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Chapter 114 Studying Literature or Martial Arts
Dr. Hu was a straightforward person, and Mrs. Wang was also decisive and efficient. The two of them quickly came up with a plan.

Little Ayu was confused, but she knew that the thing she found was still very useful.

It can be sold for money, and it can also be used to treat illnesses.

"Elf, can we plant medicinal herbs in there?" Little Ayu suddenly thought.

"You finally remembered to plant them."

[The truffle you mentioned last time couldn't be grown, but you could try this Paris polyphylla. Go and collect some seeds from over there.]

Little Ayu walked over to the pile of Paris polyphylla. She didn't know what seeds were, and Tuanzi didn't know either.

So Xiao Ayu picked a little bit of the black tuber and the flower on it.

Then, taking advantage of their inattention, he slipped it into his pocket, using this disguise to put it into his spatial storage.

Old Mrs. Wang caught a glimpse of this out of the corner of her eye. Without making a sound, she moved to a different position, blocking Dr. Hu's view.

"Then it's settled. Just like last time, I'll deliver it to you once I've made the money," said Dr. Hu.

"Then it'll be hard work."

After finishing her business, Grandma Wang took Little Ayu's hand and walked back home.

On the way, they met an elderly man from the Ma clan who was taking a walk. The elderly man from the Ma clan had never liked Mrs. Wang.

He strongly disliked women being in charge of the household, believing that women should stay behind the scenes to support their husbands and raise their children. If a husband couldn't control his wife, he would look down on the husband as well.

Only a useless man would act like that.

So when he saw Old Mrs. Wang from afar, he already put on a stern face, just waiting for her to get closer so he could give her a heavy, cold snort.

"Hello, Grandpa Ma!" Little Ayu greeted him with a sweet smile from afar.

That smile was so radiant, it was even brighter than the sunshine overhead.

The old man's expression froze for a moment, then softened involuntarily.

"Oh." Such a well-behaved child, he couldn't bear to scare him at all.

Old Ma patted himself down, trying to pull out a piece of candy, but he never carried such things and had nothing to give away.

Should I take the tobacco pouch and give it to her?
"Grandpa Ma, here's some fruit for you. It was just picked. Ayu tasted it, and it's sweet." Little Ayu took out the wild oranges from her pocket and picked out the two with the most beautiful color, golden and shiny.

There are no secrets in the village. The elder of the Ma clan already knows that this little Ayu loves to eat fruit, but she will also give fruit to people she likes.

Most people can't afford to eat this.

The old man from the Ma tribe held the fruit in his hand, unsure of what expression to make.

"Who are you trying to impress with that act? If you don't want to eat it, give it back. The other children don't have enough to eat!" When Grandma Wang saw this, she thought that the old man from the Ma clan disliked the fruit, so she tried to take it back.

She doesn't like to eat it either, but she can't stand seeing others dislike the things Ayu gives her.

"What's wrong with you, old woman? Don't you know how to respect your elders? And what kind of behavior is this, a woman like you, pulling and tugging like this! Who says I don't like it? I do!" In front of Old Mrs. Wang, Old Ma stuffed a fruit into his mouth and chewed it with a smacking sound.

Then he snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, and walked away.

Behind them, came little Ayu's sweet greeting: "Goodbye, Grandpa Ma!"

The old man from the Ma clan thought to himself: This kid is not bad.

She's one of the few polite children in the village. It's just a pity she's a girl.

Grandma Wang didn't care what Elder Ma thought; she forgot about it after she finished speaking.

Little Ayu felt that Grandma didn't seem to like Grandpa Ma, and of course, Grandpa Ma didn't seem to like Grandma either.

Oh well, adults are always like this; one minute they're annoying, the next they're talking to each other.

Unlike her, if she really dislikes someone, she'll never talk to them!

She is Ayu, a woman of great principle.

[You've probably forgotten, didn't you say you'd never see that Ah-You brother of yours again, but you went and found someone else not long after?]

Is this what you call having principles?
Tuanzi, who was busy planting Paris polyphylla, took a moment to reply.

"Ayu can't hear me, Ayu can't hear me..." Little Ayu pretended to cover her ears.

When Grandma Wang returned to Old Wang's house, she found that her sons had already told her about Paris polyphylla. She had only casually mentioned that little Ayu had earned some money for the family.

“If this money arrives, things will be different at home,” said Mrs. Wang. “Before, I thought you all seemed to be enjoying your lives, but if you had a fortune and still spent your whole lives dealing with mud, that wouldn’t be right.”

None of her sons understood what their mother meant by saying that.
Now that we have a family fortune, why can't we work with the soil?

"This is my plan. Once the money arrives, I will divide it into several parts. One part will be kept for the children in the family as a wedding fund, especially for my eldest son, who is 16 this year. He is of marriageable age and should be looking for a wife. If there is enough time, he can get married next year."

"The other boys are also growing up. Getting married is expensive, so it's better to save some of the family fortune than for you to keep thinking about it."

“Having a family fortune is not enough. If wealth does not match reputation, it will eventually leak away. That’s why I sent your second brother to take the imperial examination, so as to provide the family with a new way out.”

"In addition, I have already spoken with Red Armor next door. He will be in charge of teaching you martial arts for the next three months. As for how much of a foundation you can build and whether you can continue to persevere, that depends on yourselves."

Seeing the various expressions on her family members' faces, Old Mrs. Wang explained her plan: "Go back and think about it yourselves. Give me an answer in the next two days: do you want to learn martial arts or literature? If you want to learn martial arts, you can go next door. If you want to learn literature, go to Old Master Hu's house first, along with your second uncle. You must at least pass the preliminary examination to become a student!"

This incident caused quite a stir. The Wang family never expected that their old lady would have such a long-term plan.

They never thought about studying for the imperial examinations, let alone martial arts; these two things seemed very far removed from their lives.

However, Xiao Zhang was somewhat pleased. Her second uncle was already quite old, but her mother still supported him to take the imperial examination. Wasn't that just a waste of money?
It would be better to give it to the boys in the family and let them learn it; even if they're not very good at it, they can still learn something.

However, the path of the imperial examination was too difficult and extremely expensive. I once heard Grandpa Hu say that it was considered good if a town could produce one scholar; most were rejected because they didn't have enough money or talent.

Learning martial arts, regardless of how well you learn it or whether you can stand out from the crowd, just by learning it, you gain a certain status.

Later on, if you go out and find a job as a housekeeper or guard, that would be a pretty good job.

It's much better than working as a waiter in the cafeteria.

After Grandma Wang finished speaking, Wang Wulang immediately said, "Grandma, I've made my choice. I'm going to learn martial arts next door. Once I've mastered it, I'll join the army and become a great general. Then no one will dare to bully our family!"

"What?! You want to join the army?!" Little Zhang felt dizzy. "Everyone else can't avoid military service, and you want to join? Are you trying to drive your old mother crazy?!"

Unable to contain herself, Xiao Zhang shouted at Old Mrs. Wang.

Then, she looked at Old Madam Wang with eager eyes: "Mother, we've decided that everyone in our family will go to study literature, especially Fifth Brother. He'll definitely be able to bring back a scholar for our family!"

Wang Wulang: "..."

Just thinking about Grandpa Hu makes me feel like the sky has fallen.

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