For the next two days, Xiao Lingling was in a bad mood, although she still practiced martial arts and studied medicine as usual.
But there are always times when you feel distracted.
At noon, the family was preparing to eat when they suddenly heard footsteps at the door.
"Brother Lin, are you home? It's me, Liu Mingyi!"
When everyone heard the village chief's voice, they hurried out to greet him.
"Here, here, here, Village Chief, why are you here? My family is about to have dinner, why don't you sit down and have something to eat together?"
Liu Mingyi quickly waved his hands, "Oh, no, no, I just came after eating! I just came to ask you something."
Lin Changshu pulled him to sit on the stone bench in the yard, "What's the matter? Tell me."
"Well, this is what happened. Didn't Qiao leave behind ninety taels of silver? It was originally intended to be distributed among the villagers.
But after discussing it with several clan leaders, we decided that if we divided it up, each family would only get less than one or two taels, which wouldn't be a big deal.
It would be better not to divide it and use the money to build a school in our village. This way, the children in our village can go to school without leaving the village. How great is that?
Moreover, the teacher's tuition can be shared by everyone, which is much more cost-effective than going to school in town.
Even if the children do not take the imperial examinations, it will always be fine for them to become a servant after learning to read and write. It is better than working in the fields and relying on the weather for food.
However, this is just what we have discussed, and it depends on whether everyone is willing to do it. So, I have come to ask every household."
Lin Changshu's eyes lit up, "This is a good thing, of course we support it.
This money is well spent on the children, and there is nothing better than this."
Seeing him like this, Liu Mingyi felt a lot more at ease.
“Well, I also thought that our village has been poor for a long time, so I wanted to start with the children. I hope that our village will get better and better in the future.
You don’t know, every time I pass by your house, I feel deeply moved when I hear the children reading.
If we have a village school, who knows, our village will produce a few more talented students in the future. I think it won’t be a waste of Qiao’s kindness.
It’s just that I don’t have any connections with this gentleman right now, so I have to think of a way.”
Lin Changshu really thought this was a good idea. This way, the whole village could benefit from it.
But regarding this matter, he doesn’t know anyone.
Just as the two were worried, a voice interrupted them.
"Grandpa Liu, I can ask my godfather for help with Mr.'s matter. It shouldn't be a problem."
Liu Mingyi looked up and found that Xiao Lingling had been standing in the corridor at some point, staring at him intently.
"You're talking about..."
Xiao Lingling stepped forward and said, "It's the county magistrate. Godfather must know more people than us, so it will be much easier for him to help find people than us."
Besides, it’s not like we’re not giving you tuition.
However, Grandpa Liu, since you want to build it, build it better and bigger. If you don’t have enough money, you can use the one hundred taels I have.
I had originally planned to use this money to do good deeds to accumulate some blessings for Grandma Qiao, and of course using it to build a school would count.
If there's any leftover, I'll use it to buy some books, paper, and pens for the children in the village. That should be enough."
After hearing these words, Liu Mingyi was indeed a little excited.
Firstly, if the county magistrate could come forward to help find a master, it would bring honor to Shuanghe Village, and those masters would definitely not ask for too much.
Secondly, an extra hundred taels of silver can do a lot of things.
Ninety taels may seem like a lot, but there may not be much left after building the school.
In fact, he has already asked several families. It’s not that they don’t want their children to go to school, but that education is too expensive.
Books, pens and ink are all very expensive, and few families can afford them.
But if we have this one hundred taels, everyone will feel a little more relaxed, and the matter of building a school will be easier to promote.
So, he was really rude.
"Really? That's great! I was worried that we wouldn't be able to afford the children's education.
If we can solve the problem of books, it will be a big problem solved."
Lin Changshu said, "Building a school is a good thing for our whole village. When it's finished, our family will provide the desks and chairs for the school.
When we have finished making them, we can give them directly to the children without having to spend extra money to buy them.
As for building a house, if you trust me, Brother Liu, I will invite the masters who built the house for us.
They have good craftsmanship and their prices are reasonable. Not only are the houses stronger than those we build ourselves, they are also more beautiful.
This is also a good thing for Shuanghe Village to win face."
Liu Mingyi was really surprised this time. He didn't expect that there would be so many good things happening after visiting the Lin family. He was really excited.
"Brother Lin, I really don't know how to thank you. If you can take care of the tables and chairs, you don't have to worry about the wood.
I'll arrange for someone to go to the mountains to find good wood, process it, and send it to you. And if your children go to school, they'll be exempt from a year's tuition!
Don't refuse this. Apart from anything else, the one hundred taels of money for this little bell will be of great use.
Otherwise, this school might not even be built.
As for the matter of the craftsman, just do as you said and hire the craftsman who built your house.
I saw their craftsmanship with my own eyes, so of course I can’t be wrong.
By then, every household in our village will contribute labor, and the construction will surely be completed quickly. I believe that within a few months, the children will be able to go to school."
Lin Changshu nodded, "Okay, then I won't be polite with you.
So, I'll go to the county tomorrow and ask Brother He if they have time recently."
"Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work. I won't waste any more time and will go back and tell everyone the news."
Lin Changshu didn't stay long. After seeing Liu Mingyi off, he turned around and hugged Xiao Lingling in his arms.
"My dear, have you really decided to give them all the money?"
Little Bell nestled in his arms and nodded, "Well, I was planning to use it to do charity.
Since the village needs it, it would be good to give it to the village.
It's just a good opportunity to help Grandma Qiao repay the villagers in the village.
If I want to make money, I will do it myself. I have ambition and I will definitely make a lot of money in the future."
Lin Changshu chuckled, "Yes! Grandpa believes that our good boy will be very powerful in the future. Besides, our family now has a store and can make money, so we will definitely not be short of money in the future.
Then, grandpa will give the money to the village chief later?"
Xiao Lingling nodded and handed the banknote to Lin Changshu.
"Okay, then Grandpa will take care of it. I still need to learn from my master. When I finish my studies, I will be able to make a lot of money."
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