While Liu Yuanyuan was frying, Pei Yuezhi had already prepared the sauce.

Light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and sugar are all you need.

Pour the sauce into the oil and simmer over low heat for a while. The scallion oil for scallion oil noodles is now ready.

Lazy Pei Yuezhi bought some fresh noodles at the mall, cooked them, added scallion oil, and garnished them with the scallion leaves. A bowl of fragrant scallion oil noodles was ready.

This scallion oil can be made once and lasts a long time. It's also very convenient to eat, and it's very fragrant and delicious.

"Dinner's ready!"

Pei Yuezhi likes to eat noodles, and she found that these children also like to eat noodles. After eating them for several meals, they still ate them with great relish.

"You've eaten so many bowls of noodles, don't you get tired of them?" Pei Yuezhi was still a little curious and worried that the children might get tired of them.

Fan Chao put down his chopsticks and replied, "Mother, the noodles you make are all different, with different textures and flavors, so I never get tired of them."

"That's right, that's right, everything Mom makes is different, I never get tired of it!"

"Nian'an, is there anything else you'd like to eat?" Pei Yuezhi was most worried about Li Nian'an, afraid that he would be embarrassed.

Li Nian'an wiped her mouth and replied, "Aunt Pei, I'm not picky about food at all. Your cooking is so delicious, I can't get enough of it. My mother cooked porridge every day for those few days, and I was still able to eat my fill. Don't worry."

Hearing this answer, Pei Yuezhi felt a little relieved.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuanyuan, who was standing nearby, immediately became displeased.

"Your mother is pretty capable now, I even made the noodles today!"

"Of course you are amazing. You are the person Nian'an admires the most."

"It sounds a bit perfunctory to me!"

"I wouldn't dare."

I don't think you'd dare!

After dinner, Pei Yuezhi lay down to go to sleep when she suddenly remembered her conversation with her cousin-in-law.

I've moved to town, to this area. Your nephew is coming to study here, and your cousin found a new job nearby, so we rented a place to live here.

The original owner's nephew was a few years older than Fan Chao, and should be twelve years old this year. He was originally studying at the village school, but now he came to the town school. In fact, Fan Chao was also of school age.

The original plan was to send the child to the village's private school to learn to read, but after the child's father passed away, the matter was put on hold.

Now that he's living in town, it's time to think about how to send him to school.

There was only one college and one school specifically for teaching children in the town. The local school for teaching children was not expensive.

Although Fan Chao was already literate, he had never attended school and could not go directly to the academy. He had to study at a private school first before he could go to the academy.

The original owner had memories of this. When his younger brother was a child, the monthly tuition was 500 coins, which included food and lodging. At that time, in order to save money, his younger brother chose to bring his own food and live at home, so he only paid 300 coins per month. Now he can afford it completely.

Moreover, Fan Chao really loves learning. There are several books at home that his uncle read when he was a child, and he has read them several times.

It's time to send him to school, and Li Nian'an should also be asked about it.

Fan Mu is a bit difficult to deal with. There are no girls' schools here, but maybe she'll have better options when she earns money and goes to a bigger place, since she's still young.

"Ding, the task has been triggered: Send the child to school. Task reward: 5 sets of writing materials."

"Okay, these rewards aren't cheap."

It seems that getting the kids into school is a problem that absolutely needs to be solved!

The next morning, Pei Yuezhi pulled Liu Yuanyuan aside and brought up the matter.

“Yuanyuan, I think Fan Chao and Nian An are old enough to go to school. Let them keep each other company and find a school to study at.”

Liu Yuanyuan agreed wholeheartedly: "It's time for them to go to school. They'll keep each other company. But is school expensive? Can they afford it now?"

"They are young now, so their knowledge is not deep, and the tuition is not expensive. When Yunzhi was a child, he went to school for 500 coins a month, which included food and lodging. It would be cheaper if they didn't eat and stay there. I will ask the two children for their wishes, and then I will contact the school."

The two had already discussed it, but they still needed to ask the children what they thought. At their age, not all of them had to go to school. For example, Pei Yuezhi's original husband had learned a trade.

But since they're not in school, we still need to show them what they should learn.

While eating breakfast, Pei Yuezhi asked the two of them.

"Chao'er, Nian'an, do you want to go to school?"

The two men's eyes lit up when they heard the reading aloud, especially Fan Chao, whose face immediately lit up with joy. But then he felt something was amiss and lowered his head to think.

"Chao'er doesn't really want to go."

"Aunt Pei, let's forget about it."

The two spoke almost simultaneously, but Pei Yuezhi was surprised by their refusal.

"Why is that? You two seem to love studying; you've practically worn out those books at home. Why aren't you going yet?"

Fan Chao hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Mother, you and Aunt Liu have worked so hard to make our family's life a little better, and now you have to spend money to send me to school. I don't want you two to have to work even harder."

Li Nian'an clearly felt the same way, nodding repeatedly as Fan Chao spoke.

"Yes, Aunt Pei, you and my mother work from dawn till dusk. We can't help you much, and it would be too much of a burden for us to bear."

Pei Yuezhi was indeed somewhat moved by what the two said, but she couldn't let them continue with this mindset; studying was still the most important thing.

"Being able to study is something many people dream of. Our conditions are better now, you like it, and it doesn't put much pressure on us, so don't worry."

"But......"

"Oh, no buts, Yueyue, let's show these two brats what we're made of." Liu Yuanyuan waved her hand and began to give orders.

This is truly the most direct method. Pei Yuezhi went inside, found a bag, and put the money into it from her spatial storage.

Then I called them inside.

"Chao'er, Nian'an, the money for your schooling won't be a burden on us. This is what our family has earned during this period, apart from rent and shop rent."

Pei Yuezhi flopped onto the bed, and the four thousand coins spilled out in a heap.

Liu Yuanyuan sat down next to them, took out a little less than a quarter of the money, pointed to it and said, "This money is enough for you two to go to school for a month, and it includes food and lodging. If you two stay at home, you will get two hundred less coins each month."

Upon seeing this scene, both Fan Chao and Li Nian'an fell silent.

"I want to go to school, Mom, Aunt Liu, I will study hard," Fan Chao said resolutely.

Seeing this, Liu Yuanyuan asked Li Nian'an, "Son, are you still considering it? Aren't you going to study, take the imperial examination, and support your mother?"

Li Nian'an, who was initially a little hesitant, burst out laughing upon hearing this: "Okay, Mother, Aunt Pei, I want to go to school too."

“Okay, I’ll go to the school and ask today!” Pei Yuezhi was in a great mood.