After unlocking the material space, I raised my younger siblings in a farmhouse.

Chapter 138 Pay the money

Mrs. Chen was a little surprised to see Lin Chuyi handing the money directly to her without paying attention to Master Chen. Then she remembered what she had just chatted with Lin Chuyi.

I think this girl realized from the conversation just now that she was the one who managed the money in their family. She is a smart girl.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Chen smiled, stood up from her seat, took the silver from Lin Chuyi, and weighed it in her hand.

After confirming that the weight of the silver was correct, Mrs. Chen put the silver away, and the smile on her face became more genuine.

"The school can provide lunch at noon. I wonder if your three children want to eat in the school or go home to eat?" asked Mrs. Chen.

Lin Chuyi had already made a decision on this issue, so when Mrs. Chen asked her about it, she answered without hesitation.

"We are from Qingshan Village next door. The round trip is really far. It's so hot, and it's hard for the children to run around. So let them eat in the school. I wonder what they usually cook for lunch? And how much is it charged?"

"The school will provide a main dish and two side dishes at noon on school days. The main dish is usually rice or steamed buns, and the side dishes are seasonal vegetables. Occasionally, a meat dish will be prepared to replenish the students' fats and water."

"The lunch is charged on a monthly basis, 100 copper coins per person per month, and payment is made at the beginning of each month."

"Since you can send your child to study in our school, I think you know a little about our school. Our school was built with funds from Mr. Du, and it can be considered a private school. But like other regular schools, we have ten-day holidays, festival holidays, farm holidays, and clothing leave."

"The two holidays, Field Holiday and Clothing Holiday, are month-long holidays. They are in May when the farming season is busy, and in September when the weather is cool. During these two months, students do not have to attend classes, so they naturally do not have to pay for meals."

"The ten-day holiday is one day off every ten days. As for holidays, I don't need to elaborate. On these two holidays, students don't have to go to school, and the school won't provide meals."

Mrs. Chen explained in great detail, and Lin Chuyi listened carefully, nodding from time to time.

The information in Mrs. Chen's words was the same as what Lin Chuyi learned from the village head, and was even more comprehensive.

After Mrs. Chen finished speaking, Lin Chuyi smiled at her, took out three strings of copper coins from the purse in her arms, and handed them to Mrs. Chen.

"Thank you, Madam, for answering my questions. I will let my three children come to the school to study starting tomorrow. I would like to trouble you to prepare three more meals. This is the meal expenses for my children this month. Please accept it, Madam."

Mrs. Chen had always been in charge of the various expenses of the school. She was used to handling copper coins, so she knew roughly how much copper coins were on the three strings of coins with just one glance.

She quickly refused, "That's impossible. The month is already over, how can we charge for the whole month?"

Lin Chuyi smiled and pushed the string of copper coins that Mrs. Chen handed back to him.

"Madam, you don't have to refuse. My three children are transfer students, which makes it difficult for the teacher. It's not good to break the rules again and again. The meal fee is what it should be. Madam, you don't have to take extra care of my three children in terms of food because of this money, so as to avoid any unnecessary troubles between classmates."

"But they are new here. If there is any conflict between my child and his classmates, please inform Mr. Huang who is here to pick up the child so that we can have an idea."

"This……"

Facing Lin Chuyi who was looking at her with a smile, Mrs. Chen felt a little conflicted, but she soon figured it out.

People can pay the annual tuition of two taels per person without blinking an eye, so why would they care about these one hundred copper coins? If she refuses further, she will seem hypocritical.

"In that case, I'll accept it. As for the situation you described, even if you don't tell me, the Master and I will not stand idly by. You can rest assured." Mrs. Chen put the string of copper coins into her sleeve and said cheerfully.

Lin Chuyi shook her head upon hearing this, "Madam, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant."

"Ok?"

Facing the puzzled looks of Chen Kang and his wife, Lin Chuyi explained: "As for the issues between the children, let them solve them by themselves. We as parents will not get involved unless it is necessary."

"It's just that they are still young and think too emotionally. If we as parents know about this, we can make timely adjustments to prevent them from getting stuck in a dead end and causing an uncontrollable situation."

Upon hearing this, Master Chen teased Lin Chuyi, "I see that you are only a few years older than them. You call them a parent, aren't you afraid of calling yourself old?"

Lin Chuyi didn't expect the teacher to say this. He chuckled and said self-deprecatingly, "All the elders in my family are no longer alive. My eldest sister and I are the oldest in the family now, so I deserve the title of head of the family."

Mr. and Mrs. Chen Kang were both a little stunned as they never expected that these children were actually poor people whose parents had passed away.

Master Chen knew that he had accidentally touched someone's sore spot. He looked guilty and stood up and bowed to Lin Chuyi.

"I don't know your family situation, I'm sorry for offending you just now..."

Lin Chuyi had the ability to read minds and could hear the couple's true thoughts. He knew that they were kind people who said what they meant, so he could finally feel at ease to leave the child to them for instruction.

She turned aside to avoid Master Chen's greeting. "Please stand up quickly, sir. I know you have no ill intentions and I don't feel offended. Our parents have passed away for many years, and we brothers and sisters have already accepted this fact. For us, living in the present is far more practical than being sad about the passing of time. You don't need to apologize for this, let alone bow."

Master Chen saw that Lin Chu looked calm and didn't seem to be reluctant at all, so he gave up and stood up again.

Lin Chuyi glanced outside and said, "It seems that it is getting late. Since the ceremony of becoming a disciple has been completed, I will take my younger brother and sister back first and ask them to come to the school for classes tomorrow."

"That's fine. Students' classes start at the beginning of the Chen hour and end at the end of the Wei hour. Remember not to miss the time."

The beginning of the Chen hour? The end of the Wei hour? Is the time so vague? Never mind, let's just say it's from 8 am to 4 pm.

Lin Chuyi calculated the time in his mind and smiled at Master Chen, "I understand now. Thank you for reminding me."

Lin Chu walked out of the house together with Chen Kang and his wife, and reunited with Lin Wuyou and the other three. After the three new students said goodbye to their teacher, the five of them got back on the ox cart.

Chen Kang and his wife watched Lin Chuyi and his group walk away.