Zhulan guessed right. Wang Ru hated Sun to death because she was slapped in the face for premature birth. The child was a son. She got angry every time she heard the cheap father's laughter and wanted to burn down the whole yard. If she hadn't learned more about ancient times after going out, she really wanted to get a new identity.
Unfortunately, it is not possible. She cannot kill the Wang family, nor can she kill everyone in Zhoujia Village. Her background will not be clean. Moreover, she does not trust Shi Qing. Shi Qing really helped her to get a new identity. She does not know anyone in the government, so who knows whether the household registration is real or fake? The more Shi Qing can use her, the more she is afraid of losing her household registration, and Shi Qing directly controls her life and death.
Daya also had a new name, Wang Xin. She was a little afraid of her younger sister and didn't dare to look at her younger sister's ferocious face, but she had to persuade her, "Little sister, don't be stubborn. Apologize to Dad. Dad is happy and it will be over."
Wang Xin was happy to have a younger brother. Having a younger brother proved that her mother could give birth to sons. Her reputation would be better and people would not talk about her behind her back that she and her mother could only give birth to daughters. If her younger sister was not good at making money, matchmakers would not come to their house. Moreover, having a younger brother also gave her someone to rely on, and if she was bullied, there would be someone to stand up for her.
Erya Wang Rong looked at her younger sister's distorted face and curled her lips inwardly. She had a secret that she hadn't told anyone. She knew that it was Sanya who caused her mother's miscarriage last time, but she didn't tell anyone because she didn't want to have a younger brother. The second child had no sense of existence to begin with, and after her younger brother was born, she had even less sense of existence. All she could do was think about herself, "Sister, it's normal for me to be in a bad mood. It was obviously my mother who shouldn't have stolen my jewelry, but it became my fault. All the money in the family is earned by me. You should know this in your heart, sister."
Wang Ru calmed down a bit. Someone in the family knew what was going on. She took out a silver coin from her purse and said, "Second sister, mother knows that I have been stealing money from you. Before we didn't have a younger brother, mother could still consider us. Now that you have a younger brother, don't let mother fool you anymore. You will feel at ease only if you hold the money in your own hands."
Wang Rong happily took the silver. She was not stupid. She only gave half of the money to her mother every time she asked for it. Anyway, she was not pleasing to her mother and she thought that she would not be liked by her younger sister. Only her elder sister stupidly gave it all. "Thank you for reminding me, sister. I will remember it."
When Wang Xin saw that her younger sister didn't give it to her, she knew that her words had made her younger sister unhappy, so she lowered her head and said nothing.
Wang Ru saw this and snorted. She wanted someone who obeyed her!
Zhulan had no idea about the Wang family's lawsuit and didn't want to know. She was busy preparing the six gifts for her eldest grandson and Rongchuan's school enrollment. In ancient times, most schools started in the first month of the year or in winter, avoiding spring ploughing and autumn harvest.
The same is true for the clan school. Zhulan specifically found out that there were twenty children enrolled in this batch, ten of whom were surnamed Zhou, and the remaining ten included five from the village and five from other villages. All of them had passed the exam in advance and were admitted.
Even if the Zhulan family has Zhou Shuren, Mingyun and Rongchuan, they still have to be tested. The big families have land to provide clan schools, and clan schools do not require money. Unfortunately, the Zhou family does not have anyone who can provide land for clan schools, so even clan members have to pay for admission.
In ancient times, people paid great attention to the first time they entered school. Zhou Shuren has said that wealthy families in large cities would prepare six gifts for the first time they entered school, all of which had good meanings, including longan, lotus seeds, red dates, red beans, dried meat strips, and celery.
Each one has its own meaning. Celery represents diligence, lotus seeds represent painstaking education, red beans represent good luck, red dates represent early admission to high school, longans represent fulfillment of merit, and meat strips represent student kindness. Of course, other things can also be used as substitutes, but these are the most commonly used.
In a small place like Zhoujia Village, most of the farmers are poor, so the admission gift depends on the intention, and most of them are meat strips.
Zhu Lan asked Zhou Shuren, "For the two children's first schooling gift, will we give them ten pieces of meat as usual?"
Zhou Shuren, "Send ten pieces of meat!"
Zhulan nodded, "Okay, I'll buy the meat tomorrow."
The next day was the day for school enrollment. It was a big event for children. The children all put on new clothes and stood in the yard with full energy, ready to go to the clan school.
Zhulan was also very excited. After waiting for a while, her face darkened. "Li, are you going or not? What are you hesitating about?"