After finishing the book issue, Song Yuehua went to the market again.
She had sold vegetables here before and knew many vegetable farmers.
Call all the stall owners together and ask them to combine their efforts and send 10,000 kilograms of potatoes to the school in Taoyuan Village.
Potatoes were 1 cent per pound, a total of 10 taels of silver. After Song Yuehua exchanged addresses with the leading stall owner, she paid a deposit of 2 taels.
After returning home, all the students had gone back. Song Yuehua handed the book to Mr. Yi and said, "Teacher, please copy it as soon as possible. I have to return the book after you finish copying it. The bookstore has also pawned me 20 taels of silver."
Mr. Yi looked at the pile of books in silence.
There are more than twenty books, and it would take him forever to copy them. If he had known earlier, he would have written two fewer books.
The next day, Master Yi gave Xie Yu the task of copying the Three Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, and Thousand Character Classic, and said seriously, "As both of us are masters, I copy the larger ones and you copy the smaller ones. It's not too much, right?"
It was indeed not excessive. What was excessive was that Master Yi not only included Madam Xia in the army of book copyists, but also put a table on the bed of Master Duan who was lying on the bed and placed a few books on it.
That day, Master Yi brought two books to comfort Master Duan, "Old Duan, are you feeling better?"
Unexpectedly, Old Man Yi came to care about him. Duan Yidao smiled and said, "I'm fine. The girl was worried and insisted that I take a rest."
"Being able to meet the girl is the blessing we have earned in our previous life." Master Yi sat next to Duan Yidao and said earnestly.
"Old Duan, I see you lying in bed every day, eating and drinking for free, you must feel bad, but you have a good handwriting, and you have nothing to do lying in bed, why don't you copy some books to relieve the burden on the girl."
Duan Yidao really felt bad, so Master Yi didn't have to talk much and he agreed.
The result was that Duan Yidao had been lying in bed for a month, but not only did he not gain weight, he actually lost weight and had two dark circles under his eyes.
When Song Yuehua saw this, she felt quite sorry.
Fortunately, I had copied almost all the books, so I bought a suckling pig and had a roast pig feast together.
After the two masters had eaten, they lay down on the lounge chairs in the backyard together to digest their food.
"Old Yi, does this mean there is a ray of hope after a dark cloud?" said Master Duan while picking his teeth.
Master Yi laughed and said, "Of course it counts, of course it counts!"
As the two were talking, Lady Xia came over with a pot of wine. "The young lady said that the two teachers must be drinkers. There are many children at the table, so they can't drink too much. Please enjoy yourself in private."
After pouring two glasses of wine, Lady Xia said, "The young lady brought two jars of wine. One is in the cellar and the other is in the kitchen. You can drink a little occasionally, but don't be greedy and miss your work."
"No, no!" they said in unison.
Madam Xia chuckled and turned away.
The wine was clear, and the moon was reflected in the cup. Master Yi raised the cup and said, "Cheers, young lady!"
Master Duan also raised his glass and said, "Cheers, young lady!"
After drinking the glass of wine, which scraped the throat and warmed the stomach, Master Yi was so excited that he sighed, which made Master Duan laugh out loud.
In the first monthly exam of the school, Zhang Rushan from the big class took the first place, and Chen Shu from the small class took the first place. Song Yuehua awarded each of them 100 coins.
When the Zhang and Zhou families saw the shining copper coins, they began to feel the reality of the monthly prize that Song Yuehua had mentioned.
Tang held the copper coin like a treasure and cried with joy, "This is lucky money, we must offer it!"
Zhang Rushan: "..." Mom, this is not necessary!
Zhang Erniu helped his wife wipe her tears and said, "Rushan will get more prizes in the future, so you can't cry every time."
Tang couldn't help but glare at him.
Zhang Rushan couldn't bear to read it any more, but since he had been given the copper coin, he went back to his room to read.
The Zhou family was also lively that evening.
Zhou Lizheng weighed the prize money and praised, "Xiaoshu is a good boy. He will definitely be able to go to the senior class next year. Our Zhou family finally has a scholar."
Zhou Xiaohu put a hand on Chen Shu's shoulder and said, "Xiao Shu, I'm afraid you won't be able to get the bonus for the big class. Why don't you stay in the small class, which gives you 100 Wen per month."
As expected, Zhou Xiaohu was hit hard on the head.
"You're giving all kinds of bad ideas. Xiaoshu is going to study, and you think everyone is like you!" Zhou Dafu said angrily.
Lin was also angry, "You studied a few years earlier than the people in the big class, so can't you also get a prize?"
"How is that possible!" Zhou Xiaohu held his head, hid behind Zhou Ergui, and shouted, "Zhang Rushan is in the big class, no one can hope to get first place!"
Zhou Dafu was about to get angry, but Zhou Ergui brought him to him and asked, "Isn't Zhang Rushan Erniu's son? Is he really that powerful?"
"Sir, you praised him for his excellent qualifications and his promising future," Zhou Xiaohu said.
Lin asked hurriedly, "What about you?"
Zhou Xiaohu chuckled and said, "The teacher said that although I am stupid, I must read the scriptures."
Zhou family, "..."
The impact of the 100-wen monthly bonus was quite strong. Zhao Ergou grabbed Zhao Doudou and scolded him, "You little brat, you just sleep all day, why don't you bring back the monthly bonus to make your father proud!"
"Dad, how can you be so confident that you can give birth to a son who wins the monthly prize?" Zhao Doudou asked with a yawn.
Zhao Ergou cursed, "I'm useless, can't you be a little more useful?"
"I am a nobody, but I am counting on the little ones to achieve success. This is unreasonable," said Zhao Doudou.
"You are being unreasonable!" Zhao Ergou lifted Zhao Doudou up onto his lap, slapped him hard a few times, and taught him a lesson, "How dare you talk to your father like that? Today I'll let you know who is in charge of this family."
Zhao Doudou raised her head and shouted, "Mother, help!"
"Zhao Ergou! What the hell are you doing!"
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