Chapter 234: Only Managed to Hold in a Fart (7)_1
"It’s been a month," Pei Qin said with open eyes, telling a blatant lie; she had eaten too many sweet potatoes in her previous life.
Old Scholar Fang, not versed in medicine, asked if they were all feeling well with no discomforts, but still insisted they go to the pharmacy for a proper pulse check by a physician.
The four siblings were all in good health and showed no signs of having eaten anything bad.
Old Scholar Fang was still somewhat worried as he watched the sweet potato shoots, frowning repeatedly.
"Grandpa, don’t worry! Since it’s food, there shouldn’t be any problems!" Pei Qin then sent Pei Qian to buy meat, inviting Old Scholar Fang to stay for a meal.
Old Scholar Fang had Pei Wendong recite his studies to assess his academic progress. In just half a year, attending school for only that short time, his progress had been remarkably swift, making Old Scholar Fang fear that in another couple of years, even his eldest grandson, whom he tutored personally, might not match up. He also asked Pei Yuan and Pei Qian about their studies, which mainly involved lesser recitation and focused more on arithmetic and handwriting practice.
After the meal and upon returning home, Old Scholar Fang started to consider whether to send his grandson to the school as well. He previously had little regard for Teacher Sun’s scholarship, and with his own literary title, he believed there was no need to send his son and grandson to the town school to pay tuition when they could be taught at home with more dedication.
However, seeing Wendong’s rapid improvement after only half a year at the county school made Old Scholar Fang hesitate.
Upon hearing of Pei Wendong’s good academic performance, Fang Li immediately suggested, harboring his own ulterior motives, that Fang Liuming should also be sent to the town school to study, "Having them together in school, studying in comparison, will surely lead to faster learning!"
Lady Yu frowned at Old Scholar Fang’s hesitation, sensing he was entertaining the idea, but couldn’t help feeling concerned. Although her eldest son was more sensible and well-mannered than her daughter, sending him to the town school and under the care of Sister Peiqin and her siblings would mean more trouble for them.
Old Scholar Fang then quizzed his eldest grandson about his willingness to attend the town school.