Eat My Childless Life: The Little Fisher Girl is Poor and Fierce

Chapter 437 How much are you willing to spend on tuition for the children?

But to be honest, the men of Zhoujia Village and Shanghe Village were the happiest, as they often received help from Linshui Village.

Even the village's patrol team was set up with the help of Linshui Village, and Linshui Village would also send martial arts instructors to teach them kung fu.

Normally, the mountain and seafood products are all sourced from Linshui Village.

Moreover, the prices offered here are at least 10% higher than the market price.

That's why these men had time to learn martial arts and take up arms to defend their homeland.

They weren't of much help today, but the villagers of Linshui still treated them warmly.

Although it wasn't a grand feast, they all agreed that the noodles tasted better than the big feasts they had in the village.

Almost everyone ate every last drop of soup.

Some of them had big appetites and were still not full after finishing a bowl, so they were embarrassed to ask for more.

Unexpectedly, two teenagers carrying buckets went around asking, "Want some more?"

They knew both of these boys; they were Zhou Hai's sons, named Li Ge'er.

The other one is the youngest son of the Gu family, the younger brother of the Lin family, named Silang.

The food was served right in front of them, and the men didn't stand on ceremony; they ate to their hearts' content.

However, those who came were all honest people. After finishing their noodles, they didn't put their bowls directly into the wooden basin. Instead, they spontaneously washed their own bowls and chopsticks and stacked them neatly.

Lin Chang'er didn't stop them, because what she feared most was that the other party wouldn't know how to be grateful.

Those are cold-blooded vipers; you never know when they might turn on you.

The two men who led the teams from the villages were quite embarrassed, wiping their mouths and speaking politely to Zhou Hai.

Zhou Hai chuckled, "If you want to express your gratitude, you should tell Chang'er that this place and this venue all belong to her."

"And then there are the women in our village who help make noodles. In short, in our village, if you want to live a good life, it all depends on the women in your family."

The man leading the group from Shanghe Village laughed heartily, "Hai Zi, what are you saying? Things have to be stable up front before the women at home can be freed up, right?"

Zhou Hai didn't like hearing this and retorted, "What you're saying is wrong. Chang'er was the first person in our village to propose fighting the pirates."

"The later coastal defense force was able to be established entirely thanks to her. You might not understand this yet."

"Let me be direct. Anything from your village—mountain produce, seafood, medicinal herbs, or anything else—that can be sold for silver or exchanged for grain, anything sold or exchanged in our village."

"That's all Chang'er handling. In other words, you're able to free up your hands to fight because of women. So don't say that again. We don't listen to that kind of talk."

Upon hearing this, the man leading the group from Shanghe Village turned red instantly, because he had already formed a prejudice based on the fact that all the people fighting ahead were men.

They've completely forgotten that behind them are the women in their families and the big boss of Linshui Village.

In the past, although they could take goods to towns or county seats to sell, the prices were very low, and the grain they received in return might be moldy or sprouted.

Only now that everyone is well-fed do they have the energy to fight.

The man leading the team from Zhoujia Village smoothed things over, saying, "Haizi, he's just focused on his work and doesn't know much about the situation. Don't take it to heart. We're all grateful to Lin Dadong."

“We saw her when you came to support our village last time, and we remember her.”

"Don't worry, the elders in our village have discussed it, and when everyone can scrape together some spare money, we will definitely build a shrine for her."

Then he winked at the man leading the group from Shanghe Village.

The latter also hurriedly apologized, "I was wrong. Hai Zi, I've kept your words in mind. I'll tell the villagers the same thing later, so they'll all remember how good Lin Da Dong Jia was to them."

Zhou Hai nodded in satisfaction. "Don't just focus on remembering how good our Chang'er is. Be nicer to your wives and daughters too. Who knows if they might be the next Chang'er?"

"In short, don't underestimate women."

The man leading the group from Shanghe Village naturally nodded in agreement. After looking around, he added, "I've heard that there's a small canteen in the village that can feed everyone, young and old. I suppose this is it."

Zhou Hai nodded smugly, "That's right, the decorations here were all Chang'er's own ideas. Is this the first time you've seen this?"

The other two nodded.

The man leading the group from Zhoujia Village seemed to remember something and asked, "Kid, I heard that the children in your village don't have to pay tuition for school, is that right?"

Zhou Hai nodded, "Chang'er said that children are hope and should be nurtured from a young age. It's not that we don't have to pay tuition, but she takes care of all the other expenses, including the teacher's monthly salary. We've received such a great benefit."

The man leading the group from Zhoujia Village nodded, then paused as if he had thought of something, before finally speaking up: "Haizi, there's something I'd like you to ask him about."

"Tell me, we're all fellow villagers, what can't we say?"

The man scratched his head. "That's right. If the children from our village want to come to school, could you charge them a little less tuition? We'll bring our own food."

Upon hearing this, Shanghe Village hurriedly said, "If it's convenient for Haizi, please ask around for our village as well."

Zhou Hai is a kind-hearted person, especially since Zhoujia Village is Zhou's aunt's hometown.

In addition, the other party did not ask for a free meal; they still paid the fee, but hoped to receive less.

They immediately took the two of them to find Lin Chang'er.

Lin Chang'er was eating with Aunt Zhou, Sister-in-law Gu, Zhou Mu's wife, and Sister-in-law Xiao Hua.

She doesn't eat much at night, so she just had some bone broth and a fried egg.

Aunt Zhou thought that a poached egg was more nutritious, so she made her a poached egg.

Seeing Zhou Hai arrive with his entourage, the wives, showing great tact, offered him their seats.

Zhou Hai then stated his purpose directly.

Lin Chang'er ate her fried egg and looked at the two men in front of her. "How much do you two think is appropriate?"

The two men hadn't held out much hope, but Zhou Hai had brought them here, so they decided to try their luck.

However, Lin Chang'er's question stumped the two of them again.

If you ask them, they'll definitely try to charge as little as possible.

However, they still had some sense of shame, so they looked at each other and couldn't say anything for a long time.

Lin Chang'er then asked, "Let me put it another way, how much silver can you save each month?"

"100 coins."

"80 coins."

The two men answered.

Lin Chang'er took another bite of the fried egg and ate it slowly. After a moment, she asked them again, "How much are you willing to contribute to the children's tuition?"