However, she nodded obediently and said, "Mm, I understand, Brother Yu. Don’t worry."
"Knock knock knock..."
While they were talking, someone knocked on the door.
Jiang Mianmian ran over to open the door and saw that it was Er Ya holding her books, looking for her.
"San Ya, I have some questions about my studies that I want to ask you. I hope I’m not interrupting your sleep?" Er Ya asked somewhat embarrassedly.
Since Jiang Mianmian had moved to town, Er Ya could no longer come to her with questions whenever she needed to.
She could only save up her questions and wait until the weekend when Lin Aibao was off work at home, then she would go ask her and study with Aibao for a day.
However, this pace of learning was much slower compared to when San Ya was at home.
Now that San Ya was back, she quickly brought out the questions she had accumulated over the week to ask her.
Jiang Mianmian: "It’s no trouble at all, Second Sister. Whatever you don’t know, just feel free to ask."
Er Ya asked all the questions she didn’t know, and Jiang Mianmian explained each one with patience and care, extending the problems a bit to help her better understand and integrate the knowledge.
In teaching, it can be said that Jiang Mianmian was quite successful and competent.
"Thank you, San Ya. I understood everything you explained, and even some of the concepts I only half understood before are clear to me now," said an overjoyed Er Ya, feeling that San Ya’s explanations were detailed and thorough.
Jiang Mianmian said honestly, "No need to be polite, Second Sister. You’re smart and grasp things quickly."
She saw Er Ya holding her book preciouslly, writing down the points she had just explained on a piece of rough paper at her side.
Knowing Er Ya had always treasured the opportunity to learn and had always worked hard for it.
She hesitated for a moment, then asked softly, "Second Sister, do you want to go to the commune primary school?"
Er Ya looked dejected and said, "Of course I’d like to go, but that’s impossible for me. The family doesn’t have enough money to pay my tuition."
Moreover, Zhaodi was already attending school.
The money for Zhaodi’s schooling came from their grandparents who had agreed to pay because an Immortal had advised them to. They wouldn’t be prepared to pay again if she also wanted to go to school.
And their parents had no money, so she had never even thought about the possibility of attending school herself.
Yet Jiang Mianmian spoke earnestly, "Second Sister, if you want to go to school, I can lend you the money for tuition and miscellaneous fees. And I’m not in a hurry to use this money. You can repay me when you earn money in the future."
She had won an eighty-four yuan scholarship from her exams, and her mother had given her five yuan as spending money.
Her parents would also give her some pocket money from time to time, and she rarely spent it. Over the past six months or so, she had saved up seven to eight yuan.
All together, she now had more than ten yuan, enough to help Er Ya pay the tuition.
Seeing Jiang Mianmian’s willingness to help, Er Ya suddenly felt short of breath. Could she really go to school? It was something she hadn’t even dared to dream of.
But after the excitement subsided, she quickly regained her rationality, considering the reality of the situation.
Er Ya sighed, "San Ya, it’s impossible. Even if I had the money for the tuition, going to school means I would have no time to work in the fields and earn work points. Without work points, I won’t get my year-end grain ration, which means I wouldn’t have food to eat."
"Second Sister, the per capita grain ration is enough for you to be half full. When you have holidays, you can work the fields to earn some work points and exchange them for grain. Plus, Second Uncle and Second Aunt are so capable; they surely won’t be able to consume all the grain they earn. When the time comes, they can give you some, and you should have no problem getting enough to eat," Jiang Mianmian reasoned logically as she helped Er Ya analyze.