Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich-Chapter 197 - 196 Be the Best

Chapter 197: Chapter 196 Be the Best

Chapter 197 -196 Be the Best

Tang Shunyan was quite curious; the Ye Family’s sisters did morning exercises every day, just like his daily martial arts practice—such habits for strengthening the body were commendable in his eyes.

Girls too had their own perseverance and skills. The girls of the Ye family surprised them every day and were certainly not as vulgar and ordinary as other farmer girls.

After hearing the young Master’s words, the Junior Housekeeper laughed and said to him,

“Young Master, the small boss of the Ye family has asked this servant for help in finding a Mr. Instrument who can teach, to purchase some common musical instruments.”

“Oh, the Ye Family’s sisters again, want to learn musical instruments? They are also asking a teacher to instruct them in music. The Ye Family’s sisters are indeed making progress, like always!” Madam Tang, who was dining in the courtyard with her husband and eldest son, as usual, remarked.

At this moment, it was Tang Shunyan’s father who spoke.

By now, the other elders had finished their meal and come out to the living room to sit. They sipped their tea while listening to their conversation.

“The Ye Family’s sisters bring surprises every day. They understand just like other Misses; they need to learn more skills. They come from a farming background, but they are not ordinary farmer folks…”

Madam Tang, herself a Lady coming from a scholarly family, quite appreciated these farmer girls from the Ye family. They were not like ordinary farm households who knew nothing.

Striving to learn more for themselves, such self-fulfillment for a woman was a commendable virtue of constant aspiration.

“Hmm, learning more is good,” Mr. Tang also expressed his admiration, having liked their honesty and diligence since getting to know the family.

Tang Shunyan, having listened to his family’s conversation, spoke about his most pressing concern: “Can we hire a teacher for their family? Could we perhaps hire a female teacher?”

The Junior Housekeeper fell silent for a moment, then continued,

“In our small county, it might be difficult to hire a talented female who can teach musical instruments. Those who can play instruments are those Misses; they would not become a teacher for a farming family nor work for such a small amount of money.”

Upon hearing the Junior Housekeeper’s words, Tang Shunyan impulsively said,

“Then let’s hire a female teacher from the Capital. If the Ye family cannot afford the high fees for the teacher, I will help and pay for it.”

No sooner had Tang Shunyan spoken than Lady Tang, as usual, after having her meal in her own courtyard, came to her mother-in-law’s courtyard to eavesdrop; she did so every day, exercising her right.

For instance, she was now voicing her opinion that belonged to a mother, trying to prevent her son from spending a large sum of money on a teacher—but in fact, it was for hiring a teacher for the Ye Family’s sisters.

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“It’s not quite appropriate for you to pay for their teacher, is it? Our money didn’t come from the wind. Why should you be so generous?”

His mother obstructed him from doing certain things time and again; it had become a habit. Tang Shunyan would not get angry immediately, instead articulating his own reasons for wanting to do what he intended.

“Mother, hiring a teacher for music is not only for the Ye Family’s sisters. Mother, have you forgotten? The young men and women of other large families all have skills in Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting. I am learning calligraphy and painting now, but what about the Qin?”

Tang Shunyan looked at his mother, paused, and then continued,

“I don’t understand anything about musical instruments. Mother, have you seen Meng Zhaojun? This girl understands Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting. Surely your son can’t be outdone by her?”

Meng Zhaojun was skilled in Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting, a young talent. Lady Tang had long been aware of this, and she had even had a falling out over Meng’s assertiveness.

She had previously opposed hiring a teacher for the Ye Family’s sisters but couldn’t object to hiring one for her son.

Like any mother wishing for her son’s success, Lady Tang naturally felt the same, and even if she opposed it, her husband and the other elders would not let her have her way on matters of educating her son.

“Well then, please go ahead and hire one, but we must find a better teacher.”

Lady Tang did not object, and the Junior Housekeeper had no idea which music teacher from the big city was the best.

“Madam, I’m not sure which teacher would be the best to hire,” the servant said.

Madam Tang thought for a moment and decided to employ a teacher, which meant writing letters to her natal family for assistance.

Her natal family was a famously scholarly aristocratic family in the Capital, and hiring a teacher was surely not beyond their capabilities.

“If it’s for hiring a teacher for my grandson, then we should hire the best one. It’s only a part-time job for the Ye Family’s sisters, and certainly, the funds should not come from my grandson; let the family pay for it. After all, some other boys and girls in the family need to learn musical instruments too, so let them learn as well!”

Lady Tang felt somewhat displeased upon hearing her Mother-in-law’s words. Why should the rest of the Tang Family benefit from hiring a music teacher for her eldest son’s child? She even took issue with the Ye family benefiting.

She couldn’t allow more of the Tang Family to benefit and have those children be smarter than her own son; her son was the best.

Lady Tang only thought these thoughts privately but dared not voice them out loud.

The Tang Family was a large clan and needed to be united. Any words spoken by her, Lady Tang, could affect that unity and bring criticism from the family.

Lady Tang restrained her words as not to displease her husband, for fear of seeming petty or jeopardizing her image in his eyes.

She couldn’t push her husband towards others. Other masters of the Tang Family were certainly capable of hiring their teachers. Their actions still required the approval of Madam Tang and the Family Head’s final agreement.

With the decision to hire a teacher settled, Tang Shunyan still felt something was unfinished and so said to the Junior Housekeeper:

“Since we are buying musical instruments, we naturally should buy better ones for studying music. Ordinary instruments won’t reveal the essence of the music. Why use inferior instruments when we have good teachers? Our family has craftsmen who make instruments, and as long as they are paid, why wouldn’t they produce fine instruments?”

As Young Master Tang Shunyan had spoken, the Junior Housekeeper nodded and promised that the workshop would specially make instruments for Young Master Tang and the Ye sisters.

Thus, there might be more than one kind of instrument needed since there were five sisters in the Ye family!

It’s impossible to purchase just one qin. When the teacher comes for lessons, one qin might be required, and with five sisters from the Ye family, five qins might be needed, not to mention other instruments like the pipa. This would result in a significant order.

Furthermore, there were many little masters in the Tang Family. If Young Master Tang had something, they must have it too.

So, this turned out to be another considerable order.

Since the decision was agreed upon by the heads of the family, the Junior Housekeeper naturally arranged for it to be done immediately.

Lady Tang pursed her lips but couldn’t say a word. Her younger son was already one year old and would soon start his own enlightenment.

Having received the orders from his masters, the Junior Housekeeper left and returned to his own home to have dinner with his wife.

During dinner, he discussed this matter with his wife, Jinhua.

“Our Young Master is very concerned about the Ye sisters. You’d better do well with the tasks he’s entrusted you with,” Jinhua said to her husband, hinting at something more…