Chapter 68: The Sin of Gender 68
Although there is a ten-year tax exemption, it takes at least two years of effort to cultivate barren land into mature farmland. In the first year alone, just pulling the weeds can be exhausting.
Nevertheless, the ten-year tax exemption made everyone very happy. Once they arrived at the border city, they had large pieces of land waiting for them to develop and claim, along with enough materials to build their houses. This made everyone fully convinced of Qin Shuangshuang’s decision to bring them to the border city.
Just as Qin Shuangshuang had said before, once they arrived at the border city, as long as they were willing to work, they had no worries about living a good life. With the allure of land and houses in front of them, everyone was in high spirits, each of them busy pondering whether to cultivate the land first or build houses first.
Recently, when people met each other, their greetings had turned into, "Have you decided what to do first? Our family wants to do both, but we can only choose one, it’s really troubling." They spoke of troubles, but their faces were full of joy, perfectly demonstrating what it means to say one thing but mean another.
What made Qin Shuangshuang happiest was that Min Tiancheng had already agreed to live with them and promised to open an academy to teach children who love to study. Although Min Tiancheng came to be a lecturer, there wasn’t even a city around, let alone a county school!
Min Tiancheng agreed to stay first because everyone’s genuine respect warmed his heart, and second, he needed an income to support his family. By teaching students, he could naturally receive some tuition fees.
No matter how you look at it, Min Tiancheng agreeing to stay made everyone even happier. The clan elders whose grandchildren were learning from Min Tiancheng began arranging to build a schoolhouse for him, with classrooms in the front and living quarters in the back. Qin Shuangshuang expressed her wholehearted support.
Since everyone agreed, they rolled up their sleeves and got busy, working in high spirits. The design of the academy was exquisite, with the blueprints personally drawn by the talented and versatile Min Tiancheng. Moreover, Min Sir also took charge of designing everyone’s houses, bringing another round of joy as everyone felt they had gained a scholarly air by being associated with an Advanced Scholar!
All the people were united, and the materials were readily available for free, so the academy was quickly built! Once the school was built, the elders temporarily stayed there, while everyone else thought that the most important task was to open up the land, as the land is the foundation for farmers.