"Crackle, crackle..." the sound of firecrackers rang out.

Half of the villagers were on the mountain, visiting the graves of their deceased relatives, and there were still many empty graves.

"Mom, we have a good life now. If you need anything, please come to me in your dreams..."

"Dad, Mom made some braised pork, please have some!"

"Grandpa, grandma, the village chief said that I can go to school in the spring. Don't worry, I will work hard and become a high-ranking official!"

"Wuwuwu... Dad and Mom, I'm living a good life now. If you know this, you can rest in peace!"

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Everyone looked sad.

The village chief's eyes were cloudy. "Okay, today is New Year's Eve. Let's be happy. Let's go..."

On the other hand, Tang Youyou's family was in high spirits. I thought Old Man Tang would be sad.

"Why are you all looking at me? The dead cannot be resurrected. If your mother could see us living such a good life, she would definitely be happy!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Dad, with your skills, don't you want to take in two apprentices?" Tang Wu said with a smile.

Old Man Tang glanced at Tang Wu and said, "With my mediocre skills, I can learn them with just some practice. Do I really need to become your disciple? Your marriage should be scheduled for next year. By then, you'll have two girls and I'll be busy!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on him, and he felt extremely embarrassed.

Niuniu came running over with her short legs, mumbling, "No, you'd better give birth to two boys for me to bully. The little sister is too well-behaved to be bullied!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter.

"Let's go to your sister's house for dinner and take all the red envelopes for the children!"

The New Year’s Eve dinner was very sumptuous.

Tang Youyou picked up the tea bowl and said, "Today, we will use tea instead of wine. I wish our lives will get better and better in the future!"

"Cheers, I wish my aunt will become more and more beautiful!" Niu Niu was very excited.

Tang Youyou waved, "Hey hey... our little girl is so sweet!"

"Auntie, can I have a piece of braised pork?" she asked in a low voice.

"Of course, you can eat as much as you want!"

Turning to look at the other children, he said, "Eat your fill! We'll have meat every day after spring starts, so we must eat meat!"

This was quite generous and made everyone very happy.

"It's enough to eat it once a month. You can't eat it every day. Even if you have mountains of gold and silver, you will end up broke!"

Tang Youyou picked up a piece of meat for Old Man Tang and said, "Dad, we didn't have money before. Look at how pale and skinny the children are. They are still growing, so we can't let them down. I promised them meat every day and I won't break my promise!"

The children's eyes were shining and they looked very happy.

Old Man Tang wanted to give the meat in the bowl to Niu Niu, but Niu Niu stopped him.

"Grandpa eats, Niuniu has it!"

Old Man Tang's eyes suddenly filled with tears, "Okay, okay!"

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly served him some food. He burst into laughter and said, "Enough, enough!"

The scene was warm and cozy.

After dinner, the children all received red envelopes and were extremely excited.

"Mom, please keep this silver for me!" Xiao Er's eyes were curved with smile.

Tang Youyou waved her hand, "Save it for yourself. I will give each of you 200 coins per month for pocket money!"

The children's eyes widened in disbelief.

Lin Huahua was the first to refuse: "Mom, we don't have to worry about food and drink now, and we have servants. I'm not used to this. Why are you still paying me a monthly salary? This is only given to wealthy families. I don't want it!"

She was a little panicked. She was used to doing the work, but now all the work was taken away by Mrs. Tang. She finally went up the mountain to collect firewood, but was replaced by Da Neng and Da Zhuang.

I feel itchy all over and uncomfortable every day.

Tang Youyou knew that the child was not used to doing the work since he was a child, so he deliberately put on a stern face.

"No, you have to take it. Also, each of you has a mission now. Study hard and learn to read. I'm going to do business in the spring, and you have to learn how to treat people well! Especially Huahua and Xueer!"

Lin Huahua was even more shocked, thinking: Now that I have something to look forward to, why isn't Mom rushing me to have a baby? Could it be that Mom doesn't like children? That shouldn't be the case. She was just holding Niuniu and feeding her!

"What are you thinking about, kid? I'll buy you another cook in the spring. Stop fighting over servant work and learn from me!"

"And you four, follow the teacher and study hard. Don't worry about the money. I have my own ideas!"

I was so happy in my heart: I finally settled down. Next, it’s my turn to show my skills, haha... Ladies, just wait and see!

When the children saw her strange smile, they shuddered.

There was only one thought in my mind: Mom has another bad idea!

The days in Wodong were particularly relaxing, and the children had also been given a holiday, but no one forgot to practice calligraphy every day.

Master Lin was quite relieved when he returned.

"These three are my old friends. They can serve as teachers for the village clan school. Please arrange accommodation for them!"

Tang Youyou didn't expect Master Lin to be so helpful. Her mouth was grinning, "What are you little brats still standing there for? Hurry and get your luggage!"

The rooms for the teachers had already been prepared, so they could just move in with their bags.

When the village chief learned about this, he immediately brought people to clean up.

"Masters, please forgive me for my lack of preparation!"

"Haha... We made this decision suddenly, without informing anyone in advance. We were a little abrupt!"

The village chief quickly waved his hands, "Of course not. It's a blessing for our village that the teachers don't mind our clan school being in such poor condition. If there's anything wrong, the teachers must speak clearly!"

"We have no other demands, just the same treatment as Lao Lin!"

The village chief was shocked: Master Lin gets five taels of silver every month, and these three people get fifteen taels, and they have to eat meat every day!

Tang Youyou reminded quietly: "Village Chief, there are quite a few boys in our village, and we are the ones who take advantage. What's more, since the boys are in the village, the villagers can also learn to read. This is a great bargain!"

"Besides, this teacher is not easy to hire. The most important thing is that Master Lin's friends are definitely not those pedantic people!

Such talents are rare! Besides, they don’t care about money, otherwise they would definitely ask for a huge sum of money! "

The village chief gritted his teeth and bowed slightly: "Okay! I'll thank you all for your care in the future!"

Several people looked at each other, their eyes narrowed into slits.

I thought to myself: Lao Lin was right. Although this place is poor, it has good etiquette and is far away from the disputes in the academy. It would be nice to make a difference here.

Tang Youyou waved his hand: "Teachers, you have come from far away. Come to my house today to welcome you all!"

Thus, the matter of clan studies was settled.

That day, Tang Youyou was drawing a blueprint in the house when the sound of "dong dong dong" of a gong was deafening.

She was confused. What big thing happened?

I saw a group of people rushing towards her yard.