Li Chuntao has heard everyone’s discussions. She thinks Xiaoxiao is quite remarkable; when they were discussing, all these aspects were considered.

So, she continued speaking calmly, "Everyone, please don’t worry. At the beginning, everyone starts from scratch, because none of us can read, and we don’t know which child learns well or not. Our focus is to teach the children to read and how to conduct themselves properly, so they can become useful people."

"The teacher we’ve hired can fully handle this child exam phase. Once we have students at our school, I’ll hire a more qualified teacher to help everyone advance further. Your children’s learning will absolutely not be delayed."

Once she said this, everyone couldn’t help but start talking again.

"If that’s the case, it’s wonderful. No need to buy books or writing materials. If you think the child is capable, you can buy them later. Plus, good teachers will come then. But hiring so many teachers, the tuition won’t be cheap, right?"

"Yes, and I also heard they hired Yang Xiaocui for cleaning and cooking. That’s all money too."

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Hearing this, Xiaoxiao was very surprised. Li Chuntao hired Yang Xiaocui to clean and cook?

What kind of strategy is this?

Is she trying to keep someone close to watch Yang Xiaocui and Yang Dongxiu being affectionate?

Is placing them next door not stimulating enough?

No matter what Xiaoxiao thought, Li Chuntao had no time to worry about it now. She started answering the villagers’ questions about the tuition fee, "Everyone, please don’t worry. The tuition fee is set to be very affordable — only two hundred Wen per month for one child to attend our school."

The villagers were even more surprised now.

"Two hundred Wen?"

"Is this true? Providing books, and only two hundred Wen? Even in town, it costs three hundred Wen."

"This is really a great thing. In that case, we can also send our children to study. They might even come home with a degree someday." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Right?"

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"..."

Facing everyone’s doubts, Li Chuntao reassured them, "Everyone, rest assured. I said only two hundred Wen, and it will not be a penny more."

"When is this tuition fee to be paid, and when can the children start attending?"

"After everyone disperses, you can come to my courtyard to enroll the children and pay the tuition. The teacher for the school has already been hired, and the tables and benches can be brought in tomorrow, so school will start in three days."

Hearing school would start in three days, everyone was quite surprised, thinking it was a bit quick. They hadn’t even decided if they wanted to send their children yet, "Isn’t this too fast?"

At this point, the Village Chief spoke up, "What’s the rush about? Giving you three days to think is plenty. To decide whether or not to send your child to the school or which child to send, do you really need more than three days? Go home and make your decision quickly."

The Village Chief was worried this matter might drag on. He didn’t want the community discussions to alter the pre-set plans. The sooner this is settled, the sooner everyone’s minds will be at ease.

At this time, Li Chuntao added, "Yes, what the Village Chief said is right. Three days should be enough for your consideration. I suggest if you have the funds, send all the children. If you delay even one day, other children will have learned a day more than them. In the future, they might not be able to keep up with the learning progress at school. That’s why we have set enrollment times. If they don’t arrive in three days, the next opportunity will be a month later. At that time, we will start teaching the children collectively from scratch."