Chapter 33 What is a premature baby?
Previously, the Li family was beaten in Su Wanwan’s territory, but today they came to their Liangjia Village. The Li family didn’t believe that Su Wanwan could still be so arrogant.
Su Wanwan naturally understood what Li understood, but since it was related to her own business, she had to clarify it.
Su Wanwan smiled and said, "Sister Li, is Liang Douzi from your family going to school?"
"No," Li frowned, "Don't think I don't know. People know that fresh vegetables are more expensive. Your family also recruits students to open a private school. Your family is so cheap that your husband must be a bad teacher."
"It's like this, my husband opened a private school to teach students because we need money to live."
Li immediately showed a smug look, "I knew it."
"But," Su Wanwan changed the subject, "If what Sister Li said is true, then our private school should also charge five cents of silver, right?"
Li didn't get around to it for a moment, "What do you mean? No matter how much money you charge, your family education is not good enough."
"Why is my tutoring not good enough?" Su Wanwan asked.
"Because your family only accepts three taels of silver."
"Then if my family charges five or six cents, does that mean they are teaching well?"
Li opened her mouth but didn't respond, "Yes."
Pei Tieniu and Pei Gongcheng on the side suddenly frowned. It is not easy for farmers to make money. Many people can't even earn one or two taels of silver in the whole year. How can everyone afford to read this book?
"What are you talking about, you stinky woman?" Pei Tieniu scolded immediately, "Changfeng and his wife have good intentions. They don't want the villagers to pay too much, so they only charge us this much. Do you know how expensive other private schools are? If you think it's cheap, send your son there to study. Don't bother the people of Peijia Village. Be careful or I'll beat you up."
Li shuddered, "I am just telling the truth, but you guys don't allow people to tell the truth, you are bullying me."
"You are talking nonsense!"
Seeing the two quarreling, Su Wanwan tried to smooth things over. "Okay, stop quarreling. My husband opened a private school for a living. After all, everyone has to spend money to live in this world. Even gods have to eat and drink tea. On the other hand, we charge a low tuition because my husband lost his parents when he was young. The villagers took care of him a lot on weekdays. My husband wants to repay them. It's that simple. As for how well my husband teaches, everyone will know after he teaches for a while. But I believe that as a student on government stipend, he should be a good teacher."
After hearing her words, Pei Tieniu and Pei Gongcheng, who accompanied her, regained their composure. Even the people of Liangjia Village thought that Li was just looking for trouble. Pei Xiucai just wanted to repay his fellow villagers. Why did she, a person from another village, get involved? It was really a disgrace to Liangjia Village.
Li couldn't win the argument with Su Wanwan, so she cursed her twice and then fled under the condemning gazes of her fellow villagers.
Carpenter Cai rubbed his hands and said, "Don't listen to the nonsense of Mrs. Pei, the scholar. The people in Liangjia Village are very kind. I wonder if Mr. Pei has enrolled enough students?"
If given the chance, who wouldn't want to spend a few cents less a month? Money is so hard to earn these days!
"We only accept eight students, and the class is full for now."
"Mr. Fu received fifteen!" Carpenter Cai was surprised.
"Our house is small, and if we have too many students, there will be no place to sit. Eight is enough, and it will be convenient for the children to study with peace of mind. Besides, my husband is the only one teaching in our family, and he won't be able to teach if there are too many."
In order not to offend anyone, Su Wanwan continued: "Fu Xiucai is an old teacher, he has a lot of experience, and his house is big, so we naturally can't compare with him."
After hearing what she said, Mrs. Fu Xiucai, who was watching the fun not far away, finally looked a little better. Originally, their family was the only one teaching in the village, and now there was another one competing for business, and it was so much cheaper. Isn't this obviously destroying their reputation?
Mrs. Fu listened for a while and went home.
As soon as she got home, she couldn't help but say to the scholar: "Something big has happened."
Fu Xiucai looked over and asked, "What happened that makes you so surprised?"
Their family conditions were considered very good in the village. Not only did they have a large blue brick and tile house, but they also had two maids and a servant to serve them.
Fu Xiucai had long since become a wealthy and idle man. After teaching every day, he would lie on a recliner, drink tea and read books.
After hearing Chen's story about Pei Changfeng's family opening a private school, Fu Xiucai smiled indifferently and said, "It's not a big deal. I'm already old, and I'll only teach for two more years. It's just right for him to come and teach. We don't have to worry about the children in the village having no place to study and learn to read."
"What do you mean by that?" Chen frowned, "This is stealing business."
"So what?" Fu Xiucai laughed, "Can I still argue with a young man for decades? I'm fifty years old this year, and I don't even know how many years I have left to live. Oh, I won't argue about these things, I won't argue."
"Aren't you afraid that the villagers will say you are a bad person? He charges three cents and you charge five cents?"
"What if you say it? What if you don't say it? His family only accepts eight students, and we accept fifteen, or even twenty. Can it be that there are only eight boys who want to go to school in so many villages? You are too narrow-minded."
After hearing what Mr. Fu said, Chen was also surprised to realize that this was the truth. Her son did not pass the exam to become a scholar, and she was counting on her grandson, but her grandson did not pass either. Who knows if their family can produce another scholar? Anyway, they have already made a lot of money, so there is no need to fight for anything anymore.
The matter is settled here.
Pei Tieniu and Pei Gongcheng helped set up the table. Pei Gongcheng had selected the table on the left side of the first row for his two sons in advance. After returning, he asked his two sons to go early the next day and sit down.
Su Wanwan told the story of the trouble Li had caused today, and couldn't help but take credit, "Look, I'm pretty good at adapting to circumstances, right?"
"Yes, it's good." She looked up at him, looking particularly cute and charming. Pei Changfeng couldn't help but tap her cheek. "Well done."
There is actually another reason why Su Wanwan likes Pei Changfeng. Pei Changfeng is so good at pampering people that she feels like she is being spoiled.
Su Wanwan hugged his arm and frowned angrily, "Today, Brother Gongcheng said he would send you red dates and wish us a son soon. Humph, I can't have a baby anyway."
She hadn't been able to fully accept this yet, and couldn't help but cry on Pei Changfeng's shoulder.
Pei Changfeng knew better than anyone that she was poisoned because of him. He felt distressed and guilty, but he could not solve anything. "Let's go to the capital to see if it can be cured later."
"I must get treatment," Su Wanwan wiped her tears, "I didn't say I don't like children, why can't I have one? When I'm cured, I want to have ten!"
Pei Changfeng pursed his lips, "Ten... maybe a bit too much?"
Su Wanwan glared at him and said, "A little less is fine."
They were both very tired during the past two days. Su Wanwan had no time to tease Pei Changfeng at night and fell asleep immediately.
The full moon was hanging high in the sky, and a group of people approached Pei Changfeng's yard with great fanfare, then kicked open the gate.
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