The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

Even so, she still told him all about her arrangements and the matter of the dozen or so children, leaving him time to consider these things, and just quietly did it.

Seeing how quickly Master Yuan's expression changed, she felt a little uneasy. Although she believed that he would agree to her request, she didn't know how he would react to her idea.

After about an incense stick's time, Master Yuan slowly spoke, "You little girl, you are truly remarkable. With just a few words, you have provided suitable solutions to all the problems I had considered before, as well as those I had not considered. Seeing your thoughtfulness, I naturally have no reason not to agree."

"Young lady, you are so young, how can you think of so many things? I am indeed very curious. And what exactly do you want to accomplish? Could you tell me? Don't leave me like a blind man crossing a river, not knowing anything."

When Tong Qian heard Master Yuan ask her this, she was startled. She wasn't really sure what she wanted to do. After all, she had never cared about farming, and she didn't think she had such good intentions about improving the lives of the villagers.

If it's just to prove myself to those cheap parents, there's no need to spend so much, since I'm already prepared to leave.

It was certain that Ji Xiuping would pass the imperial examination and enter officialdom, so I was already making preparations as much as possible. I would definitely not stay in that village for much longer afterward.

Thinking this, I couldn't help but think of the expressions on those children's faces. At first, I probably just wanted to do something to change the way people in the village viewed things, but later, it was probably more for the sake of those children.

He quickly suppressed his momentary confusion, shook his head, and said, "Actually, it's nothing special. I just want to do something that I think I should do. If I think about it carefully, it's probably to change the current situation and also to train those kids."

Hearing this dubious explanation, and seeing that Tong Qian didn't seem inclined to say anything more, Master Yuan didn't press the matter further. After all, this was her way of giving him money to go out and lecture, and he had no reason to ask any more questions.

The two of them settled the matter in such a short time. Perhaps only Master Yuan himself knew that he had actually heard Master Qiu mention this girl named Tong Qian before. Hearing the praise he received, he was indeed a little curious, but he did not expect that she would come to find him.

Moreover, many storytellers, teahouse owners, and even many people on the street had different opinions about this little girl. It wasn't until I actually sat here and talked to her that I learned something about her.

It was only at this moment that she realized that no matter what she did, she always had her own set of logic. And for the first time, she wanted to believe this girl. If she agreed to her request, she would definitely receive different surprises. Because of this understanding, Tong Qian was able to confirm the thing she had been worried about in just two short hours.

On their way back to the village, Tong Qian overheard gossip, but she didn't pay much attention to it and simply walked home as if she were alone. Ji Xiuping, however, couldn't suppress his emotions as he listened to these things. In the end, he was prevented from speaking because Tong Qian held his sleeve tightly.

After returning home, Tong Qian gently comforted him, "Brother Xiuping, you don't need to think so much. Didn't I already tell you before that I would handle those things later? You just need to do what you need to do now. There's no need to worry about so many things that aren't worth worrying about."

“I know you have many things on your mind, and I know your ambitions don’t lie in staying in this village and being unable to leave. So now is a crucial time, don’t let those messy things affect you.”

As she said this, she went to tidy up the few unused rooms on the side, no longer dwelling on the matter. She really didn't care, because these things would eventually fall apart on their own, and once that matter was accomplished, Ji Xiuping would leave, and no one would have any reason to say anything more. What she was more worried about was that farming matter.

Ji Xiuping watched her movements and, although he vaguely guessed what she was going to do, he wasn't quite sure why she would do it. After thinking for a moment, he followed her to the room where she was and asked, "Qian'er, are you planning to arrange for the children and the tutor to stay at our house?"

Tong Qian listened to this, but her hands did not stop. She just nodded, and then, afraid that he hadn't seen what she was doing, she looked up at him and saw that he didn't seem displeased.

He then explained, "Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. You said before that I could decide, so I made this arrangement. Fortunately, there's enough room at home, and the children are already used to living together. Master Yuan and his two students can live together, so keeping them at home is the best arrangement."

"While it's true that they could be moved to other places, I always feel that if that happens, they won't be able to get timely help if any problems arise. Besides, the villagers don't have a very good impression of me to begin with. Even with your reputation, they probably won't be willing to help us too much."

"So I think it's best to arrange for them to stay at my home. Besides, I'll be either going to town or working with them here every day, so I'll be able to see the results I want to see. It'll be more convenient. What do you think?"

Hearing her explanation, Ji Xiuping neither agreed nor disagreed with her decision, but followed her lead and began tidying up another room to make more room for them.

When Tong Qian was having the servants prepare the things to be added to the courtyard, she also asked them to prepare some of the things that Master Yuan had mentioned he needed.