Chapter 31 Opening a Private School and Enrolling Students
Su Wanwan smiled at Aunt Li, "I seem to have heard Aunt Li say that I want to marry for the fourth time? Aunt Li, you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want. My husband is fine, why should I marry for the fourth time?"
She walked to Pei Changfeng and held his arm affectionately, "My husband and I have a good relationship, so please don't worry about us."
Aunt Li smiled awkwardly, "I don't mean anything else, don't think too much about it."
Before leaving, Aunt Li did not forget to give Pei Changfeng a look.
After Aunt Li left, Su Wanwan looked at Pei Changfeng angrily, "Tell me what's going on? How come I'm going to get married for the fourth time just because I went out for a while? You just listened to what others said and you don't believe me, right?"
Pei Changfeng's eyes fell on the red mark on her neck, and he looked away, "It's not that I don't believe you."
He said that he didn't disbelieve it, but Su Wanwan always felt something was wrong. She pulled Pei Changfeng's collar to make him look at her, "Let me tell you, I, Su Wanwan, am not the kind of person who dares to do things but not to take responsibility. If I really despised you and wanted to find someone better, I would have run away long ago. Why should I serve you for so long without any thanks?"
"If I really have that kind of thought, I will be struck by lightning! I will not die a good death..."
Before she could finish her words, Pei Changfeng hugged her into his arms and said, "Don't say anything. I believe you."
His body was trembling slightly, and Su Wanwan also lost her temper. She hugged him back, feeling aggrieved. "I don't want others to misunderstand me like this, but I have no choice. What do you think I should do..."
If there is a gap in the heart between two people, the relationship will definitely not last long. Even if they put up with it for a lifetime, neither of them will be happy.
Su Wanwan pushed him away and said word by word: "If you believe in me, you must believe me sincerely, and you must not say one thing and mean another, otherwise you are lying to me, and I hate people lying to me the most in my life!"
Pei Changfeng pursed his lips and asked, "Does it have to be sincere?"
"Yes, it has to be your true feelings."
Pei Changfeng's eyes wandered for a moment, and finally he told the truth under Su Wanwan's questioning. After hearing it, Su Wanwan laughed out of anger.
She pulled Pei Changfeng into the house and took off her clothes to show him.
Pei Changfeng hurriedly pulled her clothes and almost begged, "Wanwan, don't do this."
"You suspect me and others..." Su Wanwan glared at him fiercely, "I don't care, you must give me an explanation today."
She took Pei Changfeng's hand and touched the red spot on her neck, "Pei Changfeng, you idiot, it's just a mosquito bump! You read so many books, but they all went into your little belly?"
The red spot on her neck was slightly raised, and Pei Changfeng then realized how wrong he was. Seeing Su Wanwan's tears falling like a broken string, he felt regretful and sad, and hated himself for being so stupid. He knew very well that he made such a judgment because of his inferiority complex.
"I..." His lips were wet, opening and closing weakly, and finally drooped, leaving only one sentence, "I'm sorry."
Su Wanwan pushed him and sat on the bed, feeling extremely angry. She worked so hard here every day, yet she was still suspected. She felt like she was about to explode.
Thinking that she still couldn't give birth, she felt even more sad and lay on the bed crying.
"You still doubt me. If it weren't for you, how could I not even be able to have a child? Pei Changfeng, you are sorry for me!"
Her shoulders were trembling slightly, and she felt as if her whole soul was about to flow out with her tears.
Pei Changfeng placed his hand on her back and then took it away. Feeling powerless at the moment, he said sorry countless times, but Su Wanwan didn't even look at him.
"What's the point of saying sorry?" Su Wanwan raised her head. "Even if I swear a poisonous oath, it will be useless unless you promise me to treat your leg well and take good care of your body. When your leg is better, I will be your wife. Even if your leg is not good, you have to work hard to make money to support me and let me have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of my life!"
Pei Changfeng stared at her, and there seemed to be tiny rays of light flowing in his eyes.
"Go on!" Su Wanwan urged him.
"Okay," Pei Changfeng said softly, "I promise you."
He wanted to heal his legs, not only for scientific research, but also to be able to hold his wife like an ordinary man, instead of needing the help of crutches to walk everywhere.
Seeing that he agreed, Su Wanwan burst into laughter and hugged his waist, "Look how good I am to you. Even if I am about to faint from being mad at you, I still think of you in everything. If you are not good to me, you will be struck by lightning. Once is not enough, I will strike you a hundred times."
Her hair was messy, and Pei Changfeng used his fingers to comb it smooth. Unconsciously, the distance between their two hearts seemed to be getting closer and closer.
Today's conflict seemed to be resolved quickly, but only Pei Changfeng knew how helpless he was.
Last night, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. He was afraid that Su Wanwan would really leave him, but he also hoped that Su Wanwan would leave him. He felt that he was selfish, but also hated himself for not being able to let her go.
They both knew that life would only get better, not worse, after Su Wanwan left. No matter who it was, if they married a woman like Su Wanwan, they would be reluctant to treat him badly.
Pei Changfeng lowered his head and quietly kissed the top of Su Wanwan's head without letting her notice. In fact, it was not that Su Wanwan couldn't leave him, but that he had found it difficult to leave Su Wanwan during this period of time.
The couple had a quarrel. When Aunt Li came the next day, Su Wanwan was stewing soup. Seeing Aunt Li, she smiled and greeted her, "Aunt Li is here. What can I do for you?"
Seeing her like this, Aunt Li actually felt a little guilty, "You didn't have a fight yesterday, did you?"
"No," Su Wanwan smiled, "It's not a big deal. It will be over once we talk it out. But Aunt Li, you're overthinking it. I will never leave my husband no matter what. My husband is well now, and I'm looking forward to living a good life with him in the future."
"That's good, that's good." Aunt Li was relieved for Pei Changfeng. As long as Su Wanwan was still willing to live a stable life, it would be fine.
After dinner, Su Wanwan prepared to go to town with Pei Changfeng.
"Last time, the room must have been too dark, and the doctor's eyesight was blurry. Let's go to the town and have another look today. Let's ask the doctor to take a closer look!"
Pei Changfeng nodded. In fact, he knew better than anyone that his leg could not be cured, but he also held a glimmer of hope. What if? What if it could be cured?
As soon as they arrived at the clinic, Doctor Yang recognized Su Wanwan. He smiled and said, "You haven't finished the medicine you got last time, right? Why are you here today?"
There is no shortage of wealthy families in this town who can afford three cents for a dose of medicine, but there are really few people who can afford it in the village below. In particular, the doctor has been to Pei Changfeng's house and knows what the situation is like at his home. Even the roof is leaking. Su Wanwan still gritted her teeth and bought such expensive medicine. She is really a man of integrity and righteousness.
"Doctor, I want to take my husband to see his legs." Su Wanwan said, "Please take a closer look."
Doctor Yang thought for a moment and said, "Your husband seems to have recovered well. It seems that you have taken good care of him. But this leg... have I seen it?"
"You have seen it," Su Wanwan explained, "There was no light in the room that day, and I was afraid you didn't see it clearly. I would like to ask you to take a closer look today. My husband is a scholar. If his leg is healed, he can take the imperial examination and become an official. Please take another look. If you can really see it clearly, you will be helping us."
"This..." Doctor Yang glanced at Pei Changfeng, "Come in with me."
Pei Changfeng's entire left calf was purple and somewhat twisted, and bones could be vaguely seen protruding.
Doctor Yang has been practicing medicine for many years and has seen patients with broken legs and broken legs from falls, but this is the first time he has seen a case like Pei Changfeng's. He can be sure that Pei Changfeng's leg was not broken at once, but was broken several times by someone using heavy objects, resulting in comminuted fractures in different parts of his entire lower leg.
Doctor Yang pressed on his leg and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Pei Changfeng broke out in a cold sweat, "It hurts."
Doctor Yang changed the location again, "Here?"
Pei Changfeng groaned, "It still hurts."
Doctor Yang took his hand back and said, "I can't cure your leg. There is really no way to cure it. Even if you go to the capital or the capital, there may not be anyone who can cure it. Your leg bones are all broken. If it's just a broken bone, it can be connected. If it's a broken bone, there is really no way to connect it."
"Not only that, your legs become painful and itchy when it's cloudy or rainy, right?"
Pei Changfeng's face was pale, "Yes."
"You are young now, so you can still bear the pain. But when you get older, if you don't take good care of your legs, the pain will only get worse. By then, you won't be able to get out of bed, and even lying in bed with ten quilts covering you will be painful."
Su Wanwan's face was also very bad. She didn't give up. "Is there really no way?"
"No," Doctor Yang shook his head, "There is no way at all."
Pei Changfeng had anticipated this outcome. He forced a smile and said, "Wanwan, let's go back."
On the way back, Su Wanwan didn't say a word. Pei Changfeng turned his head and looked at her many times. Su Wanwan didn't know what she was thinking with her head down.
After getting off the ox cart, Pei Changfeng couldn't help but ask, "Wanwan, didn't we say before that we would recruit students to open a school? When are we going to recruit?"
Inferiority complex began to grow more and more in his heart.
"Are you hot? Are you thirsty? Take a rest when you get home. I'll go cook dinner."
After saying these words, Pei Changfeng lowered his head again, like a child who had made a mistake.
After returning home, Su Wanwan spoke up, "Husband, I was thinking, your legs were always hurting when it rained before, but you didn't tell me, right?"
"I..." Pei Changfeng was stunned. He didn't expect Su Wanwan to say this.
"Husband, don't you know that husband and wife are one? If your legs hurt again in the future, you must tell me, remember?"
"Remember." Pei Changfeng's voice was very low.
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Zhou Lingshan's palms hurt so much that he felt like he was dying. Thinking of his hopeless career, his heart ached even more.
"Son, why is it that after so many days, Master Song hasn't sent anyone to pick up your sister?" Wu Sanniang held her waist and watched at the door. She had been looking forward to it for a long time, just waiting for Zhou Chanyue to become his concubine so that she could enjoy the happiness with him.
"He won't come." Zhou Lingshan's face was gloomy. Song Ming spent twenty taels of silver to buy Zhou Chanyue for a day and a night.
"Why isn't he coming?" Wu Sanniang slapped her thigh and yelled, "What can I do if he doesn't come? Your sister is his. If he doesn't come to pick her up, won't your sister's innocent body be ruined?"
When Zhou Chanyue, who was in the house, heard this, he started hitting and smashing things, and then burst into tears.
Zhou Lingshan was so annoyed that he covered his ears and asked, "Didn't Cui Yuanwai want to marry her before?"
"But, but your sister is not pure. Don't say that Mr. Cui has a rich family. Even a beggar would not marry such a woman."
"There are plenty of ways to fool them," Zhou Lingshan said with a gloomy look in his eyes. He took a sip of the wine, "Mom, just think of a way."
"Yes, yes," Wu Sanniang murmured, "I have to think of a way."
Zhou Chanyue's body can be fooled, but Zhou Lingshan's hands...
When he thought about half of his palm being chopped off, he felt so angry that he wished he could cut Pei Changfeng into pieces.
Pei Changfeng is a cripple. His life has been ruined, and he is going to ruin Zhou Lingshan's.
Zhou Lingshan stood up and said, "Mom, I'm going to go out for a while."
Wu Sanniang asked, "You are still recovering from your injuries, where are you going?"
"Yes, I'm still recovering from my injuries," Zhou Lingshan looked at Wu Sanniang, "Mom, I need your help in doing something."
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Having made up his mind to teach students, Pei Changfeng personally went to the village chief to tell him about it. The village chief was very pleased and said, "Yes, you are a scholar, you can train a lot of talents for our village. So how do you plan to collect your tuition?"
"Life is not easy for villagers. I see other places charge five cents a month, so I only charge three cents."
Studying is expensive, not only the pens, ink, paper and inkstone are expensive, but also studying in a private school or college is expensive.
"Three cents?" The village chief was surprised. "You really only charge three cents?"
"Yes," Pei Changfeng himself had suffered from not being able to pay the tuition fees, and he didn't want more people to be like him. "Three cents is enough. Please tell everyone, village chief, if any children want to study here, they can come to my house to register at noon tomorrow."
"Okay, okay!"
The villagers had no objection to Pei Changfeng's plan to open a private school to teach children. When they heard that the tuition was much lower than that of other private schools, they all wanted to send their children there, but Pei Changfeng only accepted eight children.
Their yard is small, and it would be bad to have too many children, as it would also affect efficiency.
The next morning, as soon as Su Wanwan opened the door, there were already people queuing up.
The first to come were the two grandchildren of the village chief. The village chief smiled and said, "Changfeng's wife, my two grandchildren are very naughty. Please help keep an eye on them."
After saying this, the village chief handed over five cents of silver and a copper coin.
Su Wanwan took the scale and smiled more beautifully than a flower, "Don't worry, I love children the most. Don't worry about the child coming to our house to study."
She collected the money, and Pei Changfeng was responsible for registration and informing them of the items that needed to be purchased.
The eighth student came alone, without any elders accompanying him.
Su Wanwan saw that the child looked unfamiliar, and couldn't help asking, "Kid, where are you from? Where are your parents?"
The child hesitated for a moment, but the person behind him answered first, "He is an orphan, adopted by Old Man Pei at the head of the village. We all call him Pei Qian."
"Pay compensation?" Su Wanwan muttered, "Why did you choose such a name?"
Pei Qian carefully handed over the three strings of money and said, "Mrs. Xiucai, this is my tuition. I want to study and learn how to write. Please accept me."
If there are students who want to study, there is no reason for Su Wanwan and Pei Changfeng to refuse to accept them.
But the child seemed to have worked so hard to earn his money, and Su Wanwan couldn’t bear it.
She turned to look at Pei Changfeng, and only when Pei Changfeng nodded did she accept the money. "Good child, go to Pei Xiucai to register."
Seeing that he had to pay money to take up the last spot, the other people in the village were a little unhappy, but they just grumbled a few times. After all, it was uncertain how long this kid could study. If they came again next month, there would be a spot.
After collecting the money and packing up their things, Su Wanwan and Pei Changfeng prepared to go into the house.
When closing the gate, Su Wanwan saw Pei Qian standing in the corner. She couldn't help but waved, "Little boy, why don't you go home?"
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