Chapter 298: 298 Ye Wenyu’s Something Wrong Chapter 298: 298 Ye Wenyu’s Something Wrong Ye Jiu encountered Ye Wenzheng on the way home, and Ye Wenzheng reported to her about the matters of the estate.
The watermelon seedlings and chili seedlings had already sprouted, and although they were still small, they were ready for transplantation. Due to the timing of the sowing, any further delay would affect the harvest, so Ye Jiu decided to start transplanting them tomorrow.
As for the sweet potato seedlings, they were directly handled by another person, and Ye Jiu had already entrusted him with the task of planting them a couple of days ago.
After finishing discussing these matters, Ye Wenzheng thought of hurrying back home, but Ye Jiu suddenly spoke, “By the way, Wenzheng, I’ve asked Changsheng to come over tomorrow to teach me how to read, and you should come and learn as well. As our business grows, reading will be beneficial, and if you want to continue being in charge, it won’t be that simple.”
Ye Jiu looked at Ye Wenzheng with a slight smile, yet it made Ye Wenzheng feel an immense pressure.
“Yes, I understand,” said Ye Wenzheng.
Watching Ye Jiu’s departing figure, Ye Wenzheng felt that he was indeed too young and inexperienced in many matters.
He now had a good opportunity to handle things in place of Ye Jiu, with a monthly income that exceeded his annual income before, and Ye Jiu occasionally gave him some extra benefits.
But all this was predicated on the current situation where Ye Jiu had no one else available to use.
It was conceivable that as they continued to grow at this rate, there would only be more people around them and the business would expand.
And he, wanting to keep his current position, would have to demonstrate his abilities.
Ye Wenzheng made a silent resolution to himself, he must work even harder in the future.
Tomorrow, he would arrange matters at the estate in the morning, then come back midday to learn to read.
Ye Changsheng’s health improved. Ye Zhong and his wife knew it was thanks to the medicine given by Ye Jiu and naturally felt immense gratitude. At the same time, Ye Zhong felt even more guilt for not reconciling with his brother earlier and felt more remorse towards Old Man Ye.
As for Ye Changsheng going to teach Ye Jiu how to read, the couple naturally supported it.
Peasant families always held scholars in high regard. Ye Jiu had indeed played a leading role; their family had no scholars and no one had brought up the topic, so the matter of studying was inevitably overlooked.
Now that Ye Changsheng was coming to teach Ye Jiu how to read, it didn’t take long for the children in the family to follow suit, and soon the main house and the secondary house both considered sending their children to school.
However, particularly for the second house’s Zhao, thinking about her future prospects as an elderly matriarch, she was so anxious that she and Ye Gaoshui took their younger son to a school in neighboring villages the very next day.
The main house was more cautious, but Zhang and Ye Gaoshi also followed by sending Ye Wenhao to study; as for Ye Wenqing, they didn’t say he couldn’t go to school, just that they would wait a few days to see before deciding.
After all, Ye Wenqing and Ye Wenyu, being fourteen-year-old boys, were already late to start school and even if they studied, they couldn’t compete for titles.
Ye Wenqing, being the eldest son and grandson of the family, was always more steady, and his parents were basically fair.
Although Ye Wenyu was also a quiet and honest worker, this matter still left a scar in his heart because the second house had never mentioned sending him to study as well.
Luckily, Ye Changsheng came every day to teach Ye Jiu, and Ye Qinghua and Ye Qingzhi also came along to study. Ultimately, considering her nephews, Ye Jiu allowed Ye Wenqing and Ye Wenyu to join them.
Several days went by before Ye Jiu finally noticed something was wrong with Ye Wenyu.
Seizing an opportunity, Ye Jiu asked Ye Wenyu, “Wenyu, you haven’t seemed yourself these past few days. Are you feeling unwell?”
“No, I’m fine, thank you for your concern,” said Ye Wenyu,