The convoy arrived safely at the stationery factory in the evening. After a busy day, Qin Yao returned home after it was completely dark.

Qin Yao was greeted by four children who were extremely sleepy but still lying in the main room waiting, and Awang who had already prepared a midnight snack.

"Mother!"

"Aunt Yao!"

When the four brothers and sisters saw her, they immediately became energetic and ran out happily, surrounding Qin Yao. The older one put her luggage down, and the younger one helped her scoop water to wash her hands.

Qin Yao washed her hands, shook off the water drops on them, and touched everyone's head. "Has the school started yet?"

The four siblings nodded.

"Then go to bed quickly. You won't be able to get up tomorrow morning." Qin Yao immediately and ruthlessly pushed the four siblings into the children's room and closed the door.

"Don't come out!" She pointed at the door and warned with a smile.

There were four helpless responses of "Oh~" from the room.

Qin Yao breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't like they hadn't seen each other for hundreds of years. She was a little overly enthusiastic.

When she arrived at the main room, Awang had already prepared the midnight snack and was standing by the door, as if he was waiting for her to finish eating before he would call it a day.

Awang bowed his head, "Madam."

Qin Yao patted the bag around her waist and expressed regret to Awang that she had no chance to use it.

Sitting down at the table, taking a sip of the fragrant noodle soup, he asked as he ate, "Where is your handsome and suave master?"

The corner of Awang's mouth twitched noticeably, and he turned to face Qin Yao, lowered his eyes and replied, "The county gate is open, and the master has gone back to the county academy. He just left yesterday."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, and when he saw Qin Yao looking over, he continued:

"The factory's literacy class was held for half a month, but it has now been disbanded."

Qin Yao asked curiously, "How is the effect of the literacy class?"

Awang answered truthfully, "It's OK. I learned some basic arithmetic and learned 100 characters. Everyone is sad to see the master go back to the academy. I hope the literacy class can continue."

However, Liu Ji did not stop there. As soon as the city gate opened, he went back to the academy immediately.

After seeing the glory of Liu Li, the scholar, he now has only one idea in his mind, to pass the examination and become a scholar.

Before leaving, he took all the books in the house, saying that he wanted to study in seclusion, and asked Awang to drive to the county to pick him up next time he had a day off.

Qin Yao raised her eyebrows. She still remembered to take the imperial examination. Not bad.

"By the way, those children from other villages in the literacy classes haven't come back yet, right?" Qin Yao wanted to know whether Liu Ji had handled the matter thoroughly and not left any clues for her.

Awang shook his head, but said, "Recently, many villagers came over and asked when you would be back. I asked if you were busy, but they all said no and left. They must have come for the literacy class."

You can learn arithmetic and literacy for only five cents. Nothing can be more affordable than this.

Before they enjoyed it, the villagers didn’t dare to think about these things, but after attending the literacy class for half a month, they suddenly stopped it and felt that they were not satisfied.

I heard that the stationery factory will continue to hold the second and third sessions, allowing those who have learned it to teach those who have not learned it.

But what about the children in the village?

I can no longer find classes that cost only five cents.

So some people thought of letting the factory continue to run the literacy classes, not for the sake of passing imperial examinations or anything like that, but just to lay a foundation for the children so that they could compete for free admission to the town school next year.

For this reason, everyone is willing to continue paying five cents for half a month's tuition.

If Liu Ji had not had the huge pressure of passing the imperial examination, he would have stayed.

Being a teacher is not a bad thing. There are twenty or thirty children in the village. If you charge ten cents per child a month, you can earn two or three hundred cents in the end.

What a pity, after going out and seeing the bigger world, he is now determined to go out!

Before returning to the academy, Liu Ji had already rejected the villagers for fear that Qin Yao would come back and say that he had not handled the matter properly.

But everyone knows that his words may not count in this family, so he came back to Qin Yao and wanted to beg her again.

The next day after returning home, Qin Yao was still catching up on her sleep early in the morning when the gate of the courtyard was knocked.

Awang sent the children to school and the house was quiet. It was a good time to take a nap, but Qin Yao was suddenly woken up. It was hard for her to look happy.

She opened the gate with a sullen face. When the villagers in front of the gate saw her looking at them coldly, their heartbeats paused and they were a little frightened. The words that were about to come out of their mouths got stuck in their throats and they stammered for a long time without being able to utter a word.

Qin Yao took a deep breath, rubbed her swollen temples and asked, "Liu Facai, what do you want to do?"

Liu Facai was startled when his name was suddenly called. Before he could prepare himself, he was pushed in front of Qin Yao by a fellow villager.

"Well, well." Seeing Qin Yao's increasingly impatient expression, Liu Fa took a deep breath and said, "Manager Qin, we want to ask you if the literacy class at the factory is still running? My kids at home are waiting to go to school."

"Didn't Liu Ji tell you clearly before he left?" Qin Yao asked back unhappily.

Liu Facai smiled awkwardly, "Everyone knows it, you are the one who makes the decisions at home." There was a hint of flattery in his voice, as if he thought Qin Yao liked to hear such flattery.

However, he didn't know that Liu Ji was beaten and scolded at home, but that was only at home. When facing outsiders, Qin Yao always maintained a consistent external strategy.

"He is the master, he has the final say."

Liu Facai's eyes were full of surprise, as if he didn't expect Qin Yao to speak for Liu Ji. But then he thought, the couple are naturally closer to each other than outsiders like them.

"Are you really not going to do it? What about the children? It doesn't make sense to take the money and suddenly not do it." Having said this, Liu Fa deliberately stopped talking.

But the meaning is very clear, you can't just take the money and not do the job. If you don't do the job, you have to return the money.

He didn't say it clearly, so Qin Yao pretended not to understand, "You should figure out a way to deal with your child. It's none of my business. It's not my child."

Originally, it was a literacy class organized by the factory for the workers. It was only for the sake of the village chief and the clan leader that the children in the village were allowed to go in and study for half a month. Although they charged money, the five cents was not enough for her to vacate the venue. She decided to stop while she was ahead. That was enough. She couldn't get enough of the bargain!

Seeing Qin Yao's cold face, Liu Fachai didn't dare to say anything else. He called a few other villagers and left angrily.

But he was unhappy in his heart. From far away in the village, he could hear his indignant voice: "What's the big deal? It's not like we didn't pay her. Look at her. She really thinks she's a vegetable!"

Others told him to keep his voice down because someone in his family was working in the stationery factory. Liu Fa got even more excited. He walked to the village well and saw a group of children. He said in a sarcastic tone:

"You only know how to play in the mud, and you don't even know that your parents have to beg the chief steward for your education. You are not sensible at all!"

"Who are you talking about? Are you talking about my third aunt?!"

Jinhua, who was in the crowd, stood on a big rock and pointed at his nose, questioning him loudly.

Liu Facai laughed and said, "You little girl, you are pointing at your uncle!"

Jinhua puffed up her cheeks, picked up a mud ball from the ground and threw it at him. Then she turned around and ran towards the stationery factory.

While running, she looked back and saw that Liu Fachai didn't dare to follow her. She made a face at him, but she still felt it was not enough, so she rushed into the stationery factory and complained to her aunt, saying that Liu Fachai bullied her.

Mrs. Qiu has a gentle personality, and the little girl knows who to find to get help.

He immediately picked up a large spatula and rushed over, scaring Liu Facai so much that he ran home in a hurry.

He sneered and spat fiercely at Liu Facai's back, "Bah! What the hell!"

Qin Yao witnessed the whole process on the dam in front of her house and laughed out loud with joy. Her sister-in-law is so awesome!