It's nothing, just something I said casually."

After washing the clothes, Bai Sui'an carried the basin back home.

The courtyard gate opened and Lin Rongkang was sitting alone on the steps at the door, holding his little face in a daze.

Bai Sui'an saw him from a distance and called out to him, "Rong Kang! Why are you sitting at the door?"

Hearing this, Lin Rongkang jumped up, trotted over and hugged Bai Sui'an's legs: "Stepmother! How could you sneak out to play? When your brother saw you were missing, he ran out to look for you!"

"Ah? I'm just going out to wash some clothes." Bai Sui'an freed up one hand to hold Lin Rongkang's.

"I'm going to put my things back home first. Which direction did your brother go to look for me? I'll go find him later."

Lin Rongkang raised his little hand and pointed in a direction.

After putting the things away, Bai Sui'an saw that smoke was still coming out of the kitchen vent, so he took Lin Rongkang to the kitchen to find Lin Yashu.

The little girl was busy in front of the stove on a stool, and the red headband on her head was particularly eye-catching.

"Rongkang, please help your sister here. I will go and find your brother." Bai Sui'an touched Lin Rongkang's head.

Hearing the voice, Lin Yashu turned around and looked at her.

Bai Sui'an also reminded Lin Yashu: "Wait until I come back to hang the clothes in the basin in the yard."

"Row."

Following the direction Lin Rongkang had just pointed, Bai Sui'an searched all the way and asked many people on the road before he found out that Lin Rongle had gone to the village school to look for someone.

The school doesn’t start classes so early, and the students haven’t left their homes yet at this time.

Lin Rongle probably thought that her stepmother had gone out early to ask about Shu Xiu, so she came to look for her.

When Bai Sui'an came over, he heard some unfriendly words.

It was a deep male voice, with a frivolous tone: "I'm afraid you're here to steal my knowledge. In the past, your father hunted and had meat for every meal, but I never saw your family pay me any tribute. Now that your family is in financial difficulty, you're thinking of coming here to steal my knowledge?"

"I didn't." Lin Rongle said.

"You have the same temper as your father. It's just that you have a bit of dirty money. After all, I am a genuine student who passed the provincial examination. At the beginning, I said I would accept you as a student for a lower tuition fee, but your family refused. Now, look what you said, I won't teach you even if you beg me to!"