The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 118

Chapter 118: 97 Stealing Fragrance (Second Update) _4

He swallowed the sweet potato porridge without really tasting it, and managed to squeeze out a cute smile. “Alright, if Jiaojiao wants me to go to school, I will go!”

He must indeed go to school, but to make up for the loss of not seeing Gu Jiao the whole day, Xiao Jing Kong demanded two little goodbye kisses for himself. _{freewebnøvel.coɱ}

Enrollment isn’t cheap, the monthly tuition fee was two taels of silver, which included one daily meal. If you quit halfway, there’s no refund.

Gu Jiao placed the two taels of silver into Xiao Jing Kong’s pocket, he insisted on paying the tuition himself, refusing to depend on his brother-in-law.

The pair, young and old, rode an ox cart to school.

Gu Jiao was left at the home pondering over how to repair the roof.

She climbed onto the roof for a look, only to find quite a number of broken tiles. She estimated if there were a few more heavy downpours, all three rooms would leak.

She decided to entirely re-thatch the roof, and furthermore, to construct two small rooms on either side of the backyard. That way, there would be no issues with accommodating Gu Xiaoshun upon her return to the village.

She did have some silver on hand, but it would not be sufficient to do all that was needed. She made a trip to Zhou Ji Bank in town and withdrew twenty taels of silver, meanwhile, she also asked how much was left in her account.

The bank shopkeeper told her, “One thousand and one hundred taels.”

Gu Jiao stood stunned for three seconds.

“Did you make a mistake? Is it not one hundred and ten taels, but one thousand and one hundred taels?”

The shopkeeper laughed: “Our Zhou Ji Bank is always honest. The silver belongs to you, it’s not the bank’s business to swindle you!”

When Xiao Liulang gave her the banknote, she didn’t overthink it, assuming it was one hundred and eighty taels. She never expected it to be this much.

The original amount was actually even more, but buying a calligraphy brush for Gu Jiao took up a whole hundred taels. It was a one-of-a-kind masterpiece straight from good country, yet poor Gu Jiao had complained about his taste for a good long while.

The remaining twenty taels had been put into Xiao Liulang’s bundle by Gu Jiao for his travels. Xiao Liulang didn’t spend it all and had deposited it into the bank.

Gu Jiao started to doubt the situation, “Did he really go to take an exam?”

Are we sure he didn’t go to the prefecture city to start a business copying books?

Gu Jiao suddenly remembered the cheating incident in the college examination that Dean Li mentioned to her, as well as how Xiao Liulang did not retake the exam for unknown reasons. Gu Jiao thought she understood why now.

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After receiving the silver, Gu Jiao returned to the village to arrange for the house renovation. She hired a few local artisans, explained her requirements, and urged them to complete the work in the shortest possible time.

If you paid enough, the workers would not mind working faster. And, this was Xiao Xiucai’s house, they hoped that after Xiao Liulang’s success in the future, they could get a few acres of rent-free land under his name.

While Gu Jiao was vigorously renovating her house, Gu Jinyu unexpectedly fell ill.