After Wang Xiufang and her husband came to his house, Su Ningjie realized that not only could he make money by reading, but he could also make money by teaching others to read.
"Mother, do all children who go to school have to pay tuition to the teacher?"
Xiao Lingyu used chopsticks to pick at the wild boar's trotters in the pot and responded, "You have to pay tuition to go to school, and the teachers rely on tuition to make a living."
"Mother, you alone can teach the four of us how to read. Doesn't the teacher in the school have to teach a lot of students?"
Xiao Lingyu said, "Yes, there are many students and teachers. Once you have completed your initial training and pass the examination to become a Tongsheng, your mother will send you to the academy to study."
Su Ningjie stared at the pig's trotter in the pot thoughtfully and asked, "There are so many teachers in the school. Do students have to give tuition to each teacher?"
Xiao Lingyu's gaze shifted from the pig's trotter to Su Ningjie. "Students only need to pay their tuition to the academy. The academy will provide the teachers with a monthly stipend sufficient for them to support their families and teach the students to read and write."
Su Ningjie's eyes lit up when he heard this. "So does that mean the academy collects most of the tuition fees, and the teachers only collect a small portion?"
Looking at the six-year-old child in front of him, Xiao Lingyu could tell the key point that the child did have a talent for business.
"That's right, the founder of the school also has to support his family."
Su Ningjie instantly felt motivated to study. When he grew up, he could start a school so that his family could live a good life.
The small goal took root in his young heart.
"Mother, I want to study hard with you."
Xiao Lingyu looked at the impish Su Ningjie and smiled. "I'll test you tomorrow on the sixteen characters you learned today. Don't make any mistakes."
Su Ningjie said: "I promise I won't make any mistakes."
Then he should quickly review these sixteen characters after dinner. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if he couldn’t read or write them?
Dinner was prepared early. After Xiao Lingyu made stewed pig's trotters with soybeans, he made three servings of medicinal food for Su Xingyi, Su Ningjie and Su Ningwen respectively.
Half an hour later, Su Ningjie glanced at the food on the table. Except for his mother, eldest brother and younger sister who had the same food, he, his third brother and his father all had different food.
Before Su Ningjie could ask, Xiao Lingyu said, "This is the medicinal food that mother made for you using the herbs she bought from the county."
"Second brother, you are thin and you get diarrhea when you drink cold water. It's because your spleen and stomach are weak. You need to use medicinal food to regulate your body. Once you are well, you will be able to grow flesh."
Xiao Lingyu turned his head to look at Su Ningwen, "Third brother, your throat is uncomfortable. The medicinal food that mother made for you is to regulate your throat. Maybe you will be able to speak in the future."
Su Ningwen's eyes sparkled with stars, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously. She looked up at Xiao Lingyu, as if to say: Mother, is this true? Can I speak like a normal child?
Xiao Lingyu understood the language in his eyes, touched his head and said, "Mother won't lie to you, eat quickly."
Without saying a word, Su Ningwen picked up the small bamboo chopsticks and ate the medicinal food in front of him happily and seriously.
She wanted her mother to hear his voice, and he wanted to tell her in person that he loved her very much.
Also, he wanted to hear his own voice.
Su Ningjie picked up Su Xingyi's medicinal meal and handed it over. "Dad, this is the medicinal meal that mother made for you. It should be good for your health. Please eat it quickly."
Su Ningjie then whispered in his ear: "Dad, you have to get better soon. You can't let Mom suffer so much."
Su Xingyi nodded: "Dad will work hard to exercise. When Dad can see again in the future, Dad hopes to see a chubby you."
Su Ningjie thought that he hadn't had diarrhea since drinking hot water, and now his mother made medicinal food for him. He had no reason to believe that he would gain weight.
"Dad, don't worry, I will grow up to be a little fat boy like my big brother."
"Second brother, here are some pig's trotters. One for each of you." After Xiao Lingyu said that, he stuffed the torn pig's trotter meat into small pieces into Xiao Xier's mouth.
"Xiao Xi'er, you need to eat more and grow taller quickly."
"Yes, mother."
"Second son of the Su family, come out quickly, your fifth grandfather is here."
Su Ningjie quickly put down his chopsticks and ran out.
"Second brother, look at this toilet bucket, is it what you want?"
Su Ningjie saw that the toilet bucket on the cart was just as his father had described, with a hollow center in the seat.
Su Ningjie reached out and touched the seat, which felt very smooth.
Li Laowu said, "I'm right, right? Not only is it free of barbs, it's also very smooth. And the handle on the bucket can be put down and the lid closed when not in use."
Su Ningjie said, "Fifth Grandpa, you've worked hard. I'll go get you the money right away."
Xiao Lingyu walked towards them and glanced at the two toilet buckets on the cart. The workmanship looked very good, and the craftsmanship was no worse than that of the craftsmen in the capital.
Li Laowu heard about Zhang Sanzhu's story and said respectfully, "Madam Su, I'm Li Laowu, a carpenter from Guihua Village. Lao Er asked me to make this toilet bucket the day you came to the village. Please take a look at the workmanship. If it's not good enough, I can polish it again."
Xiao Lingyu just touched it and said with a smile, "Uncle Li, this is very well made. Your skills are no worse than those of the craftsmen in the capital."
Li Laowu felt happy when he heard this. Who said that Mrs. Su was fierce?
Don't believe rumors, see it for yourself.
"Madam Su, my craftsmanship is still far behind that of the craftsmen in the capital, but I polish every item I make very carefully, so that I can be worthy of myself."
At this time, Su Ningjie came over with a handful of copper coins, "Uncle Wu, here are a hundred copper coins. Can you count them and see if they are enough?"
Li Laowu took the copper coin with a smile and said, "Okay."
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