Chapter 410 Ayu is off to do something big again

Once an agreement was reached, the old lady immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Shu Yu silently turned her head and looked at Da Bao, who was drooling over two old hens outside the chicken coop, casting a sympathetic glance at him.

The brat's days of freedom are coming to an end.

Liang quickly sought advice from Shu Yu, "Shu Yu, which school do you think I should send Da Bao to? Is the tuition high at that school that Da Hu attends?"

Shu Yu, "Shuxian Academy".

"Yes, yes, is the tuition high at that school?"

Before Shu Yu could answer, the old lady said sternly, "High, you definitely can't afford it."

No, we absolutely cannot let Da Bao and Da Hu go to the same school. Da Hu is a good kid who studies hard, while Da Bao is such a mischievous monkey. If he goes there, he might influence him, drag him down, and make him play around with him.

Although she wanted to avoid trouble, she couldn't let Da Hu handle it; that was absolutely out of the question.

Madam Liang immediately put on a pitiful and miserable face, "Mother, look, I can't even afford tuition..."

“So you need to find a school that you can afford to pay for,” the old lady said. “These next few days, you should ask around. You can ask your third son. You see, ever since he went to work in the peach orchard, he’s met a lot more people. Surely those families have children in school, so ask them.”

Madam Liang had originally hoped that the old lady would contribute some money, but judging from her tone, that was no longer an option.

Therefore, she could only nod and say, "I understand. I'll ask about it later."

Surprisingly, Mrs. Liang was quite lucky. She went back tonight and came back the next day with good news.

Early in the morning, she ran happily to the old lady and said, "Mother, isn't this a coincidence? I was just thinking about finding out about schools, and it turns out that there's a failed scholar near our house who said he wants to take on students."

"Huh? You're serious?"

“Isn’t that right?” Madam Liang said while sewing the doll cover. “That scholar is already over forty years old. He had been trying to pass the provincial examination for a long time, but he failed many times. Now he has given up on it. He plans to open a small private school at home. This is the first time he has taken on students to teach, so the tuition is very cheap, much cheaper than Shuxian Academy.”

She was overjoyed when she heard the news. It was close to home, the tuition was low, and the other party was a scholar.

"Mother, do you think this is feasible?"

The old lady thought for a moment, "I don't know anything about this kind of thing. You should ask your husband. After your third son comes back tonight, you and he can go to that scholar's house. He accompanied A-Yu to Shuxian Academy before and met with Master Wen. He has experience. If there are no problems, then we should finalize it as soon as possible."

Mrs. Liang nodded repeatedly, "That's what I think too."

She'll be relieved once she sends that brat to a private school.

Liang was secretly pleased. When she looked up, she saw Shu Yu walking out of the room.

But... why is she wearing a veil?

"Ayu, where are you going?"

The old lady also looked up. She was very experienced; once Ayu dressed like this, it meant she was definitely going to do something important.

So she glanced at Madam Liang and said, "You just do your thing. Ayu has important matters to attend to; she's very busy."

After saying that, he turned to Shuyu and asked, "Shuyu, how long have you been gone? Should I save you some lunch?"

"No need to stay, I'll just eat out."

Shu Yu herself wasn't sure when she would be back. Today, she just planned to try her luck and see if Boss Yuan had come to the county town to sell the sunflower seeds.

Although she had three sunflower seeds, she had never planted them before and only knew roughly how to plant them.

So, if she wanted to grow them well, three sunflower seeds were simply not enough for her to experiment with.

Shu Yu said goodbye to the old lady and then strolled out the door.

She thought that after these two days, even if Boss Yuan didn't recognize the thing, he should have figured out that it was a seed, right? So the places he went to were probably grain shops, general stores, or markets.

Since Boss Yuan believed this item was valuable, he wouldn't go to a small street stall; he would definitely go to a large shop that could afford the price.

In the entire Jiangyuan County, there are not many shops that meet these requirements.

With a clear goal in mind, Shu Yu headed straight for the grain shop.

However, she didn't know exactly when Boss Yuan would arrive, or which house he would visit first. She certainly couldn't manage it all by herself.

So Shu Yu thought of hiring a few beggars to help keep an eye on things. However, she didn't know if it was just good luck, but just as she was about to walk towards the beggars at the street corner, she saw the familiar figure of Boss Yuan.

Shu Yu looked up at the sky. He'd arrived at this hour? He must have been the first one waiting at the city gate before it even opened.

Was it because Xiang Weinan valued his fourth uncle and made him a Douji yesterday that spurred him on, making him eager to verify whether that treasure was real or fake, and to prove that severing ties was not a mistake?

However, his appearance was just in time, and Shu Yu, dressed in men's clothing, quietly followed him.

However, to her surprise, Yuan Laoda didn't go to the general store, the grain store, or the market; instead, he went to...

Shu Yu raised her head and looked at the Ding family's pawnshop, her eyelids twitching violently.

He actually went to a pawnshop!! He's not satisfied unless he sells the sunflower seeds for a high price, is he?

Shu Yu stood at the entrance of the pawnshop, just waiting. She felt that Boss Yuan probably wouldn't be able to pawn the item.

Sure enough, after a short while, Boss Yuan was kicked out by the pawnshop clerk. He almost twisted his ankle as he went down the steps, and the box in his hand fell to the ground.

Old Yuan hurriedly squatted down to pick it up, then looked up at the shop assistant and said, "Why did you push me? Fine, I won't take it. I'll go find another place. You'll regret it."

The shop assistant spat at him and said, "Get lost! What do you think our pawnshop is? You're bringing some dark, unrecognizable thing and calling it a treasure, and you want to pawn it for a hundred taels of silver? Are you out of your mind? Let me tell you, the shopkeeper is already risking being scolded by the boss to give you three coins out of pity, and you still don't know what's good for you. Get out of here!"

Shu Yu, who was listening nearby, almost burst out laughing. One hundred taels, three coins?

The price difference is too big. Hmm, she originally planned to spend two hundred coins to trick them into giving her these seeds, but now she feels she gave too much.

Boss Yuan at the door still wouldn't give up and said a few more words. The waiter got angry, grabbed a big broom and tried to chase him away. Boss Yuan quickly ran away.

Shu Yu chuckled for a moment, then continued to follow.

She wasn't in a hurry. She wanted to let Boss Yuan run into a wall and realize that these seeds weren't so easy to sell before she could buy them more easily.

Fortunately, after leaving the pawnshop, he went to the grain shop.

Unfortunately, they returned empty-handed.

(End of this chapter)