Chapter 385 - Chapter 385: Chapter 372: Severely Hit (1/2)

Chapter 385: Chapter 372: Severely Hit

Despite Zhuang Yonghe’s repeated reassurances that Mr. Fan’s willingness to teach Zhuang Mingli must be because he likes him, they need not worry too much anymore.

However, despite his words, Mrs. He also understood this logic.

But every time she thought about the common people like her studying, laughing, and playing together with such unattainable nobles, her heart beat rapidly in anxiety.

Zhuang Qingning didn’t realize this before, being busy with various shops and workshops, so she didn’t think about it.

Now, seeing Mrs. He’s anxious look, Zhuang Qingning could tell how worried she was about the matter.

If they were in modern times, Zhuang Qingning would certainly laugh at her misunderstanding, thinking Mrs. He was overthinking. However, this era was governed by strict social hierarchy and deeply entrenched class consciousness, so Mrs. He’s worries were expected.

“Auntie, don’t think too much about it. Mr. Fan and Young Master Chu seem to be good people. Scholars normally don’t care about these things; they are willing to study together as long as they get along and can converse freely.”

Zhuang Qingning laughed, “They are just children, probably they don’t think so much. Mr. Fan only cares about learning and doesn’t concern himself with the rest. He only considers whether it’s good or bad. If he thinks it’s good, even vegetable buns would pursue him, if he thinks it’s bad, perhaps even abalone, shark fin, and sea cucumber would offend him.”

“Mingli is doing well at home, just now Mr. Fan even praised his reading skills and quick character recognition. Putting aside our hopes for Mingli to attach himself to a privileged person, from Mr. Fan’s academic perspective, being able to read more and understand more is indeed a great thing.”

Seeing Zhuang Qingning speaking so casually and always believing that what Zhuang Qingning says and does is absolutely correct, Mrs. He felt somewhat comforted.

“Yes, just as you said, they are little children, probably they don’t think so much.”

Just like the young children in the village who don’t care about who’s rich or poor, and just play together. It’s the adults who ponder over who’s getting benefits from whom, and who’s closer to whom.

This thought lightened Mrs. He’s heart even more.

“Let it be, let them do as they please. It’s not like we can understand what the children are thinking even if we worry.”

Mrs. He looked at Zhuang Qingning, then stuck her head out to look outside. Seeing that it was getting dark and there weren’t many people on the street, she moved closer to Zhuang Qingning, then lowered her voice, “You’ve been busy these days and I haven’t had a chance to tell you. Do you know what happened at Zhuang Ruman’s house?”

“Auntie, are you talking about my eldest uncle and aunt being sentenced to labor?” Zhuang Qingning asked, “If it’s about that, I heard some things in the county town. I heard that they have already been sent away.”

“Yes, I heard they were sent to the south to repair the river embankments. I don’t know when they will return.”

Mrs. He continued, “Zhuang Ruman and Mrs. Song deserve this for what they did. Everyone is saying they got what was coming to them. Both of them are not good people, so let them be punished. Nobody even feels sorry for Zhuang Yuanren being kicked out of the government school. But what about Zhuang Yuanzhong and Zhuang Qinghe? They’re not in our village anymore.”

“Not in the village anymore?” Zhuang Qingning hadn’t heard about this and was surprised.