Chapter 108 Discussing the children's schooling
When Wan Xingmo came back, Qiu had already left.
The family was sitting in Old Lady Wan's room talking about what happened today. Because Wan Jinshu needed to rest, Zhao had already taken the family back home.
When Wan Xingmo came back, he only told Old Lady Wan that he had sent the person to a place more than ten miles away and dumped him there. He did not tell anyone that he had dumped the person in a mass grave.
Old Mrs. Wan quickly asked Mrs. Wan to bring up the hot food.
"Mo'er, you haven't had a hot meal all day. Hurry up and sit down. I'll ask your second aunt to leave some food in the pot for you. Eat it before you go back."
Wan Xingmo was hungry at that time, and even if he went back, he couldn't eat the food his mother cooked. After all, he was used to the food cooked by Wan San's wife, and it was difficult for him to get used to the food cooked by Zhao's family, which either had no salt in it, was too salty, or was not cooked at all.
"Thank you grandma, sorry to bother you, second aunt." Wan Xingmo thanked the two of them politely and sat on a round stool on the ground waiting for dinner.
Only at this time did Wan Quan continue to talk about what happened at noon.
"Grandma, you don't know. Thanks to my sister today, if she hadn't suddenly wanted to go out and play with Ergou's sister at the end of the village, we wouldn't have discovered Wan Xingchang's conspiracy at all."
"Yes, it's all thanks to my sister."
Little Fubao was sitting in Grandma Wan's arms at this time, nodding her little head. She looked a little sleepy. When she heard her two brothers talking about sister, sister, she quickly looked up at her two brothers, grinned, giggled a few times, and began to nod and doze off again.
Old Mrs. Wan quickly picked up little Fubao and held him horizontally. She put one hand around his neck, placed his little body horizontally on her legs, and gently patted his little butt with the other hand.
After a while, little Fubao fell asleep. Mrs. Wan San quickly brought a small quilt and handed it to Old Mrs. Wan.
After wrapping little Fubao up tightly, Grandma Wan began to think about what happened this afternoon.
She said that little Fubao usually wouldn't take the initiative to ask his brother to go out and play, but he was acting so abnormal today. It turned out that her little Fubao must have had a premonition of what was going to happen, right?
Old Mrs. Wan touched little Fubao's hair lovingly.
Little Fubao felt Grandma Wan's touch in his sleep, and his pink little mouth opened into a silent smile.
After hearing Wan Quan's words, Wan Xingmo also looked at Xiao Fubao. He also found Xiao Fubao's keen perception amazing.
But soon, Old Lady Wan's face turned a little worried. She could feel recently that as little Fubao grew older, her uniqueness seemed to become more and more obvious, especially her ability to predict good and bad fortune, which seemed to become more and more obvious. But the child was still a baby, and she wouldn't understand even if she told her.
Old Mrs. Wan is really afraid that one day, little Fubao will say something in public. How can she protect this villain?
Old Mrs. Wan glanced at everyone in the room. There were no outsiders here. Everyone was a family member, and all her grandchildren were very smart. She felt relieved.
"Everyone is here today, I have something to tell you."
As soon as Mrs. Wan finished speaking, everyone looked at the old lady.
Old Lady Wan carefully put little Fubao aside and tucked her in. Then she continued to talk to everyone, "You all saw that little Fubao is getting more and more different as she grows up. I know that although you have noticed it before, you may not have thought about it in other ways. But after what happened today, it gave me a warning, and I must remind you all again."
"Mom, just say it, we will listen to you. No matter what Xiao Fubao is like, she is the daughter of our Wan family, and no one can do anything to her." Boss Wan spoke first.
Old Lady Wan nodded. "The eldest brother is right. You have also discovered that as little Fubao gets older, her abilities seem to become stronger. You should be able to sense this even without me saying it. What I want to say today is that you should always pay attention to little Fubao. If she suddenly says something, you must help her to come back, especially when there are outsiders present."
"After all, Xiao Fubao is still a baby. She herself doesn't know what she said and how it will affect others. Whether our family can prosper in the future depends on Xiao Fubao. Xiao Fubao is the lucky star of our Wan family. We all have to protect Xiao Fubao, especially in this border area, where there are all kinds of people. If people knew about Xiao Fubao's ability, she would definitely be snatched up by all forces."
After saying this, Old Lady Wan glanced at everyone and said, "So protecting little Fubao is the duty of every member of our Wan family. Think about it carefully. Which good thing that happened along the way was not brought about by little Fubao? Since we found little Fubao, our family has not only not suffered from hunger and cold, but has become better and better, and we no longer have to worry about food and clothing."
After Old Lady Wan’s reminder, everyone carefully recalled what happened on the road, and it seemed to be exactly as Old Lady Wan said.
Wan Lao Er was even more delighted, after all, this girl was his. Wan Er's wife looked at the sleeping little Fubao with a worried look on her face.
"Mom, don't let Xiao Fubao go out in the future. Even if Xiao Fubao goes out, she must be accompanied by an adult. I really don't feel comfortable with these children taking her around the village. Your words make me even more nervous. I have finally got such a daughter. What if..."
Old Mrs. Wan knew what Mrs. Wan was worried about, but she had her own considerations.
"Second daughter-in-law, don't worry, Xiao Fubao is very smart. Starting tomorrow, I will teach her not to say anything casually outside. I think the little one will understand."
Wan Ersao looked at Xiao Fubao with loving care, and her heart melted. She never expected that she would pick up such a cute, sensible and smart little girl. It was really a blessing from heaven.
Others also expressed their determination to keep the secret and protect little Fubao together.
Liu touched her belly at this time. She didn't believe it at first, but now she was secretly hoping that the baby in her belly was really a boy.
Wan Xingmo finished his meal and prepared to leave.
Old Mrs. Wan asked the person to stay.
"Mo'er, please sit down first. I have something to tell you."
Wan Xingmo stood up and sat back down again.
"Grandma, please tell me what you want to say."
Wan Xingmo looked at Old Lady Wan with his bright eyes. He knew that Old Lady Wan didn't treat him as an outsider at all, otherwise she wouldn't have told him the secret of Xiao Fubao in front of him just now.
"It's like this. The New Year is coming soon. After the New Year, the children will be one year older. When we were in Yangliu Village, our family was very poor and we didn't have the energy to do this. Now that we have a lot more money, we want to hire a teacher for the children. After thinking about it, I think it's better to ask you to be a teacher for these kids than to ask someone else. We don't ask for any official title. After all, we are all criminals. I just want to help them learn a few more words and not be blind. Grandma will give you a tuition according to the standard of a teacher. What do you think?"
Wan Xingmo pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Grandma, I agree with everything you say, but there is only one thing you must do as I say."
Old Mrs. Wan knew that it must be Shu Xiu's problem, but she still wanted to hear what Wan Xingmo had to say before making a decision.
"Okay, go ahead and let me see if what you say makes sense."
Wan Xingmo knew Old Lady Wan. If he didn't ask for the tuition, Old Lady Wan would definitely not let him teach the child, so he just asked for the tuition, but it was up to him to decide how much.
"Grandma, I will only charge five hundred yuan per person per year for this repair. If you don't agree, I won't take this job."
Old Mrs. Wan was not good at settling accounts, so she looked at Old Fourth Wan.
"The fourth child gets 500 silver coins a year for each child. If we take all the children in our family into account, how much silver does it cost in tuition a year?"
Although Old Mrs. Wan was not good at accounting, she had heard from others that when they were in Yangliu Village, the children of their village chief received two taels of silver as tuition for each semester in the town's school, which meant four taels of silver that year.
"Mother, if we count all six of our children, each of them gets five hundred taels of silver a year, which is only three taels of silver in total, not even as much as the tuition for a child in Yangliu Village."
As soon as Wan Laosi heard this, he knew that Wan Xingmo was trying to save money for their family.
Old Lady Wan slapped her thigh and glared at Wan Xingmo, saying, "Mo'er, let's get this straight. I know you want to save money for grandma's family, but money is earned, not saved. Grandma will tell you a number. If you don't want to, then grandma can only spend more money to send the children to other people to teach. These children cost a total of fifteen taels of silver a year. We have already taken advantage of this. How much money have we saved? Fourth brother?"
"Mom, we saved nine taels of silver." Wan Laosi said with a smile.
Old Lady Wan continued, "Yes, I saved nine taels of silver. Look, you saved so much money for grandma."
Wan Xingmo was helpless. He knew that if he didn't agree, Old Lady Wan would definitely find someone else, so in the end Wan Xingmo had to agree.
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