Wang Caixia took the land deed from Tian Xiaolan and looked at it.

"This location is quite good; it should be worth at least 150 taels of silver."

Sending such a generous gift is truly a grand gesture.

Put the things back exactly as they were, and later ask your older brother what this person was asking for.

Tian Xiaolan nodded, and everyone continued packing.

After the meal, the villagers naturally put away what needed to be put away and went home.

As for the other guests, they went to Qingshan Xiaozhu with the Zhao family.

The group of people who came to the Zhao family for the first time never expected that the Zhao family would be built on a mountaintop.

The fence, made of thorns and neatly trimmed, and the heavy, natural wood gate look very high-quality.

The path, paved with irregularly shaped stone slabs, winds its way to the top of the mountain.

Flowers of various colors are planted along the roadside.

The other open spaces are planted with various kinds of fruit trees.

The most distinctive feature of these fruit trees is that they are all relatively short after being pruned.

However, the coverage area is extremely large. Therefore, the spacing between the trees is also quite large.

There's enough room for three people to walk side by side. Above that are plots of vegetable gardens, filled with all sorts of fruits and vegetables.

There were even some bright red fruits that they didn't recognize, round and looking delicious.

Entering Qingshan Xiaozhu, one feels a tranquility and comfort different from outside, as if the air is fresher.

After walking halfway up the mountain, we finally saw the Zhao family's house.

The group entered the large living room.

The decorations here were unlike anything they had ever seen before.

The wooden chair was wrapped in cotton and had soft cushions. It felt comfortable no matter how you sat on it.

Among the visitors were many shrewd businessmen.

Upon seeing the Zhao family's furnishings, the first thing that came to mind was the selling point of this furniture.

After tea was served, everyone chatted casually.

The guests also began to talk to the Zhao family members they felt were more suitable to communicate with.

However, Zhao Changgeng, reminded by his wife, looked at the many strangers and, to be honest, couldn't remember who was who.

It doesn't matter if you don't know them, just be direct.

"Which one of you is Mr. Wang Yuanwen?"

When Wang Yuanwen heard the eldest patriarch of the Zhao family mention him, he immediately got up and ran to Zhao Changgeng.

He bowed deeply and said, "I am Wang Yuanwen."

Zhao Changgeng nodded and led Wang Yuanwen to the small room next door.

After entering, he gestured for Wang Yuanwen to sit down.

"My wife just sent someone to report that the master has sent a generous gift."

My wife was uneasy and asked me to ask you what trouble you had or what you needed.

Wang Yuanwen's face flushed red, and he finally stammered out the story of his family.

"To be honest, sir, I do have a request."

I have a daughter who is 15 years old this year.

She's almost of marriageable age, but she knows absolutely nothing about household affairs.

And because my wife died during childbirth.

So I spoiled this daughter a bit.

A daughter is wonderful at home, but once she gets married, she faces countless difficulties.

I heard that the Zhao family school admits girls to its classes.

I was thinking that maybe the Zhao family could make an exception and let my daughter study at the Zhao family academy.

"I don't need much, just enough to learn how to read books and other basic skills like housekeeping and managing accounts."

Zhao Changgeng never expected that Wang Yuanwen's requirements would be so low.

"What you ask for isn't difficult, but I have a question."

The monetary gift and the house that the gentleman sent were of considerable value.

With so much money, you can hire any kind of female tutor for your daughter.

Why should we study at the Zhao family academy?

Wang Yuanwen shook his head.

"Sir, you may not know this, but those female teachers can indeed teach my daughter some things."

I did hire a female tutor for my daughter before she turned ten.

However, after my daughter had been taught for more than a month, I noticed that the child's personality became increasingly introverted and he became much more timid.

Later I found out that the woman was crazy.

She was unhappy with her own life, so she took it out on her children, always using various reasons and excuses to physically punish them.

As a father, I can't be too close to my daughter, so it's naturally difficult for me to discover what's happening to her.

After investigating for half a month and obtaining evidence that the crazy woman had abused my son, I handed her over to the authorities.

After that, no female tutor dared to teach my daughter again.

After hearing this, Zhao Changgeng didn't know what to say.

It was originally a very sad story, but Wang Yuanwen made it sound so funny.

Fortunately, he held back, though his eyes turned red from holding it in.

When Wang Yuanwen saw this, he thought Zhao Changgeng had empathized with him.

Finally, it was agreed that Wang Yuanwen's daughter could study at the Zhao family school.

Tuition fees are the same as the price charged by a regular private school.

However, there were no dormitories in the private school, so Miss Wang had to commute.

The issue of commuting to school is a bit difficult to address.

In the end, after discussing it with the village chief Zhao Jinfeng, Wang Yuanwen rented a piece of land in the village for a three-year term.

In order for his daughter to go to school as soon as possible, Wang Yuanwen also decided to build a wooden house.

Just take the Zhao family's wooden house as an example.

Anyway, he's not short of money.

Even so, the gift that Wang Yuanwen sent was eventually returned along with the souvenirs.

On the carriage home, out of curiosity, Wang Yuanwen checked the gifts he had given and only then realized that the money he had sent out had been returned.

I kept marveling at how benevolent and righteous the Zhao family was.

Building the wooden house was quick. The craftsmen they hired were the same group who had built the house for the Zhao family.

Miss Wang's wooden house was relatively large.

Three rooms were reserved on the first floor.

Two rooms were for the old woman and maid, and one was reserved for Wang Yuanwen to stay overnight when he missed his daughter and came to Zhao Family Village.

As for the kitchen and such, they built a separate house.

The yard is only about three-tenths of an acre in size. After deducting the house, there are still more than a hundred square meters left.

The area was surrounded by a bamboo fence, and thorn seeds were scattered on the outermost edge.

That thing grows fast; it can grow really tall in just a few months. Although there's no wall to keep it safe, it's prickly.

When Wang Yuanwen returned home, she was very uneasy and didn't know what to say. She found a school for her daughter.

She was afraid her daughter would say she didn't like her anymore.

As a result, when the daughter learned that the school she was going to was the clan school of the village that had produced 11 scholars in one year, and that there were both male and female students there, she became very interested.

I couldn't wait to go to school the next day.

"Daughter, don't worry, our house isn't finished yet, we won't have anywhere to live in the future."

Wang Peipei strongly disagreed.

"Dad, I'll go take a look, that should be alright."

Why don't you take your daughter to see what that clan school looks like tomorrow?

I wonder how skilled the teacher inside is?

Wang Yuanwen then remembered something.

“Daughter, you need to prepare yourself. Once you go to the Zhao family academy, you won’t be able to wear these long dresses anymore.”

You need to prepare some short-sleeved clothing.

For example, trousers and clothes with fitted sleeves. Wide-sleeved robes and skirts are unnecessary.

The school didn't teach those frivolous arts like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting; instead, it taught the Four Books and Five Classics, arithmetic, needlework, cooking, and martial arts.