Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 269 The Su Family Pays Mr. Ye a Compensation

Because the incident happened suddenly, the family members did not take out any money or jewelry, and the whole family was taken to prison by the soldiers. The few jewelry they had were also robbed by the soldiers, and the few jewelry they had hidden were all stolen on the way. When they arrived here, they were really penniless, and their hands were empty, otherwise the old man would not have left with hatred.

It was not easy for their family to get to where they are now, but they were lucky because they had moved to the city. At least their safety was guaranteed. When the enemy attacked, there were soldiers guarding the city to protect the people in the city, and their families could all be sheltered.

The people of their family worked together to make the Ye family gain a foothold in the border town. The living conditions of the Ye family have changed. Now they are fortunate to meet the Su family. Things will get better and better in the future.

The Su family has a connection with the General's Mansion, so they must be doing well here. Although I heard that they just arrived here not long ago, they live in such a big house. It was because of them that he was able to escape from the terrible place of the mine.

Su He and his five siblings returned home together and told their parents about their visit to their master's house. They knew that the Ye family was the family they met on the road, and they also felt that it was a coincidence.

From then on, their teacher came to teach every morning, ate at home at noon, and went home after class in the afternoon. He never came late or left early, rain or shine, and set a good example for the children.

Mr. Ye's profound knowledge and his extensive narration of history and modern times benefited the children a lot. They only then realized how good the teacher Uncle Feng introduced to them was, and he was indeed trained by a great man in Beijing.

Mr. Ye is very patient with the children and assigns different homework every day according to the different levels of the children. The children like Mr. Ye very much. They were willing to study in the first place, and now they study so hard that they forget to eat and sleep.

In order to help Mr. Ye and his family, they began to copy books together in the evening. However, they gave all the copied books to Mr. Ye, asking him to take them back to his family for his children to read.

In this way, they not only memorized the book but also helped the teacher, killing two birds with one stone. Su He asked the kitchen to make more snacks every day, and quietly packed them and put them in the teacher's cloth bag.

Su He Niang often picked some vegetables from the open space in the yard for Mr. Ye to take away. He also saw that there were a lot of vegetables planted in the yard, so he was not polite and accepted them. There was no need to be embarrassed for the sake of face, and the children at home were very happy to have vegetables to eat.

At the end of the first month, Su He's father handed Mr. Ye twenty-five taels of silver and said with a smile, "Brother Ye, this is the tuition for the children. It's just a small token of respect."

Mr. Ye declined immediately, saying, "That's not necessary. I should have been working in the mines. I am very grateful to Brother Su for letting me teach at home. How can I accept the money? It's really embarrassing for me."

Su He's father smiled and replied, "You can't say that. Brother Ye has been teaching the children so wholeheartedly, and we are all very grateful. You must accept these tuition fees, otherwise the children will not agree. Don't worry, our family is living a good life now, this is nothing."

Mr. Ye knew that this was the Su family's disguised help to his family, so he accepted it without further ado. He took the bag of silver and tried his best to hide his excitement, hurried home, and handed it to his wife with trembling hands.

She took it and opened it, and asked in surprise, "Who gave you so much silver?"

Mr. Ye said excitedly, "This is the allowance the Su family gave me. It will be paid every month in the future. We can rent a house for our family outside the city. We can also buy more food so that the children can have enough food."

Mrs. Su He was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. The Su family was so kind. They were helping the Ye family in disguise. Recently, everyone in the family was doing much better. The children could often get a piece of snack, and there were vegetable leaves in the rice. They were not wild vegetables, but vegetables sent by the Su family.

The Su family's children also brought them their own hand-made pens and ink, and copied books. Now the children in the family can write with a brush. They can write directly on the slate and practice calligraphy seriously.

These are the changes that the Su family has brought to them, and they are really getting better and better. The children of the Su family are really kind and use their own abilities to help their fellow apprentices.

Their family was so lucky to have met the Su family. Now that they had this money, they could solve many problems at home. In the future, they no longer had to bear the burden of illness for their family members, and they finally had money to see a doctor.