Once the potatoes and wheat are planted, there will be absolutely no work left.
Therefore, tuition fees are still quite expensive for them.
"The tuition fee is fifty coins a month, regardless of whether you come from another village or this village," Gu Lili said with a smile.
Initially, Gu Lili planned to pay for the tutor herself.
However, on second thought, even if Gu Lili were to offer the role, there's no guarantee that anyone would be willing to take it.
Even if they get in, they might not be willing to study hard.
Because things that are too easily obtained tend to be taken for granted.
You have to charge a fee for people to be truly engaged in learning.
Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock.
Although the tuition fee was half that of Han Family Academy, it was still a huge sum of money for them.
Fifty coins for coarse cloth is enough to make a set of coarse clothes for the whole family.
It's still too expensive for them.
However, once Gu Lili has made a decision, she will not change it.
Gu Lili was aware of everyone's difficulties, so she already had a solution.
“If you want to come to school, you can owe the tuition. When you graduate, you can come to my house to work, and it can be deducted from your monthly salary,” Gu Lili said.
Gu Lili has always adhered to the principle that she can help others, but not everyone.
This is not only difficult, but also thankless.
Gu Lili's words rekindled hope in everyone's eyes.
In that case, they would have far fewer concerns.
If she really learns the skill, not only will her daughter have a trade, but she will also be able to help the family earn more money.
This is a really good thing.
Although this might mean that no one would do many of the housework, the thought of earning a few taels of silver a month like Zhang Dahua made everyone excited.
“Alright! Then I’ll send my Mulan to the girls’ school.”
From behind the crowd, a gentle female voice came over.
Everyone quickly made way, and Xiao Mulan pushed Yu Yirou toward Gu Lili.
Although Xiao Mulan can write mother-of-pearl, Yu Yirou still wants her to recognize a few more characters.
As everyone watched Yu Yirou hand the tuition fees to Gu Lili, they felt an even stronger urge to do the same.
"Alright! Then I'll accept Aunt Rou's tuition fee for now. As for everyone else, you can go back and think about it, or talk to your children. As long as they are nine years old or older, they can enroll at any time. Now everyone can disperse and get back to work," Gu Lili said with a smile.
They're too young to learn anything.
Nine years old is just the right age to be sensible and easy to manage.
"Nine years old? Then, Princess, will you accept someone who is twenty?" a woman who looked to be about twenty asked shyly.
Gu Lili nodded.
"Of course! Anyone over nine years old can come and learn!" Gu Lili said with a smile.
Older people tend to learn faster.
The woman's face showed a thoughtful expression, suggesting she was making a decision.
Hearing Gu Lili say that, she gritted her teeth and said firmly, "Fine! Then I'll sign up for one too!"
Gu Lili recognized the person; it was Wang Xing, a widow from the neighboring village.
She lost her husband at a young age and raised her eight-year-old twins on her own.
The two children are able to take care of themselves at home, albeit with some difficulty.
That's why she came to Gu Lili's house to help with farming, hoping to earn some money for the child and buy him some winter clothes.
This can be considered a case of a mother's strength.
She was tempted when Gu Lili said she could teach cooking.
If she could learn to cook well, she wouldn't have to worry about her children's future.
“Okay!” Gu Lili nodded and said, “Then you can sign up. If you want the tuition to be paid later, you need to sign an agreement with me.”
Just like a contract, everything needs rules and regulations.
Only in this way can we make everyone face this problem squarely.
Gu Lili had already prepared the agreement, and Wang Xing signed it without a second thought.
"But Princess, could you please let me finish the chores at your house before I come to school?"
After signing the document, Wang Xing belatedly realized what was happening and asked Gu Lili with an embarrassed expression.
Gu Lili chuckled, "Of course. The tuition fee starts from when you enroll. Someone will keep a record of it when you arrive."
Wang Xing finally put her worries to rest.
Seeing Wang Xing sign without hesitation, the woman with a daughter at home already had a plan in mind.
I'll discuss it with my kids when I get home from work tonight.
It was called a discussion, but really it was just to inform them of the decision so that they could come and register the next day.
After everyone learned about the girls' school, they gradually dispersed and went to work.
Gu Lili then pulled Lin Xiyao's wife into the girls' school.
It was Lin Xiyao who came up with the idea and the money to build this girls' school.
To ensure everyone remembered the Lin family's kindness, Gu Lili specially set up a square in the center of the courtyard.
Next to the square stands a stone tablet with the words 'Xiyao Square' clearly engraved on it.
When Lin Xiyao saw the stone tablet, her face instantly turned bright red.
"Oh my, Lili, you're exaggerating too much."
Although Lin Xiyao said it was an exaggeration, she was secretly overjoyed.
This is a square named after me. In the future, all the girls who will attend this girls' school will know my name. How could I not be happy?
"That's not an exaggeration at all. If these girls achieve great things in the future, they will definitely be grateful to you," Gu Lili said with a smile.
Although their purpose in establishing girls' schools was not to make future generations grateful to them.
However, Lin Xiyao was also very happy to be able to help them.
The next morning, people arrived early with their children to register.
Some families paid in cash, while others, like Wang Xing, signed written agreements with Gu Lili.
By the end of the day, about twenty or thirty people had signed up.
The teacher who taught her to read and write was the same female tutor that Madam Lin had previously found for Lin Xiyao.
Gu Lili appointed Lin Xiyao as the martial arts instructor.
Lin Xiyao was naturally willing. She was naturally active and although her martial arts skills were not particularly high, they were just enough for these girls to use for self-defense.
So now that Lin Xiyao has finished her lessons with the female teacher, she has transformed herself into a martial arts instructor, and she enjoys it immensely.
The instructor of cooking skills is Gu Chenxi.
Gu Chenxi's indenture had already been redeemed, and Gu Lili had also seriously accepted the five taels of silver that had been used to buy her.
Therefore, Gu Chenxi is already a free person.
She was just waiting for the busy farming season to end before she could officially marry Li Tiansheng.
The embroidery test was taught by Huang Ying.
She not only knows Suzhou embroidery, but is also proficient in other types of embroidery.
It doesn't take much effort to spend half a day each day teaching these girls.
And so, the girls' school was opened.
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