He Jiuniang was relieved. She was worried that Mr. Kang would divide the children into classes according to age to save trouble, which would make it difficult for the children to learn.
"In that case, since my family sends three children to school, do we have to pay tuition today?"
As soon as she said this, everyone around her couldn't help but look at her. Most families would consider it good to send one child to school, since the cost is indeed very high, but He Jiuniang wanted to send two.
She's dressed like a beggar, how can she possibly support three children?
Is this woman joking?
Although Kang Xiucai didn't think like the others, he still felt that it was admirable that the family was willing to send three children to study. When he heard her ask this, he thought she didn't have any money on her, so he smiled and said, "You can register first, and pay when you send the children over. It's the same."
He Jiuniang then said, "It's alright, I brought money with me. The three children will cost six taels of silver, right?"
Kang Xiucai nodded, and she took out her purse from her bosom, put six taels of silver on the table, and her purse was still bulging, obviously with a lot of money left.
Everyone was surprised again. How could a woman carry so much money when she went out?
After receiving the money, Kang Xiucai picked up his pen and said, "Just leave your address and the child's name."
“I live in Anping Village. My eldest child is named Lu Zilei, my younger child is named Lu Zijie, and my sister’s child is named Zhang Huzi.”
As soon as she finished speaking, even Kang Xiucai looked at her with some surprise, then realized he had been a bit rude and quickly looked away.
Others had a much more straightforward perspective. This was a small county town, and people usually named their children after things like cats or dogs. It was somewhat unusual for this family to give their child such a nice name. Someone else named Huzi was a bit more normal.
Could it be that there are scholars in your family?
But if there really were scholars, surely their children wouldn't be eleven years old and still not have received any formal education?
He Jiuniang didn't know why these people were staring at her, so she asked an old woman next to her, "Is there something on me?"
The old woman was the one who saw through her most directly, and she was a little embarrassed when asked this question. So, Kang Xiucai answered for them: "Your two children with the surname Lu have very good names."
He Jiuniang then seemed to realize what was going on and explained casually, "Oh, my father-in-law worked with a security escort agency when he was young, so he saw a lot and decided to give the children nice names."
I see.
Kang Xiucai nodded and said, "Send the children over in seven days. The school will provide the children with a meal at noon, which is mostly cornbread and stew. If the family can afford it, they can also bring their own food from home."
Meal fees at other academies are calculated separately; you either have to pay money or provide food, depending on the specific academy's regulations.
The cost of meals at Songhe Academy is included in the tuition fee, so there's no need to pay separately. However, this also means that the food isn't very good, and everyone knows this, so no one complains.
After all, these days, nobody expects to eat very well. It's already quite good that the academy doesn't charge extra for meals and even provides them.
He Jiuniang thought the food was alright, but it lacked some meat. She could just bring some meat from home.
After finishing her business, He Jiuniang led her horse away. She wanted to wander around and familiarize herself with the county town so that it would be more convenient for her to handle things in the future.
After she left, two people also quietly left and found a secluded spot to discuss their plan: "She said she lives in Anping Village. Let's go and keep watch on the road back to Anping Village, and then make our move when she gets there!"
Another nodded: "Wow, that woman's really rich. I haven't eaten meat in days. If we rob her, we'll go out to eat!"
He Jiuniang originally wanted to go to the study and buy some writing materials for the three children, but then she thought that the house was still in a mess, and she didn't know where to put the things she bought. She decided to wait until she sent them to school in seven days to buy them.
After taking a quick stroll and figuring out where all the different types of shops in the county were, He Jiuniang headed back.
It's impossible to buy oilcloth. Oilcloth in this era isn't very waterproof, it's expensive and easily damaged, and it's not as good as the ones in her space. She can just take some out of her space on the way.
Galloping was not allowed on the streets, so she led her horse out of the county town before spurring it to gallop wildly toward Anping Village.
The two men hiding in the roadside bushes were already getting impatient. Hearing the sound of hooves, they hurriedly looked over. One of them said, "Is that woman? How come she's riding so fast? This...this is too fast, I dare not go out!"
"If we don't leave now, what's the point of coming here? Get out!"
The man gritted his teeth, kicked him in the butt, and then the two of them darted away together.
The horses were very fast, and they suddenly rushed out. He Jiuniang "didn't have time" to pull the reins, and the two of them were instantly caught under the horses' hooves and trampled accurately.
"ah!"
One of them was hit in the chest, and his face turned pale instantly.
The other one was in even worse shape, clutching his groin in so much pain that he couldn't make a sound.
He Jiuniang stopped the horse after running a short distance, then ran back to the two men on the ground with an apologetic look: "Brothers, are you alright? I'm so sorry, this horse was really disobedient. I'll discipline it when we get back!"
The guy with the chest groaned twice, then, remembering his situation, his eyes darted around and he came up with a plan: "You knocked us both down like this, if you don't give us an explanation today, you're not leaving!"
Brother Pants was in tears, still unable to speak, but kept nodding in agreement.
Looking at him, unable to move and with veins bulging from his face to his neck, He Jiuniang clicked her tongue in her heart: Could it be that he crushed it?
This horse is nice; I'll take it with me when I go out again!
"I didn't want to leave, I didn't want to leave. If I wanted to leave, I wouldn't have come back, right?"
She looked at the two guys on the ground with a grin, but didn't mention compensation at all.
Brother Chest found her smile irritating and immediately flew into a rage: "Give me the money, or this isn't over!"
"I do have money, but..."
As He Jiuniang spoke, she took out her money bag and played with it in her hand.
"Just what?"
"I'm just afraid you don't have the ability to get it."
He Jiuniang shook her head regretfully, stuffed the money bag back into her bosom, and then reached into her basket, where a bundle of hemp rope appeared in her hand.
Brother Chest didn't know what she was up to. He just thought that his chest wasn't hurting too much now, and if He Jiuniang dared to get close, he would rob her of the money and run away.
But He Jiuniang didn't give them that chance at all. She threw the knotted rope out of her hand and put it directly on Brother Chest's hands, tightening it quickly so that he couldn't break free.
What do you want to do?
Chest Guy's eyes widened as he realized they had met a tough opponent today.
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