Chapter 216 Occasionally turning your face away
In the end, someone couldn't help but speak up for Madam Qian, "Village Master, I think this person knows he's wrong. Why don't you show some leniency and allow this girl to enroll?"
When Mrs. Qian heard someone speaking for her, she immediately covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and began to cry sadly.
Cui Qingyi Chao walked among the crowd, "We often say that it is not easy to be born into this world. The original intention of the Cui Girls' School was to teach girls a skill to make a living, so that they can stand up straight in the future whether they get married and have children or go out to make a living.
That’s right, the girls’ school collects ten taels of silver as tuition fee from you every year, but I would like to ask you, take these ten or twenty taels of silver and go out and ask, is there any capable person who is willing to pass on his most talented skills to you for this little bit of money?
Not to mention embroidery, even for pastries, ten taels of silver wouldn't even allow you to enter school.
This village chief opened a girls' school with good intentions, but I didn't expect that this kindness did not result in you lending a hand when I was in trouble. Instead, you who I supported are now taking it for granted and are even uniting to force us.
Madam Qian, you keep asking the village chief to show mercy and let you off the hook. But let me ask you, when you were insulting the village chief that day, did you ever think of showing mercy?
And look at your daughter's eyes. You are kneeling in front of me and crying like this. I wonder what a bad person I am in your daughter's heart.
What? You two are putting on a show for me. Now that you have endured humiliation and hardship, you want to use the skills you learned from me to deal with me.
You see, I am such a fool that I let you fool me."
After speaking to Madam Qian and her daughter, Cui Qingyi turned to the people who had just spoken for Madam Qian and said, "Since the opening of the girls' school, I have always taught the girls to learn skills and help each other in the future. People with bad behavior and those who take advantage of others' misfortunes cannot enter the gate of my girls' school. If you sympathize with Madam Qian, then you should refund your tuition as soon as possible and find another place.
The Women's School belongs to me, Cui Qingyi, and will not be controlled by anyone else."
After saying this, Cui Qingyi didn't say anything more and turned around to take Wangcai back.
Cui Qingyi's words not only stunned the onlookers, but even Konjac was a little surprised. She subconsciously felt that what the girl said seemed a bit serious, but looking at the reactions of the people around her, she felt that it seemed to be very effective.
This was also the first time that Cui Qingyi had spoken harshly to the parents since the opening of the girls' school. Everyone felt embarrassed and began to reflect, 'What the village chief said seems to be correct. Nowadays, even the recipe for making vinegar is passed down from generation to generation. No one is willing to teach others their own money-making recipe.
How difficult is it for an ordinary person to learn a skill and change his destiny? For example, if an ordinary person with no connections goes to learn carpentry, in the first one or two years, you will be like an old ox in the master's house, working day and night and not getting a good face.
If you meet a conscientious master, it's okay to work a little harder, at least you can learn real skills in the end. But if you meet a conscienceless master, you may work for him for several years for nothing in the end.
Ten taels of silver is a tuition fee for learning skills at Cui's Girls' School, but it is nothing anywhere else.
But people are like this. After a long time, they always take other people's kindness for granted, and even lose their own position in the end.
Cui Qingyi's scolding not only drove away Madam Qian, but also completely discouraged some people who had ideas about the girls' school. Otherwise, if they angered the village chief, the girls' school would not be able to continue operating, which would be a loss for everyone.
Finally, everyone was sent away, and the female students finally quieted down. Konjac came over, rubbing her belly, and humbly asked for advice, "Miss, why did you say that just now? Will the parents of those students have any objections to us?"
Cui Qingyi smiled and asked Konjac a question in return, "Konjac, what do you think if we raise the annual tuition for girls' school to fifteen or twenty taels?"
Konjac frowned, "I'm afraid it won't work. Many families have to save up for a long time to afford the current ten taels of silver. If it goes up to twenty taels, I'm afraid no one will be willing to send their daughter to our girls' school."
Cui Qingyi shook her head, "You are wrong. If we raise the tuition for girls' school to 20 or even 40 taels per year, there will still be people willing to spend money to study. Even by that time, people like Madam Qian will not even appear in front of us.
Business that involves payment in exchange for goods is the easiest to do, but things that involve human relationships and worldly wisdom are often hindered.
But the original purpose of opening the girls' school was not for those who could afford to spend dozens of taels of silver, but for those girls like you and me who have no one to rely on and can only struggle to survive on their own.
But it is normal for people's hearts to change. At the beginning, when we do this, people are grateful to us, but as time goes by, it becomes a matter of course. Those people stand together and can even force you to do things you don't want to do.
So it's necessary to occasionally show off and let everyone remember that you are the one in charge."
Cui Qingyi tapped Konjac's forehead and said, "If you want to do good things without feeling wronged, you still have to learn the ropes."
After finishing the girls' school affairs and seeing that her trip was approaching, Cui Qingyi began to hurriedly organize her manuscript. During this period, she had completed the three volumes of "Paper Bride", which were upper, middle and lower. After a simple sorting and arrangement, she could hand it over to Qi Moxuan to be responsible for printing and shelving.
Now that Zhou Yanxiu has left Dongping County, Cui Qingyi no longer has to worry about her identity being discovered. She takes the manuscript and Wangcai to Moxiangzhai.
Qi Moxuan's eyes lit up when he saw Cui Qingyi coming to him on her own initiative. However, there were many fans of Mr. Nancheng's books among the people coming and going in this bookstore now, so he didn't rush to speak and led the person to a quiet corner first.
"If you don't come soon, I'm afraid that Shopkeeper Zhao will have to trample down my door."
Cui Qingyi was deeply touched by the persistence of Zhao, the shopkeeper of Qixing Bookstore. She smiled apologetically and said, "You know, I have too many things to do."
Qi Moxuan sighed, "I'd rather not know. Then I can use every possible means to urge the manuscript to be submitted like Shopkeeper Zhao did."
Cui Qingyi raised her hand to beg for mercy and handed the manuscript to Qi Moxuan: "This is a new series. I'm giving you all three volumes at once. Just arrange the time to put them on the shelves."
Upon hearing this, Qi Moxuan immediately smiled. He was also a fan of Mr. Nancheng's books. Bringing all three volumes, doesn't it mean that he can finish reading Mr. Nancheng's new book at one time?
He had just reached out to take the manuscript, feeling very satisfied with the weight, when a voice called out from outside: "Where's Shopkeeper Qi? Are you trying to avoid me? If it's really not possible for Shopkeeper Qi, please introduce Mr. Nancheng to Zhao. Zhao promises that he will never meet with Mr. Nancheng privately except to urge him to submit the manuscript."
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