Whether she will become a "brother-supporting demon" in the future remains to be seen.

If Shen Zhaochen is successful, that's fine. But if he fails to pass the imperial examination, the three families might face chaos in the future.

As for A-Ping, A-Lin, and A-Sen, none of them have found wives yet, and all three are doing well in their studies, so they won't be involved for the time being.

She needs to think about it and see which of the younger men in the clan would be suitable!

Chino knew his mother well enough that, sensing the displeasure in her words, he quickly changed his tune:

"Mother, Aunt, this is a bit sudden, and I'm not sure what to do."

How about this, I'll go back and think about it, discuss it with the child's mother, and then give you an answer?

Hearing her eldest son's words, Chi Qiao wanted to roll her eyes, but she didn't argue. Instead, she said:

"Sure! But the situation is like this now, as you can see."

We need to build a workshop, and this matter must be decided as soon as possible; there can be no delays.

You need to give us an answer by tonight at the latest. No, your aunt and I will find someone else.

I think Ahua and Xiangbei, those two kids are alright too.

Chi Ye, who hadn't felt anything at first and was even considering turning down the job, suddenly thought it might not be so bad after hearing his mother mention Chi Hua and Xiang Bei.

However, he still needs to think it over carefully. To be honest, five hundred coins a month is really a bit too little.

He wanted to earn more money so he could send Ah Guang and Ah Li to school later.

Although Shen Zhaochen will only be teaching for a year before leaving, isn't Song Chongjin from Wuning Prefecture also a scholar?

If there's a school over there, he'll send his child there.

If there isn't one there, he could suggest to everyone that Song Chongjin be invited over to be a tutor.

He himself suffered from being illiterate, and his children must never follow in his footsteps.

As long as they are sent to school for a few years, it doesn't matter if they don't pursue the imperial examination path in the future; they are still better off than illiterate people.

Chi Yu didn't care what Chi Ye was thinking at that moment.

She simply took one hundred taels and handed it to Chi Kang.

“Ah Kang, your aunt’s workshop needs to be built as a stone house.”

"Take this money and use it to buy some usable stones for your aunt from everyone."

As she spoke, she looked at Chi Dongyi and asked, "Uncle Clan Chief, where do you think would be a suitable place to build our workshop?"

"Or, why don't we just do it over at the threshing ground?"

"No, the threshing ground has been maintained by our Chijia'ao people for generations."

If you take that spot, where will the villagers put their grain to dry later?

In my opinion, since all the private schools have been built over the West Hills, you should build your workshops there as well.

This way, while everyone is working, they can also hear Lang Lang reading aloud.

Given enough time, you'll be able to memorize a few lines.

Chi Yu, who was about to argue, thought that since the house was built over there and there was no well, it would be inconvenient to use water.

But when she thought about the drought that would follow, she thought it was possible.

“Alright, then I’ll trouble you, Uncle Clan Chief, to find someone to help dig a deep well.”

I wonder how much silver it would cost to dig a well?

Although, eight or nine out of ten wells will eventually dry up.

But she could find time each day to go there and put water into the well.

The question of how much silver it would take for Chi Yu to dig a well reminded Chi Dongyi that now was not the time to waste money.

After thinking it over, he discussed it with the other two clan elders and finally decided to give up the threshing ground.