A moment later, Qiao Qiuniang came over quickly, clutching the two pieces of silver, her face full of excitement.
“Mancang, this money really was earned by our Le boy. Let me tell you, this is how it happened.”
As she spoke, she tugged at An Mancang. An Mancang was taken aback for a moment, then understood and leaned closer to whisper a few words in his ear.
Anle noticed that Anmancang's bronze face seemed to have a slight blush, and the grown man was so embarrassed that he blushed.
I understand what happened now.
When he looked at Anle again, his eyes changed. His son Anle had really become sensible; he was actually earning money for the family, and so much at that.
"Father, Mother, my little sister said that this tael of silver is for my third brother to go to school. If there's not enough left to buy books, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones, she'll earn more."
With reddened eyes, An Mancang picked up Anle and carried her in his arms.
"Lewa is so young and already knows how to make money. He even knows how to think about his older brother. He's so sensible."
Our family doesn't need Le Wa to earn money. The money for our third child's schooling will be earned by his parents, so Le Wa doesn't need to worry about it.
Once your parents have earned enough money, they will send your brother to school to learn to read and write.
"Why are you worrying about this, you little girl?" An Mancang's eyes were filled with relief and emotion as he affectionately patted An Le's little head.
"Father, Mother, I'm not exaggerating. I'll earn all the money in the next two days so that Third Brother can go to school, and I'll also send Eldest Brother to school."
I will make sure our family lives a good life. We'll have everything other families have, and we'll even have things other families don't.
Qiao Qiuniang shed tears of relief, like an old mother, sniffling as she cried and laughed at the same time.
"Don't talk nonsense. Where would a little kid like you earn so much money? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
"Oh, little sister, you're talking nonsense again." An Yi, who had returned carrying the incense burner, heard all of An Le's words.
An Ding just shook his head helplessly, looking at his little sister's expression with a real headache.
Anjing smiled and said, "Third brother, you probably don't know that your little sister has already earned enough money for you to go to school. I'm determined to send you to school."
"Huh?" An Yi stared wide-eyed, a little stunned, looking at her older sister with a blank expression.
“Today our little sister earned you a tael of silver. She said she’s going to send you to school. She also said she’ll earn enough money in the next couple of days to buy you writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones.”
Anjing's eyes were sparkling, and her face was exceptionally radiant.
"Mother, show the money to your third brother and let him see what your little sister is capable of."
Qiao Qiuniang opened her palm, and two pieces of silver lay quietly in her hand, instantly making the two brothers stare wide-eyed.
"Mother, this...this is really silver? Where did all this money come from?" An Yi stammered, pointing at the loose silver in Qiao Qiu Niang's hand, looking completely bewildered.
An Ding was also stunned.
"It's actually loose silver?"
"It was your little sister who earned it back." Qiao Qiuniang wiped away her tears, but her eyes were filled with laughter.
"Huh? Your little sister earned it for you?"
An Yi turned his head in disbelief to look at An Le, who was being held in An Mancang's arms. He swallowed hard and, seeing that Qiao Qiuniang and An Jing didn't seem to be lying to him, asked suspiciously.
"Did your little sister really earn that?"
Qiao Qiuniang glared at An Yi.
Why would I lie to you? How could this be fake?
"No, Mother, are you sure you're not kidding me? Where did this money come from?"
An Yi still couldn't believe that her troublesome little sister could actually earn money.
Let alone his younger sister, even if it were his parents, he wouldn't believe they could suddenly earn a tael of silver!
An Yi looked An Le up and down from head to toe with a questioning expression, feeling that his mother and older sister were joking with him.
"Mother, could this money really have been earned by my little sister?" An Ding glanced at An Mancang, who was only holding An Le with great affection and did not say a word, and her face stiffened.
Anjing knew that her two brothers couldn't accept this fact for a while. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she certainly wouldn't have believed that her little sister, who was always causing trouble, could suddenly earn money, let alone so much.
Even she, who witnessed it firsthand, took a long time to recover.
“This is money I watched my little sister earn, it’s definitely real. With this tael of silver, you can go to school for a year, Third Brother.”
Upon hearing that he could go to school, An Yi became excited and, without caring whether it was true or not, excitedly gripped Qiao Qiu Niang's arms tightly.
"Mother, Mother, can I really go to school?"
Qiao Qiuniang glanced at the silver in her hand, then at An Yi's expectant little eyes, and hesitated before looking at An Mancang.
If that one or two taels of silver were put into their family, and they spent it frugally, they would be well-off in a year.
Education is indeed an expensive endeavor; it takes a lot of money to support a child's education.
Seeing Qiao Qiuniang's hesitant look, An Le spoke first before An Mancang could respond.
"Of course, this money is for Third Brother to go to school. I can earn money again tomorrow. I will come to this temple again to earn a lot of money so that Eldest Brother can also go to school."
An Mancang nodded. "Qiu Niang, let's use this money for Lao San's schooling. We can earn some money ourselves, and we won't have to give money to our parents anymore. We'll just spend as much as we earn. If we're frugal, we can manage."
Qiao Qiuniang responded with tears in her eyes.
“Well then, let’s keep this money for the third son’s schooling.”
An Yi laughed loudly, "The gods have granted my wish! I just finished praying to the gods and my prayers have already come true."
Anle glanced sideways at An Yi. Was her third brother an idiot? She earned this money, so why was he thanking the gods instead of his sister?
When An Ding heard that An Yi could go to school, he smiled and was happy. He looked around but didn't see An Ning.
"Father, Mother, didn't you bring Fourth Sister with you? Where is she? I haven't seen her."
Qiao Qiuniang glanced at the handkerchief lying on the ground and sighed.
"She took the embroidered handkerchief to other places to sell, saying that there were jewelry shops on East Street where she might be able to sell more."
They're really hard to sell here; I haven't sold a single one.
Anle glanced down at the embroidered handkerchief on the ground. The patterns on the silk were embroidered so vividly and exquisitely that they were exceptionally beautiful.
Unfortunately, this area is full of incense vendors, and people are rushing here to offer incense and worship, so it's naturally not easy to sell incense here.
"Mom, let's pack up this stall. I also think it's not a good place to sell."
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