Chapter 997 You can take your time to calculate.

School begins.

A private school is fine too.

In short, we must ensure that more children receive an education.

A person may be poor, but they may not be poor in spirit. Many parents cannot teach their children this, but Confucius could.

The wisdom of our ancestors and the legacy passed down for thousands of years are all contained in this book.

Without reading and literacy, no matter how hard you try in your life, or how much you hear and see, you'll still be figuring things out on your own.

But by reading books, one stands on the shoulders of the ancients.

She put down her teacup and stood up. "Second brother, I'm going to the county first. There's something very important. Don't worry about breakfast. I'll eat the leftovers when I get back."

Song Zhizhu stopped her, "Where are you going? Are you going to walk there?"

“I’ll fly there,” Song Chunxue laughed. “Second Brother must have witnessed flying on a sword last night. We’re not ordinary cultivators. I can be back in the time it takes to drink a pot of tea.”

Song Zhizhu nodded, sincerely sighing, "That's right, our fifth son has made something of himself."

She had just left the courtyard on her sword and arrived at the top of the mountain when she suddenly saw three familiar figures in the mountain valley to the east.

She had considered changing her route, but then decided that she didn't want to delay her own business for even a moment longer, so she went to Zhuanglang County first.

Soon, she went directly to Mei Yang's courtyard.

The sound of a child babbling came from inside the house; it seemed they had just gotten up.

"Knock knock knock".

Song Chunxue stood at the door of the main house and knocked on the door.

"Brother Mei, sister-in-law, I apologize for disturbing you."

Mei Yang turned around quickly, "Where...did you come from?"

"Sister Song, come in and sit down," Mei Yang's wife said with a smile as she stood up, holding her child in her arms. "You must have something urgent to do so early. I'll go make some food, you two talk."

Song Chunxue smiled and nodded, "It's a bit urgent. I'll leave as soon as I'm done talking. Sister-in-law, please sit down and don't bother with anything. I'll leave as soon as I'm done talking, so you don't need to leave."

She went inside and sat down. "Actually, I'm quite embarrassed. This job might not make money, and it will require a lot of your effort. It all depends on whether you're willing to do it."

Mei Yang placed a stool in front of her. "Have some tea first. Your sister-in-law's steamed jujube and red date flower rolls are quite delicious. Try them."

Song Chunxue sat down, picked up the smallest one, took a bite, and said, "Hmm, it's quite sweet. How come this steamed bun is so soft? Is there some secret to it?"

"The secret is just adding more yeast." Mei Yang's wife looked at Song Chunxue gratefully. "If it weren't for Sister Song, our lives wouldn't be getting better and better. I didn't even have a chance to thank you before. I made you a pair of embroidered shoes. I wonder if you like them?"

As she spoke, she handed the child to Mei Yang and turned to take a cloth bag from the cabinet on the kang.

Song Chunxue stood up, somewhat flattered, "You're being too polite, making shoes for me."

"Such a beautiful pattern, you have such skillful hands," Song Chunxue said, admiring the delicate peony flowers on the slanted surface. "Is this really for me?"

“Of course it’s true, she’s been talking about it every day. I said, what kind of relationship do we have? She’s busy taking care of the baby and still has to do this, I can’t stop her. It’s just a small token of my appreciation, I hope you don’t mind.” Mei Yang said, looking down at her shoes, “I said the shoes are too bare, and asked her to embroider two flowers for me, but she insisted that men shouldn’t embroider flowers.”

Song Chunxue couldn't help but laugh.

“But I see those officials, even though they don’t embroider, they still have patterns. I like to embroider two little flower buds, but that won’t do.” Mei Yang put the child on her lap and picked up the tea canister to pour tea for Song Chunxue. “You still haven’t told me, what’s the matter?”

Mei Yang's wife smiled without saying anything, and raised her hand to support the child who was lying on her body.

"Have you ever thought about opening a school or a private academy?"

Mei Yang laughed, "This is a good deed. When I was young, I thought that when I had money, I would let children who were as poor as me go to school and learn to read and write, but I just don't have the ability."

"Then I'll give you some more money, do you want to give it a try?"

Mei Yang was taken aback, then said helplessly, "Sister, how much money do you have? How come you're so generous? To be honest, what you gave me that day was enough. It could support several private schools with dozens of students, but for a larger one, maybe one would suffice."

"Moreover, the private school is not entirely a losing proposition. When the inn makes money, the two can make up for each other's losses and be self-sufficient."

Seeing his condition, Song Chunxue knew that he was still struggling.

“Then let’s get a bigger one. We can’t let you pay for it yourself. You’re using your connections, which is a favor. It’s better to have real benefits than to owe favors. We farmers are honest. You can get it as big as you want,” Song Chunxue said, placing a three-foot-long and two-foot-high box on the table.

Mei Yang's eyes widened. "What are you doing? Are you trying to scare me to death with money?"

He quickly got up and closed the door. "It sounds really heavy, it must be a lot of money. Song Chunxue, you should take it back. The previous amount is enough. You can keep this for the children, or do business in Jincheng or somewhere else."

“Sit down and listen to me,” Song Chunxue pushed a stool in front of him. “If you two want to do things properly, you should hire two people at home first, one to watch the door and one to help take care of the children, otherwise you won’t be able to do your job.”

"I had that idea in mind..."

“If you’re embarrassed, you can keep accounts and hire an accountant.” Song Chunxue handed him the box. “You’re not the manager of the cloth shop anymore, but the strategist and the big boss, understand?”

Mei Yang looked at his wife and children, his expression excited, clearly encouraged by these words.

"You have so many brothers, so you must know how to win people's hearts and how to entrust the right things to the right people, right?"

Mei Yang nodded slowly, her eyes unfocused.

“If you can’t handle it, just pay someone to do it. Do whatever you want.” Song Chunxue said, then stood up. “I’ll be going now. Take your time thinking about it. There’s no rush. We’ll start when you’ve figured it out. I’ll come back to you in about two weeks.”

Mei Yang stood up. "Sister Song, aren't you afraid I'll mess this up?"

Song Chunxue smiled and said, "So what if we messed up? We can learn from it and try again next time."

"Sister Song!" Mei Yang exclaimed excitedly, unsure of what to do with herself. "Do you really trust me that much?"

“Yes,” Song Chunxue looked at his wife, who was holding their child behind him and had a serious expression, “My senior brother said that you have talent in this area, how could his judgment be wrong?”

With that, Song Chunxue waved her hand, "I'll stop here. You can think about it slowly. I'll come visit you again later."

"Hey, wait a minute..."

Song Chunxue closed the door, preventing them from coming out.

"I'm going back now, don't bother seeing me off." She quickly affixed a talisman to herself and flew away on her sword.

Mei Yang stood there blankly, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Until his son hugged his leg and said, "Dad, the things in that box are so pretty, can I play with them?"

Mei Yang quickly carried the child back into the house and said to his wife, "You take care of the child first, I'll put the box away."

"oh."

He thought of something and pulled his wife and children into his arms. "You can't tell anyone about what happened today."

"Don't worry, I understand the principle of not flaunting wealth. We've been given the opportunity to get ahead, and this trust is the most precious thing."