I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

The village head was a decisive person. The next day, he summoned the entire village and began to announce the two matters.

Before that, Liu Nanjia naturally went to Aunt Wang's place to talk about raising chickens. After all, it was originally agreed that she would raise them, but now it was going to be expanded to the whole village.

Aunt Wang had no objection to this. Ultimately, it was Liu Nanjia and the others' own business, and it was up to them to decide who to entrust the matter to.

Seeing that Liu Nanjia was a little embarrassed when she said this, she comforted her, saying, "Even if you leave all the chicken-raising to me, I still can't manage it. Look at the chickens I've been raising lately, they've filled the whole yard. I have to separate them according to when I bought them. I really can't manage it all. It's good that you can just give me a larger batch later. Besides, I'll be able to supply you with my chickens soon. They'll have to wait three months for theirs. By then, I'll have already made a lot of money."

Liu Nanjia was quite touched. It was precisely because of the Wang family's character that she trusted them so much. Since that was the case…

"Aunt Wang, then I'll ask you to manage it for me. You'll be in charge of deciding which family delivers the chickens on which day, the quality of the chicken, and whether there's enough chicken! I'll pay you wages!"

"Oh, why do you need wages? I'll just consider it helping you out."

"That won't do. Even brothers need to keep clear accounts. You may think it's simple, but there's a lot to do. I definitely need to pay you. Otherwise, I'd feel bad asking you to help me. Don't think you're taking advantage of me. By outsourcing these chores, you're actually helping us out."

"Alright, alright, I can't argue with you." Under Liu Nanjia's persuasion, Aunt Wang finally agreed.

Back at the village head, once most of the villagers had arrived, he spoke up: "Today, I've gathered everyone here to discuss two things. Don't worry, they're both good news."

As soon as the word "good thing" was uttered, people started talking about it.

"What good things could possibly happen in our village?"

"Who knows? We'll just have to wait and see."

"Ahem," the village head cleared his throat, signaling everyone to be quiet.

"The first thing is that our village school, which has been closed for two years, is about to reopen. The teacher in charge is Liu Yanxi, the son of the former scholar Liu. Those who want to register can come to me in a little while. The price is the same as before, 20 wen per child per month for tuition."

Because of the recent incident where Liu Nanjia and his group hired people to build a house, most people in the village knew about the school, so they weren't too surprised.

"It's finally started! Hey, I even helped build the new classroom. It's really well done. My son definitely wants to go." This was a man who participated in building the classroom.

“That Liu Xiucai’s son is only a teenager, not much older than my child. Is he any good?” Of course, there were also dissenting voices.

At this moment, the village head spoke again, "I know that although Yanxi has been studying with his father for a long time, he is still young. It is normal for some of you to be worried. So, I let him teach my grandson Shitou for a while. Shitou, come here and tell everyone what you have been learning recently."

Stone had already been instructed beforehand, and when he heard his grandfather call him, he ran over excitedly and said in his childish voice, "Master Liu taught me the Three Character Classic: 'At the beginning of life, people are inherently good; their natures are similar, but their habits are far apart...'"

I memorized a long passage in one go.

After memorizing it, he even took a small twig and wrote a few words on the ground, "and taught me how to write my own name."

There were a few literate people in the village. Those who were nearby went over to take a look and saw that although the strokes were very immature and clearly the writing of a child, they were all correct.

The five characters were clearly "Stone, Liu Wenbo," and even the complex character "Bo" was correct.

Now those who were just questioning it are shut up. If someone can teach a child as young as Shi Tou, then they must really have some skills.

The village head observed the villagers' expressions and, satisfied, said, "However, children must be at least six years old to attend school. Those who are too young should not be sent. We can't have someone crying and making a fuss while everyone else waits."

No one objected to this condition. The original school didn't accept just anyone; they would first assess the child's situation. Although they didn't specify a exact age, it was roughly the same.

Moreover, the tuition fees were the same, so the matter of the school was settled.

"There's one more thing, as you all know. Liu Xiucai's children have now separated from the family and are living independently. They've also recently started doing business in town, and their businesses are doing quite well. So they're planning to give back to the village and help everyone make money together."

When it came to making money, the villagers reacted even more strongly than before, after all, who doesn't want to make money?

"Make money together? How? Are they going to reveal the recipe?"

Some people had long coveted Liu Nanjia's recipe, but they kept it very secret. They could only smell the aroma when they passed by the courtyard every day, but they couldn't find out anything about it.

"Pah, how dare you be so shameless! Why should I tell you someone else's secret recipe?" This is from someone with a strong sense of justice.

"They probably don't have enough staff and need to hire more people," some people speculated.