Chapter 120 Thoughts

Zhulan guessed right. Wang Ru hated Sun Shi so much because she was slapped in the face for premature birth. The child turned out to be a son. She got so angry every time she heard her cheap father's laughter that she wanted to burn down the whole yard. If she hadn't learned more about ancient times after going out, she really wanted to get a new identity.

Unfortunately, it is not possible. She cannot kill the Wang family, nor can she kill the entire Zhou Village. Her background is not clean. Moreover, she does not trust Shi Qing. Shi Qing really helped her to get a new identity. She does not know anyone in the government, so who knows whether the household registration is real or fake? The more Shi Qing can use her, the more she is afraid of losing her household registration, and Shi Qing directly controls her life and death.

Daya also had a new name, Wang Xin. She was a little afraid of her younger sister and didn't dare to look at her younger sister's somewhat sly face, but she had to persuade her, "Little sister, don't be stubborn and apologize to Dad. Dad is happy and it's over."

Wang Xin was happy to have a younger brother. Having a younger brother proved that her mother could give birth to a son. Her reputation would be better and people would not talk about her behind her back that she could only give birth to daughters like her mother did. If her younger sister had not been able to make money, the matchmaker would not have come to her house. Moreover, having a younger brother also gave her someone to rely on, and if she was bullied, there would be someone to stand up for her.

Wang Rong, the second daughter, looked at her younger sister's distorted face and curled her lips inwardly. She had a secret that she hadn't told anyone. She knew that it was San Ya who caused her mother's miscarriage last time, but she didn't tell anyone because she didn't want to have a younger brother. The second child had no sense of existence, and after the birth of her younger brother, she had even less sense of existence. All she could do was think about herself, "Big sister, it's normal for me to be in a bad mood. It was obviously my mother who shouldn't have stolen my jewelry, but it became my fault. All the money in the family is earned by me. Big sister, you must know this in your heart."

Wang Ru calmed down a bit. Someone in the family knew what was going on. She took out a few coins from her purse and said, "Second sister, mother knows that I secretly gave you money and kept taking your money. Before we didn't have a younger brother, mother could still consider us. Now that you have a younger brother, don't let mother fool you anymore. You'll feel at ease only if you hold the money yourself."

Wang Rong happily took the money. She was not stupid. She only gave her mother half of the money every time she asked for it. She was not liked by her mother anyway, and she thought that she would not be liked by her younger sister. Only her elder sister was stupid enough to give it all. "Thank you for reminding me, younger sister. I will remember it."

When Wang Xin saw that her younger sister didn't give it to her, she knew that her words made her younger sister unhappy, so she lowered her head and said nothing.

Wang Ru saw this and snorted. She wanted someone who was obedient!

Zhulan had no idea about the Wang family's lawsuit and didn't want to know. She was busy preparing the six rituals and tuition for her eldest grandson and Rongchuan's admission to school. In ancient times, most schools started in the first month of the year or in winter, to avoid spring ploughing and autumn harvest.

The same is true for the clan school. Zhulan specifically inquired and found out that there were twenty children enrolled in this batch, ten of whom were surnamed Zhou, and the remaining ten included five from the village and five from other villages. All of them had passed the exam in advance and were admitted.

Even if Zhulan's family has Zhou Shuren, Mingyun and Rongchuan, they still have to be tested. The big families have land to provide for the clan school, and the clan school does not require money. Unfortunately, the Zhou family does not have anyone who can provide land for the clan school fees, so even clan members have to pay tuition to enroll.

In ancient times, people paid great attention to the first time they entered school. Zhou Shuren has said that wealthy families in large cities would prepare six gifts when a child first entered school. All of them had good meanings: longan, lotus seeds, red dates, red beans, dried meat strips, and celery.

Each one has its own meaning. Celery represents hard work, lotus seeds represent painstaking education, red beans represent good luck, dates represent early admission to high school, longans represent successful merits, and meat strips represent student kindness. Of course, other things can also be used as substitutes, but these are the most commonly used ones.

In a small place like Zhoujia Village, most of the farmers are poor, so the entrance gift depends on the student's feelings, and most of them are meat strips.

Zhulan asked Zhou Shuren, "For the two children's first school ceremony, will we give them ten pieces of meat as usual?"

Zhou Shuren, "Send ten pieces of meat!"

Zhulan nodded, "Okay, I'll buy the meat tomorrow."

The next day was the day for children to start school. It was a big event for children to start school. The children all put on new clothes and stood in the yard with full energy, preparing to go to the clan school.

Zhulan was also very excited. After waiting for a while, her face darkened. "Ms. Li, are you still going? What are you hesitating about?"