"Dad, I see that the school in our village has been built. When can we invite a teacher to teach?" Chunxiao asked Yan Bangfa at the door of the main hall.
Yan Bingfa smiled and said, "We have hired a teacher a long time ago. Now it is winter vacation, and the school is closed. Before, all the children in the village went to the school. Speaking of the school, there are even children from nearby villages coming to our village to attend the school."
"Where are you from, Master? Are you a scholar?"
"He's an old scholar from your sister-in-law's hometown. The village head hired him. He pays one tael of silver a month. He's a very dedicated teacher. Many adults in our village also go to him to learn when they have time. He doesn't mind the trouble and teaches anyone who asks him to. I think he's a good teacher."
Unexpectedly, the village school has already started teaching. "I'm afraid this one teacher won't be enough. We have a lot of children in our village."
"There's no other way for now. Apart from him, the only one left is the one from Zhoujia Village. Our village will definitely not hire him. The head of the village said to teach him first and then hire him if we meet him again in the future."
Needless to say, the one in Zhoujia Village refers to Zhou Hongzhi. There are few people in the village who study well, and even fewer who pass the imperial examination. There is a shortage of teachers.
"I don't think it will work. Let's have the village headman go to town and post a notice. We don't know the situation in other villages. Maybe there are many, but we just haven't found them yet. One teacher is definitely not enough. It's tiring to be a teacher. Don't let this one be left behind."
"Okay, I'll tell the village head about this after the New Year. He knows it's not possible. It's impossible to find it. I didn't think of posting a notice."
"The children of our village are blessed now, mother. Think about a few years ago, and then think about now. Can you imagine these changes?"
Zhou sighed, "Every time I think back to the past, I feel like the days were so unreal. Your father even said there was something wrong with me. When the days were hard, I longed for better days every day. Now that the days are good, I feel unreal."
Yan Dahe laughed at the side, "Mom, I don't feel uneasy at all. This money is earned by our own hard work. I feel very at ease."
"That's right, your mother is not destined to be rich."
"Okay, just be steady. I wasn't destined to be rich, but my daughter changed my fate and made me rich, okay?" Zhou looked at Chunxiao. "Chunxiao, if you don't go to Pengdong, do you still want to buy land here? Let me tell you, there's not a single acre of vacant land in our village now. It was all bought up long ago by the villagers."
"Let's wait and see. I don't want to bother for now."
Everyone gathered together on New Year's Eve and had a very warm time. The village was filled with a lively and reunion atmosphere.
The weather during the New Year's holiday this year was very good, with neither rain nor snow. There was a big fair in the town today, and the Zhou family wanted to take advantage of the free time during the New Year to go to Zhenshan. Anyway, they now had three or four horse-drawn carriages, so it was more than enough for the whole family to go together.
Fang and her family also wanted to go and take a look, so Chunxiao's whole family, plus Fang's mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and grandchildren, a total of 20 people, set off.
"Your family is so enviable right now." Fang's eldest daughter-in-law sat in the carriage with Chunxiao, looking left and right. "This is my first time riding in a carriage today. This carriage is much more comfortable than an oxcart."
"Sister Fang, it's the same if you sit for a long time. I think it would be more comfortable to walk if the road wasn't so far."
"Aunt Chunxiao, it's uncomfortable to walk. My legs hurt." Fang's youngest daughter Hongmei pounded her legs and then smiled happily, "It's comfortable to ride in a carriage."
"Yes, it's comfortable to ride in a carriage." The eldest son agreed.
Xiao Fang smiled and patted Erchu's head. "Today is all thanks to your Aunt Chunxiao. There are so many people here today. Don't run around when you get to town. If you can't find your mother, she'll be so worried."
"Mom, we'll hold your hands later and we won't run around."
"We're a big group today, so we have to be careful." Chun Xiao looked at Yan Qi, Shu Duo, and Pan Er standing beside her. "Did you hear me? The three of you stay close to your families and don't let anything happen to you."
Yan Qi had been kidnapped once before, so she became a little nervous when talking about it. "Aunt, we will be careful. I will follow my mother and the others after we get off the car."
Xiao Fang also thought about Yan Qi's kidnapping. "There's no news about who was responsible back then. We're still terrified, afraid our children might have been kidnapped. Fortunately, there's a school in the village now, and the children are all here, so we can keep an eye on each other."
"No, I'm afraid it was done by someone outside. They were in a horse-drawn carriage, so they shouldn't be from nearby." Chunxiao felt a little regretful. The clues were cut off later and there was nothing to find out.
"Your elder brother doesn't know about this yet?"
"I know. We'll know in the next year." Yan Dashan said nothing after knowing it. He just sighed that the child was found, otherwise he would never be able to live in this life.
"Sister Fang, is there anything fun to do in town today?"
"Every year at this time, the township government sets up a stage for opera performances. It's so lively. I hope you haven't been there."
Chunxiao shook her head, thinking that since the weather was good today, there would surely be many people from various villages watching the show, and the scene would surely be very lively.
The laughter of Shufeng and others could be heard from the carriage nearby. Wherever Shufeng was, it was usually lively. Chunxiao felt happy as she looked outside.
The carriage soon arrived in the town. Yan Dashan paid the money at the carriage shop in the town and stored the carriage there. Then everyone went to the street together.
There were indeed a lot of people today, and the adults each held their children tightly.
"There are too many of us. Let's split up and reunite at the car dealership when the time comes."
"I think it's okay. Let's go shopping by ourselves and meet at the car dealership at 3 p.m." Fang discussed with Zhou while holding her grandson and granddaughter.
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