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Chapter 883: Chapter 886: A Father’s Love
"Baby, let’s get up and see what your father is up to, he doesn’t even sleep properly."
Qiao Duo’er said to the little thing inside her belly.
Only when the little thing inside her belly moved a bit did she slowly get up.
In the main room, Tie Niu and Tan Zhenghong were chatting away happily.
"Duo’er, I came here to tell you that Scholar Lu has agreed to come to the school to be a teacher," Tie Niu repeated the good news.
Scholar Lu’s father passed away the year before last, and he insisted on observing three years of mourning, unwilling to leave the village.
It took a long while for Tie Niu and the rest of the Lu Family to persuade him to agree, and it’s likely he’ll be able to come over next month.
Scholars really can be stubborn, but that’s also a kind of integrity.
It’s precisely because of this integrity that everyone holds him in high regard, and many people in the village are saying that with Scholar Lu, they’ll send their children to the school.
For the sake of getting more children into school, he had to visit the Lu Family multiple times, but thankfully, the outcome was satisfying.
Qiao Duo’er said joyfully, "That’s great! Now that we have found all the teachers, the school will be able to start soon."
"I think the sooner the better. I have already taken an inventory of the desks and chairs at the school, and we are just a few sets short. The carpenters are already rushing the work, and in a few days, we can start enrollment."
Tie Niu shared his plans.
Tan Zhenghong nodded and said, "The permanent workers from my family have been cutting lumber these days. I’ll go and tell them to send some over."
"No need for that, I’ll just ask a few strong laborers for help. We’ll pay them from the village funds. There’s still some left from the road repairs, and I’d rather use it up sooner to put my mind at ease."
Tie Niu said with a smile, explaining that since everyone benefits from the opening of the school, it wouldn’t be fair to let the Tan Family foot the bill alone.
They have silver, but their silver doesn’t just fall from the sky.
And as the villagers’ lives have improved, they shouldn’t feel entitled to the Tan Family’s contributions.
Seeing that Tie Niu had other plans, Tan Zhenghong no longer insisted.
The back mountain is filled with big trees; crafting a few sets of desks and chairs wouldn’t be a difficult task.
"There’s also another matter, I..."
Tie Niu hesitated to speak, wanting to inquire about his eldest daughter’s marriage prospects. Yet, he felt it wouldn’t be proper for the woman’s side to be too forward.
He couldn’t let his daughter gain a reputation for being too eager and offering herself.
Qiao Duo’er instantly understood. Father Zhang had been a bit unwell a few days ago and had only come over yesterday to settle the wages. She had taken the opportunity to ask him about it.
Father Zhang immediately made his position clear, speaking well of the village girls.
In his eyes, a marriage between equals was the best match.
Even if Zi Wen were to pass the imperial examinations, any girl in the village would be more than a match for him.
She had even planned to visit the Tie Family that afternoon, but now she could save herself the trip.
Qiao Duo’er said with a smile, "Duo’er is straightforward and her conduct is impeccable; she’s also quite a beauty. Any family would be lucky to have her as a daughter-in-law; they’d probably wake up laughing. Just wait peacefully for the day you marry off your daughter!"
"That’s good, that’s good."
Tie Niu finally felt relieved, knowing Duo’er’s character well.
Once she set her heart on someone, she wouldn’t easily change her mind.
If the Zhang Family were to refuse, he imagined Duo’er would be heartbroken for quite some time.
Now that he knew what he most wanted to know, Tie Niu was eager to rush home to share the good news with his family.
Now that the Zhang Family was aware, they would likely take action soon, and it was time for them to start preparing the dowry.
Yet, thinking that Duo’er would soon be married off, he couldn’t help but feel a pang of sorrow. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
The daughter he had cherished in the palm of his hand for over a decade was about to benefit the Zhang Family boy for nothing, and that made him very upset!
