frightfiction Chapter 449 I think you've all gone completely insane.
Chapter 449 I think you've all gone completely insane.
It's said that a good man doesn't fight with a woman, but they are government officials, and they treat both men and women equally if they commit crimes.
The two officers exchanged a glance, each adopting the fiercest expression they had ever shown. One of them shouted at the group of women, "What tuition fees are you discussing? Master Lin originally agreed to the requests of Zhoujia Village and Shanghe Village to drastically reduce tuition fees so that all the children in the surrounding area, whether boys or girls, could afford to go to school, just to make things easier for the villagers."
"All you get in a year is a hundred or so copper coins and a few hundred pounds of firewood. What else is there to discuss?"
Do you think this primary school doesn't cost money to build? Or that the teachers don't cost money to hire? Or that the children get free lunches, and that Mr. Lin doesn't have to spend money to buy them?
"Is that all? Is there anything else to discuss?"
Another officer chimed in, "I don't think you're here to discuss anything; you're here to cause trouble for Mr. Lin."
He gripped the hilt of his sword and swiftly drew it a short section, a flash of cold light instantly filling the hall.
The women screamed in fright.
The officer sneered, "You still dare to make false accusations and slander Lin Da Dongjia? Don't you know what the last group of people who caused trouble in Linshui Village are doing now?"
"They're carrying manure!" an old woman chimed in, then, as if remembering something, asked the two officers, "Officers, now that you're out here, won't those damned bastards start thinking about running away?"
The officer waved his hand, "We've asked the brothers from the coastal defense team to help keep an eye on them. Besides, they're all in shackles, they can't escape!"
The women were already terrified by the large knife, and when they heard about the shackles, they all turned ashen-faced.
When they arrived, they thought that Lin was just a businesswoman who had made some money and opened the school to gain a good reputation. Who knew that she was so familiar with the government officials?
There were also government officials stationed in the village. If they had known this beforehand, they wouldn't have dared to have such thoughts.
The women finally stopped arguing.
As usual, Zhou Hai sent a donkey cart from the Gu family to Xiahe Village to deliver the message. Soon, the men of these women, the village head of Xiahe Village, and several influential elders were all brought to Linshui Village in one cart.
With the village headman present, it was perfectly reasonable for Zhou Hai to step forward, and coincidentally, he was there at the time.
Once the people from Xiahe Village arrived, he explained what had happened.
After that, he said, "We all come from humble backgrounds. Let me ask you, which of you doesn't secretly wish for a scholar to come out of your family and change your social standing?"
The villagers of Xiahe Village all nodded in agreement. What a glorious thing it would be to produce a scholar! Who wouldn't want that?
Seeing this, Zhou Hai said, "Originally, it was Zhoujia Village and Shanghe Village who begged Chang'er for the children of their two villages. Chang'er also hoped that the children in these surrounding villages would have a bright future, so she agreed."
"This has nothing to do with your Xiahe Village at all, and I don't understand why the women from your Xiahe Village would want to join in this fun."
"Logically speaking, our Chang'er doesn't need to entertain them at all, but we still invited them in as a matter of courtesy."
“I didn’t say you couldn’t send your kids to school, but all the women in your village keep saying that girls are a money-loser. How are girls a money-loser?”
"This primary school was built by Chang'er! What, you're stepping on our Chang'er while expecting her to provide convenience for your boys?"
"What, does our Chang'er have to be a sucker just to do a good deed? I think you've all lost your minds, otherwise you wouldn't be saying such things!"