He immediately replied, "Sir is also thinking of us, but the family can still afford to send the children to school."
"Um..." Bai Tian chuckled, instantly shifting from a sophisticated to a down-to-earth demeanor, "How many copper coins does one child cost?"
The private tutor said, "It costs 200 coins a year for a child. If the child lives in the private school, an additional 100 coins will be charged, and the child must bring their own food. If the child lives in town, it will only cost 200 coins."
Bai Tian made a mental estimate.
As expected, it was similar to what he had found out at Aunt Wang's house yesterday.
The two private school teachers in this town both received government subsidies, so the tuition was not very expensive, two hundred coins a year. With some gifts for festivals, the cost for a child was at most one tael of silver a year.
Actually, most farming families in the village can afford to send their children to school, but if all the children are sent to school, who will take care of the farmland and farm work?
Moreover, few children generally enjoy reading, especially children from farming families.
only……
We still need to go back and discuss this with Jiang Dai.
[We do have enough money at home to send all four children to a private school, but Juanjuan is still too young, and the second and third sons are not old enough either. If they were to attend a private school, they would definitely have to live in town.]
[Tsk... I'm really a little worried.]
Bai Tian nodded to the private tutor and said, "Then I'll go back and discuss it with my family, and come again another day! Sorry to bother you!"
Watching the three figures—one adult and two children—leave, they departed.
The private tutor murmured, "I wonder what kind of family this is, to have fallen so low."
You should know that only people in the capital and some officials in smaller places would be willing to send their daughters to school.
If Bai Tian knew that the private tutor said this, he would definitely sneer in his heart.
What a joke! His nine years of compulsory education and four years of university weren't for nothing!
Learning new ideas and striving to be a new generation of youth is not something to be taken lightly!
And now.
Bai Tian was looking at his second son.
His second son was also watching him.
Bai Tian: [That doesn't seem right! I was only focused on talking to the private tutor. My second son shouldn't be capable of saying those things, right?]
Bai Yunxing: [According to my original memory, my father was illiterate, so how could he say things like "a teacher imparts knowledge, instructs in skills, and resolves doubts"?]
Juanjuan swallowed nervously.
Others might not know, but she knew that her father and second brother had already become suspicious.
"Dad, I want to eat steamed buns."
Juanjuan tentatively reached out her hand, trying to interrupt her father and second brother's speculation.
"Okay, let's go buy some steamed buns!"
Bai Tian immediately took his two children to buy steamed buns.
Watching my well-behaved little girl eat her steamed bun.
Bai Tian couldn't help but say, "Juanjuan, don't listen to what that gentleman said. Girls should also be able to read and write. Maybe our Juanjuan can even become a female official!"
Speaking of female officials.
Bai Tian then looked at his second son.
"Yunxing, didn't you just say there used to be a female prime minister?"
Hearing his father suddenly ask a question.
Bai Yunxing got distracted and, while chewing a bun, lost control and bit his tongue.
A stinging sensation came from his tongue, but Bai Yunxing calmly replied, "I think his name is Wang Pei. I forgot when it was. Uncle Big Hammer next door mentioned it before."
Wang Dachui's uncle next door is a proper scholar studying in a private school. Even his teacher said that this boy will definitely pass the imperial examination next year.
Bai Tian: [That's true. Da Chui's uncle is indeed quite remarkable. It seems he likes to tell stories to the neighborhood kids as soon as he comes back. She's a female prime minister now; she must be a legendary figure.]
"It's alright, when the time comes, our second son will also go to school and learn to read and write. He'll definitely be better than Uncle Big Hammer next door!"
Bai Tian encouraged his child.
Then a somewhat puzzled voice called out from behind.
"Juanjuan?"
Juanjuan, who was eating a steamed bun, looked up with a hint of surprise: "Uncle Wang!"
Bai Tian:! ! !
Wait, Uncle Wang?
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